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by James GhA-RPjsriEis.
TUESDAY HORNING, DEC, 27
Treaty with Mexico, /
io addition to the points of the McLaxe treaty,
received by and which we have pub
‘*bed, we find the following in our exchanges:
“ A supplemental convention permits the interven
tion of the United States in Mexico to protect her
citizens, and force the stipulations of the treaty.
In compensation for the release of duties of the
transit routes the United States pays four million
dollars, two of width is reserved for the payment
of claims against Mexico.’*
Suspension in South Carolina.
A bill to amend the law in relation to specie
payments, by the Banks in South Carolina, sus
pending the acts requiring Banks to have one dol
lar of specie to three dollars of their bills in circn
lation, has passed both branches of the Legislature
of that State. The suspension extends to the first
day of June, 1861.
A Destructive Fire.
The large carriage establishment belonging to
Mr. Ln-nm Roll, situated-on the comer of Wash
ington and Keyuolds streets, was destroyed by
fire Thursday night. The alarm was given half
past twelve, and the fire continued Its ravages
until near two o’clock. There is at all times
a considerable quantity of very combustible mate
rial about such establishments, and it is often dif
ficult to suppress fires when they occur in such
places. The experience of last night did not favor
an exception to this statement.
We understand that some twenty-one buggies,
with a considerable quantity of carriage findings,
and stock of different kinds, and tools, paints, &c..
were burnt. The buildings aqd work-shops were
all destroyed.
There were no carriages burnt, and the large
public sale of vehicles which recently took place
at this establishment, lessened considerably the
extent of the loss.
Wc learn that the buildings and stock were in
sured for fifteen thousand dollars, and mostly in
the Southern Mutual.
From what we understand, there can be no
doubt that the fire was the act of an incendiary.
Ft Ota tht Baltimore Sun.
i'orniulii lor Egg-Nogg.
Your readers will thank you by giving them
once uiore the following formula for egg-nogg :
Take the yolks of sixteen eggs and twelve table
spoonfuls of pulverised loaf-sugar, and beat them
to the consistence of cream ; to this add two-thirds
of a nutmeg grated, and beat well together; then
mix in half-pint of good brandy or Jamaiqi rum
and two wine-glasses of Madeira wine. Have
ready the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth,
and bent them into the above described mixture.
When this is all done, stir in six pints of good rich
milk. There is no heat used.
Egg-nogg made in this mauncr is digestible, and
will not cause headache. It makes an excellent
drink for debilitated persons, and a nourishing
diet for consumptives.
Very respectfully, Lakno.
And as we may, for the present, at least, be con
sidered as debilitated and consumptive; and as we
wish to avoid the headache; and as we have been
considerate enough to furnish our readers with the
above important and seasonable recipe—it is to be
7 tlfCo«tfn«cl that sumi# of them «rilf arail themselves
jf the opportunity to make an experiment upon us
as to its efficacy in the conditions above indicated.
0; course, we do not mean to insist upon or advise
tham to make such experiment; but, like good
politicians, we shall rot feel at liberty to decline
such offerings about Christmas times especially.
Office in back room on second floor—opeu from
nine A. M. to eleven P. M.
Editorial—Matrimonial.
the Montgomery (Ala.) Confederation, of
December 21st, 1859, we clip the following para
graph. Editors must be popular with the ladies
in the capital city of Alabama. Here is the proof:
Married* —Our partner, E. A. Banks, led to the
hvmenial altar, on last evening, Miss Eliza W.
Pickett, daughter of the late Col. Albert J. Pick
ett, of this city, where they were happily united
by .the Rev. Mr. Mitchell, rector of St. John’s
Church. The senior editor of the Confederation
tenders to these, his young friends, his most sin
cere good wishes and congratulations, with
earnest hope that they may enjoy the largest pos
sible amount of all those pleasures which they
now so fully anticipate; and let each remember
that, whatsoever may be the ups and downs of life,
their true happiness and contentment will Vesl
more with themselves than with the outer world, be
It ever so gloomy or bright.
An Fait r Gone— On reference to our marriage
head, it will appear that one of the editors of the
Mail, Mr. Henry F, Coyne, has “committed mat
nmony.” The writer ‘has known “Henry” 10,
these many rears, (we do not mean to intimate
shat he is cm), and we always knew him to be an
excellent man, worthy of an excellent woman, just
such an one as has fallen to his happy lot. lie is
a worthy member of the press gang, and we are
glad that he has at length a jewel to press to his
bosom. Immediately after the ceremony the hap
py pair embarked on the noble steamer St. Charles,
Cape. Otis, for a bridal tour to Mobile and New
Orleans. May every happiness and blessing at
tend them, both on the tour and through life.
Aad we will add the wish that the banks of these
parties may be always well supplied with coin.
J5T* Capt, Alex. M. White has been appointed
agent of the Bank of the State of Georgia for At
lanta.
The steamer River Bride, plying on the
Chattahoochee river, met with a serious accident
on the 20th inst., tn having her boiler entirely
burned out. The Columbus (Ga.) Sun believes
that the new boiler is to be furnished by the Co
lumbus Iron Works.
The Galveston (Texas) Civilian says that
some Monterey cotton, from Mrs. Burley’s planta
tion, Oyster creek, and Col. Groce’s, near Hemp
stead, have been sold in New Y’ork at nineteen
to twenty-one cents.
Mechanic Fire Company, No. 2, of Atlanta,
gave a promenade party and ball on Wednesday
last, which, says the National American, “passed
off in the most agreeable and satisfactory man
ner.”
A pedler by the name of Peter Abrams was
•murdered on Saturday night last, about thirteeu
miles belfw Hawkinsville, by two men named
Alexander Gordon and Samuel Nobles. Gor
don Las been arrested, but Nobles escaped. They
murdered the pedler for his money.
The climate of Texas is one of great salu
brity, with “an occasional variation.” At Crocket,
in Texas, the Printer says there was a good deal
of fun there during the sleet storm; sleighiug, get
ting tight and being slewed, were the order of the
day. There was snow there, both on the 2d and
the *'ih of December. The sleet fell there to the
depth of eighteen inches, and sleighing was good
for throe days, and of course the people celebrated
the event in a spirited manner.
[communicated.] 1 O I
Mr.Editor— Dear bir : In looking over the edi- ;
tonal of your paper dated a few days since, but !
which did not meet my eye till last evening,'l j
noticed the following remark: M So long as the j
South Americans occupy neutral ground, and the 1
Anti-Lecompton Democrats will not act with the
party—no combination will be strong enough to
defeat the Black Republican party; and regarding
a Black Republican organization as almost inevit
able—we do not care how soon it is accomplished,
as then the message can be sent in, and Congress
proceed with the business of the country.”*
With the tnain question involved in this, I must
in all candor'differ from you;-and 1 hope, as the
subject Is one of interest to even as bumble an in
dividual as myself, and as I think there will be full
time before such an organization as is there con
templated will take place, and a great national
wrong perpetrated, to argue a few of the principles
connected with the present state of things, I must
ask a small space in your columns, for a few
thoughts upon the subject.
I wdl admit that it is not impossible that a Black
Republican may be elected; but, lookiog to the
present complexion of the House, I think it ex
tremely doubtful. They have not the power, un
less a further fusion takes place between them and
the Anti-Lccompton who have during
the whole voting shown themselves as much averse
to the Black Republicans, as the South Ameri
cans have to the Democrats; and there has been
no ballot, in which if they had cast their votes for
Sherman, that he could not have been elected.
How long they will continue to stand aloof, or
what “ bargain and sale” may be hereafter made,
is not a question to enter into the present argumen t
For the present, 1 think we arc safe, and there is
hope that the reaction in Pennsylvania will have
its influence on some portion of its delegation like
ly to be effected by its future action. Be that as
it may, I cannot contemplate the election of a
Black Republican but as the greatest evil which
can befall the whole country, and the South in par
ticular. The “business of the country,” is secon
dary to the great principles for which we are now
contending; and it would be better that that busi
ness should never be done, than that it should be
at the expense of every right which we have left
from the legislation of fifty years.
It is well that the country should be well advised
of the signs of the times. There has been no pe
riod since tba adoption of the Constitution more
fraught with evil to the South, or exhibiting more
danger to her institutions, than the present; and
unless a change, a radical change takes place, for
which we dare not hope, every hour of continuance
in the Union adds strength to her enemies whilst
it takes from her own. Now is the time, if ever,
that the press of the country should do its duty,
and prepare the minds of the people for every
contingency, even at a moment’s notice. It is no
simple game for the Speakership, which is being
played; there is a greater stake involved in the
issue. It is a struggle for the possession of the
powers of government, and with it what gives
power to the government, the “ purse ana the
sword.”
When men go armed into the “ Capitol,” and
the drawn knife answers argument, it is more than
a common stake that calls for this display; and
when sedition is advised and defended, and treason
and murder meets ready apologists within and
without the halls of Congress, aiid every position
of the South attacked, and the laugh of derision
heard when the acts of the incendiary and the con
sequent es of insurrection are depicted, I, for one,
think it is time to pause, and before “ the business
of the country” is done, inquire into whose hands
this business is to fall, and how that business will
be done; and whether it would not be better that
the “copartnership” should be dissolved before
proceeding in a “ business” which must inevitably
involve us in ruin,
You may possibly think that this is unnecessa
ry alarm ;* but I tell you no ! I ask yon to look in
to the history of the’ past, and see if, year by year,
this opposition to the rights of the South, has not
been gaining power—and whether the direct ten
dency of that power, as exhibited in acts, has not
been to wrest right after right, until the South,
and her constitutional guarantees, is laughed to
scorn in every State North of Mason and Dixon’s
Line. Wait another year, and unless you now act,
and act with that stern decision the necessity of
the case demands, the whole valley of the North
west will be arrayed against you. Asia yourself
if, independent of self interest, the South has a sin
gle frieud in the northern States. You may point
to the late Union meetings in Philadelphia, New
York, and Boston. I admit there was some dis
play of sympathy for the late murders in Virginia,
and resolutions that the constitutional rights of
the South ought to be observed but to what does
all that amount to? What is it all worth to us,
when from these very States, are sent sixty-two
Black Republicans who vote for John Sherman
for Speaker, and he a man who endorses the in
famous publication of the renegade and thief, Hin
ton R. Helper, and refuses to plead not guilty to
the indictment, when interrogated to the point as
to his approval of the doctrines of that book. /
. Spirit of the Soctht
[communicated.]
Mfr» Editor : You must bear with me, if in tny
remarks upon this subject, a just indignation at
times carries me away from the main question of
organization, and in its expression f am borne be
yond the limits of that calmness and patience,
which ought to charctersie, (and which has hereto
fore characterised tjbe South to the extreniest verge,)
a discusion so grave, as the effects of elevating a
Black Republican to the third office in the govern
ment.
Under ordinary circumstances, the Speaker of
the House is only its presiding officer, and the
exercise of his power limited to the discussion of
points of order, and such other acts a; may be
legitimately done by a person selected for the hon
or and fairness of his character, to keep debate
within reasonable bounds. But there are powers
connected w’ltli the office, which, in the hands of
a partizan, may be exerted, not only to weaken or
destroy all opposion to its own party demands in
the House, but to paralyse and subvert the aims
of government without. And of this complexion
is the present candidate for that high honor—John
Sherman, Black Republican and Abolitionist,
equally infamous with Helper, by endorsement of
his principles ,and equally guilty with John
Brown as his apologist, differing only in wanting
the courage of the last, to carry out in person the
principles to which he subscribed, and the acts his
hand and heart conceived, that which his hand had
not firmness to carry out.
To such a man, with no ennobling sentiment be
youd a guilty ambition, which would rise to power
on the ruins of his country; no talent apart trom a
huckstering principle which barters honor for a
rote ; and who, going beyond the farthest in hos
tility and hate for the South, as a means of popu
larity with his party, rises above them in this feel
ing sufficiently prominent to be selected as a leader
without conscience or heart, to carry out their cher
ished design of insult and injury to* that portion of
the country whose happiness and prosperity alone
has awakened all the elements of a poisoned envy.
To the support of such a man, sectional in all his
views ana designs, there are one hundred and nine
members of the House. Ten only are wanted iu
a fall House to secure his election. Let us divide
the House and sec how the four parties stand, and
we will be able to see what is his chance, and
who are guilty of aiding and abetting him.
Southern ami northern Democrats,for Bocock S 3
Southern Americans, for Gilmer ar.d scatt* ring £6
Northern * hig, for Gilmer 1
Anti Leoomoti n Democrat*. a.\. divided 18
Blnck Republican'', for Sherman . .*37
» Absent «
2JI
of whom 110 arc necessary to a choice,
Three of the anti-Leconipton Democrats have
gone over to the Black Republicans, and it is pos
sible that two more may go; this will give them
only one hundred and fourteen, or five less than
the necessary number, or as the highest call of the
House has been two hundred ana thirty-one, or
one hundred and sixteen necessary to a choice,
YLUGrXJSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1859.
they, in the best state of their vote, require two to
succeed.
Let us take the other side—
The Southern Democrats have 39
.. Southern Opposition, or American party,. .22
.. Anti-Lecompton Democrats 6
' 116
I will not, for a moment,pappose that the south
ern Opposition can ever be brought to support a
Mack Republican; it would Hie too monstrous to
conceive such a treachery to their constituents ; I
therefore count them on the side of a southern or
ganization. Sufficient has been seen, as will prove
to you before I close, that the Anti-Lecompton
Democrats are only biding their time, and will
come up to the rescue, whenever they see the South
united in tbtir choice; and, with their aid, the
election of Bocock, and the organization so much
to be desired—if with that organization the South
is saved—will be complete.
Now, sir, I ask you to whom is the present state
of things to be charged ? The Black Republicans,
to a man, after the tirst ballot, have voted through
for their candidate. It was understood that it was
an array of the North against the South, and ths
North came up boldly to the question. The South,
unfortunately, as she* has always been, shows a di
vided front; and, thus weakened by the defection
of the southern Opposition, a portion of the Anti-
Lecompton Democrats have gone over to the aid
of the Black Republicans. Still there are enough
left to carr/ the southern candidate in triumph to
the chair, who would act but for this, as I must
say, unfortunate, most unfortunate, position as
sumed by the southern Oppositionists.
We will advance one step farther.
After the first ballot, the Black Republicans,first
shrinking from the position m which they were
placed, by the resolution of Clarke of Missouri—
found no aid and comfort out of their immediate
ranks—took courage from the demonstration in
their favor, by the offered amendment of the
southern Opposition member from North Carolina
(Gilmer); but when in a set speech, Nelson, of
Tennessee, in support of thatamendment, declared:
“That not only the election of such a man as Sher
man presented no cause for southern action; but
that even the election of Wm. H. Seward to the
Presidency, would not be a warrant for a disso
lution of the Union”—the Black Republicans
cheering him through his speech—tool^Jcourage,
and their hisses began to be heard whenever—af
ter that speech—a Democrat from the North or
the South uttered sentiments in favor of the
constitutional rights of the South, and, of course,
in opposition to the course of the Black Republi
cans—as exhibited in the history of their acts for
the past few years ; and it was during the debate
growing out of the resolution of Clarke of
Missouri, and the amendment of Gilmer, (south
ern Oppositionist) of North Carolina, that
scenes and acts were done and presented by
the Black Republicans, which have disgraced the
Hall in which they were assembled for delibera
tion. I shall now go into a more detailed state
ment of the ballots, to show you ihat J believe,
first, that an organization could have been made
before this, and that it has been defeated solely by
the South American party.
On the first day, when the House met, the Black
Republicans were nearly equally divided between
Sherman, of Ohio, and Grow, of Pennsylvania—
Sherman receiving sixty-six, and Grow forty-three
on the lirst ballot. The call of the House gave two
hundred and thirty as the number present, and
requiring one hundred and sixteen for majority.
It was known thatjthey—the Black Republicans—
had been in caucus all the preceding day, and
could come to no conclusion between those two
parties; and it was immediately after this first
ballot that Mr. Clark, of Missouri, offered his reso
lution which lias been, with the amendment of
Gilmer, of North Carolina, in debate up to the
present time. On the first ballot, Mr. Boccck re
ceived eighty-six votes, the then strength of the
Democratic party. The voles of the southern Op
position, and amounting to thitty-five, were scat
tered broadcast, and of those there were twenty
two South Americans, and one Whig from Ten
nessee—the balance being anti-Lecompton Dem
ocrats, and northern Americans.
The resolution you have seen. It was felt like
an electiic shock through the House. I wish you
to bear in mind that the entire strength of the
Black Republicans was then, as exhibited by the
vote, and as was subsequently proven by repeated
ballotings, one hundred and nine. At the call of
the Uouse, as I said before, two hundred and thir
ty answered to their names—seven were absent,
all of whom I believe were Democrats, so that the
House presented the worst count for the South
that it could at any time assume, as every member
to arrive would add to their strength. The reso
lution of Mr. Clark, was not only well timed, but
it was proper in itself, and expressive of a pro
found principle. It was plain and searching, and
to the point.
But there VfftS more iii it tltdu appeared upon its
face ; and it was one in which every man of the
South, be he of any party, could, or ought, most
heartily to agreed to. It was most important that
it should go to the House w ithout alteration or
amendment, and every southern man, at least,
should have come square up to its support.
Whilst the resolution was uuder debate, and be
fore the miserable amendment of Mr. Gilmer was
wrung in, many of the Black Republicans were
desirous of clearing their skirts of the odious
principles of that most infamous pamphlet; and
could the resolution have been pressed to a vote, we
would have seen the whole of the Anti-Lecompton
and South American parties backing the Demo
cratic vote, and more or less of the Black Republi
cans themselves, as they were more or less com
mitted to its doctrines by previous endorsement;
and the line once drawn, and gentlemen commit
ted by their vote could not, and would not, have
stultified themselves oefore the country. It would
have been a great and a triumphant victory to the
South and her northern supporters. It would at
once have destroyed the chance of the election of a
Mack Republican Speaker, and given the South an
advantage, now lost by the wickedness, weakness,
or folly, of the leader of the South Americans.
The whole state of things was changed by the
substitute, or amendment, and the Black Republi
cans recovered from their dismay and panic, at
the first attack, and cheered the very opportune
and very patriotic display of their distinguished
friend from North Carolina in offering, and were
perfectly enraptured with the eloqueifife of their
equally distinguished friend from Tennessee, in
supporting it. Closing about them with all the
unction of fraternal fondness, they were saved
from the necessity of throwing over their first fa
vorite for the Chair.
Now, you will perceive if in full House of two
hundred and fifty-seven, it required one hundred
and nineteen for a majority, the Black Republi
cans wanting ten from other parties to succeed.
The Democrats with a full House counted eighty
eight, the southern Opposition twenty-two,
southern Whig one, anti-Lecompton Democrats five
—* making one hundred and sixteen. Os the bal
ance of the anti-Lecompton Democrats, five,
who voting with the Democrats, are pretty
well known as being beyond the reach of
Black Republican seduction, (to wit: Clarke,
Reynolds, Adrain, Briggs, and John G. Davis,)
would have made the count two hundred and
twenty-one, two more than the necessary majori
tv; and all these could have been brought up to
the mark, had the southern candidate received the
whole support of southern men. This would rep
resent the House when full, but as the highest num
ber present has been two hundred and thirty-one,
making one hundred and sixteen a majority, you
will perceive that more than that number has al
ways been opposed to the Black Republican can
didate. Ilis highest vote, with the aid of three anti •
Lecompton Democrats from Pennsylvania and New
York, (to wit: Haskins, Hickman, and Schwartz,
bought with a price, or u promise, which,) having
been one hundred aud ten, sufliciently shows the
mind of the House, and is proof enough that if
the South American party had sustained the south
ern nomination, it would have been successful.
But it was useless to ask geutlem'en from northern
Stites, opposed to the Black Republicans, and fa
vorable to the South, to vote for a southern Demo
cratic candidate, when even southern men voted
against him. “Os what avail,” would be the re
ply, would be our few votes, when twenty-three
southern men vote agaiust you; twenty-three men
from the heart of the southern States, from Geor
gia, Louisiana, Virginia, North Carolina, aud oth
ersj? If, under the peculiar position in which the
south is placed since the Harper’s Ferry affair, the
immediate Representatives donotfeei called upon
to sacrifice feeling for principles, don’t ask us! —
and thus for a miserable ism, the South must be
insulted by strangers and sacrificed by her sons.
I think the figures showing the ’state of the
House sufjiciently plain for proof that the division
in the vote of the South lots been the main cause
of the d<ffav in organization; and that with their
vote a southern man could have been elected to
preside; and that with them rests the responsi
bility of the past and the future. What defence
will they make to their constituents when called
upon to give an account of their stewardship? How
excuse their desertion of their colleague#, when
they were battling against the sworn enemies of
thejSonth ? Ilow : cknowled&e that they stood
aloof, indifferent lookers on, when the interest
and safety of the South hung in the bailee?
Whprfc they return home, find the questions arß>ut,
let them ai?3vfer if they can.
* , i, Spirit of the South.
o-r3> *****T.Ur o's, and Douglas, or autl-Lecompton J>ern-.
South Carolina Legislature*
Both Houses of the South Carolina Legislature
adjourned on the 22d inst. The Charleston Mer
cury of the 23d, furnishes the following account of
the action on Federal Relations:
3. Fbieral Relations. —Much time was spent in
discussing this topic; but it cannot be said that
it was time spent unwisely. In- the House, the
range of discussion was very wide. All spoke of
southern grievances. All called for measures of
resistance, and the tone of the speakers was highly
gratifying. Yet nobody could agree with his
neighbor as to what the particular measure should
be. Great confusion prevailed, and numerous sets
of resolutions were offered. The House at length
settled on Mt. Memniinger’s, which were introdu
ced at the close of the discussion. These resolu
tions, while they indicated no positive policy of
- resistance, invited the other slaveholding States to
immediate consultation concerning their common
condition, and provided for the appointment of a
Commissioner!to Virginia, and appropriated one
hundred thousand dollars for the exigencies of the
occasion. The debate in the Senate covered less
, ground, uud wa3 more to the point—the union of
the South, and separation from northern connec
' tions, whether in National Conventions or other
, g being the points chiefly argued.
,'pwme of the Senators strove to keep the State on
the platform of the Nashville convention of 1350,
; erected by Mr. Cheves, and in the line of Mr. Cal
! houn’s politics; while others wished to take her
, into the National fold. The strugglp ended in the
f passage of Mr. Wagner’s resolutions, which de
tached the State from all alien alliances, and com
mitted her, and that speedily, to the one remedy
! of disunion tv southern co-operation. The subse
, quent adoption, on conference bv the two Houses,
’ of Mr. Wagnerv preamble and Mr. Memminger’s
resolutions, blunted somewhat the edge ot the
Senate’s policy. But Mr. Wagner’s preamble is
| the key of the resolutions; and the significance of
the two, taken together, is briefly this: That the
Legislature announces secession as her only reme
dy for southern wrongs—in view of, and to further
| which, she invites immediate consultation with
her sister southern States. This, then, is the plat
, form on which South Carolina now stands before
| the country, and to which she asks her public men
to rally for the common defence of her rights, let
ting northern affiliations alone. No direct vote
on the convention question was ever taken, but
we are satisfied from the course of the debates, ex
tensive observation by ourselves, afid the history
of events which we have just given, that the con
’ vention policy met with countenance from only a
t sn\gll portion of the Legislature.
Itailrr .s and floirr> Production.
The RiehL: >nd Riepetch says:
“We rejoice that the railroad companies of the
State are throwing their powerful influence on the
side of encouraging home productions. This is
one of the most auspicious inorements we have
yet seen. We trust every railroad company in the
.South will unit/; with the railroads of Virginia in
this substantial kind of patriotism. If the foray
of old John Bn)wn into Virginia shall have the ef
fect of inducing the South to cut loose from her
commercial and manufacturing dependence upon
the North, it will prove that even the greatest of
miscreants may be created for some useful pur
pose. John Brown was of the opinion that be was
raised up to deliver the Israelites. Perhaps it was
the white tribes of the southern Israel from the
bondage of a commercial task-master more exact
ing than the hardest of the Pharaohs.
New Counterfeit.
The Atlanta (da.) National American, of the 22d
inst., has the following item :
Lock Out for Counterfeits, —Young Kd. Holland
has just shown us two One dollar bills of the Hank
of Fulton raised to Five Look sharp, rascality is
abroad! Although ingenious, and dangerous to
careless observers, they Cab be easily detected by
untieing critically the words “ Five Dollars”
troiu the Houston {Texas) Telejrapfi.
Austin, Texas, Dec. 5, 1859.
Mr. EdiVor —Dear Sir: Your readers will doubt*
less be unusually anxious to learn the result of the
Senatorial election. It came oil" to day, and L. T.
Wigfall, a private citizen of Harrison county, was
the lucky man. He resigned his seat in the State
Senate before the balloting commenced. lie was
elected on the third ballot by a majority vote. I
give you the following particulars of the election,
as they will be looked for bv most of the people
with interest:
First ba lot, Wigfall, fifty-ntne votes; all others,
sixty-two.
Second ballot, Wigfall fiftj--nine votes; all others
sixty-three.
The opposing vote in both these ballots was
scattered between Geo. W. Smyth, O. M. Roberts,
A, 11. Latimer, Pinckney Hill, aud M. 1). Graham,
Smyth receiving the largest vote. After the second
ballot, resort was made to legislative tactics to de
lay the election, aud much of the day was spent in
motions to adjourn, appealing from the decisions
of the speaker, etc., but finally the third ballot
was had, and Wigfall received sixty votes, and all
others fifty-eight, whereupon L. T. Wigfall was
declared the Uniied States Senator for ihe unex
pired term of the late General Hendersou.
In the last ballot, Senator Hubert was absent,
on account of conscientious scruples iu voiiug for
a member of the Legislature. -Barnard, Kinney
aud Houghton of the House, were also absent.
Houghton and Barnard were opposed to Wigfatl,
and Kinney for him. Robinson of Fayette, a Hous
ton man, voted against Wigfall the two first bal
lots, but for him on the third. Col. Kinney, another
Houston man, voted for Wigfall. Wigfall’s resig
nation gave him four vo es, which lie otherwise
would not have gotten. Ilis resignation had the
inteurled effect, though it practically yielded the
point, aud placed his friends who made the ma
jority report, in an awkward position.
Your Senator and Representatives from Harris,
voted against Wigfall. Henderson voted for
Judge Roberts, and Gentry and Manly for Smyth.
After the election. Col. Wigfall made a very con
servative speech. He announced his opposition to
the re-opening of the slave trade, and against a
slave code for the Territories. He would vote
against both. He would support James Buchan
an’s administration as loug as Mr. Buchanan stood
on the Democratic platform. His speech did not
seem much like Wigfall’s speeches generally, and
was not entirely satisfactory to many of his ardent
admirers. Yours truly, ll arris.
The adjourned term of the Superior court for
this county, met on Thursday last, his Honor W.
W. Holt, presiding. Visiting Attorneys present,
Hon. Iverson L. Harris, of Milledgevilie; Messrs.
Schlev aud Gordon of Savannah; Col. A. R.
Wright of Jefferson; I. 11. Safl'old, lr. Esq., of
Warrenton; R. P. Harman, Esq., of \\ righ;sville.
We understand that it is Judge Holt’s intention
to clear the dockets before adjourning, which will
take, from oil we can learn, at least two weeks.
This is the fourth time the Superior court has met
here during the present year, and if the court sits
two weeks the present term, will make eight weeks
viz: two in March, two in June, two in September
and two in December, and yet there are but very
few criminal cases on the docket—less than any
county within our knowledge.
•Sanders ville Georgian, Dec. 2L
From Vie Rome ( Ga. ) Southerner, Die. 22
T . «»e#rgla Annual Conference.
me following are the appointments of the M. E.
night * W k‘ c k c *‘ - c< * ll * session in this city last
August* District—J osiah Lewis, P. E.; Augus
ta: St. Johns—A. Graham; St. James—W. F.
Look; Asbury Mission—W. S. Baker; Trinity
Mission—D. \\. Calhoun. Savannah: Triuity—■
J; W -Spew*; Wesley Chapel-J. S. Norris; An
drew Chapel -to be supplied ; Isle of Hope-Geo.
VV l arborough; Springfield-B. F. Breedlove and
J*.T, Svlvaniar-T. S. L. Harwell; Beth
, and Colored Mission—R. F. Jones, and one to
be supplied; Waynesboro’—C. A. Fullwood and
K. r. Williamson, Burke aud Colored Mission—
James Jones; Louisville Circuit and Colored Mis
sion—Wm. F. Conley, and one to be supplied;
Columbia—H. J. Adams; Richmond and Colored
Mission—John H. Grogan and C. M, Smith; War
renton Circuit—Wm. A. Florence; Glasscock Mis
sion to be supplied.
*t Athens District.— John O. A. CUrke P. E *
Athens—James W. Hinton ; Athens Colored Mis
sion— Henry-Crawford; Watkinsville—J. C. Sim
mqns, and W. C. Rowland: Factory Mission—W. ll*
Hibbard; Madison —W. P. Arnold; Morgan Cir
cuit and Mission—W. Moss, and one to be sun
plied; Greensboro— Albeit Grav, and A. W. Row
land, (supplied); A. Connor, and
,V% . we » Washington—T. F. Pierce; Wilkes
and Colored Mission—James M. Dickey and E. B.
Mnrrah; Broad River Mission—G. B. Andrews;
Lincoln ton and Cole red Mission-Goodman Hughes
hlberton—T. B, Harbin and W. C. D. Perry; Madi
son Female College—J. S. Pierce and W. fc. Foote.
Dahlonega District.—L. J. Davies, P. E.; Dah
lonega—Wm. T. Norman,and Samuel A. Claike;
Gumming—W. L. McMichael; Ciarkesvilie—Alex.
Thigpen; Blairsville and Morganton mission—J.
Chambers, and J. A. Baugh ; Hiwassee—to be sup
plied ; Ellijay—J. V. M. Morris; Canton—R. A.
Leah, and S. Leak; Gainesville—l). R. McWil
liams; Carnesvillc—M. G. Hamsby, and B. San
ders ; Clayton Mission—J. I*. Bailey.
Dome District.— J. W. Glenn, P. E.; Rome—W. 11.
Potier; Cave Spring—J. L. Lupo; Euharlo Mission
-M. A. Leak; Etowah—R. H. Jones; Cedar Town
—P. M. Ryburn; Cassville—J. W. Tallev; Cal
houn—W. Anthony; Spring Place—Wm. Brewer ;
Dalton—W. P. Pledger; Whitfield—l. N. Craven ;
LaFayettc—J. H. Mashburn; C.
Reese; Summerville—D. J. Mvrick; Cassville Fe
male College—D. Kelsey.
Atlanta, District —J. W. Yarbrough, B. K.; Wes
ley Chappel and Col. Charge—J. B. Payne ; City
Mission—J. A. Reynolds; Trinity—Wm. M.Cruai.
ley; Fulton—Jas. T. Ainsworth; Decatur—T. T.
Arnold ; Covington—L. G. It. Wiggins : Oxford—
R. W. Lovett, and one to be supplied—A. Means,
(sup.); Lawrenceville— J. D. Anthonv, and Robt.
Rogers ; Monroe—M. W. Arnold; Marietta—M. A.
Clontz; Roswell—J. M. Bright; Powder Spring—
John Murphy; Paulding Mission—A. J. Deavours;
Agent ot Emory College—W. J. Parks; Agent
American Bible Society—G. J. Pierce.
La Grange District —W. 11. Evans, P. E ; La-
Grange—E. P. Burch; Troup A Col. Miss.—J. J.
Singletcn and J. J. Morgan I). Bla
lock and L. P. Neese; West Point—R. \V. Dixon ;
Coweta—J. M. Marshall; Newnan—J. 11. Cald
well ; Franklin—W. K, C. Cone ; Houston to be
supplied; Carrel ton and Smyrna—J. \V. Rey
nolds; Carroll—T. J. Embry*; Palmetto —Wm.
M. D. Bond ; Haralson Miss.*-—John W. Brady;
LaGrunge Female College, L. L. Ledbetter, agent.
Young J. Allen, Missionary to China.
Griffin District —W. R. Branham, P. E.; Griffin ;
A. Wright; Griffin colored—J. P. Grist; Zebulon
C. W. Howard ; Fayetteville—J. W McGehee;
Jonesboro—Jas. \V. Tray wick; Thomaston—Thos.
H. Stewart; Upson—C. A. Mitchell, and J. I).
i Firman ; Culloden—J. R. Littlejohn, and O. S.
jMear; Knoxville * - T > J*okso«—
A. Dorman -u.
[ough— R. il. Watteis ; Chaplain United Stated
Navy, C. W. Thomas.
District —J. E. Evans, P. E.; Macon and
Vineville—ll.ll. Parks and George 11. I’atillo;
Macon city mission—Jas. M. Armstrong; Milledge
riHe and Bethel—J. W. Scott; Sparta—Jas B.
Jackson ; Hancock—E. J. Rentz and R. J. Has*
well; Eatonton—C. W. Key; Putnam and Col.
Mission—F. F. Reynolds and M. Jenkins; Monti
cello and Colored Mission—M. F. Malsly and J.
S. Neese; Clinton and Colored Mission—S. T. Chris
tian and E. A. 11. McGehee; Perry and Colored
Mission—W. G. Allen and D. E. Starr; Fort Val
ley Colored Mission—G. E. Clarke, and one to be
supplied; Everett Mission to be supplied; For
syth- G. G. X. McDonald; Forsyth Circutit—G.
G. Smith; Monroe Mission to be supplied; Wes
leyan Female College—J. M. Donnell, and F. Y.
Foster ; Book and Tract Agent, J. W. Burke ; Ed
itor Southern Christian Advocate —E. 11. Myers;
Travelling Agent Georgia Conference Depository—
J. B. Smith.
Columbus District— C. R. Jewett, 1\ E.; Colum
bus—St. Luke—A. S.lMann ; Cold Church—to be
supplied ; St. Paul—J. S, Key ; Factory Mission—
W. J. Wardlaw ; Girard and Pierce Chapel—L.
Pierce, and A. G. Haygood; Talbotton—A. M.
Wynn; Hamilton—W. J. McGehee; Whitesville—
J. W. Knight, aud J. Rush (sup.,); Schley—D.
O’Driscoll; Buena Vista—l). Williamson, and G.
F. Figncr (sup.,); Butler Circuit—J. JI. Robinson,
and H. R. McNamar; Flint River Mission—W.
Brooks ; Cusseta and Colored Chapel—W. W.
Tidwell, aud one to be supplied ; Centreville—L.
Rush; Harris aud Talbot Colored Mission—H. P.
Pitch lord, and J. B. Derry ; Muscogee Circuit—D.
I). Cox aud M. 11. White (sup.,); Harris Colored
Mission .
Americas District —J. T. Turner, P. E.; Ameri
cus—Robert Lester and T. 11. Jordan ; Sumpter
Circuit—J. I*. Duncan; Terrel—W. G. Parks;
Fort Gaines—to be supplied; Patoula—A. J. Dean;
Cuthbert and Emeus—R. W. Bigham ; Lumpkin
and Green Hill—i. U. Harris and George Bright;
Stewari— J. M. Austin aud T. Pharr; Chattahoo
chee Mission—David Crenshaw ; -Stnrkeville Mis
sion—J. B. Wardlaw; Vienna Circuit—T. W.
Hayes; Isabella Misson—James Dunwoody and
Thomas B. Lanier; Oglethorpe and Traveler’s
Rest—Wm. A. Parks; Georgetown—W. A. Sim
mons; Agent Emory College—Sami. Anthony.
SandersmUe District. —L. B. Payne. P. E.; San
dersville Station —W. J. Carter ; Washington Cir
cuit—John P. Howell; Irwintou—W. S. Turner ;
Jeffersonville—N.B.Ousley; Hawkinsvillc—J. E.
Sentell ; Dublin— C. A. Moore: Jacksonville—J.
W. Turner; Ileedsvilleand Mt. Vernon, Mission—L.
Q. Allen; Hinesville Circuit—Wm. M. Watts; Da
rien—J. 11. Reese; Mclntosh Mission—Walter
Knox; Bryan and Bulloch, and Statesboro Mis
sion—John Strickland and R. F. Jones; Svvaines
boro, Misson—R. N. Cotter ;C. C. Harris, trans
ferred to Washeta Conference.
The next Georgia Annual Conference will be
held ut Augusta.
We find the following items of news in the
Columbia South Carolinian , of Dec. 20th :
On last evening, Mr. John A. Inglis was elected
to fill the seat created by the recent act. Sereral
other gentlemen of high legal attainments were
voted for, but Mr. Inglis was chosen by a very
handsome and highly complimentary vote. The
selection gives great satisfaction.
We regret to annouuce that a dispatch was, yes
terday, received, announcing the death of den.
W. A. Owens, of Barnwell, Solicitor of the West
ern Circuit. Gen. Owens has been ill for some
time, but recent intelligence had created the hope
that he was convalescing. He was highly esteem
ed in his District and in the State generally, and
his death will be heard by all who knew him,
with feelings of sorrow and regret.
The Senate was engaged again yesterday, in dis
cussing Federal relations, and particularly the
convention question. Messrs. Hampton and Moses
revived the proceedings of the convention of
1843; its revelations created quite a flutter among
those who had been vigorously attacking the con
ventionists of the State. Their defence of their
policy was abie aud lucid. We are pleased to say
that/after so long and so irrelevant a debate, re
sumed from day to day, tbe whole question was
laid on the table.
Destructive Fire.— Medina , Ohio t Dec. 20.
A destructive fire occurred in this place last night,
which destroyed the New Orleans grain mill of
Messrs. Hill, Whalen & Co., including twenty
thousand dollars worth of grain. The loss is es
timated at sixty-five thousand dollars, upon which
there is an insurance of thirty-3even thousand dol
lars.
VOL. 39—IS, Q. 1.
by telegraph.
Congressional.
Washington, Dec. 23.-Senate.— The Senate held
a short session 10-day, but nothiug of importance
transpired. Adjourned till Tuesday.
House. Mr. Farnsworth, of Illinois, made a
speech, defending e Black Republicans, and at
tempted to fix on the Sotfth the charge of desiring
to re-open the slave trade.
Messrs. Mils* and Boxham, of South Carolina,
Crawford, of Georgia, Mcßae, of and
Reagan, of Texas, denied the existence of any gen
eral desire in the South to sustain such a policy;
they would uphold the Constitution and the laws «
of the country to the fullest extent.
Mr. Barksdale made a speech, in which hlsaid.
that any member who would not carry out the law
for the rendition of lugitivc slaves, was false to the
Constitution and a traitor to the country.
Upon this, lively times ensued, and questions
and answers lien- thick and fast.
£2Mr. Farnsworth admitted afterwards, that the
design of re-opening the slave trade could not be
fixed upon the South, any more than could Brown’s
raid upon Harper’s Ferry be fixed upon the Re
publicans. •
A vote was then taken for Speaker, one hun
dred and seven being necessary to a choice, with
the following result :
Sherman, ■ Republican) 103
Millso.v, (Democrat) 27
Gilmer, (Suithern Oppositionist), 10
Bocock, (Democrat), 10
Rest scattering
The House then adjourned.
The Express Robber.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 23.—N. Mahoney", in*
dieted for the robbery of Adams’ Express Company,
of fifty thousand doliars, was brought to this city
on yesterday, in charge of officers McGibboxey
and Taggart, in obedience to a requisition from
Governor Moore, of Alabama, on the Governor of
New \ ork. Maroney has been committed to jail
to await his trial at the January term of court.
New Postal Arrangement.
Washington, Dec. 23.—A new postal conven
tion has been concluded between Belgium and
the United States. The mails are to be sent by
any regular vessel, weekly or oftener. The ar
rangement commences on the twenty-first of Jan
uary.
The Yacht YVanderer.
Boston, Dec. 21.—The celebrated yacht Wan
derer arrived here this forenoon.
Later News from California.
New York, Dec. 21.—The steamship Baltic, from
Aspinwall, has beeu signalled. She brings late
news from California.
Overland California Mail.
St. Louis, Dec. 24.—The overland mail, with
San Francisco dates to the 2nd inst., has arrived.
Senator Line and Judge Dbady, have arrived.
T ey |ye delegates .to the Charleston convention
Jmlge Dbady is infracted to sup
port Senator Lank in the nomination.
Judge*TEßßY’s trial has been postponed until
the 19th of Dec
Market Reports.
Savannah, Dec. 23. —Sales of cotton to-day 538
bales. The maiket was quiet, but quotations were
unchanged.
Charleston', Dec. 23. —Sales of cotton to-day
1,600 bales; Good Middling at 10% cents.
Charleston, Dec. 24.—1 o’clock, P. M.—The
cotton market is firm this morning with but few'
buyers. Sales of 500 bales. [We thank our tele
graphic coi respondent for his good wishes of the
season, and reciprocate them.—Ed. Con.J
Mobile, Dec. 23.—Sales of cotton to-day 4,000
bales; Middlings 10% cents. Sales for the week
30,500, and receipts during same time 46,435
bales, against 30,605 bales. The increase at this
port is 01,500, and the stock 202,650 bales. Ster
ling exchange 7% a S premium, and New York
sight %a % discount. Freights uuclianged.
Nbw Orleans, Dec. 23. —Sales of coiiofl to-day
6,000 bales; Middlings 10% to 10% cents. Sales
during the week 61,500 bales, and receipts 100,500
against 76,500 bales. The exports of the week
were 61,000, and the total exports 600,000 bales.
The increase in the receipts at this port is 200,000,
aud at all ports 321,000 bales. The stock is 479,000
bales. Sugar has declined % cent.
New York, Dec. 23.—Sales of cotton to-day
3,000 bales, mostly in transit. The market was
firm. Flour was heavy; sales of 14,500 barrels.
Wheat firm , sales of 6,000 bushels. Corn declin
ing; sales of 27,000 bushels; new Southern 84 to
S7 cents. Spirits of Turpentine dull, at 44 to 44%
cents. Rosin quiet. Rice firm. Freight on cot
ton to Liverpool Vd. to 9-32 d.
Attempt to Break Jail.
Some weeks siuce three prisoners, iu Clarke
county jail, attempted to escape by setting fire to
the jail room in which they were confined. The
lire was discovered, however, iu time to rescue.and
retain them prisoners. They were then sent to
the jail in this place for safe keepiug. Their num
ber was augmented on the loth insfant, by the ad
dition of one D. Palmer, from the North-west, who
robbed the post office in Atheus, on the night of
the 9th, and to conceal the burglar}* attempted to
fire the office.
On the night of the 13tb, soon after dark, these
prisoners made an effort to escape, which would
have beeu effected but for the timely discovery of
Mr. Henry Booth, who passed the jail returning
from supper to his father's store, just as the prison
ers were breaking down the outer door of the
prison. The alarm was promptly given and escape
prevented.
There is some mystery connected with this af
fair. Two of the prisoners, l rom some suspicion,
had been placed in strong irons ; these were cut
oft by instruments which could not be found, and
by means of a large bar of iron, torn with great
force from a window, the inner door was shatter
ed and broken open when the discovery was
made.
Three of the prisoners are now in chains, but
Palmer tells our efficient jailor that he intends to
escape if be can, and as the tools for cutting iron
have not been found, other attempts will doubtless
be made. Palmer is charged by the other prison
ers with being an Abolitionist of the Harper’s Fer
ry order.— Madison Visitor.
Who will Respond i
At the last regular meeting of Shenandoah Di
vision, No. 24, Sons ot Temperance, held on Mon
day evening, 19th inst., Rev. P. L. J. May intro
duced with a few* eloquent and soul-stirring re
marks, the following resolution, which was adopt
ed unanimously:
liesolcedy That Shenandoah Division, No. 24, *
recommends to her sister Divisions throughout the
State, the contribution of ten dollars each, towards
defraying the expenses of a State Temperance
Lecturer, and pledges herself to contribute that 6r
a larger amount, if necessary, to secure the ser
vices of a Lecturer; and recommend the appoint
mend as Lecturer, of the tried and true “Apostle
of Temperance,” Rev. Dabney R. Jones.
On motioD, the Editors of the A/utionalAmtrWiM
were requested to copy the above resolution.
W. H. Rice, R. &
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