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Indian perfidy and atrocity. The consequences of the removal have already been spoken of; and whilst the Government cannot restore to life its murdered citizens, it can at least compensate for the actual losses sustained by them. Not only un der the general right which the citizen has, that bi3 property shall he protected, but also under the act of 1834, these claimants are entitled to compensation for their losses ; not, I grant, under its letter, but under its spirit.- Mr. Giddings. The gentleman is laying down a very correct rule; but I desire that he shall turn his attention to the application of it. It is unquestionably the duty of the Government, ih the ordinary exercise of its functions, to protect its citizens. Now I ask the gentleman if the rule was ever adopted ui any Department of the Govern ment, by compensating for losses of property in this way, ancfbefore the GkJvernment had all prop er and reasonable time to bring its forces there for the protection of citizens and property ? Mr.* Crawford. I ask the gentleman from Ohio, if he approves of the principles laid down in the act of 1334, in regard to the intercourse between the whites and Indians ? Mr. Giddings. If the gentleman will specify any particular part of it, I will give a definite answer. Mr. Crawford. It is this : “That if any Indians belonging to a tribe in amity with the United States, shall, within the ‘lndian country/ on passing from the ‘lndian country* into any State or Territory inhabited by Citizens of the United States, take and destroy their property, the owners of said property shall make claim to the superintendent or Indian agent, who, upon due proof of the loss, shall, under the direction of the President, apply to the tribe for satisfaction: and if such satisfaction be not made within twelve months, the same shall be reported to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, that such steps shall be taken as shall be proper to obtain satisfaction ; and, in the mean time, in respect to the property sc taken, stolen or destroyed, the United’ states guaranty to the party so injured an eventual indemnification/’ After describing what shall be Indian country, it then provides that if any Indians belonging to a friendly tribe shall destroy property, either in the Indian country or in passing from it into any State or -Territory inhabited by citizens of the United States, the owners of such property shall, upon pxoof of the, loss, under the direction of the Plates guaranty tlie parties an evenaial indemnification. Mr. Giddings. I yield that a most hearty as sent. Mr. Crawford. The gentleman from Ohio says he approves the principles laid down in that law. I now say to him, and to the House, that although the letter of the law docs not cover the claims we bring to the House, yet in principle it does. It is true that most of these losses were sustained in Georgia and Alabama; but the In dians were occupying the country, and it was no part of the duty of these States to remove them from iL Had these depredations been committed by Idniaps West of the Mississippi, the claimants would have been paid long ([years ago; but pay ment is withheld because they did not occur in what is known tecnicbally as “Indian country.” The friends of this bill admit that under the act of 1834, this was not Indian country; but they do say, that if the presence of the whole tribe,and their occupancy of the lands ever makes Indian country, then this was verily so, indeed. If the payments made be just under the act of 1834, then they are just under this bill; and if Congress did right in parsing that law, then Congress ought to pass this. It was under this view, no doubt, that General Jackson, in December of this same year, says to Congress that provision should be made for in demnifying the owners of property which had been taken for public use, and suggests that relief should also be rendered for depredations commit ted by these Indians. Congress, whether concur ring in that view or not, appropriated a sum of $5,000* o cover the expense of a suitable commis sion to examine into the depredations committed and report the mune to Congress. The commis sioners discharged that duty, and ascertained that $1,272 ,000 was the antihunt claimed to be due; but j the amount allowed was only $349,000 ; reducing in eyery instance the sum claimed one third, aud in some cases one half. The Government, after sending out this commission, has only paid one of the sufferers, and his claim had been transferred to the State of Geurgia, or that would never, per haps, have been paid. It may be insisted that the Government cannot undertake to pay for los ses sustained by the citizen when a state of war exists; but let it be remembered that no war wm ever declared by the Creek nation against the whites. These depredations were committed by comparatively small hands of dissatisfied Creeks, who were also hostile to a majority of their tribe, and determined never to emigrate to the country assigned them. And it is just at this point in the history of these troubles that a misunderstanding arises as to the hostilities, whether it was a war or not. It was not known definitely, at first, how far this hostile state of feeling existed; but was in the end well known that at no time was a majority engaged in it. It was undoubtedly a war the very moment these hostile Creeks agreed to join Osceola in his rebellion. The question then made is, will the Govern ment, after having treated for these lands and the removal of the Indians, after having sold the same to its citizens, permit a portion of the tribe to dis regard tbo treaty, violate its obligations, murder the settlers, destroy their property, aud then re fuse to allow compensation or give redress ? When these claimants ask the Government to withhold annuities due the Creeks, they are mot with the response that that can only be done when war has existed or the depredations have been committed in the Indian country proper. Thus it iaf in the first place, they are denied payment because the whole tribe did not engage in the hostilities ; and in the second, because of a legal technicality. In no event, however, can a portion of these claims be denied payment; because the records of the War Office show that such destruction of property as occurred in Georgia, was induced by the occupation of it by your troops; and that, too, after the hostile Creeks had accepted the in vitation of the Seminoles to unite with them in their open war against the United States. Such were the losses at Roauoke, and in the adjacent country ; all of which this Government is in good faith bound to refund. Hon. John Forsyth The appointment of lion. John Forsyth as Min ister to Mexico by Mr. Pearce, was hailed with joy by the democracy of Alabama and Georgia. He has sustained himself and the honor of his country in that position and we trust the administration will not 30 far forget his past ser vices and his present position in the democratic ranks to appoint another in his stead without just and satisfactory reasons. We have alluded to subject heretofore, and will allude to it .again at the proper time. We merely designed these remarks as a heading to the following extract of a Washington letter to a New Orleans paper S “A novel and somewhat embarrassing question seems likely to arise here in connection with the Mexican Mission. The President, in his message, refers to Mr. Forsyth as “our late Minister to Mexico.” Mr. Forsyth’s friends contend that he has not been removed; that he has brought his legation home because ordered to withdraw it al together from Mexico : that he is still attached to said Legation as Minister; and that no new Minis ter can be appointed unless he resigns, or is re moved. It is not at all probable that the Presi dent will consent to Mr. F/s return to Mexico, nor is it likely that he will resign, as he believes he can make a satisfactory treaty with Mexico, and is desirous of thus signalizing his mission be fore retiring from it. The Administration has received private infor mation from Mexico, indicating the probability that Gen. Robles will soon be at the head of af fairs there, and suggesting that the Government of the United States await rapidly approaching events before compromising itself by recognizing the Juarez Government. The probabilities, nev ertheless, are that Senor Mata will soon be receiv ed, provided he brings with him full powers from Juarez to make a treaty with the United States here at Washington. In such a case there will be a necessity for hastening an American repre sentative to Mexico.” newspaper editor, concluding a discus on, says: This brings to memory a sleepy gentleman, who took leave of a discussion about the authorship of anew novel, and when he had finished his nap the conversation had changed to an earthquake, just happened. With a half concealed yawn, he asked innocently’, “Who is the author of that ?” Hon. William L. Yakcky.—We take great pleasure in announcing, to our citizens the return home of the distinguysSeil gentleman whose name heads this paragraph- As we before stated, Mr. Yaneex did not go to the Hot Springs, as he had at first “intended ; hut, by advice of his physician, the celebrated Dr. Stone, of New Orleaus, he re mained in that city since his departure from Mont gomery* Mr. Yancey’s heal this greatly impro ved. jtnd we shall no doubt see him, whenever op portunity offers, battling as has ever been his wont the foes of “our injured and assailed section”— i his native*South. The loss of such a man as Mr. Yancey at this peculiar juncture of our affairs, would be felt, not only by the State of Alabama, but by the entire South. The whole South has reasons to rejoice at his restoration to health, and her enemies may rest assured that he is again able to lead her cohorts to the field, to do battle iu de fence of her rights and of a true, constitutional Union .—Montgomery Advertiser. Swann, of Baltimore, has approved the ordinance establishing a paid Fire Depart ment, and the Chief Engineer and Fire Commis sioners have been appointed. COLUMBUS, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 21,1858. South Carolina—Her Chivalry. It has been the pride and boast of the true men at the South, that the little State of South Carolina would he the last to yield an humble obedience to the wifi ofthe North. That she possessed the fire, the patriotism, the courage, the independence, to - strike from her ankles the chain that bound her to the Union, when it was evident that that Union hung to her to worry out her existence. This renown fgr South Carolina has filled the lovers of freedom and liberty with enthusiasm at the men; tion of her name. Even the school-boy has caught the inspiration and carried a,way enraptured au diences in declaim in gibe speeches of a Ilaync, a Calhoun ora Rhett, where South Carolina was eulogised for her Southern blood, Tier proud, in dependent spirit—her bravely and courage—her great willingness to lead the van in defence of Southern honor. Alas ! how her glory is depart ing ! Her statesmen, Hammond, Orr, and others are thirsting after the flesh-pots of Federal office, and the star of S. Carolina that has so long guid ed the patriot by its effulgence—directing him to the path of duty’ and glory, as the star of Bethle hem led the wise-men of the East to the humble spot where was born the Son of Man, is fast be ing eclipsed by the clouds of Unionism, conserva tism and submissionism. A Northern papet commenting on the recent inugural address of Governor Gist, says: “This is certainly a wonderful letting down for South. Corolina. Thus it is apparent that the sound statesmanlike advice of Senator Hammond ” a hnmth Carolina secessionist, like Gov. Gist, pro poses to wait a little longer, he means an in defi nite postponement of and Souther tvconJWcmcy Mobile A. Girard Railroad. Satisfied.—The stockholders of the Central Railroad must be satisfied with its management, as the call for a meeting yesterday was not at tended by a dozen people, and most of I hem from the country, who probably availed themselves of the opportunity of a free ride. We learn that Major J. 11. Howard is here and had intended addressing the meeting upon the subject of aiding the Mobile & Girard Railroad, of which he is President. This road will be an important feed er to the Central Railroad and the business of Savannah, and deserves all the encouragement at our hands we are capable of giving it. Major Howard has pushed it forward thus far towards completion by his untiring perseverance and energy, with but little aid from others; and now that its benefits are plainly seen, the policy of granting him assistance can hardly be doubted. Site. Hep. Congressional. Washington, Dec. 21.—1n the Senate to-day the Pacific Railway bill was under discussion. A resolution was adopted calling the correspondence with the Mexican Government. The Senate then went into Executive session. In the House, the army, civil and diplomatic bills were ordered to be printed. The “old sol dier’s bill” was discussed, and a substitute adop ted admitting to the benefits of the act, the wid ows of deceased soldiers of the war of 1812. and of that period, and also includes the marines. The bill exempts the pensions from legal process. From the Savannah Republican, V. 8. CoininlwdonerV Court—The Slaver Trial. The examination of the parties arrested for complicity in the sflSive trade, was resumed yester day morning. The first witness put upon the stand was Captain G. W. Stock well, of Bruns wick. After being sworn, but before giving in his testimony, the question was raised as to what testimony should be exacted from witnesses: whether they 7 should be compelled to testify 7 so as to criminate themselves. Ac. Judge Ilenry deci ded that no person should be required to testify to anything either criminating himself, or tending to that result, but that witnesses might answer any question that they voluntarily desired to an swer. The witness was then put upon the stand and testified as follows : Capt G. W. Stock well —Sworn—Had seen no negroes that he supposed were recently impor ted Africans. Had seen a person who called him self Capt.“Uorrie, of the sehr. Wanderer. This was the latter part of November or first part of December. Boarded the Wanderer in St. An drew’s Sound, at the mouth of Satilla river, about two miles from Jekyl Island, where she had been lying for two or three days ; found a tame man on board, and a Mr. Clubb, who lives iu that neighborhood, who asked witness to stay 7 on board until Capt. Corrie returned. Met Mr. Harris go ing to Brunswick. Capt. Corrie engaged witness to bring the Wanderer uround to Brunswick, for which he was to receive SIOO. No article of any kind was left in possession of witness, either on the beach or anywhere else. Never said to any one that anything had been left in his possession. It was news to him when he got to Brunswick and heard that the Wanderer was supposed to be slaver. Cross Examined. —Saw nothing on board to ex cite his suspicions that the Wanderer had been engaged in the slave trade. Had the appearance of haviug suffered in a stress of weather: other vessels were going out aud coming in ; saw three on Sunday morning; saw the Wanderer come to anchor on Sunday morning. Direct Examination Resumed. —Would have had the damages repaired before going to sea; some of her sails were damaged. Thomas Barnes—Sworn.—Had seen the Wan derer at Brunswick on the 9th ; saw some vessels in the mouth of Satilla river ; saw the Wanderer four or five days before she came to Brunswick saw two steamboats lying in the sound at the same time; this was about the 3rd inst.: did’nt know the names of the steamers at that distance: knows the tug Lamar —she was in Brunswick at my wharf: saw a steamboat about the mouth of the Satilla river next day. Watched the course of the Lamar till she turned a point and got out of sight ; jaw the smoke of a steamboat in the sound two or three hours: went on board the Lamar at Brunswick and started towards the cabin: was interrupted by a servant who asked if 1 wanted the Captain and went aud called him ; the Lamar was never in Brunswick before to my knowledge; she did not return to Brunswick on that trip, but did return afterwards for the Wanderer. The tlistiuale she returned she hailed from Savannah : on-her first trip Capt. Christie said he was bound for Fernandina after cedar. Horatio Harris.—Sworn—District Attorney Ganah asked this witness if he had seen any ne groes that he supposed were recently 7 imported Africans. The witness replied that he could not answer the question, as Iris answer might crimin ate himself. A warm debate sprung up between Counsel, as to whether the witness should be for ced to answer whether, in his opinion, his evi dence would criminate himself or not. Judge Henry ruled in favor of the District Attorney, and the witness replied that his evidence would crimi nate himself. Mr. Jackson then asked the Judge ‘for a continuation of the ease till next Tuesday, whieh“vvtts granted. The|case thus fair has been conducted with great energy and ability, both on the part of the prosecution and the defence. The discussion, on yesterday, between Messrs. Jackson and Owens, upon the law of evidence, was equal, in point of forensic display 7 , to any thing we have seen at our bar for years past. After the developments thus far, no (me enter tains a doubt that a cargo of Africans have becu introduced into the State ; but whether legal evi dence can be had to fix the offence upon any par ticular person, or persons, is a wholly different question. [Confidential.] Mr. Cass to Mr. Dodge. No. 66.] Department op State, Washington, October 21, 2558. Sir : Late arrivals from Europe bring us reports that a naval and military armament is about to leave Spain, destined to attack Mexico, with a view, it is rumored, to acquire political ascendan cy there, taking advantage of the distracted con dition of that unfortunate republic. Under these circumstances, I have thought it proper to ask your attention to this subject. You are aware of the position taken by the Uni ted States, that they will not consent to the sub jugation of any of the independent States of this continent to European powers, nor to the exercise of a protectorate over them, nor to any other di ■ reet political influence to control their •policy or institutions. Recent circumstances have given to this determination additional strength, and it will be inflexibly adhered to, whatever may be the consequences. The subject is familiar to you, and needs no il lustration. I (16 not desire you to draw the atten tion of the Spanish ministry to it by any formal communication ; but it would be well to embrace such favorable opportunities as may present them selves to bring the matter incidentally to the at tention of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and to make known the interest which this government attaches to this subject; reminding him, at the same time, of the policy concernmjrdt which has been repeatedly declared by the United States, which will, in all human .probabilify. never be departed from. * > \ With respect to the causes of war between Spkiu and Mexico, the United States have no concern, and do not undertake to judge them. Nor uO-they claim to interpose “In any hostilities-.which may take place. Their policy#*!’ observation arid in terference is limited to the permanent subjugation of any portion of the territory of Mexico, of any other American State, to any European whatever.’ , It Every desirable that this government should. know whether Spain is about to send a farce to Mexico, and, if so. what is its strength. Aml,- atso, what are the alleged causes and the avowed designs. T will, therefore, thank you to commu nicate all the information you can procure upon these points, and upon any otfJers connected with this sabject which you may, deem important. I am, sir, your.obedient servant, LEWIS CASS. Augustus C. Dodge, Esq., Ac., Ac., Madrid. Mexican-Affairs. Washington. Dec. 2J.—A private letter re ceived here from Tampico, says that a Spanish commander had suddenly broken off negotiations with the authorities of that city and port, and had blocked the port with two war steamers. It was generally believed that the Spanish fleet would land a force and fortify the town. The Washington States of to-day announces that there is but little doubt of the existence ot a wide!} 7 ramified Association called the Mexican aud Central American Colonization Association, numbering two thousand names, with their head quarters at New York, and .that has a definite un derstanding with the liberal party of Mexico. Georgia Annual Conference. SEVENTH DAT. December 23d, 1858. Conference met and opened with religious exer cises by Rev. James E. Evans. The minutes iff yesterday read and confirmed. W. H. Evan.- was elected Trustee ‘of LaGrange Female College in place of Jesse iTmtog resigned. port received and adopted. Committee on Necessitous ease.-, made a report which was received and adapted. A report was submitted by W .1 Barks, to meet the difficulties in regard to the Book Depository. Laid on the table for the present. A resolution was adopted requiring the Exam ining Committees to meet on Monday night be fore the Conference. l>r. Myers read a (piisliiution of a Book amt Tract Society , which be wished adopted in lieu of the report of the committee. The Finance committee made their report, which was received and adopted, and funds distribu ted. ’ Committee on mission?, reported for informa tion. Augustus T Williamson was discontinued at bl own request. l Committee on-Education reported. l A resolution was adopted authorizing the Secre tary to have the minutes printed. . Resolutions were adopted approving the “Church Evangelist” and requesting the Bishop to recommend that all Agents bring the claims of the ]>eople before the people. The Treasurer of the Conference was elected Treasurer of tho “Church Evangelist.” . Thc A’onference passed a resolution adopting the Southern Christian Advocate as the organ of the Georgia Conference, and James K Evans and W J Parks were appointed Publishing committee on the part of Georgia. The plan of W,J Parks for Book Depository was now taken up. E II Myers offered his plan as;, substitute. The chair decided that Dr. Myers’ plan \t;i out order, and W J Parks’ plan w;i- taken up and . adopted. This plan provides fur the appointment offline members of this Confer* nee and six laymen, who shall meet at Macon in March, to decide upon the plan for future operations. It also provides for the appointment of an agent for the Conference, whose duty it shall be to collect moneys, and attend to the business of the Book-Society. The committee appointed was as W J Parks, James E Evans, E II Myers, J Blakey Smith, O S Smith, C R Jewett, W J Sassnett, J 8 Key and J G Pearce of the Conference; and Atbcm Chase, Green B Kay good, 11 A Smith, T M Furlow, AY C Derry and James M Chambers, ofthe laity. A resolution was adopted providing for the raising of $20,000 for the Book concern at Nash ville, aud the Presiding Elders and preachers and agents were requested to aid in raising the fund. Conference determined to hold its next annual session in Rome. Resolutions were adopted returning the thanks of this Conference to the citizens of Columbus, the Press, Ac., Ae. The increase of whites 4,478. Blacks 2,008 du ring the past year. Con fore ce A ppoi n tments. The following are the appointments of the Con ference of the M. E. Church, which closed its session in this city on the 23d inst. Augusta District; J. Lewis, P. E. St. John : Jos. S Key, Trinity, Miss.; R A Conner, Asburv Miss.: J M Dickey. St. James ; T S Jordan, Savannah —Trinity ; W il Potter, Andrew Chapel ; B F Breedlove, r Wesley Chapel : II J Adams. Isle of Hope A Th’bolt; W S Baker, Springfield : Win. F Conley, Sylvania ; W B Mellan, Bethel circuit: R F Jones, Waynesborough ; C A Fulvvuod, G W Yarbo rough, Col Miss.; Jas. Jones, Louisville ; Wm H Moss, Thos. J Staley, Richmond ; John II Grogan,. Warrmton ; Wm P Clots, Columbia; Albert Gray, Glasscock Miss.: J G Worley, Athens, Dish; J A 0 Clarke, P. E. “ Eustace W Speer, Col’d, Miss.; Wm A Parks, Watkinsville ; Jno C Simmons, Wm C D Perry, Factory Mis*.: Meletiah llebbard, Madison : W P Arnold. Morgan; M V Malshy, Col’d Miss.: Henry Cranford, Greensborougb : Geo C Clarke, Lexington , Jno S Dunn, Jno T Norris, J II Echols sup. El her ton, Tyre B Harbin, L R McNamar, Broad River col’d Miss.; A J Deavors, Washington : T F Pierce, Wilkes ; T T Christian, Lincolnton : D W Calhoun, Madison Fern, college : J L Pierce Pres : W R Foote, Prof. Rome Dist.; John AY Yarborough, P. E. Rome : AYm M Crumley, Cave Spring ; AY M D Bond, J I> Freeman, Cedar Town : P M Rybutn, Uharlee Miss.; J Strickland, Cassvilie; J A\ r Glenn, Calhoun : AY Anthony. Spring-Place: 11 P PRchford, Dalton : J AY McGehee, Dalton circuit; J J/urphy, C A Moore, La Fayette; G Hughes, J P Bailey, Summerville; D J Myrick, Cassvilie Female college: D Kelsey, President Da it no mo g a Distrht — Lewis J Davies, P E. W II C Cone, Dawson ville, mission; to be supplied, Clarkesville: A M Thigpen Biairsvilie; Milford G Hamby, Morganton, Miss..: Joseph Chambers, Elijay: Harvey 11 Mcllan, Gains ville; C A Mitchell, Carnes ville; A\ r T Norman, Levy PNeese, Clayton Miss., J V M Morris, Canton: Wm Brewer, Theodore A Pharr, Currahcea miss; John II Mashburn; Columbus District —Jas AY Hinton, P E; Columbus, Ist Church, Alfred T Maun, . “ 2d “ Lovick Pierce, Girard: Oliver AV Landreth, Factory miss; W J AYardlaw, Pierce Chapel and Col Charge: D O’Driscoll: Cusseta undcpl’d miss: J H Robinstfn, J T Berry: ~ Schley; John M Bright, Buena Vista and col and miss; Jos T Turner; Butler; Leonard Hush, Flint River miss; Wyatt Brooks, Talbotton; A M AVyun, Talbot and Col miss; D AVilliamson, S Sanders, Hamilton: J MAustin, Harris; AV M Watte, Colored Mission; AA r AY Tidwell, AYhitesville: George Bright. II Lane and John Patiliotransferred to Eastern Texas Conference. , Jesse Boring and H G Horton transferred to Rio Grande mission Conference. Cadesman Pope and J Y Brice transferred to j Washita Conference. ( J AY Simmons to Pacific Conference. j Thos H AVhitby transferred to Alhama Cons. , AV G Connor, transferred to S. C. Conferrence. t Griffin District, — Charles R Jewett, P JS. , Griffin; Armenious Wright, j Zelmlon, Noah H Palmore, . ‘FayciLeville; Alfred Dormon, Jonesborough: John W Reynolds; Thomafcton ; Wiley G Parks, . UpSon: James Harris, > foi k Barms ville ; Jesse R Littlejon—Colored in is- £ sion. W C Rowland, { Uulloden and Knoxville col. mis. M. Bcllah. C’.rßoden; Thomas II Stewart, Jackson; John P Howell, McDonough; RHAYaters, Macon District, James E Evans,. P E. Macon & Yineville; Harwell 11 Parks, G G Smith,—City mission, James M Armstrong Colored mission. Geo H Pattillo. Millodgeville & Bethel : AY alter Knox, Sparta : John If Caldwell. , Hancock ; John B McGehee,—Colored mission, R J Harwell. Eat onion : Caleb AA r Key, Putnam & Col. mission; Freeman F Reynolds, Olin S Means, Monticello & Col. mission: RAV Lovfett, T N Tyson, Clinton ; Albert A\ r Rowland, Forsyth A col*d miss.; D Blaylock, J L Neese, Fort Valley: Micheal A Clonts, Ft. A r alley mission; James AY Tray wick. Perry : AYm G Allen, Ocmulgee mission; E Alf McGehee, AYeslcyan Female College; 0 L Smith, Pres., F X Foster, Prof., and J B Smith Agt. Ed. So. Ch. Advocate, E H Myers,- John AY liurke, Agt. Book & Tract, Society. Atlanta District, —Walter R Branham, P E. Atlanta, —Wesley Chapel, James B Payne,— Col. Charge, Isaac N Craveu, Trinity <k Evans Chapel Mission, It B Lester Fulton; James L Lupo, Decatur : N B Ousley, Covington : Daniel D Cox, Oxford; John AV Talley. Laurenccville : Miles AV Arnold* L L Strange, Munroe : AA r m A Florence, Roswell: Jas T Ainsworth, J/arietfh ; AYm F Cook, Powder Springs ; Moses A Leake, Paulding miss., Thos. T Arnold, Emory College : AV J Parks, Agt. Agt. American Bible So.; G J Pearce, A Means and W J Sassnett, sups. San onus ville District—Lß Paine, PE Sandersville: AY J Cotter, Jefferson Ville; T S L Harwell, llawkinfiville: A J Dean, “ Col’d miss.; Jas Dunwoody, Dublin; J C Neese, Jacksonville; AY T McMiebacl, Reidsville; L Q Allen. Jlinesville: John AV Turner, Darien; AY Pledger. Mclntosh miss: It N Cotter, Altnmaha “ John E Sentell, Bryaii and Bulloch; James H Reese, Emanuel miss: Thomas Boring. Amerkts District—James B. Jackson, P. E. Airiericus ; Win. J. Scott, Americus Cir., John P. Duncan. Terrell; David Crenshaw. Fort Gaines; John 11. Harris, T. W. Hayes. Cuthbert and Enimaus: L. G. It. Wiggins. Stewart: P. C. Harris, J. J. Morgan. Chattahoochee Miss.; E. N. Boland. Luuipkin and Green Hill; G.G.N. McDonald. Starksville: L. C. Fambvo. Vienna; 1). R. McWilliams. Isabella Miss.; T. B. Lanier. Oglethorpe and Travellers Rest : Wm. S. Turner. Georgetown ; John B. Wardlaw. Agent lor Emory College in S. W. Georgia aud Florida; Samuel Anthony. \ LaGrange district; —AYm II Evans, P E LaG range ; Alexandre Graham. Troup ; col. miss to be supplied, Troup: Or. Lewis L Ledbetter, West Point: Rob’t M Dixon, Greenville: John M Marshall, Coweta ; John AV Knight, Coweta col. miss ;to be supplied. Ncwnan : Edmund P Burch, Franklin: Kdw’d J Rcntz, Carrollton : CAY Howard,J J Boring, Villa Rica and Haralson miss; John AV Bradv $ A Ular!:. Palmetto: Edmond AV Reynolds, “ ColM. miss : to be supplied, LaGrange Female College: Wm D tfbeo.'agt. Chaplain F 8 Navy: C AV Thomas, The Agents.appointed to the several benevo lent and educational interests within the t'onfer- I ence, are also the authorized agents of the Church Evangelist Endowment Fund. Rev. AV. J. PARKS; Treasurer. The Atlantic Cable.—AVe understand that Mr. Cyrus A\ r . Field received yesterday, from Newfoundland, a despatch of a nature calculated to revive the drooping hopes of the friends of the Atlantic Cable. On Saturday last, the Superin tendent tells Mr. Field, some Very good currents were received, and the word “Henley” was dis tinctly recognised, at about the hour when, ac cording to advices received by the Arabia, Mr. Henley’s large machine was to have been work ing. The Augusta Constitutionalist.—This pa per continues its warfare upon Gov. Brown’s Ad ministration. Be it so! The Democratic press of Georgia knows now its policy—plainly indica ted iu its issue of the 19th inst.,* —and, in the main, if not as a unit, will join issue with the Edi tor of that paper. For ourselves, before the peo ple, and before a , or any , con vention of the demo cratic party of Georgia, we are prepared for the issue which the Constitutionalist makes. Gover nor Brown asks of it no favors. His friends are enlisted for the war, and will cry, “hold enough /” onlj r when the democracy of Georgia repudiate his administration. With our January number, we shall resume this subject. —Griffin Empire State. Party Feeling in Congress.—AVe regret says the Journal of Commerce to witness exhibi tions of party feeling in Congress on questions which do not properly belong to the political questions of the day. Os this character is the proposition to abolish the Clayton-Buhver Treaty, which was reported from the Committee on foreign Affairs at the last session of Congress, and called upon the second day of tho present session. A motion to lay the report of the Committee on the table was made by Mr. Ribfhic, Republican, and received the support of most of the Republicans in the House, the Democrats generally voting against the motion. Of course we do not question the propriety ol’ any vote cast on this question. The subject is one whieh will naturally meet with opposition in some quarters, and we certainly do not arraign the motive of any man in going for or against it. But tlie political demarcation visible on the vote in question seems to afford evidence that reasons other than the merits ofthe proposition itself, en ter into the consideration of the bill. On questions upon which the parties are at issue, we find no fault -with any member of Con gress for acting with his political friends, but up on a question of foreign polity upon which par ties have not taken sides, such a vote as that cast on the motion to table the Resolution reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, has the appea rance of a desire to carry political action into all the legislation of Congress, which we do not con sider desirable or proper. Alleged Forgery.—A man calling liimself •Samuel Adams, but whose real name is supposed to be J. 8. Stevens, and who hails, we understand, from LaGrange, (fa., was arrested bv officer Mc- Gibbony on Saturday last, charged with having forged a check for SB7O on Charles J. Williams of Coimpbus, (la. The circumstances wc understand to have been as follows: The check was presented at the Banking house of Josiah Morris, in this city, for payment, when suspicion was raised as to it? genuineness. A telegraph was dispatched imme diately to Columbus and the suspicion of forgery, confirmed by the answer of Mr. AVilliams. Me- Gibbony afterward- made the arrest, and Adams was taken before Justice Bugbec who held The ac cused to hail in the sum of 81,000 to appear and answer the charge at the next circuit court. Not being able to furnish the requisite bond, Adams was committed. AA r hile before the Justice, Adams made sin unsuccessful attempt to swallow a paper which is supposed to have been another forged check. In this attempt he was frustrated by Me- Gibbony, who seized him by the throat aYul made him “deliver’the paper. Several letters and oth ”er checks purporting to le drawn by Adam G. Foster, and also supposed to be forged, were found in his possession. These are in the hands of the Justice. —Montgomery Advertiser , 1 6th. inst. Cotton in Cuba.—AVe have received (says the Charleston Courier,) the small sample of cotton referred to in the following extract from our Ha vana correspondence of the 10th instant, received by the Isabel: The cotton seed used for the field of cotton re ferred to some time since, then near the Lunatic Asylum, was admitted free of duty. The crop of cotton has siuce been gathered, and yield ed, I learn, nine hundred pounds to the acre. I send you a sample of it. It is stated the field will not require to bo aga in planted for seven years and that a second crop is at this time, of which the bolls are already formed, growing upon the same trees. Gins and the uecossary machinery, I hear, have been sent for to your city. So the cotton growing States may yet find this island a competitor with them in the cotton markets ofthe world. A joint stock company is established in this city; under British patronage, called tli “Algodj nera.” to support which, you may be certain, British capital will not be wanted. lam told,too that the field of cotton already grown was entirely cultivated by free labor; not that I suppose that 1 fact would induce our British cousins to pay a farthing a pound more for the cotton. To “buy * in the cheapest and soH in the dearest market,” is * the correct doctrine that has at length obtained 1 full force in England; and cousin Bull, at any rate 1 as far as this mode is concerned, has, in his in a- c tore age, obtained wisdom, acknowledging thus 1 virtually that it is neve'f too late to acquire cor rect ideas upon the subject. * COLUMBUS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1858 I Hon. Wm. C. Perkins-A ( andluHte. The Democratic Judicial Cointention, ■which VsWmbleT last week at Cuthbert, we learn from the Lumpkinnominated the Hon. AY. C. Perkins for Judge, vice John A. Tucker, deceased. The ‘selection “is an admira ble on?. Judge Perkins has once presided as Judge of the Superior Court—dospatohfcs busi ness rapidly—is well qualified for the position and will give satisfaction to the people. Tern out, voters of the Pataula Circuit, -and elect one so worthy of your confidence and suffrage. Re member the day of the clectiyn. Perkins and Bailey is the ticket. Pacific Railroad. A bill for the construction of this road is now under discussion in the Unjted States Senate. It was introduced by Senator Gwin, who is advocat ing it with zeal and ability. The propriety of using American iron and. contracting for. three hundred thousand tons was discudged. It was argued that wc should not use foreign iron—-that English manufacturers had lowered their price ten dollar? a ton for the purpose of breaking Ameri can manufacturers. Messrs. Clingirtan aud Iver son argued that this was a very expensive rivalry (?) on the part yf the English government, for as t he English manufacture four millions of tons an nually, ten dollars would represent forty millions. That we might a#well.say that American cotton planters lowered the price of cotton to break down the competition of 1 Algeria. Mr. AVilson. howdter, offered a substitute for Mr. Gwin’s bill, proposing government aid direct. This will open the old question of internal im provement on the part of tlie General Government, and we may expect to hear the urguments in t:t vwr of the Buffalo and N . Orleans Railroad, and the Maysviile road g: .mixed into life by Mr. AVilson’s bill: The President and Senate shall appoint five civil engineers, practically experienced in the laying out of and com ruction of railroads, win-, within two years shall locate the route of the rail road from the 31 issouri River to San Fra’ oisco, through the region of the 34th and 13d paral lels. If the President approves of their decision, the railroad, as located by them, shall be built by the Government, under the direction of a Board, l> consist ofthe’ Secretaries of War and the Interior, tho Postmaster General, and the Attorney Gener al, who shall contract with the lowest bidder for its construction, in sections of not more than t wenty-li ve miles in longs It. Money to build the road shall bo raised by loan as needed, in sums of not more than $10,000,000 annually. From tho passage of the act till the .location of the road, all public lands between the aforesaid parallels shall be withheld from sale, but shall b open to pre-emption by actual settlers. After the road is located, the proceeds ofthe sale of lands, for fffie hundred and fifty miles on each side, shall constitute a fund for the com trac tion ofthe road, and tlie payment of the debt in curred for it. Mr. AViDon proposes this on the ground tlmtlbe Pacific R nil road is a public necessity, and that there is no hope that ‘private capital will invest in it. If done at all it must be done by govern ment. Congress. The Senate, yesterday, passed a joint resolu tion, providing for asn adjournment from Deo. 2”(1 to January 4th. Mr. Crittenden gave notice that he would call up the French spoliation bill on the 6th prox. The Pacific Railroad bill coming up, Mr. Wilson offered a substitute, a synopsis of which will be found in telegraphic report. Air. Foster moved an amendment to tlie bill, tliat the road should he built exclusively of American iron, which, after considerable debate, was carried by a vote of2o to 22. Air. Rico then spoke at some length in favor of his hill introduced last Thurs day, and a synopsis of which will be found in the report. Air. Rice introduced a bill organizing the Territory of Dakotah, ponding which the Sen ate adjourned. In the House, a resolution was adopted direct ing the Committee of AVays aud Alcana to inquire into the expediency of an appropriation for the Bth census. The consideration of the bill grant ing pensions to the soldiers ofthe war of 1812 was then resumed, but no action was taken. Notice was given of a bill regulating the duty on imports. A resolution was adopted, calling upon the Sec retary of the Treasury for information in regard to the exports and imports of the Tinted States from ISJ3tolSj7. The House then concurred with the Senate resolution, providing for an ad journment from Dec. 23 to Jan. 4. [Joui+d of Commerce , Dec* 2l. Tauimuiiy and Anti •Tammany Democrats. It is known, to the Democrats of the country, that their brethren in New York find it is difficult to dwell together in unity.. There is generally some local issue to separate atnl divide them into parties, so that they are often defeated by the con sequence of their own folly. The President, it seems, has healed the last division by a compro mise alike honorable to both sides—Tammany is now to be recognized as the only legitimate or ganization ofthe Democratic party in New York, and all factions hostile to it are to be discounten anced. The happiest results are anticipated to flow from this peace-treaty, as the democracy uni ted are strong enough to overcome all opposition. Messrs. Augustus Schell and Isaac A'. Fowler were present at the White House when the contract for harmony and unity was signed, and we trust that the of union is now effectually scaled. The League. It did not propose to build up a political party, and it did not do so, because the principle, or fact, that it was intended to combat, has not yet occur red, perhaps. But its objects were laudable, and worth} 7 the hearty support of every true Southern man. The League was premature, but let the leaguers hold themselves in readiness for the oc currouce of the event which they deplore, and they will find plenty to their ranks. AVe shall ask the privilege ourselves of doing duty to the South, in oar humble way, by their side.— Tashege.e Repub lican. ‘ Hon. Jeremiah Clemens—This gentleman, ex- United States Senator from Alabama, is writing, it is said, a novel entitled “The Rivals: a Tale of the Times of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamil ton.’ The Aleinphis Eagle &E i quirer, confirms the report that the gentleman is about to take the editorial charge of that paper, it says : “Standing upon a great national platform, be will advocate the Union as it is, and the Consti tution as it'is, and repel all sectional encroach ments.” It by no means follows that because Mr. Clem ens sustained a respectable position in the U S Senate, or can write a story at his leisure, he can edit successfully a daily journal. It reqiiiros'pe culiar tact and talent to succeed in this branch of head work. The printer, if not tlie spirit, will say unto him, “write,’’ and keep saying it every day, whether he feels like doing it or not. And not only to write every day, but to write well, sensibly, and to survey the whole field of society, to treat every conceivable subject with thousands of eyes looking on to detect the slightest defects, or the least tripping.. It is nut strange that so many fail to go unscathed through the ordeal.— AA’e wish Air. Clemens entire success, especially since he is to be connected with oue of the stauch est and ablest papers among our Western ex changes albeit it does not always properly give us credit for the articles it does us the honor to copy from our columns.— Coin. Rail. The ( oolle Slaves of Cuba. The workings of English philanthropy as man ifested in that power fostering and abetting the Coolie trade are illustrated by tho condition of such of these unfortunate Creatures as survive a transportation with which the “horrors of the middle passage” may not be compared. They have nothing like the capacity of the negro for la bor and endurance, and yet the same tasks are imposed upon them. A Virginia gentleman who recently visited the island, says that suicide is common among them, sometimes ten or ado Zen hanging themselves at a time to escape the insup portable burden of their misery. No provision is made for their return to their native land from which they have beep beguiled, and their mas ters having no interest in them, except to get the greatest amount of work possible out of them du ring their period of apprenticeship, heap upon them labors which soon break them down, and often hurry them to the grave. “How terrible is tho picture,” says a sensible New York paper, , “and how truthful and suggestive the one single , sentence—“ Their master* having no interest in \ them P And yet this trade is encouraged Iry > j bo |f: English as one dictated by humanity and tendnig U to abate the horrors oft he African slave trade. ii LV. O. Credent. I House of Representative*. • ? AYashington, Dec. 20. Air. Hughes, of Ind., introduced a resolution instructing the Committee on AYays ;md Means to inquire into the expediency art’ reporting si hill j making silt appropriation lot tsikiug the eighth ( census. . ‘ f Mr. White ley, of Del., offered a substitute to ■ coiftfine the census simply to an enumeration of , the pepplC. . * . ; The latter was rejected by ol against 1-JO. Mr. Hughes’ resolution was then adopted. The House went Into coffimittec of the whole ( on the ■state of the Union, and resumed the eon- , sideration of the bill granting pensions to soldiers of the war of J 812. Atr. Smith, of Illinois, wanted to include the soldiers of the Black Hawk A\ ar. He scouted the plea, that because the treasury was not full, jus • tiee should not be done those patriots. Jofies, of Tennessee, while maintaining the duty of the government to provide persons tor those disabled by wounds or .diseases contrac ted in the public service; held that it was not right or proper to inaugurate a general service system of pensions. * . \ A debate followed, for and^ against tlie bill, but without coining thereon, the com mittee rose. Air. PhilliDS, of Pa., gave notice of his inten tion to introduce a bill regulating and fixing the duty on imports, and for other purposes. (in motion of Air. Stan top. of Ohio, a resolu tion was adopted requesting the Secretary ofthe Treasury to furnish a statement ofthe valuq ot the iinport;? from Great Britain and France into the United T Sta.U>s, and the exports from the last named to those countries for the years 1853, ISA. 1855, 1856 and 1857, the information to !*o sin ert from the returns of their custom h- ■ ; - The House, by 180 against 6suspended the rules in order to consider the Senate resolution proposing a temporary adjournment from the 23(1 of December to the I ill of January, and the reso lution was passed*by 38 against 91.—Adjourned. From the State Press, Dec. 10th. AA r e trust it will-not lie deemed obtrusive for us to urge upon the attention of our members in Con gress, a subject that deeply concerns our State— , we allude to the projected Naval Depot near Brunswick, iu which every Georgian and South ern man must and ought to feel interested. It will be recollected that more than two years ago, Mr. Dobbin, who was then Secretary of the. Navy, ap pointed a Board of Examiners to report up<p the bhst location for the e dablishiuent of such a I K pot, between the ports of Norfolk and Pensacola : and after thorough investigation, the Board reported Hlvthe Island, in the vicinity of Brunswick, a? being in all respects the most suitable and desir able point. Consequently at tbo session of ( ou gress of lßsf>-’57 (thanks to the zealous and inde fatigable exertions of lion. James L. Seward, the Representative from our first Congressional Dis trict) an appropriation of 8200.000 was made for that purpose. Os this sum a. portion has been used in purchasing the site ; But since then the ‘Navy Department appears to have forgotten it— our Congressmen have neglected it—a general lethargy seems to have overspread ii. and unless r ail effort is made to break this Rip Van AVfrikle [ §lumber, we apprehend the whole affair will ho suffered to remain in statu </uo until the* “crack of ‘ doom.” Therefore, as a. Georgian, amurhe con ductor of a Georgia journal, having her welfare : at heart, wc feel it our duty, and we are sure the citizens ofthe State will sustain us. in making this appeal to our Reprosentatives to act in this matter promptly , earnestly and faithfully. Their con stituents expect it ol’ them, and it is incumbent upon them to do it. The Government has.already invested too much money in the proposed Depot 5 to suffer it to remain idle. The question is asked, - why is not tlie Act of Congress carried out? Eeon - omy if no other consideration, should cause addi tional appropriations to l*e made <<t once to carry out the work already begun. Had this been a Northern appropriation, the project, would long ago have been perfected : hut our Roproseirtalives content themselves with emitting gas about South ern rights. Southern interests and Southern equali -1 ty :, and then sleep upon their pe ‘ts, suffering millions to go to the .North without stretching forth their hands to secure a beggarly pittance of 1 a few kundre]} thousand dollars for the South.— ‘ The Northern people suck the inarrow, and we r grumble the bones—they drink the.pap and wc lick the spoon—the dollars and dim s are thrown into their side of’ the scale, and our end kicks tho beam. These things ought not to be. > AYe might say more, but it is needles*. Our Rep resentatives are not ignorant ofthe import aneetof , this Depot not only to our own State, but to the South, and, indeed, to the whole country. AVith out, therefore, entering into an extended and un- J neeersary argument, we conclude with the earnest r hope, whieh will doubtless meet with a response ’ througfedftt the State, that immediate and effici ent action be taken in the premises. AYe deem it necessary merely to direct the attention of our - Congressmen to this matter in order to secure tho desired result, P. S.—Since the above was written, we have ■ found the following resolution, passed by tho Leg ’ islatureon Saturday, the day of adjournment: ? “The rules were suspended ami Mr. Stiles mov , ed to take up and agree to a. HOu. e Resolution re questing our Senators and Representatives in Con gress to urge the eariv construction of a Aavy ‘ Yard on Blythe Island. Adopted. Mexico.—AYe learn from the special eorres l poiulcnee ol’tbe New York Times, that itnportant - dispatches have been received from Mexico, and submitted to.the Government. No indication is given of their character, though it is intimated that they may entirely change the programme of the Message on Alexican affairs. Alcan time, it is understood that Senor Mata, the Juarez Minister, , who recently left AVashi-ngfon. has gone to A'era Cruz to obtain full powers from Juarez to nego tiate a treaty at AVashington tor the settlement of all American claims against Afexioo, and to guar > an tee the right of way across Chihuahua, Sonora and other Mexican territory to California. It is believed to be the intention of our Government, in case lie succeeds in his mission, to receive him immediately, and to recognise the Juarez Govern i ment—unless wane new and important charge in Alexican affairs should occur. The Fashions— Pani*^De.rember2d. —The cold ( weather has produced a great di.-pL v of cloaks, ’ coats, burnous, &c.: a variety of patterns in outer garments has been produced bv Madame • Petit, ala Ra lay ease, Ato l Place 15 ado me. The • shawl-cloak, both of plain and spotted velvet, is . a. very large shawl, embroidered with guipure or jet., and fringed with chenille or small hells. There arc long burnous of black or brown cloth, with plaited sleeves and a round hood: very am ple cloaks of a description of white cloth spotted with black, without seams excepting on the shoul ders; the velvet cloak decorated only with gimp 1 trimming at the ends of the sleeves, and to-sci on the shoulders ; the long velvet jacket, pither . plain or with fancy trimmings up the front, be hind and on the sleeves ; lastly, wo see splendid velvet shawls, descending almost as low as the dress, rounded at bottom, and having a hood of lace or guipure. On velvet garments borthes of guipure or lace are often tiio only decoration. Chattanooga, To which State does it belong—Georgia or Tenn. The remarks in our paper of last week, iu which attention was asked to the mooted point as the true boundary between this State and Georgia has aroused the proud spirit of sonic Tennessean, who boasting of a residence amongst *hog drivers and mule raisers,’ indites his protestation against being Georgianized, in the Gazette of the 18th over the signature “Chattanooga.” His abuse of her laws, her kid gloved aristocracy fc<*., will furnish good laughing matter on both sides of the line. It is not our purpose to defend the great State of Georgia, against the strictures of “Chattanooga, ” nor to present her code, in con trast with that of the State with whose welfare we have become identified. It has been remarked by men of comprehensive views, and safe judg ment, that Chattanooga is geographically and commercially allied to Georgia; and if, within her jurisdiction would receive that degree of attention and patronage from the management of the AVcs tern it Atlantic It. It., calculated greatly to en hance her interests. Her frontier loeatidb, and her feeble competi tion with her now favored and prosperous sister cities of Tennessee, has subjected, and will proba bly continue for years tc subject her to an exis tence of neglected orphanage. The ea. sa. law of Georgia, alluded to in terms of detestation,and other flings at Georgia character, tending to ex cite the jealousy and prejudices of the feeble-min ded, and uninformed, may be characterized as inapposite, if not unbecoming to a high-toned and decorous cons ieration of the subject. One would suppose that the Gazette’s contributor had expe rienced some loss of liberty from the immuring operations of the ca. sa. law, and has removed his domicil beyond its clutches. Honest men in i Georgia are never terrified by the law. , Seriously, in order that we be nor misunderstood t we will sav, that for many years distinguished ( Georgia Statesmen have questioned the correct- . ness of the South Eastern boundary between the > two States, and being corroborated by many citi- ( zens of this city in the opinion that if a line cor- . reotly run would place this section w ithin Gepr- ( gialimits, it would inure to the benefit of our city j and adjoining country, we ventured to suggest the 1 views published last week. AVe are governed by no antipathy to Tennessee or Tennesseans, but are moved solely by a desire to promote the pub- ( lie good.— Chattanooga Representative. t Mr. Atkin: n, op Camden.—AYe hacl the 1 pleasure of a visit yesterday, from this gentleman, a who is stopping in our city, cn route from Alii- I ledgeville. He will be remembered by our read- t ers as tho introdueer and the hold and tearless t advocate of the repeal of tho clause in our State 1 Constitution prohibiting the introduction of flares 1 from foreign countries. Mr. A. may bide bis \ timo—before anotlfer session pt tho Legislature , iijjh'ls, he'will find a large majority in favor of ms j bill. • f 1 AYd.learn that there are several oHier <li:-tTn~ guishcil gentlemen at oirr hotels.—S"*’ A cu *. Correspondence of foe N. O. Picayune. Paris, *Nov. 2 0, 18a8. This city was never so full ns it D now. it is hopdiess getting a decent room in a good* quarter of thq city. It is idle to think of procuring a seat in any theatre ton minutes.after the curtain nn. It is hard to secure a cabinet in any of the fashionable restaurants, and impossible to. get dne at the Alai son D’Or near midnight. Inc majority of the new comets are Russians, who are fleeing the great social break up which fs at pres ent turning everything topsy turvv in that coun try. Many qfrthem bring a large part of their fortune with fnem to place it out of the reach of the revolution impending there. Many come to secure places for the great festivals which the visit of the Czar next spring will of course give rise to, Many to sec the worlcL—an advantage they aid not possess during the former Czars:— “For instance, there is an iron master in Paris now, named Jakobleff, who could not procure from Czar Nicholas leave to quit the country; lor his income is set down <it two millions of dollars annually, and the Gear was afraid that if he once - left Russia with a year's income in his pocket he would never return, although his Russian estates are worth $441,000,000. The Czar knew as well as anybody that a man with twp million* dollars at his credit could make a decent figure at either London or Paris. No Peace. For tlie first time says the Southern Citizen we have tlie pleasure fully agreeing with the New York Tribune upon a matter of American politics. The Tribune, in the extract we give below, is most emphatically and extremely right. f i lie Editor must have been studying the Southern Citizen, for he never said anything better in his life “It is as absurd as if*is vain, to attempt to ac count for oUr present position by resorting to i iigious fanaticism, or the intrigues and instigations of Abolitionists. The present, position*in which slave-bolding-arid free labor stand, face to luce with each other, is the inevitable result ol aLI our past history, and was fully foreshadowed >d the distinctly oral Constitution. In this state of things, it is in vain that the selfish, the quietists, and the timid, whether at the North or at the South, cry out Peace! Peace! There is no peace, Air. Choate and Senator Hammond to the contrary notwith standing. There is- no peaces and until the great decisive battle now impending is fought, there can be none. The struggle has begun, and it must go oh. Even grant that over zeidous and fanatical zeal has precipitated a contest Which wc would gladly have deterred, aud, slumbering our own time iu quiet, would willingly have thrust upon the days of our children, no matter. In this thing we cannot have our way. in such a struggle, there can be no neutrality. It is time for every one to choose under which banner he will stand. Woe to him who, in this great crisis, shall prove himself a coward and a traitor!’’ Froni the National Intelligencer. Cotton Crop of DSS and Cotton Statistles. During the past autumn your extensively cir culated paper, both at home and abroad, appropri ately presented a view of the prospect, at that time, of this year’s cotton crop. Owing to an un usually long continuance of very favorable and ?uuny\vcalher during September and October, and until late in the autumn, there having been no frost in “tlie cotton region” worthy of notice, be fore the 10th of November, and none “to kill” generally until about the 20th of the month, when the rains set iu, tlie prospect ofthe cotton crop in September, has been more than realized. Instead ofthe ceop being about the same quantity as last year, not quite 3,114,000 bales, ir seems to be ascertained that the present crop will range be tween 3,300,000 and 3,500,000 bales—good crops having been made in the States east of Alissis sippi; but in that Slate, by the accounts of intel ligent persons who have lately been there, as also in Louisiana and Texas, aud some other oi the Southwestern States, or parts ofthem.it is believe ed. as a general result, not more than hall crops have been made, as is certain in many localities. The inundations along the Mississippi river aud .some of its tributaries, destroyed whole crops the last spring. The extent*W the damage is not yet known, and is variously estimated, as is also the general crop. The uncommon extent of the receipts and sales at the cotton marts so early in the season, owing to the circumstance of its unusual maturity, the bulk of cotton having gone forward two months in advance of ordinary seasons, has perhaps led to the erroneous opinion, especially in Europe, that the cotton crop ofthe present year is much larg er than it actually is. Should it even exceed, which does not now appear probable, 3,500,000 bales, that quantity will be inadequate to the de mand. This scarce needs demonstration. For several successive years the crops in this country have been short, and the agitated state of India must have caused a failure of the crops there. It will be observed that the crop in this coun try of 1855 was 3,527,845 bales : and since then, up to the present year, has never been exceeded. Last year’s crop was 3,118,962 bales. The total consumption in the United States last year was less than 595,000 bales, while the export to foreign ports exceeded 2,590,000 bales. Only about 100,000 bales, supposed to be mostly infe rior and unsaleable cotton, was left on hftnd, in this country, the first of September, 1858. These statistics show what will be the probable demand for tin: present crop of cotton, indepen dent of the improved trade, and the opening of China and India to the fabrics of England and the United States. Prices in this country for the present crop, as paid, have ranged from about eleven to thirteen cents per pound, fluctuating in a measure accord ing to the prices at Liverpool and Manchester. Alabama, it is supposed, will be again the cot ton “banner State” this year. Her bales, it will be observed, average five hundred and fifty pounds . in Georgia four hundred. In that State a full crop of cotton, it is said, lias been made this year that “will bring $21,000,000 at present prices.” * According to the census of 1850 the cotton grow ing region produced “ginned cotton bales, of four hundred pounds each.” as follows: In Alabama, 561.129 ; Georgia, 499,091 ; Mississippi, 484,292 : South Carolina, 300.1 UH : Tennessee, 194,582; Louisiana. 178,387: Carolina, 78,845: Arkansas, 65,344 ; Texas, 58,072 : Florida. 45,131: Virginia, 3,497 : Kentucky, 758 : malting a total of 2,469,079 ; and showing an increase in tbe pro duct of the cotton in this country m eight years of about one million of bales, now worth over $50,000, (WO. The cotton crop of the United States being a subject of great interest, both at home and abroad it has been presumed that this communication of fact's that may be relied on will be acceptable from AN ALA. COTTON PLANTER. Lord Napier and iiis Successor. —The Philadelphia Press says: The only mission of a higher grade than that of Washington which holds out any prospect of being vacated at present, is that of Berlin. The new Minister to the United States, as reported by the London Press, is the Hon. Richard Bickerlon Penuel Lyons, now Ambassador to Florence. He is the oldest son of Admiral Lord Lyons, was born in 1817, and is a bachelor. Should he come over, all the belles in Washington will be in a flutter. Husband-Hunting.' —l know that if woman wish to escape the stigma ol’ husband-seeking?,’ they must act and look like marble or clay—cold, expressionless, bloodless ; for every appearance of feeling, of joy, sorrow, friendliness, antipathy, admiration, disgust, are alike construed by the world into the attempts to hook a husband. Nev er mind! well meaning women have their con science to comfort them after all. Do not, there fore, be too much afraid of showing yourself as you are—-affectionate and good hearted, do not too harshly repress sentiments and feelings excellent in themselves, because you fear that some puppy may fancy that you are letting them come to fas cinate him; do not condemn yourselves to live only by halves, because if you showed too much imitation, some pragmatical things in breeches might take it into his pate to imagine that you designed iu dedicate your life to his inanity.— Jane Advertising.—l have always considered ad vertising, liberally and long, to be the great medi um of success in business, and prelude to wealth. And I have made il an invariable rule, too, to ad vertise, in the dullest times, long experience hav ing taught me that money thus spent is well laid out: as by keeping my business continually before the public, it has secured me many sales that I would otherwise have lost.— Stephen Girard. Some people, however, by their conduct, appear . to think that Stephen Girard didn’t know how to make a fortune, and think “there’s no use putting everything into the papers;” that their stores are enough known already ; and theso people will continue to jog along at a suail’s pace, and are soon distanced by their eoniiietitors. There is skill in advertising as hi everything else. Adver tisements should ho changed often, and their phra seology altered, or they will be considered as out of date. This is tho age of lightning and steam presses. Sleepers must wake up, or they will be left behind.— N. 0. Bulletin. AV hat’s in a Beard. — A Paris correspondent of the Courier des Efcats Unis, tells, in substance, the following story, as one of recent occurrence : A young man of Lyons, engaged in commercial pursuits, had courted il young lady of that city, and been accepted by ner. AVith much difficulty he was persuaded by his parents to sacrifice, for the ceremony of betrothal, a fine and well eultiva- ‘ ted board. No sooner, however, did he present s himself before his intended, than shv grew pale, nearly fainted, and finally entreated her parent* to postpone the ceremon y. Theyouigin an yid and - rather surprised ; but he was still more v, n few days later, when the young lady’.- ; ;m •tit calied on him to state that such was her present aversion to the marriage, they were forced to beg he would discontinue his suit. He consented; hut. • considsring the matter as a mere freak of girlish fancy, still entertained hopes, until be learned the cause of this sudden change. AYben quite a girl, the young lady had been led by one of her relatives to the scene of a public execution, and the features of the criminal li::l left such indelible traces ou her mind, that the slightest circumstance was sufficient to bring them before her, as it were, An horrid reality. In ihe shaved jrisago of her suitor she rccogni. ] strong resemblance to the executed criminal, mml soqlffeJt that not even time could nvercomo her horror and disgust. Exportation of California AA ini:.— Theßan Francisco Bulletin, of the lfilhulr., -; ys : It may not probably he known by the graeral public tbe exportation of California ‘vine to u-e Eastern States and Europe is gradually on the incrcasc* This, nevertheless, is the case, and ail most every clipper that leaves our harbor for the East carries more or less of this production which, at no distant day, is to be th£ source of great wealth, and perhaps of more importance tb.it th -gold product itself. A esterday, the clipper Cor onet’took out 14 package? and 12 cases, coniß. iug 400 gallons of wine, to New Y'ogk, Boston :::>d Philadelphia. The California wine, on .• of ii# peculiar .flavor and purity, is gening so h- • great favorite with the German population of tlie East. _ _ It is expected that Sir \Yjn. (lore Ou-eley will conclude his treaty with Nicaragua in January, by whieh tbe Mosquito protectorate vt;il be 1 m doned, Grey town celled to Nicaragua a. port, the Bay Islands surrendered to Ii atom-, aud the Isthmus routes declared neutral and op-.-n to the commerce of the world. Thi- . Sir AYm. Gore Ouselcy returns home, foe U.-uish dominion in Central America <• come- nunibcn. i raong the things that have been. MINI) * BY WILLIAM LIGGETT.. l#ot others praise the hue That mantles on thy fare. Thine eye-’ of heavenly blue. Ami mien of foul tie-- grace : These charms I freely own, But still a higher find : ‘Twill last when beauty's flown. Thy matchless charm nfjsiihl. Tlie dump of years mny ijuench The brightness of tliinC eye: Time's iev hand may blench The cheek’svennillion dye: Thy form may lose its grace, Thy voice its sweet control ; But naught can e’er efface The bounties of thy soul. Whet's beauty hut a flower When pours the winterv shower. Its charms will fade away. Tlie mind's a rich perfume. That winter cannot chill: The flower may lose its bloom, But fragran.ee lingers still. Stars gem the vault of heaven, When da3' - s last hues decline : As darker grows the even. With brighter ray they shine: Thus, in the night of years, When vouth’s gay light is o'er. More bright the soul appear* Thatt e’er it shone before. The leaves, when autumn blusters, Forsake the troe and die, But. falling, show rich clusters Os fruitage to tho eye : Thus time, in th ing, snatches Thy beauty, but displays One charm that all o'eriuutvhe.— A soul that ne'er decays. TELEtfifilS OF THE UEEK REPORTED FOR THE DAIS TIMES. ARRIVAL^ OF THE STEAMSHIP PACIFIC. All Qualities of Colton Declined. New York,-Dec. 23d 1858. The Steamship Pacific which left Liverpool on the 9th. bringing three (lays later cotton news, re ports the sales of 3 days be be 18,000 bales—all qualities of cotton had slightly declined—l plairi s 1 1-6 to %. Holders offer freely but show no disposition to press sales. Market closed with declining tendency. Consols 97Ja to 98. The steamer Europa sailedfram New 1 ork yes terday with SBO,OOO in specie, aud a large numU r of passengers for Liverpool. is stated that: Gen. Cass is a very fee ble. He is often confined to his room, and is com pelled to forego much heavy labor. hUUUXHIJS T 1 \IE COMMERCIAL RECOBfI. New York, Dec. 21. COTTON —Sales of cotton to-day, 900 bales. There is but little enquiry and prices are weak. Flour dull: sales of 4,500 foils.—Southern quo ted at ss(foSs|4o. lUheat dull, sales 8,500 bush. Red $1 20 ant AA'hite SI 35, Corn firm, sales of 13,500 bush.: mixed 76 1 j (ty 77 1 -c, and AYliito 77 ets. Spirits ol’ Turpentine heavy, at 48 (so 48>5e. Rosin quiet at C. Mobile, Dec. 22. COTTON.—BaIes of Cotton in this market on Wednesday 1,000 bales; middling 11 foe. New Orleans. Dec. 22. COTTON—Eight thousand bates sold to-dav : middling 11% @ll so c. MARK'ED. In Calhoun county, on Thursday evening the 9th inst., at the residence of the bride’s Mother’s, by the Rev. Charles ft Martin, Mr. Louis T. Houston, of Madison county, Florida and Miss Lizzie J. Martin. On the morning of the 21st in st., in Harris co by the Rev. Mr. Caldwell, Mr. James A. Stewart of this city to Miss S. Cook Terry. On the evening of the 21st iust., at the house of the bride’s parents, by the Rev. AV. AY. Robinson, Mr. Rn it vhd A\\ Pruitt and Miss .Mary A. E. Burt, both of >Saleiu, Ala. Also by the same, on the 22(1 iust ,Jn this city. Mr. Samuel E. Smith and Miss Elizabeth Ham mods. In Atlanta, Gu., qg the 16th inst., by the Rev. Lewis Lawshe. J ames S. Slaughter, Esq., as sociate editor of the National American, to Miss Taccoau J. Badger, all of that city. On the 21st December, at the residence of Ho mer N. Sneed, of Macon county, Ala., by Rev. G. AV. Ohatfield. Mr. AYm. T. Me Gough, of Ma rion county, Ga,, to Miss Mary P. Gibson ol the former place. “Marriage rightly understood, Gives to the gentle and the good, A paradise below.” DIED, In Macon on the 18th inst.. Pulaski 8. Holt. Jr., iu the 29th year of his age. In Leon county, Fla.,on the 10th inst., alter a long and painful iliuess, J. P. K. Savage, Esq. a native of Augusta, Ga., aged about 29 years. In this city, on the 21st Instant, of typhoid fever, Mr. GEQR&E F. WEIR, a native ol Columbia, Jfoutli ( w* oliua. Since his residence in this city. Mr. Weir had been an employee in tlie Daily Tina's establishment, and had proven himselfCß capable and efficient Printer He leaves a w ife and mother. The Mustang Liniment cures Rheumatism; The Mustang Liniment cures Stiff Joints; The Mustang Liniment cures Burns and Wounds; The Mustang Liniment cures Sores aud Fleer-; The Mustang Eiliment cures Neuralgia; Th‘ Mustang Liniment cures Corns aud Wa-ias The Mnatane Liniment cures Caked •’ asts Son- Nipples: The Mustang Liniment Isw^th 1.000.000 mill-USS PER A.VNI'M To tile United star.as the preserver and restorer of valuable Horses and Cattle. It cures all Spraais.Galds Wounds, rOdl Joints, &.c. Will you answer this of any ordinary Sore, Swelling, Sprain or Stiilftess, ei ther on man or beast, which the Mustang Liniment would not cure I Did you ever visit any respectable Druggist in any part of llie world—in Europe, Asia or America—who did not say “it was the greatest discov ery of the age!” Solti everywhere. Every family should have it; three sizes. BARNES & PARK. Proprietors, New York. December 25,1855S— wlm.j