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Sljjrimltitrnl. ■.» Culture ot tho.Cabtoigc at tilt South. • 'As the New Year has just set In, and gard- , ,’nara and housewives are* livgtonhlg to look - ‘ about to ice what to ptntTt"to yield tho great est amount of mitilcioua vegetable lbod. it may not'bo amiss to call their attention to the cuHttreoftho Cabbage. This valuable plant is hot yet half appreci ated hero, either in Its value ns food, or the ' ease and simplicity or its culture, " All tho varieties. of Cabb»|?o. Cauliflower. •’ Collard, Broccoli, and Kale, nro derived, by cultivation, from n wild, sea shore plant, hi- dlgenous to Europe. The common Collard of the country Is so ftmlllar to all. Hint It needs but little oom- • tnent. Yet tills, like all things that are rom- tnon, Is ausceptlblo of great improvement, ttbravea with impunity tho hot suns of onr summers, nnd the frosts of our winters. Il ls generally cultivated without transplanting, but Iflt be transplanted deep, and in rich i nil taking care to cut olftho long tap root, It win tnako quite respectable cabbage io the win- termonth*. 80 with tho cabbage. Its heading being entirely an arlillcial process, care must he ta ken not to let it get back tollsnntural sta'c. . For thia reason, It Is safer to Import our seeds than to raise them, as their tendency, in a . warm climate is, to get back to their long leaf. Thecarly variety of seeds arc always Import ed, even In the Northern States. Theso aro chiefly valuable here, as coming hi before the garden has begun to yield much for tho table. Among tho early varieties In most repute, are th* Early and largo York, Early Battersea or Drumhead, Early French Ox-heart, Early 8ngarloaf, Early Dutch, &c. Theso do not mako as largo heads as tho latter kinds, but If gfown quick nnd on good soil, tlioy are equal ly as tender and delicious. Thoro pro many way* of starting the Early Cabbage. To those who havo tho means nt hand, wo would re commend starling them In a' moderate hot bed, and transplanting them into tho open gronnd, as soon as tho weather permits.— Those who cannot do this, may plant them In tho open ground, tho first of next month, nnd continue planting until April. They may be planted In drills, thinned out and transplanted) those not transplanted will head. Keep tho '• ground light and mellow around the plants by tho freo uso of tho hoo, and apply all .tho soap audsand leached ashes of tho premises around tho plants, during their growth, rinnts man aged In this way, in an ordinary season, will head finely, and bo fit for the lablo In April and may, Tho later kinds, among whlah tho following rank best for this climate—Lato Bergen. Drumhead. Brunswick, Orccn Glared, • Green Savoy, and Kod Dutch, for pickling— may be planted any time after the first nf April, updo tho first of August. When trans planted. the soil must bo deep, rich.and mol- low; nnd (r tho stalk Is two foot long, put It Into tho ground up to the first leaf; this will came It to head firmly. Thoro Is much dif ference in tho seasons In making n good crop of Fall and winter Cabbages. When tho sum* roer proves excessively dry, transplant and water freely, and contlnco to sow seed, that the garden may be stocked with heads for tho winter. When tho leaves grow rank, without a disposition to head, a llttlo help, tying the ' leaves up In tho form ofa head, will ho-or great service. But tho late cabbngo has an enemy greater than the sun to contend with. Thlals the Green Cabbage Worm; It common er Its rnvngo < just before tho leaves begin to head, and If he Is not destroyed, will cat the whole leaves into lace work, before It can form the head. Tho best remody wo havo found, is a free application of Salt In tho soil, and around tho growing plants. Where this la not practicable, Chickens cooped among tho cabbage plants'Is some safe guard. Tbo Cut Worm Is another great pest to tho young plant, but If a free use of gypsum Is made on tho cabbago grounds, tho Cut Worm will not mo lest the plants. As wo have often said before, tho Cabbage las great feeder, and If manures are well tur ned nndor, qnlto rank manures may be ap plied. They also may bo fod In their grow ing state. They require a great deal of pot ash. Give It to them from I ho leach tub and the wash barrel. The same culture will also answoi for the Cauliflower and Broccoli.— Theso aro but tiro flower-hends of cabbages, and are considered great delicacies. The Broccoli being hardor than tho Cauliflower, •alts onr climate best. Treated, in all re spects, like late cabbage, it succeeds admira bly. Kale Is another variety of tho cahboge, bnt Is perennial. Tho Siberian is well adapt- should have rich soil; it will bear almost any quantity of maunre, and delights in a sandy soil; as It Is a sea share plant, It also de lights In salt, and a top dressing of salt over the bed, at least twice in tho season, will keep down all tho grass'and weeds and Invigorate the plants. It has been supposed absolutely necessary lo transplant Asparagus," and to havo bods trenched and bricked up at tho bottom and sides; bnt any good Garden soil that will bring hods nr cabbages will bring good As paragus. It may ho modu Just ns much hot ter as tho gardener may think proper to ma nure. In transplanting for a bed, plant the roots about eight inches by ten; cover tho crown bud about two Inches , keep down the woods by the application of salt. Work in a good coat of manure In Iho winter, nnd you may commence culling the tender stalks the next spring; cut just below Iho smfttce of the ground, and the same stalhs may be cut many limes In the season. To those who do not wish to transplant, plant tho seed In good soil and work them its directed for tho roota, and the third year the stem may ho cut for tho table. One gloat advantage in cultivating tills plant, is Its curliness; coming before English peas or snaps and continuing fur a long time. It Is the first harbinger ol spring, nnd is to herbivorous man, what Iho tender grass of spring must ho to the longing cattle. Whoever owns a Garden spot, plant an Aa- think that the public Interest would not suf fer if the Executive of tho State should otdor a total discontinuance of operations,upon tho Road until officers capable of. transacting ita business with safety- and profit,'; -can take charge of It.—Marietta Union. bemm H UEO&UlZ, IiliultSilA'I . from the Savannah llcpublican, Milledoeville, Jan. 14,1862. Tuesday Avtebnoon.—Tho Senate passed the Houso bill, forming a new county ont of Talbot, Marion and Macou, called '‘Taylor.” Tho Senate refused this morning to reconsid er tho bill in relation to ftirnishlng liquor to slaves. The message of the Houso appoint ing 22d Inst., for adjournment, was next ta ken up and agreed to. Thu bill incorporating thu Georgia and Florida Rail Road Company was |*ssed, and the hill to provide for tho erection of a new Penitentiary postponed indefinitely. The House continued the unfinished busi ness of the morning—l’lic hill fur tho educa tion of tho poor; and after amending it In several particulars the bill w as passed. Cha tham county, on motion of Mr. Bartow, was excluded from the requisitions of the 3d sec tion of tho bill, and the disbursement of tho educational fund remains in tllq hands of tho Judges of the Inferior Court pf said county. On motion of Mr. Harris, of Clarko, the regular order was suspended, to take up the === row money for the support of Government for the years 1862 and '63 if necessary,—the a- mount not to exceed 8100,000. The motion did not prevail.. -Tho House Voted an appro priation'of 86,000 to the. Southern Botanic Medical' College; Thohill amendatory ofan net to protect religious societies in tho exercise of tlielr religious duties, approved Dec. 1'8,1792, was passed: The Housp adjrurncd to 3 o' clock, P.M; Tho “ Democratic. National. Committee ” set, pursuant to call, In Washington on ihc 29th‘ ult.; and on the 1st Inst, agreed to call a 'Democratic National Convention' for tiom- Inat.ng candidates, for President and Vico President—said Convention to assemble at Baltimore,On Tuesday, June lii, 1862. Tho official call Is as,follow s ; Demooiatto National Convention. 1&62. To tie Democratic Party throughout the Union. WAtiiiMOTON, Thursday, Jan. 1,1862. A concentration 'of opinion from all tho States, as far as practicable, U|ien some time and place fur holding tho next National De mocratic Coilvention. la indispcnsablo to the union and organization of tho party for the PrbsldCtiUal canvass ofl862. • \yitli^tlija.viow the “Democratic National Committee,” c insisting of ono from each Slate, appointed by tho Democratic National Convoufionof 1818, “ to promote tho Detno- cratlo,cqus?," and with powei to fill vacancies, assembled; In this Cjty, in pursuance of a well-considered-' call for that purpose, at which meeting on'the 29th and 39th of De cember,J861, and thp'lst of January, 1852 tho thlrty-onu States of the Union were repre sented.'-; And, upon conference- with Demo cratic members of Congress, and consulting the action or State Conventions, as for as they have expressed any wishes on the subject, the Committee, with entire unanimity, have, ar rived at a conclusion, which they raspcctlldly submit fur. your ratification. Tho Dumooratio National Committee ac cordingly recommended that a Convention of tho Democratic paity throughout tho Union, by.dclcgntcs duly appointed by thu Democrats of tho several Status, be held In the City of-Balttmoro, on Tuesday, tho first day of Juno, 1862 (at 12 M„) lo nominate candi dates for President and Vice-President of the United States, to bo supported by the Demo cratic party at tho eleutlon on Tuesday, tho second day of November, 1862. The National Convention of 1848 adopted the following recommendation as to the num- bar of delegates to be chosen In each State ; "Bcsolved, That it bo recommended that hereafter each State bo entitled to as many delegates In future Democratic National Con ventions as ft has In tha Electoral College, and no more.” By order of tho Democrat National Com muted ! ", ;• , B. F. IIALLETT, Chairman. Wm.'F. Ritciiie. ) a „ ...... R. H. Stanton, | Sccri 'taries. Tho Committee was fully present, saro Gen. J. M. Commander of South Carolina, each of the other thirty States being represented by a member—as follows : -Massachusetts—B. F. Ilnltclt. Tcunca sco—F. P. Stanton.* Louisiana—A.G. Penn.* Now-Ydrk—Ed.‘ Croswcll. Maryland—A Constable. Ohio—D. T. Disney.* Virginia- IV.' F. Kltclilo: COmre -tlc«t-*0.- 8.- Seymour.* Delaware-—G, R. Riddle* Now-Jorney J. Wildrlek.^ yiirmntit-T.'Bartlett, Jr.* Illi nois—W.A. Richardson.* Wisconsin—B. C. Eastman,* N. Carolina—Robt. Btrango.— Michigan—C. E.' 8luart.* N. Hampshire— C; Ilf Peaslec.* Indiana—G. Hathaway.— KcntuckyVrB. Stanton.* Missouri—W. P. Ilalh*.;- Arkansas—R. W. Johnson.* Maine Ch. A’ndrotva* Alabamn-W. R. W. Cobh* U. Island—B. B. Thurston.* Pennsylvania— J. W. i’prnoy. Florida—N. P. Bends. Texas —W. E. Howard.* Iowa—G. W.' Jones/* Georgia—J. W. Jackson.* Mississippi—J. D. Freeman.* California—E. O.'Maraliall.* ♦Members of tho present Congress—22. --Afilohg 'theso gentlemen nro Souhern State Bights'' men and Southern 'Union' men, wlili Northern Free Sollora,—at lenst, men chosen on tho strength of Freo Soil pro fessions by Free Soil vbtes—Messrs. Bartlett ofVt, and Thurston of It. I. being in this category. - Gen. Commander, though unable to bo presont, sent Ills proxy In favor of tho time ahd' place for holding tho Convention which was adopted. Messrs. Jackson ofGa. nnd Freeman of Miss, (whose names join to tho list) wore elected to Congress on prcclad- ly opposite principles, but that means little. 1 Tho Democracy' are going to for 1 the Spoils of Victory ’ this time, and ' Southern Itighte ' or ' Union!’ ‘FreeSoil’ or‘Slavery Extension,’ »re;of»raall account in the gener al-apprehension when compared with tho main cl;snco. The Committee have dono quite right to admonishing the Slates against sending su pernumerary Delegates to tho National Con vention. They arc in the way at best, and iffon tho cause of mischief. Lot them he at home. Tho Presidency—Ball Opened. - ,1111 for tho creation of a new county out of poragmi hedj It fa a cheap, healthy luxury, thu c011ntlc , of Fro „k||„ and Elbort, tote. called "Dcadwylcr.” The blU'waa put on ita ami should ho wllbln tho reach of all who crave the early treasures of spring—Soil of the South. From the London Punch. Grand Vegetable Banquet to tho Potato. ON ms I.ATC nECOVEBY. That highly respectable vegetable, tho Po tato, being now, It Is hoped, thoroughly re established in health, it was determined by a fow lending members of the Vegetable King dom, to oiler a banquont to tho worthy nnd convalescent root on his happy recovery. Tho arrangements for the dinner wore on a scnlo of great liberality, and the guests Included nil the principal vegetables. Tho Invitations had been carried out by an efficient corps of Scar let Banners, and tho Onion occupied tho chair, lie wan supported on Ills right by tho head of tho Aspuragus family, while Salad occupied a bowl at the other end of tho table, and wasadresned In his usual manner. Tho Potato, though Just ont of bin bed, wns look ing remarkable well, and wore his jacket, there being nothing to mark his recent illness except perhaps a llttlo apparent blackness round one ofhls eyes. Alter tho cloth had been removed, Tho Onion got up to propose as a least, tho Potato, their much respected guests (immense cheering.) He, tho Onion, had known tho Potato from infancy; and though they had not always been associated to llfu, they had fre quently met nt tho tamo table, They had Bomctlmes braved together thu tamo broils, nnd found themselves often together In such a stew (he alluded to the Irish stew) as had brought them, for the time being, Into an al liance of thu very closest kind. IIu, the On ion was delighted to soo tho Potato once more restored to Ills plnco in society, for ho, tho Onion, canid say without flattery, that socie ty had endeavored to supply till/ place of the Potato tn vain, illcar. hear.) They had heard of lllce hnving been suggested to take the placo uf his honorable friend, hut tho sug gestion was really ridiculous. Risum tcnealisl, amice, was all that he, thu Onion, had to say to that. (Loud laughter, in which all but the Melon joined.) He, tho Onion, would not de tain them longer, bnt would eoncludo by pro posing health, long life, nml prosperity to the Potato. Tho toast was received w ith enthusiasm by all bill the Cucumber, whoso coolness seemed to excite much disgust among his brother Vegetables. The Onion had, to fact, affected many of those present to tears, and tho Cele ry who sat next to the Horsc-raddlsh hung down his head to an agony ofsoiislblHty.Whon tlfo cheering hod partially subsided, tho Pota to rose, hut that was only a signal for renewed enthusiasm, and it was some minutes before silence was restored, At length tho Potato prococded nearly as fellows: "Friends and fellow Vegetables:—It Is with difficulty I ox press tho fooling with which I have corao hero to day. Having suffered for tho last three or four years from a griov. oua disease which soemod to threaten me with total dissolution, it Is with intense satisfac tion I find myselfonco more among you in Iho vigor of health. (Clroors.) I should bo, In deed, Insensible to kindness, were I to forget ed to our winters, and makes most excellent j the anxious inquiries that have been made aa spring greens. Tho seed should bo planted | to the rtate of my health, by those who have to tho foil. There aro varieties of the cab bage, aloo, which bottom like a tnrnlp, but so for aa onr experience goes, they are worthless in this climate, the head being inferior to the common cabbage, and tho bottom notcqual to tbo common turnip. Should any ono wish to have aeod from the cabbage, care must bo ta ken to havo them pure, as the collard seeding to the same neighborhood, will injure tho heading qualities of tho cabbage. When we consider the vast amount of nutritious food that can be raised on a half acre to the form of cabbages, wo are surprised that White Head cabbage does not otlener grace the ta ble? of tho rich apd tbo poor, and that those having care of slaves, should not provide lib erally of cabbage and other w holesome veg etables, for their summer nnd winter food. In • Europe, it is considered good ecouomy to feed stock upon head cabbages, the nutritious val ue of them ranking very high. May not our white and black population aspire to feed as high as the hogs of Germany nnd Franco.— Soil of the South. Culture of Asparagus t There is scarcely a Garden plantless under stood than Asparagus. Many who know and appreciate ita great delicacy as a table escu lent, look'upon It almost as forbidden fruit, from its.supposcd rarity and difficult culture. * Nothing can bo farther from tho truth.— Anhumblo seashore piaut, braving tire salt wives, winter’s cold and amnraer’s heat, it has' been brought Into tho Garden, acclimated and tendorod; until It holds the first rank among the vegetable luxuries of tho table. But It takes three year; to mature from the , before It can be cut for tho tablo, and ■ the teg-bear. There 1* no crop easier te. and none that pays more to the rition* food, than tho Aspara- I, taken three years 7 be plant- held me in esteem, and sometimes in a steam. (A laugh in which nil but tho melon joined.) I cannot boast ofa long line of ancestors. I did not, like some of you, corno in with tho Conqueror, but 1 canrc in tbc train of civiliza tion amidst Iho memorable luggage of Sir Walter Raleigh, in company with njy Right Honorable friend, Tobacco, who Is not now present, hut who o!tcn helps tho philosopher to take a bird’s oyo view of somo of the finest subjects for reflection. (Immense cheering, nnd a nod of assent from tho Turnip Top.)— Though I may be a foreigner, I may justly say that I havo taken root in tho soil, and tho' I may not havo the grace of tho Cucumber who seems to havo como hero to no enviable frame—(loud cheering)—I believe I have done as much good ns any living vegetable ; for, though almost always at the rich man’s table, I am seldom absent from tho poor man’s humble hoard. (Tremendous applause.) “ But," continued tho Potato, “ let me not get flowory or mealy mouthed, for there is something objectlonablo to each extreme. I have undergone many vlcisittules in the course of my existence. I have been served up, ayo, and served ont—(a smile)—In all sorts of ways. I have been roasted by some; I havo been hasted by others; nnd I havo had my jacket rudely lorn off my hack by many who knew- not the treatment I deserved: But this meeting, my friends, repays mo for all. Ex- cuso mo ifmy eyes are watery. (Sensation.) lam not very thin-skinned, hut I feel deeply penetrated by your kindness this day. Tho Potato resumed his seat amidst the most tumultuous cheering, which lasted for a considerable time. Tho State Rail Road. A fow days more and thu State will not Jmvo an engine, passenger or freight car loft, to say nothing of the damage tho interest of Road, are sustaining otherwise. At jlozen times jvithin the past two fun into each other, passage nnd hat. Tuesday Evenino.—Tho House took, up hills for a third reading. The following Wore passed: Bill to prevent foreigners peddling to tho State. Bill to Incorporate tho Newnan and Cnrrolton Rail Road Company. Mr. Seward offured a substitute lo this bill, which was passed in lino of tho original hill. Thu fol lowing were Indefinitely postponed. Bill reg ulating the holding of Justices' Courts to the several Districts In this State. Dill to define tho liabilities of Trustees and prescribe tlielr pay. Bill to pay the Delegates to tha Nash ville Convention. Tho following were lost: Dill to alter tho 11th section of tha first artlclu of the Consti tution of the State. The object of tills bill wns to change the meeting of tho General As sembly hack to annual sowions. The voto on tho hill was, yeas 41, nays 03. BUI regulating I lie foes of the Clerk of the Supreme Court was also lost. MiLi.cnoEvit.LE, Jan. 16,1862. Tho Senate was engaged yesterday after noon upon Houso bills. The three following wore passed. A bill to Incorporate the Tal- bot ton Rail Road Company. A bill to change the lime of holding tho Supremo Court of the fid District. Bill to extend tho jurisdiction of the Magistrates to Bibb county to 860. Thu Senate passed this morning the follow, ing bills of tho House :--A bill to incorporate tho Savannah Patent Steam Brick Company Bill to establish lest papers in Justices’ Cuurta in this Slate and for other purposes. Bill to protect the citizens of this State from danger by thu running at large of lunatic and Insaau slaves or freo |junons of color. Bill for the benefit uf purchasers ol headwrlght warrants. Bill to protect raftsand raftsmen from wanton Iqjurlcs committed by steamboats navigating any of tho riven or waters of this State. : Yesterday afternoon tha Houso proceeded with thu unfinished business of the morning, which was tho bill to dispose of tho assets of tho Central Bank and for other purposes.— The bill was lust. Tho bill to require wills of personal property to be executed and proved in tho santo manner as now prescribed for the execution nnd proof of dovlsca of real estate, was taken up ami passed. Tho bill to abolish actions lor discovery, and to examine parties litigant, and ;iartica to interest, on conditions, &c„ illlcltcd lengthy discussion, and was fi nally disposed of by a voto of 74 ayes, to 38 nays, on a motlonforIndefinite postponement. In this discussion Messrs. Hill, Bartow and Mobley participated In advocacy of tho bill; to opposition to It, Messrs. Harper and Ste phens. Last night the House passed tho b II to in corporate the Georgia Academy for tho Blind, to he located at Macon. Thin bill appropri ates 86,000 to tho Academy for ths present yonr and tho samo amount for the year 1863. The bill for tho incorporation of the Savannah and Amsterdam Steam Navigation and Bank ing Company was Indeflnitgly postponed.— Tho bill to give a constrnction to the 4th sec tion of the Statuto of Frauds, so for es re lates to a party defrndant bolng chargeable upon any special promise to answer tbo debt or default, or miscarriage of any third person, was lost. Tho Alabama resolutions, to rela tion to tho connection of tho Rail Roads at Augusta, wore read and referred to the Com mittee on Internal Improvements. Tho House sustained the motion this morn ing to reconsider so much of tho proceedings of yesterday, as referred to the bill to incor porate tho Savannah and Amsterdam Steam Navigation and Banking Company. Tho bill stands reconsidered. Bills for a third read ing were then taken up. The bill to appropri ate 810.000 to make a geological and agricul tural survey of the 8tate was postponed In definitely. On the motion of Mr. Floyd, the hill to connect the Georgia Rail Road and thoWayna- boro’ Rail Road with the South Carolina Rail Road at Augusta, was made tho special order for Saturday. The supplemental tax bill (tho special order of tho day) wns taken up. Mr, Wofford raised the point of order to the hill, that it embraced matter which had been pro vioualy. acted upon by the House. The chair overruled tho ;*olnt of order, nnd was sustain ed by the House in bis decision. At this point the regular order wassuspend- od, on motion of Mr. Bartow, to toko up the message of the Senate in rcforenco t> tho me- morial from tho State of Tenneeseo. The mutton prevailed and tbo following resolution of Iho Senate: That his Excellency the Oovernor be au thorized and required to employ counsels to dcfrndsuch cases, pending toour courts against the East Tennessee and Georgia Rail Road Company and her agonta, as have originated in tbo conflict of our own Legislation; and that ho instruct tho Solicitor Geucral of tho Cherokee Circuit to enter a note prosequi on all indictments growing out of conflicts for pos session of said Railroad track, to. which no injury te person or property is involved,—was read and concurred to. Reconsidered. bills, were next taken up.- The bill to prohibit tbo introduction of slaves into the State for tho purpose of sate should sco fit to nominate or vote for; hut thu votes cast for each and ail would count nt last for that candidate whom the larger number of thoso voting the Whig Ticket should prefer. Thus tho friends ofMr. Webster, Gen. Scott, Mr. Fillmore and others would cncii work fnr their favorite trhoughoutthe canvass, with Ihe double Incitement of promoting tho general cauRo and that of their favorite ; each vote scoured by thorn having this double efficiency. At the closo of the canvass, each Whig voter would have tho satisfoctlon of knowing that ho had dono his best for tho Whig cause and also for that candidate who scorned tn him Its worthiest exponent and champion; if over ruled to the general result, ho .would know that it was because tho People Inclined to tho other party, and not because a National Con vention had solectod for us an unfortunate candidate. So, If tho Whig party should auc- coed, yot this favorite candidate should fall, ho would know that his choice had been overruled by the Pcoplo and not by political Intriguers. This plan would not only concon- tratc tho energies and efforts of nil Whigs to support of Iho common cause, bnt It would ro- liovo us evermore from tho necessity of taking up 'avallnbto ’ candidates nnd voting formen wo disliko to sustain principles wo approve.— Each voto then cast for any Whig for Presi dent would bo a testimonial that ho was nt least by one follow-citizen, esteemed ' tho no blest Roman of them all,’ and not merely that he was deemed tho best that, undor tho circumstances, could ho chosen. Wo cannot surrender tho hope that this plan will yet be adopted.—IV w V>r4- Tribune. TH BP! IU!1 ROME, GEORGIA. Thursday Morning, January 22, 1852. The Courier Quice has been removed to the second uton of the building occupied by D. J. Sanders. We are requested to say that tho exercises of tho Male Academy (suspended a fow days on account nf severe.culd ) will be r sumed on the first Monduy In February next. We are indebted to tho Hon. E. W. Chastain for voidable Public Documents, for which ho will plenno nccept onr thanks. Time of holding Courts. We aro indebted to Hon. Job. Watters, our worthy Senator from tills District for tl)o following Information relative to tho time of holding the Courts to this and “ Blue Ridge” Circuits; CHEROKEE CIRCUIT. Chattooga. 2d Monday In February Sc. August. Floyd, 8d » to March and September. monitors National Whig Party, dispense with I bodied in the farewell address of Wsshli a National Convention uHoccthcr. for the uom-1--a i„„l. .. .. a National Convention altogether, for thu nom ination of candidates fur President and Vice President-- Knowing the utter impossibility of uniting all the dissimilar and discordant feelings and sentiments of tlielr party to such a convocation, thoy very wisely suggest tho Impropriety ofa formal party nomination, but propose to leave to each State and individual to voto as thoy please. Thus by preset ting no specific political creed or platform, tlioy vory reasonably expect to gather up a largo floating voto, which will bo driven off by con ventional tests and pledges. Theso are Romo of tho movements of tho. day. As .wo are more “ lookorson in Vienna,” holding no fel lowship with cither of thu two old rotten and rlckctty national organizations, all tho harm wo wish them Is thu fate of the Kill-ketmy cats. In April aud October. Casa, fid Gordon, 4th Murray, .1st Whitfield, 2d Walker, td “ /' '• Dade, 4th ” “ “ BLUE RIDGE CIRCUIT. Cumpboll, 3d Monduy toEuhruary A August. Carroll, 4ih to March aud September. Paulding, 1st Polk,. 2d Cobb, 3d Cherokee, 1st Forsyth, 2d Lumpkin, 3d Union, 4th Gilmer, 1st to April and October. to. May and November. Municipal Election. Tho following gentlenien.wero elected on Monday lost, Mayor and Aldermen of tills city, for the ensuing twelve months. for Mayor. N. YARBROUGH. For Aldermen.. N. J. OMDEno, I Silas BcrnktV, Jas. H. Tohuett. Needham Dudley, L. sV. Allen, | Wn, Adkins, Ths True Policy. Wo havo v atclicd witli somo interest tho movements of parties and party leaders for the last few weeks, and ere more than over con vlnced.that it Is alike thu duty and Interest ol tho Union Party of Georgia, and indeed of Union men every whore, to keep entirely aloof from the old Whig nnd Democratic organiza tions of the North—to enter into no allianceo and to hold no political fellowship with them. Wo aro aware that some nf our Southern Rights friendu have pursued a different poli cy. Dlsrvgnnling their pledges at Nashville they have in hot haste, entered Into alliances: and committed themselves to men and mea sures at war with all tlielr former principles, professions and aims. By pursuing this fatal course they havo forfeited the rcs|K-ct nnd confidence nf all reflecting and patriotic men and materially Impaired If not utterly de stroyed tlielr influence to all time to come.— The man who would have dared to predict twelve months ago that Rnntnul nnd Preston King, nnd other free-sollcrs of tho*North would he found associated with tho fire-eaters of tho South to devising party schemes tn secure iiarty ends, would havo been set down ns a madmnn. And yet It Is oven so. But what Is worse than all, is tho fact, that thoro are somo in our own ranks who urge upon tho Union Party a similar courso. The last Macon Journal ip Mrssntgcr to particu lar strongly recommends tho Constitutional Unloti Party of Georgia, to send delegates lo the Baltimore Democratic Convention to bo held to Juno next then and there to hhl to tbo selection nf Candidates for President and Vico President. Now wo humbly trust that the Union Parly of tho South will be guilty of no such folly.— In the first placolt has no Invitation tn that Con vention—nnd her delegates would ho justly viewed as interlopers and Intruders, and there fore not entitled te seats. And to the second place, even If they were permitted to partici pate in ita deliberations, thoy could achieve no valuable purpose. As was the ease in the Congressional Caucus, they would bo voted down; and, baffled, and fretted, and crippled tho party would ho weakened at homu and ridiculed abroad; perhaps entirely broken Up nnd scattered. The truo policy oltho Union party Is to maintain its present distinctive organization. Bnpposu it were not to bo represented to ci ther ofthe National Conventions and should, take no part in nominating nr even electing a Presidential candidate 1 Would, this Impair its influence nt homo or abroad 1 Wo pi isume not. The Idea that wo should thnrst n represen tation into tho Baltimore Convention, to make it do right and to keep tho free-soll and se cession influence in chock; with duo respect to our worthy cotemporarv, wo look u|ion os m- Ihor Quixotic. No, let lis hold on to onr pre sent organization and principles; prepared nt the proper time to give onr support to those who respect tlm furmor and will maintain the latter. and Jackson, repudiating the moderi of pcocoblo secession, us taught by dlsuoiq Istsat the South, and tho still mow mode doctrine of Intervention as avowed ' by t! Free Sollora of tho North; with truth, Its shield and helmet, and Constitutional lib orty, Its paramount aim and object, the flnal triumph of tho Union party la certain, - .- Novel Proposition. ” Now, we liopo that tho Union men Of th*), Bouth will sond delegates to Baltimore for the 1 lion between eokliig up thia tnfonioua coal!- ’ tho Abolitionists and Fire Eo- Dcmimracy—ro-affirm thc doctrine. < G-'orgm Cohventlon-engrnft tho principles of*.! tho Compromise upon tho Baltimore Platform and bring out some suoh man as Mr. Buca- ANAN fer tlm Presidency,” Tha above rather amusing suggestion wo find to the'Macon Journal if. Messenger, ofthe 14th Inst. If wo supposed the Editor of that paper really serious to urging upon tho (Tnlon Party of Georgia a courso so absurd and ridl- . culoiis, wo havo no Idea It would for a moment j be seriously entertained by any considerable i- number of Ita members. Tho Union Party of’-' the South, we presume, has too much self-re-- , spent to thuret itself upon a body without In yitation, and oxchauge Its cherished Vlatfbii upon which It has so nobly and succossfrill fought the battles of the Union,Tor tbp pa to odup and dubious Baltimore-pitfall; to which It seems Southern- flre.eateri.sand i cessioulsta and Northern woolly-heads, an free-sollers, are disposed to.leap,;pollrmcll.- Our worthy Macon cotemporary may ikney such a meeting and such a greeting, but wit thu lights now before us, we must beg to excused from either. Cold Weather; Wo observe by our exchange papers, that the cold has boon Intense to every part of tbc country. Thatercn to Now'Orleans and Flor ida snow has fallen to the depth ofsovoral inches. It is a little remarkable, that • at ne tluio this season, has tho ground boon covered with snow to this section, though tbo weather has been unusually severe. w Buutwell, free sell demoorat-lms been elected Oovernor of Massachusetts. 1 In'bis Message lie comes out boldly for the'doctrine of intervention. 7- 1ST Vormont and Massachusctto have selected free soil delegates to tho Baltimore Democratic Convention. Rirh doings to that political omnium gatherum tnJuna next. Rail Road Connection.. Cel. WATteas, our Senator at MllledgovllloT has kindly transmitted to us a copy of tb preumlile anil resolutions, recentlypassed t tho Alabama Legislature, and transiqitted J the Executive of this State, to be laid beft the Legislature, urging thu removal ibfroxl ing obstructions at Augusta,.to a coiitlmn rail read connection with Charleston. TA seems tn ho a growing disposition iq the |<i lie mind te Ihvor thb policy, and we da not thu obnoxious restrictions will soon removed. Whllit wo w lsh to sco our scab* nourish wo lmvo no desire to cripple, or t| barrass the commerce of sister Stoics. Southwestern Rail Road ConVfBtlc This body met in New Orleansbn. the J Just, ,!(bp. itiUjwhHiosi^ deliberations were interesting a'nd import* The following resolutions were adopted ana imously: ‘ I TT 03. Resolved That the Cumnilifce oi regard' the fniiawhig system W lute provomeuts aamit only indlsponillile Ulfcfr development of the agricultural conimoreM^ nnd mineral wenllh o'r tho SeiithWr " States and citieR hut also ss essential t- equality and uiity or tho Stajtii of thiala federacy; ond they earnestly recommend I same to the patriotic cohslderdtHm of I aro on kepto Au^frow, Iftho Whig Members ol Congress will dispense with a counter Convention alta- gcthc^'nntl' enable er.cA'iVhig voter to cast his ballot'ffifeetty for President and Vice-Presi dent, wo can-beat any ticket which this Balti more GdbVcntion may scare up. Conventions are btttqioCe’ssary evils at best, while Nation- |Vot ai OoijVohtlons are thoro evil and less neces sary than any other. Their essential, inovlta- blo vice is tho removal of power to a' great distance from the People. The plain farmer or hard-working mechanic, wbowants no of fice and is only solicitous that tho country ho well governed, may go as delegate to tho County town; or oven to tho State capital: but rarelyor never can ho afford to tako a journey of several hundred miles to attend a National Convention. Tho delegate to that Convention I? almost ol necessity an office holder nr office-seeker, who attendsand oper ates with an eye to his personal interests. At tho best, Utscfforta will Uo directed to secur ing thoascondanco of “the party not to moulding that party into an Instrument of tho greatest practical good to tho Country Ho ‘gqus lti to wto,' .aud Success is his touchy atone of jneiit. In allowing Aha Pcoplo to doclaro on tlielr ballotsfbr whom the. Electors they chooso .shall cost tjiolr' votes, wo do not precludo State, L'dnnty or; any otter nominations of Nor do We, as a cotempoirary mistakenly Iri- slstin divide the Whig party, as It was divid ed to 1886 by tbo aomtoations of Harrison, .ono Important Memorial. A memorial has bean drawn up and signed by our citizens, asking of Congress iho estab lishment of a daily mail between this place and Tuscaloosa, Ala., and that this line be ex tended to poluqibus, Mississippi. The lino from Gunter's Landing having been discontin ued, and thereby a large amounl.uf mail mat ter diverted to the Tuscaloosa voute, It is thought highly important thut dally service bo established upon this line. Tliisisnne uftlic most important routes in tho Southern country. It forms a connection between the Georgia Rail Reads, and Jackson ville, Asheville, Kly.ton nod Tuscaloosa, Ala., and ColumVus and Brandon, Mississippi and is accomplished,we learn, by tho proprietors of tho present trl-wcekly line in fifty-four, hours. Wu hopo this vury reasonable memorial w|ll meet with tho prompt nnd favorable con sideration of Congress, and especially tho Georgia Delegation. Interesting Political Movements. By rcforenco to an article to another co lumn, It will ha Seen that tho Presidential Ball for 1862, is opening to good earnest.— The National Democratic Party, propose to hold a Convention at Baltimore on the first day of June next, for the purpose of nomina ting candidates for President and Vico Pro- silent. From the miscellaneous character of the committee ofinvitatinn and other signifi cant developments, this convention promises io present one of the richest nnd rarest politi cal entertainment.) that was ever gotten up In this or any other country. The artistic skill of Messrs, Van Btiren, Benton, Rantoi|l, Dis ney, Preston King, and others of tho North nnd West, and General Commander Col. Jack- soil, Mr. Nathaniel Patch Bemls (furmoriy Nathaniel Bemls Patch ) nnd others or the South, has been taxed to tho utmost to pro- pare o bnnqnet so rolled and Ibsclhating as to satisfy iho most faatidious.firc-catcr, nnd the most rampant freo-soilor. By what means tho Nashville disuiiinnlsts nnd repudiatora of Na tional, Conventions, have so suddenly been transformed and brought'lnto close and loving embrace with northern woolly heads aud abo litionists, we shall not pretend to disclose. It Is enough for ns to know, (nnd wo congratu late our friends upon the fuel) that the Union Party of Georgia, have no port nor place In this novel and delectable political Salmogun- preferred candidates—wo only stipulate that dj. By some strange oversight, whilst' the those nnmlbations , shaU , not bo exclusive;— rest of mankind” are represented in the “ Na; tlonal Democratic- .Committee," tho Union Democrats of Georgia havo been entirely over looked. As they would Ths Great Issues. There are tho)o who seem to think, that tho Constitutional Union Party i> the ap proaching Presidential canvass can present no issues’ before tho counti y of sufflelont impor tance lo keep alive, and render formidable its present dlstinerivo orgnnizntiou. Tills is a mistake. The great Issues presented by that party to Its original platform in connexion with collateral ones which arose during the late Gubernatorial canvass, and others which will inevitably spring up during thu approach ing Presidential campaign, will present ample ground nnd scopo for Union men everywhere to battle for the Constitution nnd iho country. What wore thoso issues 1 1st. All acquies cence In the Compromise measures as a so, lemn stable and final settlement of the slavery question w\lh all,Us pestiferous concomitants.— 21. A rejection of thu dangerous and disor ganizing doctrine of secession, with or without cause. Theso were the great and vital issues upon which the bat ties were fought Inst fall in Georgia, Alaliamn and Mississippi, and upon which » glorious victory, involving tho very existence of Constitutional Liberty, was. no bly achieved. Aro wo prepared as Union Democrats and Union Whigs to disband and merge, ourselves in the ranks oCfreu-soil and disunion democ racy, suddenly formed, for ourcly selfish and ulterior ends, nnd who will cast us off as un worthy so soon ns those ends aro attained 1 Are we ready to abandon a tangiblo platform based upon tha stable pillars of thu Constitu tion. for one that does not yet exist, which has yet to ho constructed by the united tti'U and caution of.northern free-soll ism ond Sou thern secessionism, and I do which Messrs. Buchanan and Douglass declare their unwil lingness to interlace tho I ompromisc 1 For ono we are not I The South Is yet begirt with perils—she has foes within—men who would-betray her, and sell her to frce-soilism for the spoils of office. Her salvation—the peaco and safety ofthe Republic—thu perpetuity ofthe Constitution, nro in the keeping of tho Union Party. Stand ing then upon the great conservative platform, eicctod by the patriotic sons of our noble State, following tho teachings of Washington, Jnckson, and othcrillustrious statesmen; tak ing their farewell counsels as aurbeacon lights, and standing firmly upon tho great republican principles they maintained and cherished, tot the Union men of Cherokee Georgia, who have so bravely battled sldc-by-sklo to past conflicts, hold on stcadftutly to their integrity unto the end; prepared to sustain those and those only, who will sustain tbo Constitution and tho Union. - Leglslaltiret and citizens of thb Southwettq States. - . . —o 1st. A national road to the racifie Oeaai with' ono terminus on the Mtasitslpprrtn One Idea. y§> North and cMteutl) of tbo mohth Ohio, to divide the advantages of each ras ns equally as possible among the dlffetM States of tho Uni,pn, 2d. the Southwestern national niton] from Washington to Now Orleans, pasMw through tho Slates nf Virginia, Tennesaca Alabama, Mississippi and Loulsli'ns, constltu ting the shortest practicable line of mall a«l Iravol transit, consisting of the following aslta i tlnuous sections,-new under cpnsidcratlon^l*'] wit: the Rlchmondand Lynchburg Rail the Virginia and Ti-nncsseo 1 Ballroan; Eest Tennl sscc nnd Virginia Railroad [ Georgian and Tennessee Rail load; the . bamnand Tennessee River Railroad; the ins nnd Jackson Railroad; tho Nuw Orj and Jaokson Railroad. 8d. For Kentucky: Tho Mem Louisvlljo railroadthe Louisville a YlJlu railroad. 4th. ForTcnnosSao: TheMcmphli isville railroad; the Memphis and C railroad; the Loiitivilla and Nashrllj road; tho Nashvlllo and Souths road. The roads embraced to the ; route above referred to. . . i 6th. For Alabama: Tho Mobiles railroad; and tho roads embradid-I tlonal route referred to, Oth. For Georgia and Florida: 1 railroad, or a continuation of the urn railroad of Georgia to Pensacola Florida and Peninsula railroad. 7th. For .M Ississippt; Tho Mobile a railroad; the Nuw Orleans,-Jackson ai villu railroad; the New Orleans, Holly I and Ohio railroad; the -Vicksburg s son railroad, extended by Brandon, < to Selma. 8th. For Arkansas: The Arkansas • sissippl river railroad, from Fort. fi Van Buren, to Llttlo Rock, *qd Whito river, and there diverging to 1 and Holena. A road from Nor(hcastom Te: Rock, crossing Kcd'rlvcr it or m A road from Fayetteville to Vai ono from the Control railroad, Sanyo near tho 8t.’Francis ridge, t son and Independence counties cm Missouri. A road from Little Rock'to i line, to totarseot with tte Ji Opolpusas railroad, 9th. For Louisiana: The 1 giora, Texas and El Puso i IsouvIUu and Jackson r and Shreveport and! 10th.
