Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH. Is/E^-COIST, C3--A..„ COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. KEallUS MEETING. Council Chamber, / Macon. Ga„ December 16. S Present—A. 11. Adams, Mnyor. , , Aid.—Winship, l'indlay, Flanders, Bostick, Bloom, Johnston, Elfe. Absent—Aid. Ellis. . , The minutes of the last meeting were rend, and confirmed. .... . Tho Bridge Keeper reported tolls tor tho week lo date, 873 60. The Finance Commlttoe reported In favor of K. Isaac’s bill, 830. D. Dempsey’s proposition to pay the City Connell of Macon One Hundred Dollars to continue the Sew or In Bcntonville to tho comer of his ltd, and pled* clng himst'lf to proceed Immediately and carry It through his lot was received and nnaiwwonaly agreed to. AM. Bostick moved that the A« imposed by hit Htnsor the hUtytva neon Mr-* \l*ig*r «-t Crowning, and the fine of five doHare against Mr*. Sarah Dies, be mnitted Passed. AM. Vtndlav othared the ftdktwing > Keetdved. that the Treasurer W anthortasd to pay Mr. I- XV. \V att One llusutrvd IMlar* on ac count cttnirect, I’hwL Ota motion AM, Wwwk Kvedrel That the asaonnt agreed upon by tho esSeore «t tonag America Fire Company, No. 3, for the rent of the rvvm they now occupy, bo paid by tha CgyCVtaned. pr\<vided the contract for rent does no* extend hevxmd 1st of May. 1636, and the amount does net exceed Fifty Dollars. Haw, Oa nto;Uu» the roles were suspended, when Aid. Btawi offered the following Ordinances Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of tho City os Macon, and it is heroby ordained by tho an- th.vrityofthesame: That tho Fire Companies of Macon. Nos. 1, S, and 3, bo paid Ono Hundred Dol lar* each, per annum, payable quarterly, for the pur- C iv»e of paying an Engineer employed by them for eeping their Engine and Hoee in good order. Said Engineer to report to thoir respective Foremen, and the Foreman to the Chief Engineer of tho City, and no payment to be mado to cither Company without tho endorsement of the Chief Engineer. Head second time and passed. Council then adjonrnd until to-night 7 o'clock. Wednesday, Bee. 16th, 1857. Council met according to adjournment. Present—A. B. Adams, Mnyor. Aid.—Winship, Findlay, Flanders, Bostick, Bloom, Johnston, Ellis, Elfo. The minutes of the last mectipg were read and confirmed. The Finance Committee reported in favor of the following accounts, viz: W. A. Huff, 837 62; U. Fitch & Co., $23 15, and John Jeffers, 813. Aid. Findlay in tho Chair. His Honor the Mayor then addressed his associ ates in Conncil as follows : Gentlemen :—I take this occasion to return my sincere thanks to the board of Aldermen with whom I have been associated for tho present year, now drawing to a close, for the kind and courteous treat ment to me as their presiding officer—and for the faithful discharge of their duties as Aldermen for the City of Macon. On Motion Aid. Bostick: liesolved, That the thanks of this Board of Alder men, be tendered to Mayor Adams for tho faithful and impartial manner which has characterized his administration as presiding officer daring the year now drawing to a dose. Adopted. On motion Aid. Bostick: liesolved, That the Clerk and Treasurer of tho City of Macon, Mr. Richard Card, deserves and is hereby tendered with our warmest thanks for the prompt and faithful manner in which he has dis charged the duties of his office during tho present year. • Adopted. On motion Aid. Bloom : liesolved. That the thanks of this Board be ten dered to Marshall Hiley for tho faithful and prompt manner in which he has attended to the duties of his office. Adopted. HU Honor the Mayor then announced tho resnlt of the election for Mayor, Aldermen and Clerk on Sat nrday last, as returned by the managers. Council then adjourned rise die. Attest. tt. CURD, C. C. Macon, Dec. 16th, 1857. Agreeable to an act of the Legislature of tho State of Georgia, tho members of tho City Conncil elect met and organized. Present—O. G. Sparks, Mayor. Aid. A. li. Freeman, Clifford Anderson, Gabriel Ilni-rUon, J. L. Jones, J. DeLoache, D. T. Driggers, J. V. Grier and John T. Boifenillet. On motion, Aid. Jones was unanimously elected Chairman of Council. HU Honor the Mayor, announced the following salaries for City officers for the present year -, For Mayor, $1,000 For Clerk A Treasurer, 1,200 For Overseer of Public Hands, 900 For Chief Marshal, 900 For 1 it Deputy Marsha!, 800 For 2d Deputy Marshal, 800 For Bridge Keeper, with Assistant, 850 For Clerk of Market. 350 For Gnard House Keeper (with fees) 300 For Keeper Powder Magazine (with fees) 100 For Sexton, Fees. The following officers were then ballotted for and elected via; For Chief Marshal, J. B. Camming, For 1st Deputy Marshal, Benj. R. Barfield, For 2d Deputy Marshal, Jas. B. Cooper, For Bridge Keeper, J. H. Thomason, For Overseer Public Hands, E. Johnson, For Gnard House Keeper, J. B. Arnold, For Clerk of Market, S. Menard, For Magazine Keeper, D. C. Hodgkins, For Sexton. . A. Brydie. . Conncil then adjourned to meet to-morrow night, (Thursday) at 7 o'clock. RICHARD CURD, Clerk CouncU. REGULAR MEETING. Council Chamber, > Macon, Ga., December 17. J Present— O. G. Sparks, Mayor. Aid.—Driggers, Harrison, Grier, Freeman, Do- Loach, Boifeullett, Jones. Absent—Aid. Anderson. J. II. Thomason's resignation as Bridge Rccper, received and accepted. CouncU then proceeded to elect a Bridge Keeper, and upon counting out the votes James Richardson was duly elected. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Sexton reports the interments for tho months of November and December—Whites, ndnlts 16; Chil dren 9 ; Colored adults, 5 ; Children 6 ; total 36. Thos. II. Flint’s Sexton's bill for superintending the cleaning up of the old Graveyard for $7, was or dered to be paid. His Honor tho Mayor appointed tho following Standing Committees. On Finance—Freeman, Anderson, Jones. On Strtct—Jones,‘Driggers, Grier. On Public Property— DeLoach, Harrison, Driggers. On Pin Department—Anderson, Boifeullett, Grier. I On Market—Boifeullett, DeLoach, Anderson. On Pump*—Driggers, Harrison, Jones, Freeman. On Rote Hill Cemetery—Harrison, Jones, Free man. On Street Eneroaekmi nL—Greer, Anderson, Boi- fenllett. On Gat—Anderson, Jones, Harrison. On motion, the roles of tho late Council were adopted for tho present The following Bonds of tho City officers were presented and approved, viz : A. Brydie, S. Menard, J, B. Arnold, D. C, Hodgkins, J. U.Coopcr and Benj K. Barfield. His Honor, the Mayor, appointed tho following Police, who were duly sworn in and entered npon duty, vim: G. B. Lawrence, Captain ; Avery Odom, H. Kent, A. D. Riddle, J. B. Sessions, Milton Rye and YVm. A. Hartley. On motion Aid. Jones, Resolved, That the Mayor appoint a special com mi! tee to examine the Plan of the New City Holland ascertain the condition of tho several contracts for materials and construction. Messrs. Jones, Freeman and Harrison were appointed said committee. On motion Aid. Jones, Resolved, That the chairman of the Finance com mittee be authorized to contract for the printing of the Proceedings of Council, the advertising and other printing matter that may be required for the current term of the present council. Passod. On motion Aid. Jones, Resolved, That a special committee be appointed by his Honor, tho Mayor, to confer witli tho Presi dent and Directors of tho Macon Gas Companv in reference to their contract for supplying tho city with Goa, and to mako such arrangements with tho Company as they may deem necessary to securo for tho future increased light aiul an uninterrupted sup ply. Harrison, Boifeullett and Grier were appoint ed add committee: 1 lie following accounts wero received and refer red to the Finance Committee, viz: Cixhart A Card, Alex. Richards, Mix A Kirtlnnd and T. H. Flint. It was moved and carried that the meetings of Con:icil shall bo held on Tuesday nights of each week for Ihe ensuing year. Conncil then adjourned toTuesday night 7 oclock. It. CURD, c. c. Tuesday Morning, Deo. 22,JLS57. Arrival of tlic Aslriatic. Wc have intelligence of tho arrival of tho Adri atic at New York on San day Inst, with dates to tho oth. She reports more failures lu Liverpool, and a decline In ihe Colton market of an eighth to three-alxteentha. Sales of tho lost three days, 0000 bale.*—of Wednesday 8000, Consols quotes) at 01|. TTto Sin iimuili iJeorgimt. Mr. 1 of tho Georgian, offers onc-balf interest in that paper for snlo “to n thorough ly eompotont luminous uinu” “on tho most ac commodating terms." Tho Georgian has a •rtwonty dollars I very largo circulation and advertising patron age. nud wo have no doubt could be made the most profitable democratic newspaper estab lishment in tho State. Bibb County. Superior Court. Wo learn bis Uonor, Judge Lamar, has ad journed the Court to the first Tuesday in Janua ry next. Parties, Jurors and Witnesses will therefore take notice and govern themselves ac cordingly. Concert of the Blind. This came off very satisfactorily last Friday night, before a full and appreciative House. The troupe of unfortuna tes were all very neat ly and tastefully dressed and went through their unpretending role with harmony and ef fect. They had an excellent pianist in Prof. Vanhoutcn and a violinist of almost equal pro ficiency in Prof. Cutler. There is a great deal of musical talent in the school, and it is under scientific cultivation. Several of the young ladies have fine voices and the solos were much applauded. The comic pieces were sung with spirit and effect. Music must be the great resource of these blind, whether for amusement or snpport, and it is peculiarly gratifying to see such evidence of proficiency in this department. Ere long this institution, wo doubt not, will annually furnish competent musical instructors for our schools and colleges. Concert Extraordinary “Blind Tom,” an indifferent samplcof a’Gcor- gia*nigger,’ gave a musical entertainment at Concert nail last week, which was a decided novelty in respect both to the performance audits author. Tom is a negro boy of fourteen, with a gen eral capacity very little above idiocy. In phy sical conformation lie is very much after the similitude of an ape, and he patterns strictly after the ape in all his movements, contortions and grimaces—his downsittings and uprisings. His imitative faculties, which comprise pretty much the sum total of his intellectuality, are concentered upon music, and Tom can, in con sequence, sing after a fashion, and thrum the piano with great facility. Without any in struction at all, he has caught by car all the popular airs—plays them readily and can cvcu give a tolerable counterfeit of more difficult music upon once hearing it played. He carri- caturcd operatic singing with ludicrous effect though all unconscious of the carricature. Be tween all his pieces he gave a literal interlude in an impromptu dance, accompanied with howlings and contortions more repulsive than amusing. Tom is simply a lususnatura 1 . Tlic Niger Expedition. The last English expedition which ascended tho Niger penetrated three hundred miles fur ther into the interior than any former expedi tion, into a vast prairie country hardly broken by trees. This party carried a physician who had learned successfully to combat the fearful African fevers. Before tlic steamer crossed the bar at the river’s mouth, lie commenced giving fjiiimec to every man on board, in doses of abomt nx^n 't/t. Than won given every day, and tut " continued for sixteen weeks, or all the time that the expedition was in the river, and even kept up for a fortnight after it had crossed the bar again, and was out in the open sea. The result was that it did not lose a man. The scourge of Africa was com pletely disarmed.} Too Fast. The Journal & Messenger talks of an aver age majority of 120! at the late City election. If he will add up his own figures, he will see the average majority was 50. Augusta on Resumption. The merchants of Augusta held a meeting last week and appointed a committee to wait on the Legislature and urgo them not to fix an earlier time for resumption by the Banks than next June or July. Bill Increasing Salaries. We are sorry to sec this bill has failed in the House by a large majority. It ought to have passed. The judicial salaries, particularly, should be increased, and the general concur rence of the press in the propriety of such a measure, would, we hoped, - remove all appre hension of its becoming an electioneering hob by- The Adriatic’s Performance. The new steamship Adriatic was passed by the Europa COO miles out of Liverpool, and probably reached die city on the 3d. She left new York the evening of the 23d November, and has therefore made her passage in ten days. Ben. Ileningscn Was in Washington, from the South, last Tuesday, with Col. Lockridgc. They were perfectly posted upon Walker’s affairs and had no doubt of his success. Case ofJohn Black. The bill commuting this unhappy man’s punishment to imprisonment for life was lost in the Senate on the 14th. A motion to re consider prevailed next day only through the casting vote of tho President The morning was consumed in a discussion of the bill and in the afternoon it was again lost by a vote of 48 to 50. On Wednesday, another motion to re consider was made by Senator Stubbs of this county, which prevailed and the hill finally passed.—Yeas 5G, nays 44. A long and doubt ful straggle. In the Senate, a constitutional question arose upon it—whether the power to pardon vested in the Legislature carried with it the power to commute. The President of tho Senate decided nay, but was overrul ed by that body. We doubt very much the policy of the exercise of the pardoning pow er by the Legislature. It attaches more pro perly to the Executive functions of the Govern ment—it is a burdensome duty to devolve up on the Legislature,—and its proper discharge involves so much examination and discussion of facts, precedents and principles in both Houses, as to be attended with great expense of time and money. Alabama Banks. The Legislature of Alabama, has legalized the suspension of the Banks of that State, un til the 15th November next. Another Steamboat Disaster. The steamer Col. Edwards took fire at Borland’s wood landing on Red River, about nine miles be low Alexandria, on tho 12th instant. She had on board, at the time of the disaster, about eighty passengers, seventy-five in tlic cabin, most of them for Shreveport and above. Her cargo consisted ol 1,100 bales of cotton, fifty-five head of cattle, and seven horses, all of which is a total loss, with the boat. The fire broke out at half-past 5 o’clock in tho morning, opposite the boilers. Its origin is un known. The Edwards was tied to the bank and taking on wood nt tho time. The progress was fearfully rapid. Within tho space of three minutes the whole boat was in flames. Tlic only way of cscapo wa3 by jumping into the river from tho af ter part of tho boat, and thus many more lives were lost. Tho number is believed to be at least twenty. Among the fist wo notice the name of “ J. J. Varner, of Cobb county, Georgia. Sfiiutor Douglas’ Speech* We are Indebted to Senator Douglas for a pam phlet copy of Ids speech on the 9th, and wc read it with Infinite regret to find him out of place, as it ■eoma to us—at issue witli the Democratic party and with tho,Administration, whoso patriotic aim it is to put an end to this tiresome, dangerous and xciting question in the shortest and most direct way, by admitting Kansas at once, as a State of lie Union, with full power and responsibility of shaping her own Constitution and settling her own controversies as a quarrelsome and litigious popu lation will best admit. The country is wearied out with their everlasting broils, and it is mortifying to find Senator Douglas in a quasi co-operation with fanatics and political schemers and agitators whoso base intrigues and treasonable insubordination to lawful authority have fanned this quarrel and kept it open so long, and who do not mean it shall be quieted if they can help it. It would be folly to deny that this speech is able and plausible; but it is not like the Douglas of yore, with a giant grasp of great principles and substan tial facts—a noble disregard of quibbles and small matters; it is the giant groping about for excep tions—stooping to special pleading—taxing his in genuity to make out a case. First, he colors and perverts the Message to soft en down or evade an issue with the President—lie misrepresents the position of tho Administration into ono of almost entire indifference about the fate of the Lecompton Constitution, when the PrcsL dent, so to speak, has put all his stakes upon it and declared that its rejection by Congress will involve years of discord, and possibly civil war.— That was not like Senator Douglas. Next, ho assumes to point out a “fundamental error” of tho President’s, in‘the assumption that the Nebraska bill and the principle asserted ifl it, require that only tho slavery question should bo submitted to the people ; and ho expatiates at length on the phrase “domestic institutions” ns ap plicable to every thing net national and Federal.— Unfortunately for him, tlic connection in which this phrase occurs in the act, Shows that it refers primarily and exclusively to slavery—i. e. “it be ing the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but, to leave tlic people to regulate their domestic institutions," Ac., showing that tho whole attention of the legislators was di rected to this single point. And who docs not know that such was literally the fact ? Nobody thought then, or thinks now, of assuming to dic tate to n Territory about its schools, railroads, ju diciary, banks, Ac., which tho Senator brings in to illustrate his argument; but Congress did as sume to dictate about tho domestic institution of slavery, and it was this and this alone at which the declaration of non-intervention was levelled.— Moreover, the question was not then entertained of hote the people should decide this domestic ques tion—whether by popular vote direct upon tho Constitution itself, or in the election of delegates, with full power to frame the Constitution. The point was that they, and not Conyress, should de cide : and the power to decide carried with it, by necessary implication, the right to fix tho mere mode of decision. All this theory about the Kan sas Nebraska- bill requiring the submission of the Territorial Constitutions cither in whole or in part directly to the people, strikes ns as mere after thought. Tile true point was that the people should decide, and an honest interpretation of tlic principle of the hill doubtless requires that the ev idence of such a decision shall be plain to them selves and satisfactory to Congress. This clear, the principle of the bill is vindicated, and it matters not, so far as that is concerned, whether tho “Do mcstic Institutions” of tho future State have re ceived their shape in preliminary discussions and votes upon the election cf delegates or on a direct question of approval of the Constitution. The lat ter offers, as a general role, more unquestionable evidence, and in its application to tho case of Kan sas, as she stands, there is force in requiring it; but we see no reason for supposing that Congress, in the Kansas Nebraska bill, meant to impose any new or extra Constitutional rule on tho Territories seeking to become States. They were simply to lie left as they had always been—with full power to make and ratify their own Constitutions in their own way, with the understanding that they (and not Conyress, by XVilmot provisoes and Missouri restrictions,) were to decide the slavery question for themselves. Next, Senator Douglas impeaches the legality of the Lecompton Convention. It was not held in pursuance of on enabling act of Congress—that (the Toombs bill) having failed. It was not, like the Topeka Convention, held in defiance of the U. S. authority, and therefore, unlawful—but being held without anthority of act of Congress, it was simply a peaceable.assemblage of citizens, under the Constitution, petitioning for redress of grie vance, and be sustains this position by quoting at length the opinion of Attorney General Butler in the Arkansas case. Now, the Judge Douglas of a year ago would have laughed to scorn the eduction of the mere opinions of a .Government law officer against the facts going to constitute the Lecompton Conven tion something more than a primary or mere pop ular meeting—the act by Territorial Senate and House, dnlv legalized federal agents, calling it—the laws providing for the election—the sanction of the U. S. Territorial Governor—the proclamations—the efforts of tho government agents to secure a full vote—tho provisions civil and military to protect the polls and tho whole array of circumstances committing the government to it and holding it out to tho people of Kansas and to the world in advance ns a legal, Constitutional Convention, witli full powers over tlic subject matter of their convo cation. Attorney Butler’s opinion and Judge Dou glas’ theory arc only mere afterthoughts. Lastly, the Senator pleads at length and with in genuity against tlic hardships and inconvenience of smothering tho pojralar voice upon every point except the single one of slavery. Ho denounces tlio whole movement in no measured terms as trickery and jugglery, to defeat a lair expression of the popular will—as a fraud upon tho non-inter vention principle, and he compares it to the storied canvas of Napoleon for the office of First Consul when he told his troops to vote os they pleased, but if they voted against him they should be shot. The Kansas frec-soilcrs, with even half the num bers they claim, could have gone to the polls lostf spring and elected just such delegates as they pre ferred and made a Constitution to please them, i they could please themselves. But not In a fac tious and treasonable spirit—with a dominant pur pose to scout and contemn U. S. authority in tho Territory—with tho sworn determination to force the Topeka Constitution which Mr. Douglas styles “unlawful” upon tho people and the government— against tlio earnest entreaties—tho begging, hu miliating importunities of Walker, representing the Federal Government—they staid away from the polls and let tho election go by default. And even now they threaten and bully and bluster. They threaten civil war if the Territory is admitted un der tills Constitution, and they even threaten by force and violence ,to prevent the people of Kan sas from voting upon it 1 Arc these the innocent victims of federal oppression to excite the sympa thies of Mr. Douglas ? Ah, how, a short time ago, be would havo scathed them for their intolerable insolence—their treasonable, turbulence 1 They will neither take a lawful control of Kansas, or per mit others to take it; and when the Administration and the Democracy propose to turn them loose under a government which they can change in three months, if they pleaso, they are ready to fight at the tyranny of being compelled to have things their own way. The whole speech of Mr. Donglas conveys to our own ; mind irresistibly, tho impression that he is doing injustice to his own better judgment in tho course he is pursuing. Southern Direct Trade Company. A bill is before the Legislature constituting A. H. Colquitt, of Baker ; Howard Tinsley and S. P. Myrick, of Baldwin; Joseph Bond, Robert Collins and John B. Ross, of Bibb; James M. Reynolds, of Burke; Mark A. Cooper, of Cass; A. S. Atkin son, of Camden ; Hiram Roberts, Janies P. Screv en, Charles F. Mills, Noble A. Hardee and Robert A. Allen, of Chatham; E. L. Newton, of Clarke ; Charles J. Munnerlyn, of Decatur; William C. Daniel], of DeKalb; Joel Crawford, of Early; D. H. B. Troup and George N. Phillips, of Glynn ; Richard Peters, of Fulton; Richard J. Willis, of Greene; Thomas M. Turner, of Hancock ; nugh L. Dennard, of Houston; David A. Reese, of Jas" per ; Hayden Hughes, of Laurens ; Jacob Rokcn- baugh, of McIntosh; John B. Walker, of Morgan i Indian Fights in Florida. The Florida volunteers arc doing §ood ser vice. It will be seen from the following, co pied from the Jacksonville News of tho lGth, that they are effecting what regulars could never do—keeping up a sharp pursuit of the Savages—attacking them in their fastnesses and keeping up a system of annoyance which will hardly fail to bring them to terms. Wc regret tosce that Capt. Jons Parkhill has been killed—a gallant young fellow, whose high spirit and reckless bravery, could not fail to render him a conspicuous mark for an Indian rifle. Cape Roman, Fla., Dec. 2, 1857. I wrote you a few days since, and alluded to a scout then in contemplation after. Indians Chambers, of Muscogee ; Willis Willingham, of Oglethorpe; George Walker, of Pulaski; Andrew Reid, of Putnam; John Bones, John Millcdge, Henry J. Moore and William M. D’Antignac, of Richmond; Thomas E. Blackshear, of Thomas;; George Heard, of Troup; Henry Bunn, of Twiggs Robert Toombs, of Wilkes; Richard F. Lyon, of Dougherty; Willard Boynton, Lovcrd Bryan and James Clark, Sr., of Stewart; James Harrison, of Randolph; Robert Ricks, of Clay; William M. Brown, of Marion; Wade S. Cothran and Charles H. Smith of Floyd; and their associates and suc cessors, a body politic and corporate under the name and style of the “ Southern Direct Trade Company,” for tho purpose of encouraging and carrying on a direct exporting and importing busi ness between tho ports of this State and ports be yond the limits of the U. States, with a capital stock not exceeding three millions in shares of §100 each. It provides for a State subscription to the stock of one half tho amount taken by pri vate stockholders, limiting it however to §500,00. It exempts all the Company’s property from State, county, and city tax, and provides for the expira tion of their charter in tho year 1900. South Carolina Banks. The Charleston papers appear to be a good deal fretted about the failure of a bill in the Stato Sen ate to relieve the Banks from tho legal penalty attached to a suspension of specie payments. It was tabled in the Senate on the 15th, by a vote of 24 to 10. Tiffs penalty for suspension is, wc believe, nothing more than a tax of Svo per cent on their circulation, payable monthly. The Charleston News says “amazement and consternation per vade” the city in conscquenco of the obstinate re fusal of tlic Senate to lift that penalty. If per sisted in, it will lead to a general and disastrous contraction. We should suppose that if the Charleston Banks arc dissatisfied with such terms and penalties as these—any number of men could be found in that city to issue irredeemable notes on a penalty of five per cent, per annum for not pay ing them. Money ought certainly to bo worth ten, and five per cent could therefore be cleared on a mere nominal investment. If a “ ruinous contraction” is feared, we beg leave to suggest that this privilege of issuing irredeemable notes be ex tended to private individuals at 5 per cent, per an num, with tho cost of paper and printing tho ne cessary pictures. mount Vernon Fund. The November Report of the Mount Vernon As sociation, dated at Richmond, Nov. 28, and signed Susan L. Pcttct, Corresponding Secretary, says: Ladies of tho highest social position have volun tarily espoused the Mount Vernon cause, and are zealously laboring for its accomplishment, among whom, in addition to those already reported, Mrs. Richardson of Lonisville, Kentucky; Mrs. Geo. McWillic of Jackson, Mississippi, and Mrs. Lucius C. Duncan, of New Orleans, have been appointed Vice Presidents in those States. An Association is about being organized in Florida. Mr. William Bilbo, of Nashville, Tennessee, has received the appointment of Knight of the Order of Mount Vernon, and with his colleague, Mr. A. II. H. Dawson, of Savannah, is doing valiant ser vice. These gentlemen are lecturing with great success. Mr. Bilbo’s address before the children of Nashville, on Washington, his life, and virtues, elicited warm encomiums, and among the contri butions on the occasion, were one hundred and fif ty-two dollars from the Professors and students of the University. Although liberal collections, despite the mone tary crisis, have been mado in the various States, so actively enlisted in tho “ Mount Vernon Pur chase,” yet the “pressure” has materially inter fered with the organized plans of the Association, and will prevent a full report cf the sums received during the past two months, until tho meeting of the legislature, when a certified statement of all the moneys paid into tho Mount Vernon Treasury, will be laid before that body. Correspondence N. Y. Courier. Financial matters In England. London, November 27.—The storm is over, and the danger past. So I wrote three days ago, though I did not expect such an outward and visiblo sign of it as the reduction of the rate of discount by the Bank of France, and the announcement by the Bank of England that the “ issue in excess” under the letter of Lord Palmerston, has been withdrawn, having been no longer needed, and that tho Bank of England notes now in circulation are based up on the £14,500,000 of Government securities and the bullion in the Bank vaults. The fear has been that the country people in the agricultural counties would have run for gold in exchango for the local bank notes, and, as these are unsecured in any manner, the crash would havo been frightful, be cause, while the Bank of England notes in the bauds of the people, rarely exceed nineteen and a half mil lions, the circulation of the private English Bank ers, and the Joint Stock Banks, the Scotch and Irish Banks, often slightly exceed that amount; or, in other words, the legal tender of the Bank of England scarcely furnisl.es half tho circulation. One of the chief objects at tho renewal of tho charter in 1844, was to prepare the way for the extinction of the country circulation, and tlic sub stitution in its place of tho notes of the Bank of England, but it bos proved to bo a mistake. It is a positivo fact that the charter contains clause af ter clause to prevent tho Bank of England from holding more than one-fourth of the precious met als in silver, mid jet for years tho Bank has not been ablo to retain an ounce, showing that Peel mid Ovcrstonc could not look into futurity. Again mid again has the inquiry been asked of me, how will the Americans sustain the shock of the failure of the Dcnnistouns, the Borough Bank, &c? My answer has been, that the great body of tho people of Now York State having got a cur rency amply secured by the pledge of tho best stocks tho world can show, will certainly not be crushed by tho blow; and if the people arc not in jured, then there is so much reproductive faculty among them, they will carry the mercantile com' munity forward without difficulty, and in less time than the world supposes. For many years there has been a steady absorb- tion of silver, and latterly the amount which has disappeared there is immense. It is now a ques tion if India is not silvcr-sick. Tho cause has been the preparation for this struggle; it has been bu ried ; but now that the fate of Delhi has shown that tho rule of Britain will bo restored, the native Bankers who have vast hoards of metallic wealth, are not likely to let it remain unemployed, when tho East India Company is the borrower, and then the Company need not look to Europo for the coin it needs. It is very surprising that our Government, who is ready enough with “days of humiliation,” does not order a day of thanksgiving for the abundant har vest which wo have had; and thus turn the atten tion of tho people, at tiffs moment of crisis, to tho contemplation of tho Brazen Serpent in the wilder ness, and use the fact that wc shall not need the importation of wheat to feed the people, and that if it conics, it docs so, because indebted nations choose to scad it Provisions will be cheap, and the factories ere long .again in fuli work. D. D. Advertisements. Wc arc requested to call attention to the valuable property offered for salcby Mr. 01- dersliaw. Oregon. Dates to the 12th Nov. say that tho election on tho Oth of that month resulted in the sue ccss of the State Constitution—tho rejection of slavery and the exclusion of Free Negroes from the future State. The application for the admission of Oregon under this Constitution will come before the present session of Congress. “Byingtou’s Hotel.” Albany, Gil. Wo take pleasure in announcing to the pub lic that this new Hotel is now open for the re ception of the travelling public. As a caterer, Mr. Byington is unsurpassed, and we bespeak for him a liberal share of patronage.—Albany Patriot. John H. Howard, Paul J. Scmrncs and James M. t ,. , . .. r , ™ , ... nr*nt- ut-ii. x. _r —the result of which is not as satisfactory as wc desired. On the 24th ultimo, a com mand of 75 men, consisting of detachments from Brady’s, Hardee’s and Parkhill’s com panies, started out from Chocksikci Key on Pachohatchce river—Capt. Parkhill in com mand, for a seven days scout on foot, carrying their provisions on their backs. On the 28th they met a party of Indians in ambush across a very deep creek, Capt. Parkhill with eigh teen men in advance. Upon approaching the creek the Indians fired upon them, killing Captain Parkhill almost instantly! and wound ing four of his men and one of Hardee’s—a Mr. O’Neil of your county. The number of In dians killed is supposed to be three. The men behaved handsomely—one of them (Wilk- erson of Savannah) killed the Indian who first fired and shot Capt. Parkhill. After destroying several of their fields which were abundantly supplied with pumpkins, corn, peas, potatoes, &c., the scout returned.— Another will start out in a few days in which Col. Rogers will participate. He would have done so in the first, but was prevented on ac count of sickness. The following is a more detailed narrative of the capture and destruction of Bowlegs Town, an account of which is copied elsewhere from the correspondence of the Savannah News : On or about the 19th ult., Capt. Cone, with a portion of Capt. Whitehead’s Company, and his own, numbering sixty-three rank and file, struck a pl? ; n trail leading South direct for the “ Cypress.” This trail be it known to former Commanders of the Florida war, was ten or fifteen years old. A well beaten track about eight miles from Fort Doue, and five from Fort Kaics. Eight miles on the trail, he found an Indian village, consisting offorty- five huts, recently erected. This village was not known by the war department. Finding a fresh trail of some sixty or a hundred wai- riors, it was thought advisable to send for re inforcements. Captains Stephens, Stewart, and Harrington, with a portion of their res pective companies soon reported themselves to Capt. Cone, who in command of the whole be gan the travel on the trail in earnest. After following the trail some four or five days through mud and water, they heard the Indians beating rice. It becoming now im possible to control the men, “ The hot blood coursing their veins,” at the recollection of their savage deeds, Capt. Cone ordered a gen eral charge, himself in company with the gal lant Dr. Hilton Jones led—on they rushed until in twenty paces of their wigwams, when they were discovered by the sqursvs who gave the alarm with deafening yells. At that tune two of the warriors were trying to escape.— Lieut. Stephens with his unearing aim caused them to “ Kiss the Soil" so dearly loved. The remaining nineteen wero easily captured. The prisoners were then ordered to march under a strong guard, when a number of warriors be gan to fire on the rear; then Dr. Hilton Jones charged back on them which made them show how nimble they were in their limbs. The warriors continued in pursuit and occa sionally firing, but doing no damage save in juring a pumpkin which one of the boys had on his back to roast for dinner, and that only made two holes, the ball landing safe under his shirt. The warriors anxious for revenge proceeded near their encampment, found thirty- eight of their horses graziug and succeeded in capturing and cutting their throats. This party of warriors was no doubt commanded by Gen. Bow Legs in person, as his likeness and full regalia were a portion of the trophies ob- t8 ; ncd. Macon Bills. ^ A Bill to incorporate Young America Fire Company No. 3, passed the House last Monday.— Also, a Bill to incorporate the United Hebrew So ciety of Macon. Treasury Note Bill Fassed. The Senate on Saturday passed the Bill providing for an immediate issue of §20,000,000 in U. S. Treasury Notes. The Carolina Banks Again. Columbia dates to Saturday say that a bill legalizing suspension, which had passed the House, passed tho Senate on Saturday with an immaterial amendment. The bill suspends the operation of the law of 1840, directing the Comptroller General to collect a tax on the circulation of the suspended banks—it empow ers the Comptroller with authority to examine tho books of any of the banks in tho State—it prohibits after the first of January, 18G0, tlic issue of bank bills of a less denomination than ten dollars—and prohibits the banks from put ting in circulation more than three dollars in paper to every specie dollar in their vaults. FROM ilHLLEDGEVILLE. [From our Correspondent.] Millkdgevillk, Dec. 19, 1867. Ik Senate.—Rills Pasted.—To incorporate a Rail Road Company, to be called the “ Bainbridgc and Northern Railroad Company." To amend an Act authorizing Judges of the Su perior Court to appoint Receivers, during vacation, and 'to require the complainant in all cases, asking for writs of ne exeat quia timet, and all applications asking for tho appointment of a Receiver or for injunction, to give bond and security to the re spondent, for any loss or damage, which ho or t hey may sustain by the sucing out said writs, and for other purposes, approved March 4, I860, so ns to allow tho issuing any of tho aforesaid writs, up on tho applicant making oath that from his pover ty he is unable to give such bond and security. To incorporate the “ Merchant’s and Mechanic’s Mutual Insurance Company” of the city of Macon. To authorize suits to be brought upon Consta ble’s bonds without an order of Court. To authorize the Inferior Courts of this State to establish, abolish or change the Election Precincts^ and to legalize such as have heretofore been estab lished by said Inferior Courts. To incorporate tho “ Lagrange and Troup Fac tory Rail Road." To amend the claim laws of this State, as to Su" perior and Inferior Courts. To prcscribo the mode of proving entries on the Books of Receivers of Tax returns of tiffs State. To encourage persons making a will, to provide a permanent fund for the collegiate preparation and education of indigent young men. To provide for the perfecting of titles to land, where parties die, and have bonds out for titles. To allow parties in Justices Courts to prove open accounts when the same docs not exceed fifty dollars. To prescribe the mode of procccdurc in cases of suits at Law or iif Equity in tho Courts of this State, by the legal representatives of decedents, resident of other States at the time of their death. To appoint a public Administrator and Guardian, and define bis duties, &c. To compel tlic several Rail Roads of this State to give checks for trunks and baggage in separate pieces, when required, at any of the stations of said Road, and to tlio point of destination of the passenger under certain penalties. To incorporate the “ Marietta Paper Mill Com pany.” To define and establish the fees of Ordinaries, Clerks of the Superior and Inferior Courts, Sheriffs, Jailors, Justices of the Peace and Constables in this State. To make the Governor of this State, for the time being, the President of the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia. To amend the Attachment and Garnishment laws of this State. For the relief of certain persons and Banks. To appoint an Inspector of Liquor, Wine, and Spirit, &c. To extend the time to authorize Bills of Sale to be proven, recorded and admitted in certain ca ses, &c. ‘ To incoporatc the “nighwassoc Kail Road, and to grant corporate power and privileges to the same.” Dec. 19, 1S57. In House—Rills Passed.—To change the time of holding the Superior Courts in the county of Miller. To organize a new county from the counties of Dooly and Pulaski. To alter and amend the charter of the city of Macon. To provide against tlic forfeiture of the sever il Bank charters of this State on account of non-spe cie payments for a given time, and for other pur poses. Yeas 04, Nays 50. HIBERNLV. Death of J. Milton Clapp. The Charleston Mercury of the 17th comes to us in mourning for the death of J. Milton Clapp, Esq., so long one of the able editors cf that paper. He was a native of Ohio, and died in the 48th year of his age. As a lucid, co gent writer, Mr.Clapp was not often surpassed. The Florida War. The Savannah News publishes a letter from the'“Seat of war” in Florida, by which it ap- epars that Mr. Bowleg’s stronghold in the Big Cypress Swamp was discovered and attacked somewhere about the first of the current month. The town was destroyed and some 17 squaws and children captured. After this achieve ment the Indians retaliated by killing thirty- seven horses of the mounted volunteers which had been turned out tp graze. The volunteers were on Billy’s trail in hope of coming up with him. Right Spirit. The Philadelphia “Keystone Club,” the leading democratic organization in Philadel phia, have passed the following resolution in rebuke of tho factious course of Forney’s Press and others : Resolved, That the assertion of presses pro fessing the advocacy of Democratic principles, that tlic Democracy of this state would refuso to uphold the action of tut legally constituted Convention of the Territory of Kansas, is un true, and that democratic renegades, or old timo foes, will receive no sympathy from the Keystone Club.” From India. Tho Europa’s accounts confirm the impres sion that tho war in India has settled into a mere guerilla struggle, in which the work of tho British army will be to hunt down and ex terminate picdatory bands of the insurgents, ranging over a vast extent of country and find ing refuge when pressed in the fastnesses of the mountains. A long, troublesome and expen sive business, this, to the British Empire. The New Southern University. Having copied the erroneous statement that the new Southorn University of the Protestant Episcopal Church had been located at Scwan- nee, wo add the subjoined from the correspon dence of the Nashville Banner : “This. is a mistake. It is between thirty and forty miles from McMinnville, at a place known as Rowe’s Spring in Franklin county, twelve miles from Winchester. It is a most beautiful and lovely site, with in half a mile of the Sewannec Rail Road, and overlooks ono of the loveliest countries in the South. Tho location of the “University of the South,” at this point, without any outside appliances, and against money by the thousand at other points, shows the good senso of those who located it." Europa’s Indian News. Later and very satisfactory intelligence has been received from Calcutta. The fugitive mutineers from Delhi have been vigorously pursued, and a large number of them routed and slain. They appear to have been follow ed up with marvellous rapidity by Col. Great- bed, at the head of 3,000 men, about one-half of whom were Europeans. At Agra the ene my seem in desperation to have made a sudden and unexpected attack upon our camp, and a battle ensued in which they lost 1,000 men, their guns, their plunder, camp equipage, and 8250,000 of treasure, the loss on the British side being small. At the last date they were flying in all directions in complete disorder. Two more of tho Icing’s sons had been cap tured, and would of course be shot. The King himself was to be tried by a commission ap pointed for the purpose, and doubts arc thrown upon the report' brought by the previous mail that his life had been promised to be spared. With regard to Gen. Havelock’s position at California EW 0hl ' La Porte. Sierra (Sjg***. ' November G Mr. Editor s-Uddressyou’^ 7 ' I the place heretofore answerin'* PrCsent froc, Town,” but re-named La r on A ^ tion of its citizens. La p ort .- .f r «*nu Sixty miles N. E. of MarysviA® 4 ^ good stage road connecting them ^ ei »t line of stages running f or fi Veor the year; by this road the mo great measure, get then- S np nli ““Vi,, Teaming is done as far as this n) the terminus of the road) so Ion *** ^ <| are passable. When the •ton^** the snows fall, which is about the (TV* 4 1 cember, tho mountains ar e &. J** cept by foot travel, and that onlv?'^ when tho snow has settled and or frozen, so as to bear a man’s I this altitude the snow falls f rom . e ‘f L J feet deep, according to the ter. Last winter it was so deep th •* of the mountain towns tunnels ffCr . > to connect one side of the street wi&T' ;: And in approaching a towr you see a trace of it until you 8 toca 0 • ' saw the combs of its roo& or “ 6 chimneys and stove pipes. This like exaggeration to some, and ycthL^I observation when I say that many left his cabin and on returning hardly recognized the spot where it ^1 snow presenting an even and almc, t? 1 *! ing plain with its roof. I haveofL H way the snow from my cabin window.-'^ I the light and ascended a flight of st e • I my door to the surface of the snow -- To use a term familiar in mountain pi-’ wcarc “snowed in” for five month ■ year, more or less, and woe tothennf^ hombre that has’nt laid in his winter'- - ™ sion! It shut out from communicate, -■ any trading post, he seeks it at the J* his life. If he succeeds in reachin" ty, and replenishes his exhausted’* ^ costs him dearly, not only in labor aai but he has to pay exorbitant prices fortt*^ necessaries of subsistence. The miners of the mountains have U. from rough experience the folly of H tion and of allowing themselves to teas* ™ as Gen. Scott once waff. In ’52 thedtb.-.- Downicville, county site of Sierra, werepj in such a fix. Their provisions garo • ■ midwinter, when the snows had reni.-. roads and^ trails impassable snd they shut out from communication with the rest • the world. Not a pound of flour coali k bought, begged or stolen, and it appeared^ whiskey was the only article of which th« was a full supply. A relief committee stituted and set out with tho forlorn hope a making a communication with Maijstih through the deep snows. Relief was a Is obtained—provisions being brought in oasiti and the backs of men. Such a lesson will not soon be forgotten j the Downievillians, and the people of theon tains profited by it. Year humble emam dent has himself had some warning in the exhausting and perilous process of tr. cling through the snow, and nothing k direst necessity will ever induce him toatta similar projects. But the question mjti why snow shoes are not used; a numafia flection will furnish an answer. It ms remembered the country U uneven and::: tainous, and snow shoes arc necessaiiTo bersome and unwieldly ; were the face (ft country level and unbroken they coaii made available. But civilization with its at forts and blessings is following fast as footsteps of the pioneer miner, and he ha comparatively few of tho hardships mix vations common in ’49, ’50 and 52. As a and roads are being opened from place the facilities of intercourse are increase! u he can, in many cases, have his snpplicspsh to his cabin door. And thus supplied ff the necessaries of life, snug quarto as! good supply of fuel, ho can bid defisnce’ri storm-god and feel a sense of comfort ci* curity that a king might envy. Thcs^sl B tude is often a natural condition of suchaiaa there is a stern pleasure in being thus sian —in facing and manfully surmounting the! perities of climate and the barriers of 12s engaged in an honest and honorable, I- - rough and arduous pursuit. There is a: ; dence of feeling and action, and the sits • joys the reward of his labors, for he k the means of his support is not drawn it-. misfortunes or losses of his fellows, bat to is producing from its primitive bed the raj that is to circulate for the benefit of at large.—Ilis stock is invested in a jto which no hidden ruin lies—the mincta - ver refuses to honor the drafts of inJa^T- labor. More anon. INTER X 1 From Kansas. St. Louis accounts to the Uth *9 the Kansas Legislature wasorganized “’i*® session ou the 8 th. C. XV. Babcoo ^ elected President of the Council, noil * Dcitzlcr, Speaker of the House. Secretary Stanton, in Ids message, Cotton Accounts by tlic Canada. The business of the week opened with an im provement of fd aid, but closed with a declining tendency. The sales of the week foot 45,000 bales, of which speculators took 10,600 bales, and export ers 4,500 bales. Tho sales of Friday were 3,000 bales. Quotations:—Orleans, fair Of, middlings 0 9-19d. Mobile, fair Of, middlings Cfd. Uplands, fair Cf, middlings Cfff. Stock 317,000 of which 151,000 arc American, profound agitation of the public nunc, - ■ wrongs and injustice, whether well or ^ and an apprehension of greater evil • ^ . from, having aroused the people °‘‘J'. „!<l'i their consideration and dangerous « k: myself compelled by a senso ot V..l.-ve*’ get her, that you may adopt P^FIpV urea to avert the calamities which thr j; peace.” After reviewing tlio fonnatio |£< - of tho Constitutional Convention, commends the passago of an » ct ia 'ilK ? tion to bo held .umlc-r diffaw°* places as are provided lor in F* ... President of tlio Convention, fc!5i f to vote for a constitution in either sented by the Convention. Th» commends tho passage o. a law max = return of votes a felony, with su - 4^ y,- Kansas letters to the excitement prevails among all ela. ^ [X r* Territory, and tho probabilities Metnii ^ posed to tho Lecompton Convention m ^ _ . tlio election on the 21st mst. i> 300 or 400 men, was encamped threats had been mado of diuvin-, . and the members of ths Convent}*® . ritory, but no outbreak bad yet - Tlic Mormou X' ar ' Traders at St. Louis report that tb { P y i — j. . . . Position at consequence of recent events having p.-- _ Lucknow, all cause for anxiety had apparently profound agitation of the public mm^f:; been removed. Tho enemy were in great force around the place, but ho wa3 strong enough either to remain or to return toCawn- porc. He had decided to remain for tho pre sent, because he would not expose the women and children under his care to any further risk. There was no want of provisions, a convoy having safely reached him, anil although his force at present was only 2,500 men, there was a prospect that it would soon be raised to 7,000, a couple of regiments having just got to Cawnporc from Calcutta, and Col. G readied with his column being also expected. Mean while the troops despatched from England were 1 1 r Ti dly t0 ^ VC - T t T hc , nB “ ber -? 1 ' excitement ready at hand being 5,000. Under these cir cumstances the loyality of the natives, which had heretofore been well exhibited, was of course getting up to fever heat, the best and most practical sign to that effect being a prompt payment of the revenue dues. In the midst of all this, however, ono of the most peculiar acts of insanity has occurred which would ne ver have occurred out of Asia. No sooner was the fall of Delhi announced than an insignifi cant chicf.named Maun Singhi, who had hither to been faithful, turned against us. Wasliiugton Items of the IGth. _ It is understood that Gov. Walker tendered his resignation to-day. A caucus of Democratic Senators to-day nominated Hon. Wm. A. Harris, Editor of the Union, as Printer of the Senate. It is reported that instructions have been sent to the Southern ports to prevent supplies from being taken from this country to General Walker in Nicaragua: also to libel the steam er Fashion upon her return to Mobile. The standing Committees of the Senate have been appointed. Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, will introduce a bill to-moi row for tho issue of Treasury notes. A debate occurred in the Senate between Greene, (Dem.) of Missouri, - and Douglas, (Dcm.) of Illinois, upon the Lecompton Con vention movement. The House occupied its new Hall to-day. It will bo excessively interesting to all the people of South Carolina to know that the re porters are very indignant at the want of ac commodation therein, for their comfort. The proceedings of the other members of tho House are unimportant, mons wero plundering the c^'o . r ; —stealing their cattle and burning - I ons. . ... Largo quantities of gram »”j* 1 Fort Bridger had been burnt by‘“" Th-v^: vont its purchaso by the g‘ Tcr ?® on(1 burned all tho grass routes . Tho snow on the mountain* w ^ ^ li the country was covered witlii i > river. Buffaloes were abundant ^ ^ Tho Leavonworth Ledger, of , CoWL* express has just arrived trorn ^ y&W ner arrived hero last night- ~ J.h m0 m*J sed through in posthaste Satuday^ , rapid movements are suppose,.^ olu . ; the Utah army, but may do bih^- I Denver, or Genera! Harney, the troops in Kansas. ~ ' irjjg Another Defalcation.^ . „y»l Post says :-It is known » that the sum of $300,000, sen ^ firm of this city by the t , rca ? . Jaiio*?'.. B to pay the State debt, duel by them misapplied. iU1 , “T; should bo an example to other place their funds in the of parties for the trivial conside » ing the interest on the ,- cC t ; time. The knowledge P t3 yf» even if no interest accrues, w u importaut cud.