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About State press. (Macon, Ga.) 1857-18?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1857)
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. The Milledgeville paper* give the following synopsis of the Legislative proceedings during the past week. The proceedings for the present week, up to this time, will be fbtmd in the communications of our correspondent* ” Temple,” and ••Mac." SENATE. Monday Nov. 23rd 1857. BILLS PASSED. A bill organizing a new county out of a por tion of It arren. A bill adding the county of Miller to the . South Western Judicial Circuit. A bill authorising the Justices of the Infe rior Court of Columbia county, to issue coun tv bonds and levy an extra tax. A bill sntf.-«irizmg Executors, administrators and guardians to resign their trusts under cer tain conditions. A bill for relief of sureties and endorse «s in certain cases. A bill to collect interest on oj-eti accounts in this State. A bill amending the 46th section of the at tachment law. A bill making uniform the crimnal practice in the several Judicial Circuits. A bill authorising the issuing of attachments under certain restrictions. A bill repealing Bth sec. of an act requiring commanding officers in eseh captain's district to set with the .fustiuos in drawing Juries. A bill authorizing endorsers on promissory notes and other instruments of negotiation at any chartered Bank to be sue- 1 in the same action with the principal or maker. A bill for the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Clark Executrix. A bill for relief of Swan Sj<ell ami Francis Abbott. A bill amending an act granting corporate powers to the Curtright Manufacturing com pany. A bill amending the tax laws. A bill repealing the lien laws so far as it applies to steam mills upon the several months of the Altamaha River. A bill authorizing Mark Rigell of Terrel to peddle without paying for a licence for the same. A bill establishing the 1005th District G. M. in Decatur, and legalize the Judicial acts there of. A bill for relief of Nancy Morrow, of Henry county. A bill incorporating the Ocmulgee and Al tamaha Steam Navigation Company. Mr. Paine ottered a resolution appointing a committee to make arrangements for divine service in the House of Representatives, and invite some distinguished divine to deliver an appropriate sermon on Thursday next. being the day set apart by the Gover for Thanks, giving. Tuesday, Nov. 24th. BILI.S INTRODUCED. Mr. Arnett—A bill making legal the sale of the Bainbridge Academy lot. Also to incor porate the Bainbridge ami Nothcrn K. R. Co. Mr. Browning—A bill to incorporate the South Georgia and Florida Kail Road Com pany. Mr. Bartlett—A bill incorporating the Geor gia Insurance Company. Mr. Bush. —A bill providing for the election of a County Treasurer in Miller County. Mr. Fain—A bill amending an act to au thor!* the Justices of the Inferior Court of the counties of Fannin, Telfair, Clinch and Walton to lay off said counties into School Dis tricts. Mr. Griffin of Calhoun —A bill for the relief of FtancisC. Guerry, of Calhoun county. Al so” for the relief of Alexander U. Morgan of Calhoun, and to legalize his inter-marriage w ith Amanda Smith. Mr. Guerry—A bill amending an act to sim plify and curtial pleading at law. Mr. Harris of Merriwethcr — \ bill author izing the Ordinary of Merriwethcr to pay ar rearages due teachers of poor children. Also to alter and amend the 12th Section of the 2nd Article of the Constitution of this State. Mr. Johnson of Fayette—A bill for the re lief of Mrs. Martha Lewis of Henry. Also au thorizing Benj. Chapman, of Fayette, to vend goods, wares or merchandize without obtain iug license. Mr. Mounger—A bill amending an act regu- ; luting the fees of Magistrates ami Constables in this State. Mr. Stokesi—A bill to erect a dam across the , Chattahoochee river, in Heard county. Mr. Treadwell—A bill amending the lien laws of this State, and to protect innocent pur- | chasers. Mr. Tucker—A bill amending the Judiciary system of tills State. Mr. Wooten- —A bill fixing the compensation of Petit Jurors in tint Superior utul Inferior Courts of Leeconntw. Mr. Whitaker—A bill incorporating the At lanta Insurance Co. Also exempting certain members of the Mechanic Fire Company, No. 2. fr>-n certain public duties. Also to repeal un act ante iding the Ith Section of the Char ter of Atlanta. Wednesday Nov. 25th. BILLS PASSED. A bill to lay out and organize a new county from Cbo.okee, Cobh and Fayette. (lea- 44. Nays 37.) : A bill to explain an act incorporating the Atlantic ami Gulf Rail Road Company. A bill to alter and amend the 2nd section of an act so far as relates to claims of property | in the Superior und Inferior Courts of this S<ute. A bill repealing the 3rd section of an act to carry into effect the 9th section of the 3rd art. of the Constitution. A resolution to invite some distinguished di vine io deliver an appropriate sermon in the House on Thursday the 26th inst. Adjourned till Friday morning. Friday Nov. 27th. 1 This branch of the General Assembly were ; occupied in the .discussion of the Bill offered j i as a substitute to the original Bill for the re lief of the Banks of this State to wit: •‘A Bill to provide against the forfeiture of 1 the several Bank Charters in this State on ac- 1 • omit of non specie payment for a given time, and for other purposes therein named.” The rules were suspended, and Mr. Felton < MUroduced a Bill to lay off a new Judicial Cir- t cuit. to be called the "Sumter Circuit," to be i composed of Sumter, Lee. Webster. Marion and I Macon. I I 1 Saturday, Nov. 28. The Senate resumed the discussion of yester day on the Bank Bill. HOUSE, ■ < Saturday, Nov. 21st. BILLS PASSED. I A bill alailishing imprisonment for debt in certain cases. | r Monday . Nov. 23d. 1857. r BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. Harkness —A bill authorizing the levy- c ing of an extra tax in Butts county, for build- < ing new jail. Mr. Lockett—Changing certain Congression- i al Districts, therein named. Also compensa- < ting Abner P. Powers, for extra services per formed by him, as Judge of the "Macon Cir- t cuit.” Mr. Ilaredinan —Authorizing Tellnlah Ellen t Butts to apply for, and receive grants to cer- 1 tain lots of land. r Mr. Harrison —A bill to point ont the mode of levying ami collecting distress warrants by general l>oard of road commissioners of Chat ham county. J Mr. Guy—A bill to prevent non-residents , of Colquitt covnty from camp hunting in said c county. ( Mr. Worley—A bill to subje t all jiersonal and real property of citizens of ibis State, to levy and sale, to satisfy tax fl fas. 1 Mr. Boggess—A bill to authorize W. B. Ayres to practice mediciae, and to charge for t the same. Also, to endow the “Atlanta Medical Col lege." Mr. Phillips—A bill for relief of Mrs, F. E. McCutchen. Mr. Underw ood —A bill to declare the law of j evidence in certain cases. Also, to incorporate ••Rome Mutual Insurance company” of Rome Georgia. Mr. Howard—A bill to authorize the Mayor and Aiderman of Cohunbiw to remove the in mates of lewd und disorderly houses in said 1 city. Mr. Griffieth—A bill to relieve Henry P. Hoff of Ogferhorpe county. Mr. Findlay—A bill to compel Ordinaries, Sheriffs, Coroners, and Marshals of this State to advertise in Public Gazettes, nearest their offices. Mr. Harris—To relieve Reuben S. Williams of Baker. Mr. Hillyer—ln reference to the English Statute of 32nd, Henry VIII. Mr. Hardy—To make the election of Mem bers of the General Assembly annual. Mr. Cannon—To relieve W. H. Rauh rson a minor. Mr. Taliaferro—To relieve the "Cherokee Insurance Banking Company,” and "Planter's Bank,” both located at Dalton, Ga. Mr. Coleman—To change the time of holding l Superior Courts of Miller county. Mr. Milledge—To amend an act allowing Executors, Administrators ami Guardians to resign their trusts on certain conditions. Mr. Fain —To authorize the Tax Collector of Union County to retain the State Tax of said comity for the next two years. Also to amend the Ist Section of an act providing for the com ( pensation of the Commissioned Officers. Musi cians, and Privates of Certain Volunteer Com panies mustered into the service of the State of Georgia. 4c. Mr. Sprayberry—To authorize the Inferior Courts of this State to levy an extra pauper ‘ tax on certain conditions. On motion. Rev. Lovick Pierce was tendered a seat on the door of the House of Iteprescntn- ■ lives. The House concurred in the Resolution of the Senate, making arrangements for Divine Service in the Hall of Representatives, on Thursday next. Thunksging Day. Tuesday, Nov. 24. The minority and minority reports of the 1 committee on Bunks were read, and the mi nority report was not agreed to. The majori ty report, after some considerable discussion, was agreed to, and the bill finally passed by a small majority. The gentlemen who participa ted in the debate were Messrs. Kenan. Irwin. Gordon and Moore in favor of, and Messrs. Lewis of Hancock and Smith of Towns opposed to. Wednesday. Nov. 25th, 1857. BILLS INTRODUCED. Wr. Walker—To declare inoperative the 14th Sec. 34th and 35th. Henry Vll—and to make valid the w ills of Minors. Mr. Wall—To appropriate money to remove obstructions in Big Satilla River. Mr. Fortner—To increase fees of witnesses in the Courts of Emanuel county. Mr. Craft—More effectually to protect Sa vannah. River from obstructions. Mr. Gurdon—To prevent non resident fish ermen and hunters from fishing, hunting, eke., in this State. Mr. Harris— Tn incorporate Marietta Bank in the city of Marietta. Mr. Gordon offered a resolution appointing a committee to examine the rights of members of present session of the Legislature so far as re lates to its duration, (agreed to.) Mr. Harrison —To publish an autlioritive map of the State of Georgia. Mr. Westmoreland—To incorporate “Geor- ' gia Mining and Smelting Company.” Mr. Underwood —To regulate giving testi mony in suits for real estate, A’e. Mr. Webster —To organize a new county from the counties of Floyd and Polk. Mr. Barret —To authorize the Ordinary of i Cass county to pay certain teachers of poor t children. Mr. Sherman—To lay ont a new county from the counties of Habersham and Lumpkin. Al so, to authorize the survey of the 6th district ■ of originally Habersham now Rabun, and to ; appropriate money for the same. Mr. Lewis of Hancock—To provide for the codification of the laws of this State. Mr. Gilbert—To amend the tax laws of this State, ami to compel Express Companies iu this I State to pay tax. , Mr. Davis—To chiutge lines between Marion ! lUH | - counties. Mr. Mott —To amend un act incorporating the city of Columbus. Mr. Lutt'man—' To relieve James Edmundson. Mr. Kinbrongh of Merriwethcr—To author ize Charles Findley to peddle (without license. Mr. Coleman—To amend an act amending an act incorporating the town of Cuthbert. Mr. Milledge—To relieve Virginia B. Collins of Richmond. Mr. Crittenden —To allow non-residents, de fendants, to make answer, &c. Mr. Everett —To amend an net amending an act incorporating the town of Thomasville; also, to appropriate money to said town of Thomasville as compensation for preventing spread of small pox. Mr. Smith of Towns, ottered a resolution eall iitt on our Senators and Representatives in Congress to use their influeiice to get the Uni ted States to extinguish certain Indian titles. Mr. Hyllyer—To authorize the Ordinary of Walton county to pay certain teachers of poor children, also, a resolution requesting our Sena tors and Representatives in Congress to get certain pensions. Ac. Mr. Jones—To authorize the Ordinary of Columbia county to pay certain teachers of poor children ; also, for relief of Mrs. Frances Abbott, Ac. Mr. Taliaferro—To amend an act incorpora ting the city of Ilalton. Mr. Lew is of Hancock, offered a resolution to authorize the Governor to appoint some suitable person to collect ami publish incidents , in the lives, Ac., of Jackson, Milledge, Bald win. Appling. Crawford, Ac. The bill granting State aid to railroads was mode the special order of the day lor Wednes day next. The bill for the pardon of John Black of Habersham county being put upon its passage, on motion a substitute committing his sentence to imprisonment for life was agreed to —yeas 75. nays 88. The resolution requesting the Governor to pardon two females now in the Penitentiary was agreed to. The House taljourued till 3 I*. M. BILLS PASSED. For the relief of John W. Griffith of Gilmer county. , For the relief es Thomas J. Miller of Bibb county. For the relief of Andrew T. Cowe of Greene county. To repeal an act regulating patrols, so far as , relates to Gwiunett county. To authorize the Inferior Court of Gordon ennnty to levy an extra tax to pay indebtedness I of said county. , < To permit Clerks of the Inferior and Stipe- < rior Courts of Lincoln county to hold the office | of J ustice of the peace. | To incor[>orate New Manchester Manufac turing Company. After reading a number of Senate bills first < time and the House bills second time, the , House’ luljournesl till Friday morning—to-mor row being Thanksgiving day. Saturday. Nov. 28th, 1857. The House reconsidered the bill allowing T. . J. Kimbrough to practice medicine, and post- , poned action to a future day. They also re considered and passed the bill to allow Calvin Clark of Telfair county, to practice medicine, i BILLS PASSED. | < A bill to amend the ehartei of the Canton | Mining Company. A bill repealing an act allowing tax collec tors an inscilvent list. A bill to compel persons living out of this ' t State and owning lands in the same to give in i and pay tax on the same. A bill to reimburse J. IL Howard for money -pent by him in maintaining his title slid the State's title to certain lands. A bill to make certain the rights of liusbuuds to the property of the deceased wives. A bill to explain an act organizing the Su preme Court. A bill to compensate for transcribing the numerical land hooks in the Executive De i partmeut. MACON, GA. Thursday, December 3,1857. ATTENTION DEMOI K ATS ! The Executive Committee of the Democratic Party having publislied in a late issue of the Georgia Tele graph, a notice for the several districts of the county loculi meetings for the purpose of appointing dele rates to nominate candidates for county officers, now desire, in accordance with the wisli of the majority of the friends of the put ty, to withdraw the cull, tus on more mature deliberation they find that their powers do not so fur authorize them, > und invite the members of the Democratic Party to meet at Macon on Satur day, the .‘.th of December nest, to settle on such meth od of nominating candidates as may meet the wishes of the majority of the party. .1. A. NISBET, Macon, Nov. 25, 15.",7. Chairtnun Ex. Com. MR. BUCHANAN AND GOV. WALKER. The I’bil tdelphia " Press”—a Journal edited by Cm. Forxev. a gentleman noted for his zealous advocacy of Mi:. Bk iianax for many • years, tunl who may fairly be presumed to un derstand the opinions of the President am/to njtrct thiui— publishes the instructions, is sued to W.vt.KEil and Stantox after they had accept’d the respective positions of Governor and Secretary of Kansas. Among other com ments, more or less significant, the “Piiess” says, defiantly ; We should like any critic to point out the ' passage in these instructions infringed upon by any net of Gov. Walker or Secretary Stanton since the date of their appointment. For our own part, we shall not accept the challenge. We nre not the “critic” for whom Cm.. Fouxev is looking, and we leave it to those who can, “to point out the pa-sage.” Not wholly irrelevant to this, is a comment of the Richmond 3 " Enquirer,” another Journal equally zealous in the defence of Walkeu, and ■ equally assiduous in the worship of the Admix ' isTitATiox. The " Enquirer” expresses itself, ; thus: As to those Democratic candidates, to whom our coteinporary alludes, as having seemed their elections by denouncing Walker, and pledging themselves to denounce Mr. Bufhan -1 an should it be proved that he endorses him, ! we can only say, they acted with rashness quite i characteristic of the school to which they be long. And we would advise them, if they have any aspirations for honors to be conferred in . part by a eonstitutency extending beyond their j respective di-triets. to resign their seats, rather ; ; than venture upon the hazardous experiment of | | opposing the Administration, at least until it | departs from its present policy. These parental suggestion- are elicited by an assertion of the Mobile ”Mercury,” that j Democrat- were elected to Congress in the late canvass in Alabama, upon their announce ment of uncompromising hostility to Walker's | course iu Kansas, coupled with the assurance 1 that they would also denounce the President , himself should it turn out that he endorsed the proceedings of his appointee. There is no . doubt that the statement of the “ Mercury" is ! correct and might be extended, with equal cor- : redness, to Georgia likewise —ami unless we err. to Louisiana and Mississippi also. It is certain that the candidates in this State, with ; Mtt. Toombs at their head, took that position. And what is equally to the purpose, it is not | likely that they will retreat from it or "resign their scats;” the advice of the “Enquirer" to I the contrary notwithstanding. Having been elected in Alabama and Georgia, these gentle men will be contumacious enough to treat with profound iitdiff'crenee, instructions from any 1 other quarter —even though that quarter be the office of the Richmond “ Enquirer.” This will be very “ rush," and very “characteristic of the school to which they belong,” but the " Enquirer" will find it even so. Be the school good or bad, they have been in it too long to learn a lesson, at this time of day, from our cotemporury—farsecing and sagacious as he is well understood to be. The “ Enquirer" con tinues its discourse, thus: Mr. Buchanan has not regarded the male- 1 ; dictions of his eiiemies; he has not replied to the clamor for Walker's removal, in words; j but he has nevertheless retained him in office. , ! ' doubtless satitied that lie has dune his duty. And thus : We agree with our frank cotemporary, that I Mr. Buchanan is responsible for Walker's poli ce in Kansas, ami that he should also receive a share of the denunciations heaped upon the i > "traitor.” Both the “ Press" and the “ Enquirer" pro fess to befthe “peculiar" friends of Mr. Buchan an. They take it upon themselves to explain and defend the position of the Administration on the subject of this Kuntar Waller Imbrog lio, and they call everybody who differs from them, “ noisy zealots," "ultra," “ factionist«.” “extremists" &c., &c. We take it for granted that they speak advisedly, therefore, and we eommeml these'extracts to those gentlemen who are not satisfied with the a light» before them." I We set these two “candles" on the table, hop ing that they may enlighten the subject. "GRIFFIN UNION AND THE DEMOCRATIC PAR- TY.” lite “Griffin Union." n paper which is con ducted with more ability, and we are sorry to add with more venom, than any Know Noth in" sheet in the State, is not a little delighted i with what it is plesisod to term our "lashing of ‘ our own (the Democratic) Party." We beg leave to decline this doubtful com pliment. So far from “lashing" the Demo cratic Party, wc are firmly persuaded that our opinions are those of the great majority of the Democracy of Georgia—and even those of them who differ with us on the single point whether Mr. Bnclianan does in fact endorse the course of Walker in Kansas, are much nearer the true position than the Party which it is the bu siness of our cotemporary to eulogize and de fend. , The Democratic Party of Georgia have re- , solved in Convention that Walker's course is worthy of the severest reprobation. The , Know Nothings have not even done that. lite Democratic Party have urged his re call, in language the most explicit ami cm- ’ phatie. The Know Nothings have done noth- i ing of the sort. 1 The Democratic party have resolved that , they will regard any opposition to the admis i sion of Kansas, founded on the matter of her Constitution or the manner of its adoption, as unconstitutional and to be resisted to the bit i ter end. The Know Nothings have done no > such thing. More than all—the Democratic Party Imve declared the Missouri Restriction unconstitu tional and have rescinded it. Whereas, the Know Nothings have waged war. covert and | open, on the very measure which Walker bus | violated. Those ’who were and are friends to the Kansas Bill, may justly complain of Walker's course. But for those who declared war on the Bill, to go into convulsions of in ' digmit ioii over a departure from its provisions, is an inconsistency peculiar to the "great A mcrican Party"—not surprising in that quar ter. but not to be expected nnywheiv else. In these remarks, our allusions are to the public action of Parties. No doubt, there are many individual Know Nothings to whom our remarks can not apply. But. what we have said is true, of their conventions and chief men. It is possible that the Democratic Par . ty have not gone far enough. But they have done better than those who have not moved a single step in the right direction. Our oppo nents admitted this practically iu the last can vass. Having no plank of their own to stand ; ou, they crowded upon the Third Resolution of the Democratic Platform, and attempted to push us off'. Having nothing of their own to prai-e. they were forced te eulogize the uctiou of the opposing party. • the union is there no danger of its DISSOLUTION F Our attention has been called to a leading article under the above caption in the “ Demo cratic Standard," a sterling State Right« paper published at Concord, N. IL It breathes the right spirit, as will be seen from a few extracts. Speaking of the Southern " Fire Eaters," it says they are destined, perhaps, to act a con spicuous part in the great tragedy of human life, and adds that ” they are Statesmen, and will be heroes when the exigency demands the dis play of their martial spirit.” It admits that disunion will be disastrous in its consequences to the North, while the South i ern Republic, with its cotton, sugar and other great tropical staples, will truly control the j commerce of the world. Acknowledging the j importance, the necessity and iniluence of the Slavery institution, it wants to know of the Abolitionists what they behold in the negro so charming and desirable as to induce them to hate their white brothers out of love for the 1 black man ? The article concludes with the sensible proposition that each eeetion uhoulel li t ' theeyntem and inxtitutione of the other alone; \ and then, it says, "this great Union ofcont’ed ! erated sovereign States will march on its ca i reer of prosperity, progress ami civilization. J until it reaches mi acme of population, [wealth, i power and grandeur, such as the world lias i never yet beheld 1 Ifull Northern men thought and talked as honestly as the Editor of the Standard, ami I verified their words by their acts, then, indeed, the Union would stand as firm and unshaken I ns the hills of New Hampshire. But if they continue to heap wrongs and insults upon us, they may expect—and that, too. at no distant day—for the latent tire of Southern indigna ! tion to burst forth with the sudden fury of the j volcano anti involve in tlames the fabric of the I tiioii. We warn them, in the language of ' Burk, that “there is a time when men will not sutler bad tilings liecatls.’their ancestor* suffered worse: there is a time when the hoary ■ head of inveterate abuse will iteitlierdrsiw rev erence nor obtain protection.” BANKING. We learn that some gentlemen in this ncigli j horhood ami elsewhere, object to our strictures | upon the Banking system as practiced in this State, on the ground that we have no personal ; experience about the matter, and are therefore not qualified to judge the question. If this rule were generally acquiesced in, there would soon be a Millennium for the Banks, for if none were permitted to criticise their operations ex cept those who are interested directly in their success, it is very evident that they would soon have it all their own way. If the discussion is to be limited to Bank Directors, Bank Clerks, etc., it is not probable that the debate will be either spirited or instructive. We readily ad mit that we have no “ personal experience," as . these gentlemen understand the term—that is to say. we own no Bank Stock, we have never received a Bank salary, we have never shaved paper and called it discount, and we have nev ! er speculated iu a depreciated currency ami ! called it exchange. But that the lack of this ’ peculiar experience makes it impossible for us to understand the true principles of Banking, ! or wrong for us to note a departure from them, : is a proposition which, with all our humility, we are not yet prepared to admit. God forbid that we should ever be so vain as to compare ' our meagre stock of knowledge to those ex haustless stores of information, for which Bank officials are so remarkable all over the country ! But what says the Proverb? “A Cat may look at the Ktxt;.” And on this principle, taking care to shade our eyes lest suddenly we be struck blind with the blaze of effulgence, wc have sometimes ventured to make a reverent inspec tion of a Bank Director —nay, in our more graceless days, we remember once to have stared hard at a Bank President himself! Singular to say, we still live, and our eyesight is tolera bly good. But we never think of that blas phemous indiscretion, without a shudder of re morse. To speak seriously, we h ive many friends and acquaintances connected with these Insti tutions, but not that consideration, nor any other, shall deter us from condemning what we believe to be wrong, or from criticising what we deem to be doubtful. About the Bank ing system, we believe there is nothing doubtful. In our opinion, it is rotten, and it ought to fall. It may do for a time to prop it, but it ought to be taken down altogether, at the first opportunity. If not, it will crush a great many prople, when it tum bles. Wc look on it as we do on a ricketty and dangerous house on a public thoroughfare. The owners ought to be made to move it. Those who differ with us, are welcome to the use of our columns. It is no part of our purpose to exclude them from a hearing, ami we invite their contributions. ANSWERS TO ENIGMAS We are requested to insert the following an swers to Enigmas published last week : A. R. IL says the solution to IL A. C.'s Enig ma is "Heiigist and Horsa, two Saxon broth ers.” R. E. answers L. W. G.”s Enigma— " Home Institute." The answer to T. B. G.'s is "The State Press, Macon. Georgia.” BOOK OF LEGAL FORMS. A memorial has been presented to the Legis ■ lature by Richard K. Hixes Esq., asking the 1 State’s subscription to aid in publishing a new ' edition of his “ Book of Legal Forms." The first edition received the unanimous sanction of the Bar. and Comity officers and others have ; fully attested its usefulness in the performance |of the various duties required by law. The present edition has been increased from 180 to i 400 pages, containing all the additions and im provements made necessary by recent Legisla tive enactments. Such a book is of great value to professional men and citizens generally, while to Ordinaries. Sheriff's, Justices of the Peace <tc., it is absolutely indispensable. Mr.. Hines is liighly qualified for the preparation of a work of this kind—his reputation is such ns to require no voucher from us. We know of no object to which the State can better ap propriate the sum for which he asks; and therefore we bespeak for his memorial a favor able response from the Legislature. There is no way in which greater public benefit can lie accomplished at so small an exjtense. “OLD BULLION” ON THE BANKS. Thomas IL Benton has written a long and able letter on the Banking system. We have only room for the tollowing extract in regard to small Notes; | Ido not expatiate upon the evils of small paper money : they are palpable to every ob server, and only require enumeration. 1. It drives away all hard money of equal denomina tions; for, in a competition between two cur rencies, the meanest is always the conqueror and chases the other out of the field. 2. It is the great source of the crime of counterfeiting: for tile mass of the counterfeits consist of small I notes. 3. It demoralizes the community: for ; people not being willing to lose a note for which they have volue, instead of burning it when re jected by knowing ones as counterfeit, put it back in the pocket and otter it again to an ig norant person, who receives it and who goes through the same process when rejected in his hands. 4. Small notes make the panic and I bring on the run which breaks down good banks; for these small notes being in the hands of the nuv*ses, w hen they get alarmed, they as ! scmble by thousands at the door of the institu tion which issued the notes, demand the money, ' break the banks, and propagate the alarm J which themselves feel, until it becomes gener- I al; for nothing is more contagions than a I moneyed panic, nor anything more umnanagea : ble. 5. It pillages the poor and ignorant; for every base note, every one that is counterfeit, I or on a broken bank, or on a bank that never existed, although it w ill run for a w hile, must ; stop somewhere; and when it does, it is sure to stop in the hands of the poor and unitifonn -1 ed, upon that class least able to bear the loss, who have no advantage from banks while iu operation, and who bear the loss when they stop. 6. It excites to swindling; for knaves, with nothing but brass for their capital, and : that in their faces instead of their cotters, arc induced to set up manufactories of small paper, to be sent abroad and sunk upon the hands of those among whom it is scattered; all that is ' so sunk being dear again to the manufacturer. 7. It induces and even compels people to be ; wasteful of their money; for such is the natu ral, honest and just contempt and distrust of small notes that lie or she that receives one hurries off to lay it out for something not need ed ; while a piece of gold of the same amount would be valued and cherished, and laid by and kept and added to until enough accumula ted to make a purchase of .something needed anil useful. 8. It subjects the payer to be cheated or worsted in change; tor giving in payment, he must receive the change in other paper, and for that purpose the meatiest, most ragged, dirty, ami worthless will always he picked out and shoved upon him. In short, such are the evils, the crimes, the demoraliza tion. and cheating <>t small paper money that all nations, except the I nite I .'mites, place it in the category of :i criminal agent ami sup press it accordingly. VERSES FROM “NEW We are indebted for the following lines to a "dark-eyed maid," who dw ells by the seashore in the “Land of Flowers.” With charming modesty, she writes to us that she fears her contribution is not worthy of a place in our columns. We assure herany thing from her pen is fully appreciated, espe cially by the Junior Editor. [For the State Press.] •IHE PAST. The past is ever flitting. With swift hut noiseless tread ; It comes to us in dreams, As shadows of the dead. Sweet mem'ries of the past, To our hearts are given ; Cherished, while life lasts. Anil ne'er forgot in Heaven. Sad mem'ries of the past, Lie deepest in our hearts ; In never fading hues they're cast, And of our being *eem -:s part,— Metn'ry with a silent power, ( lings to every faded flower; Anil every joy that fades away, But tries us for the perfect day. NE TA. At the Anniversary meeting of the St. An drews' Society of Macon, held in this city on the 30th November, 1857, the following offi cers were elected for the ensuing year: M. S. THOMSON, M. I)., President. ALEX. MELROSE, Esq., Vice President. A. PATTERS! IN. Treasurer. ROBT. SMITH, Secretary. HUGH McLEAN, ) GEO. SMI I H. ■ Directors. DAVID ROSS, \ It appeared front the Treasurer’s Report that the Society is in a prosperous condition. That it has disbursed a considerable sum of money in charity during the past year and has lieen able to place at the disposal of the Directors a fund to be distributed during the ensuing quarter to proper subjects for relief. DOCTOR TALMAGE'S LECTURE. A large and intelligent auditory ussenibled at Concert Hall, on Tuesday night last, to hear the Leetuure of the Rev. Dr. Talmage, deliv ered before the Young Men's Christian Associ ation of this City. We have neither time nor space to give an extended notice of the Lec ture. Suffice it to say, this distinguished phi lologist and Divine lost none of his well-meri ted reputation by this Lecture. His subject, “Izingnage, its Origin, and its changes,” was treated in his own popular and peculiar style. Thoughts elevated and profound were rendered simple and intelligible to the least cultivated mind. And his strictures upon Yankeeiam, Americanisms. Southernisms. &c..created much amusement among his hearers. The Lecture abounded in happy thoughts, happily ex pressed. and all must have gone away instruct ed and pleased.— Communicated. TO SUBSCRIBERS Those subscribers who fail to get the paper regularly, will confer a favor by notifying us, and we will gladly do all in out j>ower to rec tify h. TAXES ON UNIMPROVED LANDS We published last week a very sensible ar ticle from the Augunta Constitutionali»t dep- 1 reeating a move that has been made in the Leg islature to change the present mode of return < ing and paying taxes on uncultivated lands. [ Since then we have been favored with the contribution published below on the ame subject, to which we would invite the special | attention of onr readers, and the members of the Legislature particularly. This measure has ! evidently been brought forward by interested parties—sharpers who stand ready to prey upon the property of others. There is no sense or justice in the proposed law, while j there are many serious objections to it. These objections are so clearly and forcibly set forth by our correspondent, “Burns "that it is su perfluous for us to detain the reader with fur ther remarks of our own. We leave the mat ter to the Legislature with full confidence that they will weigh it well and take no hasty or inconsiderate action upon it: | For the State Press.] Messrs. Editohs:—l have noticed that sev eral times during the Session of our Legislature, bills have been introduced to get a law passed to eomi>el the owners of wild, unimproved lands to return them in and pay the taxes to the counties in which they lie. A superficial view j of this matter, may impress us with its seeming propriety ; but when duly examined it will be I found to be more specious than real. The ostensible ground assumed for this law, is that some sparcely settled counties do not receive a fair proportion of county and poor school funds. &c. If there be any validity in this argument, which is at variance with the old and well es tablished principle of taxation, according to rep- ; resentation, &c., then let the remedy be sought, by a bill of relief to such particular county, whose tax receipts fall beloic a fair pro rata per ! cent, per capita, through the Uontroler's office. ■ 1 rather than force on the people n general law greatly detreinental to them. For example : How injurious would such a law be to the ■ widows and orphans, or to the aged and infirm that have inherited lands lying remote from each other, in different comities in this large State, some bounding on Tennessee, and others on Floridaand Alabama. Would it not be very unjust to require an aged Executrix. Executor, or Administrator, who received but a small I commission, to make ta > annual pilgrimages, probably to twenty counties, under a heavy loss j i of time, great fatigue and expense, from the Northern to the Southern counties, first to make a tax return, and then to pay the tax; and all this to be done in a few weeks time in each case, from the opening to the closing of each officer's books of Receiver and Collector I To obey such a law would, to those having a large return to make ot many counties, be (m- . possible in person ; as it involves omnipresence. The passage of this law would impose the most difficult, vexatious and expensive bur then, on a large portion of its best citizens; and open up a detestable floodgate with a train of ills, venality and petty litigation from tax ' sales, for plunder to the unscrupulous vultures, i seeking victims to devour throughout the State; and the widow and orphan, ami all others weak and confiding, would be the prey. How difficult for an Executrix. Administra trix of Guardian, or other person, to get in ten or twenty counties a suitable agent in eae.h of those numerous counties, to attend :i lot or two in each, lloweoul l such agent, if obtain ed, return the land, not knowing ."tything about it. or its value: ami even if h< ! re turn, how would the owner know how much 1 money to send him to pay the tax in time, us every county levies its mm rate at county and poor tax. through the Inferior Courts; mid said tax is erer rarying in the amoimt. in different counties. The rewards or commissions to al! \ the agents in each county, together with post- I age innumerable, and the difficulty of remit ting the trifling amounts require 1 for tax on • each, would be a more than tenfold burthen, t han the tax itself, and would greatly annoy and harrass the people. I trust that the wisdom of the Legislature, will discountenance at once every attempt to subject by law the people to such a terrible infliction. I have exceeded in this hasty article, the space iu your columns 1 had intended to occn j py, but the ililportonee of the .subject seemed to invite it. BURNS. Mtt i.KixiKVttt.H. Ga.. I Monday. Nov. 3D 1857. , IN HOUSE. Mr. Hardeman ottered a resolution relative to the erection of a monument in memory of the late Captain Isaac Holmes, a Georgia vol unteer in the Mexican War. Mr. Fullmore offered a resolution, calling on the Governor to furnish the Legislature with a ■ statement of the amount of iron bought and consumed annually, for five years last past, by the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and the I Penitentiary, and the prices paid for the same, j also requiring the Superintendent of the West ' ern and Atlantie Railroad. to set forth, in tabu lar form, the monthly amount of all leading articles of freight, shipped to and from the ; several Depots; also how many cars ami loco i motives of each class, and the number of days each has stood idle. BILLS IKTRODI'CED. Mr. Harrison, To authorize the issuing of alias Executions by the several courts of law within this State, when the originals have been lost. Mr. Neal, To lay out a new county from the I counties of Cass and Floyd, to be called Mc- Donald. Mr. Chapman, To remove the Seat of Gov ernment from Milledgeville to Macon or Atlan ta, as the legal voters of this State may deter mine. Mr. Findley. For the reciprocal relief of the s citizens of Georgia, Mr. Davis, For the relief of Trustees hold ing property iu Trust for married women, and by the nature of the Trust, free from the liabil ities and control of their husbands. Mr. Hillyer, To amend the several laws of this State, upon the subject of Writs of Certi orari. Mr. Fain of Union, To amend the law, now in force, prescribing the manner of taking ca ses to the Supreme Court by Mandamus. Mr. Harman. To incorporate a Bank in the town of Thomaston, to be called the Bank of Upson. Mr. Bigham, To authorize Deputy Sheriffs to execute titles to purchasers of property sold ; by them at Sheriffs’ sales. By the same, For the relief of honest debtors. Mr. Findley, To change the Tax Laws of this State, so far as relates to Poll 1 ax Mr. Bigham, To authorize Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriff', Coroners and Constables, to' attest | Bonds taken by them, in discharge of their of ficial duties. Mr. , To provide for the preservation of the Public Records.. RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED. Mr. Kendall, Relative to the powera of the Court of Ordinary of this State, so far as pro hibiting Ordinaries from acting as Eseheators. Mr. Wall, Relative to the establishment of a Mail Route through the Counties of Ware and Irwin. Mr. Hughes, Relative to the Taxable pro perty of this State being returned far below its value —to appoint an Assessor of Taxes in each County, or authorize the Receiver to make as sessment upon property not given in according to law. The llouse'took up the reconsidered Bill, to define the duties of the Governor in relation to the Banks in this State which have suspend ed specie payments. Several amendments were offered, but pending the discussion the House adjourned until 3 o'clock, P. M. Three o’Clock, P. M. The Afternoon Session wits consumed in reading Senate Bills, the first time, mid the Bank question lays over as the unfinished busi ness for to-morrow. Nov. 30, 1857. IN SENATE. The Bill providing against the forfeiture c the several Bank Charters in this State, on ac count of imn-specie payment, for a given time &c„ passed the Senate by Yeas, 57; Nays, 26. After which the Senate adjourned until to morrow morning. TEMPLE. INHOUSE. Mii.LmoHvti.LE. Dec. Ist 1857. KILLS PASSED. To explain the net. incorporating the “ At lantic and Gulf Rail Road Company.” To amend the Tax laws of this State, so a to include Express companies. To change the line between several countie therein named. To authorize James Clark, Adin’r of Josep White deceased, to sell certain slaves at priva' stile. To compel Sheriffs and Constables to pc over money collected and received. To appoint an additional commissioner < the Greene and Puh’.ski Monument fund. Togrant tothe United States certain Territ ry within the limits of the city of Savanmi for the purpose of erecting n light house thei ou. To incorporate the United Hebrew Socie' of Macon. To authorize certain persons to practice med icine. To lay out and organize a new county frot the counties of Ltniikin m«l Gilmer. BILLS INTRODUCED. To grant Raymond Thoniassy the use of a: the lands on Tyhee Island belonging to tl State of Georgia, and to allow him to own an transfer real estate. To provide for the redemption of fifty p< centum of the outstanding Bills of the Batik < Darien. To appoint usse: sors iu each county of the taxable property of this State, and to define their duty. RESOLUTIONS Mr. Harrison offered a resolution, that the mmrs ot' meeting of the House of Representa tives. alter to-da.' be !• o'clock P. M. and half past 6 iu the evening. I'liv joint committee np(»ointeil to examine the rights of the present Legislature as to the duration of its present sc-siim. under the re cent act changing the Constitution from Bien nial to annual sessions, re|a>rt.tliat doubt* exist as to the duration under the .recently adopted amendment, mid in view of the difficulties which may give rise to litigation, recommend that this session do not hold longer than forty day* without a two third vote, and that when this Legislature adjourns it adjournsto meet the first Wednesday in November next. • Klt.Ul INTRODI C RD. Toappropriate money to erect a Building for the Georgia Academy for the Blind, and to de fray expenses of the Pupils of said Academy. Accompanying this Bill, is a lengthy and very interesting ixqiort from the committee .ippoint'. ii by both Branches of the Legislature nit the Academy for the Blind. They speak of the Board of Trustees as efficient and intel ligent and specially devoted to the interest und welfurc «>f their charge. They approve of the prudent and safe tnan agemi’tit of its tinanees, its course of instruc tion which they have adopted for the pupils and their zeal to build up a permanent Institu tion fur this unfortunate class of our fellow cit izens. There are at present twenty pupils, in the Academy, nearly all of whom are beneficiaries of the State; many others have applied for admission to its fostering care but have been rejected for the want of an enlarged building t i .’iccommo late an additional number. According to the census of IS4'» there were |3<; ot this iinfortnmite class of person* in this State. Bi the census of 1850, it appears that this number has increased to 230[; taking the census tables as correct and by the same rate their present number would be 295 —from till the census reports of the U. S. it appears that among the white population there is one blind for every 2.245, persons; from this fact it may be safely estimated that there are not less than 400 blind persons in this State. The Trustees estimate the number of blind children who may become pupils of the Acad emy at from 50 to 75, but according to the in crease a few years may double that amount; it is proper therefore th at the Trustees should have an eye, in the construction of a new building, to erect one with reference to the accommoda tion of the largest possible number. The Leg islature cannot endow or [appropriate money for a more useful and benevolent purpose than for those who are truly dependent 'on the fos tering care and protection of the State. Let them have all they ask, and every citizen will respond Amen. TEMPLE. FROM THE CAPITAL Milledgeville, Dec. 2d, 1857. Messers. Editors: —As your correspondent “Temple” has doubtless given you a full re port of the Legislative proceedings, I will at tempt nothing but a kind of gossiping medley in this letter. Tito Senate was engaged on Monday in the discussion of the rill-absorbing Bank question. The main feature in the bill before them was the clause allowing the suspended Hanks until next November to resume. A great many amendments were tacked on to the bill, about which it will be unnecessary to cumber your
