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11Y S. ROSE & CO.
iuC viaorgia uoia’uai &j Messenger
< * i ln3ij morning at #2 6v p* r annum
- ; t If not within the year.
•’ •tlhe iea'hUr ciar*a will t*e OvUa>
x ~” ti / •/■ail tt-tr-itor L**, f rlTie llfst inner
-* t’r*iU • ‘ eackKUTK-qweirttiucrtiwii. All tid
•, ■• * 1 . - Jt •■•. tel a.t t3 ‘ ihtf, Will *e puMi'hiti uilii
r oc .r li-.gly. A !.t>erxl dizaxiM allyrt’
* ‘ . <i- eby Un jriJir.
‘■* *r :. jrnr if Wt< - bn**, will he charged at the
s- ‘■ of onn-Inlate* for effkc, to be paid for at
’•’ ‘ es, wh'U inserted.
11 . *’!. in ‘ement-i w.’h county officers. Druggists,
t- r ‘ >i rjaxuts, and oth .rs, who may wish t-> m.xkt
-- 1 . 1
t . i.vat) m NiorOlM, by Executors, A.lmini.-tr*
’ I ‘, j (J ir t atis, are required by law to be advertised ic
, kl ..*te, forty days previous t*> the ly of sale.
• A a be hei'l on the first 1 ies<Uy in the month.
n the hoars of ten in the foreuoou aud three in the I
te*- at Coart-honse iu the county in which the pro- j
situated.
, riMnfll Pa ‘rBRTT must be advertised in like
“ner. forty days.
-o DKtToaa asp CxzwToas of an Estate mus-.be
.vd forty da vs.
s that applicatioa will be made to the Ordinary for
, t sell Land and Nejrroe*, most be published weekly for
* a-.nths.
- -trios* for Letters of Administration, thirty days ; for
, -sian from Administration, monthly, sis months ; for
~1 00 from Guardianship, weekly, forty days.
- - for Fmccuisiso or Mxrtoaoi, monthly four months;
• —I.. Wishing lost papers, for the full space of three months;
rc -apelling titles trom executors or ad mi. istratore wher
, hon l has beea give* by the deceased, the full space of three
letters addressed to 9. Rose k Cos.
Professional and Business Men.
-psorwaStOlTAt. **t> Besixrss Cashs wiu be Isswtll under
head, at the f,blowing rates, via : , _ _
for three lines, per annum, * w”
” Seven lines, do •? 2?
“ Ten lines, do J*
Twelve Uaes, do V- w . ,
So alvertisenient of this class will be admitted, unless paid
rin advance, nor for a less term than twelve months. Ad
i-rtiseraents of over twelve lines will be charged ran rata.
lUvertisements not paid for in advance wiU be charged at
■•ir regular rates.) __
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Wl. P. EDWARDS,
attorney at law,
BITLLB. GA.
dee 1-lj*
SAIItJEE I*. H ASHL\TO.\,
attorney at law,
fIACON, GA.
*-vT-,1,1, practice in all the Counties of the MACON
ff CIRCUIT, and in the Counties of Washington, Wil
kiuvon and Laurens.
o*ce next to Concart Hall, over Payne’s Drag Btore
JA.HES T. MAV,
attorney at law,
ItITLLIL TAILOR CO., GA.
WILL PRACTICE IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES I
coronas: tows*
Crawford, Knoxville.
Houston, Perry.
Macon, Oglethorpe.
Marion Buena Vista.
BcUsr
Talbot
Taylor, Butler.
Upson . Thomaston.
tw Particular attention given to Collections.
oct M-l y
PETEK . lII.TIPIIKIES
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
pcuuv. et.
tiriLL psrtlce in the several Courts of the Mscon Cir-
W cwft, and also in tlie Federal Courts in Sxvannali anti
Mar.etta. j—git It-lfl
THOT*AS IS.
Af to rne yat law,
.n, Gra.
\ ti l
\\ ■ .i,,-C-.e.. ca-fM atti*. tlutu, Cra .
( An pd F, Upson. I*2
- ~ m
LAXIEH A; -i iDEKSO.Ni,
attorneys at law,
TfAfON, GA.
11R VCTIC*’ in the C. un ie, of n.e Macon Circuit, and i:
the C .antics of Sumter, Mouroe and Jones; also iu the
federal Courts at Savannah. ,
[apr 21 ’Ns-Iy]
11. A. TROITHAS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
KMIXVILLi:, GA.,
tITI 1... Practice Law in the Macon Circuit, and adjoin
s sing C .unties of Flint Circuit. All outness entrustei.
his care will be promptly attended to.
mar If 51-ly
J. 11. YIiTCIIEEE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
lIA.WKINSVILLE, IA.
j*n 21 ’M 44-ly
p. \V. ALEItIDER,
ATTORNEYAT LAW,
Office Thomaston, Upson Cos. Ga.
liriLL attend promptly to the collection of all claims
IT placed in hi, hands, in the counties of Upson, Monroe,
irawford, Taylor,Talbot, Harris, Meriwethgr and Pike.
it/ermcM.— lsaac Scott, Ka.,., I. C. Plaid, Esq., Messrs
Poe * Grier, J. B. A W. A. Koss, Bowdre a
Anderson, Col. t>. G. Sparks, Macon, Ga.
jan TO IS-ts.
l. V. WIIITTI.E.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MACOX, *rbOHiilA.
• rriCK next to CONCERT HALL,over Payne’s Drug Store
jan. 6, [4l-1 y.)
PEEPL.ES ftCABMISS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
FOItSVTH, HA.
WILL practice Uff in the countie* of Monroe, Bibb, Cp
ton, Pike, Spalding, Henry and Butt*. Mr. Cabaniss
will fire prompt aud constant attention to the collection auu
•scaring of debt* and claims.
C. PEEPLES, GEO. A. CABAMSS.
formerly of Athens, Gi.
T. P. Stcbm, B. Hill.
STt BBS A HILL,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
MAC OS, GEORGIA.
.ITILL practice in the Superior Courts of Bibb, Crawford,
If Twiicus. Marion, Monroe, Dooly, Houston, Jones,Mus
j get, Talbot, Macon, Taylor, Upson, Sumter, Lee, and
Jougherty; and also in the Circuit Courw of the united
Hates at Marietta and Savannah.
March I* M “
ORDINARY'S OFFICE.
W. T. MASSEY, ORDINARY OF 8188 COUNTY.
Ut3 removed his office to the room over the Drue More
of Dr. K. L. Strohccker A Cos. (dec*-tf._
Dll. A. PIEIICE.
HOMEOPATH.
ikKFICKin Washington Block. Medicine Cases and
V / Books Oil Domestic Practice, for sale.
Macon July 7 15-iy, !s&*>■
I)H. If. A. METTAIKK,
I AViXU spent a portion of three successive years in
L chis city, durioit which time he has limited his practic.
imost exclusively t Surgery, now respectfully offers hi*
ervK-esio the cit ileus of Vtcvn and surroundiug country,
a Aik tiie briADcuci of hii profession.
TANARUS” oillt*.* over Asher Ayers’ Store, corner of Third
*nd C lerr. Streets.
i> it. c. F ITz a i: it ais
f WAVING permanently locate , in Macon, w.U e
11 pi .ally all calls left at hi* office, next and .or t.. Free
nan k R., erti, or at ntegera'd 4 Nottingham’* Drug Store
mar IS SC — .
DK. C. J. ROOSEVELT,
II o tna opnt hie I*.ty*iciau,
MACON, OA.
sfi-*'ind Reiidcnct ;ornir of Third A Walnut<drttit.
**tf
i>ra. TUin AI.DA YAH CIESEI.
dentists,
Office in Washington Itlork, *laeo, (>a.>
ELV TRICITT USED IN EXTRACTING TEETH.
MO MN A l. D*S Tooth Taste always MM . _ ju.
.on hn l and for sale. Pen'ls can be
ied .i the fines’ style of TEETH, also> JjVyl
Gold Foil, Isold and hi.ver Plate and W re. *11”
Lathe Fixtures, Ac., also with any kind of Inftruioeiits or
Materials on short notice. oct 18
A. C. YIOOKE,
DEN^TIST,
THOMASTON, GkA_.
APPICE over Or. Thoatpaon’iStore. My work I* my
VP Reftn—a. Laps T Ml]
Scorgh -journal ani) iilcsscngcr.
lil IMXS t'.IROS,
I _rn_rn_ r n^_^ ) _s-v_r->_r-w-V^-w.
iiAki'KMA.N. o. 6. jPAkk;
ii AiU>EMA\ & SPARKS,
WArtS 4iov tr ’ Aln COMMifSIO/i MERCHANTS
...N, <IA.. .
\Y , o 1 ’ c ‘ ,n: ■ ‘ i'-r-uT.pt . tention at their Fib,
u f “v -r of H 1 nod Popular
. .urge.
I ‘* i.-s, -■id* rin.-aed pledge ol
j .ai(“ . ■■ -7 t . . . itn.-rs, tliey hope to
I re erve Ihcir t■ i , . f |.u:>l patronage.
’ raladrs •• i. ii. nCf t n and oUu-r produce whet*
revnired.
*’ ’ ■ ’ *N i ••*% 4( .
j famished at t.;e lont zt ciarket rate . *
I J tp —J
JONATHAN COLLINS,
(i.ate Finn, eou.iss t co )
\V r l*.f. conMnue the Commission Business st the Fire
vv proof! ling oirrupyed by tli in In this City in Con-
Re *ion with In, Son W. A. Cvhius, respectluily s.dicits the
business of f patrons of the late firm, and Planters
generally, pledging their undivided attention to all business
confided to the r care.
Advances made on Cotton or other product in Store, and
orders carefully filled.
jilyi l.Vr. JONATHAN COLLINS.
AMOS BENTON,
Auction A. CointuisNOia .Yiercliaut.
MAt O.V, €.A.
’piIASKFI'I. for past favors, and with a determination t.
1. merit, respectfully solicits from his friends and the pub
lic, a continuance of the same.
He will also give his attention to the purchase or sale o’
■louscv and f.otw in the City; Xtgroev,aDd any
description of personal property. IK w ill keep at his Offict
a Hook of k(riafer ojien at all times for the fnspec
tion of the public ; where parties having any description ot
property for sale, can at a very trifling expense have it reg
istered, and which from his central locati m, w ill be found
one of the best mediums for advertising. Also, a general
■ ntellie t*lice honk will be kept at the oflice for the
purpose of advertising as Lawyer’s, Doctor’s, School Teach
ers, or Professional men of any kind. Book-keeper's,Clerks,
Tradesmen of every discretion. Carriage Drivers, House
Servants and laborers of any discretion out of employ. He
will also give his attention to the collection and settlement o!
notes and accounts within the City, and act as a genera!
agent in the transaction of any business which maybe in
trusted to his care.
Henry Wood, Esq., one of the present City Magistrates,
haring located at my Oflice, I would respectfully solicit for
him a continuance of the business w hich has been so liberal
ly bestowed upon me, during the four years of my official
service. AMOS BENTON,
jan. 2T, 44-ly.
G. PATTEN, A. J. MILLER.
PATTEX & MILLER,
(LATE PATTEX, HCTTOS * C 0..)
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
savannah, ga.
aug 4 19-y
WM. u. d’astigsaC, wm. k. exaxs,
OKO. W. ITiM, JU>T. V. HARRIS.
KVA AS, HARRIS A €0.,~
FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
B \ V STBEET, SAVANNAH, GA.
KF.X KW the tender of tlieir services to the Plauteri o
Georgia, and the adjoining States, aud will continue
to sell Cotton at l-’ilty Cents per bale. Orders for Bag
ging, Hipe and other supplies, filled promptly and at the
I.owert market rales, and iieetal advances made when de
sired, on Cotton in store.
ftaranu ih, Aug 3, —lO-fim*
DA A A 4 WASHBIJK^r,
FACTORS & COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
4 *§&kH i > mill, Va.
JOiEPii WASIIBURN, Special Partner.
FRANCIS (i. DANA, ) Dart „ ar .
HEN it Y C. Wa-HBURN, f® eneral Pa“ ner ß.
TV Is continue the above business as heretofore, at our
It Oil Stand 111 Kay Street, east of the Ex
change, an I re prepared to i< uke liberal advances on all
Pr..lnee cons.-i and to t ur ■ are for sate.
, if* All or for It r>. . Rope alul oilier supplies, fill
ed promptly, and r e Lowest Cash price*.
Favannah, Attg. b —Cm
T a. SYfi ri',
PLAiA AN) PANTi CANDIES,
Star thr<- . /'■■*>’ ‘itger Ut/tol.
T MERCHANT : . e vorahle terms,
Jl| • had
Couth. l'hns< w ,- ; o:.g to purcl.as. aic respectfudy invited
io cr*H ni.*l exars..e spci'inicns.
ARoriien -. jUy fiiit'i,frith a iarticle, aud wairan
ted to stand the climate*. Terms adi,
aujr. 9. 19-ts
IT a.! 1 and. \ V inter
htfSLLSNS-Y.
MI. '4. IIOWT.AKD would inform
U. her custome.. generally sue lias yyJtA
jiit re’ur-- I f’otii NEW YuitK, with a ojMnQb
rich an i eegant selection of
sSiiiit.i-ry (woods
to which she iniite* their attcnl ; n. Ail ®7TwJh
the n-we-t m les in bonnets, lints, and t A
If R
Velvet an.l Cb’tii Mantillas and Cloaks— JfjiVw
Elegant styles Points. Valencia, and Houi- *! w i
tin l.i n Tniltmitlrrirs its all Hails, Lace Car* 1 and Ber
thas, Ri h •jiixw!*, an 1 Scarfs, Patent Skirts, Hair Braids,
and Plaits, Ribbons, Ft .ethers, Velvets, Flowers I aces, Dress
Trimming-, and Ac , Ac. Sold at the l.ouest bit?
Price*.
Dessau,
HAS as usual returred from the North
with her strikingly magnificent as
sortment of PARISIAN MILLINERY, sur- Znyßßa
passing in Grandeur any stock of 0001)8
that ha ever been submitted to Southern VL v
DRESS EL which haffe dcs- MVfV
criptiotn, EGLANTINE CLOAKS, with E-ji r ; V
Lucknow Trimmings. V £,'\
DRESS TRIMMINGS tflfVV
* CASPIAN HAIR PINS, ■ arl
OR El'l A • CURLS, TIATU BRAIDS,*
HEAD DRESSES, and an assortment of di
vers articles, which would require an endless list to enumer
ate. Delay not!
Thankful for past favors, she with hearty cheer, solicits
the patronage of all desiring the rich, elegant and beautiful.
pdP* Mrs. D. is prepared to furnish Milliners w ith whole
sale, pattern Bonnets and all Goods in her line, at the short
est notice and lowest rates. oct 6
Lime Lot* Side,
For Agricultural Purposes.
O nil A BiSHKLS of I .ime, w hich haTe been I
Ft I used in the Manufacture of Gas, are for sale
at the Macon Gas Works at x *-ry low price*.
Tins Lime has been much used In the Northern States,am!
has been found nearly equal to fresh I.ime from the kiln, for
field or par>ien crops. It w ill lie found very valuable in pre
paring compost or Item* of manure consisting of vegetable
matter, Ac., in the autumn, and citizens of tins vicinity
would do well to secure it in time for that purpose. The
price at which it i* sold, should induce any one to try it,
even if it were for an cxjierii.ient. Apply at the
~) t Tt MACON OAS WORKS.
Kook Store.
THE Depository of Methodist Books, has been removed
| to tlct-lvoy** New tJraiiite Store, where
may be found all the publications of the Southern Book Con
cern, Religious Books of various kinds, Sabbath School
Boots,and a good variety of Stationary. Call and sec.
may 5 (5
cori’iN’s.
Honk WOOD, Solid Mahogany, Velvet, Stained,
Cheap Vance red Mahogany Coffins, Also New etyle
Metalic Cases Superior to the old styles.
0!< ! Pattern Metalic Cases at Lower prirea.
ji.t.e id—v T A G. WOOD.
Paint*. Oil* and <l.r*N.
IMVi; TIIOCSYND po.in.ls Oils and Glass,
ims) pound French and American Zuic,
1 cwvo gal'ons I."-**e<i Oil,
lii Barre’-s Turpentine,
With all • oi? f C<'ors and Paint Bmehes all fresh
J . A W A. K"S9.
KRQCERUB! GROCERIES!!
(VAR HART A RUFF, now have in and jCk- ft
j are daily receiving a “cry large and selected
slock of _ Brafeeik
aitav kis 11: s
f every description, whic?’ they will sell on the best terms
forCAS.I or approved KAMI*, and to which they Inv it*
the attentionof Merchant*, Planters and Consumers,
dec 5 ly
W A If TED.
Negro Men, by the year, to cut Cord Wood
j and get T.tuhvr near ALacctu Apply to
dec 15-1 ua T. A Q. WOOD.
MACON, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1859.
BUSINESS CARDS.
B. .Y. YY^TSi:
W Oil.lt most respectfully inform the public and his
customers that he has removed his stock of
STOVES,
TIN WARE, AM)
Hou*<? kt‘t‘|iiiiK
HARDWARE,
TO 1113 NEW STORE,
Next to th<> Telegraph Building, on Cherry St., and would
be pleased to-have ail persons in w>act of Goods iu my line,
to call and examine my stock, where may be found
Stoves, Grates, Ranges,
Brass and Bronted Andirons,
Shovels, Tong, and Fenders,
Waiters, Tea and Coffee Urns,
Steak aud Oyster Dishes-,
Plated Castors aud Waiters,
Fpoons, Forks and Cake Baskets, Silver Tea Spoons and
Forks, Table and Pocket. Cutiery. Wood Ware, Brooms and
Brushes, Matts, Trays, Sifters, Meat Cutters and Btt.ff-rs,
Plain and Japanned Tin Ware, and all Goods usually kept
iu my line. B. A. WISE, Cherry Street,
dec 22 Macon, Ga.
Will you go North, when you cau do Bet-
TER SOUTH'?
mum k HARSESS MANUFACTORY
mj.ci IXopository,
FOUMTH, GA.
U AVIM! purchased tlie entire inter- lg wttj
est of the late Arm of BANKS, WIL- ; r ~k.’ .
DFK A CO., I invite the attention of the
citizens of Monroe and suynunding coun- wT vay
tie, to my extensive arrangements for Manuiai.iuriug TOP
AND NO TOP BUGGIES, COACHES, UO( KAWA VS, CAR
RIAGES, PIIJETONS, AC., AC lam constantly receiving
additions, not I rout I lit->ol*l 11, lut t rom my
Ilork Shops, tu my stock on hand, of three or four
Buggies i>er week, which combine e’egance and finish, with
lightness, strength and durability, Oi ders for any sort of
Vehicle, Harness, &c., are most resp'ectfully solicited, which
shall be promptly supplied, aud all engagements for work
PUNCTUALLY met. I have constantly on hand a large
asjjrtment of HARNESS.
0T Repairing done at short notice and Warranted,
aug 11 20-ly J. R. BANKS
DAVID ROSS,
BOOK-BINDER
AND
ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURER.
CtONTI NATES tomake BLANK BOOKS
> f..r Courts, Counting Houses anti Bail
Roads and to Bind all varieties of PRINT Eli
WORK with superior neatness and despatch wHllflMMv
t|| SK’ Bound with ELASTICITY and ELEGANCE.
Lun Rooks in the most approved style.
HARPERS’ WEEKLY ANI) MAGAZINE, GRAHAM’S,
OODEf ’S, and all other Periodicals and Magazines BOUND
in neat and cheap Bindings.
Particular attention paid to tlie re-binding valuable old
Books.
{ if Orders from a distance will meet with prompt atten
tion.
Office upon the Corner of Third and Cherry Streets,
OverGEO. T. ROGERS A SON, Macon, Ga.
aug 2o y
D. C, HODGKINS & SON,
Dealert in and Manufacturert of
GUNS,
__
A.nd Sporting Apparatus .
or BVgttY DESCRIPTION, U SB
A FKW DOORS BELOW THE
Lanier House, ..
Not. 11 ’57 t,B-tf
R. I*. McEVOY,
UliolesaicA. Retail __
Crorkt’ r y-w a *o,
No 2, Granite Hall,
MACON, GA.
tn,.y 19—ts
Macau Furniture Works.
WE are now putting up
N* w and Improved -C—■-/P—A A
!l Wanu-
FIRMTI'RE
ITIIERN iTv^S^rc
Work, and at as Low, and;
Lower Prices *-
than can POSSIBLY be laid down in Macon from Savannah
or New York. Give us a call and we will convince the scep
tical that it is your interest to make your purchases athome.
junelti—y T k G. WOOD.
S. KRAIIfERD y 8
VARIETY STOH. E,
COTTO.V AVENUE,
(OPPOSITK C. H. FREKMAV, AND ROSS, COI.KMAN a ROSS.)
f (ROCKERY and GLASS-WARE, also anew stock of
V ) l.'.iuse Furnishing Articles, Brooms, Pails, Tubs, Toy
Barrows aud Waggons, Cabs and Willow-Ware French,
Fancy Basket*, Twine, Cord and Plow-lines, Mats of all
kiudx. Refrigerator*, Tee Cream Freeier*. Tin-Ware of all
description. Furniture made to order, aud repaired, clean
ed, varnished aud repolished in the best style. Matrasses
made to order and renovated. Violins, Canes, Ac., re
pairel. First quality furniture Varnish and Sand Paper
for - tie. Also Gilt Frames made to order..
N. B.—tiraffenhurg Medicine for sale, warranted
pure from the Company. • S. 8., Agent for Cos.
Macon, Fept 80-27
]STJ]AV BOOKS
AT
Boardman’s Book Store.
V MERIC AN ELOQUENCE, in 2 vols ; A New Cyclope
dia of Commerce; Burton* Cyclopedia of Wit and llu
ui>r; A handy Book on Property Law ; Man upon the Sea
by Goodrich; Romantic passage*inSouth-westeru History;
Life beneath the Waters ; The Hand but not the Heart, by
T. 8. Arthur; William, the Conqueror, by Geti. Sir Charles
Napier; Doctor Thorne; anew edition of Edgar A. Poe’s
works; The Preacher and the King; The Priest and the Hu
guenot ; Lord George Bentick, by D’lsraeli; Beatrice Cenci;
Debit and Credit; Major Roper Sherman Potter; Douglas
Jerrolds Wit ; Belle Brittan oil a Tour; Life and Times of
Hugh Miller ; Cruise of the Betsey ; Testimony of the Rocks;
Jefferson's Works . Bulwer’s Novels, complete; Grotes His
tory of Greece; Sparrow Grass Papers; Lord Montagus
Page, by G. P. R James ; The Three Beauties, by Mrs. South
worth ; Ventilation in American Dwellings; Derivation of
Family names; Wisdom, Wit and Humor; Steps towards
Heaven; Dens Moral Theology ; Mizpah, a Prayer Book;
Wayside Pictures in France, Holland, Belgium and up the
Rhine; Wild Northern Scenes. Also a large assortment of
fine Family Bibles. J. M. BOAKDMAN.
•ep tt
Just 1 received
RANDALL’S LIFE OF JEFFERSON, complete
in Three Vols. at J. M. BOARDMAN’S.
sep 22
C o j >ri* 11 lip.
THE undersigned has associated with him in busines*
A. IViiiglicltl A 11. Li. Cutter*
to he conducted under the name and style of Ayers, Wtng
fletd v Cos., dating from Id inst. . ASHES AYERS.
Macon, July 16 1959. [ july 21 17-tf.]
Feathers.
1/N /\/~x LBS. Tennessee Live Geese Feathers, for sale
MHI hr faor 2xl HF.AKDEN A OAINK3
Flour and Cork*.
|w AA‘SACKS first rate fresh ground Flour, different
l / brands. 75 Barrels Knoxville City Mills Extra
Family Flour, equal to Hiram Smith’s or any other brand.—
500 Bushels of Corn, just received and for sale at low figures.
[pr 28] BEARDEN t GAINES.
I)I*AN KINO,
X Scroll Sawing,
’A’ 11 ruing,
Carviing.
Urackel mid Oritaiuen*
tul Work made to
Order by X. A t>. WOOD.
Bar City papers copy, foot 18-ts
u. .xv^.
YlcCallic St JOllO3.
Have removed two doors below dielr old stand, In
the house formerly occupied by Messrs. J. B. A W. A.
Hum. oct 18
ISut’oii.
•ill ttntt LBS. A No, 1, Tennessee Bacon, wcl
•L# U.UvH cured and trimmed, in store and for sals
by fapr 29) BEARDEN A GAINES.
(suiiiio, Limp,
1“ A SAC KS Peruvian Guano.
•Y VV 25n Bills. Lime.
1(M) do Cement.
75 do Calcined Pl*ter.
60 do Ground Plaster for Manure.
Ifttr sale by AVERS, WINGFIELD k CO.
noV*A
DRV ROODS, GROCERIES, Ac., 4t.
FANCY & STAPLE
DRY GOODS.
UNDER
&HA.IVIT33 HAIjXi.
WE are now receiving a Large aud Elegant Stock of
GOODS, that have been selected with great care to
suit the trade of Macon and adjoining counties. Among
which are
bilk Kobes Double Jupe,
Silk Robes Volantes,
bilk Robes a l.ek.
Fancy Silks in great variety,
Plain and Figured Black, do.
DeLaineand Marino Rube a Lez,
Plain and Figured DeLaines,
Poil de Chevres, Plain and Figured Merino*,
Poplins, Mourning, a various other styles of Dress Goods.
Lace, Swiss, Cambric attd Pique Sets,
Collars, Handkerchiefs, Embroderies,
Dress Trim ngs. Ribbons,
Cloaks ha wls, Skirts, and a full assort
m tof
Staple Goods,
Which we offer to sell on the most favorable terms. Please
call and examine. >, Si. I*l4 I t*BEN A’ CO.
oet I—ts Granite Block, Macon, Ga.,
SOMETHING NEW.
IF the Ladies will call at our Establishment on COTTON
AVENUK, we can show the Luteal aud Hand
worn eat Stock of
Hhrtwls, Dress Goods,
AN D
DRY GOODS,
generally, which can lie found in the City of Macon,
nov24 FEARS, SWANSON & PRITCHETT.
~K. RAULS BURY,
Washington Bloch, Op. Lanier House,
MACON, GA.
TAKRS pleasure in informing his customers and buy
ers generally, that he is nc w prepared to offer one of
the most elegant and attractive stocks of
Dali and “Winter Goods,
For Gentlemen’s wear, that car. be exhibited in the city.
He has in his employ one of tilt Betti Cutter* Mouth
of Aeu York, and can execute all orders in tlie most
approved style and at short notice. oct 20-ts
AT PAKKEirsT
180 e.
We are Supplied, as usual with a Large
and Fashionable
FALL STOCK OF
FIRST CLASS DRY GOODS,
Which we are determined to dispose of at
very Small profits. To call, is to be con
vinced. W. W. PARKER & CO.
oct 13
Tjaciies’ Cloaks!
THIN Day, Just opened another large lot of those Very
Handsome Velvet and Cloth Clonks, at
oct 20 PARREII’k L
DRY GOODS
AT WHOLESALE.
J. B. &. W. A. ROSS
Are now receiving a Large and well selected
Stock of foreign ami Domestic Dry
GOODS,
For tlie Fall aud Winter Trade,
To which they invite the attention of Merchants.
_ oct 27
To Planters and Merchants.
WE offer the following articles on very accommodating
terms :
lOOt) rolls Gunny Bagging,
1000 Sacks Salt,
25 barrels Potatoes,
410 bales heavy Gunny Ragging,
1,100 coils Richardson’s Green Leaf Rope,
1000 pounds Twine, 175 barrels Sugar,
200 sacks Coffee all qualities,
150 boxes Caudles ail qualities,
100 “ Soap, 75 boxes Starch, 100 boxes Candy,
100 “ Soda, 125 kegs Nails, 150 bales Osnaburgs,
60 bales Georgia Kerseys, 25 bales Varus,
100 bales Browu Sheetings au.i Shirtings,
25 hiids. Molasses 20 barrels Syrup,
Large Stock of Fresh and new
DRY GOODS,
dally receiving in store whieh we will sell at Uving rates,
consisting ot the following :
20 cases Prints, 16 cases Ginghams,
1000 pieces Merinoes, Delanes, hally and Alpacas,
1200 dozen Hosiery,
25 bales Marlboro and other domestic Stripes,
10 bales Tickings, 10 cases Linseys,
10 cases Flannels, 525 pieces Satinets and Jeans,
150 pieces Cassimers, 50 pieces Fancy and Black Bilks,
800 dozen Handkerchiefs, 1200 pieces white Muslins.
Also, a large Stock of Clothing and Hats, with 85d cases
of Shoes all kinds and 1000 Negro Blankets. We respectful
ly solicit tlie patronage of the public.
’ oct 27 J. B. k W. A. ROSS.
For Sale*.
171 IVE nUNDRF.D Dos. Georgia Buckets,
. 25 “ Northern “
10 dozen Broom-, 10 nest Tubs,
50 Half Bushel Measures,
10 tons Iron, 5 tons Castings,
425 sacks Family and Supertitu[Flour,
100 Boxes Tobacco all qualities,
4U,000 pounds Bacon Dog round,
10 barrels Nuts, 50 boxes Raisins,
100 boxes Cheese, 10 kegs Goshen Butter.
With every article called for in the Grocery line, except
ing liquors.
We would respectfully solicit a call from purchasers as we
can make it to tlieir interest to patronize us.
oct 27 J. B. k W. A. ROSS.
HARDEMAN & GRIFFIN,
ARE NOW RECEIVING THEIR
Pall and Winter Stock,
A’l’ their old Stand. Their Si < k consist in part oi the j
following goods, to which . . y invite the attention of
Merchants and Planters,
50 Bales Gunny Cloth,
200 Coils Richardson Rope,
1000 Pounds Baling Twine,
150 Bags Coffee—Java, Port Hico, Rio and Laguira,
10 Chests Black and Green Tea,
.75 Barrels ABAC Sugar,
25 “ Crushed and Powdered Sugar,
5 Boxes Loaf Sugar,
15 Hogsheads Fine Port Rico,
800 Sacks Liverpool Salt,
1(10 Sacks Alum Salt,
150 Boxes Adamantine Candles,
40 “ Sperm “
75 Boxes No 1 Soap,
20 “ Family Toilet Soap,
85 “ Assorted and Fancy CaDdy,
125 Kegs Nails,
50 Boxes Starch,
100 Jars Snuff,
50 Whole, Half and Quarter Kegs of Powder,
100 Bags Shot,
100,000 Cigars, various brands,
60 Boxes Tobacco,
20 Cases Magnolia and Combination Tobacco,
20 Bales Osnaburgs and Stripes,
5 Cases Hoar spun, Bleached,
10 Bales Georgia Kersey,
5 “ Northern “
15 “ Blankets, all prices,
60 Baskets Piper’s Heidsick Wine,
75 Cases Ginger and Blackberry Wine and Brandy*
50 Barrels Rye and Corn Whiskey,
10 “ Extra Old Bourbon,
50 “ Gin, Uura and Brandy,
10 Casks Madeira, Port and Sweet Wine,
10 Caseß London Dock Gin,
15 “ Boker and Stoughton Bitters,
10 “ Lemon Syrup,
20 Casks Ale and Porter,
10 Boxes Ginger Preserves, Prunes and Figs,
80 “ Assorted Pickles,
80 “ “ and Fancy Candy,
20 “ Superior Curb. Soda,
80 Barrels and Boxes Soda and Butter Crackers,
25 Boxes Herrings,
5 Sacks Ashton’s Table Salt,
6 Cases “ “
10 Do*. Well Buckets,
26 Do*. Blue Buckets,
10 Nests of Tubs,
80 Do*. Wool Hats,
20 Boxes Leveritt Axes,
10,(Hw Pounds White Lead und Zinc,
100 Barrels Linseed Oil,
10 “ Tanners’ and Machine Oil,
Also a fine lot of Chrome Green, Yellow, Prusisit Blue,
Terra de Sienna, Burnt Umber, Ac., Paints and Varnish
Brushes and Sash Tools.
Macon, Sept. 80, —y
Sundries Kfcpivcd and for sale toy
J. & K. MASSETT.
-a 8810. of Magnolia Whisky,
Xvfvy do x. xx. xxx. St. Louis Whiskey,
*) do Old Burbon WhUky,
do Nectar Whisky,
. do Pennsylvania Malt WhUky,
do N E. Kum,
bo do Phelp’s Gin,
90 do American Brandy,
2)4 Pipes Brand Gloire De Cognac,
2)4 do. of J. J. B. Six Brandy,
2)4 do. do. Signet do.,
2)4 J. Jupry A Cos., Brandy
2 do. Holland Gin,
26 Boxes of Lemon Syrup.
Also, together with a full assortment, of all other articles
In the Grocery line, now la store anthxlaUy receiving, end
foe enle a* law m anar hone in Macon. t.au* 19-f 1
Prom Blackwood’s Magazine.
LITTLE lIOSK.
Phe comes with fairy footsteps;
Softly their echoes fall;
And her shadow plays iike a summer shade
Across the garden wall.
The golden light is dancing bright,
’.Mid the mazes of her hair,
And her fair young locks are waving free
To the wooing of the air.
Like a sportful fawn sheboundeth
So gleefully along,
Asa wild >oung bird she carroleth
The burden of a song.
The summer flowers are clustering thick
Around her dancing feet.
And on her cheek the summer breeze
Is breathing soft and sweet.
The very sunbeam seems to linger
Abote that holy head,
And the wild flowers ut her coming
Their richest fragrance shed.
And oh 1 how lovely light and fragunce
Mingle in the life within;
Oh! how fondly do they nestle
Round the soul that knows no sin.
She comes, the spirit of our childhood
A thing of mortal birth,
Yet breathing still a breath of heaven,
To redeem her from the earth.
She comes in bright-robed innocence,
Unsoiled bv blot or blight,
And passeth by our wayward path,
A gleam of angel light.
01)! blessed things are children !
The gilts of heavenly love;
They stand betwixt our wordly hearts
And better things above.
They link us with the spirit world
By purity and truth,
And keep our hearts still fresh and young
With the presence of their youth.
sp-e<-In * of N-nator Crittenden and Vice-
President l<rt-'kiiirid"e,oii Vacating; tlie
Old Menate Chamber.
Mr. Crittenden rose and said: I hope that I
may be indulged in a few words of parting from
this chamber. This is to be the last day of our
session here ; and this place, which has known us
so long, is to know us no more forever as a Senate.
Tlie parting seems to me, sir, to be somewhat of a
solemn one, and lull of eventful recollections. I
wish, however, only to say a few words.
Many associations, pleasant and proud, bind us
and our hearts to this place. We cannot but feel
their influence, especially I, Mr. President, whose
lot it has been to serve in this body more years
than any other member now present. That we
should all be attached to if, that my longer asso
ciation should attach me to it, is most natural. Mr.
President, we cannot quit this chamber without
some feeling of sacred sadness. This chamber has
been the scene of great events. Here questions ot
American constitutions aud laws have been deba
ted ; questions of peace and war have been debated
and decided; questions of empire have occupied
the attention of this assemblage in times past; this
was the graud theatre upon which these things
have been enacted. They give a sort of consecra
ted character to this hall.
Sir, great ineu have been the actors here. The
illustrious dead that have distinguished this body
in times past, naturally rise to our view on such an
occasion. 1 speak only of what I have seen, and
but partially of that, when I say that hero, within
these walls. I have seen men whose fame is not
surpassed, and whose power ana ability and pa
triotism are not surpassed by anything of Grecian
or of Roman name. 1 have seen Clay, and Web
ster, and Calhoun, and Renton, ami Leigh, and
Wright, and Clayton, (last though not least,) ming
ling together in this body at one time, and uniting
their counsels for the benefit of their country.—
They secui to our imagination and sensibilities, on
such an occasion as thi*, to have left their impress
on these very walls ; and this majestic dome seems
almost yet to echo with the voice of their elo
quence.
This hall seems to he a local habitation for their
names. This hall is full ot’ the pure odor of their
Justly earned fame. There are others besides those
1 have named of whom I will not speak, because
they have not closed their career —not yet ended
their services to the country; and they will recei'6
their reward hereafter. There are a host of others
that I might, mention—that deserve to be mention
ed—but it would take too long. Their names are
in no danger of being forgotten, nor their services
unthought of or unhonored.
Sir, w e leave behind us, in going from this hall,
these associations,, these proud imaginations, so
well calculated to prompt to a generous emulation
of their services to their country; hut we will car
ry along with n, to the new chamber to which we
arc to go, the spirit and the memory of ull these
things wc will tarry with us all the inspiration
which our illustrious predecessors are calculated to
give ; and wherever we sit we shall bo the Senate
of the United States of America—a great, a power
ful, a conservative body in the government of this
country, and a body that will maintain, as I trust
and believe, under all circumstances and in all
times to come, the honor, the right, and the glory
of this country. Because we leave this chamber,
we shall not leave behind us any sentiment of pa
triotism, any devotion to the country which the
illustrious exemplars that have gone before us have
left to us.
These, like our household gods, will be carried
with us; and we, the representatives of the States
of this mighty Union, will be found always equal, I
trust, to the exigencies of any time that may conic
upon our country. No matter under what sky we
may sit; no matter what dome may cover us, the
great patriotic spirit of the Senate of the United
“States will be there ; and I have an abiding confi
dence that it will never fail in the performance of
its duty, sit while it may, even though it were in a
desert.
But it is yet, sir, not possible to leave this hall
without casting behind us many longing and lin
gering looks. It has been the scene of the past ;
the new chamber is to be the scene of the future ;
and that future, I hope, will not be dishonored by
any comparisons to be made with the past. It,
too, will have its illustrations of -great public servi
ces rendered by great men and great patriots ; and
this body, the great preservative element of the
government, will discharge all its duties, taking
care to preserve the union of the States which they
represent—the source of all their honors, the
source of the trust which they sit here to execute,
the source as it has been and as it will be of their
country’s greatness, happiness, and prosperity, in
times to come as it has been in the time that is
past.
Mr. President, I cannot detain you longer. I
move that the vote of the Senate be now taken on
the report which has been presented, and that it
be adopted.
At the conclusion of Mr. Crittenden’s remarks,
Vice President Brecki.nkidue addressed the Senate
as follow s:
Senators: I have been charged by the commit
tee to whom you confided the arrangements of this
day, with the duty of expressing some of the re
flections that naturally occur in taking final leave
of a chamber which has so long been occupied by
the Senate. In the progress ot our country nnd
the grow th of the representation, this room became
too contracted for the representatives of the States
now existing and soon to exist; and accordingly
you are about to exchange it tor a hall affording
accommodations adequate to the present and the
future. The occasion suggests many interesting
reminiscences, and it may be agreeable in the first
place to occupy a few minutes with a short account
of the various places at which Congress has assem
bled, of tiie struggles which preceded the perma
nent location ot the seat of government, and of the
circumstances under which it was finally establish
ed on the banks of the Potomac.
The Congress of the Revolution was sometimes
a fugitive, holding its sessions, as the chain.es of
war required, ut Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lancas
ter, Annupoiis, and Yorktown. During the period
between the conclusion of peace and the com
mencement of the present government, it met at
Piinceton, Annapolis, Trenton, and New Tork.
the idea of a permanent Union had been
executed in part by the adoption of the Articles ot
Confederation, the question presented itself of fix
ing a seat of government, and this immediately
called forth intense interest and rivalry.
Tliut the place should be central, Having regard
to the population and territory of the Confederacy,
was the only point common to the contending par
ties. Propositions of all kinds were ofifeied, deba
ted, and rejected, sometimes with intemperate
At length, on the 7th. of fMober, 1788.
the Congress being at Princeton—whither they
had been driven from Philadelphia, by the insults
of a body of armed men—it was resolved that a
building for the use of Congress be erected near
the falls of the Delaware. This was soon after
modified by requiring suitable buildings to he also
erected near the fall* of the Potomac, that the res
idence of Congress might alternate between those
places. But the question was not allowed to rest,*
and at length, after frequent and warm debates, it
was resolved that the residence of Congress should
continue at one place; and commissioners were
appointed with full power to lay out a district fora
federal town Dear tiie falls of the Delaware. And
in the meantime Congress assembled alternately at
Trenton and Annapolis; but the representatives of
other States were unremitting in exertions for
their respective localities.
On the 23d of December, 1784, it was resolved |
to remove to the city of New York, and.to remain
there until the building on the Delaware should be
completed ; and accorcingly, on the 11th of Janua
ry, 1785, the Congress met at New York, where
they continued to hold their sessions until the
Confederation gave place to the Constitution.
The commissioners to lav out a federal town on
the Delaware reported their proceedings to Con
gress, but no further steps were taken to carry the
resolution into effect.
When the bonds of union were drawn closer by
the organization of the uew government under the
Constitution on the 8d of March, 1789, the subject
was revived and discussed with greater warmth
than before; it was conceded on all sides that the
residence of Congress should continue atone place,
and the prospect of stability in tbe government in
vested the question with a deeper interest.
Some members proposed New York as being
“superior to any place they knew for the orderly
and decent behavior of its inhabitants.” To this
it was answered that it was not desirable that the
political capital should be in a commercial metro
polis. Others ridiculed the idea of building pala
ces in the woods. Mr. Gerry, of Massachusetts,
thought it highly unreasonable to fix the seat of
government in such a position as to have nine
States of the thirteen to the northward of the
place ; while the South Carolinians objected to
I’hiladelphia on account of the numbers of On a- |
kers, who, they said, continually annoyed tiie j
Southern members with schemes of emancipa
tion.
In the midst of these disputes the House of Rep
resentatives resolved : “That the permanent seat
of government ought to be at some convenient
place on the banks of the Susquehanna.” On the
introduction of a bill to give effect to this resoiu
lution, much feeling was exhibited, especially bv
the Southern members. Mr. Madison thought if
the proceeding of that day had been foreseen by
Virginia, that State Blight not have become a par
ty to tbe Constitution. The question was allowed
by every member to be a matter of great impor
tance. Mr. Scott said the future tranquility and
well-being of the United States depended as much
on this as on any question that ever had or could
come before Congress. And Mr. Fisher Ames re
marked that every principle of pride and honor,
and even of patriotism, were engaged. Fora time
any agreement appeared to be impossible ; but the
good genius of our system finally prevailed, and
on the lfith of July, 1790, an act was passed con
taining the following clause :
“ That a district of territory not exceeding ten
miles square, to be located as hereafter directed,
on the river Potomac, at some place between the
mouths of the Eastern Branch and Conogocheague, ;
be, and the same is hereby, accepted, lor the per- j
manent seat of the government of the ‘United
States.” j
Tire same act provider! tnat congress Slionld !
hold its session at Philadelphia until the first Mon
day in November, 1800, when the government ;
should remove to the district selected on the l’oto- j
m:c. Thus was settled a question which had pro
duced much sectional feeling between the States, j
But all difficulties were not yet surmounted ; for
Congress, either from indifference or the want of
money, failed to make adequate appropriations for
the erection of public buildings, and ihe com mis- ;
sioners were often reduced to great straits to main
tain the progress of the work. Finding it impossi- !
ble to borrow money in Europe, or to obtain it from ‘
Congress, Washington, in December, 1796, nude
a personal appeal to the Legislature of Maryland, I
which was responded to by an advance of SltlO,- j
0<H); but in so deplorable a condition was the I
credit of the federal government, that the State
required as a guaranty of payment the pledge of j
the private credit of the commissioners.
From the begining Washington had advocated
the present seat of government —its establishment 1
here was due, in a large measure, to his influence ; j
it was his wisdom and prudence that composed j
disputes, and settled conflicting titles, and it was
chiefly through his personal influence that the !
funds were provided to prepare the buildings for :
the reception of the President and Congress.
The wings of the Capitol having been sufficient
ly prepared, the government removed to this Dis
trict on the 17th of November, 1800. Or as Mr.
Wolcott expressed it, left the comforts of Phila
delphia “to go to the Indian place with the long
name, in the woods on the Potomac.” I w ill not
pause to describe the appearance at that day of
the place where the city was to be. Contempora
ry accouts represent it as desolate in the extreme,
with its long-unopened avenues and streets, its
deep morasses, and its vast urea covered with treeß
instead of houses. It is enough to say, that Wash
ington projected the whole plan upon a scale of
centuries, and that time enough remains to fill the
measure of his great conception.
The Senate continued to occupy the north wing,
and the House of Representatives the soutli wing
of the Capitol until the 24th of August, 1814, when
the British army entered the city and burned the
public buildings. This occurred during the recess,
and the President immediately convened the Con
gress. Both Houses met in a brick building known
as Blodget’s Hotel, which occupied a part of the
square now covered by the General Post Office.
But the accommodation in the house being quite
insufficient, a number of public spirited citizens
erected a more commodious building on Capitol
Hill, and tendered it to Congress ; the offer was
accepted and both Houses continued to occupy it
until the wings of the new Capitol were completed.
This building yet stands ou the street opposite to
the north-eastern corner of the Capitol square, and
lias since been occasionally occupied by persons
employed in different branches of the public ser
vice.
On the 6th of December, 18If, the* Senate as
sembled for the first time in this chamber, which
has been the theatre of their deliberations.for more
than thirty-nine years.
And now the strifes and uncertainties of the past
are finished ; we see around us on every side the
proofs of stability and improvements ; this Capitol
is worthy of the Republic ; noble public buildings I
meet the view on every hand—treasures of scieneo
and the arts begin to accumulate. As this nour
ishing city enlarges, it testifies to the wisdom and
forecast that dictated the plan of it. Future gen
erations will not be disturbed with questions con
cerning the centre of population or of territory,
since the steamboat, the railroad, and the tele
graph, have made communication almost instantan
eous. The spot is sacred by a thousand memories,
which are so many pledges that the city of Wash
ington, founded by him and bearing his revered
name, with its beautiful site, bounded by pietures
que eminences, and the broad Potomac, and lying
within view of his home and his tomb, shall
lorever the political Capitol of the United States.
It would be inteiesiing to note the gradual
changes which have occurred in the practical work
ing of the government since the adoption ot the
Constitution ; and it may be appropriate to this
occasion to remark one of the most striking ot
them. At the origin of the government the
ate seemed to be regarded chiefly as an executive
council. The President often visited the chamber
and conferred personally with this body, Most of
its business was transacted with closed doors, and
it took comparatively little part in the legislative
debates.
The rising and vigorous intellects of the coun
try sought the arena of the House of Repu sen
tatives as the appropriate theatre for the display
of their powers. Mr. Madison observed on some
occasion that, being a young man, and desiring to
increase his reputation, lie could not afford to en
ter the Senate ; and it will be remembered that, so
late as 1812, the great debates which preceded the
war, and aroused the country to the assertion of
its rights, took place in the other branch of Con
gress. To such an extent was the idea of seclu
sion carried, that when this chamber was comple
ted, no seats were prepared for the accommoda
tion of the public; and it was not until many
years afterwards that the semi-circular gallery was
erected which admits the people to be witnesses
of yeut proceedings. But now, the fcenate, be
VOLUME XXXVI.—NO. 43.
sides its peculiar relations to tbe executive depart
ment of the government, assumes its full share"of
duty as a co-equal branch of the Legislature ; in
deed, from the limited number of its members, and
for other Obvious reasons,the most important ques
tions especially of foreign policy, are apt to na><3
first under discussion in this body, and to the high
est honors which can be conferred on an Ame.ican
s ntesman.
It is scarcely necessary to point out the causes
of this change, or to say that it is n concession
both to the importance and individuality of the
iStates, and to the free and open character of the
I governrnent.
j In connection with this e9y but thorough tran
sition, it is a ortby of remark that it bas been ef
fecled without a cbargejlrom any quarter, that the
j Senate has traiiacended its constitutional sphere—
| a tribute at otice to the moderation of the Senate,
and another proof to thoughtful men of the eom-
Ipreheusive wisdom with which the framers* of the
Constitution secured essential principles n itliout
inconveniently embarrassing the action of the go
vernment.
The progress of this popular movement, in one
aspect of it, has been steady and marked. At the
origin of the government*, no arrangements in tbe
Senate were made for spectators; in this clumber
i about one-third of the space is allotted to the pub-
II ic, and in the new apartment the galleries cover
two-thirds of its area. In ail free countries the
admission of the people to witness legislative pro
ceedings is an essential element of public confi
dence, and it is not to be anticipated that this
wholesome principle will ever be abused bv the
substitution of partial and interested demonstra
tions for the expression of a matured and enlight
ened public opinion. Yet it should never !>•• lor
gotteu that not Fiance but the turbulent suectu
tors w ithin the hall, awed and controlled the French
Assembly. With this lesson and its eons .justices
before us, the time w ill never come when the <le-*
liberations of thejseimte shall be sv. .. ,j i,v the
blandishments or the thunders of the guilt- k
It is impossible to disconnect from aa o.on ■
like this, a crowd of reflections of our own oust
history, and of speculations ou the future, file
most meagre account of the Senate involves a
i summary of the progress of our country. Front
year to year you have seen your re pic- atiou
enlarge; time and again you have pioi'.ulv wel
comed anew sister into the Confederacy, a ’ vln*
occurrences of this day are a maleii.il and m.prc>-
sive proof of the growth and prosperm of the
United Elates.. Three periods in the history of the
Senate mark in striking contrast three op-, -js in
the history of the Union.
tin the 3d ol March, 1789, when tiie govern
ment was organized under the Constitution, the
Senate was composed of the representatives of
eleven States, containing three millions of ■
On the 6th of December, 1819. when the Senate
met for the first time, in this room, it was co-udos
cd of the representatives of twenty-one States,
containing nine millions of people.
To-dav, it is composed of the representatives of
thirty-two States, containing more i in t-.entv
eiglit millions ol people, prosperous, bap; \ and
slid devoted to constitutional liberty. Let these
great facts speak lor liieoi.n i to ...1 tin. 1 v.oiid.
The career of the Lniteo a:,, .-a e . i.u ‘-
surcd by that ol any other jieopte o. whom his o
ry gives account; and the mind is almo-i alk and
at the contemplation ol the prodigious lorce which
| has marked their progress. Sixty-nine years ago
thirteen States, containing tlnee millions inhabi
tants, burdened with debt, and exhausted by the
long war of independence, (.published lot- their
common good a free cousututioli, on principles
new to mankind, and began their experiment with
[ i.te good wishes oi a lew doubting friends, and
the derision of the world. Look at the result to
day : twenty-eight millions of people, in every
way happier than an equal number in any other
part o! the glooe, the centre of population and
political power descending the western slop, sos
the Allegheny mountains, and the original thirteen
Stales, tunning but the eastern margin on the map
of our vast possessions. See besides, Christianity,
civilization, and the arts given to a continent--the
despised colonies grown into a power of the first
elass, representing and protecting ideas that in
volve the progress of the bureau race—a com
merce greater than that of any other nation—ev
ery vaiiety of climate, soil, uud production to
ifluke a people powerful and bappj—free inter
change between the States—in a word, behold
present greatness, and in the lutuie an empire to
which the aucieut mistress of the world in the
heighth of her glory could not be compared. Buch
is our country ; ay, and more, far more than mv
mind could conceive, or mv tongue could utter. Is
there an American who regrets the past ? Is
there one who will deride his country's laws, per
vert her Constitution, or uiionate her people ?
It there be such a umn, let his memory descend
to posterity htden with the execrations of all man
kind.
So happy is the political and social condition of
the United States, and so accustomed are we to the
secure enjoyment of a freedom elsewhere un
known, that we are apt to undervalue the treas
ures we possess, and to lose in some degree the
sense of obligation to our forefathers. But when
the strifes of faction shake the government, and
even threaten it, we may pause with advantage
long enough to remember tiiat wc arc reaping the
reward of other men’s labors. This liberty we in
herit—this admirable Constitution, which ba- sur
vived peace and war, prosperity and advet-itv—
this double scheme of government, State ami Fed
eral, so peculiar and so little understood bv other
Powers, yet which protects the earnings ot indus
try, and makes the largest personal freedom com
patible with public order ; these gr< at res 9 \eie
not achieved without wisdom and ion, and I qo .
Tiie touching and heroic record is t, • u n .ii ;
but to all this we were born, and in.e bi ns .ipon
whom lias been east a great mm-iii c. . , o. iv
tbe high duty to preserve,to extend, Hinj n
The grand production ot the er. in .nu -o
erninent were laid,reveal the deep s,; > t -. j- i( M -i B
had of their obligations to the whole lae.ii-- • ii: ,n.
Let us never forget that the responsi inti- - , . ,i
on this generation are by so n.uen i; -c. e. . ,n
those which rested on our revolution..rv ance- oi>,
as the {topulation, extent ami power ol our coun
try surpass the dawning promise of its oi igm.
It would be a pleasing task to pursue nu n . trail
ot thought, not wholly toieign to this occ. -.ion,
but the temptation to enter the wide held must
rigorously curbed ; jet I may be pardoned, per
haps lor one or two additional t< fl.vtior-
The Senate is assembled for tbe last lime in this
chamber. Henceforth it will be converted to other
uses ; yet it must remain forever connected with
great events, and sacred to the memories ol’ the
departed orators and statesmen, v. ho have er.gag
ed in high debates, and shaped tLe policy of their
country. Hereafter the American and the si ran
ger, as they wander through the Capitol, wifi tu-n
with instinctive reverence to view the snot on
which so many and great m.iiciiuts have accumula
ted lor history. They will recall the images oi the
gieat and the good, whose renown is the c .muon
property of the union ; and cnietly, perhaps, they
will Unger around the seats once occupied by the
mighty three, w. Oae names and fame—associated
in lilc—death has not been able to sever ; illustri
ous men, w ho in their generation, sometimes divi
ded, sometimes led, and sometimes resisted public
opinion—lor they were of that higher cluts of
statesmen who seek the right and follow their con
victions.
There, sat Calhoun, ihe Senator—inflexible, aus
tere, oppressed, but not overwhelmed by his deep
sense ot the importance ol bis publie functions—
seeking tiie truth, Uien fearlessly following it ; a
man whose unsparing intellect compelled ail his
emotions to harmonize with the deductions of his
rigorous logic, and whose noble countenance ha
bitually wore the expression ot one engaged i:i the
performance of high public duty.
This, was Webster’s seat. He too, was e very
inch a Senator. Conscious of his own vast pow
ers, he reposed with confidence ou himself, and
scorning the contrivances of smaller men, he stood
among Ins peers all the greater lor the simple dig
nity of senatorial demeanor. Type of his
northern home, he rises before the imagination in
the grand and gratiite outliue of his loim and in
tellect, like u great New England rock, repelling a
New England wave. Asa writer, his productions
will be cherished by statesmen and scholars while
the English tongue is spoken. Asa senatorial ora
tor, his great efforts are historically associated with
this chamber, whose very air seems jet to vibrate
beneath the stiokca of his deep tones and his
weighty words.
On the outer eiicle, sat Henry Clay, with his im
petuous and aident nature untamed by age, and
exhibiting in the Senate the same vehement pariot
ism and passionate eloquence that, of yore, elec
trified the House of Representatives and the coun
try. Ilia axtraordmary personal endowments, hit