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MACON, GA.
Thursday. April 1.1858.
"HO MORS SLAVE TERRITORY"
The decree has gone forth—the Black He
rpitdicaD* have marshaled their forces—their
claytaores arc keen for the strife, and n|>on
•their banners, in letters so plain that lie who
Tuns asay read. is inscribed the motto: “no
euarre slave territory.”
Tor months end mouths they liave impelled
the course * legislation—questions of vital ini
portanceXo the Republic have been wholly ne
glected—inu.h>sh- of tlionsands of public mo
ney have been ytssidud in debating an ale-tract
question whk*t (Qangreos ha* not a shadow of
right to liroaeh—eanfl all because the Aboli
tion Aggrcssioritsts hove determined in their
might, that not ant liar SJare Staff thall be
admitted into the Te ion.
This whole disenwon at Washington about
t the informalities aw’, the ilk-gal proceedings
connected with the l-eeoaapton Ooustitution,
is all clap-trap, moon-shine, linrabng of tire
meanest sort. No person of ordinary intelli
gence can tail to jiereeiw tlmt the O|q>osiu«)
■ of Northern Anti-Looouiptoniaits is ha-s-d mere
ly upon aa anti-Havery fotsis; and that of
’Southern anti-Lecomptoiusta is founded sole
ly upon n prejudice to Itemoeravy. The only
difference-is. tliat the Abolitionists an-open
enemies, w hile Crittenden. Bell, Winter Davis
aud their follow ere are foes in disguise—a dis
gnise so meager that the cars both of the knare
and the oh show througli.
It is true tire Kansas BiK Iras jrassed the Sen
ate, and most of the Southern print' cry out
Hallelujah with a great dapping of Lands. - ;
But for what must we rejoice? Must we lie
glnd because two Southern Know Nothing j
Senators have proved traitors toesand linked
their names with eternal infamy J Must we
-exult because twenty-five Northern Senators I
voted to degrade and desjxiil our native sec
tion ? God forbid 1 As for the Southern Demo
.erats who voted rigliL, they merely did their
•duty, and duty <6one deserves no praise, if
the meed of praise be doe to nay, it is due alone
tto those semi Northern Dewocrals. w ho, on
the night of the 23d lilt, voted in tire ( . S.
Senate -ia &vor of the admission of Kamas
with ifi«“ Ixvompton Conrtitiition. Their
names should be emblazoned forever iti cliar-
. waters of gold.
It remains for the House of Representatives
to ent this Gordian knot, Our opjimients, ac
cording to custom, will use every device and
strain every nerve to defeat the Bill. Despite '
all their efforts, Iwwever, we have full confi
dence t.lurf the Soutliem Democrats, aided
ly the cmiservative Democracy of the North
and the sound Know Nothings (if any there be)
.at the Sontli, will put the Bill through by the
ekin of the teeth.
But suppose we do pass it, what then ? We '
will merely gain a temporary victory, mid a
.barren victory at that. Since Gen. Calhoun’s
disgraceful tergiversation, no sane man has the
least hope of Kansas being a slave State. As
usual, the good-natured South has been fighting
for principle without regard to profits. To use
the appropriate words of an ancient rhyme :
In scrambling for the plates and dishes,
We have lost the loaves and fishes.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
All right-minded, just thinking men will be
sorry te lear* that the Loaisiana Legislature
II at SjWished capital pdrishinent in I hat State,
(fixing the penalty for liar most lieiuoiis crime
ut.iinpj itonmout tor life in the Penitentiary.
We helped Chat sneh tomfoolery—such *e»-
itinientdl sympathy for Cue criminal—suchdie
regard for the blood of the innooent crying
from the groaad for rerenge—woiAd be eoa
fined to those .fanatical Skates at tike North,
which in their anxiety to keep a length ahead
•even of the fait .Spirit of-the Age liave eoni
platuly distaiuh-d Common Sense in the race.
It is'to lre hqtred that no Southern State will
iinitateithe example <*f Louisiana—at any rate, <
no: until the aural- of the people get to lie ,
much better than the jy are now. ls-t us hav
none of this misapplied mercy in Georgia. j
Experience proves that imprisonment, even
forTife,lias had but little effect in deterring from
the commission of ci i inc; while South Caroli
na furnishes a striking example that the cause
of virtue and morality is best promoted where
the criminal code is severe and rigorously eii- ,
forced. “Blood for blood ’ says the Scripture',
and it U worse than folly for human wisdom
to set itself up la opposition to this inspired'
authority. Owing io the Jojose manner in I
which the laws havesjf late been enforced in
most of the States, and the frequent abuse o;
the Executive pardoning power (as in the case
of Gov. Ci.iHK of New York) crime in our
country, as the neuqpiper reports clearly
show, has increased iiMtead<uf diminished with
.the progress ot civilization.
It is a trite legal niukun that “justice should
*ne tempered with mrt«-y„” but in excess of
mercy we are too apt to iguere justice. A so- 1
ga ions author has well observed that if we
■ don't give justice the first place nt the table all
"he other virtues eat up her share. It is just
ghat the |>eiialty should be proportioned to the
wfle nee, but we contend there are some de i
free- of crime for which iitr-tiine imprison
ment is not adequate pkrtkisLurent. There are
Home sins against God and man for which hang
ing is too good, and humic souk so black with
guilt that hell itself is not too hot for them.
Tlie criminal laws should lie severe in penalty
and certain in execution—otherwise they will
fail to be a protection to the good ami a terror
to evil-doers.
In this counectiiai we quote the concluding
paragraph of Judge. Lvmpkix’s sensible re
marks in delivering the judgment of the Su
preme Court, at Atlu'ila, hist week, in the
case of one Hawkins who wilfully murdered a
man by the name of Seott. The Judge said:
The punitory power«f the State must be
felt. Human lite is taken more freely than
■the life of a dog, especially if it be a good dog.
This man Scott may have been an unworthy
citizen, as very likelyhe was. but lie was a hu
man creature, and under the protection of the
laws of the State, .aul the State must vindi
cate k're murder. Cain was the fir't murder
er, who » as the last, he only knows, who has
read this tuorniag’s papers. Blood, guiltiness
will rest on tide Court, if murders like these
are permitted to go uupunishud.
I
Gbaxiik Hall.—We would remind our citi
zens and ull travelers, that this new hotel is
open for their accommodation to-day. The
proprietor informs us that there has been a
rnah to it already, which we ho;re may never
Alrtte.' ■ • •
RELIGIOUS REVIVALS
I Within the past few months there has been
a general awakening on the subject of religion,
which -•annot but be cheering to the Iwart of
every Guraviaii in the land. Commencing in :
New EnglaruL where the people are always on ,
the ij'ti Tier for any kind of excitement it has
-wept tlrrer.gh the’ Middle States, thence along j
the Great Lakes down the Mississippi to New i
Orleans from which point it hies spread to near
ly nil the Stites of the Gulf and Atlantic 1
coasts. No revival equal to it lias been know n
since the days of the celebrati-d Jon athan Ho
wards; noris it confined to any particular I
•wet, but Methodists. Presbyterians, Baptists,
and other denominations zealously unite in pro- I
■noting the good work : all classes—rich and
|>oor —the intelligent rnd the ignorant—bond
and free—the moral and tire depraved—all to '
gethcr seeking the religion of Christ.
In some villages of Connecticut, it is said,
not a single grown person remains unconvert
ed, and the New York A'l’iw mentions, as an
instance of the extent of the enthusiasm, that
in a train, to that city from Connecticut, about
a dozen brakemen were coming down to be as
signed posts mi the trains, and while the loco
motive was whirling them along they were all
congregated in a baggage car holding a prayer
‘ meeting! In New York, prayer meetings are
held every day at noon, in churches, scbool
-1 houses, work-shops, printing offices, factories
and other places, and great good is said to have
been ucconiplislied by them among nil sorts of
people. Among the more noted converts, the
pa|>ers mention the mimes of Geoik.l Law, the
wealthy ship-owner of New York, and Enwix
Fokkest, the well known stage-actor of Phila
delphia. If thr>/ have been truly converted,
the IHo il has been cheated out of two souls
i that he relied upon getting. But they are by
no means the worst characters that have been
| rescued by this great movement.
The Young Men’s Christian Association of
New- York, finding the churches of insallieient
capacity, have leased Burton’s old Theatre
where large meetings are held every day under
the management of ministers appointed for the
I occasion. Tire exercises are rendered as brief
; and varied as possible in order to accomplish
the desired effect. Prayers are offered—hymns
sung-—short sermons delivered—members of
the congregation exhort or give in their "ex
perience,’’ and finally strips of paper are sent
upto tire preachers u'king their prayers: for
instaiiee. "the prayers of the brethren are re
quested for :l brother who Ims hem a drunkard
for forty years"—a young convert requests the
1 prayers of the meeting “for his father who Ims
not heard theGospe] preached for fifteen years' 1
, —the prayers of the meeting are solicited for
a “ young lawyer who is anxious and fearful,
' who w ishes to Ire n Christian but fears he nev
er shall be one"—and other petitions of a sim
ilar nature. Parents (says an Exchange) re
questing prayers for their children, and child
ren for their parents; sisters for wayward
brothers nt home and at distant places, and
i brothers for kind and loving but thoughtless
sister*; husbands ami wives for each other mid
friends for friends, while the whole-souled
Christian puts in a word for all mankind.
Now such intense, high-wrought excitement
borders in out judgment too closely upon fa
naticism ; religion obtained in this way is sel
dom like that which comes from remorse, re
pentance and conviction, accompanied by long
l prayer, deep thought mid careful study. There
i are many w ithout doubt among the recent eon
i verts, who, carried away by the enthusiasm of
the moment, have had no last’ng religions im
pressions made upon their minds, but will soon
bo left in the same spiritual condition in which
they were nt first; but when we consider the
( tens of thousands of converts (so many and so
rapidly increasing that no estimate can be
mmle of the exact number) w e are obliged to
lielievc that great and lasting benefit has re
sulted and will continue to flow from this grand
effort on tire part of the Christian Comnmnity;
and it is a source of congratulation that the
most has been accomplished where the most
was needed, among tire gamblers, the drunk
ards the vagabonds, the prostitutes and other
i dregs of society in theover-grow n city of New
( York, tire centre alike of vice and corruption,
ns it is of trade and commerce. From this
i centre, may the work thus begun diverge to all
sections of the country '
THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING.
We suppose, is now nearly complete, as the
| Proprietor announces his intention to move in
to it this week. This is perhaps the best de
! signed printing office at tire South, and Mr.
| Cusnv i< undoubtedly a genius well worthy to
I preside over it, as lie is said to stand first
I and foremost among the pnietiral printer*
lof the country. Thu only objection which
the nicest critic could urge to Lis building is,
i that it is too much on the order of the “ease
I knife"—rather long and rather narroir. It
may, perelmnce, recover from this defect when
its owner’s purse grows fat from two-dollar
’ subscriptions. But to make up for all deficien
cies, w e understand the I’roprietor has, at con
siderable expense, procured the identical Crys
| tul Palace gilded Eagle which is designed to
be perched on this Temple dedicated to the art
i preservative ot all art*. In plain English, the
sign of the Telegraph printing office will here
after be the “gilded Eagle,’’ We arc on the
look-out for a big Shanghai rooster to put on
top of the new State Preen office.
TWIGGS SUPERIOR COURT.
The most important cases before the Court
were the Hunter Will and tire Bank of Cohim
■ bus suits, both of which were continued. Tire I
principal criminal case was that of Gai i.ow av
for assault with intent to murder Andrew J.i
Smith. The Jury found Gai.iow vv guilty, aud
Judge Lamar sentenced him to the Penitentia
ry for five years. The return for this Court
wus wry light. There were many lawyers in
attendance, including nearly the whole Macon
Bar.
DR. BOYNTON S LECTURES.
Our readers will be pleased to learn that this
distinguished Lecturer will give his course of
: eight Illustrated Lectures on Geology in this
city, at Ralston's Hall, commencing next Mon
day evening. The fam ■of the Lecturer and I
the crowds he lias drawn in other cities, is an
ample guarantee of the interest of his lecture'. |
A letter from a correspondent in Montgomery,
will lie found in another column, giving an ac- I
count of the style and manner of Dr. Boynton. :
His advertisement will lie found in to-days pa- I
‘ per. It presents subject* of novel interest.
j-ff* Our reiulcrs' attention is directed to
Messrs. W. W. Parker A Co.’*advertisement of
I "curiosities.” Their goods are rich and rare,
and cannot fail to please those who wish to
, purchase articles in tlieir line.
BEAUTIES OF BANKING.
The Richmond liramiotr has an admirable
article on the present Banking system, show- I
ing the ruinous policy of the State’s creating
new Banks or reehartering old ones, with tire
warning of the past ringing in onr cars and tire
disasterons consequence of Rag money inflation I
| fresh in our memories. We have room only
! for the following extract:
“ The Banking system is more or les- rotten I
everywhere, and peculiarly rotten in Virginia.
We regard every Bank as a temple nt the >
I “ Mammoni of Unrighteousness” as the citadel I
of a dangerous and pernicious power —a pow
er which signs indicate tube the eapreme //mrer
1 in the State : a power which laughs laws mid
restrictions to worn: n ]s,wer which biases
and controls legislative liodies. and even pois
ons the very fountains of justice by its wide
spread mid baleful influences; a power which
; grow s fat and elevates itself over the ruin and
■ disaster that follow s its operations.
Why is it that banking is so much engaged
in? Because it pars so well. Whv does it
. *
j pay so well? Because it shaves no deep.—
! Banks are not producers—they do not create
values like the farmer or mechanic; they only
deal with the values—tire money which these
have created. Hence, whenever the Banks
make a great profit you may’ lie sure that those 1
dealing with them have somehow or the other .
■ met with a great loss. M e have often thought
’ that Banks onglit to bristle with lightning
1 rods, for if any objects ought particularly to
' attract the bolts and vengeanceof the Almighty. I
it seems to us it should be Banks.
And did you ever see men who wore more ,
gloomy countenances than Bank officials do? I
There cun be no good in a system that gives
■ men such long faces and melan. holy e.xpres- '
i sions and sour tempers. We would sootier Ire-
1 lieve in a num who whistled and laugheil while
he lured corn and mauled rails, than in one
' who looks as if he was in chronic attendance '
i on n funeral, and who handles shin-plasters
’ with compressed lips and a llereely-vinegar ex
pressive phiz."
, A TREAT IN STORE FOR MACON
Montoomeuy, Ai.a.. March 20th, 1858.
J/<xxiw. Kditore:— l have just had a conver
s■ • .
( . sation with Dr. Boynton, who, by his lectures
on Geology, is delighting the’, people of this
t city, and urged him to repeat his course in
Macon; assuring him that our citizens will'
give him a hearty welcome and n liberal pat- i
I ronagc. It may be remembered that 1 »r. Boyn-
ton visited Macon in 1817, and drew admiring
crowds to hear his lectures on Electricity. E
. lectro-.Mhgnetism and the Magnetic Telegraph.
For the past eight or ten years, helms devoted
his time to lectures on Geology, having oh- ■
tained. for illustrating tire subject, a series of
I splendid paintings, which cover 3000 feet of
canvas, and were executed at a cost of over
$4000! In New Orleans and Mobile no hall
was found large enough to contain the audi-
I eiiccs that thronged to hear him. hi a pub- .
lislied letter under date of "Butl'alo, Nov. 10,
I 185(1,” the Hon. Millard Fillmore says “that
I bis lectures here, though delivered during tire
excitement of the political campaign, were lis- (
( toned to by crowded audiences of our most in
telligent citizens, of both sexes, with delight
and satisfaction. His manner of lecturing is
much more attractive for being ora! instead of ;
writtefl, and much more instructive to the
popular mind by being divested of ail the tech
nicalities of science, am! brought down in plain
( . familiar language to the comprehension of all. j
! The lectures derive additional interest from |
I the splendid paintings with which thev are il-
I * * . *
! lustrated, many of which are beautiful speci
mens of art.”
The Rev. Dr. Grundy, of Memphis, writes to
Rev. Dr. Palmer, of New Orleans, as follows :
J “He carries with him geologic and astronomic |
charts, which lire beautifully executed paint- (
I iugs; which with his graceful and extempo
raneous delivery, and eloquent yet plain and
simple presentation of his subject, make every
t lecture a rich popular entertainment, lie Ims
drawn erowdsfor near two weeks in Memphis,
r to hear him.
Rev. Dr. Palmer, under date of “New Or
leims. Feb. 22d, 1858." writesas follows to Rev.
’( Dr. Mandeville, of Mobile: "Dr. Boynton hns
I deliv qgi d his lectures in this place with distin
guished success,to an audieiiceof some 1500 per
sons. 11c is a very graphic lecturer, seizes intui
tively upon the strong points of his subjects, ar-
I ranges these with such skill, that the tiansi
- tions nre easy—and thus condenses an im-
■ | meuse amount of knowledge which even an
untrained popular audience may grasp in eight
' i brief lectures."
t I "1 have been especially gratified with the re
• ligious tone of the lectures. While Dr. Bovn
i ton pursues lii« theme simply as a man of sci
ence, he defers always to the authority of
■ I Scripture, and proceeds continually upon the
| supposition of a perfect agreement between
i the two. whether that agreement can Ire tra
ced in all points or not. I am sure that you
will be pleased, and the people of Mobile will
be entertained and instructed by his course. ,
and 1 cannot but hope that Dr. B. niay receive
in your city that measure of favor which his 1
merits as a lecturer have every where won tor I
! him.”
The above extracts from distinguished men
—and w hich might be multiplied to any ex
tent—will show the estimate in which Dr. B.’s
lectures are held in otlier cities, mid the great
success which lias attended them. There is a
vague idea in the minds of many, that tirology
and the Bible are in antagonism—that the Bi
ble teaches that onr world was created in six
days, and that this took place about six thons
. and years ago; while Geology shows that (Tril
lion took place millions of years ago, and that
animal' lived and died thousands of ages Ire
fore tire creation of man. These difficulties
I arc thoroughly cleared up by Dr. Boynton. He
I presents unanswerable proofs, that there is no
necessary contnidictiou Iretween the two, but
that each confirms and establishes the truth of
the other. -
But why should Dr. Boynton draw such im
mense audiences ? the simple reason is, that he
renders science intelligible and entertaining. I
To be able to popvlarize science, to invest
; rocks, and shells, and gas, and air, and water, I
and dirt with an interest which sends one’s ,
blood tingling and thrilling through the veins,
and chains the attention by the hour, is a rare
and precious gift—a power that is vouchsafed
to but few. Dr. Boynton, I assure you, is one
of the few who can do this. I have never
; heard a man who could make a lecture of au I
hour and a half seem so short.
Dr. Boynton assured me. that lie should be 1
pleased to greet his old friends in Mseen, and *
he hojied to be able to commence his course j
by Monday evening, April sth.
Yours, Ac. M. M’. I
[for the state vhess]
On Monday last about tire thour of ten. A. '
M.. several of tire citizens of tire sth district of
Houston co., were surnmoned to the residence 1
of Miss |F H .to see her breathe her.
last. But mure arrived in time-—when a sufti-
I cient mimber collected they proceeded to dress
the dead b<aly mid lay it out. The ladies who
officiated were fully satisfied from appearances
mid to their ntter astonishment too, that she.
a short time before, hail given birth to a child.
| which was not to be seen or heard of. She
having sent off’her neice. (the only member of
the family except herself.) that morning on
i some business, who did not arrive until a short
time Irefore she died.
A slight search was miale for the missing ,
' child without effect. A second and thorough
search was agreed upon, and the child was '
' found in an old store room, deposited in a bas
ket of ginned Cotton with a strong cotton cord
passed around its neck twice, and securely
tied. There was some animal warmth in the
body when found, though choked to death by
the cord. ONE M’HO SAM’ IT.
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Our suggestions having apparently bad some
effect upon the head of the Council, we hope
, hereafter by “keeping up tire lick" to exert
I some influence upon the »n«wsef». His Hon.
! the Mayor, at the last meeting moved to
amend the < Irdinance relative to carrying dcad
: ly weapons by making the fine ten instead of
fifty dollars—which was passed. M ell done,
Mr. Mayor! By-the-by we desire to state
that in our stricture last week, we had no in
i tention whatever of accusing Judge Anderson
of inaccnraev in drawing up the Ordinance
with regard to the matter of “ <B>ncealed" weap
ons. This explanation is made at the instance
; of a friend.
MUSIC.
M e have received from Mr. 11. L. Schreiner
three pieces of new music, entitled Julia Schot
tisli, Viirevillo Quick-step aud Dear Native
Land: —ail dedicated to young ladies of this
• city mid Vineville. As yet we have not had
an opportunity of submitting them to any of
our fair friends, but intend doing so, ami doubt
i not they will give ample testimony of the repu
tation the author has acquired of being au ac
j complished musician. .
[communicated.]
I sec in yesterday’s Journal that n woman
about town was tiiied 825 for walking tiie
streets in man’s clothing. Now didn’t a Su
preme Court Jndge not long ago decide that a
woman has n right to use any attire that suits
her Lest? It is true, Deuteronomy (22d Chap
ter, sth verse) says differently, but unfortun
' ately God’s laws arc not always the laws of
man. QUILI*.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Several long advertisements of Sheriff Sales
for the Counties of Bibb and I’ida.'ki having
I been handed in too late for insertion in to-day’s
I paper, we have lieen conqa lkd to i.-suc nStip
j plimunt, which will Ire duly mailed to our sub
scriber.'.
I roil THE STATE I'IIESS. |
Gentlemen:—The puke in tire “Index" of
this (Wednesday) morning cannot be cleared
up till next w eek. I’m not responsible for the
'nuisance. S. T. BAILEY.
WHO KILLED COCK ROSIN’
The Vi'ashingiou I nion a-ks this pregnant
j question in retereiice to tire "little giant" ot
f yore. Onr correspondent’s letter of yesterday
’ gives Senator ToomLs, of Georgia, the princi
pal credit of giving him the enap de grare in
his replv of Mondiiv nighi. He attacked
Douglas m tire proper spirit to make liisspceeli
tell. He charged liim pcrsom.lly with tergiv
ersation aud a time-serving abandonment of
principle and consistency for selfish ends. He
stripped him of the cloak ot character and pa
triotic pretences, mid dvpioralized him before
tire Senate mid country. This is what should
have been done by some Southern statesman
when he first took his departure, and defied the
party and the South so insolently. M'e are
glad it lias been done at last. Better lute than
never. The example will serve lor a warning.
—Charleeton Merc<i ry.
PRICES OF STOCK IN TEXAS.
The Columbus Sun says: planters who have
recently paid $l5O and S2OO apiece for Ten
nessee mules, and people generally who have
paid ns much for ordinary horses, will feel
slightly envious of the advantages enjoyed by
our Texan neighbors, after reading the follow
ing statement from the Goliad Express of the
13th inst.,
Several fine droves ot horses have arrived
from Mexico, meeting no accidents, and the
spring trade has opened briskly; about six
hundred changed hands at from ilo to $25.
Os riding ponies we noticed an unusual num
ber, and very fine ones, from $35 to SIOO.
No sales of nudes, but several flue droves have
arrived, held nt $45 to SSO. There is great
demmrd for beef, both for driving and ship
ping. Beef is in fine order—ruling rates sls,
choice herds $11).
Here is another item from the same paper,
showing that they have their pests and draw
j backs out there as elsewhere:
'Hie grasshoppers are hatching oat in mil
! lions from the eggs deposited by the swarm
I which fell upon us last November. Up the
I river, mid as far M’est as the Nueces, we learn
they cover the prairies. So far tl>ey have c<m
lined their attacks entirely to herbs in the
prairie, not troubling tire grass or tire crops.
The Montgomery Confederation con
tains a long letter from M’ash'nigton city vin
dicating G 'V. ITizi'atbicx, one of the Alabama
Senators, from certain charges preferred against
him by the Montgomery Adoertieer. Me
make the following extract, showing Gov.
ITizr.vnm a s influence in obtaining for Hon.
John A, Cami bell, formerly of Mobile, the
apjMiintment of Associate Justice of the U. S.
Supreme Court;
M’heii Mr. Badger, then a Senator from
North Carolina, was nom’in.ited lor Associate
Justice ot tire Supreme Court, and had secured
for his support the pledge ot fourteen Demo
cratic. votes, which, with the strength of his
party friends, would have confirmed him by a
handsome majority, Senator Fitzpatrick, tor
' obvious reasons’of federal policy, growing out
of the nominee's leanings to certain party afli-
I liations, was determined to defeat him, if p<>"i
. ble. with the hope of procuring the nomina
tion of John A. Campbell in his stead. He
did defeat Badger’s confirmation by one vote,
and Senator Downs, of Louisiana, was recom
mended by tire President, w ho relied on 34
votes. Him also be defeated, and succeeded
in securing the unanimous confirmation of Judge
| Canyihell to tire eminent position which lie
fills with such marked ability, and to whom,
more than to any other mini, the South and
1 the country are indebted for the decision of
'the Supreme Court in the celebrated Died
Scott case. In language, which the sounder
! portion of the country will cheerfully adopt—
i in the language of one of the ablest Southern
statesmen—l wonld say to the Advertiser,
“had Gov. Fitzpatrick doue nothing more du
ring his public life, the placing of Judge Camp
bell on the Supreme Court bench will ever
win for him the gratitude and praise of every
lover of the country "— So,it eua yrermia lawi
iie. This is due reward for high service to the
country, nnd I would trust the Adverti-er can
not, if it would, plm k it from bis brow.
THE KANSAS BILL.
The AmeaimenU aai the Vote.
As announced in our issue of last week, the
Kansas Bill passe l the Senate on the night of
the 23d, by a niqjority of tight. M'e publish I
below the amendments to the Bill, and tire '
yea* and naye on its tinal passage :
THE AMENDMENTS.
First —Strike out of the preamble and sub
stitute "Whereas, the people of the Territory
of Kansas did, by a convention of delegates
called and assembled at Lecompton. September
4, 1857, form for themselves a constitution and
State government, w hich said convention hav
ing asked the admission of tire Territory into
the Union as a State on an equal footing with
the original States.” die.
This was agreed to.
Secondly—Add to section two, ninth line,
“That nothing in this act shall be construed to !
j abridge or infringe any right of the people as-
I -erted in the Constitution of Kansas, at all
| times to niter, reform or abolish their form ot I
I government in such manner as they may think
i proper; Congress hereby disclaiming any au- >
1 thorite to intervene or declare the construe- I
' tion of the Constitution of any State, except ■
' to see that it is republican in form, and not in 1
I conflict with tire Constitution of the United 1
' States. '
Carried—yeas 31. nay s 23.
Thirdly—A verbal amendment of tire eleventh
line ot the second section ; cancel the word "of,”
and substitute “annexed to."
This was carried.
Mr. Pugh (ndm.) of Ohio, w ithdrew his !
amendment of March 2, and substituted an- .
i other:—That the federal laws, if not imippli- '
cable, be extended into the State of Kansas, a
judicial district be formed, and a Judge. Attor-
I ney and Marshal Ire appointed and paid, as in
lowa.
Carried—vens 3”. nays 1!).
Mr. Crittenden moved a substitute for the
bill, in substance, that the Constitution be sub
mitted to the people now. aud if approved ot,
the President to admit Kansas by proClama
; tion. If rejected, the people to call n Conven
i tion and frame a Constitution. The substitute
makes special provision iigainst frauds.
Several Senators here took occasion to ex
plain their votes.
Mr. Kennedy, of Md., as a conservative mid
' dleiuan, would support Mr. < rittendeii, reserv-
I ing tire right afterwards to vote for Lecompton.
Mr. Ilmiston, ot lexas, voted for Lecomp
ton in obedience to the resolutions of his State.
Mr. Pugh reluctantly voted agnimd Lecomp
ton for the same reason.
Mr. Iverson, (adn:.) of Ga., defined his posi
| tion.
Mr. Green accepted the suggestion of anoth
i er verbal alteration.
Mr. Crittenden's substitute was then put and
lost, by yeas 24. nays 34.
Hie bill as amended, to admit Kansas with
the Lecompton Constitution, was tlren put and
passed, by yeas 33. nays 25, a, follows;
YEAS.
Allen, of 11. I. limiter, of Va.
Bayard, of Dei. Iverson, ot Ga.
‘ Benjamin, ot La. Join's, of lown.
! Biggs, of N. C. Johnson, of Tenn,
i Bigler of Pa. Johnson, of Ark.
Blight, of Ind. Kennedy, of Md.
Brown, of Miss. Mallory, of Fla.
! Clay, of Ala. Mason, of Va.
Evans, of S. C. Pearce, of Md.
Fitzpatrick, of Ala. J’olk. of Mo.
Fitch, ot Ind. Sebastian, of Ark.
Green, of Mo. Slidell, of Li.
I Gwin, of Cal. Thompson, of Ky.
■ Hammond, of S. C. Thomson, ot N.J.
Henderson, of Texas. Toombs, of Ga.
, Houston, of Texas. M right, of N. J.
Yulee, of Fla.
NAYS.
Bell, of Tenn. Foster, of Cmi'i.
Broderick, of Cal. Hale, of N. 11.
Chandler, of Mil l!. Hamlin, of Me.
< lark, of N'. 11. Harlan, ot' lowa]
Coll.uner. of Vt. King, of N. Y.
Crittenden, of Ky. Pugh, of Ohio.
Dixon, of Conn. Si ward, of N. Y.
Doolittle, of \\ is. Siiimniris. of I!. 1.
Douglas, of 111. Stuart, of Mich.
Durkee, of M is' Simmer, of Mass.
Fessenden, of Me. Trumlnill, of I'd.
Foot, ot Vt. Wade, of Ohio.
M'ilsoii. of Mass.
ABSENTEES. •
Bates, of Del. Davis, of Miss.
Cameron, of Penn. Reid, of N. ('.
Mr. Cameron paired off' with Mr. Davis.
Upon the announcement ot the vote there
was applause in the galleries, mingled with
hisses.
The Senate then adjourned.
2-v ' l ire Richmond /znyo/rer jinblishes tire
following communication from lion. Edward
Eveuett.
The undersigned in couseqnenco of unfavor
able news from his family, requiring his return
home, finds himself compelled to postpone
for the present, tire fulfillment of nunicrons en
gagements to repeat his address on tire "eliar
acter of Washington." in the progress of his
Southern tour. These engagements lie will
not fail to keep, as soon as it shall be in his
power to do so. lie respectfully requests the
various public bodies, institutions, and com
mittees, at whose invitation they were formed,
to receive tire iiliove statement in lieu ofasep
erate communication, which he is unable at
this time to address them individnallv.
EDWARD EVERETT.
Richmond, 21st March, 1858.
BURIED ALIVE. -A DISTRESSING CASE
I A letter dated Holland, Erie comity, Pa.,
March 15, says:
A very afflictive dispensation ol Providence
I has taken place w ithin twenty miles ot this
place. A Presbyterian minister named Read
was going to attend a meeting of tire presbyte
: ry. lie stopped over night with another niin-
Lister at a private house. Mr. Reed was taken
■ with a fit in the night, and it w as supposed he
hud died. The other minister being in a hur
ry to get to the meeting in season, had him bu
ried the next day. On Lis return from meet
ing Le left v ord at Oxford that their minister
was dead and bnr'red. His friends went im-
, mediately to get his remains mid bring them to
, Oxford, when, to their great sorrow, they dis
| covered that lie had been buried alive. The
j cover of the coffin was split, and his shroud was
completely torn off and turned nearly on his
I face. He was a batclrelor, mid a very worthy
man. His dreadful death was much lament
ed.
NOVEL SCENE IN THE SENATE
Mr. Clark, of New Hampshire, not only in
troduced “Moses" and the "land of Canaan"
' into the Senate on Monday evening, when he
I spoke for eight or ten hours against time, but I
I is responsible for another innovation which is j
; thus set forth iu the official report of tire pro-
■ ceedings:
"Mr. Clark proceeded with his argument,
l and spoke until a quarter past eight o'clock. '
when, during au explanation by Mr. Green,
having spoken over three hours and a half, he
I availed himself of the opportunity to indulge
1 in that beverage which cheers blit not inebri
i ates, with accompanying muffins and sand
i wicbes, which gave his desk the social aspect |
lof a cozy tea table. The honorabla senator re- 1
[ tained hie right to the floor with a cup of hot
tea in one hand anil a huge sandwich in the
I other. The scene was novel; but a twelve
i hours’ fast had created an inexorable stomach.
By the call of the yeas and nays be was af
forded ample time to finish bis repost."
Ladies’ Department.
The Savannah Georgian (which, by-the-by,
is one of the raciest and most readable papers
in the State) publishes the following interest
ing information for the ladies :
A Forenoon oh Neuiiore Di.khs. Our up
country ladies have no idea of the latest motlee
adopted by onr dashing and tasteful city belles,
who are, at times, enveloped beyond their
understanding in crinoline—may their spread
ing never be greater ! Here is a receipt for the
hist dress which is all the go when not sta
tionary.
Take an unlimited quantity of rich lilac silk.
I according to the eonseieucious dimensions of a
fashionable dress maker. Let it be made up
plain with a single skirt, without trimming of
any kind. Instead of a corsage, n basque of
the same silk aa the skirt is worn with it.—
This basquilie must be rather long, and neatly
trimmed al) round with a broad band of velvet
of the same tint, the velvet passing from tire
waist in front to each of the shoulders and
forming rererx.
The ha*,pie it seems cannot yet be given up,
for it is such a jaunty, pretty, coquettish arti
j ele of feminine attire, the ladies love it, and,
moreover, nt times —like charity—it covers a
multitude of sins. The sb-eves are to be wide
' and open in the inner part to about midway,
so as to show off rich under sleeves; they nre
surmounted by a small epaulette of velvet, mid
finished at the lower part by a row of velvet,
which is continued round the opening. Tire
I side' of the opening are connected together by
three bauds of velvet. The biisquine js fasteu
'edby a 'ingle row of grelot buttons. A collar
' and under sleeves of Honiton hue will eom
' plete this very pretty and stylish dress which,
' when worn by n Indy of good figure, taste and
: intelligence, w ill. we feel satisfied, create sen
sation enough for a matinee and afford her mid
her visitors a whole “heap” to talk about
where intellectual conversation is pronounced
i a " hoax.”
I’hrOnologicnlly speaking we merely assure
; them that the fasionablc bonnets for Spring
| and Summer wear in general, will be made of
white straw bleached to a perfect purity of
whiteness and woven in very tine braids. The
' curtain to be of straw mid lace, the trimmiiig
! a velvet scarf, fringed and checked with green
l crimson or black. Colored siraws will be also
! worn by those who study economy, as they
' will make excellent traveling hats, after the
■ Spring campaign, for animal summer excur-
I sioi.s.
Georgia Ladies at Wasiington City.—The
local editor ot the Washington States, in his
description of a party lately given by Mrs.
Bostmastcr-Generid Brown, snys;
Georgians had reason to be pi-ond. lor that
noble State turni'lred fwo of the most noticed
ladies present. There w;c. the queen-like Mis
i H*’l. from Madison, wearing a very becoming
cherry colored silk, trimmed with crape, a
Grecian bertha, and a head .Ire— of pearl mid
coral, commanding the homage .d ie to beauty ;
I while the winning Miss Loiila (." r. of Macon,
• wore a blue dress, which by its pleasing sim
plicity. seemed almost a criticism on heavier
toilettes, and fascinated mi arti-t friend by her
lodines', “fre- iier than the in >rni:ig rose, when
tire dew wets Its leaves.”
Death in the Hoot- of the Fatai. Petti
coat.—By a < alrulntion made by mi official
I hand, it appears that no less than 14 deaths
since the first of January Lave arisen from
I burning, occasioned Ly the wide spreading of
tlie crinoline into tire fire, drawn thither by
the draught from the ehillllivy. Wood tires
1 laid dow n upon the hearth lire the most d:i:i-
I geioiis, and tire flames from them rise in an
instant. We insert this as a warning to our
fair counter women.—Zoat/ea Court Journal.
I
! ] • At Tunbridge Wells, a few days ago, a
I young lady arrayed in crinoline had her dre-s
ignited ill pa-slug the fire. Another lady, in a
similar garb, w ho came to her assistance, id-o
, c.-mght tire. Fortunately, ag' iitlemilti w ithout
crinoline was at band. aud. thanks to his as
li'tancc. both laities escaped with n fright and
the loss of their dresses.
CLIPPINGS?"
’ Governor Brown, was in this place last
Monday, looking hale and healtliy. in high spir
its. Notw itlistailding his early promotion to
the high position Ire now (H-oupies a- Govern
or of the Empire State of tire South, he is tire
-nine plain, straight forward, iniiissuming gen
tleman that Ire was before he was placed in
the Gubernatorial ('hair. Thus far in his ad
. ministration, he has proven a faithful guardian
I of the people's interest, in tire judicious inan-
■ agemeat of the State. — Carte / ■ . . ftaiirCM.
Eautiiqi akes. —The Memphis Bulletin of
Friday last says:—The shock of an earthquake
l was distinctly felt here on Wednesriav night,
at about a quarter after twelve o'clock. The
slinking was aeeompmiicd by the usual rum
bling sound, and lasted about thirty seconds.
The shock was quite’as severe us any experi
enced here ot late years.
StCKNEss AT THE VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.—It
is stated that much sickness now prevails at
the University of Virginia, and that the young
i men are rapidly repairing to their homes in
| order to avoid the contagion. Several deaths
. have taken place, and much alarm prevails.—
The Sfiitjuton Spectator says the disease is
i typhoid fever, mid the conjecture- are various
as to the cause of its origin, hut it is mostly
attributed to some defect about the building or
grounds.
New Food for Bees.—G.dtgnani states that
i two agriculturists of the department of the
■ Ver, recently discovered their bees feeding up
' on cakes of oii seed, which had previously
been subjected to tire oil pre--, and which was
i being beaten up into n paste with water, to be
i used as manure for potatoes. The Lees were
afterwards allowed abundance of this food,
and their owners have since been rewarded
with nearly ten times thu usual increase in their
■ production of tire insect.
Fatal Coi.t.rsioN on the Ohio.—The steam
ers Great Western mid Princess came in colli
' sioii at three o'clock on Saturday morning op
posite Raleigh. Ky. The Princess sunk in ten
i minutes to her hurrican deck. The cabin pas
' sengers on the Princes were saved together
w ith the Ixioks mid baggage, (lire woman mid
two children, deck passengers, and three deck
hands, wxiv drowned. The Great Western
took the r seued possengers to Shawneetown.
Let rs I!::.ioi< e! The community ought to
be delighted. It stand relieved, at last, ot any
further apprehension on account of two of the
most disreputable characters that have ever in
fested a decent city. "Awful Gardner,” hav
ing been subjected to a "revival" is going to
Heaven, agreably to his statement, by the
earliest conveyance. " Pmideen." (PatrickMc-
Laughlin,) having been fatally shot in a low
drinking place, is nbont to depart in a ilitfer
crent direction.— Snr York- Sunday Tim<e.
Mi-s Charlotte (T slimax. —On the recent
performances of this Grand Tragedienne in
New Orleans, the demand for seats became
such a furor that premiums were paid from
live to ten dollars for choice places, thus nuik
ing the receipts average from four to five hun
dred dollars nightly more than the house
would have yielded nt tire fixed price. Such
an excitement has not been witnessed since
1 the time of Jenny Lind.
Italy.—An official list of the victims of the
memorable earthquake at Naples, on the l(>th
December shows the total number of death to
; have been nine thousand three hundred mid
'fifty, and the number of wounded < e thou
: sand three hundred and fifty-nine. At Moute
murro alone five tlioii'and persons were crush
ed to death by tire falling of house-.
Another “World’s Fair."—The London
Afiienieum states that the project of a secoial
Crystal Paluee Exhibition of all nations, to
take place in 1881 is on foot. Tire proposals
thus far consMcred, ("iitemplatea universal col
lection oi tire Vthenirniii advocates an exten
sion of this id< a so as to provide for an exhibi
tion of industrial art.
MISCELLANY.
l aroiiTAM Railroad Duciaiox.—Tire Cin
; eiunati Gazette of Saturday, publishes a full
decis.on rendered the day previous in theUni
' ted Stilt. - Court, for the Southern District of
Ohio, by tin- Hon. Judge McLean, in the case
of a bill tiled by Christian A. Zabriskie vs. the
I Cleveland, Columbus mid Cincinnati Railroad
Company, to enjoin the payment of a gnaran
tee made by that Company of $400,Ofo) of tho
bonds of the C-ohuobus, l*iqmi and Indiana
Railroad Company. The case wus argued last
'October by M.-r-. Otis, of Cleveland, and
■ I'aieott, of Buffalo, tor the plaintiff’; and by
' Mr. Stranberry mid Mr. Ewing for the bond
holders. J(pdge McLenn having taken it under
advisement, delivered his opinion on Friday
last, deciding tire case in favor of the botuf.
' holders. Notice of appeal was given by tire
plaintiff. This ease involved some highly in
teresting questions touefiing the validity of
Railroad bonds. The decision is said to be a
most righteous one: and it is gratifying totind
that the nnwoi th.v attempt to repudiate mi ob
ligation on the part of the C. C. «fc C. It. R. has
I been defoaterl.
Money Matters in New York.—A K«w
York exchange say s:
A large money broker of this city last Fri
day discounted $2-'in ) 00(l worth of grocers' pa
per. including paper given for tea-, &<•., at
- ven [H-r cent., six months, which may be
eonsider.-d as iiidientivc of great case in the
money market. A large auction house stated
that out <>t three hundred customers only six
ty -four had suspended, and of these only tour
had failed to pay. cither in full or over fifty
cents on the dollar, which was a much more
favorabl ■ r.-sult than they had been at first led
to anticipate.
IMe:asit»ixg Corn in Bulk.—A correspon
dent of the Prairie Farmer gives :i rule for as
eertaining the number of bushels of shelled
’ corn in a crib of ears, by milltiplvmg tire cubic
1 feet in the pile by font- and a half. Example ;
[u a crib or bin of corn in the car, measuring
111 feet ill length. 8 feet high and 7 feet wide,
there will Ire 212 liusliels of shelled corn. Thus
—loxß x 7 x 4 1-2—2’2.!>. This rule agrees
with weigiimg corn—7" pounds to tire bushel
in the year. Assimiiug tliis rule to be correct,
, it will be very important to keep it where it
’ can be readily referred to at times when it will
be found exceedingly useful.— Southern Culli
rator.
Uix.i'Ti.'Y or Lei niiis.—(lur experience
thus far,"says tin- Jonniid of Conmicrie. "goes
1 t<> establish tire fact that a much larger propor
tion of registered letters fail to.reach their des
tination. than of letters that m e not regi-ti-red.
The reason -1 iiibtl.'s is. that this register mark
is a disti net .cm inncein -nt to everyone who
Ims a ■ ess t > a I -Iter thus distinguished, that
■ it contain- m mey. or something else of value.
And as there arc di-lionest men here and then-,
it is no-, strange that Mich letters frequently
ii-isearry. Tire system of Post office drafts is
already in operation in England, with lire Lest
success. It would be agreat etmveliiellcv lu re.
Pork Packing at Cixcinn atl—The Price
Citrn-nt give- the packing for the pa-t season
::i (':n.-iiii-.uti. The total number is 441i.1t77
head, against 343.512 la-t season. The nuiu
lu r of hou-es engaged in packing in that city
d iring ti." : season was thirty -vieii. Tire
average price of 11-. - at Cincinnati for the la-t
five season- ha- been as follows: 1853-'54,
-St It 12; 1851 $4 45 3 1; 1855-’SG.
S•■•’. (14 3-4; iSSC.-’57, ('lt 23 3-4; 1857-'sfo
$5 Ki 12.
Th:: Hi: :; r Fui" ix C.i vit: i:,ro.N. The
(’.itirier of Tliiii-d i- - iy- : "Th- f blowing is ,-i
in >re -p'-s-ifi • -tai -meiit of the Cotton destroy
e-1 by the tire of Saturday night w eek, on .Vl
ger's wii.-irf. together with the n-unc- of tho
part ies on w hose neeeiint it wns stored :
.Vl.an-«V l-’ro-t 3b3 bales Upland.
C .ffili A Pringle 131 Imles Upland.
t >:tin A Pringle I bag Sea l-L-uid.
F. E. Frazer 71 hides Uphind.
Reeder A DeSanssnre. . U bale- I plmi I.
" lota!, fiv hundred and fifteen l>ak-s Up
land. an I on.' bag Sea l-lan-I."
Rather Ci i.-iors.—We have received ac
counts from lexas wli'reh say that several citi
zen- ot W< 11-comity have been seized nnd im
press <| into the Mexican forces. Their release
was demanded i-y ('apt. Brackett’s ai'iuy, and
a meeting of citizens had been held agaiu-t that
and other outrages committed with all the im
pudence p -euliar to Mexican upstarts. Every
day tends more and more to demonstrate flint
Mexico need'foi it« safety nnd welfare to be
Amer:-an z !>id tlnsiee eixilized. At pres
ent it i-positively barbifrons.— Georgian.
'o “ \ Beli'ast paper says that emigrants
trom Ireland t • the United State- in the com
ing - -a- ui. will probably beniucli smaller than
usual, ill eon-i-queltee of rite bail prospects of
comm reial affairs and manufactures in this
e.umtry. Li the mouths ending with January,
the number of persons r-etnrnod to Belfast froui
Sew Virk was greater than the entire num-
Lei- of tiles - emigrating direct from lire former
port, in the whole year ot 1857.
j-> *Thc new frigate JafoiitesV. jn-t finish
ed at New York for the Russian Government,
will -tart about the Ist. of April. She hits or
ders to pr >-eed direct to China, and from
thence to her station on the Amor river, n here
she will be delivered up to the Kusrian Gov
' eminent. Several nffs-ionaries are going in
her to China, having received permission front
| the Russian Minister. Sire is to be manned
by a full complement of American officers.
DESPERATE MURDER BY SLAVES.
The telegraph mentioned a day or two ago’
that Mr. Janie- Maxwell, of Spencer county,
Ky.. had Ireeii murdered by his slaves. The
Louisville Democrat Jiffs the following particu
' lars of the trage<ly :
Ou the liith instant Mr. Maxwell had occa
sion to correct two of hi* negro women, and
he {gave them a whipping. Business calling
him away from home, he did not start on hiß
return till late in the evening. Un arriving
within a mile of his houie. lie was suddenly
confronted by three of his negro men, who
had way lay i d him. and who began to attack
him with dubs, the only weapons they had.
He drew hi.- knife and made a detpenite and
courageous resistance, cutting one of his ns
-ailulits in the hand and iiuotlier in tire arm.—
This only roused them then to greater fury,
and they increased the blows with their clubs,
until they knocked him down, and then pro
ceeded with deviiish fury to batter liim aliout
the body, ending by crushing lii.s bead and
scattering Ids brains around, killing him in
| stantly.
They then, leaving the body in the road,
kindled a fire, or liad already kindled one. anil
burned tire instruments of their crime. Then
two ot tire miscreants, the two that had lieen
cut, (led. and the third returned to his master’s
andtohltlc-i.de. He claimed to b • innocent
’ I.Mu-elf. and that Ire- was present only to try to
. persuade the other two not to commit the deed
| they had threatened to accomplish. Tlieiufor
imi r is in jail in .Springfield, Pursuit having
; been undertaken as noon as the neighborhood
could be aroused, the two murderers were
overtaken and arrested near Bardstoffn, and
lodged in jail in that tow n.
This terrible tragedy has created the greatest
excitement all through that section of country;
and som< fears are entertained that Lynch law
will Ire te.s n-tej to. Mr. Maxwell is represent
ed us Laving been a man of wealth, and a very
honorable, upright man, not at all iiukuid to
' his servants. He leaves a wife aud family to
iiiutirn their loss.