President’s Message.
Fellow Citizens of the Senate,
and House of Representatives :
In couscquonce of the failure of Con
press ut its recent sees on to innke provi
sion for the snppovt of the nimy, it be
camo imperatively incumbent on mo to
exercise the power which the Constitu
tion fo'nh'rs on the Executive for extra
ordinary occasions, and promptly to con
vene the two Houses, in order to afford
them an opportunity of re-considering a 1
subject of such vital interest to the peace
and welfare of the Union. With the ex
ception of a partial authority Vested by
law in the Secretary ol War to contract
for a supply of clothing and subsistences,
Ihe army is wholly dependent on the ap
propriations annually made by Cougre s. i
‘I lie omission of Congress to act in this!
respect before the termination of the sis-l
cal year had already caused embarras- j
merits to the service, which were over j
come only in expectation of appropriations
before the close of the present month
If the requisite funds be not speedily pro- j
rided, the Executive will i|o longer be a- j
hie to furnish for transportation the c- j
quipments and munitions which are essen
tial to the effectiveness of a military force
in tiie field. V\ ith no provision fur the
pay of the troops, the contracts of cnlist
ment would be broken, and the army
must in effect be disbanded ; the conse
quences of which would be so disastrous
?is to demand all possible efforts to avert
the cal unity.
It is not merely that the officers and
enlisted men of the army are to lie thus
deprived of the pay and emoluments to
which they are entitled by standing laws,
hut that the construction of arms nt the
public armories, the repair and construc
tion of ordinance at the arsenals, and the
manufacture of military clothing and
camp equipage must be discontinued, and
the persons connected with this branch of
the public service thus be deprived, sud
denly, of the cinplhymeut essential to their
subsistence ; nor is it merely the waste
consequent on the forced abandonment of
the seaboard fortifications, and of the in
terior military posts and other establish- 1
incuts, and the enormous expense of re
limiting and re-organizing the army, and
again distributing it over the vast regions
which it uow occupies
These are evils which may, it is trno,
he repaid hereafter by taxes imposed on
the couutiy, but other evils are involved
which no expenditures, however lavish,
could remedy, in comparison with which,
local and personal injuries or interests
eink into insignificance. A great part of
the army is situated on the remote fron
tier, or in the deserts and mountains of
the interior To discharge large bodies
of men in such places without tlit means
of regaining their homes, and where few,
if any, could obtain subsistence by honest
industry, would be to subject iliciu to suf-j
sering and temptation, with disregard of,
justice and right, most derogatory to the.
Government.
lii the Territories of Washington and’
Oregon, numerous bands of Indians nre
in arms, and are waging a war of exter
mination against the white inhabitants,
mid although our troops are actively car
rying on the campaign, we have no intel
ligence as yet of a successful re nit. On
the Western Plains, notwithstanding the
imposing display of military force recently
made there, and the chastisement inflicted
on the rebel ious tribes, others fat from
being dismayed, have manifested hostile
intentions and been guilty of outrages
which, if not designed to provoke a con- j
Wet, serve to show that the apprehension
of it is insufficient wholly to restrain their
vicious propensities
A strong force in the State of Texas
has produced the temporary suspension of
hostilities there ; but iu New Mexico in
cessant vigilance on the part of the troops
is required to keep in check the maraud
ing tribes which infest the t erritory. I lie
hostile Indians have not been removed
Iroiu The State of Florida, and the with
drawal of the troops therefrom, leaving
that object unaccomplished,'would be most
injurious to the inhabitant’ and a breach
ot the positive engagement of the General
Government. To refuse supplies to the
army, therefore, is to compel the complete
cessation of all its operations, aud practi
cal disbandment, and thus to invite hordes
of predatory savages from tiio Westren
plains aud Rocky .Mountains, to spread
deva-tation along a frontier of more than
four thousand miles in extent, aud to de
liver up the sparse population of a vast
tract ofcouutry to rapine and murder.
Such, in substance, would bo the direct
aud immediate effects of the refusal of
Congress, for the hist time iu the history
of the Government, to grant supplies—
the inevitable waste of millions of public
treasure the infliction of extreme wrong
upon all persons couuected with the mili
tary establishment by service, employment
o. contracts—th.e call of onr forces from
the bold—the fearful sacritict ot life and
incalculable destruction of property on the
remote fioutiers—the striking of onr Na-!
iioit.il Flags on the battlemeuts of the for-1
tresses winch defend our maritime cities
against foreign invasion —the violation of
tue public honor aud good faith—and the
discredit of the United States in the eyes
of the civilized world
1 confidently trust these considerations
aud others appertaining to the domestic
peace of the country, which cannot fail to
suggeat themselves to every patriotic tuiud
will ou letlection be duly appreciated by
both Houses of Congress and induce the
€juactmenj of the requisite provisions of
la.w for the support of the United States.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
TVasatX’GTO.f, Aug. 21, lSstb
THE REPORTER.
CUTHBEHT, GA., AUGUST 30, 1856
JOHN WHIT. THOMAS, Eniron.
The Law of Newspapers.
1. Siihicriln rmvlio do rml :vo cxprens notice
to llifl contrary, ure connidcrcd us widling to
combine lln-ir tuliscrqi'ioii.
2. If snb'criliers order I In-disC’ nlinunncc of
their newspapers, llio publisher may continue
bt Hi nd them until nil ■ rrcuragi's arc paid.
3 IlMiliecri’ cr. negl'Cl ‘>r leliise to lake
tlicir ncWHiiapw from iho oflieea to which they
nro directed. they arc held tes|ionsihle on il they
have settled die bilh and ordered theirs discou
nt and.
4. If subscribers remove to olher place* with
out informing the publi-licrs, and lhe newspapers
are sent to the former direction, they ure field
! responsible.
I 5. The Courts Inve decided that refusing to
i take newspapers f.oin the office, or removing
I and leaving them nncdled for, is puma facia ev
j Hence of intentional fraud.
| 0. The United Slates Courts liuve also re
peatedly decided, that Postmaster who no
“lecisto perform hi* duly of giving reasonable
noticr, ns required hy the Post Office Depart
ment,of the neglect of a oersnii to lake from
the office nowpapers addressed to him, renders
the Postmaster liablu to the publisher for the
mjbwriipiin price.
To our Patrons.
Finding tnv business such that I shall
lye compelled to be absent from Cutliberta
great portion of iny time, and consequent
ly unable to devote that attention to the
Reporter which it requires, I have with
drawn from the Editorial Department,
and will be succeded by John VV. Thom
as, Esq., whose Salutatory follows, I
bespeak for him a cordial reception by
the “pressgang.’- 13. F. WHITE
Salutatory.
I come before you in this issue, ns one
consenting to fill the Editorial Depart
ment of the Reporter Experience and
ability, which is a Yowledged by all an
indispensable requisite lor one to rightly
fill this position, is frankly confessed to be
wanting and limited. I his. I fear, is al
ready too well known to the patrons of
this paper ; but however this may be, in
coming to this post, and taking charge of
the Editorial columns of the Reporter, 1
pledge myself that if industry and perse
vereuce, accompanied with a desire to
please the public, can make its columns
acceptable, in this respect it shall never
be wanting. I ask not of those who shall
read its columns, silence. When there is
reason for condemning them, ell 1 ask
is, that the close and rigid rules of criti
cism may be applied with moderation ; j
mid especially from the citizens of our
town, 1 can but expect a generous indul-;
gence.
I again pledge myself tint the political
cast of the Reporter shall be as its Pros-1
pectus lias announced. Toe leading po- I
litical news from both parties shall, when j
without direct personalities, find a place
among its contributions.
JOHN WHIT. THOMAS.
Our terms are well known to our
subscribers, still we are compelled to re
fer them to the heading of our “ Rates of
subscription.” We are proud and grati
fied to say that our list of subscribers, so
far as regards number, is as large as any
paper iu the State having commenced
under the sumo circumstances as the Re
porter, lhe citizens of the town and
county, generally, have come forward and
entered their names, thus exhibiting their
approbation for the success of a paper in
their town. We doubly assure them that
their patronage is more than appreciated.
There, however, is one important string
iu the harp of their approbation which
requires a little touching up, to cieate
all sides a “harmonious concord.” That
is the important string, too, upon which
thesweettuneof ‘Two Dollars in advance’
must always be executed, if newspa
per men are expected to join in the cho
rus. Then, we respectfully say to our
subscribers, that their immediate atten
tion to our rece pt book will be expected
by us from nil who have not done so,
without further delay, aud with uo respect
of persons.
Our Colleges.
By reference to our advertising col.
urnus, it will be seen that Andrew Fe
male College aud the Baptist Female
College will open on Monday next
These Colleges enjoy a high reputation.
Every facility is afforded for the uequsi
tion of a thorough education, either En
glish or Classical. We commend them t<
the patronage of parents and guardians oi
South Western Georgia.
Attention is directed to the ad
vertiseuient, in another column, of tin
I Livery and Sale Stables, recently erect t
j by onr clever townsman, Win. Hurrisoi
l He is too well known in this community
for us to say anything iu his favor. Pa •
ronize him, and your horses will receivi
every attention.
“ W “ will appear uext week.
Our Town-
While our town is making good head
way in the line of Colleges, Schools, &c.,
while it is highly flattered with anticipa
tions of a Railroad while to those around
there is held out inducements to come and
join ns as permanent citizens, for we have
fine locotiou, health, and good society—
surrounded by a country which, in point of
natural advantages, none can vie- while,
to sum up the whole, Cuthbert is making
advancements which will soon, if rightly
accompanied, place it almost at the head
of the list of inland villages iu South
Western Georgia.
All of this “ speaks well and tells n<
truthful tale.” We have a generous
community-a public-spirited community.
I his cannot be denied. There are visi
ble, tangible evidences of tbefact. Look
ut our Colleges, our Churches. : Tis true,
you can find Institutions in which there is
invested double the amount of money—
decorated with “fixtures,” accompanied
with a much longer list of “ faculty men,”
College regulations, &c to attract the
eye, but not exceling in moulding and
beautifying the mind which is to decorate
and ornament the future woman—Church
es with more architectural beauty, cush
ioned pews and carpeted aisles; but
compare the pecuniary ability with that
which is around and about Cuthbert, you
will find that we stand with head and
shoulders ranging with any of them.
VNitii all this, there ure some things
which appear to have escaped the eye, or
at least there is no public interest taken
in them.
First. Where are the town authori
ties ? What lias become of our Council?
Men—leading men of our community
have time and again been selected and
elected by the citizens to fill the position
of Councilmcu—Legislators have gone to j
the trouble and expense of passing incur-1
porate laws, and again of extending them j
at our solicitation, and to day what bene- j
fits is there arising from them ? Not one. j
There can’t be found even the ghost o!
an old Councilman whp will publicly ad- 1
vocate the enforcement of town laws, ot j
ra se his voice rightly towards putting ‘
do vn the disgusting exhibitions of street |
affrays, dog-room debauchery, or uight j
annoyances. Fire-work players, dog-1
shooters, and public vagabonds are now j
left to run rampant over our town, ami
sneer with contempt at our entire munici
pal laws. Our streets are uo strangers]
to the light performance of drunken reels;j
our shade-trees are often the “ humble j
recipients’’ of warm embraces, supporting i
“falling humanity,” while his inebriated I
harrangiies annoy the whole section ■
around and destroy the quiet aud comfort j
of the town.
These are facts This is then a point
of our immuuiate local interest, which
those who can lead, should look to. We
appeal directly upon this point to the
business men. You are #ne ones who feel
this to be true, when you see ladies time
and again turn away from your doors
and counters, shocked and frightened at
the nuisances which yon allow to pass —
though perpetrated upon your own side
walks— unnoticed and unpunished.
The time has come when we should
speak plainly about these things. That
good name for wfiich we have been labor
ing so long to give to our town, will soon
be blackened by such indulgences,—
Those at a distance will view and judge
the character of our town entirely through
this meuium ; and the universal decision
ot ail good men will be to stay away—to
avoid all such contaminating influences.
1 hen, to efface this impression, let those
who are looked to for example rise up,
eufoice the regulation with which we are
empowered—eradicate Irom our midst
these direful plagues, aud let our town
become quiet aud moral.
, Next, we would iuquire what has become
of the Court House railing ? I bis was
once rumored among us. The Court
House has now been repaired throughout,
I let it be inclosed—it will not only serve
to protect the Court House and yard, but
a nice railing will beau ornament to the
Square; aud there is something need
ed to beautify it.
Next, cast your eyes to the borders ol
tne town. See there —our Grave Yards!
What impress oa must be made npou the
aiind of a stranger, as lie passes the last
resting-place ot our friends and town—
ueu, to see them thus neglected ad for
goiteu —all rotting down and falling t<
iecay. W e confess that the citizens o
‘uthbert have been most heavily taxed
>ut now we should give these things at
entiou. Nothing speaks more for tli
uorals, or reflects better upon the tas
if a community, than a nice and wt,
regulated bnrial-gronnd. The”, tre nppeai
to those who have friends vesting in this
neglected situation. No longer allow
the weeds and briars to wave and tangle
over their graves. In either grave yard
there ore resting hearts which were al
ways warm, and throbbed approvingly
for every effort which promoted the pub
lic weal—hands which were never closed
in tune of’uced, displayed their desire
by a m-ble generosity.
Is there not some kind and public spir
it who will make a move in this thing ?
a move, nut for the erection of “ stored
urns and animated busts,” but something
more than the “ deep, damp grave, the
darkness und the worm,” to
*• Mark lhe glace where dust to dmt returns ’’
Itevival.
Rev. Tiios. Muse, of this place, write
iis that he has just closed a meeting at
Shiloh Church, near this place, where he
baptized fifty-eight willing souls. Among
the number were two house holds, one
blind lady, and six blacks,
received the following recipe
for the cure of dysentery, from a lady ol
this place. We doubt not that it is more
efficacious thau one half the quack medi
cines :
” A table spoonful of bruised cloves put
into a tumbler of water, is a sure cure for
dysentery or diarrhoea. If the attack is
violent, take a double spoonful every
hour ”
The Engineers, headed by Powers,
surveying out the route between Sump
ter < ity and Dawson, and the direct route
to Cuthbert, are at this time about five
miles west of Dawson ; so look out for
the “ blazers,” fur the Railroad will soon
be among us.
Cuthbert Reporter. —We have re
ceived the first number of a paper with
the ab vc title, published at Cuthbert
Randolph Cos., Ga. Its typographical
execution is pretty fair, and its selections
excellent. It is under the editorial man
ageraent of Mhj. 13. F. White, long and
favorably known to the people of the
South ns one of the authors of the “Sa
cred Lla up,” a collection of miscellaneous
and sacred music. Tne Major is a man
of extensive experience, a practical Ma
son, and one of the best singers out He
deserves success, and we hope will receive
it Messrs. 13yrd & White are the pub
lishers, in whom wc recognize two typo
graphical qhums of ours, who, “though
lost to sight are to memory dear.” Success
.0 the Reporter, say we.— Newuan Blade
Thank you, chum Livingston, for vour
toast for our succe s. The appearance ol >
the Beads among our exchanges, “Bring
back the smiles which joy used to waste ”
(JtJ- We publish hy request, the follow
ing toast, sent by Mr. Buchanan to the
democratic celebration of New York
White Engle Club, of the Bth of Janua
ry, 1844 :
By the Hoi. James Buchanan. The
Annexation of Texas-. To tie South it
will afford security; to the North wealth;
and to the Union safety from invasion on
its weakest frontier, .--hall we reject the
doom from the conquerors of San Jacinto
until the tyrant of Mexico shall be gra
ciously pleased to graut us the permission
to go a-head.
See the advertisement in another
column, of a Fillmore Mass Meeting, to
be held at Americus, on the 6th Sept.
Petitions for Disunion. —The New
Haven Uegister asserts that petitions are
iu circulation in the west portion of Hart
ford county, asking for a dissolution of
the Union. It is said that one in Uniou
viile has over one hundred signatures.
Yellow Fever in Charleston.— The
Board ot Health report tvyo deaths in
Charleston from Yellow Fever, for the
forty-eight hours ending Sunday night,
24th. at ten o’clock.
©ST” It is said that Gov. Wise, of Ya.,
intends to declare any one who permits
his name to go on a Fremont electoral
ticket, guilty of contemplated treason to
the State.
From Kansas. —ln addition to the
Kansas news in our telegraphic co unins,
we have the followii g from a dispatch to
a New York paper :
Couriers are riding through the River
and Border counties, enlisting forces and
raising supplies Every where prepara
tions are making for war, and a most
fioody conflict is anticipated. Gen. Rich
ardson has gone to Fort Leavenworth to
iscertaiu if General Smith acts by autho
rity, and if not he (Richardson) intend
calling his militia into the field. The
steamer Polar Star came down last night
with six companies of volunteers ready for
the field. I hree companies of cavalry
md one of artillery intended leaving Lea
enworth l ity on the l9tb.
.ansas news for the uext few weeks
v 11 be looked for with intense anxiety,
nd can scarcely fail to be of the rno-t
sanguinary character. God defend the
right.— D-zirly Sun.
Political.
Coismcnwated.
Mr. Editor —The follow ing is the con
clusion of the notice of the speeches deliv
ered at Dawson:
After the audience had partaken of a
very good barbecue, prepared by the citi
zens of Terrell, they re-assembled at the
stand, when the Rev. Matthew Williams
was introduced as the next Speaker. Os
this gentleman’s speech, I have but little
to say. ‘1 he principal feature of his
speech, and the one in which Southerners
are mostly interested, was his bold and
unequivocal denunciation of the Kansas
Nebraska Act, and the repeal of the
Missouri restrict on. Tnis, in his eyes,
was the great sh of the present Demo
cratic administration. lie said the Mis
souri Compromise and the Compromise of
1850 had settled the question of slavery,
until the Democratic party, for partizun
purposes, re-opened the question and turn
ed 100-e uj ton the country again, the great
tide of fanaticism.
The fact is, I heard it remarked by
many gentlemen who paid strict attention
to this speech, that if tire Rev. speaker
hud gone to New England and made the
same speech there, that he delivered to a
southern audience here on that day, he
would have been received with open arms
by the three thousand and fifty-two fanat
ical clergymen, who insulted the Nation
al Congress with their infamous protest,:
and one loud, prolonged shout would have j
gone up from the hosts of fanaticism, wel-!
coming their neudy found brother to their j
ranks To use the language of the la
mented Me Duffy, slightly changed, when ;
I Hear the Ransus Nebraska Act and the j
repeal of the Missouri restriction denouu- j
ced by a northern mail, “ methinks 1 hear
the buglo blast of the robber band but
when I hear those measures which restor
ed the South to her equal rights, denoun
ced by a Southern man, “ methinks 1
suutl treason iu the tainted gale.”
After tiie gentleman concluded, rather
an amusing aud ludicrous scene occurred.
Mr. Jonathan Davis, of Lee, was intro-1
duced. Ou taking the stand, lie invited 1
Mr. William M. Brown, the Know No
thing candidate for Elector iu this Dis
trict, to occupy tiie sta.id with him. lie j
then introduced Mr Browu to tli, audi
ence, and said that lie ;Mr. D ) was a
delegate to the Macon Convent.on, and 1
one ot lhe committee appointed to select
the Electoral Ticket—that he had pro
posed Mr. Brown’s name to the commit
tee as the most suitable person to run for
Elector in the Second D.striet, and in
formed the Committee at the time that
he was unacquainted with Mr. Brown’s
ability as a speaker, but he promis
ed if “ Mr. Brown could not make a
speech, that he would travel around with
him and make speeches Jar him.” Then,
turning to Mr. Brown, who was standing
at his side, lie addiessed him as follows
“ Now, Mr. Brown, you sit down there
on that chair, and I will make a speech
for you.” This was mortifying to Mr.
Brown and his friends, and afforded the
Democrats uo little amusement. Poor
Brown, lie was mortification personified
“ Like a iamb led to the slaughter, or a
sheep before its shearers, he opened not
his mouth,” but calmly, like “ Patience
sitting upon her monument, smiling at
Gr.ef,’’ he submitted to the will of those
who had placed him in a position so un
enviable.
Mr. Brown’s speech (by Mr. Davis)
amounted to nothing at all but rauting
and raving. It contained neither point,
wit nor argument ; and was about as
much to the point as the young lawyer’s
first speech to a Jury, who, in-lead of
confining himself to the facts of the case,
delivered Mark Anthony's oration over
the dead body of Caesar. The Jury said
it was a very nice speech, but they could
not see its applicability to the case before
them. The result was, the young lawyer
lost his case. Tne people of Georgia, on
the first Tuesday iu November, will ren
der a verdict against Mr. Crawford, Mr.
Williams, Mr. Davis, and their partv.
LOOKER ON.
Tiie lustra Session.
Washington', Aug. 25.— Senator Wel
ler gave notice, in due form, of his inten
tion to offer a bill annulling all the laws
of the Kansas Legislature, as in the eigh
teenth section of the “Bacification bill.”
Both Houses adjourned without busi
ness, after the customary resolutions ol j
respect to -lie memory of Mr. Meucham, |
.Representativefrom Vermont, whose de-,
cease was announced.
The Emperor Napoleon is said to be in !
i really critical stale of health. His ill
icss consists in a development ot the mal
my ot the spine, with which he has be.e>
long affiieled. He is abie,to attend to bust
ces, and ir notin immediate danger.
Democratic meeting in Cuthbert.
August 22d, 1856.
A “-goodly number ’ of the citizens of
Randolph and the adjoining counties as
sembled in the Court House to-day, to
hear the political questions which now
agitate the country, discussed. On mo
tion of Samuel W. Brooks, Arthur Hood,
Esq., was eallod to the Chair, and Wm.
D. Kiddoo requested to act as Secretary.
The Chairman, taking his seat, made a
fevx remarks, stating the object of the
meetiug, and explaining the cause of the
absence of Col. bamuel Hall, the expect
ed orator of the day, to be his accept
ance of an invitation to meet, in public
discussion to-day, the Filimorc Elector
tor the State at large, Mr. Wm. H.
Crawford, at Preston, Webster county.
The following resolutions were offered
by S. W. Brooks, and adopted unani
mously by the meeting:
Resolved, ‘I hat the Democratic party
of Randolph county will have a Mass
Meeting on the 27th of Neptember, at
which time a Barbecue will be prepared.
Resolved, That a committee of fifteen
be appointed to make airangemeuts for
the Barbecue, with the authority to ap
point such sub-committees as may be nec
essary to effectuate the purpose ; and
that a Committee of three be appointed
to invite Speakers for the occasion.
S. VV. Brooks, M. G Stamper, A. J.
Pace, S. A. Thornton, Ed. Ball, Richard
Davis, Dr. Mercer, Thos. J. Brown, J.
13, Shropshire, Jas. Hendry, E. Varner,
Jas. T. Hardin, B. L. Cook, D Morris,
aud John’ 13. Pollock were appointed the
Committee of Arrangements Col. Ar
thur llooJ, J. F. M. Caldwell, Esq , und
Seaborn A. Smith were appointed the
Committee of Invitation.
B. H. Harrison, Esq., of Lumpkin,
being loudly called for. came forward aud
addressed the audience in his usual happy
style. Coi. Hood and J. F. M. Cald
well, E-q., each iu his turn then address
ed the meeting.
After adopting the following resolution
the meeting, on motion, adjourned to
meet again on the ‘27th September :
Resolved, that the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Cuthbert Re
porter, Times & Sentinel aud South West
ern News.
A. IIOOD, Chairman.
Wm. D. K iddoo, Secretary.
By the President of the United Slates.
A Proclamation:
Whereas, whilst hostilities exist with
various Indian tribes on ttie remote fion
tiers of the United States, and while iu
other respects the public peace is threat
ened, Congress has adjourned without
gran'ing the necessary supplies for the
Army, depriving the Executive of .the
power ..o perform his duty in relation to
the common defence and security, and an
extraordinary occasion has thus arisen
for the assembling of the two Houses of
Congress, 1 do therefore, by tin's my
Proclamation, convene said Houses to
meet at the Capitol, in the city of Wash
ington, on Thursday, the 21st day of
August instant, hereby requiring the re
spective Senators and Representatives
■ then and there to assemble, to consult
and determine on such measures as the
| state of the Union may seem to require.
In testimony whereof, I have caused
| the seal of the United States to be here
unto affixed, and signed tiie same with
my hand.
Done at the c ty of Washington, this
10th day of August, in the year of onr
j Lord 1856, aud the Independence of the
United States the 81st.
Bv FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By order, W. L Makcv, Bec’y of State.
Commercial Prospects —We see with
some apprehension that the imports are
reaching an nnexarabled figure. They
fell but little short of seven millions last
week, and doubtless will average high for
several weeks during the coining business
season. his is a terrible symptom.
Even if the prosperity we now enjoy
were guaranteed to last, it is extremely
doubtful whether this country could sus
tain an over importation of this extent.—
I he market would hardly fail to be glut
t:d, and merchants compelled to realize ait
ruinous sacrifices, i. ut under our present
circumstances, the feature is alarming in
the highest degree. A financial revulsion
may be expected at any moment in France
—it would reverberate from Paris to the
Mississippi and would shake credit thro’-
out ihe three countries. Nor are our owu
financial prospects as flourishing as they
might be. \S e have innumerable rotten
schemes on hand tnat will some day break
down with a crash. Half our railroads
are bankrupt if the truth were known,
and nearly as large a proportion of onr
maiinfac urmg enterprises. Under the
circumstances, to embark in a period of
nflamaiion is to court ruin.— A r . York
Herald.
Dismis-ed—A dispatch Irom Wash*,
•ogton says that Judges Lecompte and
Cato, and Marshal Donalson, of Kansa c ,
Acre invited to resign three weeks ago,
md having declined to retire they have
i ucen dismissed.
