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COLIMBIS, FRIDAY. DECEMBER IT, 1858.
Sunday Schools—Rev. Chftrles Taylor.
The value of Sabbath Sehool instruction cannot
be too highly estimated by any denomination of
Christians. $o train up children in paths of vir
tue and morality—to plant into the soil of their
young heatt?. germs whose fruit ripens for eternity,
is the duty of every parent and is worthy the at
tention of every ecclesiastical body.
Rev. Charles Taylor, formerly missionary to
China, and the present Agent of Methodist Sab
bath Schools South, made a few appropriate re
marks yesterday, upon this subjeet in the confer
ence assembled here, which we regret we cann?t
fully report for our readers. He said, that with
the exception of his own Conference (S. Carolina }
he felt more at home in this than any other South.
That to Georgia was due the credit of creating the
office he held, and that she took the lead in effici
ent Sabbath School organizations. That as a
church, the Methodists were criminally negligent
in instructing the children grown up under their
care. The church Journals and Sabbath School
statistics bore witness to this faet. Frequently
there were no report from entire conferences, the
subject was ignored and the result was that chil
dren of methodist parents were swallowed up in
the world and left to the wiles and snares* of the
Devil. He showed the necessity of early relig
ious training—that as the tree in the orchard had
to be bound down with chords, that it might grow
up in beauty and symmetry, so the child should
be restrained from evil ways, that it might be edu
c&ted in motal beauty and excellence. His plan
of Sabbath School Agencies was that adopted by
the Sunday School Union. That of making each
minister in chargtfof a church an agent—let him
have the co-operation of the official members an i
there would be a Sabbath Sheool at every ap
pointment It was the best plan and would save
much expense. Agents for each State were not
expedient. Mr. Tailor then exhorted the Con
ference to energy upon this subject—that perse
verance was the motto—that Sabbath Schools
were the nurseries of the church and the ministry
—that preachers who cherished a hope of immor
tality, should impress upon the minds and hearts
of children the gospel truths—that when tin
Sabbath School interest flourished, every other
church interest would flourish and have an active
growth. _ _
bov. Brown's Administration.
The administration of Joseph E. Brown, the ;
present democratic ‘Governor of this State, has
been, from the period of his Inauguration to the
present moment, successful and satisfactory to the
people. In giving the meed of praise to his ad
ministration, we do not detract one iota from the
glory attained by other administrations. We
simply “give unto Caesar the things which up
C®sars.” We do not endorse every recommenda
tion which Gov. Brown has made to the Legisla
ture, especially his suggestion about State aid
with “ample security” in his late message, but ‘
his administration as a whole has been so wise and |
and economical, that he justly merits the plaudit j
of “well-done, thou good and faithful servant”
from every honest man in the State. We need |
not refer to the acts of his administration in proof
of what we say—we .need not allude to*his bold
independent course in displacing officers—adher
ing to true and correct principles and his success
ful management of the .State affair? to vindicate
* us in awarding to him what justice demands.—
We mean simply to echo the sentiments of the
people in wishing the shafts of malice thrown at
him to be broken and that he will remain another
term in the office which he now fills with so much
credit to his party and honor to the State.
lorn. Mclntosh’s Correspondence.
Wasixgton, Dec. 15.—President Buchanan
communicated to Congress to-day (but not in time
to be presented,) the official correspondence be-
tween Commodore Mclntosh .and
factory, fair and frank.
It is understood that the President makes no
recommendation of any course or policy to be
pursued.
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Bank of Columbus. #
We published on yesterday a statement of the
condition of the above Institution, made in re
sponse to a recent proclamation by the Governor.
We are gratified that it Is able to make such a sat
isfactory showing to the public. Such, however,
was expected from the able and efficient manage
ment which controls its operations. Its account
with depositors, being in round numbers $443,-
000 00, in their favor, is a sufficient proof of the
high confidence which our community feel in the
integrity of this Bank. It has recently, in right of
its chartered privilege, largely increased its capi
tal stock, and the eagerness with which the amount
was subscribed, the demand greatly overrhnning
the limit, Is another gratifying evidence of the
same fact. Wc predict for it a profitable and use
ful career.
North British Review.
Messrs. Leonard, Scott d’ Co.'s re-publication
of the .North British Review fer Nov., has been re
ceived. Contents:
The Present State of France.
Translations from Sanskrit.
German Church Historians.
Oxford Aristotelianism.
Aquatic Zoology—Sir John G. Dalyell.
Decimal Coinage,
Novels by the Authoress of “John Halifax.”
Popular Education in Britain <fc Ireland.
Decay of Modern Satire,
The Atlantic Telegraph.
Recent Publications.
The subjects are varied and are treated with a
freedom, originality and power which cannot fail
to interest the intelligent reader.
Bank at Bain bridge.
As an evidence of the prejudice existing against
banks, the good people of Bainbridge were re
fused a charter to establish one by the last Legis
lature. Every safeguard was engrafted into the
charter, while on its passage iu the Senate, such as
making the stockholders personally liable for the
whole amount of the capital stock—giving the
Legislature authority to forfeit the charter Ac.,
but the bill was defeated in the House. Mr. Col
quitt, the Representative from Baker, advocating
the passage of the bill, stating that there were re
strictions thrown around the bill and provisions
embraced in the charter not contained in any other ‘
Bank charter in the State. The bill was, however,
defeated and the citizens of Bainbridge wili have
to be accommodated by other Banks.
Mount \ ernon.— The first instalment for the
purchase of this sacred spot was paid a few days
ago to John A Washington, by George W Riggs,
Treasurer of the Ladies’ Mount Vernon Associa
tion. The sum paid was $57,000, with interest.
The “Mouut Vernon Record,” published in
Philadelphia, and from which the above is taken,
says that a large sum is ye t to be obtained, and
making an appeal to the people at large, it sug
gests, among other modes of raising the required
sum, the establishment of clubs in all parts of the
country for sending for Stuart’s gold mounted
oil portrait, which the Association offers at the
small price of one dollar each.
Remarkable Ignorance. —Recent London pa
pers contain the report of the Rev. Mr. Camelton,
to the magistrates of the county of Essex, which
shows a most deplorable amount of ignorance.
He says:
“To afford any idea of the mass of ignorance
brought into contact with the humane provision,
it may suffice to adduce 455 cases of prisoners
committed for felony during the past year, of
whom only nine possessed a due acquaintance
with the Christian religion; that is seventy-six
cases, there existed a total ignorance of the name
of the Saviour, and that from the conversation of
one man on the subject, it e&me ont that the
knowledge of the fact of the crucifixion not only
exclude*! the idea of the atonement, but represen
ted to hiamind that our blessed Lord died justly
for a breach of human laws; that to this deplora
ble deficiency in religious knowledge must l>e ad
ded an equal proportion of ignorance of the most
common things, even extending to the current
month of the year.”
SECOND PAY’S PROCEEDINGS.
Dec. 16, 1858—0 o’clock, a. m.
Conference was opened with religious service by
the venerable Dr. Lorick Pierce.
Minutes of yesterday were read and con
firmed.
Rev. J. S. Key was excused from the committee
on Education, and Rev. J. H. Caldwell appointed
in his place.
A memorial was read from C. Austin, a with
drawn member, making some complaints about
the action of the church in his case. Referred to
a special committee composed of Rev’s. W. H. Ev
ans, and Wm. Arnold.
The papers pertaining to the trial of Rev Noah
Smith were read. The case was made the special
order for Monday next.
Rev. Mr. Ware of the Virginia Conference was
introduced to the Conference.*
The names of several preachers who had been
on trial one year were read and they were contin
ued on trial.
Rev. Charles Taylor, General Secretary of the
Sunday School Society, addressed the Conference
on the subjeet of S&bbath Schools. His remarks
were eloquent and well timed, and it is hoped will
inspire the preachers to more zeal in this noble
cause.
Conference resolved to hold anniversary of
Sunday School Society to night—the missionary
sermon to be preached to morrow night.
The following persons who have traveled two
years and are eligible to Deacons* orders and to
membership in the Conference, were called up
and addressed by the Bishop. Robert W Lovett
C A Mitchell, Jacob C Neese, Goodman Hughes,
W A Parks, W T Me Michael, A M Thigpen, Geo
II Pattillo, John W Reynolds and W II Moss. All
of these brethren were elected to Deacons’ orders
and admitted as members of the Conference, ex
cept Goodman Hughes, whose ease was laid
over.
Arminius Wright was re-admitted as a member
of this Conference.
Rav. Mr. Landreth, from Kentucky, was intro
duced to the Conference, who with, Rev A Gra
ham of Florida, was reported as transferred to
this Conference.
AII Ogletree was located at his own request.
Smith Davenport discontinued at his own re
quest.
Jas D Junkin discontinued at his own request,
| on account of ill health.
| After several notiees, the Conference adjourned
I till to-morrow. *
Report oi the Postmaster General.
In the postal system of the Country every one
feels a personal interest, and the annual report of
its operations is consulted to discover what steps
have been taken, or are proposed to perfect its re
sults, extend its benefits, and curtail within due
bounds, its necessary expenditures. From a care
ful perusal of the present report of Gov. Brown,
we are prepared to say that it will not suffer by
comparison with uuy preceding one for fullness
; of information, or a masterly grasp of the subject
confided to bis administrative care. Every part
ofthe docujnent indicates personal supervision and
knowledge, even of minute detail, on the part of
j its author. To appreciate properly the labor thus
I involved, we must consider that this is a system
employing some thirty-six thousand subordinates
j and eon tractors, extending to every State, eounty,
. and village of our vast confederacy, and for the
j adequate discharge of a large portion of the trust.
requiring a study of our relations with foreign
j Powers, a knowledge of the routes and intrica
cies of foreign commerce, and an enlightened in
| sight into the growth and prospective exigencies
of a people w hose progress has so far exceeded all
! calculation or prophecy.
No section of country has had its wants neglee
-1 ted. The great routes from New York, Phila-
I delphia and Baltimore, westward, have been made
1 more certain, regular, and rapid, by the employ
ment of agents to take charge of the through mails
to the great cities of the West and Northw est ;
while for oM service between this and New Or
leans, whicurnot long since took from six to seven
days, with frequent and repeated failures, we have
a reliable service in five days, with the prospect
of a speedy reduction to three and a half. In view
■■ of such results, the Postmaster General has wise
flv refrained from adding the route from New
: Y<*rV fA Ynar Arloona or.moa
The routes upon the Mississippi, from St. Louis
! down, have been reduced in expense, and the
j speedy completion of the Southern system of rail
roads will greatly add to their celerity,
j The success of the overland semi-weekly mail
; from the Mississippi river to San Francisco is an
| nouneed. but we are not informed in the report as
j to the time taken for the performance of the trips,
j the number of letters conveyed in this mode, or
1 the expense thus devolved on the public treasury.
1 By reference to the last annual report of Gov.
Brown, we find this expense to be $600,060 per
| annum. If our information be correct, the offset
of benefit to this expenditure is that mails are car
ried in twenty-seven or twenty-eight days from
; St. Louis to San Francisco, partly through Mexi
! can territory, and by a route where they are lia-
I ble to attack at every moment from hostile Indi
i ans, and that the insecurity of the route is sopal
pable that a demand has been made on the Presi
• | dent for a chain of military posts, exceeding iu
i expense probably the sum paid for carrying the
mails. We do not see how Gov. Brown could have
| omitted to put the line into operation agreeably to
I the wishes of Congress, and we are satisfied that
I he has shown great care and judgment in the se
lection of a proper route, but we fear that this
heavy expense is without adequate return to the
country in the only legitimate way of increased
and reliable mail facilities.
The opening of the Tehauntepee route and its
success, is an event of the age; a great step in
the progress of civilization and commerce; and
for his agency in this work the Postmaster Gener
al wili receive the thanks of the country. The
’ importance and benefit of this great enterprise to
i the South and Southwest—to the valley of the
Mississippi, to Mexico, and to the rising empire
of the Pacific coast, it i3 impossible to over-esti
mate. The arguments for the establishment of
this line, in the face of a powerful and interested
opposition, are set forth in letters to the chairman
of the House Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads with a broad and statesmanlike vigor which
left no room fer successful reply. The route is a
success, ar-1 New Orleans will soon be brought
within thirteen days of Haa Francisco.
The Postmaster General sets forth with clear
ness the expenditures of his department, and sub
mits suggestion to relieve the present heavy charge
upon the treasury which, in the present financial
juncture, are well wi>rth the consideration of Con
gress. They are three: the acceptance of bids
for mail service alone without stipulations for con
veyance of passengers or freight; the increase of
I the postage on letters from three to five cents
each, and the substitution of stamps for the use
of members of Congress in lieu of the present
franking privilege. By the first two it is suppos
ed gome four millions and a half would be gained.
The estimated saving by the last measure is not
given : but it is fair to assume it would be very
cob h 1 ferabl e.
There are other points of this interesting report
which we propose to notice at some future day.—
Washington States.
American Enterprise. —ln crossing the
Plains from Mendorza to San Lnis, South Amer
ica. Lieut. Strain met an intelligent American who
# had crossed the Andes and pushed his way thus
far into the unfrequented regions of the South.—
The pursuit of Science, Strain supposed, had led
an enthusiastic votary to undertake this distant
tour into the semi-civilized region. Great was
his astonishment to find that the traveler was an
agent for an American patent medicine.
Kc-Opening of the African Store Trade.
Two hundred and seventy-seven of the cargo of
Africans recently landed near Brunswick, were
‘brought up the Savannah river, and put ashore
yesterday evening about 3 o'clock, at the mouth
of Horse Creek, three miles below this city ou the
Carolina side. One of the river boats is supposed
to have taken them from the boat whieh brought
them by Savannah in the night, to a point twelve
miles above that city.
We learn on good authority that the original
cargo consisted of 420, and that not one of them
died, or was seriously ill on the passage. It is
supposed'that the Wanderer acted only as a de
coy boat, and that the vessel that brought them
is at large. Citizens of our city are probably in
terested in the enterprise, and those brought up
the river arc supposed to be their share of “the
spoils” and have been distributed on their plant®
lions. It is quietly hinted that this is the third
cargo landed by the same company during the
last six months. —Augusta Dispatch.
Extensive Forgeries at St. Loris.—For
geries amounting to several thousand dollars have
been recently perpetrated successfully at St. Louis
by a sharper dressed as a countryman, who ob
tained, ingeniously, the checks of various firms,
fo* small amounts, in exchange for specie, from
which he afterwards adroitly forged checks for
large sums. He escaped with his plunder.
New Countie*.
The Legislature created seven new counties, at
the session just closed, viz;
Clayton, from parts of Fayette and Henry.
Banks, from parts of Habersham, Hall, and
Franklin.
Quitman, from parts- of Stewart and Ran
dolph.
Nelson, from a portion of Gordon.
Echols, from portions of Clinch and Lowndes.
Johnson, from portions of Montgomery, and
several others not recollected.
Brooks, from portions of Lowndes and Thomas.
The last three are attached to the Ist Congress
ional District. The whole number of counties in
the State now stands at one hundred and thirty -
three.— Sav. Republican.
learn that the new county of Banks
was made only out of Habersham and Franklin,
as the Senator from Hall refused to give up any
part of that county, and had it stricken out when
the bill came to the Senate.
% Democratic Convention.
Tiie next Democratic Convention. —There
seems to be a variance as to the time appointed by
the Milledgeville Caucus, lor the meeting of the
next Democratic Gubernatorial Convention. The
short notice that appeared in the Republican some
days ago, named the 3d Wednesday in June.—
This was a t3'pographieal error, the figure 3 hay
ing been substituted for 2. The Constitutionalist
of yesterday says the Ist Wednesday is the day.
We were present at the meeting, and though we
have never seen the published proceedings, we
feel quite confident that the 2d Wednesday was
the day named in the resolution. What says ihe
Federal Union.
We copy the above from the Savannah Repub
lican. The resolution referred to was introduced
by Mr. Diamond of DeKalb and by him witk
drawn. This is our recollection of the matter as
we were near Mr. Diamond when the motion was
made. Hence no time is fixed for that Conven
tion and there is no necessity for one to assem
ble.
Congressional.
Washington, Dec. 14.—Nothing of gimeral in
terest transpired in the Senate to-day.
In the House the Watrous case was debated nn*
til the adjournment.
Serlou> Complication’ with England.
Washington, Dec. 14.—Commodore Mclntosh-’*
despatches to the Government here, confirm the
boarding of the steamer Washington : also, that
British officers asserted that Great Britain had at
the request of Nicaragua, assumed a protectorate
over the San Juan river, and were determined to
search all suspicious vessels at all hazards.
Hou. Randolph Npalding.
This gentleman, the present Senator from Mc-
Intosh County, is on a visit to this city. We have
heard his name mentioned frequently in connec
tion with the position of Representative of the Ist
Congressional District —the duties of which, he
is well qualified to discharge.
tommittees—House of Representatives—(ougrevs.
Ways and Means.—Dowdell of Ala., Crawford
of Ga.
Com. of Claims.—Jackson ofGa.
Committee on Public Lands.—Hill of Geor
gia.
Committee of D. C.—Wright of Ga.
Committee Revolutionary Claims.—Jackson of
Georgia.
Committee on Agriculture.—Tripp.
Naval Affairs.—J. L. Seward.
Territories.— Stephens, Chairman.
Expenses Treasury Department.--Oartrcl).
Indian Affairs. —Shorter of Ala.
Executive session of the Senate.
Washington, Dec. 15.—The Senate is in Ex
ecutive Session to-night, and has ratified the Chi
nese and Japan Treaties—confirmed the nomi
nations of J. Glaneey Jones, as Minister to China,
Mr. Preston as Minister to Spain, aud John E.
Ward as Minister to China.
Departure of (ten Scott.
New York, Dec. 15.—Gen. Scott departed in
the Steamship Marion for Charleston to-dav.
Departure of the Kuropa
IJbsTOx, Dec. 15. —The Steamship Europin left
to-day for Liverpool, with SBO,OOO iu specie.
Washington, Dec. 15.—The business transact
introduction of a memorial from the iron masters
of Pennsylvania, asking for such an alteration of
the present tariff laws as to levy specific duties on
In the House, the Watrous impeachment case
was decided. That body refused to impeach the
Judge by a vote of ninety-one to one hundred and
thirteen.
Indian Troubles on the Plains.
St. Louis, Dec. 15.—The new Mexico mail of
22d Nov. has arrived. The Navajo war threatens
to last for years.
It was reported that the mail party from Albu
querque to Neosho were massacred by the Ca
manches.
Nothing has been heard of the mail party that
left Neosho for Albuquerque on the 15th of Oc
tober.
steamer Augusta reached her wharf
yesterday forenoon, and the Huntsville during the
afternoon.
The Augusta brought $85,000 in coin : $50,000
for the Marine Bank, $20,000 for Mechanics’ Sav
ing Bank, and $15,000 for E. the J/olyneux, Esq.
Saw Rep. 16fA.
Foreign Items by the Persia.
The trial of Charles frirbes (Count de Monta
lembert) took place on tie 24th of November at
Paris, lie was charged by the imperial govern
ment of France, with writing an article in a paper
named the Correspondent, eulogistic of England
aud a free pres#, and quietly denunciatory of
France. The trial lasted half a day, and the
Count was sentenced to six months imprisonment
and a fine of 3,000 francs. The editor of the
Correspondent was fined 1,000 francs and senten
ced to one month’s imprisonment. The result of
the trial caused a slight depression in the funds at
Paris and London. [The Count de Montalembert
is regarded as one of the most vigorour, accom
plished and independent writers of the age : and
the Continental Review regards him as one of the
first men in Europe, both as a writer and speaker.
He is a French peer and among the leaders of the
French Academy.]
Lord Napier’s recall is not sufficiently announc
ed in London, but it is reported that he will ob
tain the mission to Berlin.
Nothing has been heard of the missing steam
ship Indian Empire.
Admiral Lyon is dead.
The Atlantic cable had been successful]v laid
and spliced to the deep sea portion.
The Galway line had contracted for three new
steamships of the first class, of great speed, to be
ready next summer.
Bowley de la Mourthe, formerly’ Vice President
of the French republic, i3 dead.
The Anglo-French fleet sails in December for
the Gulf of Mexico.
The French will have battery artillery on board
to oppose filibusters.
Olano has been appointed Captain General of
Cuba. Gen. Concha will remain at Havana until
all the Mexican difficulties are settled.
The Bank of Frankfort has reduced its rates of
discount to four per cent.
Nothing had been heard of the Fulton aUSouth
ampfcon. [She left New York on the 13th Nov.,
and was fourteen days out]
Death op an Old Negro Woman.—Clony,
an old negro woman, belonging to the Lane fami
ly. died recently, whilst on a visit in Heard coun
ty, to some of her descendants, at the advanced
age of one hundred and four years / She retain
ed her mental and physical energies, in a remark
able degree, to the close of her life, which was
terminated by a stroke of paralysis. —Lagrange
Reporter.
Naval Depot in North Carolina. —We are
pleased to learn, says the Norfolk Argus, that
Secretary Toucey will issue an order to the Board
of Examiners, to report without further delay on
the sites for a Naval Depot of Construction in i
North Carolina. The rich coal and iron mines in <
Chatham county, indicate that as the favorite spot.
An attempt will be made to unite with this depot
the national foundry authorized by Congress.
COLCMBIS, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18,
oininon Schools—Education.
The Democratic party of thi3 State having tri
umphed for many yea?s at every election, and
having gained the confidence of the people, it is
natural that its enemies should not loose an op
portunity to detract from its well-merited popu
larity. It is to accomplish some political end
more than to give utterance to an HVmest indig
nation that has induced some ot our American
cotemporaries in this State to condemn the re
cent action of a democratic legislature in regard
to its Common School policy. The “pitiful,
“niggardly,” sum of one hundred thousand dol
lars has been appropriated for common School
purposes! What a “shrivel-hearted policy !”
Well, it may be from this exhibit of the liberality
of the legislature that Georgia should bow her
head” in shame, but when it is remembered that
this sum is in addition to what is raised in each
county as heretofore, that it is just one hundred
thousand dollars more than any other Legislature
ever appropriated, we confess we are satisfied with*
the amount. For ourselves we were not the ad
vocates of so large an amount unless distributed
equally among the tax-paying counties of the
State. The Legislature has done more for Com
mon Schools than the tax-paying people asked,
and especially those who pay but little aud prefer
the education of their own children or no educa
tion at all. than an intervention on the part oi
the Government to force them to educate other
people’s children. We do not intend by this ar
ticle to condemn the policy of educating the poor,
but simply to object to the common school system
as unequal, and to pYove that in the face of all
difficulties, the Legislature was exceedingly liberal
with the people’s money. For instance, we take
the county of Fulton, as the Atlanta American is
indignant on account of the small amount appro
priated, and the county of Gilmer—the next in
alphabetical order in the Comptroller’s report—to
show the inequality. Fulton county pays $4,524
tax into the Treasury, and $2,331 to poor schools.
Gilmer county pays $757 —and nothing for Poor
Schools. Fulton draws $495 from the Treasury,
and Gilmer $620 for school purposes. Thus it will
be seen that Fulton pays from the tax imposed ou
her citizens, six times as much money as Gilmer,
and yet draws from the Treasury nearly one-third
less. This may be right but if it is, it is right to
take from one man money and give it to another
nolens colons. This we do not conceive to be the
object of government. Its great end is to pass
laws for the protection of the rights, liberties and
properties of the people. Ila tax is levied for
education, let it be done equally and above all,
distributed equally. So much for the one hundred
thousand dollars for School purposes and ihe
“niggardly” policy of the Democrats.
Operatic ancEThcatrlcal.
It gives us much pleasure to inform our pleas -
sure-loving community that the New Orleans
English Opera Company, under the immagement
of Mr. W. S. Lyster, will begin an engagement of
twelve nights at Temperance Hall in this city on
the 3d of Jaauarv next, during which will be
represented many of the chief operas this company
has reproduced in the principal cities of the Union
with distinguished success. Misses Durand and
Hodson, each of whom won golden opinions from
crowded audiences here last winter, are still con
nected with the company, and the favor with
which they were then received renders it superflu
ous for us to bespeak for them a generous re
ception on their second visit.
They will be succeeded by Mr. W. M Fleming,
who, with his talented theatrical corps, to be in
creased, >ve learn, by the addition of a few “Star.*>”
of the first magnitude, will enter upon an engage
ment of a few nights at the same place, on the
24th of January. Os Mr. Fleming’s character as
a gentleman, we cheerfully bear tlie most positive
testimony. As an actor, we think that his tragic
impersonations are superior to any we have ever
seen, except by the acknowledged masters of the
dramatic art. In some of his characters, we do
not make even this exception. We shall extend
to him a cordial welcome, and hope that he may
make his visit a successful oue.
Mr. W. H. Crisp, long and favorably known to
our community in the two-fold capacity of mana-
in lemperance Hall on the
7th of February next. He has not visited our city
for several seasons, and, hence, wo do not know
the composition of the company or the nature of
their representations ; but this, we do knew, that,
whether they be presided over by the tragic or the
comie muse, they will, from the fast of the leader
ship of Mr. Crisp, present an amount of attraction
which will teat the capacity of the house. At
least, we so hope.
Friday—Hanging of Ulnch and llozicr on the same
(■allows ! Gallows well Arranged—Drop Doors—
Hinges on Sides—Cost 850.00.
On yesterday Hinch and Dozier, suffered death
as the penalty for their respective crimes.
As the hour of execution approached, a large and
promiscuous crowd assembled around the Jail. The
prisoners appeared very much composed. After
exchanging parting words kindly and feelingly
with their friends, they entered two carriages—
Kineh in one with Sheriff Brooks, Rev. Allen
Turner of the Methodist Conference, Rev. Dr.
Young and Marshall Hughes.
Dozier in the other, with Rev. Michael Culli
nan. Catholic Priest and Deputy Sheriff Lamar—
both carriages guarded by Columbus Guards un
der the command of Capt Semmes and City Light
Guards, Lieut. Weems, commanding. The pro
cession moved slowly to the place of execution,
without music.
Arrived at the Gallows.
Police—companies and officers ot the Court of
Russell co. Ala., were admitted within the ropes.
The Priest, at the foot of the Gallows was en
gaged for a long time in prayer with Dozier, while
llinch was conversing with Rev. Mr. Turner.
Hinch ascended the Gallows and made the fol
lowing remarks ;
“Ladies and Gentlemen :
Before Godin whose presence I am shortly to
appear and on this serious and solemn occasion I
desire to state the truth of the unfortunate trans
action which has caused me to be a victim to
day.
We (naming the parties) were walking down
the street on the sabbath morning, I was never in
better humor in my life, our attention was arrest
ed by a jower between Stowers and McArdell—at
the suggestion of another I turned back to sup
press it. Arriving at the place we found McAr
dcll and Stowers engaged in a fight in which
Stowers was whipped and McArdell got off
him of his own accord—Stowers acknowl
edged being whipped and came to where I
and Corcoran and his son, and Garrison were
standing, Tracy, the man whom unfortunately I
killed, came up with a knife in his right hand aud
struck Stowers twice with his left. I remarked
that he ought not to fight a man who was whipped
and had acknowledged it. Then Tracy made an
attack with his knife, approaching my direction.
Corcoran was standing between us, and drawing a
pistol, said, I will kill you if you attempt to cut
me. He did not attack Corcoran, but came on to
me with his knife drawn, and I seized a pistol from
Garrison and killed him,
If this be murder, I am guilty of murder; if
not, I am not guilty.
Os the witnesses, I will not speak. The time
has been when I would revenge myself on them.
If they can justify their conduct before their God,
lam satisfied. I have to-day no ill-feeling or
malice against a human being in this country, and
lam endeavoring to die in peace with all man
kind. lam resigned to the w ill of [my God, but
I am not reconciled to the idea that I ought to be
hanged.”
After Hinch closed his address, the Rev. Allen
Turner read a hymn and made an impressive dis
course-after which there was singing, in which a
good many participated, and then prayer.
Again the Priest knelt on the scaffold with
Dozier in prayer, fco., for some time. The prison
ers then parted with officers and ministers and
priest, and were ready to depart The Sheriff as
cended to adjust the ropes—when about to tio
Hinch’s arms, ho said—“you need’nt tie my arms,
I can die without it aud I woq’t move my hands.”
Dozier said to Deputy Sheriff, “he would be in
Heaven in a few moments. I feel just like it.
Dozier made no remarks aloud. Both professed
to have their sins forgiven and ready to launch
into eternity.
Hinch was dressed in black coat and pants,
white vest, slippers and glazed cap.
Dozier was dressed in white pants, grass linen
coat and boots. Both were remarkably cool and
collected during the time.
When the cap was tied on. by Hindi s request
the Sheriff stated that he, Hinch. hoped no one
would interefere with his remains, but let them rest
m peace. Then, turning to Dozier, Hinch said,
my dear old fellow, how do you feel? the reply
was. very well ; so do I ; God bless you, ft.rewell!
As the Sheriff left him, he commenced repeating,
•*0 God, have mercy on me, and take me into thj
keeping,” when the drop fell. This occurred at
twenty minutes*befor 2 o’clock.
TOR THE TIMES.
New Orleans, Dec. 11th, 1858.
Dear Times: In politics, the engrossing subject
here, for some days past, has been Douglas. His
speech lias been a grand panacea for all the ills
politic, and is but another example of the versa
tillitv, if not of the gullibility of the sovereigns.
l£e left yesterday moruiug on the Black M arrior
for Havana, where he expects to visit a few days.
His beautiful wife accompanies him. 1 could
vote for her with much more grace of mind and
ease of conscience than 1 could tor him.
But polities here does not engross the public
mind. Amidst the ever changing aspects of
pleasure and business, that subject comes in only
as an occasional interlude. Although the late
epidemic has but just past, audits effects are
still to be seen and much more to be felt in many
a family gathering, although there have been not
less than five thousand of riio people of this city
laid in their graves, no one would suppose that
such had been the cn.-o to see now the busy mul
titudes. eager in the pursuit of pleasure or intent
upon the transactions of business. The city is
thronged w ith a busy hive of strangers. The
Hotels, from the St. Charles down, are all crowd
ed. Were it not for the occasional visitations of
epidemic diseases, there can be no doubt but that
this city would soon become the leading city ofthe
United States. Situated upon the mightiest
stream ofthe world, draining a vast extent ofthe
entire continent, an area in soil and climate un
surpassed, what but local causes is to prevent its
swelling into a magnificent cornucopia, a mart of
opulent commerce that should excite the admira
tion and wonder ofthe world?
There is much here to engage the attention of a
stranger. The enormous amount of produce de
livered upon the acres of levee, the shipping of a
world, the customs of the people, the manners so
different from our rural ideas, the singularity ot
the situation of the City, all, w ithout speaking ot
minor matters, arc enough to attract ones obser
vation.
Particular objects, worthy of mention, are com
mon. The mammoth Custom House, occupying
one entire square, already consuming ten years iu
its construction, and promising an equally long
period for its completion, will be, when finished,
the finest structure of the kind in the world.
The numerous magnificent Roman Cathedrals
are more of a distinct feature of New Orleans than
of any other American city.
Yesterday, however, I enjoyed more of a treat
than Romish priest could ever have offered. The
great and good Bishop Fierce, on his way from
the Texas Conference to preside over that of Geor
gia, happened here. It was hurriedly announced
that he would preach in the Moreau Street Metho
dist Church, way down in the French quarter of
the city. I went. The gracious outpouring of
God’s spirit was felt in the congregation, and we
were revived and refreshed.
Prof. Darby, of Ala., hn? been in the etty several
days, on business connected with his new disinfec
tant. I understand that he has had most gratify
ing success in bringing it before the medical pro
fession here, and in introducing it into the Charity
Hospital and otherwise. It is gratifying to see
our own people succeeding among ourselves.
Prentice of the Louisville Journal, is to lecture
here to-night.
The Theatre and Opera are doing a line busi-
HORATIO.
• THIRD DAI.
Dec. 17, 1858.
Conference was opened with religious exercises
by Rev. James Dunwody.
The minutes were read and confirmed.
The committee to whom was referred the mem
orial of C. Austin reported, and asked for a decis
ion upon a point of law. The ease was remanded
to the committee with a request that the Bishop
furnish his written decision on the law point.
A bill of charges was presented against Joshua
T. Smith, which was referred to committee.
The name of Goodman Hughes was called again
(his ca.se being laid over,) and his character pass
ed, and he was admitted as a member.
J. V. M. Morris of the third year’s class was
called and character passed.
The following persons were called and their
characters passed and they were elected to Elder’s
orders, James M. Armstrong, Allen J. Dean, J. W.
Burke, Geo. G. N. McDonald, W. J. Scott, Thos.
T. Christian, W. S. Turner, John P. Howell, Jas.
0. AjJClark, W. S. Baker, Wesley P. Pledger.
Rev. Mr. McArty, Rev. W. H. Ellison of Ala
bama Conference were introduced ; also Rev. Mr.
DeVotie of the Baptist church.
A letter was read from Savannah sending up
$260 for Conference purposes, being dividends
upon stock left by deceased persons for this pur
pose.
Rev. 8. M. Smith was re-admitted.
Rev. Mr. M are made an appeal in behalf of the
Washington City Church, and a collection was
taken.
The names of several Elders were called and
their characters passed.
From the Federal Union. Extra, Dec. 12.
Education Bill.
The conference committee reported an educa
tional bill which after a short explanation by Mr.
Lewis, of Hancock, and a reply by Mr. Kenan,
was: put upon its passage. The yeas were ninety
four, nays twenty-eight.
To be entitled an act to provide for the education
of the children of the State between certain
ages, and to provide an annual sinking fund for
the extinguishment of the public debt.
Sec. 1. The General Assembly of Georgia do
enact that one hundred thousand dollars of the
net earnings of the Western and Atlantic railroad
shall be annually appropriated to the purposes of
education as hereinafter specified.
Sec. 2. The fund set apart in the first section
of this act shall be added to the present school
fund of this State, and divided out among the
several counties thereof according to the return of
all the white children thereof, between the ages
of eight (8) and eighteen (18,) and that each
county hereby have the power to use, enjoy, and
dispose of the fund they respectively receive lbr
educational purposes in such maimer as they may
see fit and proper. The plan for each county to
be devised by the Grand Jury thereof, with the
Ordinary, and if the Grand Jury and Ordiuary
fail or refuse to devise a plan, then said fund to
be used aud employed under existing laws. Pro
vided, That in all cases the said fund shall be
used for instruction of children in the elementary
branches of education. And provided further,
that a portion of said fund to be distributed to
Chatham county shall be expended by the Justi
ces of the Inferior Court through the School Com
missioners of said county.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the Receiv
er of Tax Returns of each county shall require of
each tax payer when giving in his taxable proper
ty, to return under oath the number of his chil
dren between the ages of eight and eighteen years,
and it slrall be the duty of tho Grand Jury of
each county at the next term of the Court after
the Tax Receiver has completed his digest, to ex
amine the same, and if any of said children are
left out of the return, then the said Grand Jury
shall make every effort in their power to ascertain
the names of those omitted, and have them added
to the list.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That in order to
augment said educational fund, whatever fund
may be in the Treasury not otherwise appropria
ted at the time of such appropriation over and
above the expenses ordinary and extraordinary of
the State Government shall be added to the fund
hereinbore set tysart for educational purposes, ami
distributed in the same manner.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, by the authority
aforesaid. That the Inferior Court of each county
shall, upon a recommendation of the Grand Jury
therof, assess such a per cent, upon its State tax
as they may deem right and proper, if any, to
augment said educational fund for said county,
and the Ordinary of each county shall be the treas
urer of said fund and shall give bond to the Jus
tices ofthe Inferior Court, in the sum of double
the amount apportioned to his county, and the
several Ordinaries shall make out and present to
the Grand Juries, at the spring term of the Supe
rior Courts, a full account current, of all the re
ceipts and expenditures; stating items and amounts
left over from previous years; and shall make
oath to the truth of their accounts, and a false
oath therein shall be punished as perjury.
SKC. 6. Be it further enacted. That the tuition of
those children, entitled to participate in this fund,
who shall attend school out ofthe county in which
they reside, shall be paid -out of the fund of the
county in which they reside.
Sec. 7. Re it further enacted. That the Gover
nor be and he is hereby authorized, to draw his
warrant on the Treasury fer such sums as may be
in the treasury, subject to distribution under this
act, iu favor of the Ordinary of each county, on
the third Monday in November of each year:
I vovided, The ordinary shall have first furnish
ed the Governor with the number of children in
his county between the ages aforesaid—the num
ber taught the elementary branches of an English
education, the number taught the higher branches
of education, the rates of tuition in the elementa
ry and the higher branches, and all other facts
and statistics which his Excellency may require
said ordinaries to obtain and return, and which
he. may deem useful in aid of future legisla
tion.
SEC. 8. Re it further enacted. That the several
Ordinaries, as a means of collecting ot the teach
ers or trustees of schools and* academies the infor
mation and statistics contemplated in this act,
shall have the power to withhold the fund appor
tioned or due any teacher or trustees until bis
terms or requisitions for information are complied
with. Aud no teacher shall participate in the
benefits of this fund for any instruction rendered,
until he shall obtain the certificate of a board of
examiners, appointed for the purpose, bv tin- Jus
tices of the Inferior Court, of his quality. :-ms to
teach the branches of education com inputted by
this act, and also of good moral character: and
j the said board of examiners ‘ball make oath, in
every instance, to discharge faithfully their duties,
and decide impartially.
Sec. 9. Jlc it further enacted. That the Govern
or shall be hereby authorized and required, as far
as may be practicable, to substitute other .State
bonds, bearing same rate of interest, for those
now in the hands of holders, and that he issue
the new bonds and arrange them upon such a
schedule, and payable at such a period or }>eriods?
in the future, as that, by providing annually a
sinking fund of certain amount, the whole princi
pal of the public debt (the interest being semi
annually paid as now provided by law.) shall be
extinguished by the time the last bonds ‘shall be
come due. This sinking fund, when ascertained
shall be regularly and punctually paidait of the
nett earnings of the Western and Atlantic rail
railroad; and until the schedule ofthe public debt
is fixed, and the amount of sinking fund i- as
certained. the Governor shall use so much of the
nett earnings of the road as shall be necessary
to meet the bonds annually falling due. an pay
ment of* the same, and in the purchase or
payment of other bonds, the period for
the payment of which is left to the option of the
State.
Sec. 10. Be tt further enacted, That whenever
the Governor shall, by means of the sinking fund
or by any other fund applicable t* the purpose,
pay and take up any portion of the bonds of the
public debt, he shall issue an equal amount of
bonds in sums of one thousand dollars, bearing
interest at six per cent, per annum, payable at
such period in the future as he may deem lest for \
the objects and interests in view, tojthe Secretary
of State as trustee ofthe Education Fund *>f|
i Georgia, so that as the public debt is extinguish
ed, the education fund shall he increase*!, and the j
interest on said education fond shall be annually |
appropriated to educational purposes.
Sec. 11. Be it further enacted. That the Gov- !
ernor be authorized to make deposit in cither ol
the banks of Savannah or Augusta, on the best j
1 terms practicable, of any monies: which may ac
cumulate in the treasury, and which may be sub- ;
ject to the'appropriations contemplated by thi- j
. act, such deposit to be made upon condition that j
such portion of it, u? -shall belong to the fund pro j
1 vided for distribution for school purposes in thU |
act, shall be drawn by tbe third Monday in Nov- j
l ember of each year, and such portion of said de- ‘
posites as forms a part ofthe sinking fund, under
1 the provisions of this act, shall be drawn at any
’ time at the option of the Governor, when he may
l’ have an opportunity to purchase at par the bonds
of the State.
Sec. 12. This act shall take effect immediately
all conflicting laws to the contrary notwii bstan
-1 ding.
The African Cruise. —We have received ad
- ditional details concerning the trip of the U. S.
steam frigate Xiagam, which reached New York
on Saturday morning, after delivering ihe re-eap
“ tured Africans, of the Kchd* cargo, to the Liberi
an “receptacle.”
; A New York exchange reports
Seventy-one AfAc&n? died on the vogage, and
many of the remainder would have shared the
aswar.-Jofrure jN iagnra, humanely carried out by her
officers and crow. The President of Liberia, with
the members of his Cabinet, visited the ship, and
his government borrowed a quantity of powder
and other war munitions from her stores. Napo
leon’s “free emigration” system was carried out
, with pertinacity on the coast, and hi- agents and
officers did not scruple to take free citizens of Li
beria, provided they could induce them to go off.
Trouble was likely to ensue on the const in con
sequence. Several American vessels were closely
watched by the British cruisers. The Niagara
exhibited splendid performance as a sailing vessel.
1 and the utmost order and discipline was kept up
) on board, notwithstanding the peculiarly disa
| greeable nature of the duty.
i m m
Eight Children at a Birth— Egypt against
all Creation. —About five months since, the wife
1 of Jacob Abbott, living ten miles West of Gol
couda, in Pope county, presented her husband
with eight pledges of affection at one birth ! Four
. of these children survived until some six weeks
since, when two of them sickened aud died. The
remaining two are still living and thriving finely.
The whole eight were very small specimens of hu
manity when ushered into this world, as might
have been evpccted. This statement is /iter-ally
true; it is vouched for by numbers of respectable
witnesses, who saw the four living children.
Egypt is a very prolific country—a leetle too
much so sometimes. —Cairo Gazette.
Can any of our friends lend us a enpy of Mun
chausen ?
Return of Lieut. White —Sew Orleans
Dec. 13.—The bark Oregon has arrived, with
Lieut. White of the cutter McLelland aboard.
He left the schooner Susan about 250 miles out at
sea, aud she was bound to Grey town. Capt.
Maury sent Lieut. White on board the Oregon ou
Thursday. Lieut. White says when he was aware
that the Suwan had got under way. he went on
deck and ordered the anchor to be cast, but all
bands appeared to be deaf.
Correspondence of the Augusta Constitutionalist
C otton crop.
Mr. Editor : With no view of exaggeration. I
will frankly give you my views of the extent ofthe
present crop, after having obtained all the light?
on the subject I could. It must be remembered
that the picking of the present crop commenced
one month earlier this year than last: this was
owing to the dry weather. I learn from reliable
sources that Arkansas and Texas will be, from
this cause, cut off one-half; Missippi’s crop will
be short from the freshets : and Alabama will fall
short fifteen or twenty per cent, from last year :
Georgia will make a large crop: South Carolina,
perhaps, will not exceed her usual crop—so that
taking all together. 1 believe the crop will not ex
ceed three million bales. Besides the above rea
sons for this opinion (although it will be looked
on as extravagant.) and although the deliveries
are over six hundred thousand more than they
were at this time last year, we must take into the
qccount that it takes about one hundred days to
gather the crop; and we had at least 26 of these
days, in advance of last year, of as fine weather,
and the longest days of the season, to make the
increase—with a disposition to press forward and
sell never witnessed in this country. The cotton
crop in Georgia has been gathered for some time.
We must not judge the crop by the quantity that
has been pressed on the market. All, or nearly
so, have been early gatherers and sellers. When
the falling off commences in the spring, the com
mercial world will be perfectly astonished to find
the cotton crop has been all forwarded and sold.
The surplus of the present crop over the last is
not as much as might be expected, remembering
the drought, causing a month's earlier picking, in
which more than the six hundred thousand extra
hales were gathered and sent forward. I was this
day in conversation with a planter, of the richest
county in Alabama, who believes as 1 do. that the
crop will not much, if any, exceed the last year’s
crop. lie is holding his crop on that very ac
count. An idea having gone out that there would
be three million five hundred thousand bales, has
had the tendency of keeping the price* down.—
X should like to find the man who will bet me one
hundred dollars the crop will reach that point. If
you meet with one so sanguine as to believe there
will be throe million live hundred thousand bales
made the present crop, take tho bet for me.
Your daily subscriber. *•
Hon. Wm. L. Yancey. —This distinguished
gentleman arrived in our city this morning from
New Orleans. We have not yet had the pleasure
of Meeting Col. Yancey, but are pleased to learn
that his health has somewhat improved from his
short sojourn in New Orleans. We understand
that a celebrated physician of New Orleans ad
vised Col. Y.. not. to visiFthe Hot Springs of Ar
kansas at this time, and upon this advice he is ou
his return home, from whence wo hope soon to
learn of his entirely recovered health.— Mobile
Mercury instant.
(OLIMBrS, MONDAY* DECEMBER 20. ÜBS.
The Right of Hearth Question— Again.
We publish in another column a detailed states
meat from the purser of the United States steam
ship Washington, in relation to the visitation and
search of that vessel in the harbor of San Juan,
by the officers of Her Britanie Majesty’s war
steamers. That statement furnishes the basis of
several very important considerations bearing up
on our relations both to Nicaragua and Great
Britain. It appears therefrom, that the quasi
government of Nicaragua has violated its express
treaty obligations with tbe Untied States and its
repeated official assurances, in refusing, to the
citizens of this country, engaged in lawful com
merce, the right of transit across its territory, from
ocean to deean. It is further apparent that Her
Majesty’s government, under the pretext of assist
ing Nicaragua to defend itself against fillibuster
iug invasion, has, in plain contravention of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty, assumed substantially a
protectorate over that country. Another, and by
no means the least important development in the
recent drama, is the practical illustration furnish
ed of the official interpretation whieh Great Britain
places upon the so-called abandonment of the
right of search. Here L- work for the Executive
andfor Congress, if our government shall pretend
to do its duty. Neither of these three points can
escape a rigid scrutiny, or fail to provoke decis
ive action, unless we determine to surrender all i
claim to the dignity of a brave and free people,
and to grant, in advance, unlimited license, alike
, to the pusillanimous and the great, to ran rough
shod over us. With regard to Nicarag i, we
hardly know what course should be adopted. 1
apology aud reparation were demanded, with any
show of earnestness, it would doubtless be imme
diately granted: to be followed by a repetition ot
the insult aud annoyance whenever caprice or
English dictation should decide. The repeal “t
the neutrality laws i.- a matter too nearly as-oeia
ted with the expansion of Southern interest ami
institutions for us to expect it to receive any favor
from the federal government. Thut measure
would soon put to final rest all such questions. In
relation to Great Britain, something must be done.
| and promptly done. Perseverance in our past
and present Central American policy will, inevi
tably and speedily, place the whole of the 1.-thmtu
under the absolute control of British influence.—
The Clayton-Bulwer treaty -hould be immediate
ly abrobated and the Munroe doctrine distinctly
re-asserted and resolutely maintained. The faint
est shadow of a pretense by Great Britain of a
protectorate over am’ portion of Central America,
should be watched and arrested, for the most or
dinary understanding cannot fail to discover to
what such allowance would lead. In respect to
the question of the right of search which the re
cent outrage has again opened, we think that
diplomacy has been exhausted. Action, positive
and immediate is demanded. The offenders, or
; their government, should be punished. Disavow
| als and honied professions of friendship will not
! longer suffice. The affair transpired under the
i eye of the British Minister, and must be in aceor
i dance with the instructions of his government,
j Wo cannot overlook this infraction of our rights
! if we expect to command the respect of indepen
j dent nations.
Death olTapi Ward, 3d Inbuurj.
i The Washington Union of the 15th ins*., say -: j
“Capt. James N. Ward, of ihe third regi
| ment of United States Infantry, died at Sfc. An- J
J tbony, Minnesota, on the 6th in.-u. Capt. \\ . was 1
i u native, of Georgia, and was a worthy aud gal- ;
laut officer. His disease was consumption.”
This announcement will be received with regret j
by Capt. Ward’s relatives and friends in this com
munity. He was a brave officer and Was woun
ded at Oerro Gordo, while gallantly lighting for
his couutry. He leaves a young widow and one
child, to whom he has secured a fortune by hi
recent improvement in fire arms.
Death of Ron. John \. Tucket,
It is with regret that we announce the death of
this worthy gentleman. He died at Dawson,
Terrell co., on the 16th in.d.. on his return home
to Stewart county —Mr. Tucker has been long and
well known in the as ji lawyer of the first
uunity aim a mau of the kindest and noblest im
pulses. He served Stewart county witL
fidelity in the last Legislature and held the honor
able position of chairman of the Judiciary Com
mittee in the Senate. At the time of his death,
he was the nominee of the Democratic party for
Judge ofthe Pa tan la Circuit.
Judge Benning- Letter from Mark H Rian lord teq 1
V* e invite attention to the. following communi
cation from Mark H. Blau lord, esq., to this paper.
It brings confirmation to the high degree of evi
dent*, already furnished, iu refutation of the
charge against Judge Benning, therein recited.
Mr. Blanferd asserts that he is connected with
the Bank cases only as a client of Mr. Doughertv.
llis testimony, therefore, is adverse to his interest,
and the law of evidence would attach great weight
to it in this account: but the well-kuowu charac
ter of the writer, requires no such eireumstam e
to establish his credibilty. Knowing the facts, he
did not. feel at liberty to witii-hohi the truth,
when the integrity of an honest mau was fiercely
assailed.
Buena Vista. Dec. 16. }s.s.
Fditors Times —l have noticed in a communi
cation from Wm. Dougherty ou the Bank Cases
and decision at Macon, that’ it is stated as a con -
clusion by that gentleman. that Judge Benning
would not preside, if elected, in am of tin* Bank
Cases.
This conclusion is not warranted, iu my opin
iniou, from what transpired at and immediately
before Judge Denning’s election. I was present
during the time of the canvass before the Legis
lature,and was familiar with Judge Benuing’s po
sition, and heard him frequently Mate ir. It was
this—that he would not preside iu any case in
in which lie had been employed as counsel, but
that in all other cases he would preside, if elected,
bank eases or any others. This position I heard
him frequently take, and it was so understood by
myself and others.
1 have no connection with the Bank Cases oth
er than as a client of Wm. Dougherty, he holding
bills of mine against the Planters and Mechanics*
Bank for collection, and this communication is
made injustice to Judge Benning.
MARK H. BLANFORD.
lion. Win. c. Perkins
Messrs. Editors— As the election for Judge
is close at hand in this circuit, permit me to sug
gest the nameof the Hon. William C. Perkins,
as the standard bearer of tbe Democracy, in place
of the late lamented Jno. A. Tuuef.k. It will be
remembered that the contest was close between Col
Tucker and himself in the convention, and it was
evident he was the second choice. He has worn
the ermine with dignity and ability, and can be
elected. Yours. Ac.
CHATTAHOOCHEE.
bi-onsto Annual Conference.
FOURTH DAY.
Dec. 18. 1858.
Conference met according to adjournment and
was openod with religions services by Rev. Allen
Turner.
Minutes were read and confirmed.
The committee on the memorial of C. Austin
presented a report and it was laid on the table for
the present.
The names ofthe following brethren were called
aud they were elected to elders orders; James T.
Ainsworth.
The following strangers were introduced to the
Conference: Dr. Higgius, Pastor of Presbyterian
Church, Dr. McFerriu, Book Agent anil Bro’s.
Blue, Kami!, Oliver, and Liufield ofthe Alabama
Conference.
RobL W. Dixon and Francis Forster were elec
ted to membership in the Conference.
The names of a large number of Local preach
ers were called and elected to Deacon’s and elder s
orders.
A partial report was made by the Board of
Stewards and approved as the basis of settlement
with claimants.
Rev. Mr. \V are reported the collection of yes
terday, and a further collection was taken to com
plete the amount desired.
Dr. J. B. McFerrin, Book Agent, made a few
remarks in regard to the Publishing House.
Fat Men, Attention !—The editor of the Ohio
Cultivator, whom we thus judge to be fond of huge I
jokes, proposes in good faith to bestow a preini* J
urn of a broadsword to tbe heaviest man wh
makes his appearance at the approaching f,; t".
State Fair. Each com petit-.;• w
with a fan and haioikc-rchi f, und after rlm
proved upon the scales will parade as the “F
Guards.” The prize is.open to the world.
(’ebb on Mr very.
Messrs. Editors :
As works of merit should be brought to the
ticc of the intelligent public, will you h. .. rf
the accompanying P. S. to a private letter. Th-
History and Laws of Slavery are interesting •
times, but peculiarly so now.
P. S. Have you got and read the fir-: Y
of Cobb on Slavery ? If you have not, you oufcr
to do so at once. 1 have just finished it and find
it a most valuable Book - indeed no one who •
at all should be without it. It contain? a
of information on the and Laws of *■■
very that is interesting to every general
and no Law office ought to be without it. Its ~r
raxigement is good and the author has
upon it much labor and research to make it ;t com
plete system—we very much wanted such • w i.
and now the want is well supplied.
Yours &w,
N.L. HUTCHINS.
Judge tampbelt’K BeeKlon—Mr.
In a recent discussion in Congress upon v
impeachment of Judge Matrons. Mr. Adri:-:; f
i New Jersey, said,*
“AY© have recently seen, Mr. Speaker, an
stance of a most distinguished Ju<:_ Judge
Campbell} who delivered a rn- sr ah!-.? h , P \
charge to a Jury at Mobile, on the tree v.c
and intent of the neutrality laws i ‘ ’ -
and what constitutes an i ]
<*harge has excited a great clamor.
Mr. Stephen’ of Ga.. replied. liutf i
have excited a clamor.” We thank Mr. ‘
for thus expressing the .-etttUaente of n large p- --
lion of our people.- That charge, ui* most ex
ordinary of any ever before delivered, neitb*
cords with law. in our humble opinion, noi . f ,
the genius of our government.
I OBglfSSlOHrtJ.
;
j private bill- were presented. Among
j ness, Georgia and Alabama claims f i*
tion> committed by the Creek Indian- were
| cussed, and have not terminated. Mr. Shorter,
i Alabama, charged Mr. Washburn*.*, of V,;
! lation to the bravery of Georgians and Alabami
I ans. The House has adjpurnr-d until Monday
I Congressional.—V> learn, says the Charl
ton Courier, that the Hon. L. M. Keitt design
closing his brilliant Congressional career
serving out the new term, from the 4th M-ar-a
next, for which, be. has been elected, from the*
j Third Congressional District of the mm
| that Col. Wm. H. Owens, oi* Barnwell, mov s
! lieitor of the .Southern Circuit, will be a cau-l;
J for the succession.
South Carolina Legislature.
I /a the Senate. —The following Resolutions >
i Mr. Bryan,*®f ibe Parishes, were ;V.-.ete<i nine
‘■ unanimously :
j 1. Resolved. That In the opinion of this Gene; ,!
I Assembly, the eighth article of the Treaty
| Washington ought to hp abrogated, as provided
| for in the Uth article of said Treaty.
I 2/Resol red. That in the adoption of the fir-’
I resolution this assembly does not intend to ex
J lint I Legislature. *
j F Railroad from LaOrange to Columbus direct.
! It is thought by many of our friends that aft
road direct from FVdqmbu? lOf this place w nhi *
a very important link iu the line of Kail; s
between {southeastern Alabama mid Middle ’■■■••:
gia. and that it would pfove a very profitable in
vestment to capitalist.-, and of vast benefit to th
traveling public and the country through v. :
it would run. The advantages of. and i; v
ments for building such a road, are promineut
the facts which we will attempt to pre-cut to
minds of ou* readers.
A road from hereto Columbus would
much ofthe freight from that place to August.*
al Charfesk.il I whieh is ~t presc-m -eoojfc.l ■
fhc Mureogvc K*ad.) ou ae.air.t i the iiireelm
of the reutc.and fer the fact that it would be trail
ru.r tj*i Lacs timer and at k-- expense. We be
lieve there are about 120.000 or 130.000 bales
cotton sold in Columbus annually, and this re:;,
would secure at least one half of that freight.-
This would be quite an important item in freight
more perhaps by double, than the amount
; that kind of freights which now pass over the At
j lama £ M ost Point Railroad. Thus it will i
j seen thut the Rond would feed, to a very conside
rable extent, the Georgia and Atlanta Wes
: Point Railrad-, and consequently it i- an enter
prise ofthe ut tin huapitance these two <• :
porations.
Another item must be taken into .ecnsideratl
—South eastern Alabama would send much of tin
cotton of that section by way of Columbus, an !
on through this new road io Augusta and Chari.-
ton. Not only ?.*, much of the travel which y•<
from Southeastern Alabama re Charleston, An
gust a, Tetiue#sce. w.-uld also be secured to re
new road. Everytbinsr taken into consider? *
(though we do not profess to know much ox R .
roads ourself.) we feel confident that such a road
would not only be a practicable but a profitable
enterprise.
The length .*1 the road would not be over fifty
miles, and would probably cost about 312.000
$15.00Q per mile. It may uof be improper i
mark that some $75,000 have been pledged a
stock in the enterprise on a former occasion, and
we feel confident sbar if the proper steps were t ?
ken bv energetic men. rhat rhe stock would be
taken with but little difficulty. • Harris county.
prise, and ire respectfully commend the subject re
their serious consideration.
We shall defer any further remarks on this
subject until we have more time to consider upon
the subject, and r-yu.-h tacts as may tend u*
impress our ek i feet -with tbe ad vantages
new enterprise. —La Grange Report <w
Return ofthe steamer W;**>h*ngion from mh Juan
Del ’'forte.
COf DUCT OF BRITISH DFFU KIU.
SUSP< TED FibLIBUSTERIXO.
The purser Os the stenm.hq Washington fur
nishes the New York evening papers of Saturday,
with the following particular? iu regard to the re
cent trip of the Washington to Nicaragua :
“The Washington arrived off the harbor of Ban
Tuan del Norte, early on the morning iff the 18th
ulu. having experienced a heavy gale fn>m tin*
south on the 15th and loth. She was boarded
outside the harbor by a boat from the United
States frigate Savannah, and entered the harbor
about no**n. as s-ion as*:i pi! >rnM be btained.
“The United State- men-ob 1 ar SareutnafcT and
Jamestown.* and English steam frigate Leopard
and Valorous. Sir Mm. 0* re On,ley being on
board the Valorous iu the harbor. Col. Childs,
the company's agent, came ou board and inform
ed us that nothiughad Ken heard ofthe arrival
ofthe Hermann at San du:u del sar. aud that the
Nicaragua Government refused -permit the pa -
se&gers ofthe Washington to pn-s through the
country,, alleging that the passengers by the
Washington were fillilmsiers connected with the
passenger* on the Hermann. Mr. Childs, with
other parties connected with the company, on the
morning of our arrival, took the little steamer.
Catharine Maria, aud proceeded up the river to
Granada, to eon sulk and?-if possible, to induce the
Government to grant perihi'sion fer our passen
gers to pass, if the Hermann was at San Juan del
Sar. Immediately upon our anchoring at San
Juan, we were boarded by two English officers,
with side-arms, from the Leopard and Valorous,
inquiring in regard to the number of passengers,
oariro. Ac., wishing to see the passenger list, ask
iug of the purser and chief officer if the passen
gers were Americans, and if they were armed,
and if there were arms mul ammunition on board
the ship.
“Ti \ were told that the ship had been boarded
by an h. vr of the I'nited States ship Savannah,
who wouh ;>\ e them any information they re
quired. ‘i !n replied that they were instructed to
get such inlbrmaiion direct. The . did not, how
ever, insist upon < ho hatches being taken off. and
left the ship rather suddenly. The same alter
noon the frigaio Leopard got nuder weigh, and
proceeded to sea under the pretence, as Captain
Wainwright said to Capt, <\. that they had some
eighty on tho sick list, and went to sea for their
benefit. It afterwards appears she w&aordcred to
the month of the Colorado to intercept two hun
dred and fifty filibusters that it was reported wo
had landed the previous night. Onr boat could
not got up the San Juan on account of the very
low stage of w ater, and had proceeded to the
mouth of the Colorado, where she arrived at day
light next morning, just iu time to be seen by the
Leopard, that was anchored off the month of the
river there. Launches were immediately man
ned and chase made of our harmless little steam
er. As she had to stop after proceeding a short
distance up tho river to fix some steam-pipe, the
boats came up with them iu gallant style, with
howitzer and small arms pointed for an attack
upon the supposed filibusters. After satisfying
themselves that they had been pretty cheaply
sold, they returned to their *hip, and about noon