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botli est'iblisi'oinents. This arrangement I •would be at once, economical and useful. ‘ and bring the Bhnd and the Mute withiD i the genial sphere of an education adapted to ; their respective conditions The Luuntic Asj-lum, although far fiom completion, both as to the necessary build ings and the full consummation of the ob jec|of its establishment, is yet sufficiently advanced to become n fixed and settled ob ject of Legislative regard and support. Its ultimate success is now beyond contingency, Jt is destined to beau honor to the taste, lib eraiity and philanthropy of Georgia, Under the Act, approved February 18tl, 18,14 I appointed Drs. R. D. Arnold, Richard Moore and Phillip Minis, and Hines Holt and A M. Nisbet. Esqts . to investigate and de termine upon the buildings necessary to he erected, tor the additional accommodation of Lunatics Upon the resignation of Dr. Mi ms and Col. Holt, their vacancy was filled Vy the appointment of R. If. Itamvay and Nathan McGhee, Esqre. The necessary buildings have been determined upon put under contract and are in rapid progress of construction I refer you to the report of this board herewith transmitted, for tie details of their proceedings, the terms of the contracts lor the buildings, the animint ex pended, and the amount uesessaiy to their completion. Look'ng to the proviso of the fourth section of this act, I fi"sf doubted whether it am thorizod t he work to proceed, if the estimates transcended £50.000 But being satisfied, as must appear to every intelligent man. that, the institution could not be enlarged to .an ; stent equal to the necessity of the case, norro architectural harmony with theorig ina design, nor ;o accordance with the character of the State, my construction of the proviso was, that it intended to limit the j expenditures to SoO.OCO, prior to another’ session ■. f the Legislature. It was the opin ’on, also of the commissioners, a majority of them being physicians, familiar with the : necessities of such Institutions, that if the! Legislature intended to limit the extent of 1 <no improvements withiu the aggregate and > final sum of §50.000, it was totally inndc- j quate to furnish the necessary additional | accommodations. Hence, it seemed to be i the reasonable intention of the ac t. to initi nte such improvements and additions to the ! Asylum buildings, as would enable the In stitution to fulfil the end of its establishment, j to appropriate §50.000 for the first two years, and leave it to a succeeding Legisla- ! ttire to complete the work. Under this con stru’tion of the law, I did not hesitate to ; sanction the report of the gentlemen appoint- * ed, and permit toe work to progress. It will . devolve upon the Legislature to make the ■ appropriation necessary for its completion. j I herewith transmit tlie bi ennial recort of the trustees, Superintendent and Resident Physician. From them you will learn fully the progress, condition and operations of the institution; all rest cling credit upon the fidelity of those to whom its interest.-, arc 1 confided They will disclose to you its | want: let them he supplied with a liberality commensurate with the claims of the unfor i tunate demented and worthy the character J of a great and growing State. The Executive is charged with no du ! ty move embarrassing and delicate than ! that of deciding upon petitions for pardon. I In most cases, the application is sustained, | not only by a long list of signers, but by i the streaming tears of the heart broken wife ! or mother. To resist such appeals requires i a firmness of nerve, bordering upon stoicism. I and a deafness to the cry of distress, which resembles indifference to human woe. But j the Executive, whilst he remembers his oath ; to execute the law in ..mercy,” must also \ leuk steadfastly to the great interests of so j ciety which are involved in the exercise of | the pardoning power The public are deep- | ly con weal depend upon it. Certainly and i uniformity in the execution of the criminal j laws are of incalculable importance They •>re terrors to corned in the proper punish nicnt of crime. The security of life, proper ty, reputation and the social evil doers. ■ whilst facility, in pardoning offences, gives 1 license to the commission of crime, by ‘Hold ing up the hope of impuuity. Impressed with these views and the opinion, that too much clemency has-been heretofore prnctic ed, I have iuterposed with great caution For the purpose of preserving consistency and settling the principles upon which this power should be exercised I have opened r. book in the office, entitled the .. Pardon Docket.” in which every case of application is entered, and ihe reasons briefly stated on which it was decided ; and l have adopted written rules for my guidance. In order that pn per responsibility to the public may bo secured, I respectfully recommend the passage of a law requiting the Executive, in future, to communicate to the Legislature at the opening of each session, a full list of pardons granted, together with a statemant : of the reasons on which his decision of each case ,v as predicated. This will draw at ten ♦ tor. to, ar.d result in the formation of Eouu der public opinion upon this subject. Under the provision of the seventh section of the fi* article of the Constitution of this .State, on the 4: h of June lust I respited the s n'ence against Jacob Morcer. c nvicted of the murder of Green B. Lee, it. the county of Stewart, and adjudged to be hung on the sth day of June, 1855. On the 25th day of August last, J. nls.ii respited the sentence against John T Boyd, convicted of the mur der, in the second degree, of Alexander M. Robinson, in the county of Muscogee, and adjudged to fie hung on the 7ih day of Sep t-mber. 1866. The sentence in both cases, is respited until the 23d day of tin pmtnt month. It w'lt therefore behoove the Legis laturo to giva their early attention to these r; sim-.r. It is not d’ Bieimd that the action of the Executive, should be construed into an expression of opinion, as to what ought to be the final decision of the Legislature. The cases should be decided strictly upon my ac tion, l felt bound to give the unfortunate convicts the benefit of every extenuating cir cumstance, and oast upon the pardoning power the responsibility of determining their fate. Fortner Legislatures, in few instances, have exercised tb* pardouiug power, by passing laws for that purpose, in cases not capital. The constitutionality ot such ac tion is so questionable, that it ought never again to be attempted. The 7th section of the let article of the State Constitution, con fers upon the Government the powor to grant pardons, es well as also to remit any pari of a sentence, in all caseß after fonvieftoa, except for treason or murder, in which case be may respite the execution and j make report thereof to the next General i Assembly, by whom be gran i ted ” Hence the power to pardon in enses not cupitaljoffenccs. The one vested in the Governor, the other in the General Assero- j bly. Therefore the first Rection of the first j : article of the Constitution would seem to; , settle the question. It declares that .. the j ! Legislative, Executive and Judiciary depart- i | ments shall be confined to a seperate body , ; of magistracy ; and no person or collection ; j of persons, being one of those dipartments, j j shall exercise any power properly attached ; io either of the others, except in the in- ; stances herein expressly permitted,” It is j ’ needless to say, that the power under con- i ! sideration is not of these .. instances.” The ! | executive, will always respect the wishes |ot the Legislature, and therefore, it were i better for them to recommend him to par- I , don, where in cases not capital, they think clemency is dim. than to attempt the cxer ! cise o!'a power so questionable as the cnact j meat of a law for that purpose, j In conformity with an interlocutory de i crce of the Supreme Court of the United Stated, the last Grin nil Assembly, by reso lut on. required the Executive to appoint a • Commissioner and Surveyor on the part of , < itfurgin. to run and mark the boundary line ! between ! be States ot Florida and Georgia, j whenever the former should signify its ac- i n J | [ eeptance of the decree, and the readiness to ■ proceed therewith. This resolution was; ; duiy executed by the appointment of Alex ; ! A. Allen, Esq , as Commissioner, and James ; : It Butts. Esq., as Surveyor, on the part of j this State These gentlemen, in conjunc- j i tion ‘.virli the Commisioner and Surveyor on : the f.:i tof Florida, devoted four months to the prosecution of the work; and by the ; amount of labor performed, the information j collected and thescience exhibited, they ful i ly evinced their industry, fidelity and ca- ! parity. But the survey was not completed, j It was abruptly terminated by a misunder stand ng between t! e two Commioners as to j the terms agreed upon, on which the work 1 should he performed. This, with other causes, prevented a hearing of the case pen ding he ween the two States, at the last ses smti ot tint Supreme Court; and upon motion of the Attorney General of the United States, the United States was permitted by the Court to intervene, and to become a party thereto. This is the present ’status ! cf this unpleasant controversy. By letter dated 2ith of September, of the j present year, Governor Broome proposed, i that b ti e consent of the Executives of the j repo: five Slates, the cause should be con- ; tinned, in order to obtain from the Legisla- ■ ture of each State authority for the settle-! ment of the question and its removal from j the Court. After consultation with John i Mcpbcrson Berrien. Esq , the leading coun- j scl in 1“ half of Georgia, this proposition was accepted, and the cause will be continued for the purpose indicated. Florida is the complaining party and instituted the suit. Hence, it was deemed test to yie and to her wishes thus expressed, not only as a mat ter of courtesy, but to evince a readiness to reciprocate every indication of amity em anating from her. The existence of litiga tion between adjoining sister States of the confederacy, identified in interest, is a matter deeply to be deplored. It is hotter to terminate it by settlement, if possible— more consonant with the dignity and deco rum which should characterize their inter course. The t< no and tenor of Governor Broome's letter is such as to justify the hope that- the effort may lead to the most gratify ! ing result. It s >ys, it is believed that, with the information acquired by the com mission of last year, a settlement may be effected, provided a proper spirit of concilia tion exists, and of this he entertains no doubt- It will doubtless be j’our pleasure to meet the State of Florida on the terms and in the spirit proposed. I therefore re spectful!} suggest that the General Assem bly adopt such measures ns will enable the negotiation to be entered upon for the settle ment of this long standing controversy. The manner of conducting, it. whether by the Executive or by n special commissioner cloth ed with the requisite power, will be pre scribed by the Legislature. The matter is! respectfully submitted, and your action in voked Iho resolution of the last Legislature, approved February loth, 1855. recommen- I ; ding to tlie congress of the United States, | the establishment of a Naval Depot, at l Brutiswi k, was forwarded to our Senators! ■m l U presetitatives They brought the ; subject- before Congress and elicited a report ! h'tn the Secretary of the Navy, highly fa vorable to the ultimate success of the en j tei prise. When it is considered that Bruns wick offers tlie best harbor for shipping South of the Chesapeake, that it is a point •it which alt the material for ship building : and repairing car. be obtained on the most tavnrable terms, that there is no Navy Yard ! between Norfolk ar.d Pensacola, a length of j coast of nearly two thousand miles, that it ! i* capable of be wig made a strong point for military defence to the Southern Atlantic coa.'-t, and that it is the natural outlet to i that ocean, for the extensive travel and iradc oi the vast country stretching from the Gulf of Mexico, the object contemplated by the resolution is one of deep concern to ; the State of Georgia. It should be urged . by all proper means and influences. I herewith transmit resolution* and nets ,of th< L gislatures of the various States ; which have been forwarded to this depart i ment. They either concern directly or in j directly, our Federal Relations, and some j of them arc of a character which renders it doubtful, whether a proper self-respect would nit li ivo dictated their eileut return to the source whence they emanated But ‘ it is deemed best to err on the side of cour ; tesy, mid viewed in connection with the I present political condition of our country, j suggest matter of tlie gronvest import ; for your consideration. In 1850. the people of Georgia, responding i to a Proclamation ot their Chief Magistrate, j ! mot in Convention, for the purpose of deter mining the course which the State would ! pursue, in reference to n series of Acts pass ed by the Congress of the United States, known as the Compromise measures.’ All those measures, • directly or indirectly af ! fectud the institution of slavery,’ but, were ■j designed to form a connected .scheme of pa ! cific adjustment ’ While Georgia found in ! it .matter for objection and matter for np ! provnl. still, in a spirit of devotion to the | Union, she calmly considered in Sovereign ■ Convention, whether, <• consistent with her i honor,” she could • abide by the general scheme of pacification,” and whether her interest lay .. in adherence to it, or in re sistance.” The result was, that whilst she did not wholly approve, yet she would .. a bide by it.” as a permanent adjustment of this sectional controversy. But site did so upon terms. She put the world upon no tice, that she . Will and ought to resist, (as a fast resort) to a disruption of every tie that binds her to the Union, any future ac tions of Congress, upon the subject of slave ry in the District, of Columbia, or in places subject to tlie jurisdiction of Congress, in compatible with the safety, domestic tran quility, the rights and honor ofslavehclding States; or any act suppressing the slave trade between the slaveholdering States, or any refusal to admit, ns a State any terri tory hereafter applying, because of the ex istence of slavery therein, or any net prohi biting the introduction of slaves into the territories of Utah and New Mexico, or any act repealing or materially modifying the law now in force for the recovery of fugitive slaves.” It was hoped that these measures would prove, what they were promised to be, a final adjustment of the slavery agitation, and that the country would henceforth enjoy repose. It was hoped that, after making so large a sacrifice, involving a surrender of all partiepation, on the part of the slavehold- I ing States, in the vast territory of Califor nia, the spirit of freesoil aggression would be appeased. It was hoped, that the exhibition I of such disinterested devotion to the Union, would provoke a cordial reciprocation on the part of the nonslaveholding States, and restore those fraternal relations, between the two great sections of the Confederacy, which prompted the magnanimous compro mises of the Constitution. But this hope lias not been realized. Tlie agitation con tir.ues. The storm cloud still obscures the glories of our political firmntnenf, and threatens to discharge its thunder on our heads. The laws now in force for the recovery of fugitive slaves, have not been repealed’or mater-ally modified. But it is constantly threatened. The Convention of 1850, ex pressed the deliberate opinion, that upon the faithful execution of the Fugitive Slave Law, by the proper authorities, depends the preservation of our much loved Union.” How contemptuously has the declaration been treated in some of the non-slaveholding States ! In Massachusetts, Vermont and other States, acts have been passed, virtual ly nullifying the law. In some instances it has been executed, and with great difficulty in every instance, where it has been. A slave escaped from Maryland into Pennsyl vania Hie owner went to recapture him— was butchered, and the Courts failed to ex ecute the law, or punish the crime. A slave escaped from Virginia to the city of Boston. To effect his recovery, the President had to order the army and navy to protect the Marshal, at an expense of more than SIOO,- 000 Such are specimens of the manner in which the fugitive slave law is enforced, al though the Georgia Convention declared, that the Union depends upon its faithful ex ecution. A case for resistance, however, is not. made, until it shall be repealed or ma terially modified by Congress. Therefore, if no redress can be had, consistently with the Constitution, in the aodption of retaliatory measures, let us . in patience possess our souls,” trusting: that the patriotism of the J North may yet be rallied to the rescue. Tlie compromise measures of 1850 estab lished the principle that the people of the territories should determine the question of slavery for themselves, and that hereafter such territories should be admitted as States into the Union, with or without slavery, as they should decide. The last Congress pass ed an act to organize territorial goverumeu’s for Kansas and Nebraska, in which this principle was practically applied ; and by the repeal of the Missouri prohibition which it contains, it opens these territories to the slaveholder, with his property. The late elections in Kansas show that a large ma jority of the people are in favor of adopting slavery as a part of their domestic system ; and the indications are, that she will proba bly apply, during the ensuing Congress,’for admission into tlie Union as a slnvehoUTng State. This brings up the paramount ques tion of the day Looking to the elements of the next Congress, it seems that the anti* slavery sentiment is in the ascendency, and that her application will be rejected. This, therefore, is the condition of affairs ou tlie one hand, we see the threat, and the power to execute it. to refuse the admission of this territory into tlie Union, because of the existence of slavery therein on the other, Georgia stands pledged to resist such an act, ..even (ns a last resort) to a disruption of the Union Ilow then can we secure the ad mission of Kansas ns a slaveholding State, \ without resorting to this fearful ultimatum ? It can only be done by an unflinching adlie- | rence to the position which the State has ta- j ken. She is the centre of the column of her Southern confederates; they will rally u round and sustain her. If she falters all is lost. The determination to resist is settled —the manner is not. The Convention fail ed to specify in this paiticular, It being the province of the sovereignty, the Legisla- I ture cannot supply the omission. 1 then re- ! commend you to provide by law, for the calling of a State Convention, in the event ‘ of the rejection of Kansas, ..because of tlie ! existence of slavery therein,” to deliberate j upon and determine the time and mode of j the resistance contemplated by the 4th reso- j lutionofthe convention of 1860. The benefits of such action by tho Legisla ture are apparent. Should the contingency I arise after your adjournment, it would make 1 tho call of an extra session absolutely ueo<By sary. By providing for it now, you save a heavy expense to tlie Treasury. Another advantage will be the conviction upon the minds of the people cf the non slaveholding States, that Georgia is in ear nest. This is important, for they do not be lieve it. The freesoil presses and speakers ridicule the iden, that wo are the least seri ous iu our avowed determination to resist We feel and kuow that we are; and as a matter of mere good faith, we shall unde ceive them, ere their delusion betray them to extremes, from which there is no retreat. .Such notion, moreover, will furnish the souud constitutional men of tho North, with the most potent argument by which to ap peal to the patriotism of their fellow eitizons. It will arrest the attention of alt thinking minds, and rouse, to the highest degree, that devotion to the Union which animates the besoms of tbo masses iu every section. It will the knees and bold up the hands” of that intrepid band of Northern patriots, who, both in afld out of Congress, are willing to stand by the South in this perilous struggle. If we fail to maintain our position, they fall; we strike from them the prop that supports them ; they will be j overwhelmed for folly, if they attempt to vindicate our rights, after we have failed to : battle for them. Nor should such action by the Legisla- ‘ j ture, he regard in the light of a threat to i ! the non-slaveholding States. That wonldlbe I as derogatory to the dignity of Georgia, as it : would be Wounding to their pride. But in the words of the convention of 1850, .. we | should address to them the language of calm and frank remonstrance, rather than defiance or menace. We would recall them to the faithful discharge of the duty ns confede rates, by an appeal to their reason and their , moral sense. If, after all, the appeal, in ■ the form suggested, should prove unavailing, we should have the proud satisfaction of j having placed our State triumphantly in | the right, and of casting upon them the lear i ful responsibility of driving her to her fear ! ful ultimatum. Let me not be understood as counselling j rash and precipitate action. The call of such a Convention, should it become neces sary, might not, as a matter of course, lead to disunion. It might be within the scope of human wisdom to devise other means of redress. It would certainly be their duty, as it would be their desire, if possible, to do so. .; Disruption” should indeed be the ! “ last resort.” Still, however, if they should, after ms j ture deliberation, become satisfied thatdis : solution would be the only remedy, it could not, in tlie very nature of the case, be car ried into instant ciFect. It would require several months, and during that time tlie re-action in the non slaveholding States might be so decided and salutary, ss to evince a sense of returning justice and of renewed fealty to the Constitution. Indeed, we already see the indication of a favorable j re-action, which encourages the hope, that the patriotism of tlie North will s*ve us j irom the necessity of resorting to the ulti j matum o 1 the .. Georgia Platform.” It is evinced by the recent elections, and lias been brought about by the noble and se'.f-sacri- j ficing eiforts of the sound men of the non- ‘ slavtholding States. At all events, the ; Convention would not act hastily. Whilst ■ they would proceed with the firmness of un alterable purpose, they would also act with : well considered prudence and caution.— i They would not adopt an ordinance for im mediate and unconditional disruption; but ; provide for it to take effect at a day future, i I sufficiently remote to admit of this reaction. | In the mean time, the popular elections will have transpired in the non-slavcholding ; States ; another Congress may have assent- j bled, who, upon reconsideration, and seeing I the position of Georgia, and the peril cf the j Union, may admit Kansas as n slaveholding ; State. Let the Ordinance of resistance, therefore, he framed so as to allow time for ! reaction, it need be, and to be null and void upon tlie admission of Kansas by a specified day future, but to take effect, ipso facto . upon its final rejection This w mid present the most powerful appeal to the non slave- j holding States, in favor of the rights of the .’ South and the Union. Above all, it would ; make them responsible for consequences, and vindicate the position of Georgia in the esti- \ ination of mankind I conscientiously be lieve this to be tlie best way to preserve the Union. It is as a lover s f the Union that I recommend it. Georgia ffas‘solemnly <le- 1 dared, that >< the American Union is sec ondary in importance only to the rights and principles it was designed to perpetuate;” and in accordance with this, she lias solemn- j ly announced, that she will ..resist, (even as j ,l resort.) to a disruption of every tie j that binds her to the Union,” the acts of ! Congressional encroachment enumerated in the 4th Resolution of the Convention of 1850. These two announcements taken to gether, if they mean anything, express her I determination to maintain her rights in tlie I Union, if she can, but out of the Union, if j she must. Tho people of Georgia endorse the vow; let their Representatives prove themselves equal to the emergency. This communication is necessarily sugges tive, not argumentative; otherwise, its length, instead of being!! tiresome, ns it is, would be intolerable. I have barely glanc ed at the most important subjects which claim your consideration. It remains for you, in your wisdom, inspired by enlarged and devoted patriotism, to dispose of them as may .. appear most conducive to the in terest and prosperity of the State.” IIERSCHEL V. JOHNSON. , | ! Louisiana Election.—After all the i misstatements of telegraphic reports, from what we can learn about the Louisiana elections, Wicklirtj the demo cratic candidate, is elected Governor, and three Democratic and one Know Nothing member elected to Congress. iC7T.\ew Orleans, Nor. 10.—Four J Democrats and one American have been I elected to Congress in Mississippi. JpSPThe Democrats are, as usual, triumphant in New Jersey. The New ark Murcury says, they have carried tivo out of the six Senators chosen this year, ami have an undoubted majority in the House of Assembly. ! jCiSrCharleftton, S. C., Nov. B.—Mileß, anti-Know Nothing, is elected Mayor by 410 majority. jfagrThe otHcers of the Greenville and Columbia Railroad, says tho Carolina Times, have passed a resolution giving to Planters the privilege of passing on their road for one fare, going to and from any market for tho purpose of sell ing cotton. jCjrWithin a radius of five miles a round Sevastopol, it is supposed that more blood has boen spilt, more lives sacrificed, and more misery inflicted, within a year, than on any other equal extent of the earth’s surface in the same time since the days of Noah’s flood. Tl^^^DAkD. WOFFORD, BENNETT & SMITH, EDITORS. ________ CASSVILLE, GEO. ! THURSDAY MORNING: NOVEMBER 22, 1855. j j MESSRS. EDITORS : _ I You will please announce * my name as a candidate ; for re-election to the office of Ordinary, ! at, the election to be held on the first Monday in January next. THOMAS A. WORD. ! Oct, 1, 185 5. 34-tde* j DEMOCRATIC ! | Anti-Know Nothing TICK.ET. For Sheriff, JOSEPH BOGLE- For Clerk of Superior Court, JAMES WOFFORD. For Clerk of Inferior Court, | JOHN F. MILIIOLLEN. j I For Ordinary, J. W. WATTS. For Tax Receiver, 1). H. TEAT. For Tax Collector, JOHN C. AYCOCK. For Coroner, RICHARD GAINES. To our Subscribers. We have a proposition to submit to those of our subscribers who are fond of i good reading, and more particularly to j the females—without saying more right here, we lay bes re you the proposition : ;By paying $3.25 in advance to us. we will send you the Standard and a copy .of Arthur's Home Magazine one year; ! ibv paying $4.00 in advance to us, we will send you the Standard and a copy of Godcy's Lady's Book one year; or by I paving $5.25 in advance to us, we will i | send you both of the above Magazines ■ and the Standard one year. The Mag- i | azincs are well worth the price of sub- j ■ scription, so you will secure the Stand■ ■ ard one year gratis. It is unnecessary j ; for us to speak of the merits of these i ; Magazines, they are too well known to ! Southern people to require encomiums ; from us, the former comes to us for De-! cember, containing about 60 pages of good reading matter, with several fine , plates of fashion and other engravings, | the latter about 100 pages of good read- i ing matter, well embellished also with j | fashionable plates and engravings. If, any of our readers accept of either of; the above propositions, they will for-j ward the money, their names and post office, to this office immediately, so that they may commence with the year 1856. New Advertisements. i We invite attention to the advertise ment in column of Miss C. M. Davis, Cartersville, Ga. Ladies wishing anything in the Millinery line, can he accommodated by calling on tho above lady. They can also find a neat and ! j tnstey assortment of Dress-Goods, and all tlie little “fancy fixtures” which adorn ! | and beautify the “gentler sex,” which she j ; will sell cheap. Go and take a peep at 1 them free of charge. , To those of a “rougher hue” we’ Cite tho advertisement headed “Ar-j ! rnucheo Valley Land for Sale.” The ! | valley in which this land lies, to those t who have any knowledge of the section,; lis a sufficient guarantee of tho fertility; of the soil, &c. It is surrounded with j good society, a healthy location, good j water, good range for stock, and withal j a pleasant section to live in. Do you j ask more ? Can you ? It is seldom we j have an opportunity to buy land posses-: sing all these advantages, without meet ing with disadvantages. So stiiko while the “ iron’s hot.” Wo also call the especial attention of the reader to tho legal advertisements in to-day’s issue. Fatal Affray. We learn that a serious affray occur- ’ red in Gordon county, between r man j by tho name of Stroup and one by tbo name of Curtis, in whit h the former was killed, the latter stabbing him with a knife. It occurred at a corn-shucking Tuesday night last. The Southern Commercial Convention will convene in Richmond, Va., on the 30th of January next. Swan’s Bank Note Detector, We have received the November um- j ber of this monthly. No one engaged i in any vocation that has any monied i transactions connected with it, should be without it; when there are so many counterfeit bills afloat, we should make it our pocket companion. It is printed by O. R. Ilanleiter & Cos., Atlanta, Ga., and published in Montgomery, Ala.— ’ Jas. Robinson is the Agent in Atlanta. Cassviile. We will now say something about j our quiet little village, as we have been j unable from the press of other matter to ! devote our attention to an occasional thought which suggests itself to our mind. Perhaps no village in Georgia, can surpass ours in point of c-ivillity and quietness. Secluded from the im mediate connection with the Railroad, ; and at the same time near enough to enjoy all the facilities of the same, we are not disturbed by the confusion and bustle which attend those places through and by which it passes. When we de sire to send off our produce or receive groceries and merchandize from abroad, we have a depot almost at our door— i only two miles—with regular dravs or wagons to transport them to and from the depot at a very trivial cost. And this is not all, wo have a daily line of omnibuses running between the points connecting with each passenger train :to convey the mails and passengers to and from the depot w : th but little ex pense and with considerable despatch. Now, what more can we wish i We have a sufficient number of cities, towns, and hamlets located on the Railroad to answer our purpose as home markets for such articles as we cannot find sale for , in our own town ; and when we take into consideration that the more markets we ; have for the sale of our produce the less there to distribute between them, so, in order that each of the Railroad tow ns j may enjoy its commercial importance, | it is necessary that retired villages should be satisfied with their importance m other respects, without aspiring to a de- ‘ gree of commercial distinction which they can never attain. Where you see a town possessed of too much of the spirit of enterprise when the resources are too limited to authorize it—putting up the frame work of this institution —that in stitution—and the other institution without completing either, you may set that place down as having attained the zenith of its glory, and the castle-work begun, will but remain a monument of their fully for succeeding generations. — We do not say that Cassviile is one of those places ; bat at the same time, from its peculiar location, it might become one. it is not probable that it will, ye? it i- lossible. We have enough to do at present to complete wlmt we have already begun; which, if we will but do, will be glory enough for Cassviile, and that is to foster and cherish our institutions of learning. We may arrive at a degree of distinction in this respect which we cannot in any | other. Already has its merits been! spoken of abroad, and that in the most j flattering terms, (we speak of the Cass viile Female Colley) and with its pre sent able faculty, we doubt not but that its reputation will still increase until it will prove to the people of this section ; of Georgia, what Corinth did to Greece. ; We ought to urge it upon the citizens ! of Cass county, those having children to j ■ educate, to nurse this institution by their j ; patronage and influence, it is truly an j ornament to the county, and an honor ‘ to its citizens, and not surpassed by any , in the State, when we take into consid eration its age. ifcc. The Male College, ! too, will open with the beginning of an ; other year, with able and efficient in structors —gentlemen of experience and j energy. Here the farmer meets with an advantage which he cannot elsewhere, \ °, . i in Cherokee Georgia, he is not laboring under the painful necessity of separating son and daughter, brother and sister, j and sending them to different sections i of the State to educate them, but he can send them here together, they can board at the same house and eat at the same table, if they choose, the brother can protect the sister and the sister ad monish the brother, and the father can ; i visit them and look after their welfare and comfort, and not have to tako the cars or travel by private conveyance to different parts of the country to see them,! and in all probability find them home- j sick —mentally unable to fix thvir minds upon their studies long enough to derive any information from the same. Thus, we think, that the advantages secured by parents in sending their children to Cassviile to educate them, are pro emi nent over those of any other place in Che | rokeo Georgia. Wo speak to tho citi-! zens of Cass and adjoining counties, j • It is not expected that parents who are | i convenient to first-class schools, will send their children elsewhere to educate them. We only wish those in our vi cinity, who wish to educate their child ren, not to send them oft’ to other schools | before tboy try Cassviile. There can be no reason assigned why Cassviile should be surpassed in an educational point of j view ; b y an ? town or city in the State ( ot Georgia; surrounded, as it is, by a community who know and appreciate ; the value of an education, and who are ; a^e to support and sustain them. It j s the best, legacy that a parent can bestow upon a child. It qualifies them for anv business they may choose to pursue"; | refines their manners and feelings in such ja way as enable them to honorably ac : quit themselves when thrown into the j circles of intelligent and refined society, without being “puffed up,” with vanity and “self-importance;” and they can never barter it off nor make way with it, nor reduce themselves and families to ■indigent circumstances in life, as would probably be the result if bestowed tiyon them in any other way. And many fathers, who are not possessed of a suf ficiency to enrich jheir children with property, could store their minds with such SMI education, as would make them useful men and women in society, and in youi old age wo Id r se up and call you blessed. We are rejoiced to learn that there are a goodly number of influential and enterprising citizens of otir countv, contemplate moving to this place to edu cate their children. We would suggest to our municipal board the policy of meeting together oftenerin council, and passing such or i (finances as will secure the quietude and good order of our village, and have them enforced. This can be very easily j done in Cassviile, as our citizens are in J a general wav, law-abiding citizens.— And whenever an ordinance is violated ‘or disregaided, the violator should be brought by the proper officer before the proper tribunal, for adjustment, and the penalty abided. We hope that our sug gestions will meet the approbation of all, so when a dlstuib; n e of the peace occurs, the remedy will he provided, j * From the Constitutiona'ist. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Milledgeville. Nov. 16. SENATE. The following are Bills introduced in the Senate, which we think are of soma interest to our readers : By Mr. Blu dworth, of Carroll, A bill to amend the Ca Sa laws. Bv Mr. Cone, of Greene, A bill to a mend the penal code. se> n> to accurate ly define he crime of murder, and pro -1 vide for punishing the same, Mr. Gibson, ot Bike, Chairman of the | Judiciary Committee, reported in favor of the passage of a bill alicring the stat ntc of limitaiii ns : Also a bill for ex tending the statute oi hands and v-eiju ries to sales and g.t.s oi slaves :—Also a bill to define the liability of Railroad ! compnnk.e. By Mr. Hit’, of Harris, A bill to com ; pci the Ordinaries of this State to kc- p a record of Letters of administration, testamentary and guardianship by them issued. By Mr. Jeter, of Marion, A bill to al low the examination of physicians by in terrogatories and commissions. | By Mr. Lott, of Coffee, A resolution requiring the national flag to be raised over the capitol during the session of the Legislature. By Mr. Miller, of Richmond, A bill to protect married women in the use’ of their estates : A bill to change the lia bilities of executors, administrators and trustees : Also a bill to allow trustees, guardians, administrators and executors jto convey property held by them in a ! fiduciary character. By Mr. Morris, of Murtay, A bill to i prevent the driving of cattle during the ; months of July, August, September and i October, through the counties of Murray I and \\ bitfield. Bv Mr. Peeples, of Clarke, A bill to ! abolish imprisonment for debt, except in i certa'ii cases : Also a bill to preserve and dispose of the effects of corporations af ter their dissolution. By Mr. Shropshire, of Chattooga, A bill to compel executors, administrators and guardians who take notes with secu rity to have them renewed within twelve months after they fall due, or to bring suit on the same in three months there after. The Senato adjourned. HOUSE. By Mr. Terhune, of Floyd, A bill to a* mend tho laws of this State iu relation to imprisonment for debt. Bv Mr. Wood, of Fannin, A bill to | change tho organization of the Inferior !Courts of this State, so as to vest its pow er in one Judge, who is to exercise the present duties of the Ordinary, with salary of two hundred dollars, aud per quisites. Mr. Hale, of Henry, A lull to provide for making out aud returning lists of poor children to the Ordinary, Mr. Mathews, of Houston, A bill to or ganize a uew county from Houston, Crawford aud Macon counties, Mr. Jones, of Lowndes, A bill to D) out anew county from the counties o Troup and Heard, Mr. Thornton, of Muscogee, A bffi fyr the sale of the Western dr Atlantic R> *