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VOLUME 1. The State Press IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY hy E. C. & A. M. ROWLAND. St BXCKII’TION: Two Dollars per annum in advance, or Three Doh lars at the end of the year. ADVERTISING : One Dollar per Square for the first insertion, and Fifty cents for each subsequent insertion. Liberal arrangements will be made with those who advertise < by the year. JOB WORK. Having a new and beautiful supply of job type and I one of Gordon’s celebrated Power Presses, we are prepared to do any kind of work in this line with j J neatness^accuracy and dispatch, at moderate prices. > CONCLUSION OF HON. A. 11. STEPHENS' SPEECH ON THE NICARAGUA QUESTION. The Government of the United States from its orgiu has maintained legal provisions for , ' . the naturalization of such subjects of foreign >■' States as may choose to come hither, make 1 their home in the country, and renouncing their ‘ I former allegiance, and complying with certain I 1 stated requisitions, to take upon themselves I > the character of citizens of this Government. • Mexico herself, has laws granting equal faeili- 1 ties to the naturalization of foreigners. On the other hand, the United States have not ’ passed any law, restraining their own citizens, < native or naturalized, from leaving the coun- < try and forming political relations elsewhere. ■ Nor do any governments, in modern times, at- I tempt any such thing. It is true, that, there are ! governments which assert the principle of per- ' 1 petual allegiance; yet, even in cases where this is not -other a matter of theory than prac tice, the duties of this supposed continuing al- > Jcgiance are left to be demanded of the sub- I ject himself, when within the reach of the pow er of his former government, ami as exigencies 1 may arise, and arc not attempted to be enfor- ; ced by the imposition of previous restraint, preventing men from leaving their country."’ ! t -Again : “The chief Executive Magistrate, as well as functionaries in every other depart- < ment, is restrained and guided by the Consti- | ’ tution and the laws of the land. Neither the i ’ Constitution, nor the laws of the land, nor t principles known to the usages of. modern i States, authorise him to interdict lawful trade ■' between the United States and Texas, or to < prevent, or attempt to prevent, individuals < from leaving the United States for Texas, or ■ any other foreign country." "If such individuals enter the service of < Texas, or any other foreign State, the Govern ment of the United States no longer.holds over I them the shield of its protection. They must stand or fall in their newly-assumed character, 1 and according to the fortunes which may be tide it." Sir, who said that? Daniel Webster, who i was as learned in the law, State, constitutional ' 1 and natiomd, as any num that ever lived upon i the face of the earth. lie was known, sir, as i 1 the constitutional expounder. 1 am not here i to defend all the opinions he ever uttered; but I 1 1 believe that he was quite Federal enough in I 1 all his constructions, lie w.iS a man whose ! massive intellect, like a huge lens, gathering ' every passing r.iv of light, brought the whole ■ to a focal point of intense clearness and bright- t ness upon every subject to which his attention . ' wasdireeted Evey qu stioli to wlii: h his at ten lion was directed m ver passed from his bauds I V.itiio'it being thorilougldy explained . lid made ! perfectly clear to liny intellect. l u.it is v bat he ' says; that neither Congress nor the President . has a right to prevent, or attempt to prevent, j citizens from migrati::;; from this coimtry, even ' with a view of joining the enemies of a party at peace with us. They have a right to abjure , their allegiance. Mr. Waddy Thompson, our Minister to Mexico at that time, in a circular | letter, uses similar language. I cannot read i all of it; but lie says, on .lune i>, IM2 : “Our own laws upon this subject, v Inch cm- | body to the fullest extent the principles of the ■ law ot nations, only authorise the prevention | of armed ami organised expeditions. It is not I permitted, nor is it to be expected, that we ' should forbid emigration ; nor is it a violation . of the obligations of neutrality, that the coun try to which our people choose to emigrate, happens to be at war with another, with which , we are friendly. The citizens and subjects of. all countries have gone to Texas and joined its armies. The only ditference is that a larger ■ number of the people of the United States has I gone to that country. Does the number alter I the principle ? If one may go, may not ten ? j If ten, why not a hundred, or a thousand ? I The principle is the same. An American citi zen, for example, is about to embark from New | Orleans, and he has his rille, bowie-knife ami I pistols. Have our a tfliorities any power to stop j him ? If there are ten or a hundred, the case i is the same. Igo further. If they admit they j are going to Texas, and intend to become citi- i zens. and to join the armies of that country, it i cannot be prevented. All that could be said to them would be, -1 f yon go to Texas and be come citizens, you have a right to do so, to change your allegiance, and to discharge all the new duties which such a change of allegi- ' mice may exact; but you are no longer a citi- , zen of the United States.’ If a regular mill- : tary expedition is fitted out. then it is not only j our right, but our high duty, to prevent it. — ' In all the revolutionary movements of the South American liepublics, including Mexico, large numbers of our people joined the insur gents. It has always been so, and always will be.” Again, in the same paper, lie says, in relation Io the charge of citizens of the United States furnishing arms to the Texans; “1 assert that such trade is no violation of neutrality; that it has never been so regarded by any respectable writer on public law: and that it is a well-settled principle, that to send articles contraband of war to a belligerent, is no violation of neutrality ; the only penalty be ing the forfeiture of the articles themselves.'’ On the 13th of July, 1842, Mr. Webster ac knowledges the receipt of a copy ot this circu lar, in a letter to Mr. Thompson. In that let ter, the only comment he makes upon the cir- ' cular is in these words: “You have not spoken of it (referring to a I previous circular of Bocanegra's, complaining I of what he called a violation of our neutrality I toward Mexico) in terms too strong in your ; circular to the members of the diplomatic corps,” Now, sir, in the opinion of these men, I say that our law, as it now exists, docsnot prevent citizens of the United States, with nnns in their hands, going into any country they please, provided they do not go in military organiza tion. Military expeditions are prevented.— Military expeditions are known; tiiere is no mistaking them. Our laws say that they should : he prevented, and I say so too. But Isay that ' Mr. Walker had a right to go to Nicaragua.— I Those one hundred uml fifty men had a right j to go there. It was no military organization. ■ Some gentleman has said that Mr. Walker sailed in fraud of our laws. Mr. chairman, with all due respect, I think that was a mis- . take. Gen. M alker s expedition was inspect ed. His ship was inspected. He got a regu- I lar clearance. He had a right to it. He went out upou the higlise as w ith just as clear a man- j State f|y- iJvcss. i ifest as any of our ships sailing the ocean.— I Mr. Webster has affirmed, as just read, that there is no power in the President, in the na- | val officers, or in the courts, under our laws as they were and still exist, to prevent the enii- “ 1 gration of our people to other countries.— : 1 hat is all I affirm. Armed expeditions should be prevented. 1 repeat, sir, in conclusion, as I have got 1 but a few minutes left, that lam not here I against the neutrality laws, as far as they em- 1 body the well-settled laws of nations. 1 am for having them clearly and distinctly express ed. Armed expeditions, organised against the ■ law of nations, 1 am against; but when Amer ican citizens see tit to change their allegiance, and to go with rifle and Bowie knife in hand, 1 say that they have a right to do so. Yes, sir. • they have a constitutional right to bear arms in this country and to carry them wherever I they see fit to go. They cannot use our soil on which to organise military expeditions. If they I do so, stop them. If Walker committed a | wrong, let him be tried. If his men violated! the law, let them be tried, but do not add in- 1 suit to wrong, mockery to outrage. Do not commit this great wrong upon him if he be not guilty, if you accuse him, try him; and if found not guilty, redress the wrong as yen ought. My opinion is, that he is innocent; that he Ims violated no law. lam not here as his eulogist. History will take care of him. Believing that he has violated no Jaw. and vindicating, as I do, the constitutional rights of every man in our jurisdiction, whether citizen or not, I say, sir, that if he be guilty, try him; : but do not interfere with therights of any man upon the bare assumption of his being an of fender. without a trial. His guilt has to be proved. Mr. Chairman, T stated, and repeat now, that Walker’s government in Nicaragua was recog- 1 nized by this. Mr. Wheeler, our minister, recog- , nized the Rivas government, and recognized < Walker as President. The representative of. that government here was recognized by this government; and this government did not, sir —and I want this house to know it —recognize 1 any vthcr than the government under which Walker held office, until after he sailed on this expedition. Let no man say that lam in fa- ; vor of violating natiomd faith : kt no man put j inc in the position of speaking lightly of the na tional faith or the national ilag. Gentlemen can not occupy that ground; J stand upon it my self. The starsand stripes, wheneverthey wave over a gallant navy in defense of the rights of j our citizens, and in defense of national law, I 1 shall hail with delight, and be ready to respond, from the bottom of my heart, in praise of its chivalrous officers and men. But, sir, the members of this House have ' been unfortunate in alluding to General Jack son, and Jo the case of Captain Ingraham.— I General Jackson himself took possession of Florida. He was, it yon please, a grand tilli- i buster himself. That was illegal. His error ' was on virtue’s side, lie erred for the coun try, and for the people’s interests. But it re- 1 mained to Commodore Paulding, for the first time in our country’s history, to bear that gal lant flag, not in defense of men of hi>wwn blood, of his own flesh, of his own race, who had changed their allegiance; but it was the honor of Commodore Paulding to do a deed that he bo;i>ts of having done in anticipationuf a Bri(- ish captain. lie boasts of the deed, ami says if he had not done it the British would have done it. His glory, as I understand it, is. that he stepped in and 'lid the British work. When : the American ffiig is prostituted toperform the work of a British officer, 1 cannot commend the deed. Why. sir, when Davis took this >amc man. a British commander was alongside. ! If it is coming to this, that our Navy in Cen tra! America is to do British work and British bidding. 1 say it is time they were culled home. It was not such work as this that our daring commanders <Hd in the hist war when they el i evated the American Navy to that height of | glory that it has attained, and of which we may be justly proud. That was achieved by light ing the British and opposing British policy. 1 am for maintaining the same American pol- ’ icy against British policy that our Navy then | maintained. lam for maintaining the laws ot | our country, and against, aggression of all sorts. | I stand here to-day upon a general principle which invokes the rights of American citizens. I am here also to defend the American tiug, whether upon land or upon sea. as long as it is borne aloft in defense of these rights. Accord ing to these principles no citizen of the United States, or foreigner, within our jurisdiction, can be deprived of his life, of his liberty, or his property, but by the judgment of his peers and the laws of the laud. Upon these princi ples 1 stand or 1 fall. THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE IN CONGRESS. The President s message, upon Nicaraguan affairs, produced an animated debate in the linked States Senate on the 7th inst., Messrs. • Seward, Doolittle and Pearce sustained the 1 President, and Messrs. Davis, Crittenden, Brown. Pugh, Toombs and Douglas took the opposite side. Mr. Davis said : Were this expedition all that it is described to be. it is only a misdiuneunor instead ofu violation 1 of the neutrality laws. The suspicion that there | was an intent to make war against a nation i with which we are at peace, would have just i ified the detention of Gen. Walker ami his men ' within the limits of the United States, but not their arrest beyond our own limits.—As we have m» extradition treaty with Nicaragua, they could not haw lawfully been taken upon her soil, even had they been fugitives from jus tice. Thu President has no more power to make such an arrest than any member of Con gress. Mr. Crittenden alluded to the remark of the ’ President that Commodore Paulding had com mitted a grave error, ami said that according to his own premises such a conclusion was alto gether illogical; and the conduct of Com. P. was as com formable to law as if he bad received express instructions to do what he did. Mr. Brown thought it was a little, singular that while the President disapproved of the ar rest of (Jen. Walker, yet at the same time excused that act.—The arrest of Gen. Walker I was in violation of law ; for if Com. Paulding | had a right to make the arrest, his conduct is I not only to be excused, but applauded. If he’ i had no right to do that act, then the President | owes it to the people of the country to con | demn it. But if Gen. Walker has been guilty of any violation of law, and has been arrested and brought back to our shores ns a fugative from justice, why is he not put in the clutches of the law? Why was he brought to New York, placed in the hands of the marshal, then brought here and dclivere<l into the hands of the Executive, and then set at liberty? Why was he not curried back to Louisiana by the same authority that arrested him, and there j put upon his trial on this charge of violating I the law ? Mr. B. went on to say that this was I a farce being played out before the American i people, which was disreputable to all who were I engaged il* it. There had been no violation ot I law. Those who have trumped up this charge j against Walker kaew that there had been no j violation ot law. If they believe that he has violated the law, they have been guilty of a ; dereliction of duty in not punishing him for it. Com. Paulding had charged Walker in his j letter with piracy. Was there any proof to MACON, GEORGIA, THI RSDAV, I'EBRI ARY 4, 10. ! sustain that charge? Was there any indict- : ment against Walker for such an offence as i that ? He would repeat what lie had said be- j fore, that when Com. Paulding so far forgets j his duty as to charge piracy, bucaneering and . j ' other heinous offences against men who have rendered good service to the country, he dis- 1 | graces his epaulettes and deserves to have them j torn from his shoulders. Gen. Walker has vi- ( j dated no law. Put him upon trial before a « * jury of his countrymen, ami give him afairand ; impartial trial ami he would be acquitted. i Mr. Pugh thought the principles laid down < ! in the message were neither warranted by the ( Constitution of the United States, nor by any ; statute law of the United States, nor by any ; principle of the law of nations. The question ; was not whether Gen. Walker was committing ; a crime against Nicaragua ; let her punish him if she is able. "Who made us the avenger of her > wrongs? Was Walker committing any crime •upon the high seas? What has he done ? —■ The Senator from New York says that he has made war upon a foreign nation. This is no crime by any law of the United States. It is a i crime to set on foot, within the limits of the ] United States, an expedition against a foreign ( nation with whom we are at. peace, but to go outside of our own limits and make war is no offence, either by the neutrality laws or any- ■ thing else. ’ ; Mr. Toombs thought the message contained grave and important errors, and wished to en ter his dissent from them. The President, he ' « ! remarked, dared not defend, while he endeav ' ored to palliate, the outrage on an American , Senate, and he proceeded to examine some of ; ! the grounds upon which that palliation was at tempted. The President assumed a question : n<rw before the legal tribunals of the country; be had assumed that the neutrality laws of the United States had been violated and that it was , his business to enforce them. Mr. T. denied 1 that there was any proof that such was the j case; but admitting, for the sake of argument, that it be true, what right has the President to use the army and navy all over the face of the ' , ' earth ? This was an usurpation of authority ' not only in derogation of law, but in deroga tion of his oath of office. He must get the au- • l thority by law to use any extra territorial ju i risilictiou whatever. He could command no popular respect as a vindicator of the laws of the country, unless he himself should obey the laws; but. in this case, one law has been viola ted tor the purpose of vindicating another. i Mr. I)ongi.is thought the higher law was very good in its place; but now wewcre to impure what power is conferred upon the executive in executing the neutrality laws. The statute of 1818 defines the jurisdiction of the United 1 States to extend one marine league from the coast, and if an arrest shall be made within I that distance of the United States, courts have jurisdiction ; but no authority is given to make ian arre-t beyond that distance. lie was in fa vor of giving the neutrality laws a fair, faithful and vigorous execution. This is a Government of law. and let us stand by the laws and exe- 1 cute them faithfully, whether we like them, or dislike them, so long as thry remain upon the statute book. The right of expatriation, he contended, was coextensive with the right of naturalization, and he regarded the arrest of Walker as in violation of the neutrality laws and of the laws of nations. THE INDIAN WAR. The Li't news from India amioum cs the fall i of the capita! of the powerful Mohamn udun kingdom off hide, following that of the ancient seat of the Mogul empire. The war i> thus nearly finished on the great scale, but there j will he for months, ami perhap* years to < >me. a necessity for a larger force of Europeans than has been there previously. It is true that the Sikhs and the Goorkhas may, to a. certain ex tent, replace the Sepoy, but the war. will as suredly change the policy of England toward I the Indian. It is evidently predetermined to ' reduce the rebels of Ilindoostan to the cundi ! tion of slaves in substance, albeit, some other ' name may be used to qualify and assuage the ( 1 qiiecsy conscience of Exeter Hall. 'Hie war , will not cud with submission, ami a military : occupation will be necessary in order effec , tuaily to convert the natives into laborers us ( the invoiuntaiy sort on their own soil, or to . ' transport them to some distant clime. We only ask our English cousins to treat ■ , their new dependants with the same humanity , ami care extended to the African in the South- . ( orn States, ami not visit- the cooly too heavily j ( for those crimes which were the result us his , nature, ami the neglect and horrid misgovern- j ment of the East India Company. It is a satisfaction to know that the administration < of India cannot remain in the hands of the j , ; mercantile monopoly which Las been to Ilin- j doostan as crushing ami deadly as the car of Juggernaut to the wretched native that casts himself to be immolate*! before its ruthless wheels.— Xetc Yorl' X( :rs. AGRICULTURAL. The following “ Hints for the Month” are from the February number of the Southern 11 a valuable Agricultural periodical • published at Augusta, Ga. The Plantation.—Break up land for Coni as deep as possible, using the subsoil plow, wherever it is practicable. Put on all the ma- 1 nure you can obtain, unless you are planting very fertile new land or river bottoms. On old land, you can scarcely manure Corn too highly—it will appropriate all the food you offer it in the growing season, especially if it is turned deeply under. Manure heavily, plow deep, and plant as early as the season will ad mit. if you wish to have full cribs next fall. Your preparations for C »tton planting should, ’also, go steadily onward—h.avc your *‘beds” thrown up deep and mdluw, and get a “stand” as early in the season as possible. Who will give us a short and practical, but comprehen sive. treatise on Cotton planting, “with all the modern improvements,” for our March number? Main us our new subscribers cannot obtain the back volumes of the Cultivator; and we desire that all interests be fully and fairly represent ed in our journal. Let our best and most suc cessful Cotton planters speak out. I Spring Oats should now be sown as soon as possible. Irish Potatoes may be planted, and Sweet , Potatoes beded out for the production of “ draws,” the last of the month. ( Fences must be repaired, and put in order ■ for the season. Hedges of the Osage Orange. Macartney ami Cherokee Ro<c, Evergreen Thorn, Arc., may i still be set out. but it must be done at once. The Vegetable Garden.—The operations of the Gardener must now commence in good earnest. In order to secure a regular and abundant supply of good vegetables, the garden ' must be put in a -borough condition at once. Let it, however, be remembered that the soil should never be stirred, nor any seed l>e plant ed while the ground is wet: in fact, it must bo dry enough to crumble easily, w hen raked over See remarks of last month, under this head, all j us which will also do for this month ’ ami if any crop, that was put in before, Las boon des- ' troyctl by frost, let it l>e renewed. English Peas may now have a careful hoe ing, drawing a good ridge of soil to them, p.ir . ticularly on the north<‘rft side. • All vegetable >ecd<, except CucumK 4 ’*- 1 and Mush Melons, may be planted from the middle till the latter part of this month, as Beets, Spillage, Parsnips. Salsify, Ix-ttuee. Turn ips, Onions, (blaek seed) Cabbage for succes sion, tec. During the latter part of the month, Cab bage plants may be set out for a crop. Okra seed may be planted; if put in rather ( deeply, say covered with a couple of inches of soil, it will be safe and ready to start as soon 1 as the season will permit. Plant Irish Pota- j toes, and if any of the former planting have j come up, hoe and draw the soil up, so as to . cover them completely, and they will soon ap- 1 pear, again. By the middle of the month, AV#t«r Melons I and a small crop of early Corn may be put in; | Adams" Early, and White Flint Corn are the best varieties. Now is also the time to sow Colza seed. AVe i have often planted the seed, during the first I week of February, and had excellent greens in I four weeks. If Hot Beds have not yet been prepared, do it at once. If you have no sashes or glass, you > umj adopt the cloth or German Hot Beds, des- I cribed under our Horticultural head. Where Sweet Potatoes are wanted early in in the summer, put out your sets in a hot bed, ' that you may have an abundance of draw s to set by the first of April. The Obchabd axd Fhvit Garden. —Set out the I'each, the I’luin, the Apple, the Pear, the Quince, the Fig, the Pomegranate, the Grape, the Strawberry, and all other desirable kinds of fruit and ornamental trees and vines. Ex amine Peach trees for the worm, and Apple trees for the borer, and dig those depredators from their hiding places with the sharp end of your knife. Heap leached ashes around your Peach trees from the “collar"’ to the height of 2 or 4 inches above the surface of the ground, or pour boiling water around them as hereto fore directed. Work around all your fruit trees, stirring the ground well us far as the branches extend, and apply a good top-dressing of manure. Cover the surface around newly planted, and all delicate trees, and shrubs, with leaves, pine straw, or loose manure to the depth of 4 or 5 inches, so that the roots may be pro tected. Tub Floweb Garden.—Plant, at once, all Bulbs, such as Hyacinths, Tulips, Crown Im perials, Dahlias. &c., &<-. Sow tender Annuals in hot bods, and prick out into open ground us soon as all danger of frost is over. Dress and trim borders; plant edgings of box; spread gravel on garden walks, and roll the surface firmly ; plant ornamental Hedges or screens of Arbor Vitie, Wild Olive, Euonymus, Privet, Ac. Prune Roses and other ornamental shrubs. Set out rooted plants, ami cuttings ot the Rose, Cape Jassaniine, and other flowering plants. Stake all newly planted and pliant shrubs. Clear up all weeds and foul trash, and prepare your (lowers to “see company."’ Prepare ground for lawns, by plowing very deep, (sub soiling is inches,) immure highly and sow a liberal allowance of mixed seed, such as Ken tucky Blue Grass. White Clover, Herds Grass. Tex is Mnsqnit, Italian Ray, &c., *Vc. When sow n, roll smoothly with a cast iron or stone roller, and keep ell all sow ls, pigs, cattle, etc. CLIPPINGS. Newsi-ai-ei.-. -Judge Longstreet, the newly elected Pr. -i.leiit of the South Carolina Coi k“e, thus sets forth the value of a nowspu p.T; — r mall is the -uin thr.t is required to patron ize the newspaper, and mo~t amply remunera ted is the patron. I cure not bo .v humble mid iinpreteiiding the gazette which he takes, it is next to iinp< —ilde to fill it fifty-two times a year, without, putting into it something that is worth the subseiiptioii price. Every parent whose- son is off from home, at school, should supply him At ith a paper. I still remember wh.it dinercmce there was between those of my schoolmates who had, mid those who had not access to newspapers. Other things being equal, the first were decidedly superior to the lust in debate mid composition at least. The reason is plain, they have command of more facts'. Youth will peruse a new.-paper with delight, when they will read nothing else. Jim Lake a Morotox Spy.—The report is current that Col. Jim Laue of Kansas notorie ty, is now mid for some months has been in collusion with the Mormons. A Washington correspondent of the Pliiiadelpliiu Press, says that the Administration is in possession of in tbrin.-ition w hich conclusively provesrfhc fact. The exact character of this information is not publicly known ; but tlie impression is. that an express between Brigham Young mid Lane has been intercepted on the plains by the U nited States force. The Killed by this EAitTiiqcAKE.—Later accounts from the kingdom of Naples show that the number ot persons killed by the terri fic earthquake in December last amounts to between fifteen mid twenty thousand. It is a calamity w hich has spread terror mid desola tion over the fair land of Naples. Damage by the Fbksiiet.—AVe understand, say,, the Columbus Sun. that the damage sus tained by the Palace Mills, by the recent fresh et, is very heavy, and will involve the loss of several thou-and dollars, and occupy some two or three mouths to place it in running order again. The Galveston News mentions the receipt of a sweet potato weighing sixteen poumls, and about thesize and shape of a pumpkin, measur ing thirty inches in circumference each way. A Mammoth Hog.—A few days since a hog was killed i t Henry Sherahaliu's hotel, in Mount Joy, Lmieastereounty Pa., w hich weigh ed ‘JI2 pounds cleaned. A Philadelphia jury lues acquitted the young num. Smith, of the murder of Robert Carter, late President of the Tainqua Pa.. Bank —the seducer of his wife, on the ground Ot intanitu. A Mormom advertisement reads as follows : “To let—rooms for two gentlemen and four I wives, or rooms for one gentk-imm and six wives.” There are ten times as many newspapers printed in the Gennaii language in the United States as there are in Germany. “Avsirtisk."—Dull times are perliaps the very best for advertisers. What little trade is I going on they get, mid whilst others are grum bling. they |>ay their way, and with the news papers as a life—preservers.s wim on the top of the water, while others are sinking all around. Advertise liberally, mid you will liaixlly smel hard times. Ow Eabi.y Rising.—One of our cotenqiora ries dispose -of thia virtue as follows: "We liave watched (he says) those fellows, who are the early risers, and as a general thing, they are the first chaps who go to the greceries of a morning. It is all moonshine alsmt -ho smart est and greatest men being the early risers. It might have been so in old times, but when vou see a chap movin-r aismt very early you may be certain be is alter a drink. TILE LATE J. C. BATES, OF ALABAMA. With “Major Bates" of the Alabama Jour nal we enjoyed the most pleasant personal re lations during our seven months' sojourn in Montgomery. Though we ditt'ered widely in political sentiments " we agreed to disagree, as gentlemen always should,’"—to use an ex , pression of Randolph of Roanoke, on a certain 1 occasion, in reference to himself and General ' Harrison. We met as strangers, wo parted ! i as friends, mid with the ex]aietation of many a ; re union this side "the iliiity pavement of the tomb;"" aud in this pleasing expectation we con tinued to indulge till Wednesday hist, when, to our inexpressible surprise mid regret, we found I on rending un article in the Montgomery Mail | of the Ist instant, that our valued friend bail . ce;i-ed to be an ildiabitaut of earth. We could I scarce realize the sad truth that he had lieen i dead some four months. Major Bates was a native of Boston, Mass., I and as a politician he prided himself on his ad herence to the coiiservative views of Webster mid his " solid men" of that region ; but soci , ally, he seemed to be peculiarly adapted to the j society of the sunny South. We never knew ■ a inmi who seemed to be more free from the unamiblo selfishness ascribed to the Amikee ! character. He was rather noted, in fact, for his indifference to his own personal and pecu -1 niary interest. Those who knew him best said that his liberality knew no bounds but an emp ty purse; that, like Goldsmith, he would give to beggars till be had reduced himself to their condition. Major Bates edited the Abilaima Journal for a period of alioilt seventeen years. Hispuper was the organ ot the old Whig party of Alaba ma, mid in the day of that party it was conduc ted with decided ability and efficiency. Major Bates wns a fine scholar, a well informed politi cian, a man of extensive reading, and a ready and vigorous writer. This will be readily ac knowledged by all who read the Alabama Jour nal in the days of Ulay Whiggery. Alter the disbanding ot the Whig party, the Major made comparatively little use of his pen in the politi cal contests of his Stata To the organization and some of the principles of the American party, he manifested a decided repngtiancefrom first to last; and as his opposition to the I )emo crntic party never knew any abatement, he found himself in an unfortunate position for a party editor, the organ of a dead party mwl be -1 tween the tiro of the two living ones. He, how ever, supported the men brought out by the Americans, in opposition to those presented by ‘ the Democracy, lint his heart never seemed to enter into any of the political fights that ■ took place after the downfall of the Whig par ty. lie wrote but little, mid so lar a- we <’•>::!•! judge, desired to write -still less on the political j topics of the day. His vitality as a jiartizmi journalist ceased with the dissolution ot the par ty to which lie had devoted the best days ol his lite. Peace to the ashes ot J. C. Bates', the cotir «teoiis editor, s icial companion, the kind-heart ed friend, the honest patriot.— SiclunomL £r ! aminer. NGTit E. IMIOM this date w< -trill adopt us near as possible . the CASH SYSTEM. We arc compelled In do it. From tins date nb articles will be priced AS CASH. Where credits are given i which will only be given to those win, have paid us promptly 1 an addition will be made to die price named according te the time de sired bv the purchaser. HARDEMAN & Gittl FIN. Macon, Jun. I,IBAS. jan 7 CLARK A LIPP ITT. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, 6’J. HAVING returned to Douffherty county, and as sociated with me in the prauiix eof Lav*, Alex. 8. Lippitt. E>q., prompt’ and faithful attention will be ffiven to all business entrusted to oar care. We will practice in the counties of Dougherty, Baker, Calhoun, Lee, Dooly and Wurth—in the Supreme C’.iurt at Macon; in the LT. 8. <’onrt.«, and wherever ! specially engaged. Particular attention will be given tu the collecting and securing ofnmnev demands RICH’!), il. CLARK. Albany, Ga., Dec. 7, Wu. HAK AND 1-IYE. DBS. LEBRI N & DI ITON, OCULISTS AN D A URIS 7S, DR. LEBRUN offer* to tlio.se suffering from deaf new bis* aural remedies, which have been successful in nearly three thousand cases of eon* tinned deafness ! Thc-e remedies have l»ccn pro nounced bv Drs. Khnuiier, of Berlin, uud Dcfeim, < f Paris, and Curtis Pilcher, of London. a« the most wonderful ever applied for disease* of internal and middle ear. They cvoipi i»e different courses for the various diseases that affeCt the external and middle ear. Dr. Lebrun warrant* a <*urt in trery cenm, when the ear is perfect in its furmatiun. He has eighteen certificates from those v, ho had been dxt ffrom ib fan .>y, whose hearing is now completely restored, and they are now enabled tu ieurn the language! Over twen ty-seven hundred cases of avaftjess have been .success fully treated by him. Certificates to that effect may I be seen on application. In al! oases of deafness arising from inflammation, thickening, or even perforation of tin* “membrana tyiupani, usually called the ‘drum’; inflammation of nnicus membrane of the tympanum and cuataehain tube, with accumulutiuu us mucus ; nervous affections, , polypus growths, Ac., or when the disease can he traced to scarlet, typhus. bißioWs or intermittent fe ver, colds, the use of <piunnc or mercurial medicines, gatherings in the ears of childhood, Ac., the sense can. .in nearly every instance, be restored. When a j want’ d’ secretion is uppatent, the “Auditory canal,” being drv and scaly : when the deafness is accompa nied with nuises in the ear, like rustling of leaves, chirping of in.-ects. falling water, ringing of bells, pulsations, discharge of matter; when in a stooping position a sensation is felt as if a rush of blood tu the , Lead ha<l taken place; when the hearing is perfectly acute where there is much or less acute in dull, cluudy weather, or when cold has been taken, the course pursued by Dr. Lebrun is considered infallible. Dr. DUFTON, the only practitioner in the United ' States who practices the new, painless, anti suceuss ful method in treating all dfeeitfiaa to which the Eye is subject, where every other mcaus have failed to afford relief, he asks from such a fair and impartial trial. Patients sending a few particulars ui their case, can have remedies sent to any part. Testimony. “We the undersigned, practitioners of medicine in the city of New York, having hnd occasion tu witness the practice <»f Drs. Lebrun and Dufton. in diseaaea of the Ear and Eve, lavinga i le all j»rofe.ssional jeaL 1 onsy and prejudice, fr eely admit tin- course pursued by them in treating diseases pf those delicate organs, from the unparalleled success which has attended it, is weli worthy the at ten tion ofour profatfrionnl breth ren throughout the Uuiled States. Their svstem of treating diseases of the middle and internal ear, by the useful “medicated vapors,” particularly in chron ic and complicated eases, form* a now era in the practice of aural surgery, and tills up a void which ( has long, been fell by the gem ral pi aclHioner. In dis eases of the eye, tins' seldom Acquire to resort tu an operation. As skillful Anrists an<i Oculists, and en . thusiasticallv devoted to their profession, we cordial ly recommend them to such as may require tbuir aid.” Signed, Ai.BXANDBJt K. Mott. M. D. Geoh'.e S. Gka.nk.\, -M. D. HoItYCK Winslow, M. D. Dklfhax, M. D. Ai.i.ston B. Fkaxcis. M. D. T. V. Van Bi ken, M. D. Bedford Doiifmcs, M. D. New York. August 7, Students wishing to perfect themselves in this . branch of medical science, will find an opportunity by joining th«- class, the Eve and Ear I nfinnary of Dr. Delacy Lcßruu, Union Place. Cliniques, every Tuesday and Fr iday afternoons, from 1 to 3 o’clock, during Medical College terms. TERMS. Five Dollars Consultation fee. Tcndol -1 Jars to be paid when the hearing is restertai to its original acuteness. Address Drs. J. DELACY LEBRUN A DCFTON, Union Place, New York City. N. B A treatise on the nature and treatment of deafness and diseases of the ear. with the treatment of tbe deafand dumb. Price One Dollar. 2 **"Mon<'V letter* must be r««»tster<Ni hy the Post Master. Registered letters are at our risk - please bear this in mind. Correspondents must enclose Postage for return answer, the new postage law re quiring prepayment Dee 'L 15o»—tf. HEAD QUARTERS FOR FASHIONABE DRY GOODS. BOSTICK A KhlN'would invite the attention of everybody, especiaUy the Ladies, to their new , stock of FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS, which are now just opened and ready for inspection. It is a well known fact that our House has ah'ays been “Head Quarters,** for the Newest, Richest and most fashionable styles of Dress Goods, and we boldly assert, that our present assortment will com pare in point of taste, variety and elegance, with any stock in the State of Georgia. Ladies, one and all, we invite you to call and see the most magnificent Ktock of Maplr A. Fancy Dry Good* ever opened in Macon. Come, whether you wish to buy or not ; we want yon to see them, so that you ran frß yonr neighbors uml acquaintancea how beautiful the goods are. Oct BOSTICK A KEIN. ATTENTION PLANTERS. A A *"E can sunplv you with Negro Blankets. Ker- ▼ ▼ seys ami Plantation Goods, on as favorable terms as any other establishment in Georgia. Give us a call. ’ BOSTICK A KEIN. I Act m SILKS! SILKS I SILKS I r I''!lE largest, handsomest and cheapest stock ever I brought t<» Macon, including every style, color and price, from sl2 to SIOO a pattern, just opened at BOSTICK A KEIN S. I oct 19 CURTAIN GOODS AND CARPETINGS. \ large supply just received, and wiil be sold very cheap by BOSTICK A kEIX. I oct 19 DR. H. A. METTAUER, HAVING Spent a portion of th roe successive years in this city, during which time he has limited I . ! his practice almost exclusively to Surgery, now re- i spccttully offers his servicea to the citizens us Macon _ j and the surrounding country, in all the brandies of his profession. Otficc on the South-east corner of ”-d and Cherry streets, over Asher Ayres’ new Grocery ■ EIAZAAK OF FA«HIO.'VT~ $50,000 WORCTEI )F tho most elegant, rich and varied assortment Fall and Winter Dry Goods i jnst received and in store at ROSS. COLEMAN & ROSS’, : Cotton Avenue, ever before offered tu the critici-m of t . a fashionable world. Allow* us must rcspecttully to solicit an early inspection of our European and Home ? l i fabrics, consisting of everything that can charm the - . eve or captivate the taste ufeven the most fastidious. \Ve fee! n«> hesitancy in proclaiming it the largest, j 4 i richest, and most varied aaMrtnieut, by far that was . * ever brought to Macon. A notice of only a few of r . our novelties, wil! give a slight idea of the maguiti- i 1 cem eof oiir stuck, and the bright and beautiful no i i velties that adorn our shelves and counters. Point D’Alencon LACE COLLARS, from sl2 GV to ' S7O W each. • Rchl French EMBROIDERED SETTS, from *3 00 to I s2’» "0 per set. i Embroidered HANDKERCHIEFS, from $1 00 to s2‘» "" each. Jaconet and Swiss BANDS, from cents to $7 00 a strip. Rubes, Aquillee in worsted and silk embroidered with velvet, from $5 •»<> to s!<•<» on « Dress Pattern. Lady Cuurtnay Morning Robes, from sl2 W to s.)<'*•*» each. THIRTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS worth of new Jaconet and Swiss frillings—exclusive • styles, at all prices. Cloth am! Velvet MANTILLAS, from $8 00to SIOO > j _ 00 each. Embroidered 'Velvet MAN 1 ILLAS worked with Silk and Ostrich Feathers. , Oil Paintings, among w hich aie Svbil’s Cave at Ho- 1 bok< ii. New Jersev, and the tomb of Kosciuacu. A great variety of Tapestry, Velvet, Tajtestry Brus sels, Three ply and Ingrain Carpetings, Rugs, Druggets, Oil Cloths, Ac. Our stock of plantation goods is most ample and complete, b-4 White Blankets at 02 1-2 cents ouch, 1 ami prices running up to 2'» each. Everybody is earnestlv solicited t,» give in n c;»B, as our slock is unusually large and we are bound t<> sell. I !‘lease remember to get at the right place on Cotton Avenue, at BOSS, COLEMAN A ROSS’. ■ oct 22 BOOTS AND SHOES. i TTIIESItIX OF THE BIG BOOT. Xo. 71 2. Cotton A venue, opposise Washington >2l ! Hall Lot, Macon, Geoigia. The subscribers Y would return their thanks for the very liberal ami long continued patronage extended to them, and would most respwttullv solicit a continuance of the 1 same. We have in store a largo assortment of BOOTS AND SHOES. mostly ot our own manultu-Uire, to which weekly ad ditions will be made, of ail the different styles’ and patterns usually called for in a shoe store, and would , mvite those wishing to purchase, to call and exam- 1 inc vur *u»ck, as we are prepared to sell as Iqw as anV house in thevitv or State. f «tlv MIX A KIRTLAND. i II DOTS.— A full assortment 4 GentV fine French I 17 Calf Bouts, pump s and water proof, _• 1 of various kimls am! (piaiities. both sewed and peg- ■ e ged. Just received and fur sale low bv MIX A KIRI I ND 1 O SHOES. \ large assortment «ts Gen(s 11 am! box Rubbers. Also Ladies slipper and s&l*i- 1 flul rubber Shuus ufQoodyear's celebrated patent.— j Just received and fur sale low bv oct ]<♦ MIX A KIRTLAND. I PLANTATION BROGANS.—-Now in store the ' be>t assortment of Negro Shoes, we have ever ’ ’ offered in this market. Men’s double soled peg and I nailed black and russeits; <io. heavy single solrd ! black and russetts; do. boys and youths black and rus etts, all of which we are selling verv low ; oct. IV MIX A KIRTLAND. BOOfS AND SHOES. Men’s and Boys and ; Y outh’s fine calf and kip peg’d Boots’; Men’s • stont kin hunting and mud Boots; Gents lasting ; it Gaiters, Monterey, opvra and ties, and tine calf Bro gans; Gents, boys’.-, and youths’ patent and enam- - e’led Brogans : Men’s boys’ end youth’s California , iup Brogans, a large assortment. octi? MIX’A KIRTLAND. ' TA Y 1.0 K'S AITTE-DYSFFPTK ELIXIR \\ r E would cull attention to the above valuable ' > V remedy as being the best ever discovered for I Dyspepsia ; and fur this alone we recommend it. v bate many certificates, and could get many more, | ‘ from some of th? most prominent men in our section ‘ of the Srntc - but we decline this mode of adverti- I F ’ nK ’ We only want the afflicted to give it a trial -and the ' worse the cases the inure marked the relief -to con- ( vine? all that this is truly a wonderful remedv. We only wi<h we ha I the influence to induce even* suf- ‘ ’ fvrer from this ten ibie disease to give this remedy a I trial, as we hare never known of u case vet that was ’ not cured or relieved by it even with oho bottle. ’ • , Give it u trial by all means. For sale bv GEORGE PAYN’E, Macon. SMITH A EZZAKI), Pi-uprietors. nov I’j-Am AUanta, G a . i r i’ii i-: MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK. ‘ XT ET ASSETS, Exclusively Cu.-h,) Four and a .N half Millions of Dollars. Secured by Bon i and Mortgage mi Real Es- i taie in the City ami State of New York, worth over ; • The entire profits of this Company, $l t 6tl),<hJo, > I (Ist June, I>*>7.) arc the property us tlw u.sMired. Wives can insure the lives of their husbauds for a ! sum tree from the claims of his creditors. Creditors can insure the lives of their debtors aS a security for their claims. ! Parties can insnre their lives for a sum payable on their attaining the age of 45, 50, 55, or f»o years, mid so make a m wvision for old age, or payable to their 4 heirs ahoald they die in llw uttwim. ' A fixed sum can be secured bv one payment, with ■ power to increase or decrease the amount deposited, - - renewing the amount assured cviuiublv. FRED'K 8. WINSTON, President. Isaac Arratt, Secretary. Shkfpaicd Homans, Actuary. * Pamphlets giving every information, and blank j ' fmms for application*, can be had at mv office. T. K. BLOOM, • nov ’• Macon Ga. TO PL INTERS. 'TMTE subscribers have on hand, a good stock of f t 1 Osnaburgs. Kerseys, Blankets, and coarse Shues | ? suitable for the season, also, a general stock of Gru- ! > curies which they will sell cheap for Cash t.r apf«rov- I <sl credit, at the old stand on tne corner above the i , Lanier Hou'?. C. CAMPBELL A SON. Macon, October 2° ? l c ’7. • NUMBER 16. ISAACS’ SALOON, On Cherry Street, near Ralston’s New Hall, MACON, GEORGIA. IF yon arc fond of noon eattxg «nd ORTNKiNtr- if you want to find all the delica< tea of the seasun - a comfortable breakfast—an excellent lunch—a sub stantial ilinncr— a first-rate supper, or anything else in that line, you can’t be better suited than at Isaac’s CSUCRKATSD SILOOX. At this far-famed establishment, StraxoWrs and Kesioexts cun have whatever they call for, served up at moderate charges, in the best style and bv th« most attentive waiters, at any hour frotn eark in the morning until lute at night. * Look at his Bill of Fare, and choose for yourself: bYfeTFFCK® From Now York, Savatnmh ami Brunswick, in the .shell or hy the measure, raw, fried, stewed, ia any wav Vuu want them ALSO, Shrimps and Crabs, ild Game of every variety, V'eniaen and Beef Steaks, Mutton Chops and Veal Cutlet*, J lain and Eggs, Dcvilea Harn and Deviled Terapins, Mountain Oysters, Turtle &mp. Ac., Ac., Ac. Wood cock. Grouse, Mountain Geese, Squirrels, \\ ild Ducks. Fish, and anything that an epicure wants, can always he had when in season. ISA ACS invites the hixohv and thirstt passing i through Mae'jy., to give him a call, as his LARDER is daily supplied w ith all the oaixties to be procured in the Savannah and New York markets, and his i BAR furnished with the best of Lioloks, Ssgaics and ' other accompaniments. Confectioneries and Fruit ISAACS also keeps couatantly un hand a good as sortment of I (.’OXFrCTIONERIES, Okaxkes, Am.r.<, Ban* ax an, Tine Apples, Various descriptions of Nets, I C.IKKX, Ac. I All of which can be purchased at low prices for Cath. Be sure and call at THE ISAACS HOUSE, or, ISAACS’ RESTAURANT, CIIERKY StICEET, NE\U RaWTG.xA NMW HaLL, J/actui, Gaoruia. oct 17 DtlJ )RM ITS BAI HE DE VIE, OB Balsam of Life. Warranted to Im rtriftly a Yyrtahte Preparation. CAREFI LLV AND ACCVR ATFLT PREPARKD FROM THE INA I. RKCII’B OF Dll. liRLKIVRR. r |’ l HIS valuable preparation has been in use fur 1 nearly a century in Europe and the West India Islands, and for a shorter period iu these United States, with the most satisfactory results. No medi cine was ever compounded which has a more univer sal application than this. For the permanent cure of all diseases arising from a disordered Liver, Stomach or Intestines, sucn as Liver Complaint, Jaundice, Dyspepsiu. Nausea. Constipation, Ac., thii remedy has ne\ er been excelled. For diseases of the nervous svstem. Hick Ileadat he, Nervous Debility, Ac. In the numerous affections peculiar to females, this medicine is a perfect balm. Thproprietor has hun di eds of testimonials from gentlemen and ladies of the highest respectability, throughout thia State, a* to its efficacy. Manufactured bv CHARLES DeLORME, Sumter, S. C. For .:ih in Macon bv E. L. KTROftECKfcR A CO., A. A. MENARD and FITZGERALD A NOTTING HAM. nov 5 SOUTH-WESTERN RAIL ROAD. SCHEDULE FOR rASSENGER TRAINS. I EAVE Macon a. 111., and 11.30, a. m.; ar j rive in Columbus 5.50, a. m . and 6.M, p. in.; leuw Columbus 1.55, a. in., and 4.00, p. m. ; arrive in Macon k. 3, :. a. in., and 10,28, p. m. BHwern ifanjH and Alhany. Leave Macon 1.80, a. m.; arrive in Albany, 8.58, a. in.; leave Albany 3.40, p. in.; arrive in Macon 10.88, p. m. Accommodation train leaves Macon for Albany 7.00, a. in.. Triweekly; arrive in Albany 4.55, p. in.; leave Albany 5.00, a.‘in., Tri weekly; arrive in Mu con 1.40, p. m. Mfil Stages to and from Tallahassee, Thomasville ami Bainbridge connect w itn regular trains at Al bany. I'assongers from Columbus and the West for South-Western Georgia or Florida should take the 4.<h», p. in. train, or on Mondays, Wednesdays ami Fridays the 1.55. a. pi. train at Columbus. Trains on S<»utb-Western Road connect direct with trains of Central Rail Road to Savannah and Augus ta. I’rtHsengcra for Atlanta and the North-W -st should lake the evening train at Albany and either train from to avoid detention. First class Steamships leave Savannah on Wednesdays and S urdays fur New York. Fare- Cabin $25.tW, Steerage fGEO. W. ADAMS Macon, Nov. 10th, 1557. Superintendent. CENTRAL RAIL ROAD. ■■ m —l. .£ NEW ARRANGEMENT. ON’ and after Sunday. Nov. the 15th, the Passen ger Trains of this Road will be run as follow® : RKTHEKX SAVANNAH AND MACON. I .eave Savannah 1.15, a. in,, 2.46, p. m. Arrive tn Mucon, 10.45, a. in., 12.30, a. m. Leave Macon y. 45, a. m., 11.3 V, p. m. Arrive in Savannah 7.20, p. m., 8.50, a. in. BETWEEN RAVAXKAU AMD AUnt STA. Leave Savannah 1.15, a. in., 11.15, a. m. Arrive in Augusta 9, a. m., 7, p. m. Leave Augusta 2, a. m., 8.45, p. m. Arrive in Savannah 8.50, a. in., 10.55, p. m. BETWEEN MACOX AND AUGUSTA. Leave Macon 0.45, a. m., 11.30, p. in. Arrive iu Augusta 7, p. m., It, a. in. Leave Augusta, 2, a. in., 3.45, p. n*. Arrive in Mac< n, 1«>.45, a. m., 12.80, a. m. Trains connect on arrival at Gordon, for Mil'.udge ' villc and Eatonton, at Macun with the trains of the South-Western Railroad for Columbus ami Albany, and with the Macon A Western Road for-Atlanta. Paoengers leaving Savannah by 1.15, n. m.. train, will arrive in Atlanta about 6, p. leaving by the 2.4\ p. m., train, cun arrive m A Him to, next nu ruing tu breakfast. EMERSON FOOTE, Savannah, 1557. Gua’l Sup’l. I nuv lit The Insured Participate in the Profits. Continental Insurance Company, CITY UF XEW YORK. Ju-ty 1857. CASH CAPITAL sso*' ,000.00 ASSETS, .ILLY Ist. 1&57 65b.576,>2 I.IABILITIES, JULY Ist, 1-57.... 5.7 bt*>/nt /inil<iinq*. Cotton, Aferekandita, lloutkhold Xurnituri, a/ul <dhpr Inaurubte Property at usu al rater. profits of the busi- 1 ness <»f thia Company are divided annually to holders of its policies in Scrip bearing interest/aud such profits earefußy Invested for the additional s- 1 cunty of the Insure!, muil the fund thus accuniu | luted shall have reached the sum of •, making I the guarantee of thr Comiumy $1,000.-*o<>: and | thereafter, the Serin will be redeemed as rapidly and to the extent that tne profits accruing to the pulicy 1 holders exceed the sum of GEO. T. HOPE, President. U. IL Lamport, Seeretarv. T. R. BLOOM, Agent. Macon. Ga. The Board of Directora have this, day declar ed a dividend to Policy Holders entitled to pari;ti pate in the profits, of om-thirl < upou the Earned Premiums of the past y< • business, Scrip fur which will be issued Angus: Ist.- oct 20 • a i- A \<" hay;>en j. b. woodv SALE & LIVERY STABLE UA Y DEN A WOODWARD are now pre pared to furnish their friends and th e*TS j public generally, with good safe Horses | new as well as tasty Ihlggief*. Carriages, Ac. : in complete urder’ai the shortest notice. They are determined to give satisfaction, if sn ' personal attention, to business, and reasonable cas j prices will ensblu them to do so. Horses fol and kept by ihe day, week o 1 mouth. Drove Stook also accommodated at re;i' i Ide prices. Mulberry Struct, next to Lottery Off»' 1 Macon, Ga. Oct ly