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land or this isouth. £33 ** HON. A* *• ****• Lund of the South! Rlmpcrial land ! How proud thy mountains rise! How sweet thy rcenea on every hand! llow fair thy covering skies! But not for this—oh, not for these, I love thy fields to roam; T 1 ou hast a dearer spell to tn- Thou art my native home! Thy rivers roll thy liquid wealth, Unequalled, to the sea— Thy hills and valleys bloom with wealth, And green with verdure be! Yet not for thy proud ocean-streams, Not for thine azure dome— Sweet sunny south ! I cling to thofr— Thou art my native home ! I’ve stood beneath Italia’s clime, Beloved of tale and song— On Helvyn’s hillfe, proud and sublime, Where nature’s wonders throng— By Tempo’s clasic, sunlit-streams, W here gods, of old, did roam— But ns’er have found eo fair a land Aa thou—my native home ! And thou hast prouder glories too, Than nature ever gave ; Peace sheds o’er thee her genial dew, And freedom’s pinions wave; Fair science flings her pearls around, Religion lifts her dome These, these endear thee to my heart, My own loved native home ! And “Heaven’s best gift to man” i9 thine— God bless thy rosy girls! Like sylvan flowers, they sweetly shine— Their hearts are pure aa pearls, And grace and goodness circle them, Where’er thy footsteps roam— How can I then, whilst loving them, Not love my native home! Land of the South! Imperial land ! Then here's a health to thee ! Long as thy mountain barrier stand, Mayst? thou be blest and free ! May dark dissension's banner ne’er Wave o’er thy fertile loam ; But should it come, there’s one will die To save his native home ! Tfct Proposed Agricultural Conventioa of the Slave* holding States. At the last meeting of the Southern Central Agricultural Society, a general Convention of the siavoholding States was appointed to take place at Montgomery, Ala., on the first Monday in .Mat next, and a Committee of Correspondence appoint ed, to forward the proposed enterprise. The fol lowing is the circular issued by the committee. Lexington, Ga., Feb. 3, 1853. Sir ; At a meeting called by the Executive Com mittee of the Southern Central Agricultural Asso ciation, in Macon, Ga., on the 21st of O tob t, 1852, attended by a large number of the State Society of Georgia, and by delegates from Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tenues see and Louisiana, the following resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That the members of the Agricultural Association of the alaveholding States, to be or ganized as hereinafter recommended, be composed of such citizens of the same as taking an interest in Agriculture desire to become members thereof; and of delegates from State and Local Agricultural Societies ; ami from Stale* and parts of States. Resolved, That such persons as above designated, are recommended to convene at Montgomery, Ala., on the first Monday in May next, and to organize’ an Agricultural Association of the Slaveholding State?, under such provision* as to them may ap pear best calculated to fulfil the purposes of’ their organization, which shall hold its meetings, in succession, in all Slaveholding States that mav p srtieipate in the Association. Resolved, That a committee of Correspondence, to consist, of seven, be appointed to carry into ef fect the foregoing resolutions. Acting Under the 31 resolution, the undersigned respectfully invito your anention, and solicit, your co-operation and influence in promoting the great and important interest involved in the subjects which will engage the attention of the contempla ted assemblage in Montgomery. To us it is manifest that great advantages may reasonably be expected to result from periodical meetings of persons, or representative* of persons, cultivating the soil of the South and West, having a common interest in the Institutions, Productions, Commerce, Manufactures and Education of the Planting States. The chief object of such an Association, it is pre sumed, would be— To improve our own agriculture, yielding pecu liar productions through the agency of a normal labor, requiring a distinct economy, and depend ent on a climate of its own. To develope the resources and unite and com bine the energies ot the Slave holding States, so as to increase their wealth, power and dignity, as members of the confederacy. To enlist and foster those scientific pursuits, which reveal to us the el ements and character of our soils, instruct us in the presence of those magazines of fertilizers which nature has with so bountiful and cons derate a hand provided for the uses of the industrious and the enterprising ; and search out the histories and hab its of the insect tribes \vhich destroy, it is believed, annually a fifth of our crops, and supply us with a knowledge of them which may enable us to guard against their future ravages. To promote the mechanic arts, directly and in directly auxilliary to agriculture, and by a generous confidence and liberal patronage, raise those enga ge! in them to a social position, always the just reward of intelligence, industry and good conduct. To direct as far as may be done, public senti ment against the barriers which have been artfully raised to cut off our commercial intercourse with distant countries, save through such outlet* as are supplied by Northern marts, exacting tribute u* on what we produce and consume. To eivrt an influence in establishing a system of common school instruction which will make Chris tians as well as scholars of our children ; which, in arming the rising generation with the instruments ot knowledge, will instruct them also in their pro per uses; impressing upon them, from first to last, that (especially under our form of government) private worth constitutes the aggregate *f public good, and that no one can disregard his duties t<* those arouud him without positive injury to him self, These constitute the main purposes for which * *ppal to thn individual and aggregate imere-t of Slaveholding State# to meet u* in an Agricul tural convention, in Montgomery, on the first Mon day in May next. Y-.uf attendance is respectfully and earnes ly requested. W. C. Daniell, DeK ilb county; Geo. R. Gilmer, Lexington ; Thomas Stocks, Greensboro* : J. Ham ilton Cot) per, Darien ; James M. Chambers, Colum bus ; Asbury Hull, Athens. £ljf &it ncs mxb Sentinel COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1853. Rail Roads from Savannah and Brunswick. We find in the Daily Georgian , a long and very in- j teresting letter from James R. Butts, Esq., on the sub ject of Rail Road extension in South Western Georgia. We have not space even for a review of all the points discussed by Mr. Butts; there is one proposition, how ever, made by him which is of such vital importance as to deserve an extended notice. It is to unite the Savan- j nah and Brunswick “enterprises, and run one common j rna ; n trunk, by the most direct and practicable route to Pensacola, with such branches as may be deemed nec essary.” He proposes that a road be built from Savan nah in a south-west direction until it reaches theSatilla river, two miles west of Waynesville—a point 75 miles from Savannah—when it will unite with the Bruns wick road 27 miles west of Brunswick. From this point the main trunk will take a due west course until it crosses Little River, in the 9th district of Lowndes county. At this point the road branches —the upper one 45 miles to Albany, and the lower one 32 miles to Thomasville, thence to Tallahassee about the same dis tance. The main trunk will be continued, crossing the Flint 5 miles above Bainbridge, whife the biilging will b* only 5 to 600 feet in length, and 50 to 60 feet above high water mark, and the Chattahoochee a short dis tance below the Florida line at Paramore’s landing, where high bluffs jut in and offer a favorable crossing. After leaving the Chattahoochee, the road would pass over a gently rolling oak and hickory country for some 40 miles, and then over a flat pine country until it reaches Pensacola—distance from Brunswick 332 miles— i from Savannah 380 miles. . The only argument adduced by Mr. Butts in favor of the union of the roads is that if united the confidence of the planters in the success of the enterprise will be such that they will take as much stock in it as may be de6‘rable —while if kept separate,-the planters west of the Altamaha will have nothing to do with either, and ‘eave the whole burthen of building both roads upon tlie shoulders of Savannah and Brunswick respectively. A still stronger reason for the union of the roads is that the cost of construction will be diminished one half and the income doubled, while the same distribution of freight between the rival cities will take place, whether it is carried on one road or two. Anxious only for the success of a project which will develope the resources of South-western Georgia and make her desolate pine forests “bloom and blossom like the rose,” we highly approve of Mr. Butts’ suggestions ; but if conflicting interests cannot be reconciled, and Brunswick must have her road to the Gulf, and Savan nah must have her road also, so let it be ; the country will not be injured by the rivalry of the cities ; and 20 years will concentrate at Pensacola enough trade and travel to supply the engines and cars of both roads profi tably. Spain—Her Extent—Population-Taxes— Army, &c. As interesting questions have arisen, and still more vital questions are likely to arise, between the United Stales and Spain, it is a matter of some moment to know in advance of any colission between us, the extent of her power and her capacity to wield it, Spain is snugly ensconsed in the South-west corner of Europe, between the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, a position eminently favorable fl,r the de velopment of her national character and which contribu ted greatly to make her foremost among the nations in the fifteenth century. The kingdom is however divided by lofty mountain ranges into several provinces, having little intercourse and but a slugglish sympathy with each other ; she is separated from the Atlantic in great part by the kingdom of Portugal; and her strongest fortification, Gibraltar, is in the hands of the English, which she has gallantly but vainly’ attempted to wrest from their grasp. The area of Spain is about one eighth as large as that of the United States ; her population is less than half as numerous; while her annual products are not one third as largo as ours. Her annual taxes amount to 70 mil iions of dollars. Her army consists nominally of 104,000 men, probably only 70,000 actually in ranks, which is led by 672 Generals—twice as many as France has for five times the number of troops. In some respects Spain is improving. The Inquisi tion was formally suppresed in 1812. During the Na poleonic wars, a Cortes, or House of Parliament, was es tablished and a constitution formed which still exist and contribute in some degree to mitigate the rigors of despo tism, and to arouse the intellect and patriotism of the people, though not one can be a deputy unless lie owns real estate worth S6OO per annum, and no one can vote, except professional rnen, who is not 25 years old, and pays S2O in taxes annually. In 1826 there were but two newspapers published in Madrid; in 1850 there were 1 3 dailies, with an aggregate circulation of 35,000 copies, and are said to be conducted with ability and dignity. Education is vieing with the press in diffusing light through the country. In 1803 with a population of 10,250,000, there were but 30,000 persons receiving an education in all the schools of the kingdom. In 1850 about 700,000 children were in the public schools, on which the State expends about $750,000 annually.— About 1,100,000 persons are able to read out of a pop ulation of 12,135,000. Manufactures of wool, silk and all flourished during the last 10 or 12 years,aud the country is said, by Mr. Wallis, who is the authori ty for these statistics, to be relatively prosperous and thriving beyond any past experience. The present government of de la Rosa has taken one step backwards, by decreeing that “no Foreigner will hereafter be permitted to profess, in Spain, any religion but the Roman Catholic Apostolic.’’ The United States have nothing to dread from the hostility of Spain, yet the power of human progress would dislike to witness a contest which would proba- ; bly arrest the advancement—slow, it is true— of our old ally, to whom we can but cherish a kindly ft el ng f not withstanding her arrogance and bloody cruelty. Monthly Magazine. We have received from D. F. Willcox the Marcli numbers of Harper & Putnam, but at too late an hour to ttotce them critically. The table of contents for each is unusually rich and attractive. Putnam prom ises an expose of several new- and important filets in hi; April number, touehing the clai of M, Wi iams to be a Bourbon, Call at the Book Store and examine the works- Sanders and Stiles. The Editor of the Democratic Review is certainly a true non of the Emerald Isle. He acts upon the mosaic rule of “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” No man can strike him with impunity, though his bellige rent propensities have forced him to offer to resign his editorial chair. He emphatically denies the charge that he attempted to drive Mr. Stiles into the support j of Douglas, by threatening to “skin” his book. He I then carries the war into Africa, and makesthe following severe charges against the ex-minister j “I am now in possession of facts, occurring at the Baltr more convention, which show that Mr. Stiles’s political immorality and tergiversation in American politics, de mand exposure equally with his book on Austria. I charges upon Mr. Stiles, not only the fact that he did vote in caueir fo.* Douglas, and now endeavors to create an im pression in the public mind that his abominable nook was attacked by the Democratic Review because he did not vote for Douglas, but that he is guilty of a double treason j in the fact tiiat, in so voting for Douglas, he \va viola ting his solemn promise to the Union delegates to vote i against Douglas. I charge this upon Mr. Stiles ; and I challenge Messrs. Ward and Arnold, Union delegates • from Georgia to the Baltimore Convention, and Messrs, j Cohen and Hilton, State Rights delegates—all four townsmen of Stiles—to a denial of my statement, if not correct. It is a reasonable supposition that Mr. Stiles’s inward consciousness of his double-dealing made him fearful that I suspected him, if, as he asserts, I threatened him with a castigation. As the book evidently contemplates a return of the author to the liberty-inspiring atmosphere of the court of Francis Joseph, Stiles was probably making bids in ! various directions to secure the position for “the late able minister.” llow’ he succeeded in other quarters I cannot 1 ! sav ; but whether or not, as he states, I made the prom- j ! ise, he has certainly got the “skinning,” and I hope he is j ; satisfied with its execution.” j Mr. Stiles is adequate to his own defense ; and we j | wait with patience for his reply to this outrageous as- ; j sault upon his integrity. The Saitzburgers. We find in the Savannah Courier, the following in- : teresting account of the first settlement of Effingham i ocunty, which will be read with pleasure by all who ! take an interest in the antiquities of Georgia— “ The county of Effingham, you are aware, is one among j the earliest inhabited portions of Georgia. It was original- ; ly settled by the Saitzburgers, whose persecutions in their own country induced the Trustees of Georgia to offer to them in 1732 an asylum in America, where they might worship God “according to the dictates of their own con- j science.” The necessary arrangements having been completed, the emigrants, numbering 78 persons, left their homes, ac companied by their ministers, the Rev. John Martin Bol luis and the Rev. Israel Christian Gronavv, and after ex periencing much opposition in the countries through : which they passed, arrived at Dover, in England,on the j 21st of December, 1733. Here they were visited by the ; Trustees, who bestowed upon them every attention in I their power. From Dover they sailed for America, and after a perilous voyage of 104 days arrived at Charleston, j South Carolina, in March, 1734. A few days afterwards j they reached Savannah. From a manuscript which a j ci izen ot this county has placed in my possession I make I the following extract: “General Oglethorpe informed Baron Von Reck, who conducted the expedition, that his people might exercise their own choice in regard to their location ; they express ed a desire to be removed to some distance from the sea where the scenery was div rsified, with hill and dale, and where they might be supplied with springs of water. To carry out their views Gen. Oglethorpe, in company with several gentlemen and some Indians, made a tour of ob servation in that part of the- country, now known as the county of Effingham. Ab->ut thirty miles from Savannah they discovered a place which it was supposed would meet the wishes of the emigrants. With this selection the Saitzburgers expressed themselves highly gratified, and in a few weeks after the whole body went to their new | home, which they called Ebenezer.” Cholera among the Flies. ! Rev, O. T. Summers, in a very interesting letter, giv | ing a description of his visit to the Florida Conference, i relates the following marvellous “incident of travel .” i “I drove thirteen miles with the Bishop and the Rev. S. P. ! Richardson to the house of Mr. Munnerlyn, to which we i had been pressingly invited, where we spent the night and 1 took the stage at 6 next morning. Mr. M. lives on the stage • road not far frem the river. He has a handsome location, j and a fine estate. Hi? hospitality i3 unbounded, and as he : lives on the great thorough-fare he has opportunities enough jto exercise that virtue. I need not add, his house is a home • for the traveling clergy. The oyster cholera, as it is called, | has prevailed in this region, and below towards the gulf. : Mr. M.’s factor sent him some oysters in the autumn from j Apalachicola, but being afraid to eat them he had them opened for the ducks —the flies, however, swarmed around for their share, and got it too ; hut in getting it they caught i the cholera, and vast swarms of them died with the terrible | disease. Mr. M. subjected them to a post mortem exami nation, as the doctors say, and found that they weredraad fully contorted; their bodies were writhed and twisted in a j wonderful manner, and turned white, by the severity of the disease. But what is poison for one is meat for the another —the oysters that killed the flies fattened the ducks!” ’ New Route to California. i . ! j News has been received at New York from California | in nineteen days, via Acapulco, Vera Cruz and New Orleans. It is said that the Post Master General has ! executed a contract for a semi-monthly mail over this | route, to go into operation at an early day. The con j tractors on this route propose to carry the mail from j New Orleans to San Francisco in sixteen days, and ex -1 peet to furnish facilities for carrying passengers across | from Vera Cruz to Acapulco in less than four days. j I Democratic State Convention. The first Monday in May next is the time designated i ; by the leading presses in the State for the assembling \ of the Alabama State Convention at Montgomery, — ’ i Gubernatorial Nominations The Democratic Convention in Connecticut has ; nominated Gov Seymour for re-election. The Whigs of Connecticut have nominated Hon. Henry Dutton for Governor. The Democrats of Rhode Island have re-nominated Philiip Allen for Governor. The Whig State Convention of Ohio have nominated Nelson Barreve, as a candidate for Governor, and J. J. j Allen for Lieutenant Governor. Corruption in New York. The grand jury of the city of New York have found true bills against Aldermen Bard and Smith, of the New York City Council, who are charged with levying black mail. The jury also discovered that a majority of the | Aldermen were guilty of corrupt legislation in the city’ improvements, and of a waste of the public money.— Bribery and corruption prevailed to a great extent. The greatest sensation has been created bv these de velopments. : j The steamships Falcon aid Pampero have arrived ; at New Orieans from Aspiuwall and San Juan.— * | They bring us later news fiom C; 11 ornia. Busi* ! ness on the Isthmus is very good. There is ac<n- j siderabie number of buildings in p:o;nss, wi ieh j Hie yet m fin shed for c ant of timber. ‘I be Pana- i ma Railroad Is progressing very rapidly'. A bill is before the New York Senate appropriating SSO to defray the expenses of each colored inhabit, n of that State above ten years of age, or $25 if below tl.a. • age, who may voluntarily emigrate to Liberia. General Pierce —The New Cabinet, The correspondent of the Mercury says : The President Elect still keeps ‘•shady” fit his. twins at Willard’s,receiving only ft few of the inulinudinous visitors who besiege him. Ills table is covered with cards by the bushel, and the sturdy little Sergeant, who acts as his confidential bodyguard of one, has his hands full with announcements. Those who have .seen aud conversed with him, are fully satisfied that in his case the personal presence does not contradict the previous impressions form ed. He looks thin and carewon, as though the shadows of hislate heavy affliction were still resting on his soul. But he is calm and collected, and does notallow his private grief to interfere with his public duties. He expresses him self most decidedly as to his purpose of adhering to the oast of the Cabinet already made in his own mind. \\ hat that cat is. nobody but himself positively knows, not even Marey, who is supposed to be very knowing. A shrewd guess, however, is made that the Cabinet offered to the Senate on the 4th of March, may stand thus : For State —Cashing of Massachusetts. Treasury —Marey of New York. War —Jeff. Diwis of Mississippi. Navy—Dobbin of North Carolina. Interior—Guthrie of Kentucky, i Attorney General—Campbell of Pennsylvania. Post Office —McClelland of Michigan. | This is not certain but is probable, people say. With re ference to .1 efF. Davis, the impression now is, he will be | hear to-day or to-morrow. But at all events, we are cer tain of one stra ; g!it-out State Rights Republican in that j Cabinet, —and that man is Frank Pierce. The Southern School Journal, Opinions of the Press. The Southern School Journal la the title of | anew monthly paper just started in Columbus, Ga., ! and devoted entirely to the cause of general edu* ! cation. It is edited by the Rev. Thomas F. Scott, well known as an able divine and accomplished ! scholar. Price $1 per annum.— Sac. Republican. Southern School Journal.—The first number of this i ew monthly is upon our table, well filled with pract cal suggestions and sensible remark!, and in a form acceptable to the reader. The Jour nal's object and aim is, to awaken a deeper feeling i of interest in the cause of education, to aid in a i more general diffusion of its blessings over our Suite, and to discuss all topics, schemes, and plans, i having for their end the furtherance of education. | We hope it will meet with favor a f the hands of the | people of Georgia, and if well sus'uined, we judge ! from the specimen before us, that it will be an ff* ! ficient worker in the noble cause which it has es* | poused. Published monthly in Columbus, Ga., at I $1 per annum—edited by the Rev. Thomas F. ; Scott.— Sac. Evening Journal. Opinions of the Press. Soil of the South.—This fine agricultural journal for Feb. has reached us, and in a hasty ex i araieation we find its pages filled with matter o: in | terest and importanc e to the cultivator of the soil in | southern climes. The farmer throughout the i 1 land should be supplied with a copy of it, for I here he will find the experience of long years < laid down to guide him in all his operations. The ; terms are one dollar for a single copy one year. Address T. Lomax & Cos., a: Co!umbtt Ga. [Ch. Telegraph. School Association of Muscogee County. ! This association was organized on Saturday, February | 26th, by calling the Rev. Thoa, B. Slade to the chair. 5 The chairman stated the object of the association ; its | importance and design; the interest that should be j exhibited in its maintenance, and its alliance with ehris i tian philanthropy. The blessings of an All-Ruling | Providence were then implored by the Rev. C. B. King. The Rev. Mr. Scott then offered a resolution ap ■ proving of the formation of said society. Before the * adoption of the resolution, he prefaced with a few re* | marks exhibiting the advantages derivable from pre- I senting to the public, from time to time, the claims of education ; the relative position and duty of the teacher; j the responsibilities that rested upon him, mid the con fidenee and respect of the patron necessary to a proper ‘ discharge of duty in the improvement of the intellectual and moral training of the young. He was earnest and impressive in his remarks, evincing that he was heartily j I engaged in the work, and that the mental elevation of 1 j all classes was his object. Supported by such a eoun- j | seller and aided by such a co-operator, the work that : i has begun must, and will, go on to completion. A con \ stitution for the government of the School Association j i was then adopted. | A committee was then appointed by the chair to i nominate officers at a meeting to beheld on March 12th, j | to preside over the association. At the solicitation of the members, the chairman wa3 I prevailed upon to deliver an educational address at 10 * I o’clock, on March 12th, at Presbyterian Lecture Room. ! j The object of this association, as shown forth in the ! j constitution “is the advancement of general education in j ; this county. At each meeting, two addresses or lee- j • tures will be delivered by persons previously appointed \ | for that purpose ; one upon the subject of education gen ; erally—and one upon some subject more immediately connected with schools in their practical character and j conducts The latter class of subjects will be open for discussion. Any person co-operating with the associa tion in promoting its object, may become a member by subscribing the constitution.’’ An object so laudable, and of’ such utility and advan tage, oiglit to meet with the hearty approval of every | person who values an education, or desires to see others j enjoy what he so highly values. Let then the friends | favorable to the onward progress of- this association meet j j at the Presbyterian Lecture Room, on Saturday, 12th ; ; March, at 11 o’clock, and uniting as one man, in a pur- ! j pose so highly commenchible—so philanthropic,—go for* : ward to the attainment of our object, the elevation of j ’ the mental condition of the pocple. WILLIAM F. PL ANR Secretary. | News Items. i The receipts into the Treasury of California during : ! ;he last fiscal year, were §366,825. Expenditures, j Excess of expenditures, §621,024. The j Assembly have voted to remain in Vallejo the present j session, and the Senate are expected to eonour. The homestead bill got its quietus in the Soei tfc on Fri* < day by s decided majority. ‘ There are applications for the incorporate) of fourte millions of New Banking capital, before the Legislature of Massachusetts. The International Copyright Treaty has been signed it is said, and will immediately be sent to the U §’ Senate. The Legislature of Virginia has appointed a committee to settle the question respecting the boundaries between that State and Maryland. Col. Joseph Pickens, youngest son of Gen. Andrew Pickens, of Revolutionary memory in South Carolina died at Eutaw. Ala., on the 4th ult. In England, a Mr. Edwin Bates has invented a rail, way break that will stop a train, going at twenty mileg speed, within a distance of eighteen feet. Fifty thousand dollars worth of property was consumed by fire at Little Rock, Arkansas, on the 3d ult. Among the buildings destroyed was the Post Office, with its con. tents. . * I At n meeting of the corporation of Harvard College oh Wednesday, Rev. Dr. James Walker was informed of his election ns President of the College. Rev. George Putnam, D. I)., was unanimously nominated Fellow of the College, and Francis Bowen, A. M., Alvord Pro fessor of Moral and Intellectual Philosophy. Father Gavazza, a brilliant orator, and an ardent opponent of Roman Catholicism, who has lately been lecturing in England and Scotland, on “Italy” and Romanism, ’ may soon be .expected in this country. He was to leave Liverpcol on the 21st ult. President Fillmore is expected to visit Charleston short ly after the expiration of his term of office, as the guest of j the lion. W. Aiken. j Some of the Mexican papers express the opinion that ! Gen. Uraga and the garrison are insincere in re-calling j Santa Anna, | Col. JfiFFEßso.v Davis in the Cabinet. —Washington, Feb. 24, P. M.—Col. Jefferson Davis left Mississippi on the 15th instant, and is expected here to-morrow. He will doubtless go into the Cabinet ; so will Marey, Cush* ing, Guthrie, Campbell, Dobbin, and McClelland. ] New Jersey Legislature. —Trenton, Feb. 23.—The j prohibitory liquor law was defeated to-day by a vote of 9 .to 45. ihe An* Line Railroad bill was also lost. It re : wived 22 votes——3l being necessary to puss a bill. _— .——. Temperance Movement in Pennsylvania.—Harris j burg, Feb. 24.—A convention in favor of a prohibitory ! liquor law was held here to-day, and arrangements were : made for thoroughly canvassing the State, for which | §IO,OOO were appropriated. | Re-Nomination of Gov. Seymour.— Hartford, Feb. ! 23d.-The Democratic State Convention of Connecticut to j day re-nominated Thos. 11. Seymour for re-election a ; Governor. I Gen. Pierce dined with President Fillmore on Friday j evening.* Gen. Scott called on Gen. Pierce in the morn j ing of the same day, but the latter had’gone to the calorie I The Small Silver Coin.—The bill for the coinage of j small silver coin, <4 a reduced rate, has been approved j°y President. It goes into operation on the Ist of j June next. | Tfo* Democratic State Convention of Rhode Island ! nominated on Thursday Phil p Allen, of Providence, for Governor, and Francis M. Dirnan, of Bristol, for Lieut. Governor. I Chevalier Huisemanu presented his credentials to the Secretary oi State on Saturday last, and was received as i the Charge d’Affairesof hi.s Majesty the Einperor of Aus , tria to the Government of the United States. | Ihe Hon. Jefferson Davis left New Orleans on Friday, en route for Washington. | Mormon Missionaries are at work among the Chero j kees. The suspension of Commodore Ap. Cates! y Jones j fr° ,n naval service was rescinded,Jt is said, on Tucs : day. Mr. Calhoun and ms Writings.—Messrs. D. j Appleton & Cos., publishers, New York, advertise j t}ie first volume of the works of the late John C. : Calhoun. If r °ni the Charleston Courier. ] Powers’ Bust of Calhoun. Messrs. Editors :—l noticed recently a letter j in the newspapers, from Mr. Powers, the Ameri can sculptor, speaking of his bust of Mr. Cal houn. While in Florence last summer I saw ! t ie j” r * Powers’ studio, and was so much struck with it that 1 am induced to make a few | J emarks regard to it. Just before seeing it, i had, in London and Paris, been carefully ex ; amining the sculptured heads of distinguished : modernsr-just afterwards, [ saw, in Florence j and at Rome, the heads of the distinguished !fsci(? ci( ; nt3 * The comparison thus suggested was i wghl.v favorable to the head of Mr. Calhoun. In Westminster Abbey, the heads of Lords Chatham and Mansfield, and of Mr. Wilberforce, present themselves to my mind. That of Lord Chatham seemed to me much inferior. That of Lord Mansfield is larger, but has not that fine classic outline, or that look of iron strength of character and moral greatness, which is so strik ing in that of Mr. Calhoun. Mr. Wilfeerforee’s head reminds me more of M* Calhoun’s than any I saw; hut it has a look of indecision, and it is totally wanting in that majestic dignity which awes you in Mr. Calhoun. Place his head by that of Demosthenes or Cicero, and an Americans pride must rise, when its great superiority is so apparent that no one could hesitate, ’i ou see, at once, that Demosthenes was not a great man, hut a mere orator, and a paintul contrast is presented by the very marked sinistei look of the lower face, which convinces you that he lacked both honesty and firmness. In Cicero, you feel that you have not ti e state ly trained intellect and the moral hero, but the Roman Demagogue; who, with much showy ability, was vain, and wanting in dignity and firmness. \\ jthout any other special compart*