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DiILV fOMTKTIimiST OFFICE ON McINTOSH-STIIEET, ruiuD no or from tub sobih-wkst corner OF BROAD-STREET. TERMS: Daily, in ad vance per annum $6 00 If not in advance per annum.... 7 00 Tri-Weekly, in advance, .per annum. ... 4 00 If not in advance per aQnum .... 50*) Weekly, in advance per annum 2 0*) :aT N'o Discount foe Cix bs. OTTK >T OB” OFFICE. Having recently added a variety of New Styles i TYPE to our Job Department, we are prepared i. execute every description of LETTER PRESS PRINTING) In a superior manner, and on reasonable terms. Among tbe assortment are some Maytmoth Tvpe for POSTERS. Correspondence ot the Constitutionalist,. | GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Mn.i.ti>c.Evu.LE, Feb. 2d 1856 HOUSE. EVENING SESSION. jSnate bills on their passage V bill to appoint commissioners of pilotage for the navigable waters of the port of Darien. Passed. A bill to exempt the active members of the Young America Fire Company of the citv of Sa vannah from Jury and Militia dutv. Passed. \ bill for the relief of parties legally divorced Passed. This bill obliterates 4 al! disabilities from marry ing, from those who have been divorced a vincul. matrimonii. A hill explanatory of the 2nd section ot an act to alter and amend an act to secure more effectu ally tbe probate of wills. Ac., approved Dec. 10th. 1612. Passed. A hill to require Ordinaries of this State to keep a book in which they shall record all letters Testa mentary, letters of Administration, and letters of Guardianship, Ac. Passed. A bill to create a new Judicial Circuit from the counties of Heard, Coweta, Campbell, Carroll, Harralson, Polk and Floyd. Passed. A bill to define nnd extend the powers of the t nion Society of the city of Savannah. Passed. A bill to limit the time of service of (fraud and Petit Jurors in the city Court of Savannah, and to , i.aupt the keepers of the Laurel drove Cemete rv, and the Catholic Cemetery from service on ju ries of tin l Superior and city Courts of Savannah. Passed. A bill to give to the people the section of Kecreta rr of State.JTreasuror and*Surveyor General. Lost. A bill giving endorsers tliejcontrol of Ji.fa*. in all cases in which they may have paid them against the principal or any prior endorser. Passed. A bill to prescribe the mode of taxing costs in the Supreme Courts. Passed. A hill to expedite suits at Lav. and Equity in cer tain cases. Passed. A bill to permit practicing Attorneys to hold the office and discharge the duties of Justices of the Paavo, in this State. Passed. A bill giving the people the election of Attor ney General of the Middle Circuit, and Solicitors Genera! of the respective Judicial Circuits.— Passed. A bill to amend the law now in force in relation . Lunatics, Idiots and insane persons, and their estates, Ac. Passed. A bill to authorize Sheriffs to take new bail .here the principal has been surrendered in certain tsss, and to make valid certain bail bonds,taken heretofore. Passed. ' \ hill to provide for establishing lost papers and .ling upon tin- same. Passed. SENATE. A bill to more clearly define the liabilities of Uailroad Companies. Amended and passed. A bill to repeal an act assented to Feb. 20th. ' yd, to settle and fix ihe hours of labor by all •ahite persons, under twenty-one years of age, in cotton, woolen and other manufactories in this Suite, and to make all contracts for labor for a lon time than is specified in the bill, null and void. A bill to allow John A. Purnell, of Fannin county, to practice medicine under the Allopathic system. Lost. A bill for the relief of Administrators, Exec.ti :ors. and Guardians. Lost. A House hill to provide for the preservation of die public records. Passed. A House bill to incorporate, the Baptist Lodge, No 164, of Freo and Accepted Masons. Lost. A House bill to provide a correct registry of deaths occurring in the city of Savannah, anil of interments in said city. Passed. A House bill to authorise the Judges of the In tenor Court, of Liberty and Bryan county, to ap oint a competent surveyor from their respective ■ ounties, to properly define and jrun out the divid mi line between ihe said counties. Passed. A House bill to amend the road laws of this state, so far as relates to the county of Glynn. Amended and passed A House bill to authorise Uriah Evans, of Twiggs county, to peddle in the county of Twiggs, and , others therein mentioned. Passed. A House bill to prevent any person from throw ing dead stock, or other dead carcases, in the Chat tahoochee river, or timber that would be likely to create drifts. Passed. A bill to add a part of originally Union county to the countv of Gilmer, to change the lines be tween Spaulding and Pike, Ac. Amended and passed A House bill for the relief of Jkrbuiah J. Gulp tORD, of Stewart. Lost. A bill to alter an act to repeal an act to extend in* civil jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace, in die city of Savannah. Passed. A bill to incorporate the Ladies’ German Benev lent Society of Savannah. Passed. A bill to extend the jurisdiction of Magistrates' <'ourts within the corporate limits of Augusta i<> fittv dollars Passed, A bill to authorize the Justices of the Inferior Court of Wayne county, on recommendation of the Grand Jury,"to levy an extra tax, to be applied foi •ommon school purposes. Passed. A House bill to compel all persons, residing <>u: i the State, who own lauds in the State, to pay tax forth? same in the counties in which tbe land lies. 1-ost. A House bill to repeal the first section of an act • -rant exemptions to Cavalry corps, Ac. Passed A House bill to amend the several rent laws <>i aiia State. Passed. A House bill to reduce the Sheriff's bonds of the oaaty of Coffee to eiglu thousand dollars Passed. A bill to amend the lload laws of this State, v ■or ns relates to the county of Coffee. Amended »iid passed, A House bill to incorporate the “United Rifle iiwu” of Columbus. Passed. A bill oi authorize the Southern Branch of the Savannah. Albany and Gulf Railroad Company, to •: ■* i the line of the Brunswick and Florida Rail mui Company Passed. A House hill to define the liabilities of husbands Passed Milledokville. Feb. 27:h, 1656. SENATE. The Senate reconsidered, this morning, so much t us action of yesterday, aa related io the bill At for the relief of a family by the mime of Ricx- DiBACK. The Senate refused to reconsider its action ro iling to the bill requiring persons holding land vat of tL'e counties in which they reside, to return the number of lot, the district, Ac., in the county tn which they reside. Osi motion of Mr. Lono, of Glynn, the Senate reconsidered the bill carried yesterday, to author mi the southern branch of the Savannah, Albany and Gulf railroad to cross tha Brunswick and Florida railroad. The bill was immediately taken •’■p and amended, and passed. BILLS ON THEIR PASSAGE. A bill to put the State upon an equal footing mb otiier parties, by allowing it to carry Writs of terror in the Supreme Court. Lost. The committee to whom was referred two bills, amplifying the method of carrying cases to the Supreme Court, reported a substitute which more 'uipletelv effects the objects intended by the bill, »nd which was passed. A bill to provide for the removal of the Peniten -rv, and appropriating money for the same. 5 lii Jeter, of Marion, offered a substitute, np !r 'priating *2,. r >no to buy wood anil cement for re pairing tile present Penitentiary, liis object in in ' Tuning the substitute was to . *s: the sense ot Neuate on the question of removal. Quite a pirited and spicy discussion took place upon this •‘Sestion, in which there was some close, animated ■ a * r P shooting between Mr. Brown, of Baldwin — ■; • champion of non-removal—and Mr. Mcrphy, "• b-h’alij, the leader of the onslaught against re ‘ v*L Mr. Bbown contended against theremovul a me grounds that it was an experiment, unecr “■a ’vita regard to success, and most expensive in • lecutioa. The present buildings could be repair flo Ru *'i a manner as to last for years; there a large swamp on the ©conee where they lj obtain Hood cheaply to use in burning brick, • - J with a sufficient appropriation to purchase ce ‘'en-, could erect cheap, necessary new buildings, •5' repair or rebuild old constructions, and all at n e xpense mueh less than tbe State would be in i'cl in by removaL t. Pharr, of Newton, and Mr. Calhoun, of >.itim both supported the removal, bringing for , *T“ statistics and facts, making estimates, and **v' .ring legitimate and fair inferences from their ?w:iii ses i a favor of removal, and removal to . '' jne Mountain. For years the institution had cated la Milledgeville, monev had been ex everything that could advance apd im i prove its prospects had been tried; it had enjoyed the superintendence and good management of‘the best officers; yet, notwithstanding alt these, the in , Mitutmn has been a burthen, an <mag, an incubus upon ihe State, con-timing annually a large amount of money, the taxes of honest people- and . rnr tht ‘j"' f a r and buildings are crumbling in ruins, and tailing to decay, giving the convicts fa cilities for escaping, thus defeating the very ob jects of the I emtentiary. This had been going on long enough, and it having become a matter of ne cessity to re-coustruct and re-ereet the old b'uild mgs and as the expense of re-building tbe old I emtentiary would fie very little less than erecting uew buildings, it would be best v. remove to some locality where there would be more possibility of making tbe institution a self-sustaining, self-sun porting one; where the labor would be of such a nature that its results would cover the expenses of the institution. -•!r. Mi RPHi, ot DeKalb, supported removal, and alter noticing and expatiatiug upon the different arguments, he took up Mr. Brown on some of his position > lie said that wood was very expensive, amt he had information from the Keeper of tie' Penitentiary, that it costs here fourteen or fifteen dollars, when at Stone Mountain it would only cost ! Ts, ve l' or lie asked him how long since the Okefenokee Swamp Mr. Brown— The Oconee Swamp. Mr. Murphy -How long has the Oconee Swamp been discovered ? ; Mr. Brown—Since the year 1803. Mr. Mcrphy— Well, sir, it is very strange that use has not been made of this Swamp to get wood ! cheaper than it can now be obtained. He then asked why the Penitentiary had not paid for it self. Mr. Brown then said that it would pay - he would lease it for ten years, and bind himself by . bonds to the amount of SIOO,OOO to treat the con victs humanely. 1 hough, he confessed, he should be tighter ou ihein than the government. Mr. Murphy then said that Mr. Brown was avoiding the question. He did not answer direct ly. It was an object for the State to keep the con victs out of the hands of those who would be tight-on them, though he did not intend to convet the impression that Mr. Brown would oppress them. Mr. Cone, of Bulloch, offered an amendment ap pointing three Commissioners to lease the Peni tentiary for three years, nnd require bonds for humane treatment of the convicts. Mr. Brown proposed to strike out three and insert five as the i number of years for the lease to be. Mr. Atkinson, of Camden, made a vigorous, bold effort in favor of the last amendment. He alluded ; to the forty thousand uneducated persons in Geor gia, and then asked if it would not be better, in stead of wasting a large sum annually on the Pen itentiary, to expend the same amount on educa tion. He considered this institution a sore, a fester ing sore, preying upon the vitals of the country, and he was in favor of leasing it. Mr Allred also spoke in favor of leasing, allud ing to South Carolina as a beautiful example of the effects of a non-penitentiary system. He hoped , the day would come when it would be abolished. Mr. Cone's amendment was carried, and the bill passed. Thus is the question decided. The State ts indeed relieved from one burthen that has op pressed her. A bill regulating the fees of all the county offi cers. Lost. A bill incorporating the 'Columbus Savings ami Mutual Association. Passed. A bill to incorporate the Griffin Savings and Mutual Loan Association. Passed after being amended. This bill was referred yesterday to a committee, who reported the bill "back with a great mam amendents, which were received. HOUSE. Mr. Lewis, of Hancock, moved h re-consideration of the bill lost yesterday to endow the State Uni versity. The motion was supported bv Messrs. Lewis, Thornton and Mili.edge, with 'force and vigor. A letter was read from Dr. Ohirch, the President, recoinineudiug an appropriation for the purpose of repairing old buildings, or constructing new ones. The motion was carried. -A.V VN.VAH RIVER APPROPRIATION HILL. The Committee, to whom was referred this bill, reported a substitute appropriating ten thousand : liollars, and recommended its passage. Mr. Lawton, of Chatham, spoke'earnestly and powerfully in support of this bill, presenting tin claims of Savannah in a manner worthy of her. j This is not a matter of. interest to Savannah alone, but to the whole State, and particularly that part to which the river is accessible. Still, though the ne- j eessity of this was most manifest, and the benefits - it would confer most evident, and the advantages to be realized most palpably substantial, the bill ' was lost. The Senate bill incorporating the Western and Atlantic Railroad Company, was then taken up and indefinitely postponed. Vves Oy, nays 42. The bill drafted by Mr. Lewis, of Hancock, and reported bv the Committee on Education, was con sidered. It appropriates the ndt earnings of the State road to the education of the youth in this State between the ages of-eight and sixteen. Passed. The recommended bill endowing the State Uni , versity, was also passed. It shall receive thirty five thousand dollars annually, for the years 18;V. . arid 1857, and twenty-four thousand dollars, yearly, , after, upon the condition that one youth from each county in the State is t<* be educated free of charge. A trill more effectually to compel the payment of the tax heretofore imposed upon the agencies of foreign Banks. Passed A bill to define and declare the jurisdiction of Courts of Ordinaries in this State. Fussed A bill reported by the Committee on Banks, to compel the various banks and their branches, and foreign agencies, to pay a county tax. Passed. A bill to authorize the Banks of this State, and tlmir agencies, to receive and pay for the half of bills, when presented to them Lost. A bill to incorporate the “Southern Bank of! Georgia, ’* in Bainbridge, Decatur county. Passed. A Senate bill to incorporate a Bank in Greens , boro’. Passed. A Senate bill to incorporate the Georgia Air Line Railroad Company. Passed. A. From the Atlanta Fjantiner, Fe’>. 22. Atlanta Bank in the Senate, We publish this morning (he remarks of Messrs. : Scriven, McMillian and Murphy, iu the Senate, on the motion to reconsider the “Majority Report," which had been lost by u vote of .55 to 28. The dis \ cussiou will be found unusually interesting, and it ! is well worthy a careful perusal to those who de '■ sire to be eom cfjy informed iu regard to the mat- j ter in issue. The speech of Mr, McMillan, who i takes up the subject more in detail than the oth ers, is a masterly effort and is well calculated to so stair; bis reputation as a ready and powerful de- ; hater Speech of Ifr. Mr. McMillan, in repiv to Mr. Cone, said he would give the reasons which had influenced him ■ in voting or, yesterday for the indefinite postpone ; ment of the proceedings against the Atlanta Bank, and for the vote he should now give against a re consideration, and he would here remark, that sustaining (he call to cut off debate,"he meant no unkind,-if-- towards the committee or any Sena tor. That although it had been bis misfortune to differ from and have some sparring with some Senut-rs, there was not nestling in his bosom an unkind l'eeiii.g towards a single Senator upon that floor. He doubted nw epeh Senator acted upon bis own convictions of dutv and ngi.t according to bis ’ own judgment. He said the Honorable sepato-- • from Gri -itje nuts this question upon an incorrect footing, upon*a Ails 3 issue ; he alleges that indefi nitely postponing of the rspeft and resolutions is denying investigation or refusing h, investigate. . Such, sir, is not the fact. 1 voted to finally dis pose of the mattn.”, because I was satisfied with the investigation already hsd, and it was due to the Bank that it should have repose, at.-! to the Senate that its time should not longer ho uselessly com sunned. The Senator from Greene n.is said that tho Gov- : eraor iii his massage, from which the Senator has i read, recommends investigation, or action with , regard to a distant eir&ihition of Banks in this State. Sir, my reply to that is, that this has ; ; j as ranch application to any other bank in Georgia ; f as the Bapk of Atlanta. Why single out the At lanta Bank to apply this portion of the Governor’s Message to: But, sir, there js another view of this ■ point in the Senator’s argument, if this fact of a - circulation out of the State be true in reference in , , the Atlanta Bank only, 1 consider it the highest 1 compliment that could be paid to the standing and solvency of that Bauk, cud the integrity, honesty, and worth of its officers. If it has a. circulation - out of the State, far from home, it is because of the - confidence had in its officers and its management. Has not everv bank tri Georgia a circulation out or f tio State f If they have not, it cannot be because i they do not desire" it. Any bank writ have, if it , devrm it. So A ii- from being a cause of complaint, 1 it is to ni’v mind, one of the'strongest proofs that the Bank should be sustained. But the Senator from Greene savs that the hills iff the Atlanta ! B-uik do not pass at Greensboro’. [Here Mr. Conp 1 1 explained, and said thev did not pass anywhere in V rfi, section and were not taken by the railroad agent.- - Very well, admit the fact: the Senator - from Greene says his people are Dis , tressed bv what? and what about* It thev do not > t ike the bills, 1 cannot see much cause of distress, unless thev feel distressed at the unjust crusade set on ts. ’and kept up against this Bank, the bills do not na-s m the neighborhood of Greens t boro’!! Whv, sir, it is u yonder that they pass i ativwhere. What other bank m the State could have stood up under such persecution* The cry if was raised against it in its infancy, and lias been •- kept up to this hour It has undergone the most d searching investigations, voa, the* VQO&tbuminff m r ouiMon, and stands forth to-day as it corner opt o of the crucibles, bright, and entitled to a credit d and confidence, which it has never before enjoyed t- —owing tc the unjust attacks made upon it. Make l- such attacks upon, and set such reports on foot 1 against, the best banks in the State, and thev could ; scarcely stand the shock. Their bills, too, would - be in bad credit throughout the Slate. When such ’ i reports get into circulation confidence is shaken, ? . distrust arises, men will say, where there is so 1 much smoke there must be some fire at the bottom i —“there is something rotten in Denmark.” It is - j thus that the undercurrents of averice, jealousy, or - j malice, in the still hours of sacred repose, whisper i forth their slanders against female virtue, or man ly rectitude; they travel and strengthen as they go, - until they have performed their office upon ’their I victim, and from which there is no recovery—the ; i work is done. Senators you know this to be true. - I ask, as it any wonder then that the bills of this f Bank should be refused in some places? But the Senator from Greene says that so soon i as the committee was appointed and their reports f published, the press of Atlanta were at once (loa n upon the report. Sir, the press of Atlanta would I have been derelict in their duty, as faithful senti i neis upon the watch tower of the rights of their * citizens, had they remained silent under the cir , cumstauces. It was their duty, a duty which they owed, alike to the Bank and to the country, anil i especially to the community in which they live. Justice to the Bank and to the citizens demanded it. Those engaged in this crusade against the Bank ought to be the last men to complain about the press defending the Atlanta Bank. Why, sir, 1 is It not well known that the momenta Bank is sought to be put in operation in the interior of the State, we at once hear the press of Augusta nnd Savannah ringing from the seaboard to the moun tains, the cry of “Wild Cat, Wild Cat,” and thus are crushed in their infancy institutions which f would give to the community where located the fa cilities they so much need. And all competition ! with the Augusta and Savannah Banks is driven 1 from the field, and we are left to their mercy for a • currency, and to their dictation for monetary ac- j commodations. We constantly hear the cry, that j a Bank cannot sustain itself unless it i- located in a large commercial city. The truth is, that acorn- ! mercial town, a city, cannot be built up, or exist, 1 without banking facilities, and therefore we never i will have an interior com me r rial city in Georgia, i if this “ Wild Cat ” cry is to silence every other | voice. The Senator from Greene has said that his ob- ! ject is to save and protect the innocent bill holder, i Well, this cry of protecting “ the dear people," the “poor man,” is nothing new ; and, T must j confess, the thought forces itself upon my mind i that “the world is governed too much ;” this is a ; kind of protection which the people do not want, that is, to b a protected from taking whatever kind j of money they choose. They do not want to be 1 protected against having a Bank in their midst, to I which the poor man can apply and borrow a lit tle money to save his property from sale, or buy a horse to make his crop, and pay back the same when he realizes the fruits of his labor at the end of the year. 1 will not now go into an examination of-the j facts tn show or call attention to the great and : vast benefit# conferred upon the community with- i ■ in the reach and influence of Atlanta by the Bank in question. The bare fact that the merchants of j Atlanta can, at this Bank, get accommodation loans, enables them to keep open a market in | which the poor man can always find jready sale for j every article of produce, the result of liis toil and j industry. 1 have no interest or feeling in this matter, more [ than what I believe to bo demanded by justice, and fair play. Let us look at facts. Ido not desire to make’an argument as a special plea, or a special defence. lam addressing men of intelligence, of judgment and sound practical sense. Let us look i at the facts in this case and tell me if you can, where, or in what particular, you find proof to jus- ! tifv the passage of the resolution reported by the j committee. When these newspaper cries of “Wild Cat” j were being made, and discontents elsewhere clam orous, the Governor instituted a most close and ; thorough investigation into the affairs of the bank. , He appointed the Solicitor General of the Coweta Circuit to make this investigation; and the man ner in which it was conducted, and the report of the same, proves the fidelity with which it was done. No man who'knows Logau Bleckley, doubts for a moment either the capacity brought to the ; task, or the integrity and stern justice observed 1 i in its execution. What is the result of that inves tigation? In March, of 1653, Geo. Smith, being in Atlanta, proposed to take the entire stock of the Bank, if the law permitted him to do so. lie w;i unswered that “any person had the right to sub scribe for any number of shares.” “lie was un- , willing to subscribe without first obtaining the ex ■ press consent.of the corporators." “.After enquir ing into his standing and responsibility, and satis- j : fying themselves upon this point their consent was j given in writing. Recollect, Senators, we are now considering and passing upon resolutions which recommend crimi nal prosecutions against Geo. Smith and the offi . i cers of this Bank. lam now examining the evi- j donco of that criminality, and their intention to vi- ; , olate the law. Mr. Smith’s first declaration was, j that he would subscribe for stock if the low permit ted him to do so, and so cautious was he, that lie f got the consent of the corporators in writing. What is the next step ? A.' th time of subscribing, - Mr. Smith delivered to Judge Ezzard, as payment of $7 per share ou the stock, a draft on a banking house in New York for $21,00h, payable <n gold. Judge Ezzard received the draft a« payment, for warded it to New York. It was pain, and the j gold placed to the credit of the Atlanta Bank, on deposit. Now it is argued that this draft was not : a payment of stock lr> specie One other fact in the matter: The question wa raised at the time, whether this draft was equiva- ; lent to a payment in specie, and “ Mr. Smith pro - j >„.,sed to go to Savannah for specie, and pay that in , stead of the draft; but it l no* deemed unnecessary.” So that if in this there was any violation of taw, the fault was not Hr. Smith'.. Another point was made that this draft was not endorsed by any one. • I answer that such is neither the custom of bank ! ers nor merchants. A draft has three parties, the : drawer, the acceptor, and the drawee. This druft was drawn as all drafts are, It was drawn by Geo. ! Smith, in favor of the lianl: of Atlanta, and direct : ed to the house in New York, which became the acceptor, and by which it was paid in gold to the i factors of the Atlanta Bank, and there deposited to its credit. At this time, recolleetjthe Atlanta Bank : bad no House in Atlanta, no safe vaults in which ■ . to keep its specie. It has now in Atlanta a granite banking house, ! safe and permanent, an ornament also to the city, j and erected at a cost, as shown by the report, of 1 nearly sixteen thousand dollars. Now, with all due deference to the able chair ; man of the committee as a jurist, and to all others, I ; I lav down the position that this transaction was j us much a payment of specie by Mr.’ Smith, the moment it was received bv the agent of tne Hank in Xev York, as if he had laid the gold and silver in the bare right hand of Judge Ezzard. Ii was ■■ payment the moment that it produce j payment, and j went into the control of the Bank, just as'nmch so i ; as a hog purchased by you, to which you get tbe ! title and of which you’ receive control, while he 1 is standing in another man’s stable. It was only j necessary that, the Atlanta Bank shotjld have tit 1»- to and control over the fund to make ii a payment to the Bank. This is (he way in which most of these Banking transactions are managed. 1 lately ' received in payment of property sold, bonds'pava ble at the State Bank ' i never saw the bonds; thev were deposited to my credit and in my r.arn-., in Bank. [ have the certificate of deposit ■ the moment 1 received that, the bonds were ns much in rav possession as if they had been m my desk. When you buy houses, lands or negroes, you do j not go arid take' hold of them : vou get the evi- '• denee ..f t> tie and the control over or possession of 1 them—then they a *e yogrs; your title is complete. The title to this $21,0W in gold passed iu;t of Geo. Smith the moment ii was paid over in New A nrk 1 Then, into whom did it pass? The Atlanta Hank, to whose authorized agent it was paid. It was, therefore, paid in by ml Smith, in gold. Suppose it was lost, destroyed by fire or otherwise, tuter it ; was received by the agent of the Bank, and depos ; ited ueem’ding to the instructions of the Bunk, ; whose loss would it have been? The answer is : too obvious to require comment, it was paid to the Bunk and received bv the Bank into the hands of its agents authorised for that purpose, and was then the property of the Bank, whether kept on ' deposit in New York, or in an iron chest in At- : lanta. . . . But viewing it in a criminal point <d view, un der the law. there is not a shadow of proof that Mr. Smith had any intention to violate the law, but t ink every precaution not to do so. Mr. Smith j I was called 04 bv the directors for another enstull- i menu and he paid $90,0.X> ip gold on the 16th of | April, 1853. On the 19th of July, $99,000, ami mi ■ the 26th of September of the same year $90,000, r thus making in all $300,000— the capital stoek limited by the charter. It is said that notes had been in circulation before the specie was paid in and therefore the charter should be forfeited, and the officers prosecuted. I ask, where is the proof ? , There is not only no proof of the fact, but positive proof to the contrary. In the absence of this neg ative proof, I would ask, 11 it be tpue, how happens it that there is neither man, woman nor child to be bad that ever saw 011 cof these bills in circulation iieftse the payment in of the specie? The vigilant j ; orticer who conducted this investigation put the ■ officers of the Bank up as witnesses, and what is their positive proof? It is, that “ou the Tilth ! April, 1653, $:;,o a share —amounting to s',mi,(hhi — ' . was paid in by the stockholders in gold." Recol ■ loot that $21,000 had been before paid in. And ! : they further.a&swer, that at this time (16th April . “No bills or’checks haci been issued bv the in -1 stitmion.” And, sir, we have had exhibited and 1 rend to us, on yesterday, the written evidence of . this check and the sworn testimony of the officers. 1 \Yhat, sir, dees the investigation further show* t It shows that if I were to undertake to-dav to in . siitnte a comparison between the Atlanta Bauk and t the Bank- of Augusta and Savannah, the former t . wogld not suffer oy the investigation, looking at j the benefits bestowed upon the country. Mr. ; s Blecklev, ip his report, says in relation to the busi t : r.esi o{ the Bank “Advauces ara made, loans I panted, exchange sold, deposits received, and col lections tor distant bankers and merchants at i tended to, upon the same terms, and apparently ir , the same spirit of accommodation and fair dealinc ' a ? are customary with the principal Banks of Geor 1 i 18 ' A " a \ e " eara of no instance in which com i plaint has been made of unfaithfulness fraud 01 negligence, or in which an obligation imposed be ■ ; lan\ has not been complied with ” The fnrthei ■ evidence before us is, that all their notes are ; promptly redeemed in gold or silver, whenever pre ■ sented tor that purpose. Go to the Augusta and i j an nan Banks for loans on accommodation pa per, and the answer usually is: “We are not dome that find of business now." No, it is not to accom modate the country that they direct attention- it ia to till their coffers by dealing in exchange, and pa per of that character. Your property may be un der the sheriff s hammer, but vou cannot borrow a i dollar from them. Go to one of their agencies, even in Atlanta, and although your property may he under the hammer, and specie demanded of you as lawful tender bv your creditor, take their own bills to them at these agencies, and they will refuse you specie for them, and mock at your calamities, unless you will sub mit to a gross wrong, and purchase the specie or a | specie check from them—yes, purchase it with their own notes , which they have promised to redeem j with specie. But again to the proof. After the most scruti nizing search, the officer pursuing it is compelled to report to the Governor that he has failed to find : evidence to sustain the charges and rumors. An other report was that the officers of the Bank were under the control, and merely did the bidding of Mr. Smith. What is the report in relation to this i matter? It is that “If any illegal or unusual au thority is exercised over the Bank or its officers bv : any individual, 1 have not discovered it, though ! j have taken pains to arrive at facts bearing upon this point. 1 have not only failed to discover, but have seen no reason to suspect such an abuse.” One other point is made by the report of the committee 1 against the Bank, and which is strongly urged as i a ground for forfeiting the charter, and prosecuting and sending to the penitentiary the officers of the Bank. s It is required by the charter that the officers of | the Bank (president and cashier) shall take an oath | and give bonds. They gave the bonds, hut it ap pears that at the time of their election they did ! not take the oath. The evidence is, however, that i as soon as their attention was called to the omis sion, they took the oath and had the same record ed. I will not stop to comment upon this, or the i total want of intention to do wrong, or the effect of ; the temporary omission, by which no one pretends 1 to have been injured. But as the Senator from Greene has referred to the Governor’s Message, al low me to refer to the same paper, and hear the conclusion at which the Governor has arrived after the fullest investigation. He says: “In examin ing the report, I did not deem the irregularities in j the organization of the Bank, or the place or mode of its transactions, to be of such a character as to work a forfeiture of its charter, and therefore I have not caused judicial proceedings to be institu ; tod for that purpose.” I think, sir, every calm and reflecting mind will I come to the conclusion that the Governor was right, - and that it is time this Bank should have repose. ! It (s doing much good in the community in which i is extending its loans. 1 want to see this cry I cease of endeavoring to drive capital from out midst. I would rather invite it here, and he who brings it and lends it out in fair business transac tions, at the rate prescribed by law, is thereby ad ding to our wealth and commercial importance, bv i giving facilities to carry on industry, commerce, and the mechanic arts in nil their departments.” In xny allusion to the citizens of Augusta and ; Savannah, I mean no unkinduess to the Repre sentatives of those cities. There is no man on this floor for whom 1 entertain a more sincere respect, than the Senator from Chatham who moved for re ; consideration. The committee deserve the thanks ' of the Senate ror their laborious investigation, and the Bank should feel glad that it has taken place, for it in my judgement, places the Bank on a footing before the country to-day which it would otherwise have required years to attain. 1 have never to mv knowledge seen any officer of the Bank. Ido not know any man connected wish it, but mv convic tions of right lead me to the course whicli 1 think is the only just one, that is to lay all those proceed ings on the table, und thereby save the time of the Senate. I think every Senator must fool satisfied with the investigations already had. Mo. Murpliy, of DeKalb—Mr. Speaker, at the commencement of my remarks I will say, in order that no false impressions may arise, that all the, members of the Committee are mv personal friends, and in anything I may say against then i views, I am actuated by no unfriendly feelings, but j by honest convictions of right. I intended no dis- j respect by calling the previous question, and thus i cutting off all debate. The committee had been : heard in their report upon the testimony, they had ! drawn their deduction from the facts, and the Sen- i ate was acquainted with their opinions; hence no injustice was intimated by postponing. I, sir, have - rend the testimony, and carefully considered it, and ; have exercised iny own judgment, and formed m\ - own opinions, and am' perfectly satisfied, in m'v | own mind. The gentlemen talk of delated charter j 1 find no violation of charter—nothing eorroborat j ing such a charge—no testimony of any one who has been connected with the'Bank iti business; transactions. Who does the complaint come from? ! Not from those who deal with it, but from those | who do not deal with it. Sir, this action of postponement is no disrespect : to the committee, hut I consider it a high compli ment to their energy and perseverance in ferreting out all the facts. 'lt proves that thev have done their duty, and done it well accomplished w hat was desired of them. Upon the question being put, shall the Senate ! reconsider its action on yesterday, in relation to the Atlanta Bank, it was decided in the negative by a large majority. < < )MMEB( 1AI„ Augusta Market, Feb. 28, I i*. >i, COTTON.—There is considerable enquiry for Cotton, and buyers desire a reduction Sales mod erate at prices current yesterday. Parties are i looking for another steamer. CHARLESTON, Feb. '27. Cotton, —The transac tions to-day did not exceed 970 bales. The market j was depressed, and the sales show a decline of ]., (<t,\ j'e. from the highest point of the market The sales comprise 10 hales at Sj-J ; 131 at 9^; 79 at i 9 1 :,'; 131 at 9?<; 7-7 at $%-, Mat Hi; 332 at lu> s ; j 141 at lojs ; and 21 bales at 10}-» cents. SAVANNAH, Feb. 28.— Cotton.- —Market yester day aetive. Prices unchanged. Sales 1574 bales, < viz : 20 at ; 270 at 8; 13 at B%g ; 125 at 8% ; 83 at 9; So at yVg; stj as 'jfj' ; 577 at 6% , 433 at j 9‘j :38 at l ,s l ;56 at *.iT£ ;47at 10 ; and 20 hales | at 10; S V cents. NEW ORLEANS, Feb’y. 23.- -Sugar, -We have i again to notice a fair demand at TOtT'e cents for fair, with sales of 500 hhds. Molasses. -lOOfi bbls. were taken at Of®?,! 1 jets, for prime, and 35 cents for choice. flour.- U n o bbls. superfine St. Louis sold at $7 25. We also noticed 64 bids extra at #9, and Some superfine Indiana at $7 and $7. 12k,. Corn. —Stiller freights and more liberal supplies i compelled holders to meet the demand to-day at j easier prices, and the sales comprise 16,000 sacks, | including 1150 rejected, ordinary and mixed, at 40(i£48c.; 1500 in cotton sacks at -15 c.; 4000 white lit the reduced rate of 50c.; 5000 on private terms; 300 at 52c.; 3050 in 4 lots at 53c.; 700 yellow at | Hie., 200 :;t 58p, ; and 58,8 on private terms. Oats. —2000 sacks St. t.oms sold at 4-‘> cents, and ’ 1115 at 46 cents. Pork. —Mess retailed at ?16.25@*16.50, the lat- ! ter being the ruling rate, except for lots of some , magnitude. Dry Salted Meat. -25,000 IPs. in bulk sold at 6’j cents for Shoulders, 7c. for Sides, and "if cts. for i Hams, and 20,000 lbs. Shoulders at OjV cents. Bacc.n -Shoulders retailing at Sides at 1 i 9k t 'c„ arid Hams at 10@11 cents. bird. —40 bbls. prime sold at 10 cents. Lard Oil.— 4o bbls. in several lots from the Levee : at ?! 20 i H-kisky. —Bo bbls Rectified sold in 2 lots at 86c., the market having rallied in consequence of limit ed supplies. Gyre.—Sales 200 hags Rio at 1 cents. i i Freights. —Two ships were taken up for Liver- j pool at for Cotton, and the. consignment given : of a ship on the berth for Havre at IVc Exchanges.— Demand fair. London ‘>?4<g3 j? cent, premium. Paris ._ 5f.23)-£(tf 5f.30 ! New York 6" days l*.f(S2 jo cent, discount. New York Sight .}.{<§,% cent, discount, SAVANNAH EXPORTS—FEB. 27. Per ship Kerteli, for Liverpool—2o6s hales Cot ton, 300,770 feet Timber. Per barque Schools, for Providence, R. I. —064 bales Upland and 15 do. Sea Island Cotton, 350 i sacks Corn. Per barque Leland, for Boston—B2l bales Cotton, 1501 sacks Corn, 8.35 Cowhides, 15 boxes Cowhides, 15 boxes, 1 Harp, and tndze. Per brig R M Charlton, for Havana—43o casks Rice. BY GIRARDEY, WHYTE & CO. ' On the first TUESDAY in MARCH next, at the Lower Market House, will be sold— That House and Lot on the corner of Calhoun and Mclntosh street, fronting 4n feet on Calhoun and extending back on Mclntosh street 81! feet, more or less. The House is new , has four good rooms, plas tered and sealed, Jkc. Good stand for business, Terms cash. feb26 aDihffh BUSHELS OATS. I ZSitwff feh'ifi 5 THOS. P STOVALL & CO, BY TELEGRAPH. Congressional. Washington, Feb. 27.—The Senate passed the pension appropriation bill. The military commit tee were instructed to enquire what new fortifica tions were needed along the coast. In the House, a bill was reported to annul the acts of the Kansas Legislature. The Secretary of the Treasury has formally ac cepted the action of the Texas Legislature on the Debt hill as a full release to the United States, and the money will be paid to the bondholders at the expiration of ninety days. Washington, I’eb. 28.—1 n the Senate to-day a message was received from the President trans mitting voluminous documents relating to the en listment difficulties. A resolution was adopted, asking the President if Great Britain had made any proposal to submit the Central American ques tion to arbitration. Messrs. H vlk and Toombs spoke on Kansas. In the House nothing was done. Arrival of the Illinois. Nkw York, Feb. 28.—The steamer Illinois ar rived to-day with £1,140,001 in specie. Fugitive Slave Case. Cincinnati, Feb. 28. —Thelatefugitiveslaveea.se has been decided in favor of the owner of the slaves. The latter, however, are still in the custo dy of the Sheriff, to answer the charge of murder. Markets. Nkw York, Feb. 27.- Sales of 6"O bales at a nominal decline of Other articles un changed. New York, Feb. 28.—Cotton is drooping, with sales of only twelve hundred bales. Flour firmer. Southern £8.87. Red Wheat $1.75. Corn dull. SHIPPING NEWS. arrivals from charleston. Ship Othello,, Tucker, Havre Barque Sumter, Humphrey, London Sp barque Carmen, Goicochea, Barcelona Barque Avoln, Kendrick, Boston 1 Brig Keying, Cook, Havre | Sp brig Nuevo I’apillo, Fernandez, Barcelona i Sp brig Rapido, Mataro, Barcelona ! Sp polacre Tres Anitas. Oliver, Barcelona i Sp polacre Concha, Prats, Barcelona I Schr .1 Castner, Johnston, New York Schr North State, Horton, New York Schr Col Satterly, Stetson, New York sailed for charleston. Ship New York, Edwards, Liverpool ' Ship Teronia, Tupnian, Cardiff i Schr Aid, Adams, Havana j CHARLESTON, Feb’y. 28. —Arrived, steamship 1 Isabel, Havana ; Span pol Felicia, do. W ent to sea, steamship Marion, New York. ! j SAVANNAH, Feb’y, 28. —Arrived, schr Loret I j Peacock, New York. ! Cleared, ship Kerteli, Liverpool; barques Se boois, Providence, li. I.; Leland, Boston ; brig R 1 1 M Charlton, Havana. EXECUTORS’ SALE. \ i YEM/ILI- be sold, on the first Tuesday in i w w MARCH next, at the Lower Market House, j ; n the city of Augusta, between the usual hours of ! sale, the following property belonging to the estate i of Isaac S. Tuttle, deceased, to pay the debts and ! legacies, to wit; Twelve Negro Slaves: Lewis 1 Ned, Doctor, Milo, Bill, little Bill, Bob, John, Laura’ - j Margaret, Elizabeth and Adeline. —ALSO $4,000 7 per cent. Bonds of the Georgia Railroad ! j and Banking Company. $17,n00 6 per cent. Bonds of the State of Georgia. 5"0 Shares Stock of Georgia Railroad and Bank ; ing Company’. 100 Shares Stock of the Bank of the State of Georgia. 156 Shares Stock of the Bank of Augusta. 50 Shares Stock of the Augusta Manufacturing Company, Terms cash. GEORGE M. NEWTON, \ , JOHN H. MANN, J rs janl7 d*etd CITY SHERIFF'S SALE. ON die first Tuesday in APRIL next, will be sold, a? the Lower Market House, in the citv ! of Augusta, within the legal hours of sale, all tlnit ; | Lot or parcel of Land, with the improvements ; | thereon, situate in the city of Augusta, and known i ; as the Jackson Street Ice'House and Lot—bounded 1 | north and east by lots of Thomas S. Metcalf, south j by a lot of Thomas Richards, and west by Jackson i street. Levied on as the property of the Jackson j Street Ice Company of Augusta, to satisfy 3 tax fi. | fas. for City Taxes for the years 1853, 1854 and ; i 1855, in favor of the City Council of Augusta vs. j ; the Jackson Street lee Company of Augusta; und j I three li. fas. in favor of the City Council of Augusta | vs. the Jackson Street Ice Company of Augusta, for j Canal Tax, for the years 1853, 1854 and 1855. feb2 WM. V. KKR, Sheriff C. A EXECUTORS’ SALE. MMlfliL lie sold, cm the first Tuesday in MAY V V next, at the Market House, in the eitv of Augusts, between the usual hours, and to the high : . est bidder, all that Lot or parcel of Land on the Sand Hills, in the county of Richmond, about four | miles from Augusta, containing fifty acres, more • or les*, and known as the Bell Place, and bounded west by lands of Skinner and Flournoy, south and east by lands belonging to Meigs, Fitten and Skin- I uer, and north by land belonging to Jas. Flem -1 tiling. Sold as the estate of Martha Fuerv, dec’d., | by order of Court, for the benefit of the heirs and [ creditors. WM. P. DEARMOND ) r , , feb26 JNO P, KING, ' f £x rs - PARTICULAR NOTICE. GREAT SALE OF FACTORY STOCK. IT having been determined to increase the Cap ital Stock of the Lawrenceville Manufacturing i Company, Two Hundred and Fifty shares of the : NEW STOCK will be offered for sale, before the Court-House door in Lawrenceville, on the first Tuesday in April next. The sale will commence at 10 o’clock, A. M., and 1 continue until all is sold. I Terms of sale—one-half cash, and the other ! half payable in thirty days. Persons wishing to invest, and desiring more i i particular information, will he promptly responded to by the undersigned, if gdddressed. J. S. PETERSON, Agent, feblC d+aetd Lawrenceville, Gwinnett co., Ga. CITY SHERIFF S SALE, ON the first Tuesday pi MARCH next, will : be sold, ut die lower Market House, in the ; city of Augusta, within the legal hours of sale, the ( follow property, consisting ot Stone Ware, Jugs, Brooms, Tin Ware, Tobacco, Pepper, Tea, Yeast Powders, Shot, Mustard, }-' hhl. Vinegar,' 1 Box Soap, 1 Tobacco Cutter, 2 Wash Bowls and Pitcli | ers, 19 Painted Buckets, 8 Glass Jars, bid. , Mackerel, 1 box Candles, 1 lot Coffee, 10 emptt ; bbls., 1 Cheese Cover, 1 pair Scales, 2 loaves Su gar, 1 W sacks of salt, 3 Flour Boxes, Ki bbl. Cook ing Soda, Ac. Levied on as the property of James ; E. Taut, to satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the Court of ! i Common Pleas of the eitv of Augusta, in favor of ' Ilenrv Damm vs. David K. Taut and James E i Taut. feb23 W’M. V K ER, Sheriff C. A. CITY SHERIFF’S SALE. ON the first Tuesday in MARCH next, will be sold at the Lower Market Hoqse, in the Citv j i of Augusta within the legal hours of sale— ’ | All that lot, or parcel of LAND, with the im- ' I provements thereon, situate in the City of Angus- I ta, and bounded on the north by a lot of Abner I’. Robinson, south by a lot of Patrick Keniffe. east by a lot of die City (Jointed of Augusta, and west j by Twiggs’ street, upon which it front’s. Levied j I on as the property of William Cofty, to satisfy a I fi. fa. from the Court of Common Pleas, of said ' Citv, iu favor of Jobp PhinUv v*. William CoftV. fef>2 WM. Y. KERR, Sheriff, C. A. • UNITES STATES MARSHAL’S SALE. IVniil be sold, at the Lower Market House, I w W in the citv of Augusta, on the first Tuesday ! in APRIL next, between the usual hours of sale, two Negro Staves, of the following description, to wit: A Negro Girl, Sarah, aged fifteen years, of dark complexion, and a Negro Boy, named Berry, , about twelve years of ago, of dark complexion. Said Negro Slaves being levied on as the property of George \V. Hurst, to satisfy a ti. fa. issued from the Sixth Circuit Court of the United States for the i Southern District of Georgia, in favor of Barthe lon Tiffanv & Co, vs. George W. Hurst. DA XT. H. STEWART. I feb23 U, S. Marshal, District of Georgia. COAL, COAL. & 4 rijfh TONS of Hickory White Ash COAL JLv" 100 tons Diamond Red Ash COAL, wili : i he readv for delivery at the wharf, Monday, Dec. 24th, 1855. Orders directed to the undersigned through th-' Post Office, or left at my Dw elling' Telfair street, below Jackson, nr at the Gas Office, will be promptly attended to. Terms cash. dec22 _jf GEO. S, HOOKEY, j %TOW COMING INTO STORE, our stock Awl of WOOD II ARE., for Spring Trade, consist ing of BUCKETS, all kinds, TUBS, CHURNS, RIGGINS, BREAD TRAP'S, WASH BOARDS, j and small wares generally, febs S/S. JONES A «CL, 215 Broad-st. HAY, FODDER and SHUCKS, iu bales, for i sale 7 bv DYE & BARNES I feb22 ts fottcrics. i GREENE AND PULASKI MONUMENT LOTTERIES. Managed, drawn,and Prizes paid by the well knowi and responsible firm of GREGORY & MAURY. CLASS 52, at Savannah, on Friday, Feb'v. 29th SPLENDID SCHEME. $10,170! #2,500; #1,561; f> Prizes of #I,OOO each, Ac., Ac [ Tickets #2.50 —Shares in proportion. Risk on ; package of 26 quarters #7.66. ’ EXTRA 6, bv Delaware 43, on Saturday, March 1 GRAND SCHEME. $37,500! ! #15,000; #10,000; #5,000; #3,000; #2,122; 100 o #I,OOO, besides numerous others, amounting t( | $538,447. Tickets #10 — Shares in proportion. JOHN A. MILLEN, Agent, On Jackson street, near the Globe Hotel. All orders from the city or country strictly con ' fidential. feb2B 30,000 DOLLARS! IMPROVED HAVANA PLAN LOTTERY. j FORT GAINES ACADEMY LOTTERY. [Bv Authority of the State of Georgia.) CLASS 13, To be drawn in the city of Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, the 25th of MARCH, 1 5 56. SCHEME. CAPITAL PRIZIi SB,OOO. PRICE OF TICKETS : Wholes $5; Halves $2.50; Quarters #1.25. Prizes in this Lottery are paid thirty days after ; the drawing, in bills of specie-paying Hanks, with t out deduction, only on presentation of the Ticket en- I titled to the Prize. \ Bills on all solvent Banks taken at par. All com munications strictly confidential. SAMUEL SWAN, Agent and Manager, feb24 Atlanta, Georgia. 136,000 DOLLARS. MARYLAND LOTTERY TO BE DBA WN ON THE 11A VANA PLAN. Grand. Consolidated Lottery of Maryland, CLASS 10, To be drawn in Baltimore, Md., on SATURDAY, March 22(1, 1856. R. FRANCE aTcO., Managers. 20,000 NUMBERS! —I,OOO PRIZES! SCHEME I 1 Prize of $35,280 1 “ 10,000 I “ 10,000 1 “ 5,000 j 1 “ 5,000 10 Prizes of. sl,oooare.. 10,000 20 “ 500 are.. 10,000 I 165 “ 200are.. 33,000 APPROXIMATION PRIZES. 4 Approximation Prizes of, 100 are.. 400 8 “ “ 75 are.. 600 8 “ “ 40 are.. 320 40 ** “ 30 are. 1,200 80 “ “ 25 are.. 2,000 660 “ •' 20 are.. 13,200 1,000 Prizes, amounting to $136,000 price of tickets: j Wholes $10; Halves $5 ; Quarters $2.50. APPROXIMATION PRIZES. ; The two preceding and the two succeeding num -1 bers to those drawing the lir.st 200 Prizes, will be entitled to the 800 Approximation Prizes. For ex ample : It ticket No. 11250 draws ihe $35,280 prize, those tickets numbered 11245, 11242, 11251 and 11252, will each be entitled to SIOO, and so on ac cording to the above scheme. PLAN OF THE LOTTERY, j In the above scheme there are 20,000 Tickets, | numbered from 1 to 20,000. There are 200 full Prizes, and 80u Approximation Prizes, making in ! all 1,000 Prizes. The numbers, from 1 to 20,0'corresponding with the numbers on the tickers, printed on sep i arate slips of paper, are rolled up and encircled with small tin tubes, and placed in a Glass Wheel. The amounts of the different 200 full prizes, sim : ilarlv printed and encircled, are placed in another ! wheel. After revolving the wheels, a number is i drawn from the wheel iff numbers, and at the same j time a prize is drawn from the other wheel, hv boys who are blindfolded. The number and the prize drawn out are exhibited to the audience and registered by the Commissioner, the prize being placed against the number drawn. This operation is repeated until all the prizes are drawn out. The drawing is then printed, and after comparison, the | Commissioner certifies to its correctness. PRIZES PAYABLE IX FI LL, WITHOUT DEDUCTION'! Address orders for Tickets to R FRANCE A CO., feblti 1m Baltimore, Md. i LOOK AT THIS ! LOOK AT THIS U 1200 PHIZES ! 00,000 DOLLARS ! HAVANA PLAN LOTTERY! JASPER OOVXTV ACADEMY LOTTERY. BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OP GEORGIA. CL VSS K, TO BE DRAWN MARCH 15th, 1656, at Con cert Hall, Macon, Ga., under the sworn superin- I tendence of Col. Geo. M. Logan and J. A. Nesbit Esq. Ihe Manager having announced his determina- ; tiou to make this the most popular Lottery in the 1 world, offers for MARCH 15th, a Scheme that far . surpasses any Scheme ever ottered in the annals of : Lotteries. Look to your interest! Examine the Capitals. i ONE PRIZE TO EVERY EIGHT TICKETS: ' CAPITAL 15,000 DOLLARS. I 1 Prize of $15,000 i ! l “ 5,000 j 1 “ 4,000 ' i 1 “ 3,000 1 " 2,000 5 Prizes of SI,OOO are 5,000 10 “ 500 are 5,000 6n “ 50 are 3,000 3-0 “ 25 are 3,000 i 500 Approximation Prizes of 20 are lo.nOO 500 “ " In are 5,000 : 1200 Prizes, amounting to $60,00 Tickets $lO ; Halves $5; Quarters $2.50. Prizes Payable without deduction! Persons send | ing money by mail need not fear its being lost. Orders punctually attended to. Communications confidential. Bank Notes of sound Banks taken at par. Drawings sent to all ordering Tickets. Those wishing particular Numbers should order imme diately. Address JAMES F. WINTER, ; _ fet> i s Box 98, Augusta, Ga HAVANA LOTTERY. GRAND ROYAL LOTTERY OF THE ISLAND OF CUBA, IIA YANA. Grand Drawing of the Queen's Lottery, 6t!i of MARCH, 1656: i 1 Ei'De of SIOO,OOO j ,, 50,000 ; ! 1 “ go.oot) | i ;; io,non 6 Prizes of $2,000, is 12,000 ; j 22 “ 1,000, is 22pK»o j I 40 “ 500, i 5.... 20,000 j 120 11 400, is.. .. 48,000 i 322 “• 200, i 5,... 04,000 16 Approximations 4,500 531 Prizes, amounting to $360,200 Whole Tickets s2o ; Halves $10; Quarters $5. Persons who desire to invest in this Grand Scheme, which is by far the best in the country, must apply eurlv. Bills on all solvent Banks re ceived at par. Those who desire certain Numbers must write immediately. All orders will be confi dentially attended to. Address JOHN E. NELSON, Box 180, foblO Charleston, S. C. $30,0G07 ■ IMPROVED HAVANA PLAN LOTTERY: [BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA. ' Southern Military Academy Lottery ! FOR M ARCH-CLASS A —NEW SERIES. To be drawn in the City of Montgomery, MARCH 13th, 1856. CAPITAL PRIZE #B,OOO ! PRICE OF TICKETS : Wholes $5 ; Halves $2.50; Quarters $1.25. Prizes in this Lottery are paid thirty days after j the drawing, in bills of specie-paying Banks, with ! out deduction —only on presentation of the Ticket Jra icing the. Prize. NjT Bills of all solvent Banks taken at par. All | communications strictly confidential. SAM L. SWAN, Agent and Manager, febl2 Montgomery, Alabama Auction Sales, BY GIRARD EY, WHYTE & CO, 1 Houses and Lots for Sale. j Will he sold, on the first TUESDAY in APRIL next, at the Lower Market House, the following Houses and Lots— 5 ' j One double tenement House and Lot, fronting 39 feet mere or ess, on Marbur, street, and extending I back, like width, 120 feet. One single tenement House and Lot fronting on • i Marbury street, and extending back, like width 120 feet, ’ One vacant Lot in the rear of the two above men | tioned lots, having 66 feet front on an allev and j running back 90 feet. ; One double tenement House and Lot in Dublin , I fronting 40 feet on Gardner street, and running | back 125 feet. One vacant Lot in the same place, fronting 4 ! feet on Barnes street, and running back 125 feet The above Houses are all new, and but reeent/v finished. Any of these may be treated for at or! t rate sale, by applying to either J. Meter, Broad I street, a lew doors above the Upper Marker, or ’ Gibardkt, Whyte & Co. The property will be sold without reserve, to the highest bidder, in order to close a copartnership Title indisputable. Purchasers to pay for pa ! pers. Conditions at sale, where specification and plat will be exhibited. feb29 'J. MEYER BY GIRARDEY, WHYTE & CO." j TLF.SOAA, March 4th, at the Lower Market House, between tlie usual hours of sale, will be solo, a Desirable Residence on the south side of Broad street immediately below Houston, i lie Lot has a front on Broad street of 38 feet | !V,?. Ie 01 * ess * runs back the same width toward, Ellis street 130 feet more or less, bounded on the north by Broad, on the east by lot of A. Hood south, by lot of K. Odom, and west, bv lot of John F Meueckie. The House is a Brick’ Basement, hat ing 5 Rooms, and necessary out Houses. Pur chasers to pay for papers. " feb2. BY GIRARDEY, WHYTE & CO Sale of Choice Engraving*. FRIDAY, the 29th inst., at our Sales Rooms, on Broad-st., will be sold— A collection of rare and popular English Engra rings, embracing the works of the best modern Artists, executed by such eminent engravers as Davev, Wass, Reynolds, Simmons, Rolls .Sheri stone, Findeti and Beilin. 1 ictures are on exhibition in the upper room of G., W. & Co.’s, where they will lie until dav of sale' Sale positive. Conditions cash. ' feb2T I BY GIRARDEY, WHYTE &CO I 'aluahle Real EG ate. | On the first Tuesday in MARCH next will he | sold to tlie highest bidder, the real estate and im ! {movements belonging to the late “Augusta Steam Sash and Blind Company,” fronting 2So feet on Mclntosh street, and extending like width on Hale street, 290 feet, more or less. The entire lot is un der good fence, having one two storv dwelling up on it, and the Machine House, which contains over 200, t00 bricks; besides serviceable lumber for Housing purposes. Tiiles indisputable. Conditions—One quarter cash; balance one, two and three years, with interest from date, secured by mortgages on the property. Purchaser to pav for papers. The lot will be divided into live —a plai of which will be exhibited on day of sale. feb27 BY GIRARDEY, WHYTE & CO j <>n the first Tuesday in MARCH nest, will be sold : at the Lower Market House -1 hat House and I.ot, situated opposite the South Carolina railroad depot, on Fenwick street, front ing 4u feet on said street, and extending back lik - width 176 feet. The improvements consist of a one story House, four rooms, plastered, Kitchen, ! Smoke-house, A''., and would make a good busi ness stand. < onditions- One-half cash; balance ten month . interest from date; purchaser to pay for titles— \ titles undisputable. ’ febffi BY GIRARDEY, WHYTE & CO Real Estate Sale. I On the first TUESDAY m MARCH next, at ; Lower Market House, will be sold— The two story ooden Dwelling, nn Reynold . ; street, at present occupied by Snm’l M. Thompson . ’ The House is one of the most convenient Dwellings ; in the city, containing five square rooms, with fire places in each, two small bed rooms, panfries cup boards, and a cabinet of cupboards and drawers set permanently in ihe wall of one of the upper rooms. r * This House was purchased with Loan Associa tion Stock, and will be sold at a long credit, m easy payments. It can be Treated for privately ‘ febßH BY GIRARDEY, WHYTE &~CO House ami Lot on Broad StreM | On TUESDAY next, at the Lower Markot House will be sold, if not previously disposed of— That desirable House and Lot, situated on Broad street, between Centre and Houston, next above and adjoining Mr. John C Carmichael’s residence. The House is commodious, in good repair, her. Kitchen, Carriage House, Stables, Ac. The Lot . fronts 4c feet on Broad-st„ and extends like width back 176 feet. Titles indisputable. Conditions —Half cash , ■ balance six months, secured hv mortgage on prop j erty or approved security. Purchasers to pav for | papers. feb2C BY GIRARDEY. WHYTE & CO Two desirable Building Lot- for Side On the first TUESDAY in MARCH next, at the Lower Market House, within the usual hours sale, will he sold - Tw o Building Lots ou Calhoun street, frontiit > i 40 . feet <>n said street, and extending back like 1 width 86 feet, more or less. Sold for and on ac count of the former purchaser. Terms—Half cash ; balance six months, with its i terest from date. Purchaser to pav for papers I feb26 BY GIRARDEY. WHYTE & CO At, Private Sale. A handsome negro GIRL, about 15 rears of age light complexion, accustomed to house work in it* different branches. The owner being anxious u> secure a good home for her, w ill sell her only ! those residing in the city. febSS-tf BY GIRARDEY, WHYTE & CO. Clinch Loan Association Stork at P fir at' Sal . Ten Shares Clinch Loan Association STOCK tor sale. The instalments are all paid in, and a good investment made in Real Estate, in a central part of the city, and in a respectable neighborhood They will be sold at a bargain, as the owner is about leaving the State. febi r > BY GIRARDEY, WHYTE & CO Hatches, Jewelry and Silver Ho. - at A act j Just received, a large consignment of Gold and j Silver Matches, in Open and Hunting Cases, from the most celebrated makers; comprising Chronometers, Duplex, Magic, English, Anchor Lever, Lepine Watches; some extra tine Swis-j Watches, in Enamelled Cases, suitable for Ladies" Also, a large assortment of Jewelry of every description. Silver Ware, Dressing Cases, Work Boxes, Curd Cases, Opera Glasses, Gold Guard i 4 est and Fob Chains, Keys and Seals, Pencil , Cases. Also, a large assortment of Fancv Goods too numerous to mention. The goods are all of the best quality— being tli stock of a dealer declining business. Every article w arranted as represented. They will be open sot examination, auu tor private sale during the dav - at auction every evening, at 7 o’clock, till the en tire stock is sold. Dealers and others would do well to attend the sale, as they will be sold without reserve. to suit purchasers. Terms cash. feb!7 ts BY GIRARDEY, WHYTE & CO —- Ad mi n istra tors Sa It . Will be sc.hi on the first Tuesday in MARCH next, at the Lower Market House, in ihe eitv of Augusta, between the usual hours of sale, in" ac cordance with an order obtained from the’Ordina ry of Richmond county, all the right and interest of David Calvin, deceased, in that lot or parcel o f lair.d and improvements, ton which there is a brick Blacksinitb shop and Work Shop in the citv of Augusta, on Jones street, having -a front of one nnnurea teet, more or less on said street, and run iiinjc bsu k towards Bro&d-st., to the dividing fence. fret, more, or less, adjoining on the east lot of Mrs. Cary; on the south by a portion of the same lot, owned by the said David Calvin's estate and Henry Calvin’s Joi, and on the west by the lot of the estate of W. W. Montgomery, deceased, and bounded on the north by the said Jones street. Sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of the said David Calvin, deceased. Terms cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. jan27 HENRI CAJL\ IX, Adnvr BBLSrEtowah Mill* FLOUR. THOS. P. STOVALL 4 Co feb26 §