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m M at** s which enneil of , trill show at a ) fears that the tw years predominate bora citizen?: 1 of the censor of ItU gim •r of males, foreign and native, twenty years, then In the Uni, * of course, i - „ , _.cu- *• retards, was. in 1840, ' ’ fully two-thirds eoty-one years, it h« disputed, that, from foreign ■ are full grown ' J «ty* ‘hat, of »«r eddst, there were or have had ‘ laws, to become $Nn i of age, native vote exceed* the actual vote, i r the highest possible Wei to * vote aecor- ! to the census re tarns. number-of the “Citizen" above re. hat the total emigration to the 44 was 317,744, he State Department ntatives gives es the IT4, or nearly one *e then is stated assume, for oar that the number as given by ’ is comet. > in view, let as look 1849. Mt the native vote in ire only to ascertain the of oar population, less the ■fr A—•» T luii^niuoQ, , in hie compendium of the een. • *atio of increase, for the last M irec per cent per annum. This > the increase by births on the soil ic Home (Courier TI'KSD.IV HOKMYG, DEC. 24.1S45. Nominations for County officers ofjk|dVnil » *r% h 07* *■. UGKICU TICKET. | JK?S E 1. X M BE S T H. %' ' rohsitirwyv, SAMUEL JOHNSON, roa deputy sheriff. WML-I8 BOBO. N roa ct.RUR superior coort, OAH COBNUT T. roa clkrk inferior court, CHARLES H. STILWKLL TORTRRASCRRR, M. C A fi 0 T. ran tar nncRTv . F. C O CRTVRm, X E B. »» TAX COLLECTOR, *P I T M A N L U M P K I roasurveyor, FOECOROXBR, THOMAS W ILHAMS. order to give the heads In tbs office s little time to enjoy a “merry Christmas,” wo t shall issue no paper next week exeept a half ebeet of advertisements. £3P"See the sdhool notice of Mrs. Tenon.— We hope oar citizens wilt esteem H* privilege to give her a liberal patronage. sin 1848was, in round numbers, . The increase of 3 per cent.* Knowles ' this, in 1S54, over 300,088 was , leaving, say 300,000, equal to cent as the increase of na- i in th^EfflUbfi^ v€hets for • and for 20 years 1,204,- to the total vote in 1840, eve 4,867,906 as the'total native vote .. _J look to the _ t hove estimated at 1,500,000. > the imigration for the whole I to 1870 will not exeeed that of i stated by the “dtisen,” to-wit: 317,- (wo-thirds of them are males over are of age—and we bare 200,000 own upon onr shores each year, t utT become Totem under onr i fire y^arafiom the time of their This, for twenty yean, amounts to tea and, coded to the vote in 1840, total foreign voir in4?70, only fifteen of 4,400,000, or nearly hundred „ - "file satire pole/ ite, we hare not made a?y aflow- deatbs white may occur Ip the . a, nor for the bet that tWe I j the last five years of. the peri od named could not become voters; hot we Editorial Change. Her. Joshua Knowles has disposed of his Interest in the MUtedgeviUe Recorder, and ta ken charge of the Maeon Metetuger. Mr. one of those sound, cot inds, who, kgowit xtremes areSNrsya‘Vwffjjplare almost variably to he found in “the golden mean." We congratulate him on the success that has hitherto attended his editorial labors, and hope that his best hopes may he realised in the new field upon white he has just entered. Ur. Sheibley’e SchooL It will be seen, by referring to another col umn, that the Seventh Session of this institu tion commences Jan. 14. There have been, in all, Seventy-foar Papils, connected with this school during the year just closed, and the great success that had hitherto attended Mr. Sheibley’s labors in his “Delightful task, to rear the trader thought, Add learn the ybhng idea how to shoot' is a sufficient guarantee, to the community, for the faithful discharge of the ardnens duties of bis profession. i as the basis of onr estimates the girra by the Citisra, which foil one thousand short of the actual here in 1831. - take the number as officially . . maie ef .the foreign population > vote I be augmented three millions, ban sufficient to cover the con- 1, Ac,, not taken into con tra# estimate. ; that onr estimate may he reduced i it aot an alarming idea to every l even in ttrice fifteen years the '‘will outnumber the native, rad ' this generation may live to see wof tba ease may-be presented: 1844, according to the official returns, ■; hundred and sixty thousand foreign- ' i Doited States. i had been directed I States, it would, bare given a population to that of jfieeouri at info the Ohio*! told by foreigners that fears of the “predominate* teV tefoWyowerf. our in 1844 was represented in artments of the. General Gbr- p.tkan tma foreigner* in office mt: , ., - oar cities the foreign already ex- e vote,, and foreigner* exult inly a many other cities it is nearly id wherever they have the power they ' Xroignmy to office. : op the Ronoxs.—Mr. freely, t of hi* “ engineering for the speak- Toshingtoo, has fonod time to eon- inteitigent gentleman who ro le trip from the Pacific aoross the a gave a horrible account of the rial condition of the Mormons, he spent some months. He left r 'ng deeper and deeper In the ’ sensuality, with a certainty of to worse till their whole fabric ... itsexplodfedby the miseries it ecu* i and diffuse*. He eay* the women are near- ito fly from the horrible den; es- i who have been “sealed” as die ’of the scoundrelly hypocrites ad uphold this monstrous dela- forty. s!l the leaders have from three mp to Brigham Young's seventy, to make a poor Bring by washing ''the United States soldiers. Hun- eived/sbused women secretly Of coming away i pawing from time i Salt Lake City, rly all wooid of dis- many of romenean bo found t Utah.—Hoodseds of them " the “spiritual wife” their amazed vision . t Lake. And such a mix- and blasphemy,-, nonsense, I assomption end buffoonery, as is con- ilia tbeir sermons and other religious cx- ; be paralleled in the world. A account is earefully vra cbed * ventures among them and • Httle scruple as to the means whereby is disposed oL—Haiti- Dickens’ Works. By reference to* onr advertising Columns it will he seen that T B Peterson, ofPhiladelphia, has j&£t published an edition of these popular works, several of which have become classical in English Literature. A “full set” would be no inconsiderable auditin'* to a miscellaneous Library, and all person* w?“> en i°y “hTe pictures” can spend boors over ‘hose books which might be worse employra. Removal. ■ •. The American Eagle, which has op to ibC present time been pnbllshed in Jacksonville, Abu, will hereafter bo .printed at Wedowal, Randolph Co., Ala. Alt letters and • communi cations should be directed to the latter place. The Legislature Adjourned on tee 20th inst., till the 14th of January. Thus, under pretence of spending the holy days with their fUtailie*, the Anti can Legislators of Georgia, will be ms king strenuous efforts to make good their nn- meroas promises of county offices. Shade Trees.—There is no one thing, which adds so much to the beanty and pleasantness of a Town as a good supply of Shade Trees—well arraoged and properly attended to. Beside being highly ornamental, greatly increasing the cm fort and-promoting the healthfolncss of a place, shade trees exert a moral and social in ■ floenee, which, though not recognised by coar ser minds, is nevertheless of too much impor tance to be negleeted by tee good wishers of So ciety. Even sate groves as. mighty and ought, to be in onr streets, wooid become the bappy homes of a honsand warblers, teat haunt tbe woods and flowery meads; and, by their merry songs and sweet carols of joy and praise, would make glad the hearts of men and exert a whole some influence upon their lives and characters. Now is the time for transplanting trees, and we would respectfully suggest to our efficient City Council, who have already done great credit to themselves and much for the improve ment of the town, that they adopt some plan by which this important matter shall be attended to at once. The expense being so small, and in the aggregate, much less by having tee town supplied under the superintendence of one man, and tbe probability that many owners of Lots wooid not attend to it, and other reasons may tndnee the Conqcil to take this matter Into their swo hands, and thereby hand down to future generations luting monuments of their good sense and sound judgement. An Interesting Document. A friend hss handed ns a paper, the contents of w^tte is printed below. If sny one doubts Us genuineness, he can be satisfied by calling at our office and iseing the origioal. We have no doubt but that the Democracy are anxious, by means otmatonrg or some other means, to elevate tbe Southerner from tiu-mfres in which EftTEfjcA*—The Adhtxis- hiiran says: “Our oppori- >(ration is 'based upon solid I or objections to it* pwhiie policy.’ We ’ it, as we despise duplicity, whether in tor governments. 'Advocacy of tbe k« measure’ may have been a ’of Mr. Pieres’s administration, le be advocated the measure* he fought hand fed ite earmie*. While claiming the Booth for supporting it as part of ' Ws administration, be refused to f jo bis party, and after all, signed s avowal (to Mr. Clemens) that bo re- , not as a measure of jostiee to the outh, tut 4 'a measure Sobehalf of freedom/ ( an ti>*s* things be denied? If tree, what r.i re ‘d'.lid reamm* could a Soothers man bare fir ng oay-administration. Six months Mr. Stephens, the present ally of the msllst, proclaimed the same senti. >. an<l declared himself, in a public letter, to co-operate with bis old friends to poll the administration of l'ierce and set op tier in it* stead. If Nebraska is tbe only itf.l upon w!,i»:h Franklin Pierce can base "iitk-al fortunes in the South, then is be ...... in( , is***. micro- msi [For the Courier-] K X V 1 R I E S. . - * ; *' - • rv rusiintii k w iucnr. —r - Tho Pilgrim Bard. •Say, whi'tu o como ye—vogenllo winds That kits thasnew drop pale? fragrant cales of summer air And thon, stern wintry galo ? Who fram’d your vira4o*t wings—esnst tell Orwbither go—or ate ere y# flwelH ? Te -flowers that deck the smiling mead, Tbe lonoly mouwtato wide— The sylvan dell—the tangled brake, The moor extended wide ! Who taught you when from earth to rise ? And -clothed you to resplendent dyes ? Thou tow'ring Palm—ye gpiaried oaks— Whom oratories havotoon; Who called ye forth from parent earth, And robed in living green? Who leads ths Ivy’s climbing shoot ? And feeds the moss’ting root 1 Ye lowing Vine 1 ye bleating flocks, Thatt human wants supply ; recountless herds of harmless ones That in for deserts Be 1 And ye—fierce forest creature# tell Whose hand supplies your wants se well? Ye teaeuts of the viewless air— Anddemxens ef eartt*— Whose finger points your traUcles' path And tones your notes of mirth ? Who hath such wondrous jCttl bestow’d As frame* each dear, eachlovcd abode ? Ye creeping creatures ad minute, Scrreo can tbe eyewhold, The motion o^ygurffrintlese feet Those pining ofglist’ning gold 1 form’d your penoill’d wings, your flight in airy rings? Old Ocean my—whose word conh ols Thy fearce and angry mood— Who hath tby depths survey’d—and fill’d With life—their solitude ! Who made thy wide encircling arms Tbe nurse of Earth and all her charms t Ye rolling rivers, torrents wild— Ye lakes, and gentle brooks, Who plann’d tho ennrseayo pursno, Or hid in lonely nooks Those Bring springs of priceless worth Then sent their waters gushing forth ? Thon glorious Sun ! ye Moon and Stars ! That smile by Day and Night; Have ye no voice to tell me who Sustaines your burning light ? Along that deep, broad blue expanse Who bode the bright Aurora dance f Tell me, ye heavenly Messenger, Whose rustling wings I hear, la pensive hours of lonely thought As strength and hope ye bear— To man —oerwbeitn’d beneath the curse— Who made this Glorious Universe ? From Earth—from Ocean- Sea and Air— From Wood.and Forest deep— From moorland hills—and waving fields— And dells where Foxes sleep— The mighty River—Gentle stream— God, as their anther, ail proclaim. Th e towering Palm-tree's waving top— The flowers that fade and die— The p:lgr:®e of the “ vasty Deep "— And th&e 17ho cleave the sky— All creeping tilings', both great and email— Acknowledge God—as Lord of all ! Tbe glorions Snn—tho ifoon- - ’the Stars— The bright Aurora’s glare— The fierce rode voice of tempest stern— The sonnds glad zephyrs bear— All, alb-unite and homage pny— To God their author Night and Day.*' But one, among the million’d hosts Unwilling dnty pays— 8carce deigns to join the loving hymn Of Gratitude and Praise ! Amid the wide— creation’s span— One rebel lives—the Ingrate Man ! Wegatchie, St. Lawrence Co.. N. Y., De cember 1845. American State Convention. Milbroorvillr, Wednesday Eve. Dee. 19. A portion of the Delegates to tbe American State Convention met In the Representative Chamber at Milled&eville this evonhg. On motion of the Hon. B. B. Moore, a dete nte from Lincoln, Oen. J. W. A. Sanford, a •legato frt>m Baldwin, was called to the Chair, preliminary to tbe organisation of tho Con veto tion, and J. Knowles tequestod to aet as Sec retary. On taking the Chair, Mr. Sanford, in elo quent and graceful terms, expressed bis nck- nqwledgements for tbe honor thus comferred, and his approbation of the cardinal principles rad design* of the American Party. Gn motion of the Hon. C. Peeples, of Clark, aratrmltteo of five was appointed by tho Chair to roporton to morrow suitable persons to pre side over the deliberations of this body. Tho Chair appointed as that committee.— Messrs. Peeples, B. B. Moore, Welborn.Staplo- ten and Jack Brown. Upon a call of tbe Convention, ths Hon. F. 32. Cono. and Benj. Ilill, Esq,, addressed tho meeting in able rad affective speeches. The Convention then ndjourned to meet sg min at W o’clock tomorrow morning. ItotmsoAT Morning. Dec 20fh. * The Convention met agreeably to sdjour ment, about 140 delegatee hi attendance. Mr. Moore of Linooin offered the, f Resolution which was agreed to, vi«4 That all the members of the Ameriei mot specially delegated to this ConvemHon and all persons who oenour imtes^geGcral prineiploe of the partar^Jm^ jiHtitotPto scats with ns and to participate irf dOr deliberations. tho Committee nppianted to select officers to preside over the eiiberations of the ’Convention, reported the names of the following gentlemen, as the offi cere aforesaid, vis: President, Hon. John M. Berrien of Chatham. 1st Vioo Pres’t. Hon. EH H. Baxter of Hancock. 2nd •• “ Gen. J. W. A. Sanford of Baid’n 3rd “ “ Hon. Geo. Stapleton of Jefferson. 4th “ " Gen. G. W. Gordon of Whitfield. 4th “ H John Harris, Esq., of Fulton. SECRETARIES. George Jones of Wilkinson ; A. M. Eddie man of Fulton; R. L. Hunter of Buldwjn Messrs. Billups, Hill and Calhoun were ap pointed a committee to inform the above named gentlemeo of their appointment as tbe officers of the Convention. Mr. Billups informed the Convention that owing to indisposition. Judge Berrien was un able to attend the deliberations of the Conven tion this morniog, but hoped to be able to take his seat as its presiding officer later in tbe day. On his motion, therefore, the 1st Vice Presi dent, Judge Baxter, took tbe Chair. Jodge B. briefly addressed the Convention and returned his thanks for the honor conferred upon him. Judge Cone offered the following Resolution which was unanimously adopted: Jfcsofoed, That all persons who hold to tbe principles of the American Party and act with it, be held, taken and considered as members of the party and in full fellowship with the same.- Mr. Cabaniss of Monroe offered the follow ing resolution which was agreed to, viz: Heiotvedj That a committee of two from each Congressional District be appointed to prepare and report matter for the consideration of this Convention. The Chair appointed under the above Reso lution Messrs. F. S. Bartow and C. A. L. Lamar from tbe 1st Congressional District; James Johnston and W. H. Robertson from the 2d; E. G. Cabaniss and A. G. Fambro from tbe 3rd; Benjamin H. Hill and James M. Calhoun from the 4th; D. G. King and Reeves, from the 5th; C. Peeples and M. S. Durham from the 6tb; Thomas M. Turner and F. H. Cone from the 7th; and A. J. Miller, and B. B. Moore from the- 8th. Mr. Stapleton of Jefferson said that it was nsoal for such a committee to consist of twenty- ene members and he therefore moved that tbe Chair appoint fire additional members on the Committee. The motion prevailed and the Chair appointed Messrs. John A. Jones, Sam. uel Pearson, J- Knowles Caruthora and J. A. Billups. The Committee then returned, andJHessra. Harris of Fultoo, Hammond of Monroe and Turner of Kiuebafoonoe being called opon ad dressed the Convention upon the political topics of the day. The Convention then adjourned to 3 o’clock this afternoon. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Convention met puranont to adjourn ment.. m to contain of member* of the ms being distinct. Another microscopic pbo . left size, represented a mural tablet erec ted to the rat rnory of \7tn. riturgeon, tho elec trician. This little table covered only one nine hundredth part of a superficial inch, and con tained 680 letp-rf, every otic <if which could bo diltiactly eeec by the aid of lbs microscbge. it has been grovelling. That paper has been very {{cable to make mistakes, and those who bave a regard for public morals would be sorry to have it store reliable. Bat for the Docu ment: : ' Rohe, Ga., Oct. 1855. We, tho undersigned eabscribers, do agree to pay Messrs. Mason A Riley, the several sums to oar names annexed, for tbe purpose of estab lishing tbe “Southerner" newspaper upon a firm and tollable basisonr several snhscrip- tlons to be taken out in subscriptions to the pa per, or In advertising, by the 25th of Decem ber, 1850. Angnstos R. Wright * 20 . 00 Jno. H. Lumpkin, 20,00 F. L Sullivan, *M0 Win. Johnson, 20,00 A. H. Davis, Jr., 10,00 ,■ i »i -to* i X i" ■ > Proclamations from tho President. The President has issoed bis proclamation, warning all eftfsens of tbo United States against connecting thowsetres with any enterprise, of a military character, against the State of Nice ragna. Another proclamation announces that bero- aftor all articles, being tho growth and produce North American Colonies, shall be admitted from^SRwfoundland, intoJ.he Uni ted Stater-, fr*.-c "f duty. . ' “Sic Transit” and his PnvsrcrAN.—The Physician who attended ric traneit has arrived in this city, and taken rooms at tbe TremonL— Boeton 3/ueenm. The pugilist nihil fit, has gone to Boston, and bppes to see etc traneit in gloria mundi mor ning.—Springfield Poet. He arrived safely, bat soon delta blow at sic traneit and beta hole in his head.—Boston Bee. We understand that nihil fit him and roetee head completely off.—Boeton itueenm. This must be a mistake, eie traneit was inter seDr. Digglast evening and stayed till tecum.— Carpet Bag. \ , Sic traneit came into onr office this morning with a “Carpet Bag,” He cuncby rail, with tbe carmen.—Hartford Exeeleior. Oh unpin et uUs! You damnum sculls! He did’nt either. Sic traneit drove a tu pone tan dem temortu from the eastward. He is visiting Mrs. Ame Terra in this city, and will stay till ortem. Dr. Dignos, of this Terrie, (Terrace,) et euper with ns last evening. He eta beta pi Tbe pugilist also was with him, 'and lambda man badly in the street; he eutienoe off, and noctum flat uma flounder.—Hardford Republican. Can’t say oui’ve seen.sic truneit, but have of ten metie eieter Marc, who is idem fire girl and turn who keeps the “Statu quo ana is eed to be mite rick. {sent her in fact tbe following vereee a week ergo by poet and don’t care who noecit: “Mare, mi love for thee ispuer, My artie broke by tby bright eyes, O’ee the pain, the anguish cure, Of him who for thee ever eie.”—[Quebec Mercury. Sic traneit has at last cum here. We asked him for something wu; so be tried to kappa cli max and sing a soaita. Wo couldn’t but pei over his miserable attempt. Yet we invited him to a ro on the river and a bite with luce. He Tyre-peatedly over a large eanorum, saying jokes made about him wore tolerably but souldn’t en-doreum all. We hope Southern, editora wiil paeeim round.—Savannah Republi- eon- Out foartoo poor fellow will die from these horrid noas, though be wos not etc when we saw him. While Roming, $e called on his ante &w, and, with bis cousins* D/ e an d Sim Ver- bum, eat down and ait three dux^ one possum and any amount of hominland grail; and then walked twouty.five mitee in a da, with more pax on bis nee than you aut to lay on a p> he Is a non eet man, and seldom ridee.—Borne Courier. A Printer’s Verdict.—Alfred Dutch, of Chi cago, hss obtained a verdict of $15,000 against F. C. Sherman, Ezra Sherman, M. Regan and others, for tbo destruction of bis newspaper establishment soma , four or five years ago. Mr. Dutch, who at that time was publishing the Commercial Advertiser, was owiog the Shermans a small dgbt which be could not con veniently pay. During bis nbsenee they at tached bis establishment, in doing which they literally turned it oat of doors, greatly injuring the presses and eonverting tbe type to pi. lie brought a suit against them’in torn for tho damage thus unnecessarily done to the estab lishment, and has just sqcoeeded in getting a verdict as above. the Convention. Judge Berrien appeared in the Hall and was received with prolonged 'and enthusiastic ap plause. Having taken the Chair, be addressed tow' Convention, stating ’ that ha, bad come to tbe Sfent of Government under, touch physical suffering for ‘b# purpoe* of giving his aid to the America? i/vty in its deliberations. He discussed briet*/ ti?® principles of the party, and raid that he weuM give them. his hearty support. He thanked tho ConventioP for the honor it had conferred upon him iu making him its presiding officer. Mr. Cabaniss, from the coittnriltee of twenty- one appointed to prepare' bnsines^ for the Con vention, made tip> following Report, jteicb was fore going into a Domination nnd that the nom inees bo pledged to carry ont tho same in good faith in tho administration of tho Government and the appointments to offloe. Hon. Jamos Johnson of Muscogee, offered the following resolution: Reeolted, That tbe President of this Conven tion appoint a eommitteo of seven to set as a corresponding and exeeutive committee. Tbe resolution was adopted and tbs following gentlemen were appointed that Committee : James Johnson of Muscogao; John W. A. Sandford of Baldwin ; Thomas J. Hardeman of Bibb: E. G. Cabaniss of Monroe ? E. A. Nis- bitofBibb; J. If. R. Washington of Bibb; John L. Harris of Fulton. Mr. Thorton of Muscogee offered the follow ing Resolution, which was agreed to vis : Received, That our Representatives in Con gress, Messrs. Foster and Trippe, be requested to appear at the Philadelphia Convention on the 18th and 22d of Fehruary 1840, and say to them that tbe American party of Georgia will not ba represented in that body—also, suggest to them tbe action of this meeting and nrge them to de fer their nomination and unito with -these principles in future Conventioi Mr. Bartow offered tho followiffikKftolution which was agreed to, _ Rcenlred, That the uXWSers of tho party in the different eoonljgi^ requested to appoint to report to tbo Central wittee. 0 Ilill moved That tbe Chair appoint a Com mittee of five to confer with tbe President and Vice Presidents of tbe Convention and in con nection with, them to appoint two delegates from theBtnte at large, and one from each Con gressional District to represent the American Party of Georgia in the National Convention of that party to nominate a President and Yice President of the United State*. The Chair appointed Messrs. B. ft. Hill of Troup, C. Peeples of Clnrk, J. M. Calhoun of Fulton, J. A. Billups of Morgan and Geo. O. Dawson of Greene, as that committee. Tbe commitee, in connection with the presi ding officers, appointed the following Dele gates: **0R TVS STATE AT LAME. DelegateI. Alternatet. Geo. W. Crawford, Wm. C. Dawson, EH II. Baxter- E. A. Nisbet. FOR THE DISTRICTS. 1st—F. S Bartow, C. B. Guyton. 2d.—James Johnson, 3d.—Robert P.Trippe, 4th.—B. H. Hill. 5th.—n. V. M. Miller, 6th.—R. D. Moore, 7th.—N. G. Foster, 8th.—A. J. Miller, Wm. H. Crawford. Washington Poo. M. M. Tidwell. James Milner. W. J. Peepies. F. H. Cone. LnFayette Lamar. A Resolution was adopted requesting the sev eral newspapers of the State, advocating the principles of tho American party, to publish the proceedings of this Convention. Resolutions of thanks to tbe President Vice Presidents and Secretaries were unanimously adopted and the Convention ndjourned eine die. JOHN McPHERSON BERRIEN, Pres’t. George Jones, ) A. M. Eddleuak, > Secretaries. R. L. Hunter, J Monster Bones.—The bones of an antedilu vian monster were recentlydiscovered in exca vating a deep cut in tbe.iftckson nnd Canton (Miss.) Railroad. Tbo Canton Citizens sayB thirty five feet of ap annimal, including the head, had been taken np, and the “end is not yet” The New Enemy of Wheat.—Tho wheat of some of the farmers in Virginia has been at tacked by myriads of small bogs. Tbe Rich mond Whig says that the bag is very small, resembling plant lice. The Union publishes two official proclama tions from the President; one against filibus ters fur Nicaragua, warning them of their loss Apples— of protection as American citizens, and the oth-'" Dried, bn. er announcing that New Fonndland baa com plied with the stipulations of tbe Reciprocity treaty, and is entitled to all ite benefits. LATER FR0.H EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER AFRICA. The steamer Africa has arrived at Halifax, bringing one week’s later news from Europe, Liverpool Market. Liverpool, Deo. 8.—Cotton.'—Tho market is quiet and unchanged. Sales of the week 48,- 000 bales, of which speculators took 0,000 and exporters 5,000 bales. Middling Orleans 5jd.; Fair Uplands, 6$d.—Middling 5,7-16 to 6jd. Breadstuff's are quiet, with bnt little specula, tlvo demand. Canal Floor 42s. 6d.; Ohio 44s. 0d. Provisions are quiet. LmrS 07*. Od. Manchester advices are more favorable. Tbe Bullion in tbe Bank of England has in creased. Consols bave advanced to 00}. United States Slocks ore bettor., V t The War. Pepee rumors continue to oirenlate bnt noth- fag^positive is known. NTho only effect has been to raiso tbe prioe of Consols, .as they are not regarded very authentic/ Congressional. Tpesdat, Deo. 18.—Senate.—Nothing of any importance to-day.' The House baS been oecnpied sll day by members making personal explanations and defining their positions. No Ballots. The election of Speaker appears more distant than ever. New York Market. Tuesday, Dee. 18—Cotton is firm—the stea mer had ntf effect upon the market. Sales to day 1,000 hales. Floor is drooping—Southern $9.50. Wheat fa doll. Corn drooping; it is held at 08} cents. Charleston Marked. - Tuesday, Dee. 18. 1 -P. M.—Cotton.—The demand is active to day and prices advancing Sales 1700 bales at 8} to 0} cents. An Atrmmrb Apyxeal?—An unTortunateed itor in Kentucky, thos addresses his delinquent subscribers: “Friends, we are almost penniless —Job’s tukey was a millionaire compared with our present depressed treasury. To day, if the priceof salt was two eentsa harrelful, wo couldn’t huy enough to pickle a jiJjthivd.” -> r -i j ’ - The P 0 ole Murder. New York, Dec. 1^. The jnryin the vnse of Baker, tried for tbe murder of Poole, have disagreed and Keen dis charged. They stood seven for man-slaughter, two for murder and three for acquittal. r^< : Members of Congress Harp'up.—The pro tracted disorganization of* the Honse of Rep resentatives in Washington seems to be affec ting the pockets of thfe members. As no mon ey can be obtained from the United States Treasury for the pay ofhienibers of tbe House of Representatives until a^peaker of that body shall have been elected, the funds being drawn to his order. A. J. Glosscrenner, Esq., tbe sergeant at arms, with a view to the accommo dation of the members, has paid ont to them $28,000 from his own resources. Snow fell in New York city, last Thursday, to the depth of four inches. MARRIED. On Thursday evening. 20th instant, by Rev Jesse Lambertb, Mr. JOHN S. HOLLAND, Of this place, to Miss LUCY HUBBARD, of Mil- ledgeville. - *** Millegevilie papers please copy. ROME PRICES CURRENT. CORRECTED WEEKLY BY j. L. LOGAN A CO. Personal. A young Irish woman attended a ball in Sax* onvilleon thanksgiving evening, and after dan cing till midnight^retired to a private room where she give birth to a bouncing boy. Nine hours afterwards, not liking her accomodations, she took her little one in her arms nnd wnlkod to'Hastingsville, a distance of three miles, in less than an hour. What sort of a Party? :The Louisville Journal very properly asks Mr. Thomtoh'beloK called upon, addressed the fiiltowing question : “Pray what sorEofSpAriy tmwt-tbatbe, whi going into power in 1853 with a rushing an overwhelming End resounding majority, bos, in two years, *witb all tne national offices filled with ite own men. got itself squeezed and mash ed down into such an insignificant minority in Congress, that its own organs consider it too insignificant to take any other responsibility tbau that of refusing to lift a finger to keep the republic from going at once to pieces?’’ The country will soon decide where tbe re sponsibility rests of defeating the election of a Speaker. Tho Democrats of the House of Rep resentatives at tbe start, mailed themeelvee in a faction, resolving to stand by their candidate, and at the snmo timo denouncing the American party in such grossly insulting terms .as- to for- cnanimouely adopted: *i±Sfiri»4IL'5S^i2Cfi i 5. u>. v». : n hope of making capital for the future. ■ But their device will not avail them. Their The steamer Unicom, bouml for New |0r leans with a cargo of2500 bales cotton caught Facts in Natural History.—It is »ni<f assembled, adopt tbe following platform of principles. 1. Tbe maintainance of this Union of co equal sovereign States, as onr fathers made it, as the paramount political good—paramount in its adaptation to the security of onr rights and the happiness of the people. 2. Tbe names by which we propose to main tain this, is obedience to tbe Constitution of tbe United States, and all laws passed in porsn- ance thereof as sacredly obligatory upon indi viduals and States. 3. We regard'the great doctrines of religions liberty and the separation of Church and State as cardinal principles of onr Government—as well settled and as firmly established as the right of trial by jury and the writ of habeas corpus, and therefore we will oppose tbe eleva tion to office of any and pH persons who deny the great American doctrines of liberty of con science, or who. favor the nnion of Cbnrch and State, or who recognise any civil alliance to any foreign power, prince or potentate. 4/ The parity of tbe ballot box—the peace ful administration of onr laws—tbe safety of onr people—tho integrity of our Government—the exclusion of pauper and criminal immigration, and the enforcement of ear neutrality laws, de mand, in our opinion, a material modification of onr naturalization laws and a radical revision of onr immigration laws. By this we do not soek to disturb, in any manner, the privileges of those of our foreign born citizens who are naturalized under our existing Inws, and we in vite all of them wha agree to onr principles to become members of the American party. 5. Tbe territories of tbe United States we re gard as the common property of all the States as coeqnal sovereignties, and ms such open to settlement by the citizens of the Statcp with tbelr property us matter of right: and that no power residos either in Congress or, the territo rial Legislature, or the people of the territories while a territory, to exclude from settlement in any territory any portion of the citizens of this Repubiio with their property legally held iu the States from whioh they emigrate. We repudiate therefore tho doctrine copninoniy called squat ter sovereignty in the territories. 0. The right to vote is a privilege of citizen ship, and should not be extended to foreign immigrate to a territory before they are natural ized. 7. The agitation of the subject of Slavery should cease. Tho rights of the South are plain, palpable, well defined and understood, and we believe they should not longer be treated as open iquestions. We will maintain our guaranteed Constiiutional rights, and our right of property in slavlfe. Georgia bn.«*s'>lemnly declared what she will regard as-futoro grievances on this suh- jeot and what her remedy will be when theso grievances shall be inflicted. We will stand by the Georgia Platform. - We believe the contin uous agitation of tills subject,is made by selfish politicians for personal and pnrty promotion, and is hurtful to the South, the institution of Slavery and ths permanency of tbo Union. 8. Reeotved, That this Convention now pro ceed to select delegates to a National Conven tion of tho American Party ; add we recommend that said Convention assemble after tho 1st day of May at such tlmo and plaoe.as shall be agreed on, and refer, on our part, the tlmo and place of assembling to tho Ptesldent of. this eonvention nnd our two memberr in Congress. And wo tho American Party of GeftTgt*--4rgently invito nil national ai"B everywhere wituimtjhii dis- opponentK on the stump can hold them np as aectionalists of th* worst sort preferring party to oPuntry.—American Oryan. that thero aro neither wild, lurkovs nor bees in j (Inction of old party lines—who are in fttvor of tho maintenance of the Union by obedience tho Constitution nnd tho enforcement oT tbe laws, to meet with us in thnt Convention California ; that nuffalocs lmvo never ponetra- ted west of tbo Hooky Mountains; and tlmt J I . , ...... ,... , horses in California are capable of travelling fire on the morning of tbe lOih about twee y ; innc h further, than tho samennimuls could trnv- mib-s below Yazoo City, and was destroyed, #1 when in tho eastern (Mississippi Valley aud with her cargo. No lives were lost. * Atlantic slope) States. 9. We Jnstrnct our dologutes to tho National Convention to insist npon tho adoption of the foregoing principles in spirit and substance be- Iuisft Know Nothings.—A Know Nothing meeting was held in Frankfort, Ky., on the 19th ult.,9t which C. D. O’Sullivan, Esq.^na tive of Ireland, but a friend to the American cause, made k short and eloquent speech, in which he insisted upon the principles of tbe justice of tbe American party. In Ireland, he said, he had straggled for the right of Irishmen to govern their own country. It was for this that O’Brien and Mitchell and all the other patriots had con tended X an< * h® should feel himself an ingrate and altypocrite if be should deny in America what he hflt) straggled for in Ireland—the right of tbe natH® »ons of every country to rule their own ImdL’ “Ireland f«*r the Irish” had been the motto of.aH the Irish patriots at home—“America for tbe^®e ncan ® ought to be their motto here. ’ v Thero are three newspapers in Ne the Nebrnskian, at Omaha; the Young ca. at Bellevue; and tbe Nebraska City at Nebracka city. This will do for less 10,000 inhabitants. The First National Thanksgiving.—'The first National Thanksgiving day was appointed by President Washington, be proclamation, in January, 1795, who designated the 12 of Janu ary- ' The Census Reports before the Georgia Leg islature show the following: White population, 542.567 Slave population, 389,237 White mates between 0 and 10 7-,149 Free persons of color, 3,286 Deaf and Dumb, 432 Lunatics, 610 Total population, 935.099 Representation, * 778.054 Number of families, 99,605 Rule on Ruin.—We think it highly proba ble there is much truth in the comments of the New York Evening Poei upon the'present posi tion and ftitnre intentions of the Administra tion party in the House of. Representatives.— It says: Tbe administration men would, in tbe hopeless ness of choosing Richardson, prefer an out and- out Repub’ican organization of the House.— They want a fair and open fight on tbe Kansas issue, and their second choice for Speaker Would bo Glddings of Ohio. London Punch on Gender.—The sun is called masculine, from his supporting and sus taining the moon, and finding her the where withal tu shine nwny, ns she does at night, and from bis being obliged to keep such a family of stars besidos. Tbe moon is femtnino, because she is constantly chnnging, just as a ship is blown about by every wind. The church is feminine because she Is marriod to State; and time is maROuline, because ho is trifled with by the ladies. # A midshipman asked a priest te toll tbo dif ference between a priest and a jaokass Tbe nrlest gave it up. “One wears aoross on bis nick and tho ptber on his breast,”said tho mid- iman. “Now,” said tbe priest, “tell mo tho <1 i (Terrence between a midshipman nnd n jackass.” The midshipman gnvo it up nnd asked whnt it was. Tho priost said that he did not know of any- Molasses— 50-60 .100-125iN ails—per B>. 6J-7J Green,.... 74-100?Nail Rod— . 6Jc-7c Bacon— * ?Oil—Linseed $140 150 Hamspr lb 15-16? Train,. . . . 90-100 Hog round, 13-14j0snaburO8— llc-12c Sagging— SPork—per lb. 0-6J Hemp, lb, . )Potatoes— Gunny, . . I8r) Sweet, . . . 35c-50 Balk Rope— 12j-13cr Irish country 00c Beef— . , . . 4-6cC “ northern, 300 Beeswax— . 20c-25ciPowder—Gun 35c-40e Blue Stone 163-18cp Blasting, . . 25-30c Butter— )Rice—per lb. • 10-11 country, . . 20-2jv(Salt—pr sack IOO. Candles— £ per bn. 120 Tallow, . . 20c-25c’ > Shot—pr lb. . ll-12ic Adamantine, 35c-40ciSole Leather— Sperm, . . . 50cS Country, lb. 25c-28« Coffee—Rio, 14c> Northern, . -28s ava, .... 16j-J8c?STEEL— i*un*»- . Sel tO«—15c Corn—prbn. 45-&0\ German, . . l5c-18c Cotton Yarn— 90c-95> Spring,. . . -TOe Eggs—prd^z. 10-12j> Cast, .... 33c-2oc Feathers—lb. 40c/Sugar— Flour—pr lb. 4-4$? Crashed, . . 14-15e Glass—8x10, $3-$325( N. Orleans, lOc-ell Indigo—pr lb, $1$-160sSyrup— Thon—Sweed, 6jc-7c> N. O. pr gal. 50c- 60c Georgia, . . jTallow—lb. 10-12 Lard— .... 12$-16c?Tea—per ib, 100-125 Mackerel—hl$17-$18?'Wheat— Madder—lb. . 20e-25ey per bushel, $150 Meal—per bn. 50-60^Wool—lb, 25c-40 SHEIBLE Y’S CLASSICAL ASD MATHEMATICAL SCHOOL! ___ THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THIS INSTI- V , tution will be commenced on Monday, the 14th ■ Jnnunrynext. Tho design of this school will," be to prepare young men for teaching, study-’ ing professions, or entering any of the advanced * classes of onr first Colleges, ns well its the prnc* ticnl dfttieb n'nd vocations of life. Tbe^eourse of Study nnd feist books will bo permanently fixed, after which there will bo no change, un less the real interest of the Institution demand ft. A report of the advancement nnd deportment of each student in tho the higher studies, will be sent to the parent or Guardian after each ex amination. Hates of Tuition per Session, 20 weeks: 1st Class, Spelling, Bonding, writing and Arith metic ::::::::: : : $12 00 2d Class, Geography, Grammar and the other included :::::::: $15 00 3d Class;PhiIosophy, Chemistry, Groek, . Latin, Mathematics, Familiar Sui. ence, Ac., ::::::::: $18 00 Surveying is taught, with practice in the field and the Student is prepared to do tho work of su. experienced Surveyor. * • Students are charged from, the time of enter- ing till the end of tbe session. No deduction mode for lost time, except in cases of protrac - ted sickness. .T <1"AU billt must be paid at the cloee af the ne*tO».‘%^ Every student should commence at the be ginning of the school when the different clasaoi are f.»rratd. ?. M. SHEIBLEY. dec.25th4m * # *SontbeTnor please copy RILES. T HE subscriber lia< two likely young MULES for sale. Qualities unexceptionable in every respect. GEO. S. BLACK. Dec. 25, 1855. IIAVA!fA PLAT LOTTERY. JASPER COUNTY ACADEMY LOTTERY! (By authority of tbe State of Georgia.) M A C O N, (i A, This Lottery is conducted on the plan of tho Royal Lottery ofHavanna of single numbers, and drawn at Concert Hall, Macon, Ga., under the sworn Superintendence of Colonel George M. Logan, and James A. Nisbet, Esq. GRAKE SCHEME EOR JAN UARY, 1856 when prizes amounting to $60,000 CL ASS I will be distributed as follows l Prize of $15,000 5 do 1,000 is 5,'OiO'O I do 5,000 TO do 500 is 5,000 1 do 4,000 10 do 200 is 2,000 1 do 3,< 00 10 do 120 is 1,200 1 do 2,000 25 do 100 is 2,500 1 do ' 1,500 70 do nO is 3,500 I do 1,100 336 do 2j id 8,400 28 Approximation prizes 800 501 prizes amounting to $69,900 Only 10,000 numbers. Every Prizo drawn at each drawing, aild paid when due. in Dill. Tickets$10; Halves i$5; Quarter? $2,50. ^5£TAddress JAMES F WINTER. Mac-.n Ga. {Y EORGIA, Polk County : Whereas, John C. VX Crabb has applied to me for letters of Ad ministration on tbe Estate of Francis B- Crabb late of this county, deceam-d. These are therefore to cite and. admonish all and singular, the kindred and friends of said deceased to be and appear at my of fice within the time prescribed by law to show cause if any they have why said letters should not be granted onto .‘.rid applicant, at or before the February Term <>f tln-Cmirt of Ordinary ; and if nq canse is shown, let ters will be granted on that day. Given Un der my hand and official sign&tnrc. Ih-cetn- ber 18th 1856. S. A. BORDERS. Ord’y. December 25th & EX OFF C C O NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. PASSENGERS, TAKE NOTICE. Office, Rome R. R., Deo. 25, ’55. After tbe 31st instant, the passenger train will take in, and pnt off passengers in Rome, at the Depot only. (dec2G) M. A. STOVALL, Spup’t fl&'Tho Anniversary of St John the Evan gelist will be celebrated by Cherokee Lodge, No. 66, by a procession and public installation of officers at tbe Court. House on Thursday next at 12 o’clock, M. D. G. M., Geo. D. Rice is expected to be present. J.W.L—Sec’y. Rome, December 25tb, 1855. DAiTCIVG AC ADEN?. P ROF. B. Johnson will commence the Fourth session of his School on Saturday, January 5th. The young ladies will moet at 9 o’clock, A M and the Gents at 6$ P M. Dec25tf DISSOLUTION ' HE Partnership existing between the un dersigned will be dissolved bv mutual con sent on the 1st day of Ja -nary next. Geo. S. Black will settle the.business of the firm ; and all persons indebted to us, either by note or ac- qppnt, are requested to call on him at onr old stamfTtMUi-JORkB immediate payment. Colleo- lections muet ancMCJLL be made. &BO.J3- BLACK, H. W. COB& £ Rome, Ga., Dee. 25th 1855. CHARLES DICKEYS’ WORKS. The best and Most P.^pnlar in the world. Ten different editions. flSPTXo library can be complete witbont a set •of these Works.-'tje^: Reprinted from tbe Iasi London edition?, Khd published by T. B. 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