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r THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH. From the Now York Sunday 'J imcr. The Dead Alive. Br A* OLD INHABITANT. Several instances have occurred recently of persons who have fallen into a catalepsy so closely resembling death that they narrowly escaped being consigned to their last resting plnce. Indeed, that many persons have been buried alive is beyond all doubt; and I never witness a funeral without a shudder, and a Intent misgivingthat the spark of life may not be extinct! Jt is natural that I should do so, for, many years since, I was present at a scene so awful, so thrilling that the impression is even now as vivid as at the time of its occur rence ; and never can it be erased from mem ory. At tho period to which I refer, New York city was but a village compared wi’h its pres cut proportions, and the funerals at that day were conducted with a solemnity becoming such occasions. There was no such city of the dead as Greenwood Cemetery, with its avenues and pleasant drives. We bad no such taste'- fully ornamented “Golgothns” then, wherein to deposit “tho loved and lostbut an hum ble grave in a small churchyard surrounding an unpretentious plnco of worship, was deem ed a titling sepulchre, even for the most dis tinguished of our citizens. A gentleman who, though not. moving in the first circles, as they are called, was greatly respected, died very suddenly, to the astonish ment of ail who had been acquainted with him; for ho was one of those men, so hale and hear ty looking, with (i fresh, florid complexion, that uou would bo willing to take a lease upon their ifo. If tlicro was one thiug more than anoth er for which ho was distinguished, it was his great musical taste; and consequently, it was determined that his funeral should be marked by a musical performance of more than ordi- «ary impressiveness, The services were ap pointed to take placein au old-fashioned Epis copal chapel, situated in tbc neighborhood of the swamp, but which lias long since yielded to the demands of Commerce, and large stores now occupy tho site. i and, if he felt any interest at all in the event, there was certainly no outwayl indication of it. But presently his eyes began to light up, his features relaxed, aud the least perceptible approximation to a smile gathered aronnd bis lips. “ Thank God 1” he exclaimed, and it seemed a relief to him to speak. I then knew that he felt the importance of his position, and that a human being might yet be snatched from the very embrace of death by his skill. As he spoke, the eyes of the supposed dead man opened, and there uprose from those with in view of bis face, a shout—“ He lives! he lives!" The excitement of tho assembly at this mo ment may be imagined. The very building seemed to tremble with the shock these words caused. I placed my mouth to bis ear and 8&id« 14 Gcorg p o. ,p und I thought X saw au cf- fort to raise bis hand, but it failed. Tho phy sician cautioned every one to keep perfectly still, and dispatched persons for blankets and comforters in which to wrap our resuscitated friend, and then convey him home. But, alas! our joy was of brief duration. The efforts of the physician had but blown the expiring em hers of life into a momentary blaze, and it then went out forever. It was like the appli cation of a galvanic battery, which apparently causes the dead bones to live, but which, after all, is but a mockery of life. Our friend, as I said, opened his eyes, but closed them al most immediately ; the heart pulsated, but with Gull, heavy throbs, for a few minutes ; ho gave one long gasp, as though trying to ar rest his parting breath, one terrible shiver that made my blood run cold, and death bad gained another victim! It was a bright, sunny afternoon in the month of November. I recollect, when I left my place of business and started for tho chap el, which I found nearly filled with an assem blage of both sexes—the females as is usually the case, being in tbc majority. A portion of the pews on each side of the middle aisle were kept unoccupied for tho relatives and friends of the deceased; and at the top of the aisle, directly In front of tho pulpit, were the tres- sffis ou which the coffin was to bo placed. There is something very striking in the con trast between the busy, bustling outside world, and the interior of a church—particularly when you step from the incessant din of the one to the stillness and solemnity of the other. On a Sabbath day the contrast is not so marked, because, business being suspended^ the quiet is more general. On this day, however, the sensatious I experienced on entering the build- iug were peculiar. A chill seemed to fall upon iny heart, and there was a strange,.incessant trembling around it, which quite unnerved me, as though it were a foreboding that something unusual was about to take place. Nothing disturbed tho painful stillness save the occa sional opening and shutting of a pew door, the shuttling of feet, and the subdued whisper ings of the assemblage. Suddenly the quiet inonotbny of tho scene was agreeably broken by the notes of the organ, as the performer commenced an exquisite Voluntary in a minor key; and as the sound.died away to the fain test imaginable note, the minister’s voice was beard, as he led the procession of mourners, reciting the burial service: “I heard a voice from Heaven saying unto me, write, blessed are the dead that die in the Lord,” etc. The minister proceeded to the communion table; the coffin was deposited in its piece; the weep- iugfriends sat near it, and thesorrowingfriends proceeded to the vacant pews appropriated to them. Then the choristers commenced a solemn cliauut. The singers had been selec ted from the different choir* in the city, and never—although since that time I have listened to the most celebrated prima donna in the world—have I heard anything so touching as thut one soprano voice, as, iua gush of praver- ful feeling, and with an emotiou that brought tears to the eyes of every one present, the words were breathed musically forth— •‘Angels over bright and fair, Take, oh! take me to your care." Years and years have passed since; the ar dor of youth has long since been quenched . the spring and summer, and even the autumn of my life, have well nigh gone; the tide of memory has ebbed away, bearing upon its bosom the wrecks of tho past; but still, bloom ing in memory’s waste,'is one green reeollec tion—that angel voice, whose tones yet vibrate upon my heart. The services were concluded, and tho ven erable minister came forward aud stated that those who desired to take a last look at that departed brother would then have au oppor tunity of doing so. They were required to pass up the side aisle, andtlien, going in front of the coffin, retire through tho vestry into the churchyard. The assemblage followed these directions, and a large number bad looked tearfully upon the face of tho dead, and otb ers were still pressiug forward, when a ycuug girl approached the coflin, aud stooping down, imprinted a kiss upon the forehead of the corpse, when she uttered a shriek that rever- brated through the building, and fell back into a swoon. The greatest, consternation ensued and for a few moments all was ‘‘confusion worse confounded.” Proper restoratives, how- ever, being applied, the girl speedily revived, and on first coming to her senses, exclaimed in trcmbliug accents—“Ho lives!” The words acted like a galvanic skock upon the assembly’, and there was » simultaneous rush for the coffin. I was standing uear it a 1 tho time, and placing my hand upon tho fore head, to my astonishment the death-like feel jug had gone ; the rigidity had relaxed, and it was covered with a clammy sweat. “My God!” I exclaimed, “ is there a physician pres ent ?” Tlicro was no response, but some one had the presence of mind to run for one; and iu the meantime, the wife and children pres sed around the coffin, apparently utterly be wildered and unable to comprehend the nature of affairs. The top of the coffin was unscrew ed as quickly as possible, the vestments were torn open, aud I felt in the region of the heart; but, although the forehead certainly warmed under my hand, I could detect no pulsation there. After the lapse of a few minutes a physician arrived, who made a hasty exam ination, and remarked : “ Life is not quite extinct, but 1 fear that it is too late,” He theu wrote a few lines on a piece of paper, and handing it to a person near by, desired hun to run aa fast ns possible to tho nearest druggist nud procure the mixture. During this time tho scene that, was presen ted beggars description. The wife had been seixed with a hysterical fit; the daughters were nenrly in the same condition, and the sons were completely paralyzed, nud stood helplessly watching the proceedings. Tho as sembly remained perfectly motionless, ns tho’ spell-bound, and seemed fearful even to change their position, so intense was the interest cx- i ited. But when tho messenger returned, and handed the physician a good-sized phial filled with some dark liquid, there was au universal movement throughout the crowd, and an eager pressing forward to witness tho result, For my own part, the feeling was most painful; it was a moment of exquisite agony’, as though the heart-strings were stretched to their fullest tension, and, with the slightest additional ex citement, they would snap asunder, The phy sician was tho only self-possessed person pres ent. Even the aged divine was so overcome that he dropped upon his knees, and covering his face with bis hands, seemed to bo silently praying. The reader rnus t not imagine that tho phy sician was idle all this time. We had raised the body so that the head rested upon* my breast, and the contents of the phial were quickly poured down tho throat. Oh! with what terrible suspense did we watch the effect, nud try to discover in the face of the physician —whose hand w ;t . upon the heart of our friend ~ " l "’ fnvorabh omen. His countenance, however, remained calm, even to stolidity: More Threats from tbc Mormons. The Sacramento Union furnishes the follow ing: PiAcnriUE, Dec. 28th. The mail carrier arrived this morning from Carson Valley, bringing the U. S. mail and important dispatches direct from Salt Lake City, sent by a Mormon to his friend in Car- son Valley. The express no found difficulty in coming through; in fact, the trail is open sqfe ficiently’ for the passage of pack animals, til- greatest depth of snow on Nevett’s Summit being less than three feet. The following are the main particulars of the Salt Lake news : The Mormon train after leaving Carson Val ley, got along very well and without any dif ficulty with Indians. Nine of us left the train at the head of llumbolt, and pushed on for our destination. Salt Lake city, arriving there eight days ahead of the train, makiug the trip in ili) days. We suffered considerably from tho cold, but there was no snow of any ac count. We are all in good spirits. I will give you the particulars in regard to the war here. The troops arrived at Fort IJridger se ven weeks ago, with an enormous caravan of horses, mules aud cattle. They wanted to come into the Valley to establish the laws of tho United States, and put down polygamy ; release all those who wanted to leave, agree ing to fuuish them with teams and means suffi cient to reach California or the States. Some of the head officers have been into the City to purchase grain and such things as they wanted for use. They had a talk with Brig ham and told him they came to civilize the people, establish schools, etc. Brigham said to them that he didn’t want them there, but told them that if they would lay down their arms that they might come and stay there this wiuter, and lie would find them provisions for the winter, and they could leave iu the spring for the States or California. They replied they knew no orders only from the President of the Uuitcd States, and were (here to come into Salt Lake City in spite of Brigham or old Christ. Brigham told them if they were bound to come, why not come ? What made them stay where they were ? Wc have taken from them fifteen hundred head of cattle and burnt their wagons. Wc have now got the soldiers completely surrounded. Some of them have deserted and come into the Valley. They are well treated. The troops do not know what to do. If they give up thcirnrais and eomeiu peace ably they will be well treated ; but if they undertake to come in by force, they will all be killed. The Mormons arc all in high spirits and say they will die rather than have the sol diers come into their midst. Hundreds of the boys arc anxious to kill the soldiers, but Brig- barn won’t let them. One soldier, an Irishman, said he was coming in,aud would take one of Brigbam’s wives and promenade through the streets with her. I do not fee 1 alarmed as I think it will come out all right in the end. wish you were here to see a “war dance.” The foregoing particulars are certified to as correct, by a gentleman from Carson Valley, well known here, who is acquainted with the parties who received the communication, which is dated .Salt Lake City, Nov. 5. * M^ooisr, chA.., Tuesday Morning, Feb. 9, 1858 Prof. Isaacs. We are requested to call attention to the advertisement of Prof. Isaacs, ofPhilad> £ “nd! No Gloom at Home. Above all things there should be no gloom in tho home.—The shadows of dark discontent and wasting fretfulness should never cross the thrcshhold. throwing their large black shapes, like funeral palls, over the happy young soirits there. If you will, your home shall be heaven, and every inmate as an angel there. Ifyonwill, you shall sit on a throne and be the presiding household deity. O! faithful wife, wliat pri vileges, what treasures, greater or purer than thine !* And Jet the husband strive to forget bis care as be winds aronnd the long, narrow street, and beholds the soft light illuminate his little parlor, spreading its precious beams on the red pavement before it. The night is cold and cheerless, perhaps, and the December gust battles with the worn skirt of his overcoat, and snatches with a rude hand and wailing cry at the rusty lyjt that has served him many a year. He has been harassed, perplexed and persecuted. lie has borne with many a cruel tone, mauy- a cold word, and nerved himself up to energy so desperate that his frame and spirit are weakened and depressed; and now his limbs ache with wearriness; liis temples throb with pain-beat caused by too constant application; he scarcely knows how to meet bis wife with a pleasant smile, or sit down cheerfully to their littlo meal which she has provided with so much care. But the door is opened, the overcoat thrown off. A sweet voice falls upon his car; like a winged angel, it flies rightinto his bosom, and nestles against his heart. The latch is lifted and the smiting face of his wife gives an earnest welcome. The shin ing hair is smooth over her fair brow; indeed she stoic a little coquettish glance at the mir ror hanging in its uarrow frame just to sec if she looked neat and pretty beforo she came out. Iler eye beams with love, her dress is tasteful—aud—what? Why! be forgets all the trials of that long, long day, as he folds her in his arms and imprints a kiss upon her brow. A home where gloom is banished, presided over by one who has learned to rule herself and lier household, Christianty—oh! he is thrice consoled for all his trials.—He cannot be unbuppy, that sweetest, best, dearest solace is his—a cheerful home. Do you wonder that the man is strengthened anew for to-morrow’s earn ? phia, in another column Sale of Oil Paintings Next Thursday a large Auction Sale of Paintings takes place at Concert Hall, and we are informed by Mr. Jenkins, the consignee that they arc of entirely a different quality of finish from those offered recently to other per sons at private disposal from house to house. Those marked upon the Catalogue as from a private collection, are beautiful works of art which would adorn any private parlor or gal lery. It is unfortunate that they come con signed to peremptory sale in these times, but they will certainly be sold without reserve, to the highest bidder. Weed’s Establishment For the dispensation of Iron and Steel and all known contrivances in those metals for facilitating, agricultural, mechanical and household labor and convenience, is an extensive institution, working upon two leading ideas—that of having a first rate Stock to dispose of, and a wide dissemination of the fact. Mr. Weed has a practical faith in the ef’cacy of printer’s ink—the utility of advertising—and hence, not to undervalue other business of the same character in Macon, which is a large, exten sive and increasing tfade, this old house pervades about as wide a scope of country as perhaps any other Hardware establishment in the whole South The Concert. L Ealston’s Hall was handsomely filled last Friday night, at the Thalberg Concert. The great Pianist is, of course, a marvel of profi ciency—Incomprehensible in its extent to the writer, a«*d those who, like him, are very im perfectly versed in the resources and difiicul ties of the instrument. So, also, of the great ViolinisT—it needs an adept upon that instru ment to measure and appreciate the superiori ty of Vieuxtemps; but in both coses every at tentive listener and observer may see the skill in handling and appreciate the delicacy of touch, rapidity, promptitude and energy iu execution, and tbc clearness and purity of the tone. Both were entirely successful in win ning rapturous plaudits from the audience.— The vocalists of the company’. Madam Johan sen, Signor Adavarni aud Miss Kemp, lend an agreeable variety to the performances and were exceedingly well received. . Georgia Academy for the Blind. Attention of Builders is invited to the ad vertisement for propositions to construct the new edifice for the Academy of the Blind, in this city. We are glad to see that the work is soon to be commenced. It will be an orna ment to the city and an illustration of the pub lic spirit and benevolence of the State. Mr.' Garlrcll’s Speech. Hon. Lucius J. Gartrell made his maiden speech in the House, on the 25th, in reply to certain emancipation and anti-slavery argu ments advanced by Mr. F. P. Blair, of Mis souri. who, it will be recollected, gained his scat in the House as a candidate of the St. Louis emancipationists. Mr. Gartrell pre sents a strong and lucid exposition of African Slavery in its social, moral and economical as pects. He shows very beautifully the utter and ridiculous failure of the foreign emancipa tionists to remedy any of the alleged evils of slavery’—that they have only’ ruined both slave and master by their silly and impracticable schemes, and now, convinced of the fact, though ashamed to acknowledge it. tbey are fertile in devices to re-establish the slave sys tem under another name. Mr. Gartrell speech docs him great credit The Message iu Congress. Great EXCITEMENT AND A SMALL ROW. The Ivans;* Message stirred up Congres sional free-soilism to its lowest depths. In the Senate it was denounced by Trumbull, of The Bank Note Robbery* Wo referred briefly on yesterday to the robbery and forgery of certain notes of the Bank of Fulton, an advertisement of which appears in our columns. To-day wo lny be fore our readers facts explanatory of the same. It seems tbo former President of the Bank was in the habit of filling uji and s : gniug bills at his dwelling, and at the time of bis resigna tion, there was a package at his house filled up, dnted, but not signed. This 'package he omitted to return to tho Bank, and the present officers of the institution bad no knowledge of the fact of such a package being out of tho Bank. A portion of these bills only were stolen, (227 sheets abstracted from 1000,) and tho package wore the same appearance as be fore the theft was committed. No bills of tho denomination stolen have ever been signed by ", W. Holland. The public should be ou their guard and took out for tin: lLrgcd, and stolen noted.— Atlanta InUUigecu r. Small Bills. Tho Monroe County meeting, whose proceed ings strike us as very judicious, speaks of small bills as an evil of the present banking system ; and therein we think they are right although the Georgia press generally does not seem to ho of that opinion. At least, a propo sition to abolish small bills, brought before tho last Legislature, elicited small favor, and the Constitutionalist of Saturday, through a cor respondent, indulges in something like au in vcctivc against a proposed Congressional pro hibitiou of small bills in tbc District of Colum bia. This is declared to be a thiug iicpracti cable—when a most prosperous illustration of it is actually found in Marylaud. Never was the prohibition of small bills more strenuously opposed than iu Baltimore, and after some years’ experience, no one there would return to them again. The readiness with which trade exchanges will adapt themselves to any cur rency, so be it is uniform, would not leave single apprehended inconvenience to be felt for any length of time; while the proposition to abolish small bills is practically nothing more than a proposition for a mixed currency which ought to be, if we tolerate bank bills at all. If the law were to authorize 5c. notes, not a silver dime would soon be found iu cir culatiou. By forbidding all below a dollar we provide for just as much silver in circulation as is indispensable for small change. By prohib iting all below $5 00 there would then proba bly be just about au equal amount of paper aud precious metals iu active circulation. It would therefore retain a much larger amount of specie in the country—it would maintain a wholesome demand for it from the Banks and it would tend to keep paper in its proper atti tude in public estimation—that of a credit re presentative of money instead of money itself. It is not only practicable to enforce a law against small bills, but it would, in a short time, become so popular a law as to need no other sanction than public opinion. The peo ple would rejoice that small bills were gone, and not a solitary inconvenience dreaded from the change would be found in practice to.be worth consideration. Kussciys Magazine for February Is upon our tabic, and from a cursory in spection we think it an unusually good number. Tho following is its table of Contents : Hamilton aud Burr ; Praeceptor Amat;— “Voices from the Forest—No. 14 ; Street Mu sic; Lines—“ I stooped from star-bright re gions,” &c.; Tho Puritan ; Song (A 'Frag ment) Sonnet—After the Storm; Trescot’s Diplomatic History—A Kcview ; Nell Gwyn (Concluded;) “Hark! to the shoutingnind;” Trip to Cuba—No. Y ; The Life-March; The Greyson Letters; Dramatic Fragment; Duncan Morrison and his Brother—A Tale; Sonnet—The Actor to the Thinker; Frag ment of an Ode on the death of a great States man ; A Chapter on the Practical. Editor’s Table: Literary Notices. Price $3 00 per annum. Address BusseU’sJflaga- zine, Charleston, S. C. Ex-President Fillmore.—The lady who si expected to make Mr. Fillmore “the happi est of men” on the 11th of February iiist. is a Mrs. McIntosh, a woman distinguished for a great variety of charms,' solid as well as tran sitory. Her former husband made a fortune in the Crockery business in Albany and was president of the Albany aud Schenectady rail road during the last three years preiseding the consolidation.—3V. Y. Post. perversion of history from begmmug Mr- Douglas reserved what ho lind to say up on the questions raised by the Message, in or der tliat it might take its proper course of ref erence to the Committee on Territories. Mr. Toombs, we are glad to see, addressed himself at once to its vindication from the assaults of Senator Trumbull in a speech characterized by the Union as one of great force and ability, and the Senate adjourned at its conclusion, the question of reference still pending. On Wednesday, discussion in the Senate was resumed on a morion by Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, to refer with instructions similar to those noted below as brought for ward in the House by Mr. Harris. On these a rambling debate followed, m which Messrs Wilson, Trumbull, Bayard, Brown, Hale, Fes senden, Seward and Stuart were participants, and tha Senate adjourned, Seward entitled to the floor, with the prospect of a protracted dis cussion before that body In the House, the reading of the Message was followed by a tempest of excitement, which up to latest dates had not subsided. Mr Steph ens, of Georgia, led off with a motion of refer ence to the Territorial Committee, pending which were various morions to adjourn, made by the freesoilers and voted down by yeas and nays with very lean majorities of half dozen or Daring the struggle for adjournment, H tghes, of Indiana, submitted a morion of reference to a Special Committee of thirteeni and delivered himself of a hearty, sweeping and well deserved Philipic upon Black Repub licanism in general, charging that while shriek ing over alleged frauds in Kansas, it had been carryiug ou the government of Indiana by the grossest frauds and in violation of all law except mob latv. This brought on a smart controversy between Hughes, Harris, of Illi nois, and Grow, of Pennsylvania, in which Harris submitted an amendment to Hughe; motion, giving instructions to the proposed committee of thirteen, and pending the consid eration of tliat amendment the House ad] journed. The battle raged ou Harris’ amendment all next day—all next night, to 6 o’clock Saturday morning, when both parties withdrew in mere weariness, nothing being decided except unanimously adopted resolution that the mat ter in dispute should be made the special order on Monday, (yesterday) to which day the House adjourned During Friday night, the exeitement was so great that at one time a general row was an ticipated, and an interchange of blows did ac tually pass between Keith, of South Carolina and the notorious Galusha A. Grow, of Penn sylvania. The speaker, however, succeeded in restoring order in a few minutes. Harris' amendments to Hughes’ motion of reference are in the Union of the 3d instant, and instruct and empower the Committee to push their in quiries into every matter of fact appertaining to the Lecompton Constitution, its inception formation, character, vote upon it, vote in all the late Kansas elections, alleged frauds, &c. extending to eleven paragraphs of instructions and empowering the Committee to send for persons aud papers—in a word, imposing a task upon the Committee for which a year would be too short. Its object is to kill the Lecompton Constitution by delay. Harris is Mr. Douglas’ striker in the House, and it is an cucouraging sign that they take to tactics and strategy in the beginning of the fight. It is a tacit admission of weakness from which we gather assurance of the final triumph of the Administration. But the yeas and nays upon the question of adjournment, which in this controversy gave a pretty fair indication of the relative strength of parties, show that the Ad ministration and the Lecompton Constitution, have but little strength in the House to spare- Their highest majority was seven The President’s Message. The Kansas fight in Congress has opened with a trumpet blast from the^Prcsident of no uncertain sound. In rallying the Constitu tional Democratic legions to the conflict, the President leads the way with unblenched and defiant front, setting himself a most illustrious example of a fearless moral courage which will be demanded of many of his followers. The document is worthy the moral courage of Old Hickory. It asks no quarters from the whole tribe of Kansas freedom shriekers, and it will get none. It starts right, by characterizing them as rebels against the government—perti naciously adhering throughout to a treasonable purpose to subvert its authority and bring ?i into contempt; and this the message proves by official reports from Walker himself, who for the first time in the history of this whole Kansas business is now made to render some unwilling service to the cause of truth and right. We congratulate his Ex-Excellency on being such a good though unwilling witness. Mr. Douglas, too, found iu this message more News Summary. Advance iu Cotton. Arrival of Arabia.—The Arabia arrived on tbc 7 th with Liverpool dates to the 23d. The sales in Liverpool for the week amounted to 07,000 bales, of which speculators; took 15,50'; anil exporters 4000. All qualities had improved a farthing. Sales of the 22d were 9000, and of 23d at noon 10,000 bales, closing with rates at6 15-16ths forFair Up lands, and Old for Middling. Advices from Man chester were favorable—the demand for goods bet ter and holders asking an advance. Money easier. Consols quoted|at|95f for money and 954 on account. Brcadstufl's dull and provisions of all kinds firm. General news of no special moment. Lord Elgin had sent his ultimatum to the Chinese government and given them ten days for consider ation. The French Legislature had opened. Four Italian ring leadersin the attempt to assas sinate the Emperor Napoleon, would be tried du ring the month of January. Heavy failures had occurred at Marseilles, among them the house of DuclosA Co., for three hundred thousand pounds sterling. A week’s later intelligence had been received YounglHcn’s Christian Association. The fifth Lecture before the Young Men’s Christian Association will be delivered at Con cert Hall, this (Tuesday) eveniug, at 7 o’clock by Prof. Wm. J. Sasnett, of Emory College. The public arc invited to attend. Subject:— “German Philosophy in its relations to Chris tianity and 011x117010™.” r ~ The following is the pretty little ballad sung by Miss Kemp at the Thalberg Concert, last Friday THE DEAREST SPOT ON EARTH. The dearest spot of earth to me, Is home, sweet home; The fairy land I’ve longed to see, Is home, sweet home; There how charmed the sense of hearing, There where hearts are so endearing; Ail the world is not so cheering, . As home, sweet home. I’ve taught my heart the way to prize My home, sweet home; • I’ve learned to look, with lover’s eyes. On home, sweet home; There where vows are truly plighted, There where hearts are so united, All the world besides I’ve slighted^* For home, sweet iiome. China aud its Population. China is about 1500 mile3 long and broad, and contains about 1,3-18,870 square miles.— Cutting off tbo surrounding fringe of savage life, China is still a vast empire, but not so immeasurable or so unmanageable as we arc accustomed to conceive it to be* This country contains 300,280,897 human creatures. The amount need not startle us. If England and Wales were as large as China, England and Wales would contain within one-ninth of the same amount of population. If Lombardy were as large ns China, Lombardy would con tain 360,000,000 also ; and if Belgium was as large as China, Belgium would contain 400,- 000,000. Take the average of the whole 18 provinces, and there is nothing very remarka ble in the figures as they come out. The population of China as a whole, is not exces sive ; but when we come to note the distribu tion of that population, the figures arc very remarkable. There is a pressure upon the Eastern seaboard provinces, such as is without parallel iu the world. Tho Chinese coasts which look out towards Japan are choked with people, the average for the whole empire being 968 to tho square mile; Kiungsu has 850; its next inland province, Anhui, has 705; Shang- tung, the north on the coast, has 444; the im perial district of Chihli, 475; and Shcckiong, on the coast to the South, lias 601. of the lukewarmness or indifference to rim I p rom India, but it embraced nothing of importance, Lecompton Constitution, he affected to find in Later Foreign Nexus.—The Glasgow & New York in the annual message; but his threat of “wax steamer Edinburgh, brings a few hours’ later news to the knife” was quite superfluous. War was than the Canada, her dates being to the evening of bound to follow. The administration has staked the 16th ult. In general news she has nothing but its fortunes on his defeat, with that of eve- details of facts by the Canada. As to Cotton, she ry other apologist and aider and abetor of the reports sales in the Liverpool market, in the after- Kansas frec-soil faction. The lines are now drawn and it is the hardest fend off. The reader, we trust, will need no urging to give this message a very careful perusal, and this will obviate the necessity of further com noon of the 16th, of 7000 bales, of which specula tors took 3000. The market closed with less dis position upon the part of holders to sell. Utah Negotiations.—The Herald, and other pa pers reported, on the 1st instant, that negotiations ment on our part. It will speak for itself, and >‘^ bcen proposedby Dr. Bemhisel the Delegate - , 1 , , 1 , ... * I m Congress from L tah, for a peaceable solution of we feel some, hough not much, delicaj m L c ^ ^ ^ ? kion „. a3 that speaking well of so susptc.ous a person as ri e l shoul(1 purchase of the Mormons President ot the United States. True patrio s ^ improvcments in Salt Lake city, ata reasona- now-a-days are expected tocarrry tbeirpockets Me pricej up(m condition that tbey should emigrate well stored with thunder bolts and squibs to bcyond the lim;t3 of tbe United States. The Union hurl on all occasions at that unlucky function- of tbe 5tb> however, contradicts the story that any ary. Now, therefore, if the reader will only I sucb propositions had been made or entertained, exercise his own eysight, he will see for him- an d says that the Government is using every exer- self in this message, a most complete and tho- I tion to reinforce the army in Utah, for a campaign rough refutation of everything which has been in spring, charged against Mr. Buchanan by Southern Contested Seat from Ohio.—The House, on Fri foes in this Kansas connection. — Ralston’s Rail. Mr. Ralston has supplied a want of the Ma con community in his new and spacious Hall, which was auspiciously inaugurated as a place of public amusement fay the great Thalberg Fete of last Friday evening. This Hall will seat an audience of 1200, and its internal ar rangements are patterned after the most mod ern style, with parquet and gallery. The Stage is ample in size for any scenic represen- I a ne g ro mechanic belonging to Major Seward, from tation likely to be attempted in Macon. The ( bo tliird story of the building, and they were in- ceiling lofty, and the arrangements for venti- stantly killed. A third who was upon the scaffold lation very good. The access to the Hall is 1 saved himself by clinging to a rafter, spacous and easy, and care has been exercised W /, at 0 y t he Night t mil the Lecompton Con to have every thing about it secure and strong, dilution go through?- The Washington correspon It is such a place of assemblage as was needed dent of the N. Y. Courier and Enquirer (Free Soil) for great occasions and warm weather, where- I estimates the total affirmative vote of the House day refused Mr. Campbell further time to take tes timony in the case of contest between himself and Mr. Yanlandingham. Senator Douglas.—“ It is said,” that after read ing the message of the President in the Senate, Sen ator Douglas declared that he had nothing for the policy of the Administration but “ war to the knife and the knife to the hilt.” Accident in Thotnasvillc.—The, Scaffolding to the new Court House in Thomasville, fell last week and precipitated two workmen—Mr. John Bozeman, and in the dimensions of the old Concert have proved inadequate to the requisitiou upon space and air. There is need of both halls, and both will be good investments. The decorations of for the Lecompton Constitution at 127, and the negative 106, giving a majority of 21 for the Con stitution. The Senate, giving all doubtful votes to the free soilers, he places at a tic, leaving the issue to be decided by the casting vote of Vice Ralston’s Hall are not yetcompleted, but when p readent Bf eckenridge. The Herald correspon all is finished, we believe that Macon can boast of the finest and most commodious pub- blie hall in the State. bcioro dent of the 3d says that it has been calculated upon a close count that there will be eight majority in the House for the immediate admission of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution. Preparing for the Struggle.—The Free Soil mem bers of Congress had held several caucusses up to the 3d, and resolved to resist the admission of Kansas under the Lecomption Constitution by eve ry expedient of parliamentary tactics. The Doug las democrats were also in council on the night of the 3d to determine what to do. The administra- Astonishing Performance HER MAJESTY. On Wednesday morning, the 13th, at Wind sor, Mr. J. S. Earey, from the United States of America, had the honor of exhibiting before her Majesty, the Prince Consort, and the Roy al Family and suite, in the riding-house, his miraculous power over the horse. Several animals were selected as subjects of his ex- pertinents. lie commenced with a colt, eigh- I tl0n ,nen h ave determined upon their order of teen months, belonging to the Prince Consort, I proceedings. All parties have consolidated their which was brought from Shaw Farm, and I strength for tbe struggle of this week and it will be which had never been bandied except by hal- I one of an intense interest and weighty moment not ter, and bad been chosen by Colonel the Hon- I often rivalled in the political history of the country. orableA. N. Hood for the occasion. After Refractory Witness in the $87,000 Case.—One being alone with the animal for about an hour f ^ wltnesses s ., mmoned before the c’ongression- and a half, the Royal party entered, and found ,. . . . ® ^ Mr. Rarey sitting on its back, without hold- I al mvest.gatmg committee in the inquiry about the ing the rein, the horse standing perfectly quiet. $87,000 expended by Lawrence, Stone & Co., “to Mr. Rarey then made remarks in regard to his secure the passage of the late tariff bill,” refused great experience in the treatment of this noble to attend, and, under a resolution of the House, the animal; a drum was afterwards handed to Sergeant-at-Anns was sent after him with a war- Mr. Itarey, which he beat with fury whilst sit- ran t t 0 answer for contempt. He was brought to the colt ex- | Washington on the 3d, but still declares he will give no testimony, denying the right of the com mittee to question him about his private affairs. This refractory, though “material ” witness, is Mr. J. D. Williamson. Southern and European Line of Steamships.— By the Richmond Enquirer of the 2d instant, wc arc rejoiced to learn that Hon. W. B. Preston, com missioned for that purpose by the Bristol Co liven- , tion last year, has concluded an arrangement with the Paris and Orleans Rail Road Company (France) for the establishment of a line of Ocean Steamers between the ports of Orleans (France) and Norfok, Virginia. The Enquirer strenuously urges efforts at once to increase the facilities for internal com munication with Norfolk in order to furnish at once a profitable freighting business to the new line.— Here we hope is the beginning of direct trade on ft ting on the horse’s back, without the colt ex hibiting any signs of fear. The Royal party afterwards withdrew for a few minutes, and on their return found the animal lying down, and Mr. Earey knocking its hind legs together, one of which he put against his face. After wards a restive horse, selected from Me. An derson’s stables, in London, which Mr. Rarey said he had before handled, was placed at one end of the Riding-house alone. Mr. Rarey went to the other end, and at his command the horse walked quietly up to him. He then made the horse lie down in the presence of the Queen, when Mr. Rarey crawled between his hind legs, and over him in various ways. Mr. Rarey then rolled the horse on his back, horse was afterwards placed in various posi tions in which it stood without holding, and without a bridle. A third, horse, select ed by Mr. Meyers, the riding master, as _ | nervous animal, was then brought in. and in a I largc scalc ‘ ’ nnd 'with'“prosperous'*^’reTJus to the few minutes afterwards it was made by Mr. g outb Rarey to do all which had been done by the U other horses. At the conclusion of this ex- I An Amiable Sett Altogether.—By late accounts hibition of Mr. Karey’s wonderful power over I from Kansas the free soilers were in great trouble sorrow the horse, his Royal Highness the Prince Con- 1 about losing their legislative majority under the sort expressed to Mr. Rarey his gratification Lecompton Constitution. Calhoun had admitted and thanks. 1 he secret lias been entrusted I the return from a precinct called Delaware Cros- to Major General Richard Airey, in confidence, I sing, which return they affirmed had been altered who has pronounced that there is nothing in b the addition of a 5 so as t0 ive 395 instcad of the treatment but what any horseman would | • , . , — - - i 39 pro-slavcrv votes—elect tiie whole pro-slavery approve of. Tho secret will be made known when a sufficient number of subscribers has been obtained. ticket in Leavenworth county, and thus give that party a majority of one in the House. The evil hgllten tie benighted people of Bibb upc From tho Savannah Georgian. The Death of Gen. Sir Henry Have LOCK. At this moment when the East India Rebell ion is very far from subdued, the most painful j who inquired if that was Mr. Stower. Being an- intclligcnce; the English could receive, is that I s we red affirmatively, the questioner deliberately which announces the death of that thorough | drcw a revolver and shot Mr. Stower dead upon the however had been in part remedied by shooting one of the pro-slavery members—a Mr. Stower of Wyandotte, who, while riding quietly home, was overtaken by an unknown person ou horse-back Dreadful Result of a Mutiny ou BOARD SHIPKATE HOOPER—FIFTY OKjTIIE MUTINEERS SHOT. Boston, Jan. 29.—Letters iu this city from Anjicr, dated November 22d, report the break ing out of a mutiny among the Coolies on board the ship Kate Hooper, bound from Hong Kong for Havana, which was not suppressed until fifty of the mutineers were shot. The ship was loaded with Coolies, who suc ceeded in getting possession of the lower deck aud setting the vessel on lire three different times before they wer-; finallv overpowered and subdued by the officers. The Captain of the ship was confined to his bed at the time, and hence could render no aid in quelling the outbreak. man and soldier, Sir Henry Havelock. His name was fast becoming a terror to the rebel lious Sepoys as his death will inspire them with new courage. He was a deserved favorite with the British soldiers under him, because he was not of the upper aristocracy, and knew not wbat fear was nor to shrink from duty. Sir Henry Havelock was born in Sunderland, Eng land, in 1795. He was the sou of a respectable tradesman of Biskopwearmouth, who had Hank Pcsumption in Philadelphia, The h i of Philadelphia have virtually resumed sn ■ T*®** ments. No difficulty, it is said, » exoerT* ^ obtaning gold and silver at any of them "t? 1 * ,** quirer says it is probable that a formaland -,' e ^ resumption will be announced in the a "“ Wl day or two. There is, indeed, ho practical ment in the way, and the public are full* j*®' for such a movement. ' p opflrt| i A Motherly Tarty.—An English p lpet r ,- account of a party of sixty old women, W L ^ mothers of eight hundred and sixty. nble , *** —averaging fourteen each. ’ ' 1 ° rtl ' Revival of the Jerks.—The Illinois Ba-tlst that this infatuation is again revived in ottr' ^ ate vicinity. It made its appearance in a ed meeflpg among tho Methodists at Indian g'””' The ministers who conducted the meeting ^ ,them from Indian Grove to Avoca, and with them five or six of the jerkers, the con- ■ commenced in the latter place. Our iniorr ^ present at several of their meetings in *** describes tbe scenes as very exciting. j,- r(J , to a hundred were jerking at the same time, hands, shoulders, feet, and heads would bevj ly thrown into the most grotesque and app^' painful shapes. The women* bonnets would / off, their hair become dishevelled, and in : ' stances snap like a whip. Ia some instances it 7 tacked unbelievers, and unconverted me a C fried to resist it by folding their arms and ping them tightly around their bodies bat be ;. 1 of themselves, their shoulders, first one and tt'7 the other, would be jerked back, till they h,7. ' control of themselves. JHncon Mutual Loan AnKociation-H,,!- owing officers have been elected for the (7 ; year: J. B. Ayers, President; E. J. stow, ry and Treasurer. Directors, E. J. Johnston, (;7 W. Adams, S. F. Dickinson and E. C. GreiciT. The Cons titution has been so amended as to ^ Stockholders to hold 200 instead of 20 shares inf. 1 individual right, and to empower the Board of h. rectors to pay a premium on retired stock, aw loaned on the 1st instant brought30 percent 7 mium. An Old Couple.—A Peantiylvaniap»p er s, TS> _ The oldest married coup'.e alive are suppos'd to l, a Mr. Synder and his wife, who reside in Bara.#. Pa. He is 111 and she 107 years old, and they hire been married about 92 years. “ One of tbem out.” Mr. Editor :—A friend has called my at tention to the following challenge, in the last Journal & Messenger. Is this sort of inso- lence and presumption never to end? Are the people of the up country, who have for the last half century been familiar with Banks and Banking, and have suffered from them of ten, to be told by young Blockheads and c!d Fogies, that they know noihiug about the Hot ter ? Up country Editors and orators her nothing about the things whereof tbey affirm, but only utter “ gross and unfounded assume- tions,” “to sustain and bolster up au ignorant and demagogue Governor.” Sowe mustconw together and take lessons of them, like Hot tentots around a Missionary. Well, we shall see how long the people wiii stand it. I am willing to wait and see. Please give my reply to this young on/. S. T. BAILEY. FOR THE JOURNAL AND MESSENGER, To S. T. Bailey, Estj., Bibb County: Sir :—As you are the reputed author of tbe Preamble and Resolutions passed by the {so- called) “ Public Meeting in Bibb,” on Satur day, the 23d day of January last—which said Preamble and Resolutions are believed to b* a tissue of gross and unfounded assnmptios! against the Legislature and the Banks, i: is desired to know whether you are willingtofc- fetid your assumptions in public discussion be fore the people of Bibb county! If yea— you have only to designate the time, and yon may rest assured, that, you shall be confront; in the discussion by a gentleman who isinsS respects worthy of your steel. What say you, Mr. Bailey ? Will yon come to the defence or not ? Tbe terms of discus sion can ho easily arranged, if you say tbe word. Legislature- To “ Legislature,” of the last “MESSENGER.” Sir :—I understand you to invite me to dis cuss with you a “ tissue of gross and nnf®- ded assumptions.” Now if I were not perfs’- - ly familiar with the modesty of Bank advoette-- should feel surprise, if not offence, at t! : gross assault, at the start, not upon my h» ; alone, but upon as respectable and intelE?’-- j meeting of citizens as ever assembled »/• where off of Yamacraio Bluff, and who mut inously adopted those Resolutions. Am might reply’, that is not a debateable quest:’” I No gentleman, knowing that assembly, v« 3 1 charge Them with adopting a “tissue of gw* I and unfounded assumptions,” upon any ^ I ject, more especially the Bankingsyste®,^-1 which they have become acquainted to r But let that pass; I feel pretty * I that we all would care very little for * I sault the Bankitcs may make upon out c s acters, provided wc could keep them out ■ our pockets. Indeed, their commendatiw I deemed by many’ as rather damaging to ‘ I acter, among honest men. j But we hope you will say’, you aesire to*-1 spot. That’s the way they reduce majorities in Kansas. Domestic Cotton Markets.—In New York, on tho 5th, the sales of the day were 2,500 bales at an advance of a quarter. The market was nearly swept of Cotton. On Saturday, the sales were 1000 bales with a firm market. In Savannah, on Saturday, 930 bales were sold at 9 to 11 cents ex tremes—heaviest sales at 104. In Augusta, a fair amassed fortune by minding his own steady dcra and at full prices. In Charleston, on Friday, business. Henry was sent to the Charter House School (where Thackeray received his educa tion) and on leaving this Institution he studied aw in London, but soon preferred the army as tmore in keeping with his taste. He was sen to India and during the long genuine “fillibus tering ” career for which England is so noto rious by her conquests in India, Havelock al ways distinguished himself, and had he been a high churchman” or of “noble” birth, he would long since have been raised to the peer age. But Havelock was a Democrat by birth and moreover a “psalm-singing Baptist,” as sales 2,500 bales, and au advance of an eighth to a quarter noted. The extremes were 7£ to 11L Arabia’s news (now due) awaited every where with a good deal of anxiety. The Baltimore Banks.—The American is well informed that the Banks of Baltimore are prepared to resume specie payments in full, and that the consummation of this measure may be expected at any moment. The Florida Har.—Tbe Tampa Peninsular re ports a ten days’ scout of a party of volunteers un- the English Episcopalians designated thesedis- 4er Capt. Sparkman, principally through the Big Editors. Col. Havelock’s deeds duriug the I Cypress Swamp, in which a warrior, child and Sikh campaign should have ensured him a cor- squaw were caught and a good deal of corn de- onct, but it was only’ since his gallant exploits during the Sepoy Mutiny, that the Government made him Baronet. Lady Havelock, (the General’s widow,) and his two daughters, at present, reside in London. The news of his death was received with sorrow in England. As will be seen by the telegraphic dispatches he died of dysentery. The Tennessee Crusader says that Samuel Hewlett and Philip S. White, formerly very' eloquent and iudelatigable temperance orators, ‘are both drunkards again.” They are going around now as “frightful examples” of the in fluence of brandy toddies. stroyed. One night the command lay down to rest in the dryest spot they could find, but which required their heads to bo propped up out of wa ter. Postage Stamps.—The number of postage stamps used during the year 1857 was 168,494,540, the value of which was 94,649,975,26. Snow in Augusta.—The Dispatch of the Oth says:—It commenced snowing last evening about o’clock, and kept it up, fast and furious, for oral hours. This morning the earth is covered to the depth of an inch-and-a-balf, but it i» - fast dis;ip pearing, Banking; a people who began to learn t^ I as in 1832, and have repeated them ; I to their sorrow. Why, man, you don ^ n0 whom you are talking—try the ex P crl ® eB . call the people together and tell them Ml fools, for looking upon Banks as t heir en | and see how long y'oti could continue Jt lightenraent. ., But oh no; you doubtless wish t0 7, fined yourself by the discussion, (t 1 to understand your modesty,) * a » A vote understanding!)’, at the next _ | the Legislature ; that you arcane* '■ under difficulties. AY ell, I «° D c 7 appeal to my charity. But, my ea . ^ if you are not joking, excuse me, 0 ^1 life I taught school a spell, *ud . ] there was a crowd of stupid boys in ^ it cost me infinite labor and tea ® j ^ any sense into their dull pates- ^ e ’ ^ fess to a foolish ambition, then, or ^ ^ iment of awakening genius throUo 1 ‘ dermis. I need hardly add, t e • generally failed. But now, >“ ® . &1 yellow leaf of life, all suc k 11111 1 . M n „der out, so that I cannot consent ag* ^ j take that sadly discouraging bn8, “^ a if ditiou to tho many cares - IU . ^ ^ have gathered around my rte ot ,f No, no, my’ dear boy, I ®u=t. u to the teachings of my irsend No better, hunestcr schoolmaster ^ ^ than he ; depend upon it, he ' 1S ^ . he will teach you no “ tissu e of ^ vs *t* founded* assumptions.” ^ ben ' is up, return to school at 08ce» ** .jj^t determination to learn the truth, 1 ^ his honest and sensible discourses, upon it, you will die a better Eon