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€imes rmi) Sentinel COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 9. 1853 GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. [editorial correspondence.] SENATE. Millkdgevillk, Dec. 6. On motion of Mr. Bailey, the action of the Senate regulating the bill, incorporating Fighting Town Min ing company, was passed. New Bill*. Mosely—A bill to authorise the Inferior Courts, to bind out free persons of color, in certain oases. Mr. Dean —A bill to add lots £5 and SC, of Jones, to Bibb county. Mr. Mostly— A bill to add a part of Henry, to the oounty of Spaulding. Mr. Mosely —A bill to amend the acts incorporating the ‘'-ity of Griffin. Mr. Brown, of Thomas - A bill to authorise Mr. Mc- Elveren, of Decatur county, to practice medicine. Mr. Brown, of Thomas—A local bill in relation to road laws. On motion of Mr. Pope, a committee was appointed to apportion Representation to the new counties made this session, and to the old counties, out of which the new counties were formed. Mr. Morris—A bill to chauge the time of holding Franklin Superior Court. Mr. Morrel—A bill to reduce the Sheriffs bond, in the county of Effingham, to SSOOO. Mr. Bryan— A bill to relieve John Files. Mr. McLeod—A bill to make Swaiueburo, the per manent county site of Emanuel county. Bills on 3d Reading. The hill to incorporate McDonough Collegiate Semi nary, was amended, so as to give the town commission ers the power to grant licences to sell spirituous liquors, and fix the fees, vraa passed. It lias also passed the 1 louse. The bill to increase the jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace to fifty dollars, was taken up. Mr. Dawson moved to strike out fifty, and insert twenty dollars, which was lost, Mr. Echols, moved to amend, by giv ing a stay of 90 days to defendants in execution, which was adopted. Mr, Miller, moved to amend, by adding “provided but one suit shall be enter tained at the same court, between the same parties,” which was adopted. Various other amendments were offered, which were lost. And the bill as amended, was lost, ayes, 21, nays, 45. MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. MILI.EDOKVILLB, Dec. 6. On motion of Mr. Pickett, the House reconsidered the vote, rejecting the bill to prohibit the driving cattle into Gilmer county, during certain seasons of the year. Mr. Cleaveland, introduced a bill to add a portion of Habersham, to Lumpkin couuty. The bill for the pardon of Elijah Bird, was passed, ayes, 48, nays, 42. The bill to amend tax laws, was made the special order for Friday next. The bill to provide for the pay of Grand and Petit jurors, of Habersham county, was passed. The Western and Atlantic Railroad. The sale or lease of the State Road, is strongly urged upon the present general assembly. A bill to lease the road is now on its passage in both Houses. This bill we propose to examine. It will be necessary to know the condition of the Road and its future prospects to appreciate the bill. All requisite information on this subject, is contained in the report of the Superin tendent. When Mr. Wadley took charge of the Road, Ist February, 1852, the Road was iu debt over $551,565 27. Oi this sum, $283,156 15, were incurred for maintain ing and working expenses of the Road from 1848 to 1851. This was a losing business. The working of the road for the last 12 months, makes an entirely different exhibit. The gross earn ings of the road from Ist October 1852, to 30th Sep tember 1853, was $478,876 06 Expenses for maiutaing and working the Road for the same time, were only $251,167 05 Showing a nett profit for 19 months, of $227,709 01 If therefore, there were no debts hanging over the Road, it is clear that the State would derive a liund some profit from the Road. The Report of the Super intendent makes it evident, that all the liabilities of the Road can be met. all necessary improvements made, and the Road kept in perfect order, and pay into the State Treasury, for the year 1856, the sum of SIBB,- 000 00; for the year 1857, the sum of $196,000 00; for the year 1858, the sum of $470,000 00 ; for the year 1859, the sum of $500,000 00 ; and that “the only draw back which can be anticipated alter this period, will bo deterioration of iron, which would come under $50,000 00 per annum/’ The completion of the Railroad system of the west, will unquestionably lergely increase the nett profits of the State Road after that period ; but for the purposes of this argument, we will assume that the profits of the road from 1559 to 1873, shall be set down at $500,- 000 00 per annum. The nett profits of this Road up to that time, will be $6,501,354 00, if it is kept by the State, and managed as at present. Stick a pin there. Now what will be the amount of money which will oome into the State Treasury, if the Road is leased un der the bill now before the Assembly ? The answer of this question, will be fatal to the bill. It is oroposed to lease the road to an incorporate company 20 years at $200,000 00 per annum. The gross for ‘ which will be paid into the Treasury under this amoun. ‘ IS73 > will only $5,000,000 00. Here lease, up t*. ‘e, of $1,301,354 00. But this is not is a loss at one ’• f* lo *• K ‘he Lessees of the all by a great dea. / ’ n ’ au >’ additional quantity of iron Road are to be paid k over an< l above the quanti they may put on the Ro&v ‘ the l-ss iu this respect, ly now ou the Road. Beside.. from the deteriora there, will be no inconsiderable w ’ over to the State, tion of the iron which will be tiimeo now on the at the expiration of the lease. The iron o suppose, Road, is nearly all new. Is it reasonable w ’uriug that the Lessees will put new iron on the Refid w * the last years of their leant ? Again ; the lessees of U. v Road ure authorised to make additions to the motive ‘ power. cars and other fixtures and appurtenanoiee of tl • Hoad and the Slate is bound to pac for the rauie.— Attain ; all buildings or other s ructures in irroece* of ui!>U uetiou at the date of the least are to be finished it ‘ 1-e com of thu Suite- Again; thebtate will hare to p<<> ofi all claims again* the ixoad. Aud agaiu ; the company have the power to make new embankments for additional turn outs, or double tracks, and the State will have to pay for them. We cannot estimate exactly the loss which the .State will sustain under each of these heads, but wo think we may safely set it down at 000 00 per annum, or $100,000,000 00 in 20 years. We believe it will be much larger. Here then, is another loss of another 1 00,000 of dollars. W c have thus shown, that by keeping the Road, the State can realise $0,501,354 00 } and that by Rating it under this 1 ill. she will realise only $4000,000 00, or in other words, that the Legislature is asked to incorporate a company, in order to lease the State Road to them, and give them a bonus of $2000,000 00, But this is not the only objection to the bill. There > is no sufficient guarantee, that the Lessees will execute j their o ntract in good faith. In case they refuse to pay semi-annual rent, the Governor is authorised to take possession of the Road, but how will ho collect the ‘ rent ? If the company should attempt to perpetuate a fraud, we imagine tlie lieu upon the funds &c., of an in corporation would be worthless. But we presume the company will pay the rent, but what guarantee has the State, that the Road will be kept in good repair to the end of the 20 years ? A corporation has no soul. — This is a legal maxim - experience has taught the pCo 'S- of Georgia, that they have no conscience ; they will aim to make money, and as the lease begins to expire, their attention to the road will decline, and we venture nothing in the assertion, that it will bo turned over to the State in the condition it was found when the last Legislature met, and that it will be necessary to appropriate a mil lion of dollars to put it in repair, for the use of another lessee. We do not oppose a lease of the Road—but vve oppose the bill now before the House. We wain members to look well into its provisions and see ti>ai tlio State w ill sutler no loss. L. Milledgevillk, Deo. 7. The Governor’s Levee, carne off last night. It was an immense assemblage of the people. No dtsanctions were made in society ; all classes were invited, and all classes attended in their best attire. The press was too great for enjoyment; but under the circumstances, the Levee was a brilliant affair. The utmost decorum was preserved during my stay, which, however, was Bliort, and no pains or expense was spared to make the guests happy by His excellency, and his accomplished Lady. Exclusives may turn up their noses at such a gathering oftlio people but tho Democrat will rejoice that under our institutions, all classes of the people are deemed worthy to exchange with each other the civilities of life, and, what is more, are actually prepared to mingle freely together without injury to any one, and with scarce a perceptible difference in their manners and at tire. Some of the loveliest girls in the room, were, I am informed, operatives in the cotton manufactory in this city. SENATE. The bill to ameud the laws of the State in relatien to the city court ofSavannah, was read the 4th time and passed. The Lill gives the election of tho Judge, to the Mayor and Aldermen. The bill to lay out anew county, out of that portion of DeKalb lying arouud Atlanta, was taken up, amend ed, read the third time, and after much discussion, in which Messrs. Collier, Cochran, Mosely, Miller, Ste plieus, McGehee and Clarke, participated in advocacy of the bill, and Messrs. Tope, Dunnagan and Cone, in opposition to it, the bill was passed. The now county is called “Fulton,” in honor of Robert Fulton, the in ventor of the Steam boat. Mr. Robinson introduced a hill to take tho vote of the people of Macon county, as to the location of their Court House. A message was received from the House, announcing that that body had disagreed to the amendment of the Senate to the bill incorporating McDonough Collegiate Seminary. The Woman s bill was postponed, and made the special order for Friday next. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Millkdokvjllk, Dec. 7. The bill to incorporate the city of Dalton, was passed. Mr. Scarborough's memorial, impeaching Judge Powers, for malpractice in the administration of justice, was temporarily laid on the table. New Bills. Mr. Hardeman—A bill to allow Painters to hold a lien upon houses, painted by them, in certain eases. Mr. Shewmake—A bill to alter the constitution sc as to allow Sherriffs to hold their office lor successive terms. Mr. Green—A bill to incorporate the Macon Manu facturing Company. Mr. West—A bill to incorporate the South Western Bank of Georgia, to be located at Fort Gaines. Mr. Cleveland—A bill to require all grants for frac tion* of land, to be taken out by Ist July, 1854. Mr. McDougald—A bill to require Judge* of the Superior Courts, to have all parol testimony taken down in writing. Mr. Stapleton—A bill granting the Inferior Courts exclusive power to grant or withhold licences to retail spirituous liquors. Mr. McMillan—A bill appropriating money for the political years 1854 and 1855. Mr. Stewart—A resolution that the General Assem bly take a recess from ITthinst., until the Ist Monday , in January. Mr. Walton—A bill to authorise the distribution of estates in certain cases. Mr. Griffin—A bill providing for the election of as sistant clerks of the House of Representative. Mr. Sweat—A bill to appropriate money to improve Big Sat ilia and Altamaha rivers. | Mr. McCurdy—A bill to amend the constitution, so as to reduce the Justices of the Inferior Courts to one. Mr. Irwin—A bill to amend the acts, incorporating the town of Washington. A bill to amend the rent laws—also a bill to allow the equitable remedy of spe cific performance iu certain cases. * .Meeting of Congress—First Day. Washington, Dec. 5, P. M. Congress met to-day at 12 M. SENATE. A ter the organization of the Senate, the new mem bers were sworn in. Forty.three members were present. Notice was given that bills would be introduced for granting Kind tor railroad purpuses in lowa. lion. Wilham M. Gwin, of California, gave notice I ’* would introduce bills for granting donations of i tI T u , da f * r thc establishment of a railroad and 5 *\ * * an Francisco to the Colorado River :c egrsp. rotu steamships from Shu Francisco to and a hue of matt k ; Shanghai, via Honolm*. V ; j LW Hc,y EM*,. rs V. ‘ KOIWD ’ he would introduce a bill for the establishment of a ter ritorial government in Nebraska. Hon. William 11. Seward, of New York, introduced a resolution, asking for information regarding the cor respondence between the King of the Sandwich Islam e and the Government of the United States, which was laid over, and the Senate adjourned. House of Representatives— Election oi Speaker. Hon. Linn Boyd, of Kentucky, was elected Speaker of tho House, receiving 143 votes. Two hundred and seventeen members were present. Col. J. M. Torney, of Pennsylvania, was elected Clerk of the House, together with all the other Democratic Caucus nominees. After some unimportant business the House ud- j jourued. [FOR Tin; TIMIiS AND SENTINEL. 1 j To (he Citizen* of the City ot Columhue : The effort which has been made to create tm excite- ! meat in refereneo to the recent subscription by the city to . the Girard Railroad, requires a plain statement to be made, , no that von may form a correct judgim nt upon the subject. In doing tins tho writer docs not doom it iicecßaiy, nt the present time to answer the complaints ot’ “Citizen” in the Wednesday morning Time it, as it would he mi idle waste of time to attempt to convince a man against his j will, nor w ill ho criticise the positions assumed in the mo- j jiatrial signed by many of our citizens to the City Conn- ; cil, as but few of them, it is believed, are opposed to the subscription with the restrictions and provisions s'lbso quently adopted by the Council. Indeed a memorial with many signatures, and which might have been largely ex* tended asking the affirmation of the subscription with such restrictions as they desired wus presented to th# Couu* i cil at the same time both of which were respectfully re j ceived by the Council, respectfully read, listened to, and laid upon the table, as is ustial with such papers. It is believed that, there are but very few of our citizens who will deny, that the early completion of the Girard Railroad will result in great benefit to the City of Colum bus, in fact the city having already invested in the stock of the Road, a considerable amount, would seem to be the best evidence of the feelings of our citizens upon the sub ject, The propriety, however, of the recent additional subscription, by the city has been questioned by some, and an attempt has been made to alarm the apprehensions of the citizens of the City t Columbus by ringing the chan ges upon the ouerovw taxes which are to b? brought up j on us. i > To meet these two positions will bo the object of this ! communication. It will be recollected that when tho city of Columbus made its first subscription to the stock of the Girard Railroad it wa~ done under the belief that the amount subscribed would be sufficient to purchase the iron for the Road from Girard to Chunnenuggee, and the eitv : confined her subscription exclusively to that purpose.— That calculation was then a reasonable one, as the com* puny had an oflVr of the iron, u* be laid down at Apala chicola a; *37 pt-r ton but which otter the company could | not accept because, owing to the many restrictions which were thrown around the subscription, the city bonds could : not be issued, and imlortuoiitely for the company and the : enterprise, before the bonds wore issued by the city, iron had risen to S7O per ton. The subscription by tlio city was therefore only sufficient to provide the iron, which •ost $65 per’ ton, from Girard to Colbert acme twenty three miles,/leaving the balance of the Road to Union Springs to be provided for. The private or personal sub j scriptions of stockholders are hardly sufficient to complete the grading and superstructure, and us much of the work is very heavy and expensive, no hope is entertained that the means can be had from that source to pay for the iron. The only alternative thoretore, was the application which I w.is recently made to city’ ot Columbus, tor another sub i scription, to do that, which the city appeared willing to | do in the first instance, that is to pay for the iron from S Columbus to Chuiinenuggee. If this additional subscrip, tion on the part of the city had not been absolutely nec essary it would not have been asked by the company, and that it was absolutely necessary was made to appear to the i satisfaction of a large and respectable meeting of our cit i izens, publicly called to take the subject into ootmsidera ■ tion, as well as to the satisfaction ot the city Council who | Cidled the President before it who made an exhibit of the ! actual condition necessities and prospects of the work.— ! subscription was. and is, absolutely necessary, we need only advert to the fact, first, that iu eonsequenco of the advance in the price of iron, there were, and are no ! ot,ler means by which the iron for that part of the road i can be furnished, and secondly because the terms of the | subscription of one million of dollars by the city of Mobile to the road required a showing on the part of the company that the Road could be completed in three years from the | first of January next. If, therefore, the subscription of one , hundred and fifty thousand dollars last made by this city | be withhold, the result will be, that the company will bo so embarrassed in her relutionsfwith Mobile that tier subscrip tion to the road will be placed in imminent jeopardy, and j all hope of future aid from that city entirely cut off, and again it this city's subscription bo withheld, the company , will have no means within its control to complete the road j * rom Colberts to Union Springs, and must of necessity stop i thu work on that part of the road, and it is true that con : tract- for grading east ot Union Springs have recently been j suspended until the termination of the difficulties which j have recently been got up in reference to this subscription | and the engineers ordered to the western part of the Road where there are subscriptions applicable to the work. It is i | *hc determination of the present Boord ot Directors not to ! involve tiie company in debt and when the means of pay- ! i nrent fail the work must stop. } These facts we know to be true, and it is for the citizen* j of Columbus to determine whether the work on thc Road ; from Girard to Union Spring.- shall progress or bo indefi • nitely delayed. • . Much has been said about the amount oi taxation to | which thc citizens of Columbus would be subjected of her , recent subscription be adhered to: We propose to inves tiaate this sjbbject. The city of Columbus has made a sub ; *- r 'Pfion to the stock of the Muscogee Road of $150,000 and two subscriptions one hundred and fifty thousand and and Jars each to the stock of the Girard Railroad making in all $150,000. The interest accruing annually on thie sum is $31,500 to-wit slo_->OO on the bonds given to the Muscogee Railroad, and which has for some three or four yoare past been promptly paid aud $31,000 cd the bonds given, * Q d to be given to d>e Girard Reread, and on which no inter &:>? has ygi accrued, but will commence running on the Grrt mbwnptk}*, oodw'futfof Jtatwry Tfeg qm. tiou arises how is this sum of $31,500 annually to be vided tor by the city ? In answer to this important ques tion the following suggestions are respectfully submitted. The dividends arising from the city stock in the Muscogee Road, say $172,000 at 8 per. cent,, per. annum will amount to $13,760 —at 7 per cent to sl2,o4o—at 6 per cent to $10,320, If we take the dividends declared on the ?outh western Road, as a criterion by which to judge of the earn ings of the Muscogee Road, we may safely conclude that the stock in the latter eompauy will pay eight per cent, and it is presumed that no one will doubt that the Muscogee Road ought to pay, and will pay as much, and probably more, than the South Western Road, indeed it is understood that the Muacogee company will declare a dividend of four per cent for six months eudinc the first of February But ff it be admitted that the Muscogee atovk will pay 7 per cent, then there will ho no neceseity for tho city to tax her people to puy interest, or to well the stock luster than may be required Jo pay oil the city bonds as they mature. This we think is a fair and reasonable caleuia tion, predicated upon facta within the, comprehension of every body, and if ii should so result, of which we have no doubt, it will leave the mini of l wenty one thousand dollars tole provided for. This amount can be raised without resorting to special levy ol taxation for Railroad purposes, j as follows : The city ow ns twenty two thousand dollars J of surplus, or interest stock in the Muscogee Railroad. Let ; one third of this stock be Hold annually for three years, und j apply the proceeds, say $7,000, in part payment of the s2l,- | 000 in tercet to accrue on the (iirurd R. It. bonds, which j will roduee the amount to $14,000. Then apply the $lO,- 500 which is now paid on the Muscogee bonds, in part pay- . ment of this sum, and there remains the sum of $3,500 to be provided for. I this an amount so very large as to involve j us in onerous taxation 1 It is a mere nothing. But I will j ehow r you that it will not be necessary to resort to extra ordinary taxation even to raise this small sum. The or- i dinary revenue of this city” in 1850 was $25,000 in addition j to which, tho sum 0f54,400 was raised for Railroad pur- . poses, making in all tho sum of $29,400, out ot which was , paid the interest accruing on the Muscogee bonds. In the : year 1851 no Railroad tax was collected, but the ordinary j revenue of the city amounting to the sum of $26/100 relied upon to pay all demands ; out of this sum $10,500 interest on the Muscogee bonds was paid: In the year 1858 th* ordinary revenue of the city amounted to *25,800, and no Railroad tax collected ; out of which was paid $10,500 in terest on the Muscogee bonds. For the present and suc ceeding years, the ordinary revenue of tho city will be larg er, owing to the increased value of property, the increase of trade, and the city wharves, which will soon revert to the city, all of which will amount to at least $5,000 per annum; and this without increasing the present rate of taxation, in 1 fact without making the taxes as high as at present, because the tax for the present year was levied with a purpose of raising ss,oot> to meet the interest on tho Girard bonds, which interest has not accrued. Thus we hope it is demonstrated, that by the management and economy of such a Council as this city is entitled to ■ have, these sums of money may be raised without, imposing additional burthens upon our citizens. Butsuppose a resort to a special tax should become necessary to place the l credit ot the city upon a linn basis, and carry on these works j of improvement, will its payment be denied for the short term of three years, by which time the Girard road can be : in successful operation, and by her dividends, like the Mus cogee road, enable the city to pay the interest on the bonds, I or sell her stock at par, as she may prefer, and especially i ought it not to be objected to, as each citizen who pays a Railroad tax will be reimbursed in the stock of the compa ny which will be given to the city in payment of the inter est accruing on her subscription, which is at the rate of 8 : per cent per annum. It is obvious to you all that other cities in this and the ad joining States, have been and are now, making every effort to increase their facilities for trude, and thereby enhance their own wealth. That this is not the day and time, when w e are solely to rely upon the advantages w hich nature has gi\en to us, but that with the spirit ol the age, we must im prove them or sec our beautiful city fall behind many of the interior villages in the country. There is too much in ; volved here to permit this. Let us follow the example of our sister cities, and while we call upon Hercules to help us, let us put our own shoulders to the wheel. Let it be re membered that tlio city of Mobile taxed herself heavily to build the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, and that while the roaa was as but yet commenced, it resulted in the increase 0f25 per cent to the value of her real estate. Let us remember that she has subscribed $1,000,000 to the en terprize, and stands ready, if more shall be wanting, to fin ish her end of the road, to give it. She fooke for her re ward in the increased value of her property and trade. Let us remember the condition of Savannah when she first start ed her great Central Railroad enterprise. From weakness, she lias risen in strength—from poverty she has grown in riches, and every debt she contracts for a public enterprise, but increases her trade, wealth and credit, and do not for get to remember your own Columbus, but two short years ago, when a mushroon town at the terminus of the South- Western road, induced the cotton, not only from the plan ters of Muscogee county, but from your own ware houses “i the city of Columbus. When your main street was as bare of cotton, carts in November as it ordinarily is in j : arch and April; what a change has come over us! What ; a scene now presents itself! Cotton not only rolls in on j every imaginable vehicle, but the boats have brought it up ! the river to this market. Who can doubt that all this ari** 1 from the completion of the Muscogee Railroad, and who I can doubt the beneficial influence which the Girard road ii to have upon our city. It will open a market to a section ; ofcountry hitheito hidden from commerce, and on that account but partially settled, but when settled, will send to ! our city its thousands of bales of cotton for sale, and will increase the trade of the city in a corresponding ratio. And are we to rfalter in this great work, when so little on our j partis required ? Are we to give it up for the sake of saving i a few dollars this year, and next year, when its failure will so sensibly check the rising value of property ? Shall we I fold our arms and say we have done enough, when ever* ; city and village around us, are using all their energies for 1 thdr advancement, and which without a corresponding effort on our part, must result in our injury, it is for the ! citizens of tno city of Columbus to cfocide the q.^tion COLUMBUS. !To ihr Major and Aldermen / ike dtp of Columns : j The undersigned citizens and ta.t payers in the city of Co,ambus, heheving that every interest in the city will be ovnetned by the completion of the Girard Railroad, request me HtnrmaUon of the subscription recently authoiized to be ~,nue by the city to that enterprise ; and that tho City council may make provision for the distribution of thc eight ‘ percent, per annum interest, which said Company pave m stock on subscription paid in among the tax payer- ,u said ; citv.so that wo may he reimbursed in stockier the amount to be paid ont by ue. 1 vi the purpose of obviating any digyrulty about the *p *f tke. fefty ** .* fc* *p : plied to the extent of $130,000 to the purchase of iron t<> !|t> used on said road from Girard to Union Springs. John Fontaine J L Hill Win Y Bardr a Danforth A Nagel S A Billing ‘A m A Redd B V Iverson Win Daniel J KRedd A Cos R P Spencer AH Chapman Wm C Gray J B Hill John Lloyd W ii Bedell Thos P Threewits J E A Cos H Hall Threewitt. Hoit FG Thomas, Jr Wm II Alston [A Cos J II Daniel P F Willcox A Iverson Chas Rodgers James Vemoy E G Thornton Chas Wise N Backer j A Thornton J D Williford A Go B G Stem W G Andrews A M Allen W W Robison O S Holland J McGough A. Cos E S Dennis H S Smith John McGough D P Eliis &Cos O P Tillinghast D L’Booher L M Durr S R Andrews, Jr A F Brannon H W Edwards L Gambril G E Gager O M Stone FJ Abbott’ ET Taylor Paul J Semmes D Young Davis Mullord D Hudson D B Thompson & A H DeWitt John D Stewart [Co. J Ennis M M Nance R M Gray, T O Douglass Wru H Harper Wm H Chisolm Moses Garret Stewart,GrayACs j A McNeil Redd A Johnson F G Wilkins Wm Rankin LD Johnson John Warren Noah Moody Thoe Chaffin, Jr John Mam* J E Evans “ Thos Chaffin, Sr A Pond Henry Lockhart R C Shorter Rote A Brothers S Ilenly John W Brooks C S Pryor J E Bacon II W Nance Win E Love Wm Dougherty FII Stanford Richard Patton Tim* B Slade RH Greene MGMcKinnie A B Ragan John D Carter R A Rutherford II M Cleckley Wm B Bacon TW Tallman ; John Bethune H C McKee M G Clemons HC Phelps J M Raum Chas My gait I R L Mott J T Ector L P Warner | R M Gunby EL Nance J S Prudeo IS B Purple ‘Thomas Reed F Wilhelm jJ S Woodbridge Wm A Douglass Edward Croft • R A W are, (with B R Folsom J II Sikes conditions. John Banks John W King ; J VV Barnett .1 J Brooks Ell Muegrove , George A Norris .1 H Merry Win Mathison !L L Cowdery MII Dessau B Welle ACo i Geo HuDgerford John B Struppef R S Hardaway j R Jones M N Clarke Porter Ingram ! F A Fairchild Wm II Grace S W Woodruff J W Peat* J H Happoldt M Woodruff ; J E Clark James Kivlin BW Spark? i Wiley Williams DTracv R Ellis John Kyle FROM WASHINGTON. The Presidents Message. Baltimore, Dec. 4. The President's Message may be delivered to morrow. It is briefer than usual, and will re* adopt the principles laid down by Mr. Marcy in the Koszta affair, and the President will stand by them. The Message will show that our relations with Mexico are of a peaceful and promising character. The Guano difficulty with the Chin elm Islands has bee ndefinitely and satisfactorily adjusted by Peru. The importance of opening the Amazon will he discusssed and the adminis tration are making strenuous efforts to accom plish it. The Fishery Question s unsettled. Negotiations are in progress. The attention of Congress will be called to dm importance of a more accurate definition ol the boundary between the United States and the English possessions in the North West. The justice of the Spanish claim for in the case of the schooner Armistead is cor*’ ceded, but inadverts strongly and severely upon tho conduct ol the Spanish authorities towards American citizens in Cuba, and intimates that it must be immediately stopped. In regard to the subject of Slavery/the Presi dent re-affirms, in the broadest terms, the Com promise and Union doctrines set forth in his in augural, with decided emphasis. J he rights of the Southern States are as dear to the President as those of New Hampshire. Ihe Message will urge upon Congress the propriety of reducing the duties on certain article and the addition others to the free list, in order to reduce the revenue to about fifteen millions less than the present amount annually collected. A large increase is recommended in the Navy, and modifications in the Army. Ihe extension of the Land system is also re commended, with some modifications. Over Utah and New Mexico, modifications also. Our Land system in favor ol actual settlers and its extension, is recommended with the pre emption principles. Important amendments to our Patent laws; changes in the Judicial system ; probably the reduction of the Judges of the Supreme Court, as vacancies occur, to five members only, and relieve them entirely from Circuit duties, and appoint Circuit Judges, independent of the Su preme Court, will he suggested. No appropriation for Internal Improvements is recommended, land the reason is given lor withholding the funds, based upon toe injustice, irregularity and inefficiency of the present sys tem, which is inadequate to meet the demands ot commerce, or afford necessary protection to human life and property. The question is urged at length, and it is suggested that Congress em power States to levy tonnage duties for the pur pose of raising funds for works necessary to commerce. I he meaaage discountenances any appropria tion by t!ie General Government for building tli” ; Pacific Railroad , and objects even to au appro priation of alternate sections of land, except un* j circumstances sufficient to induce judicious j individual proprietors to make similar disposi tion of his land. I Ihe power of Congress, under certain con tingencies, to construct Military Roads for pur poses of common defence is admitted, but at present the President is clear that the common defence does not demand such an undertaking as the construction of the Pacific Railroad. On our foreign policy pertaining to tho aug mentation ot territory, the sentiments of the President are boldly progressive, and they sus tain the Y oung America Monroe Doctrines. — Charleston Standard. I F rom tho Savannah Daily Morning News.] Further News by the EuropH. Nkw York, Dec. *>• Political New*. Franck. The Pari* correspondents state that tho French Government was amassing troops between Stransborg and Marseiles, and that it was able to -scud off 100,000 men at five days notice. England. —The course of IF.gLud in relation to M Eastern Question was kept secret. rtUKET. The Sultan had officially -ujijcutwcd intention of placing himself hi the head of hi* trujpa .u •he spring. Anew note had been prepared with u view to a p.i cific adjustment of the difficulties between J'urkev „i;<i Russia, hut neither the Sultan nor Czar would li-uu ?/ if. Ihe las test aetounir from ♦be seat ot war have brooght no int-l,rg?nou of 8 deririrf b-olr- ha r, *-g )•*? been (buffet Ji*t fbusk had fctkar )'!*• e a:• i