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[From the New York Evening Express, Nov. 11.]
important decision.
Case of the Methodist Book Concern-
In the U. S. Circuit Court, Judges kelson
and Bette .upon the bench, a decision was
given this morning, by JudgoNeUon.
The Judge review ed the various points in
the case, referred to the fnci that the Me
thodist Church wns organized in the United
States in 17a4, under the superintendence
and sovereignty qf the travelling preachers;
who, in General Conference, were the whole
power of the Church, tho Inv members then
and now, having no voice in Church govern*
ment. '
Before this, the Metbtdist Church was
conducted by John Wesley und his agents,
nnd the change was made by bis. assent and
wish. The. church was never incorporated
buf held together nnd kept organized by cer
tain printed rules.
The-plnntiffs say that the difference be
tween the Northern nnd Southern branches
of thp Church, sprung up previously to 1844,
tis to the ownership of slaves. This branch
threatened the safety of the Church. The
question arose in 1844 whether or not there
should bo a separation, and resolutions were
passed by a large majority of the conference
of that year, held in New York, deciding
that should the annual Confetence in the
Slnveholdiug Stales, consider it best to se
parate, they might do so
All the Southern annual conferences, were
in that event to he organized in n separate
church to be called ‘the Methodist Church
South.” It was also decided that travelling
Ministers might attach themselves to either
Northern or Southern Church.
Tho plaintiffs allege that the Conference
had this power, nnd this was confirmed in
1845 by n council of Northern Bishops.
The members were free to say what vns
the best policy of accomplishing the greut
design of the Master in w hose service they
were engaged, the object being the spread of
the Gospel. The Court also thought that
the idea that the Church had but limited
and prescribed powers was erroneous. The
Canada Conference v ns originally a part of
the American Methodist Church, but in 1828
was allowed to separate. The Texns Con
ference was nl-n brought into the American
Church, nnd in both coses by the net of the
’ General Conference.
The Court considered that the complain
ants had the same right ns previously to the
separation—-that the claimants were still
travelling preachers, und their field of labor
within their original jurisdiction. Assuming
that the General Conference was unauthoriz
ed to make the division, still the complainants
were not deprived of their rights to share in
the fund, not having forfeited it ;.it was not
in law in the power of even the Conference
to take it from them.
The court so concluded, but whether pro
rata or in proportion to the capital, is left
for futuro adjudication.
The Court also earnestly hoped thnt the
difficulty might now bo amicably settled by
the parties interested. If the conclusions ar
rived at should restore harmony in the
Church, it would not regret the labor which
had been expended upon the case.
The Court also considered that the Trus
tees of the Book Concern stood in the light
of the Beneficiaries of a Charitable Fund,
which had been ondowed by third parties
According to the decision of the origins!
founders the proceeds and profits had been
devoted to their use, nnd if they came within
the regulations they yero still entitled to
such prnreeds and profits.
The court desired to administer the law-
in behalf of the claimants, their case exciting
peculiar sympathy. The plan of separation
in 1844 provided that there should be a pro
rata distribution, and that each should have
their share. It bore the impress of good will
and good feeling, and was founded, so far as
tho Court knew, on strictly equitable princi
ples. It was adopted by a vote of 147 to
22 in a hotly where more than 4000 preach
ers wero ropro'Ci.ted.
As to the powcroflhe General Conference
tho Court considered that they were as they
wero originally, nnd that they were not affect
ed by being delegated to arty lesser number,
the reduction of nunrhors, or the representa
tive principle, being a necessary incident to
the growth of the country. They originally
had the power to make as many distinct or
ganizations us they pleased. The conference
had lha same power in 3844 as in 1784,
when the w hole body acted for itself.
The Church, the plunliffs then say became
divided into two distinct bodies, Northern
and Southern, and that the South was inti-
tled to its share of tho property belonging to
the body. The Church owned a large amount
of properly, among which was the N. Y.
Methodist Buuk concern worth $750,000,
but the agents of il. is concern ns well as tho
principals refused to allow any division.
'I he plaint.ffs further say that a part of
them are travelling mjni«ters, nnd that they
nnd 1500 other travelling ministers bnvo an
interest in this fund—that tho church
has about 460,000 members South and thnt
there are about 639,000 North.
The defendents, ("Messrs. Peck, Bangs and
others, agents of tire Book Concern,) ac
knowledge the adoption of the Resolutions,
but s'alo that they were intended to meet a
contingency which never occurred, and that
the plan of separation was illegal because
unconstitutional, and further that ihe South
in withdrawing did so voluntarily, and there
by renounced all their privileges as owners
of the Book Concern.
They acknowledge that the Book Concern
was established by travelling preachers, and
that it is to tie applied io thoir relief, and the
relief of their orphans, and also to the relief
of superannuated preachers.
The Court stated that the travelling
prenchern claim their share o( the fund now,
ns before separation. The establishment had
produced-large profits, had been conducted
with great judgment, but owed its prosperi
ty mainly to the effects of the travelling | , . , .
preachers. • The fund was originally intend- ' b,,nt lnst tlme "
ed for their benefit, and if attempted to he
changed, it would tie the. province of this
court .to,prpient it.
The Wealth of a Country
DEPENDS UPON ITS FARMERS AND MECHANICS
What is wealth ? Those things which nre
convenient nnd necessary to use, which ad
minister to our wants and our comforts.—
Money alone, cannot, therefore, lie consider
ed ns wealth, because it the articles or things
above mentioned nre not to ho had, or are
not in existence, a man would be poor indeed,
though he were loaded with gold and silver
.If lio.were hungry, and there was no bread
to be bought: if he wero shivering with cold,
nnd there were no garments made for sale,
bis gold would be of but- little service. It is
true mankind, by a common consent, have
agreed that gold should he the sign or evi
dence of property, or, in other words, the
measure of properly ; and he who has a cur
tnih amount of it, has the evidence of so
much wealth. He can exchango it for the
very things or articles which do in fact con
stitute wealth' Thus, a man who has a hun
dred dollars in his pocket, has the ticket, ns
il were, to entitle him to entur into tho pos
session of a hundred bushels of corn, or n
hundred yards pf cloth, or a hundred acres of
wi d lund, or a yoke of oxen, or a horso und
wagon, ns tho case inny he. But it these
things do not exist, and ho needs them, his
ticket is of no more use than if he had a tick
et logo into n theatre, and the thoatre should
have been burned dow n hcfoie he used it.
The elements of weulih, therefore, consist
in natural productions, brought logoihei,
changed and modified by the skill nnd labor
of man—by the skill and labor of the farmer
nnd mechanic. Commerce, though neecssn-
ry and honorable, is nothing more than the
moving or changing ol these, productions from
place lo plnco. It has always nppenrod sin
guinr to us, that .merchants should consider
themselves, ns far loo many of them do, n-
bove tho fanners or the mechanics, merely on
account of their profession, when they aro
indeed only the teamsters to the others.—
They nre the agents to transport their pro
ductions hither und thither, as calls may ex
ist for them. ■
If wo nre right in tho position which wo
have taken, that wealth consists in natural
productions changed nnd wrought upon by
the labor of man, it follows thnt the country
which possesses the most of the elements or
materials to work upon, such as good soil,
al undauce of water powei, forests of timber,
quarries of different kinds of stone, mines, &c.,
must have the most nnturn) w ealth. It then
only requires the hand of industry nnd skill
to put these materials into shape, and to put
them together to form roal substantial w ealth.
This is the duty of the-funner and mechanic.
They are the second creators of weath.—
They take the raw material as it comes from
the hand of tho Almighty, and chnnge it by
their labor into the thousands and tens of
thousands of different forms which lendei it
useful to man, which muke it subservient to
the wants and comforts of human lilo. The
more industrious und skillful this class, the
more wealth will be accumulated in the
country.
Do farmers nnd mechanics considor theso
things rightly ? Aro they not loo apt to
think themselves mere plodders nnd servants,
rather than ns second to the greni first cause
in tho productian and incrcaso of wealth i—
And, indeed, is there not a false standard of
respectability too much in vogue in society,
and nre not the productive classes apt to
measure themselves by it 1 This standard
appears to he idleness and a fine coat; nnd
consequently, the more idle a man can he,
and tho finer the dress, the more of a gentle
man. Not so. Respectability should con
sist in an improved mind, nnd skillful and in
dustrious hands. Moral qualifications being
equal, he should linve the most honor, who
by the combination of the efforts of his mind
nnd physical powers, has constituted must
largely lo the increase of those things which
constitute wealth. Such an one has done
more lor the amelioration of society than a
thousand unproductive dandies, whu loll in
the shndo and wash in cologne —Maine
Farmer.
Late From California-
Correspondence oj the New York Sun,
San Francisco, Oct. 1st. 1S51.
The Steamer New Orleans; leaves this af
ternoon, for San Juan, nnd tho Oregon for
Panama, both filled with passengers. As
they leave nt the same hour, n good opportu
nity w ill he afforded (or lesliirgTho advanta
ges of the different routes for speed nnd fac
ulty of travel. The steamer Columbus sail
ed yasterday for Panama, with a full load nt
passengers.
The final returns from the recent Stale
election show the-result to be decidedly u
democratic victory. Nearly every county in
the State gives a majority for the ticket of
that parly. Hon.'John Bigler, candidate for
Governo', has a majority of betw een one nnd
two thousand •, Hon. Satn’l Purdy, tor Lieut.
Governor, n majority of about twice thnt
number, with a democratic Justice of tho Su-
pri me Court, Slate Treasurer, Comptroller,
Attorney General Bnd Surveyor. Messrs
Mnrshnll nnd McCorklo, the democratic can
didates for Congress, are elected by large
majorities, and tho Legislature is largely detn
ocrntic.
The aggregate vole pol'ed is about 45,000,
a small vote for the population, when taken
in connection with the fact that n very large
proportion of the population are male odulis
The Governor elect is a brother of the enndi-
didnte ot the snme name run by the Demo
cratic pnrly of Pennsylvania. If elected,
their positions will he rnlher remarkable.—■
The oldest hiother will be the executive hf
tho youngest Stnte in-lhe Union, and hisjun
i»r that of ono of tho oldest States. Col.
John B. Weller will undoubtedly he thelend-
ing Democratic candidate for U- S, Senator,
with every probability of success.
California was never, since the discovery
of her treasures, so quiet ns now Crime,
which boldly wnlked nbroad nt noonday, nnd
revelled with impunity, hns been checked in
its careor by the determined action of the
people themselves, independent of the courts.
The “Vigilance Committee” ol Sun Fran
cisco set the example of fearless and summa
ry punishment, nnd was readily followed by
other localities, until the Sydney <hieves and
tho rascals of every nation have been effect
ually driven from our midst. As a conse
quence, measurably produced by this nt least,
confidence is becoming restored, and business
giving far more encouragement than.fora
long time previous.
The steamers of to dnv tnke forward the
following amounts of gold dust, exclusive of
that in the hnnds of passengers :
To New York, .... $1,946,744
To London, 195 315
To New Orleans, .... 22,952
rived at Brazos on the 20 nit , w ill) 150 men,
under the command of Get,. Garay, Tire
United Stales steamer MeiUoria, having re
ceived orders from Capt. Phelps, in com
mand at Fort Brown, took the troops on
hoard, in convey, them to Matamoros- She
proceeded as far as the mbutlt of the Rio
Grande (inside) when she received orders to
return to Brazos and re-embark the troops
on the Neptune, Gen, Caravajnl having pro
tested to Captain Phelps against such pro
ceedings.
Mr. J H. Longstriith, a respectable mer
chant of many years, standing in Matamoros,
was shot through the body while standing on
the root of his house, and died from his
wounds on the 23d ult.
The Americun Consul, J. F. Weddell, re
ceived a shot in the cheek while nt the fire
Hhove mentioned. Capt. Ford was also
wounded in the head, hut it is supposed that
he will bo able to take his command in n few
days. ■ N
She reports that up to the Ia9l date Gen
eral CaraVnjni’s loss wns three killed nnd fif
teen wounded. He has hut one piece of ar
tillery, end is compelled to do the fighting
with small guns.
The loss on Gen. Avalos’s side wns one
hundred and fifty killed nnd wounded. Avalos
was also wounded in the leg, while in the
act of jumping through a window,
One of the Witnesses.—The Spirit of
the Times says that the late J. S , a man of
infinite wit and humor, nnd who had piohn-
bly seen ns much of life in Americans nnv
one, used to'ell the following story, which
is two good to be lost, though probably no
one but lie could do such full jostico to it
If we err not, il ran somehow thus :
Wlmt railroad stock is in the Fast, steam
boat sharos aro in the West, nnd ns nlmosl
everybody owns more or less, it is almost im
possible to procuro a judgment ngninst nny
company for injury, carelessness, or even loss
of life. Such suits nre yet very frequent nnd
give rise to some strange contretemps.
Not long since, it seems, astemhoat call
ed the “ Old Kentucky’' blow up, near the
Trinity, at the mouth of the Ohio, where, it
is a well established fact, thnt a great many
of tiie nuisquitoes will weigh a pound, by
wh'ch accident a Indy rejoicing in the name
of Mrs. Jones lost her husband and her trunk,
for be 111 of which an action was brought.
There wns, strange to say, gront difficulty
in proving thnt Mr. Jones had been on the
boat at tho time of the collapse, thnt worthy
having notoriously been very drunk on the
wharf-boat just as the steamer left Trinity.
Many witnesses were examined to prove
the fact, until finally a Mr. Dietzmar, a
German, was placed on the stund. Our
friend J. S. wns attorney for tho boat, nnd
elicited from Mr. Dietzmar this testimony :
“ Mr IJietzmur, did you know the Old
Kentucky 7”
“ Yah, I wa»h Mowed up mit her.”
“ Were you on bonrd when she collapsed
her fine ?”
“ When she bust do bile ? yaw, I wash
dare.”
“ Did you know Mr. Jones ?”
“To he sure—Mr. Jones and I took pas
senger togeder.”
“ You did ? When did you last see Mr.
Jones on bonid of the boat ?”
“ Well ! I didn’t see Mr. Jones aboard de
Thee is no hook so cheap as a news
paper: none as in'eresliug ; because it con-
. .sists of a variety , measured out iu suitable
oortions as to lime and quality. Being new
ivery day or week, inviless to habits ol lead-1 dues not wish well and do good to ail man-
; ar.d affords- an easy way of acquiring kind in what he can.
J. S fancied his ease wns snfe, and with a
most triumphant glance at the jury, said :
“ Yon did not 7 Well, Mr. Dietzmar,
when did you last see Mr. Jones r”
“ Well, when de schmolee pipe and me was
going up we met Mr. Jones coming down
fcy.A good man is u friend to oil the
world; and lie is not truly churitable that
ffedgb, so esseniial to tho individual and
unity.
young Indy at an examination in
1 asked why the noqn ‘(bach's-
(jejs The ladies who faint on being “ pro
posed to,” can he restored lo consciousness
by just whispering in their ears lluit you
were only joking, .
-Hope is like the : wing, of an angel
“ fisifr
Tolnl, $2,165,011
Ofthisnmount Adams &Co.ship$572,011,
Page, Bacon & Co., $500,000, and Buigoyne
& Co., $285,000.
Interesting Mining Intelligence.—Mr.
Hnnsell, from the sources ol the Yuba, at a
place called Illinois Gulch, nenr Canon Creek
informs us thnt the yield in that quarter has
been very large this summer. Parlies have
left at various times with sums nmbuntingns
high as $12,000 to n man. Mr H. in the
last five months hns realized $6,000. There
are many Sydneyite in this vicinity, who nre
on a sharp look out for nny miner who is re
turning homeward with his pile.
Mr. H. also informed us thnt rich quartz
veins have lately been discovered on the Yuba
hut no machinery has ns yet been put in op
eration on the claims which have been taken
up.—lb
The number of passengers who have orri
ved, compared with those who linve depart
ed, during the quarter, is os follows
ARRIVED.
Males. Fein. Child’11. Total. Left
July, 1729 231 134 2094 1697
August, 1886 348 231 2440 2097
September, 1140 140 56 1336 2960
Totals, 5870 6574
It will be perceived, therefore, thnt thede -
pnr'ures exceed the arrivals, during the qunr
ter, 884—the whole excess being, in the
month of September, when 1624 more pas
sengors left than arrived.
FROM S13NORA.
The vnst plnin extending from Shaw’s flat
northward, is being dug over in every direc
tion, and piles of dirt nre ready for washing
as soon ns the rains set in.
A company of eight on Wood’s Creek were
meeting with great success. Their names
are—David D. Dai is, H. Ellison, A Grant
J. W. Mandevilte, George C. Roberts, John
Sciiver, B. Laurex, and John H Milligan.
The work is going on in Holden’s gurden
as brisk os ever.
On tho Tiiolumme river the miners nr
better rewarded this year than they were lust
The news from the various quartz compa
nies in that vicinity is most encouraging;
The editor says, “ We can stale with the
fullest assurance that never were the miners
more encouraged than now, and never was
there a more reasonable prospect ot u rich
harvest Tor their labors."
The Silver Vein.—The Herald gives the
names of seven companies which have been
organized in that city lo work the silver
mine recently discovered. It is situated a
bout 15 miles from that city and the or
yields from 60 to 125 cents per pound, nnd
said to he very pure.
From the Bio Grande-
PROGRESS OP THE IIEVOLU-
‘HON—HARD FIGHTING.
The steamship Fanny, Captain C. Auld
ffom Brazos St. Jago, 30ih ult., with twen
ty-six passengers and $34,481 in specie, re
ports that Cnravajal was still fighting in Mut
nmoros, having been engaged since the 21st
He had taken the west side of the town, and
was within four Mocks of Gen. Avalos’s
quarters in ilia Plaza, which is strongly for
tified with eight pieces of cannon, so as to
protect each other. It is supposed that Cara
vajnl could have taken the place in a few
hours, hut his object was to save cit zeos and
property, and from thnt consideration the
siege has been much longer than anticipat
ed.
On tho 23d, n fire took pluce in Ihe large
building known as the “ Dlurio Building,”
destroying every thing before it ns far as ihe
Custom-house, which "was also consumed,
witii all the goods in il.
On tile night of the 25th, the large store
of Mr. Lopez look fire and was consumed—
tiie whole building, mid goods in storo,
amounting to fifty or sixty thousand dollars,
belonging to Mr. Delsen and others.
Gen. Avalos, on the 24d ult., issued or
ders foCevery American seen in the strei
TIE COURIER.
FRIDAY MORNING, NOV- 21.1851
~J. KNOWLES, EDITOR.~
auentn for tub coir ui Kit.
Dan’l Hix, Summerville.
Judoe Wooten, Dirt Town.
J .T. Finley, Chutloogaville.
E. R. Sassf.en, LaFnyette.
HP In our next issue wo will endeavor to give tho
proceedings of tho Legislature up to date, and after-
wants we stiall give, cacti week, tho proceedings of
that body in full.
t#* We are requested to give notice that Diintnp’s
great Original Painting will bo exhibited nt the Meth
odist Church tills (Friday) evening. From tho "opln
tons of tho press. 1 ’ wo guess all who do not avail them
selves of this opportunity of seeing so great a work
of art, on n subject so sacred and interesting, will re
gret It when too late.
la conformity to n resolution of tho Legisla
ture. his Excellency. Governor Cobb, lias Issued Ms
proclamation recommending the observance of Thura-
day, tho 27th Inst., as a day of Thnnksgsvtng. Hu
miliation and prayer. 8co proclamation in anothor
column,
LIT The new Steamboat, '’GEORGIA,” arrived ot
our Wharf on Monday last and departed on Wednes
day for Greonsport, well freighted.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Milledoeville, Ga., Nov. 14, 1851
It is quite impossible to predict what may
be the fate of the Coosa River Bill. You may
rest assured, however, that your immediate
representatives and its friends generally, will
zealously and perseveringly press its claims
upon the attention of the present Legislatuie.
That every dollar judiciously appropriated
by the State for purposes of interim! improve
ment, will, in a few years, come back into
her treasury with compound interest, the
history of every other State as well as our
own most clearly demonstrates. Especially
is this the case, when, at small expense, we
make our thoroughfares, our rivers nnd rail
roads, the great highway of other Stales.—
The growing trade ot North Alabama, is too
important to be overlooked. The expendi
ture of a few thousand dollars now in the
improving tiie navigation of the Coosa, will
bring into Georgia a valuable trade and tra
vel which will otherwise be diverted to Gulf
Cities, and be forever lost to our State. Tho
pre-ent, therefore, is a most critical moment
with this measure, and I trust, that Savan
nah, Augusta, Macon and other cities in
Genrgin interested, ns well as the people of
Cherokee, will urge the great importance ol
its success. Should the present Legislature
adjourn without making ihe necessary ap
propriation, nnd two years more of uncer
tainty olnpse before another doubtful effort
can be irade lo secure legislative aid, a very
valuable and increasing source of public
prosperity and revenue, may be forever lost
to our Stale. Whilst upon this subject, I
desire to call public ailention and especially
thnt of the Legislature to the following sound
and enlightened views of Gen. Mills, the
late and efficient nnd popular general super-
intendant of transportation on the Stale Road,
contained in his able report of 1849.
“ Beforo closing this report, l wish to lie
permitted to sny a few words touching the
navigation of the Coosa River. ThS Memphis
Branch Rail Rond now being in sueces-ful
operation from King>lon to Rome, the outlay
by the state ot a few thousand dollars would
secure in all seasons of the year, a free navi
gation from Rome to Greensport, a distance
by water of 170 miles, and would insure to
Georgia the greater portion of the surplus
produce of North Aliihuma. Rome is now
settled with not only an intelligent business
population, hut many of her citizens com
mand the necessary facilities to hold out the
proper inducements to the planters of North
Alabama, and to compete successfully with all
who wuuld strive fur their trade in another
direction. All must admit that every Balo
of cotton received in Rome must neces
sarily pass this rond.
“ If this view of the subject lie correct, and
I thi nk none can doubt il, why should the
next Legislature hesitate to make ti e neces
sary appropriation for removing the obstruc
tions in the Coosa River. This appropriation
beingmade, it could not lie consideied that
the amount would he a loss to the State, for
there is lit*le doubt in a few years reimburse
ments would be made by the increase of
freights on this Road, resulting from an Un-.
bstructed river, communications witlis North
1 regret that my engagements didnot per
mit me lo atieud the Commencement Exer
cises of Oglethorpe University, which I learn
were of'more thnu ordinary interest. Al
though tho weather was iuclemnnt there was
quite n respectable if not a very fair atten
dance upon the occasion. The performan
ces of the different classes are highly com
mended. In the graduating class the first
honor wns accorded to F. H. Bowman of
Greensboro, Ga On awarding the prizes to
the Sophomore declaimers an address was
delivered by the Rev. Dr. G. F. P.'erce,
which is pronounced oneoftheiiiostpowerful
and brilliant specimens of eloquence and ora
tory, that has evor been greeted by a Geor
gia audience. His theme was “ eh justice,”
and it is said the giftedspeaker in “ thoughts
that breathe and words thnt burn,” fairly
entranced his delighted auditory. The anni
versary oration w»s delivered by the Her.
D. P. Rogers of Augusts, nnd is spoken of
ns one of greut appropriateness and elegance.
I am pleased to learn thnt the prospects of
this institution ure quite fluttering.
On last Tuesday night Dr. J. F. Pierce
delivered an address in the Represent itive
Hull, upon Common School Education,which
was listened lo with much interest by a very
respectuhle audience. Dr Pierce associated
with other gentlemen, will inn few days sub
mit a plan of Common School Instruction for
the consideration of the present General As
sembly. Whether any fensible system of
public school instruction, will he adopted at
the present session of the Legislature, is
quite problematical, ft is lo be hoped, how
ever, that the Legislature will not adjourn
without at least setting this good hull in mo
tion.
A resolution hns passed both Houses in
structing the Committee on Agriculture and
ln'ernnl Improvements to nppoiut from their
number a sub-committee to inspect the State
Rond and report as soon as prncticnMe to this
Legislature. This commitlre w ill enter up
on their duries nt once, and it is lo he hoped
will rigidly scrutcnize this great interest, nnd
itinke an impartinl report of its real condi
tion nnd necessities. There seems to lie a
disposiiion upon the part of the members
generally, to make n liberal appropriation to
put the road in good condition, and thorough
ly to equip it,
Our Southern Rights friends seem quite
at u loss lo know what position to assume in
regard to national politics. They have in
troduced a series of resolutions which aro
doubtless intended to cover their retreat from
thoold Southern Rights battle ground, nnd
admit them into the old democratic Ark.—
Their resolutions have been quietly referred
to the Committee on the Stale of the Repub
lic, where they will probably be suffered lo
sleep.
There is quite a rage at this session for
new counties. A bill has passed the Senate
to lay- off a new county from parts of Pike,
Fuyelte and Henry, to he called, “ Spauld
ing,” in honor of the venerable President of
the late Georgia Slate Convention. There
is also an application for a new county to be
formed out of parts of Murray and Walker,
and another to’forfn a new county out of thnt
portion of Murray ly ( ing north ofthe Oostnn-
nulla, nnd west of the Conasaugn, to he cal
led after thnt beautiful strenm. It is doubt
ful whether all, if any of these projects will
succeed, though, in many instances the pub
lic convenience nnd the ends of justice w ould
doubtless lie promoted by changes.
Bills hnve been passed by the Senate crea
ting two new Judicial Districts—one to be
styled the “ Macon” and composed of the
counties of Biblq Houston, Tw iggs, Craw
ford, Macon nnd Dooly. The other to be
s'vied the “ /flue Ridge Cirduil,” nnd to lie
composed of Campbell, Cobh, Cherokee,
Forsyth, Lumpkin nnd Gilmer; of course
there will he another scramble for the offices
in theso new-circuits.
An inmense amount of business has alrea
dy been introduced, nnd if maturely consi
dered and acted upon, will protract the se--
sion to an uncerln'n period. To my mind,
the great and multifarious interests of our
vast State re juire a return to biennial ses-
Yours, K.
gomery, Lowry Williams, Rev. A. Y. Lock-
ridge, F. A. Kirby, D. Hicks, Benj. Bruner,
L W. Crook, Dr. John K. Moore, Charles
Price, J. L. McKnight, E. O. Kirby, James
Price, Av P. Allgood and A, G. Quinn.
On motion of A. P; Allgood, L. W. Crook,
a delegate from Cedar Bluff convention, re
ported to this convention, the proceedings of
the first, by reading interesting letters from
the President, B C. Yancy, arid Secretary
Pol. J. M. Hendrix, us well as the enclosed
proceedings of the. Cedar Bluff convention.
At (he close of which; he made- a motion
that tho" President and Vice- President
appoint a committee of five front ’the county
of Walker, and five' froin the'county of Chat
tooga to memoralize the Legislature to grant
n charter (nr said rond; which motion being
carried, the following persons were appoint-'
ed said committee :
From the, county of Chattooga : L. W.
Crook, Charles Price, A. P. Allgjod, James
Price and Elijah Wyatt. From Walker
county t W>. B. Johnson, L. M. Patton, C.D.
McCutchcon, ar.d James Hogfl.
On motion ofC Price, the President ■$'"
pointed « committee of three from Bummer-'
ville and the same from LaFnyeite and Ring-
gold, to correspond with like committee in
Aliihuma, for the purpose of concerted ac
tion in regard to the ruil rond enterprise.
The following gentlemen was then assoc!- -
ated from Summerville : F. A. Kirby, Benj. ■
Moyers, Dr. W. W. Bruce. From "LaFay- •
ete : R. A. Lane, Lawson Black and R, Ml
Ayc'ock. From Ringgold, D. S. Anderson,
Michael Dickson, and L. Young. At the
suggestion of A. Y. Loughridge, C. Price,,
Esq. was appointed to represent thisconven--
tion before the Legislature ot its present ses
sion for-lhe purpose of aiding our, Senator -
nnd KepiesenUtivo in obtaining a charter for.
the 'conteoiplaled Rail Road.
The convention was then addressed ini
short, hut interesting speeches by A. Y,
Lockridpe, the President and L. W. Crook.
On motion, the proceedings of the conven
tion were ordered, to bo published in the
Rome papers, and all others friendly to the -
cnlerprizo. On motion, the convention then,
adjourned sine die. . ,
JOHN K. MOORE, Pres.
SPENCER MARSH, V. Pres.
Samuel Hawkins, )
T. T. Hopkins, \ lSWarlM ’
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
For the Courior.
ADJOURNED RAIL ROAD CONVENTION
From Cedar Bluff on Ihe 3d, to Summerville
on the 11th, instant, to consider the prnprie
ty of couslructing a Ruil Rond from Gads
den on the Uoosa River ihe present terminus
ol Ihe Alabama and Tennessee Rail Road to
intersect the western & Atlantic Rail Hoad
at or near Ringgold, 10 pass through Chat
tooga and Walker counties.
In the absence of Col. B. C. Yancy, the
President of the Convention at Cedar Bluff,
on motion of Col. L. W. Crook, Dr. John K
Moore, a delegate from the county ol Chat
tooga, was chosen President of the conven-
li in, and Judge Spencer. Marsh, a delegate
Iran, ihe county of Walker, Vice President
and Samuel Hawkins and Thomas T. Hop
kins, Secretaries.
Tiie president on taking the chair, stated
brifly the object of the meeting, nnd extend
ed an .invitation to the. delegates from the dif
ferent counties to come forward and report
their hoiues to the Secretaries; whereupon
the following delegates appeared and took
their seats .-
From Cherokee, Ala. : W. J. Kenneday.
Walker Co Ga. : Spencer Marsh
L. C. Grudy and J D. Woolen-
From Chattooga county, Ga.: Thomas
Morgan, William Crook, John Reeve, Nel
son Allman, Middleton Jones, J. J. Hensb,
Samuel Pop, G. W, Summers, W, V
IN SENATE.
Saturday, Nov 8.
Mr. Foster, fiom the Judiciary committee,,
mnde reports on several bills referied to it.
He reported four hills; under the instruction
of the committee for the pardon of James
Norris of Butts, Brinkly Bishop of Bibb, G,.
D. Cornett of Morgan, nnd Janies Johnson of
Baldwin, the cases referred to in the lute
Governor's message, each convicted of mur
der—not thereby expressing any opinion up
on the merits in either case— hut recommend
ing that the evidence in encli case ho printed
for the use of the Senate. The Dills were
rend Ihe first time.
The following hills wero also reported and
read the first time, viz:
By Mr Harman : To alter -the practice iu
the Supreme Court of the Sluto of Georgia.
Also, fur the relief of Leroy W. Cooper, of
the county of Pike.
By Mr. Jloseiy: To lay off and organise
new county from the counties of Pike, Hpriry.
nnd Fayette.
Tho act to niter nnd amend the third sec
tion of the first article of ihe Constitution ot
this Slate passed during the'Iasl session j was
taken up and after a short-discussion, pasted
—yens 34 ; nays 7, [This hill provides for
giving each county a Senator.)
Tiie net lo amend the sixth section and
third article of the constitution, was also-
passed—yens 31 ; nays 12 [This bill kb al
ters the constitution as to provide, for the e-
lection by the people, of a Judge of the Court
of Ordinary, to grant letters of administration,
marriage licences, &C ]
The act to alter and amend the twelfth
section of the second article of the constitu
tion—also passed during the last session, was
taken up nnd passed—yeas 31 ; nays 12i—
[This act gives the election of Secretary of
State, Treasurer, Surveyor General and
Comptroller General for'the future, to the
people.)
The hill to make it penal, to buy as well
ns sell by false weights—altering the consti
tution to that effect, was also taken up and.
passed.
The hill to empower juries to authorize
defendants in cases of absolute or total di
vorce, to marry again during the life ofi the
libellant, was also taken up and passed.
Monday, Nov. 10.
Bills reported and read the first time, vfd':'
By Mr. Day: To incorporate the Augus
ta, Atlanta, and NashvileMagnelicTelegraph
Company.
By Mr. Reed ; To prescribe the mode for
the collection of rents—and to repeal certain
laws now in force in regard to the same.
By Mr. Moselv: To authorize John Pres
ley, a cripple and infirm man of Henry coun
ty, to vend and dispose of merchandise with
out license.
Mr. Tumlin oflered a resolution which was
passed, providing tor the appointment of a
Joint Committee, to report a bill to re-organ
ize the Congressional Districts—Messrs.
Tumlin, McCune, Hardemnn, Spalding and
Tomlinson, were appointed that cbmmiitee
on the part of the Senate.
3 o’clock, p. m>-
The Senate assembled and resolved itstlf
into a Bonrd of Visitors, with the Trustees
of the University ofthe State. The Senatus
Academicus having transacted its usual busi
ness—receiving reports on the subject of ed
ucation, &c ; it then adjourned sine die.
Tues-av, Nov. I f. 1
Bills reported and read the fiist time, viz :
By Mr. Anderson: To change the name of
the Court of Common Pleas and Oyer and
Tei miner of the city of Savannah, &c.
By Mr. Foster: From the Judiciary Con
mittep, reported hack to the Senate, thf
to prescribe Ihe order ot argunu
cases, and
A bill tojeomp