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-> V «, S \ • w\\ . ;v>. -r»- — nately mad.de.peme.nd successful restore | several parts of which are 'o the Doctor’s nrooOKtioa to shave my head j sides of the hills and ruer l a k ar.o tier daring mv late illness. But seriously, there are winds along the heads ol the several mllie*. and many beaux and belles in our dry climate who presents most picturesque v iews. I m en ire arc looking sndlv. at their yelhm-fying faces, leng'h of the carnage way. ts from four o foe o'rvin" nrcmaturely up in our climate of violent miles, and the foot walks about three mi es. extremes—when, if thev would only come to Denches arc provided at convenient points on cmp cra'te England, they would “ cast their | the river and elsewhere, for the repose of wea- do.Si" like insects, and renew their youth al- j t ied pedestrians, or of those who may des rc to to-cther. (I trust the “ Cunard line of steam- ! enjoy the refreshing breeze m summer, ers” will give me my next passage gratis for : I he number of lots tak-n .s one hundred, the hint.) Ladies look as fresh at fifty, in this ! most ol which are handsomely improved by climate, ns ladies, in ours, cease to look at thirty. | monuments, shrubbery, &*« and handsomely enclosed, some with non railings. 1 should also mention, thut besides the Masonic lot al- we had no legislature to pay in 1S44, and none of the heavy incidental expenses of such an As sembly—with the taxes as high as ever, and great economy churned for Ctov. Crawford,— and yet the slate more in debt, by $43,0*2, than we were the the year before, without con. sidcring the "apparent" balance of S67.927 75! Ave, even so—and this is but the fair whig co. hiring—whirl rr.ny be beyond, we know not.— Tlic folly and extravagance of this hopeful whig administration will be more clearly exhibited when the democrats assemble in Millcdgevillc next November—then an opportunity will oc cur to more closely canvass the merits of an ad ministration that Ins evinced no very common. £ looked in, fora few minutes, an evening or InTtitiUc'and saw a Chinese Mantrin ImdAlS j ready referred to, the Odd Fellows of the city j .fable acts of industry, intelligence or sagacity, p u m ’ aaoatr olUer celebrities. It struck have tlie.r burial place of similar dimensions— that ordinary mnf m avc.ety are not fully qual- nic (not fur the «—• »••«•' l.mv i.nenunllv ! but one brother however, ns yet, rests within t ified to exhib t. But on tho other hand males and female cold—seeing this Chinese . consecra'ed resting place. I ! ose who repose other celebrities. It struck It five inc.r uiiiiai pace ui nmiuni uiitou™,,- ic first tim*,) how unequally i hut one brother however, ns jet, rests within Ips dress, as to protection ftom j its enclosure.* By the side of this, “that an- is Chinese with n close coat i cient ond peculiar people,”tli»* Jews, have their beneath its sod were brought from other towns, that they might rest with their brethren, in imitation of their ancient patriarch' when lc was “a stranger and sojourned in the laud” in whirli he dwelt. Neatly all the Cemetery was tbiek'y nood- and a huge cashmere shawl over his shoulders, while the ladies around him were in full-dress nudity. Most of tho London lions, I under- . , 0 od, were in tho crowded rooms beyond the threshold were l halted, but I needed n«y lied more than to hoar them “roar.” As 1 it a !e my exit a lady passed me on the staircase, whom the servants passed up with an announce ment of the “Countess Calabrella,”—(a litera ry lioness of tlie most luminous mane.)—and a pair ol very pretty feet nnd ankles stepped from _ _ a showy equipage at the street-door—nil that ( ering height and gtaM dimensions. is attractive going, (ns is sadly frequent in this ) hank is skil led with immense oaks, wicked world) we ar<; commanded to sho v mercy, even to the guilty. L t nj post up the books. As we have no data by which we can tell the “portion” of hour's hypothecated for the loan of 20.250 debars, wo would be compelled to put eown the entire amount of$l 12,178. If we do this, though then tho “apparent” increase will la; much greater than 110,999 75. Tins brings cd when laid out, with almost every v iricty of j us back, then, to the first statement of the Com TELEGRAPH & REPUBLIC. auijskcorw- Tncsday, Angnst 26, 1845. FOR GOVERNOR. iH. BALL fffcAJLJLlS jFER, Or Clmttmm. For Senator of the 20th Distri'f, A. 12. CHAPPELL, Op Binn. FOR REPRESENTATIVES. , s.uin:i, n. stkoxg, JA.TIES XV. AIOIMTKOXG. ‘•The oilier way; tlie oilier way." It wants but haif an hour of the mail’s clo sing fur the packet of to-morrow, and here is a music-grinder just commencing under my win dow, and I can neither think nor write to nil Italian air. S '*, my dear Morris, adieu for this packet. Yours faithfully, N. P. WILLIS. ROSE HILL CEMETERY, MACON. W'e had occasion to visit Macon not long since, and tiaving heard much of ‘Rose Hili’ wo took a s'roll up the river to that consecra ted spot- “On enterimr tho gate the first object that attracted our attention was n monument of white marble, a column with its top broken olf. This lively and most impressive Masonic em blem struck us so forcibly, that we stood mule nnd gtzed with mingled emotions of solemnity, uiro and interest. Wo bad never before seen this beuut'fiil, impressive emblem so significant ly displayed. The mind was filled with those sublime ideas which the monument was caused to give, and which none but a Mason knows or can feel: The enclosure which surrounds this column, is a plot of 96 feet by 45, belonging to the Macon Lodge. A durable and ornamented fence protects it, and every thing about it is in tho most perfect and neat order. Wo spent more than an hour in wandering over this mos' delightful Ccmctety, for, though there is a solemnity and sacredness about ‘Rose Hill,’ yet there a-e many things that make it a truly delightful place. A retreat—calm, qui et, peaceful and still—so toothing to the trou bled spirit and yet so full of holy teaching, that the pensive mind loves to seek these retreals, nnd commune, ns it were, with the departed. The location of this Cemetrv, the plan, and the rural manner in which it is laid out, as well ns its scenery und the natural wildness ai d beauty of the place, must eventually give it the reputation of one of the most distinguished in our country. Wc have visited most of the Cemeteries in Now England—even the far-famed Mount Au burn, wc think, is far inferior in its natural lo cation, as well as its rural beauties; and when the hand of art and affection shall do as much for ‘Rose Hill' n9 the Bostonians have done for ‘Sweet Auburn,’ then can the South boast oftlic most beautiful Cemetery in the United States. There ore now to be seen a large number of splendid and costly monuments lifting their stately heads among the green foliage, which in contrast with tire wildness of nature iibouf, give n picturesqueness and beauty with which noth ing else can compare. Tnc impressions fust made, from the con templation of that Masonic monument, ns well as our farther meditations as we wandered about this lovely spot, we trust made us a be:ter man, a better Mason, a belter Christian. But wu did not intend to write so much when we began. Wo will only add, we hope all strangers, especially brethren of tho mystic tie, those of a contemplative turn of mind, and who love rural scenery, will visit‘Rose Hill’ before they leave Mncon.” The opinions of the editor of the “ Signal” arp sustained by every traveller I have seen who has visited the several “distinguished” Cemeteries of the North—that Rose H It, for tho variety and beauty of its grounds is r.ot equalled by any in the country. A prominent feature in its scenery is the Ocnwlgee River, the banks of which are from thirty tosixty feet high, generally rocky and precipitous, and form mi impenetrable barrier against all its approa ches. The higher parts of the ground urc one hundred nnd forty-two feet above the river.— From the river, deep and narrow rallies pene trate the groond, a distance of from fifty to two -hundred yards—one of thorn divides it entirely, in which a branch murmurs over a steep and rocky bed to tho river. This is suj plied by tour springs, in and near the ground. This brunch is crossed in two places on rack cul verts, by carriage ways, constructed with great labor. Tho principal spring is not fur from the c< n'nt of the ground, where the valley is deep und thickly shaded by the sturdy beocli and lowering poplar nnd a variety of smaller trees. This is one of the most secluded and quiet spots that could bo conceived, and is tlie most attractive nnd frequented one in lire Cem- etory. It is approached by several foot walk* along the branch and cut into the steep sides of the hills. The waters of this spring, for coolness and purity, arc hardly surpassed by any in the State. This spot, indeed, well rep resents one of those fairy scenes of which wo have read, but never expect to rea'ize to the tree known in our forests. Most of it was of young growth fiom twenty to £>rty feel high, here and there iutersp'-rsed with trees of tow-. The river poplars, sycamores, beech and other trees. Over, per haps, two thirds of the ground, the trees have been trimmed and the smaller growth removed. No trees have been cut, except when necessa ry; and the ground generally presents tho ap pearance of a beautiful native forest. AH the labor performed on the ground, to gether with the cost of enclosing, hearse-house, <fcc. has been effected with about three thousand dollars—all of which, (except $150) was raised from the sale oflots. On the whole, “itesc IIill Cemetery” fur nishes one of the most diversified and beautiful pieces of landscape that coull he crowded into the compass of fifty acres. Its height outrivals Mount Auburn by seventeen feet. The river (a feature which the other does not possess) murmuring over a reeky bed, wheeling around immutable cliffs of granite and flint, rolling on and on, like tho tide of.human life, forever to mingle in tlie unfathemrd nnd undefined nby.-s of eternity, affords a freld f.-r deep a; d impres sivc reflection to the contemplative mind, whi'c it imparts an instructive lesson. The beauties of the scene disarm death of half those terrors which one feels in the contemplation that his last narrow house is in sonic barren waste, where scarce a stunted shrub shall throw its meagre .shade over if, or in some gloomy and f irgotten place, where no one tint ho has loved ever comes to drop a tear or spread a flower on the parched and neglected spot, whore the lit tle hillock is soon reduced to the common level, there to be forgotten. GREENWOOD. Macon, July, 1845. •It non. rantainz three—two oilier* having died iince the shore was written. eye. The ridges between the vallies arc sleep and generally terminate abruptly in rocky cliffs at or near the tiver. On their summits urc most beautiful sites for burial lots, most of winch are occupied—and the sides of deep, shady vallies arc most appropriate locations for vaults, or for lots, to those who prefer a secluded retreat for tho repose of their dead. Several portions of tho ground aro comparatively level, and laid Out in lots from twenty to forty feci square, and tho prices 1 imited at from $10 to $30 Lots arc also laid off free of charge, fur resident faniili-s who nro unable to purchase; and a portion is assigned for the burial of strangers, and a record is kept, and the grave so designa* ted as to he known at any future tinr.o. Tho entrance to the Cemetery is through n high arched gateway, constructed after an ap prove I model of Doric architecture. From this guto a centra] avenue extends to and ter minates on a high bluff on the margin oftlie riv- or. Cnrringc ways extend to every part of tho ground, one of which makes its culiro circuit, LAST SETTLEMENT OF THE INCREASE OF PUBLIC DEBT. UNDER GOVERNOR CRAW. FORD.—BOOKS POSTED. I now take up the consideration of this question, and in order that I may not subject myself to tlie slightest censure of garbling, from tire most fastidious whigs, I insert that entire portion of the Report of the Finance Committee, of December 1S4-1, ns prescutetl to my attention by the editor of the Georgia Journal, in ids paper of the 12th iusr. Here it is: “Before closing this branch of tlicir report, the Committee deem it proper to he more explicit in reference to the ap- parent increase of debt for the present year. The amount uf bond issued ami charged in this year is 6133.000. Of this amount. £22.822 have been paid out tor work mi the Railroad—the balance of said issue, to wit: S11C.1T8 are in the bands of the Engineer, of which a portion has been hypothecated for a loan of 830 S30. The actual increase of debt is, therefore, only 813.07:1. Iii n previous portion of this Report, and which accidentally escaped ibe observation of my Georgia Journal friend, this committee say: “ Malone the necessary corrections, the debt then due (antler McDonald,) would ap|iear from the report, to be 6I.G14.I3S 9S. * * The total amount of debt as now (under Crawford) existing, would therefore appear to lie DEDUCTING PAYMENT, 81.725 138 73.being an in- create, since last year, apparently, of 8110,900 73. ' By an examination of the above extract?, from the Whig Report of the Finances of our Stole, mads more than one year after Gov. Crawford look his seat ns Governor of Geor gia, no person can he otherwise than satisfied, that the public debt of Georgia has largely in creased under Whig management during that time. Do the wliigslell us that Gov. Crawford paid $50,000 of lire public debt, in 1SI4 ? They do. But they omit to mention that this “appa rent increase of debt of $110,999 75,” was admitted, and shown to exist, even AFTER DEDUCTING the $59,000 previously paid. Then why do they harp about this payment? It is merely to prevent an examination into tlie increased indebtedness of our s'atp, which has been brought about by tlie folly and extravagance, or bungling management of the present whig party, in power, in Georgia. This Committee say, at the very po.nt they apparently, originally intended to close the ex amination of tlie condition of the public debt. “Before closing this lira licit of their report, the Committee deem it proper to be explicit in reference to tlie apparent increase of debt for the present year.” Why was it necessary or proper? Had they not stated tlmt the public n'ebt bad apparent \yincreased under Governor Crawford, $110,999 75? Could they appa rently increase and apparently decrease this indebtedness ad libitum1 If the ob igntions of the State had been delivered to others, there could I>3 no doubt of tin; liability of the State— it was not only apparent but a real indebted ness. If those liabilities hid not been issued, there could not exist any evidence* of either apparent ur real increase of state indebtedness. It certainly follows then, that tho tdereused in debtedness of $110,999 75. was »e tKlttnl in. crease, (or ti e obligations of the state ha I lieen issued, and were in the hand* of other parties. It is sheer nmsensu to argue otherwise. “A PORTION has been hypothecated for a loan of $20,250. 5 We are not told what por tion—to whom hypothecated—nor for wh -t purpo'c—upon what terms—nor are wo in formed, by this Committee, any thing mare than dial a portion of Lords amounting to $112,178, have bean hypothecated, or pledged or pawned, to raise the >um of $20,250. And this financial operation took place under tho administration oftlie matchless Gov. Crawford! Lt t li : s admirers encircle Irs brow with a rid) wreath for this specimen of fisoali/y• I would hardly insinuate that this “loan” involved any principles c.f corruption, of so black nnd atro cious a character, that the pubiic must be kept in the dark in relation to it. Why prefer durk- ttess to light ? “1 ire* ACTUAL increase of debt, is, there fore only $'13 072.” Who* is this? An ad mission that the public debt of Georgia has in creased under tlie ftscaliziug, and economical administration of Geo. W. Crawford! When mittee, that tho pulife debt of Georgia had in creased, in one year, under the administration t.f Gov. Crawfi rd $110,999 75. Tlie whigs may torture this offitir, to their heart's coutei t—blit the FACT, that the pub lic debt, under Gov. Crawford, HAS IT’?-. CREASED $110,999 75, will cling to them, —the people,—tlie tax-paying and anti-hum. bug people, will tell them so, and point' to thtr Whig authority, in tlie Finance Report of l ist December. Let the whigs, then,in the “great and mighty workshop” in Millcdgevillc, prepare for the change of climate and situation, which awaits them by the result, which will be proclaimed in tones of thunder in the Capitol, by the results of the elections in October. Tlie people will see it. The democracy, ofour state, from the moun tains t f Cherokee to the Atlantic, will shortly send up a shout for VICTORY, which will be so long, and strong, and joyous, that the myr- midoms of humbug coon skins arid gourd vines, will tremble. Friends of democracy, notv is the time for action. The subtle machinations of whigery arc now being put in opera’ion, and it behooves you to foil them at every pass; expose tiieir humbuggery. and adopt all honorable moans to advance the principles of Democracy. Let our watch-words he DEMOCRACY and Me A L- LISTER—a Democratic Legislature and a Democratic Governor, and we well know, when we obtain those, tliat, the sterling principles of the democratic partv of tlie country, will be ptomo'.ed, ’ FINEY WOODS. J~roM Ilf. Pennsylvanian. MR. POWERS, THE SCULPTOR. We present n few extracts from a letter written by Mr. Powers to a ftiend in this city, which will be found interesting, as presenting a view of the difficulties which are attenda it on the progress of talent towards its develope. ment, and may likewise prove ail incentive to those who are more addicted to despondency than the writer. It will be a subject of con gratulation to his numerous personal friend-*, and more numerous admirers, to know that his day of trial is passed—that perfect success has crowned his arduous studies and unremitting assiduity—and that orders, more numerous than he cun fill, arc now pouring in u*>on him Ir^nt Europcon putruna. J^i»| condition will he best explained in his Own words : ‘•Florence, June 27, 1S45. “If you want to know how it is that a man may often think of those dear to him, and re solve and re-resolve to write to them, and yet rarely do it, turn sculptor yourself, get a lot of children, and como to Florence, to buffet tho thousand obstacles in your way, such as I have met with—and you will be satisfied. When I look back upon the last eight years of my ex perience, 1 wonder to find so few gray iiairs upon my bead ; fur I have passed through tri als which distress me, even n iw f to think qf.— Biit I do not wish to write you a croaking let ter ; nor would I have you suppose I think to justify myself for not writing to you. I would only let you know why 1 !r.ve become to neg lectful (in appearance) to mv friends in Amor ica. My first finished statue is now exhibiting For Lie Hampaisn. At the solicitation of a number of friends, the Telegraph will be furnished front this time until the middle of November, to new subscri bers, on the following terms : For one "opy, > 50 cents. For six copies. 2 50 For twelve copies, 5 00 ‘During the present month the paper will be enlarged and issued on new type, und will con tain as much reading matter as any weekly pa per published in Georgia. STATE GOVERNMENT. We now approach the occult administration of Governor Crawford, and if there is anything in it to command the approval of the people of Georgia we have failed to discover it. In our humble conception there is much which calls for their unqualified condemnation. It will be for those who have emblazoned it to the world ns one of consummate financial ability to set forth the grounds on which their statements have been made. They have not yet made any satisfactory developement. The Legislature of 1843 with a wise forecast, {for party purpo ses) enacted that the Governor, every alternate year, during which there shall be no session of the Legislature, shall appoint a committee to examine into the condition of the Treasury, and especially to examine into tlie situation of the public debt, the payments which have been made upon it either ns to principal or interest. Acts of 1843 page 142. This was a strange com ningling of Executive and Legislative func tions, contrary to tlie spirit of the Constitution which declares that these departments of the Government shall be committed to a separate body of magistracy. It is tlie invariable cus tom for the Legislature at each session to ap point their own committees to examine into nnd report upon the official acts of the people’s Ex ecutive officers. It is the first time that the Legislature has ever called upon the Governor to make the appointment for them ; and it- ap pears to us singular that a public officer should be required to appoint a committee to examine into his own administration of the finances or of the Government. Such, however, is the policy introduced by a Whig legislature and its effects have been such as might have been expected from a strictly partizan Governor, viz: that he slioull mike the appointment exclusively from those who voted for him. Wc presume that ncifticr ortncgentlemcn oftlm conunitico -will deny, under his sign manual that he voted for Governor Crawford. If he should, then shall tve admit our error in this respect. So much! for this most extraordinary, and we may say, injury-working innovation upon the practical operations of the Government. That this com mittee has exemplified the fatal effects of this policy we shall perhaps see in the course of this edi/orinl. We have carefully examined tlie Journal of the two houses of tlie General Assembly, and have been able to discover nothing entitling George W. Crawford to the slightest degree of credit for tlie relief of the finances.* Indeed, as far as we have seen, he has made but a single recommendation on this subject, and that cannot quired the Treasury to resume specie payments, &c. Sec. It was supposed that to accomplish this it would become necessary to borrow at least $150,000, and accordingly the Governor was authorized by the 2nd section of tlie act to borrow that sum. But the committee of Dec, 1844 (the same appointed by tlie Governor) say that the sum has net been borrowed nor any part of it. We presume bis Excellency found specie funds sufficient in the Treasury to com ply with the act without a resort to the loan, as it is well known in the country that man}' tax collectors, from the scarcity of Central Bank notes, collected the taxes of 1843 in notes on specie-paying banks. The committee say that the “act lias produced a most happy effect upon the finances nnd credit of the State.” How this great effect was 'produced, the committee has not explained. They have said it was pro. duced without borrowing the money which it authorized, and the only inference is that the treasury was sound when turned over by the Democratic Governor. Wc shall continue our remarks. . If any tiling were needed in addition to what we have said, and extracted from Gov. McDon ald’s messigc'to prove the absolutely sound condition of the finances, at the time he left the Government, it is to be found in the report of Messrs. Phillips, Meriwether and Kenan made in December last to the Governor. They say that “during the past year, all the liabilities of the state have been promptly met, when pre sented, and discharged with specie or its equiv alent.” See page 7 of the Report. This was done without borrowing the $150,000 or any part nfit,” which tho Legislature had author ized the Gov. to borrow. AVncnce came the means to meet these liabilities except from the Treasury ? Wc are sure, that unles his Excel lency is greatly belied, they were not furnish ed from his private means. The truth is they were met from money in the Treasury, at the time his Excellency was sworn in. If they were not, it was the duty of this Committee to have placed tlie information, whence they were before the public. Perhaps his Excellency was not lavish of of his disclosures to them, of his modus oper ands Certain it is, he made no opera- tion that has been disclosed to the public ear, he borrowed no money,pr so says Lis Commit tee. See the same page of their Report. * Hi* Excellency is lauded for tiis great atiilily. we be lieve, in more mailers tlian those of tinance. As evidence of it in some tliines we make the' following extract from bis message oflOik Nov. 1843. Journal of House 83. “Tlie plan of setting fire to ibe Penitentiary was concerted by means of a slow match, with communicating trains of com bustible materials used by them in their daily ocrapation." Now what would hare been the consequence if ilie plan had beeu concocted by means of a quick laati-h. with ’lie same combustible train !! ! His Excellency must hare been blowed up! He tells the Legislature ,‘ji the same Document dial the generous exertions of the citizens of Milledgeville and a volunteer corps under Captain Kenan saved any of the Convicts from making their escape ! ! ! t This exper ence was made by the House of Repre sentatives. In the senate it was referred 10 a select com mittee, with full power to investigate the affairs of said bank and to semi for persons ami papers when ne-essa- rv. Journal of Senate 93. With so much indifference did this select committee regard thr Executive recommen dation that it is not in the slightest degree alluded to in the Report. See Journal of Senate, page 389 and onwards. in London, and I have received very favorable enti|lo ,, im , 0 - eat crc(]it as a fi nanc ier; we news from it. It is “The Slave, of which „ . _ „ you niav have heard. I will not tell vou what has bees) surd of it; for I suppose you will s-. e it in the papers at home ; and \ou would not think any better of me for repeating anything, in favor, at le ist, of mv own work. I have received orlers Irom England for two copies of ‘•The Slave,” anti another from Lord Egerton fornn original work—the subject to bo left to my own choice. * * * “Speaking of Cincinnati, I fear I shall never recognise her in her magnificence; and, much as I rejoice at her prosperity, I shall still feel n regret nt not finding the same dear old city that I left, when I started upon (what ap peared to tnc at the time, in spite o( my fijrced hopes) a ‘wild-goose chase.’ ‘What folly,’ thought I, in moments of despondency, ‘for a man at thirty, with a family, mid without prop erty, to think of going into the very nest of the arts, and there distinguish Ifmsclf as a sculptor!’ But, to tell you the truih, tlie family mid the poverty have done more to support me, than 1 have to support them. They have compelled me to make exertion* that I hardly thought my self capable of; mid often, when on the eve of despairing, they have forced me, like a Coward in a corner, to fight like a hero, not fur mvself, hut my wife and liltle ones. I have now as much work to dons I can execute, unless I can find some more assistance in tlie marble ; and I have a prospect of further commissions. I was delighted, at last, to send Mr. C. his bust of Proserpine. 1 hope lie will like it- It was hard to make him wait so long; but it could not be avoided.’? Profitaldc TFin7.'.—Wo understand that a son of El io was yesterday employed in exca- ti"gn cel’ar at tho corner of Congress and. Jefferson Ms. and that he had not been at work much over n half hour before became to a d3 po.it ol Doubloons. No sooner was the discov ery unde, than lie told tire boy, who was as sisting him, ho would load tlie wheelbarrow by himself, and, it is said, 1m pocketed ninety-six allude to his scheme for restoring Central Bank notes to credit. It may he found iu the Jour nal of die Senate of 1815, page 94. He ad vises lire issue of certificates of deposit bearing an interest of S per cent, redeemable in eighteen months or soo tier; or in other words, the sub stitution of post notes, bearing interest, for notes payable on demand, bearing interest. Tlie ex treme weakness and folly of this measure must be apparent to every man who wastes ja mo ment’s reflection on it. In the first place, it would not enhance the credit of the notes, for the broker would immediately have depreciated them to a still lower point on die pretext that they were payable on time. This is their in variable practice; to the holder, then, who had the notes fur market, it was of no advantage.— In the second place, to the bolder who did not wish to dispose of them and yet draw interest, it was of no benefit, fur he could have invested them in bonds nt 8 per cent., or, lie might have presented them and had them protested, nnd in that manner put them on interest. Wed/d not expect to find that the Legislature had been guilty of so great a folly as to treat the proposi tion seriously. But that body, we presume, thinking there might be something in it too profound to be seen on the surface, ami that up on it a financial celebrity might bo built for his Excellency, actually referred the resomtnenda- tion to the Committee on Banks,) nnd that com mittee responded to it by reporting through its chairman, Mr. Grieve (also a considerable fi- nancierj “A Bill to requite the Central Bank to issue certificates ofdcposit in certain cases,”&c. Journal of House 208. This great financial measure teas actually passed by both branches doubloons, which was supposed to have been j of the General Assembly !! ! See Journal ol deposited there for safe keeping by the late — Mr. Jos.'oli Grand, the former occupant of tho Innue. It is said, we know not bow truly, that shortly after the discovery, he was taken sud denly with violent pains in the stomach, drop ped Iris spade and started for home, and that since that time nothing has l»oen heard of him. The premises on which the money wns found belongs to tire Estate of Lawrence.—Georgian. T<> Preserve Milk Siceet.—It is said that a spoonful of horse radish put in a pan of milk will preserve it sweet for several days, either in the open air or in a cellar, while other milk will sour. House 394 and of Senate 86G. What became of it afterwards, wc arent a loss to know. We presume, however, that the "Financier,” asha med of its ridiculousness, stifled it in his bree ches pockets, as we cannot find his vote in the Journals nor the statute amongst the published acts. That tho notes of the Bunk should have appreciated without its wonder-working agency is truly remarkable. The great financial measure of the Legisla ture of 1843 is to be found in the act of the Le gislature of that session, page 144, which rc- SE.Y1TOH BtlCSSSKEX. Previous to tlie Presidential election of last year and Lis course upon tlie Texas question, while none have been more opposed to Senator Berrien’s political opinions th in ourselves, we had ever respected him f>r Ins talents; we be lieved him sincere, anefif wrong we still thought him honestly wrong, and that lie thought him self right—that if lie could not plead any th ng else for his extremes in politics, he could at least off’.r in extenuation the great tests alike of vir tue nnd honor, sincerity. But Ids course upon the Texas question and his conduct throughout the campaign of last year has left no one in doubt as to Ids true character as a public man. Indisputable as wj3 tire fact last year that the enemies of annexation opposed the admission of Texas upon the ground of its slavery alone, and not as Mr. Ben ten and such apologists con tended upon high grounds of national honor.— There is no proposition in Euclid clearer now than that tlie entire whig party nt the North were influenced in their opposition to it by the narrowest sectional prejudices and the wildest and most dangerous fanaticism. Lot any one look at the leading organs of the whig party there—let them look at the Albany Evening Journal, the New York Tribune, the Boston Atlas, or Connecticut Courant, and see if they can that the whigs and abolitionists are not one and iht same in feeling o.n the Texas ques tion. Let them look at the recent convention held in Ohio ; let them look in any of the non- slavcholding States and find if they can any evidence that wc are wrong in the charges we make—such was and is beyond all question thedetermining influences which have front the first inception of that great national question animated nearly every whig nortli of Maryland and west of the Ohio. While the whig? of the north have been professedly animated by the most exalted piety to God and mercy and love to man, &’the leaders of the party at the South were willing to betray and sell the people as Swiss and mercenaries, and their country fur thirty pieces of silver; and if thirty,had not b ‘en offered, it is plain enough they would have taken even less: both had the same ob- joct in view, the defeat of Texas. Foremost in this base treachery was the Whig Senator from this State—the man whom tiro people of (jeorgia arc now called upon to support by voting for Mr. Crawford and his measures; and who in the event of a Whig legislature, will ho again returned to the Sen ate. A? a cutious specimen of the political history of last year, we subjoin tlie following extracts from tlie Whig circular issued by Sen- eslly the question. Cun you put any confid enca in a man or party that have once attempted | 0 deceive you so treacherously and baselv as th e whigs have, at a time, too, when the decisi' 0a you were called upon to make, might have sea. led forever tho destinies and liberties of y 0llr country—when tlie work of a day m : glu hnve decided what a life of unavailing sorrow could neither alter or atone for. People of Georgia, you are now culled U p. on to sustain a party, who, like tho base and p er jured Judean, while professing friendship were preparing to deliver you, hound h aTlc j and foot, to your worst enemies. Will y ( , u do it ? Will you not rather consign them to that infamy which their insults to a proud and free people so richly merit ? Will you not teach Senator Berrien that even though tlie sword of the traitor may he formidable, the traitor himself has ever been held, and always will be, while human nature remains the same in utter detestation. Avodsta, Oct. SB. ieu. Dear Sir :—The present interesting aspect of our po. litical affairs, anrt the near approach of the Presi l l tR [j s |’ election, hare inJuceiJ the undersigned to address this let ter to you. We beg you to receive it in the spirit in which it is sent as an earnest, friendly communication, from one political friend to another. We have arrived nt an erentfa 1 and solemn crisis « our public affairs. The success of the Whig candidites, in tlie Presidential election, secures to us, tranquility home, peace with Foreign Nations and a rapidly advancing prosperity. Tlie distribution of the proceeds of the public lands, which would relieve Georgia from debt, without increasing our taxes, and entbie us promptly to complete onr Public Works—the establishment of a National Bank, should the people desire it, which is a cherished object with ns—the continuance of peace with Foreign Na.ions. and prosperity nnd happiness among ourselves, will be the result ol the election of Mr. Clay and Frelinghuysen, not merely {„ foor years but probably for a quarter of a century. We add a single, bat decisive motive : AIK. POLK. IS NOW. THE AVOWED FAVORITE OF THE AB OLITIONIST ! AIR. CLAY. Id THE OBJECT OF THEIR BITTERSST CALUMNY! A print, procurred from the office of “The Liberator,' abolition paper in Boston, presents a negro woman, half naked, chained to a post and a man whose likeness to Mr. Clay, cannot be mistaken, with a lash in his hand, is whip, ping her—underneath is the motto, “ The Atilt Hoy of the Slashes.” This vile print has been extensively circulated u the North, audits object is to excite the people against Ur. Clay. Jt remained for Mr. Birny. the trader of the abolitionists, not only to express hatred of Mr. Clay, hut prrfertncc for Mr. Polk! THIS PREFERENCE HR HAS K.Y- PRESSED! He declares his preference for Mr. Polk, and too plainly manifests his motive, and that of his party, to be this: Mr. Clay is a strong man. and possessing the confidence of his party, will be^tble to resist the abolition ists. Mr. Po!k has neither personal nor party strength to resist them. Their first movement is to derlare ever} slaveholder incapable ol holding an office. “The spirit of the Times.” a Democratic paper, publish ed in Philadelphia and widely circulated, justifies Ur. Jlirney’s preference of Mr. Polk, on the ground that thr principles of the Democracy justify it. MR. POLK THEN AVOWEDLY SUPPORT ED BY THE ABOLITIONISTS! Mr. IH RNEY, their Nominee for the Presidency, arors his preference for Mr. Polk—and a Democratic News paper, of high authority in their ranks, speaking fur die par ty, justifies it. After this, what patriotic Georgian, whig or Democrat—what man of any party, who lores bis State, what meansto defend her institutions at any hazard, will consent to r.ite for Mr. Polk—to be round side by side with the abolitionists, supporting Mr. Polk—with an abolitionist f.irbis lite t-a t-r—sacrificing his own dearest interest to elevate Mr. Polk to the Presidency, that his imbecility may enable them more easily to accomplish tiieir nefarious designs T We pray you to make ibis fact extensively known among your countrymeu, before and early on the day of election. We adjure vou by all the motives which may have value with patriotic Sons of Geo. —in, to devote y mrself, uncessi xjly, to this subject until the day of the election.* We arc respectfully, your friends and fellow citizens. JOHN M. BERRIEN, ROBERT TOOMBS, O. J. JENKINS, A. J. MILLER It. L. GAMBLE, W. W. HO LT. A copy of this letter has been addressed to - ■ and 1 —-, and Ksqrs.’ of your rnttn- try. Tlie fort is mentioned, that you may. ifyou thinkpmp- er. consult with them. We would especially reenmmewd that some honorable persons be selected, distinguished fun their activity and zeal, as the time is short, to aid you, es pecially on tlie day of the election. Tiro Scat of War. Ti c question of peace or war is sli’l in a doubtful stale. At the last accounts from tliat country, there had been no declaration of war, nor did there seetn to he any immediate pros pect of hostilities. Such a course by tliat gov ernment, dejrends on so many contingencies, tlie miscarriage of tlie least of which would Lc fatal to any such enterprise, that we are inclin ed to think that tho relations of the United State* will net be interrupted unless it may be by tri fling border difficulties upon the line. The N* O. Bulletin makes the following remarks upon tlie prospects of a war: The most belligerent indication is, the recommendation hr the Ministry to the Chambers, of an act authorising a decla ration of wat against the United States, and. the negotiation of a loan of fifteen millions of dollars, for carrying it on.— The measure was under discussion by the Afexican Con gress, but whether any such bill as the one recommended would be passed, was highly problematical. The gre«tob struction in the way or a hostile demonstration, evidently, is the want of money. In the act providing for a dec'arstion of war, it is apparent that the Ministry bases its recommend ation on the ability ta raise a loan of fifteen millions »f dol lars. The two things are so coupled together, that the Chambers in their deliberations will he compelled to stare both evils in the face at once. For this reason, we think that the warlike recommendation of the Ministry will oslv result in a wordy and protracted debate. The impossibil ity of borrowing "the sinews of wsr.” either from domes ic or foreign capitali.us, will be on unanswerable srgnmeet against the Quixotic enterprise of taking Texas. Abrmd Mexico has ns credit, and her bonds could hardly be dis counted al sixty per cent. At home the only class of eiti- zens who have money to lend, are the priests, nnd thev.siiiee the downfall of their favorite Santa Anna, are not is fa vor of the new order of things, nor disposed to trait tb* Government. In this entire desti ution of resources, it» hardly possible that a deliberative body, like the Mexico Congress, composed ns it should be of the most enbgi'tecri men of the nation, would conclude upon a measure so >b- a nrd as a declaration of war. The arrival and departure of troops at Neff Orleans, nnd the requisition made on the Gov ernor of Louisiana by Gen. Gaines for 1000 men to repair to Texas, has created quite an excite ment iu that city. Tlie call for,troops, a* "^1 be seen by the subjoined extract from the Pie* ayune, was responded to with the noblest alac rity by the patriotic Otleanois. The Picay une of the 20tli, says : The offic ial orders of the Governor to the Adjattnt aw Inspector General «f the State, calling on him to farttuS' forthwith, for.servico in Texas, from the First BivisiM « the State Alilitis, two companies of artillery, with ur pieces complete ; and from the Militia of the State, two:'*; iments of riflemen and two regiments of infantry, eqn'PPf* fur service in the best possible manner, appeared in * Courier of last evening. ., Before the time at which these orders appeared in P r ’V they having been previously communicated to Gen. Le*~ nud by him to Major Gaily and Captain Forto ; lb*J* . latter officers had mustered a volunteer force all sumcic ^ tn fill up the two arlillgry companies. Captain rottunand is mustered, as we write, at the Armory cl Washington Regiment. Major Gally’s men, we understand, are busy down and to prove that he is “always ready.” the new nr ' : midable fi«rid pieces oftlie State under his con ml, lie along St. Peter streer, opposite the Arsenal.- A £ lir - career to the brave Orleanois I atop Berrien and others, upon the eve of the Presidential election last fall. Wo commend ,or at Cor P us Christi, has not been It to the people of Georgia, Whigs and Dem ocrats—to every one who feels tliat he has an interest in her soil, or a part in the common destiny and honor of Iter citizens. Let these extracts be carefully read and the charges made be compared with what you vourselves know to be the true position of the Abolition ists, and than ask yourselves calmly and hon- Tlic rumor that 10,000 Mexican treops nCVl - advancing upon the command of Gen. Tn.' confir^* The Messenger is welcome to all that it cin make out of the election of Martin to -Ahtban' 3 * A'few more such victories as have been acln e ' cd by the Democracy of that State, North C** J — - • - * - — c. (lDG oitna, and Tennessee, nt the late elections, the mildew blight of Federalism will from the Southern name and fly away to > ls “ live soil, where Webster, Slade, and Ad 3U live.