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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEB, 28,
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Abolition at High Tide.
We have heretofore averted, that if the Know Noth
ing Lodgfc* in the Northern States were not pledged to
the advoeaoy of abolition, they were at least non
committal on the subject, and admitted, indiscriminate
ly, the enemies aud advocates of slavery into the
Lodges.
Now for the proof. It is known that the State of
Massachusetts bae been over ruu by the Ivoow Nothings j
that so signal has been their success in that old com
monwealth, that every member of the Legislature,
except one, belongs to the order. On th.s menu, then,
the order baa a fair chance to show its band. What
has beou its action 1 Let Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe
answer the enquiry. In a letter to the National Era ,
under date of February 2J., she uses the following strik
ing language in describing the change of publio semi
went in favor of the Ueaaooable project* of the Abo
litionists :
The fact, which newspaper writers ignore is, that the
tide is rising—slowly, surely, uod with resistless regularly.
Every year lifts it higher. What once was called ultra ism,
is now ealm, universal belief; aud the last aud ultimate ex
treme of the most uncompromising abolitionists is now
looked in the face with a serious scrutiny.
i . • * r . l i L. i i:
The culminating point of tiie changed public feeling iu
Massachusetts, this winter, has been shown by the election
of Wilsou to the Uuited States Senate. This is the flash of
tiie loug gathering cloud, the high water mark of the fast
rising tide.
No appointment could have been more distasteful to that
aristocracy which has so long ruled Beaten. To step from
attic Everett, whose lips were “dewy with the Greek of
Plato,” to Henry Wilson, from the shoemaker's bench at
Natick, seem# truly a uin® d*y*s’ fall, und, accordingly,
“confounded chaos roars.”
But what has done ill who have done it 1 They who
outraged manhood and womanhood, and human natuie, iu
the late atrocious slave captures. They have elected VVil
aon. They “the precious diadem stole” from the head of
old Boston, that tneyjmight“put it in their pocket!” They
shamed her iu her own sight, iu the sight of all her sons
and daughters; and the deep, hot heart ol the people has
never forgotten the insult, and this election is the result.
Now when it is remembered that this man Wilson is
a Know Nothing, aud was elected to the Senate of the
Uuitd Slates by a Kuow Nothing Legislature, is it not
an ominous fact that his election is hailed by Mrs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, the peitiooated apostle of the
Abolitionists, as conclusive proof that the vile fanaticism,
to which she has prostituted her heart and head, has
reached its “culminating point.”
But this is not all. This same Henry Wilson, in u
letter ueder date of the 19lb February, says*.
4th. The American organization in Massachusetts does
not embrace the questiou oi slavery araoug those fc r the
regulation of which it was formed.
The people of Massachusetts have fixed opinions, in
which most of the members of that organization fully con
cur, against the support or allowance of slavery by national
legislation.
They entertain the most profound conviction that the
harmeuy and tepose of the country and the highest interests
Ot the master and the slave demand that the national govern
ment should be relievod from all connexion with or responsi
bility for slavery, and that this disturbing questiou should
be left to the people of the States where it exists.
While they do not seek to impose these convictions and
opinions upon their fellow eitizeus of other States, or to
proscribe them for not fully concurring in those convictions
aud opinions, they will submit to no dictation or proscrip
tion from any body of men or section of the country.
Now hero is proof positive from one of the high
priests of the Know Nothings that the order Ist. “Does
not embrace the question of slavery among those for the
regulation of which it was formed;” and 2d. “That most
of the members of that organization (in Massachusetts)
fully concur in the opinion of the people of Maasacbu
setts against tb® support or allowance of slavery by
national legislation.” In his Boston speech, to which
we have heretofore call tiro attention of our readers,
this Kuow Nothing Senator explains what he means by
“the support or allowance of slavery by national legis- ,
iation,” by urging a repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, ,
the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and I
pledging himself, almost in terms, against the admission ;
of any more slave holding States into the Union. And j
yet the hoary hypocrite pretends that he recognises “the ■
doctriue of States Rights in its application to slavery, as
well as to any other matter of pubiie concern’* as set i
forth in the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions of 1798.
Aud upon this exposition of Ivoow Nothing doctrines
an attempt is being made to reconcile the South to the
order aud thus make it the leading political party in
the slave States. Foremost in this insane effort is the
New York HeraUl t which has heretofore b*eu true to
the South, and yet proposes to be. In the issue of
that paper, of the 23d iust., is an article upou this subject
in which this ground is boldly taken :
It were folly to suppose, says the Herald, that any party
organization in the North could stand upon the requisition
that its members should subscribe to the doctrine, however
reasonable it may be, that our Southern African slavery is
q good, humane political aud social institution, indispensa
ble to the South aud essential to the prosperity and harmo
ny ©f the Union.
It is too late, therefore, to attempt to control the opinions
ol individuals upon the slavery question in the North, in the
organization of any new political party. The must that
can be expected by the South is a party recognizing their
State rights, aud holding an attitude of constitutional non
intervention upon this paramount issue.
Ia it indeed too late to attempt to control the opin
ion* of individuals upon the slavery question at the i
North in th© organization of any new political party ? I
Then Ist us fall back upon old organizations: thev at
least have never failed to attempt to do so. Even the
Whig party, rotten and corrupt as it has long been,
*W*er failed to denounce the abolitionists and to main
tain the guarantees of th® constitution in favor of slavery j
iu *f their uational platforms; and was only dissolved j
beoaue* the majority of the Northern wiug of the party •
failed to abide by the pledges of the party in conven- j
lion. And will Southern Whig* who have just pulled !
down a great party, because it could not “control the i
of individuals upon the slavery question in the !
-North/’ s u'tify themselves by joining another party I
which admits the vilest abolitionists to its secret councils :
and elevates them to its highest offices ? We cannot,
we will not, believe it until the proof is furnished bv the
existence of the fact.
The South must “control the opinions of individuals
upsn h- subject of slavery in the North.’’ or submit to
the tender mercies of fanaticism iu the Union, or go out
of the Union. Tlttr© is no alternative. The North is
strongest in the Senate, strongest in the House of j
Representatives, strongest in the electoral eollege, and ‘
if the South fail to control the opinions of individuals upon j
the slavery question in the North, that majority will
btiug the whole force of Federal power and patronage j
to bear sgair.st Southern institutions. There is but ;
one Way to exert this control ; and that is by a compact •
party organisation, devoted to the maintenance of Sooth- S
ern rights.
This proposition, therefore, of the Herald, to give :
the subject of sLv. ry the go by is the most dangerous i
that has ever been advancei and should meet trith in
dignant denunciation from every Southern man who
docs not wish to dig the ewe of Southern rights.—
And it, therefore, follows that the Kuow Nothing party,
which is based noon th * policy, as we think weThave
proven,is utterly unworthy ®f -the esustersnss and sup
port ©f the Southern peopl®.
If w® bavo misrepresented the party, let the friend*
of the order com# out like men and expose tho inaccu
racy of positions. The interests involved are too im
portant to be periled. Our proofs are all taken from
recognised orgaos or representative men of the order.
Out of their own mouths w® condemn them.
An important Case.
We understand, says the Charleston Mercury , that
his Honor, Judge Munro, at tbo instance of the lion.
It. B. Rhett, on behalf of certain merchants, has gran
ted a rule against the Tax Collector of St. Philips’ and
St. Michael’s to show cause, on Tuesday next, why a
prohibition should not issue against him, restraining him
from collecting a certain tax, laid by this State on the
manufactured productions of other States. Tho tax of
the Slate not only discriminates between the manufac
tured aud unmanufactured products of other States,
but also in favor of similar manufactured products of
this State, which it exempts from taxation. The
producers of flour from the State of Georgia, who make
Charleston their market, are especially oissatisflsd with
this tax ; and the case is made, not only to silence the
complaints, but to test definitely the rights of the State
in taxation.
In the late Secession controversy, s large portion of
the Southern statesmen insisted upon the policy of lay*
ing discriminating duties on the manufactured produc
tions of the North, as an efficient remedy agaiust their
aggressions. This case, we hope, will test the right.
Lek it be decided either way, the South will bo the
gainer. If a State has the right of laying suoh duties,
she has an important weapon of retaliation. If she has
it not, a false refuge is detected, and put away from
the counsels of the South.
Mr. A. 11. Stephens ou the Governorship,
In a letter to the Savannah Republican , under date
of the 22d February, Mr. Stephans denies that he had
aDy connection with the movement in Washington City
to bring out William C. Dawson as a candidate for
Governor of Georgia. He further says ; “While 1
entertain for Mr. Dawson the highest respect, and shall
give him my cordial support for the office of Governor,
if he be selected aud nominated by a convention of
those with whom it has been my pride as well as plea
sure heretofore to act, yet I had nothing whatever to do
with the ‘movement’ alluded to.
“Mr. Jenkins, over and above every other man iu
the State, is the man of my choice and proferenea for
Governor.’’
Dr. A. B. Lonqstrekt.—The papers are very un
necessarily exciting publio sympathy for ibis distinguish
ed citizen “in his old age.” Dr. Longetreet never was
President of Centenary College, La. He is President
of a College located at Oxford, Miss. He is not, there
fore, the man who reoeived a “terrible cowhiding” at
the hands of “a young student of Centenary College by
| the name of Bell, from Ouachita river.” It was some
body else. We would like to see a student, young or
old, attempt to inflict such an ignominy upon the author
of “Georgia Scenes.” lie would soon find that the
venerable author had retained enough of his Georgia
raising to punish suoh iuselence as it deserved. A Lin
coln lick would crack any “Beil” in Louisiana.
Opening op the Perry House.— The public, gene
rally, and the traveling public, in particular, will be pleas
ed to learn that this very superior Hotel was opened,
in form, on Monday, 26th inst. The reproach of infe
rior hotel accomodations is at last removed from Co
i lurnbus by the enterprise and perseverance of Mr.
j Perry.
We take great pleasure in adding that the Perry
j House is the most superb Hotel iu Georgia ; is as per
| feet in all its appointments ; aud that the table is worthy
j of the house.
| Daugerrkotypjng.—We call attention to the ad
i vertisemeut of Mr. DePew in to-day’s paper. lie sue*
; ceeds Mr. Woodbridge, and promises to sus ain the
reputation of his establishment. Wo take pleasure in
commending Mr. DePew to the public as a gentleman
worthy of public confidence aud patronage.
Thu Weather. —Sunday, 25th inst., was cloudy
and sleet fell slowly until 12 M, accompanied by a slight
fall of rain. By Monday morning the sky had cleared
up aud the day was clear, cold and diy as auy during
the season. The prospect is that wo shall not have a
river until blustering Maroh wakes the Sea God from
his slumbers in the frozen North. We havo little to
I thank this winter but sleet, ice andoold weather.
Death of Dr. Gilbert Tennent. —Since our last issue,
says the Cheiokee Georgian , 22 d., our community has
been called to pay the last sad rites to one efits most
esteemed and most useful citizens. Dr. Gilbert Tennent
died on Saturday morning, afier a brief but most pain
ful illness. He leaver a large family, who but a few
months ago, followed their mother to the grave. Thu*
in their early vears, have they been called to experience
the grief of erphauage, and our entire community to
feel the loss of a valued citizen, a skillful physician aud
| Christian gentleman. Ilia remains ware f >llowed to
the grave on Sunday eveuing by the family friends, and
a very large concourse of citizens.
John Tabor, who is to be hanged at Stockton, Cali
fornia, for the marder of Jos. Mansfield, was formerly
editor of the Stockton Jorunal, and one of the bast
newspaper writers in California.
In the case of Fry against J. Gordon Bennett, of ths
New York Herald, in which the former tvas awarded
SIO,OOO against the latter, lor an alUged libel, the Su
perior Court in that city on Saturday ordered anew
trial. m
i The Rumored Cuban Expedition. —A dispatch from
! Washington states that the United States Government
1 has positive assurances that Generrl Quitman has noth
; ing i© do with any fillibustering expedition against Cuba,
and believe# that no expedition is on foot. Attempts j
I were made to direct the Kinney Central American ■
| expedition against Cuba, bul wholly failed. The Span
ish Minister in Washington, it is added, gives assurance
| that Spun will pay indemnities in the Black Warrior
steamship case, and others, for injurits inflsetel on .
American vessel*.
Commodore Ferry. —The Rhode Island House of j
Representatives has adopted a tesolution authorizing j
the Governor to present to Commodore Perry a service j
of plate, suitably inscribed, as-a testimonial of the high ,
appreciation by his native Slate of the great and im* {
portant service he has rendered to the cause of civiliza- j
tion and commerce, in opening of the posts of Jaj au ,
The Case of Dr. Beale A Philadelphia prper says j
“The most strenuous <ff>rts have been made his week ‘
for the pardon of Dr. Bede. After a full hearing ol j
the eac®, Pnlkak positively refused te grants |
pardon.” (
‘Congressional.
Washington, Feb. 23, 1855. j
The Senate to-day, passed a joint resolution to adjourn j
the present Congress sine die, at midnight, on Saturday, i
the 3d of March. ‘
The Senate considered the bill to protect civil officers
and other persons from vexatious law suits for discharging
their official duties in the execution of the laws of the
country.
Avery exciting and protracted debate on the slavery
question sprung up in the Seuate during the consideration
of thisbill. At midnight the vote was taken, when the
bill passed—29 ayes to 9 nays.
The house passed a resolution calling; upon the Presi
dent to state the object aud result of the Ostend Conference.
The bill establishing a court of Claims was passed. The
Civil and Diplomatic bill was discussed and amended.
The Circuit Court have decided that the government
shall administer on theestate of Dr. Gardiner, and has de
creed that the stocks and securities in the hands of Corco
ran & Riggs, amounting to $90,000, be placed in the bauds
of a special auditor. _ _
Amendment of the Tariff.
Washington, Feb. 23.
Houston’s Tariff bill was substituted as an amend
ment to tho General Appropriation bill by the Heuse, in
committee, to day, instead of Edgerton’s Railroad iron,
and wool proposition, in consequence of the Pennsylvania
members, as a ruse, pledging themselves to go for it if
Edgerton’s amendment was only killed thereby. The
Pennsylvanians take it for granted that the friends ol Ed
gerton’s proposition will kill off Houston’s amendment
when it comes to be voted upon to-morrow in tho House,
so that, by their movement to day, it was hoped the whole
subject would be got rid of. But it has transpired that
the Railroad iron and wool men do not purpose failing in
to the trap, but will vote to-morrow to retain the Hous.
ton amendment. This takes off permanently the duty on
all iron to the amount of six cents a pound, and conse
quently, if carried, will aflect Pennsylvania interests lar
more than merely giving a credit on Railroad iron. Al
ready the Pennsylvania members are trying to make
terms. A compromise may be effected after the bill pass
es the House, by which ihe Senate will reject the Hous
ton amendment if the House will take up and pass the
Senate Railroad iron bill. As matters stand at present
the Pennsylvania members have overreached themselves
decidedly.
There was a report that the President intended to vt*
to the Texas debt bill. The President, however hes sta*
ted that ho has no such intention.
(From tho New York Herald 18ih.)
Know Nothing Disclosures—Violent Proceedings at
the Syracuse Grand” State Council —A Seward Lamb
among tho Wolves.
Albany, Feb. 14.
Yuurs of the Bth inst., containing a certificate of my
election as a delegate to the State Grand Council ot the
so-called Know Nothinng order from my Council, No.
274, held in Rutland, Jefferson county, was received.—
In my reply, you will see how your delegate was received
by this Grand Council of the State, now in session in the
city of Syracuse.
I presented my credentials at the place of meeting, s and was
introduced to a number of the Order by ihe District Depu
ty, Mr. ; l was then escorted to the desk of the Grand
Secretary, paid the quarterly dues of my Council you
entrusted me with, namely, two cents for each member
of our Council. After this ceremony, I was conducted
to the main hall, where nil tho delegates soon assembled,
being about 200 in number. The presiding officer, Mr.
Barker, of New York, said : “Before proceeding to bu
siness, 1 would ask if there was any opportunity of there
being auy listeners?” Being assured on that point, the
i first business was to examine each person in the hall for
f the purpose of ascertaining whether they had taken the
: third degree. Those who had not received it were taken
into an anteroom, qurstioned, and instructed further in
: the mysteries of the Order, as the business to be transac
ted could not, with safety, be done in the presence of an}
who not taken the necessary oaths of third degree mem
bers.
Before proceeding further they inquired of each mem
ber for whom they voted at the last State election. All
those who had not voted the Uliman ticket (and there
were about eight who had not done so) according to the
j instructions of the Grand Council last fall, were required
| to acknowledge they had committed an offence against
the Order, and ask to be forgiven, and promise in ali
: things in future to obey their superiors. Upon so doing,
j a vote was taken, and the repenting members were re
instated.
J being a member of the Legislature, was invited upon
the platform with the officers of the meeting, and intro
duced by Mr. Barker, who informed the Grand Council
that I would make explanations in relation to my vote cast
at the last election. Whilst 1 was proceeding to do so,
one of the members asked me for whom 1 voted for U.
S. Senator ? When I replied, William 11. Seward, it
created a great excitement in all parts of the hall. Some
20 or 30 more vehement than the rest, rushed forward to
the platform, hissing, stamping their feet, gnashing their
| teeth, extending their arms with clenched fists, crying
! out with cout Loanees flushed with excitement, “traitor,”
! “perjurer,” “liar,” “villain,” and other epithets, accom
’ panied with the exclamation, “hustle him out,” “down
j stairs with him,” “throw him out of the window,” &c\,
&c. . (
t By this time the meeting was in a complete uproar.—
| The presiding officer could not control those present, and
j declared the meeting adjourned for one hour. There
was then a general rush for the platform where I was
standing. Some of the foremost seized my collar, but by
the exertion of a few personal friends, I was saved from
further violonto by being, with great haste, escorted down
a private stairway, whilst others closed the doors and
kept back the mob. When 1 reached the street, Mr. j
Barker advised me to go to my hotel aud not to show i
myself about the place, but leave the city in the first con- ;
veyance. Having no other business to attend to, I took )
his'advic®, and left Syracuse in the first train. ,
1 know not what you and the Council may think of tins, ;
but if you ever desire to send a delegate to such a Pan- j
demon uin, you must select some other person besides
your si lcere Iriend and fellow townsman. 1
MOSES FAMES.
To the W. P. of Council 274.
China —A letter from Canton, under date of December I
10th, states that after the virtual failure ot the British and j
American Commissioners, in their late visit to Pekin to in- :
duce the government to extend relations with Western na
tions, Mr. McLane took passage for home, having conlu- i
ded that he must devise some plan with his own govern j
ment for the renewal and revision of relations with China. ;
Important from Fe—lndian Battles—General
Indian War Anticipated.
Louisville, Ivy., Feb. 23.
The Santa Fe mails have arrived at Independence, Mo. ,
She bring important intelligence in reia'ion to the Indians.
A pirty of 100 Apaches and Utahs had massacred ] 1 men j
and 2 women near Puebla, and had earned off others. In
eonsequeuce ol the depredations of the Indians excite
ment existed at Santa Fe, and a general Indian war was
expected. The Indians swear vengeance agaiust all the i
whites.
On the 20th of January Capt. Ewell, of the Ist Dragoons
had a fight with the Apaches near the Sacramento Moun
tain. During the battle Capt. Henry W. Stanton and 3
privates were killed. It is also known that 12 Indians were
killed, and many wounded.
Gov. Garland has called out five volunteer companies, ,
for six months service against the Indians.
When the express and Santa he mail left it was stated
that 400 Indians were advancing to take the town.
Lieut. St >rges also fight sixty miles from Santa
Fe, where the Indians were defeated, and he recaptured a
large amount of stolen stock.
The geueral government is much blamed for its iaaeti- |
vity.
Pennsylvania Politics.
> ■ Ihr.RfrBURG, Feb. C3.
A meeting of the .Id line of democrats opposed to the
re-election of Came;on to the United States Senate was
held to-day. The meeting was broken up by the Know
Nothings, who passed res j!u ions in favor oi Cameron.
Ohio State Temperance Convention-
Cincinnati, Feb. 23.
The Slate Temperance Convention met at Columbus
yesterday. Delegates from all parts of the Bta:e were
present. Resolutions were passed approving of the State
Liquor law, as far as it goes, and pledging not to rest un
til the Legislature parses a prohibitory ia\v.
Wilsonism—Abolitioniim.
Surely politics make us acquainted with strange bed
fellows, in evidence of which we find in the defence by
the Wilmington Commercial of its Know Nothing broth
er, Henry Wilson, Senator elected from Massachusetts.
Mr.’Wilson’writes a letter to Vespasian Ellis, E-iitor of the
American Organ, the Know Nothing paper at Washing
ton City, in which he says he believes that the whole sub
ject of slavery, within State limits, should be left to State
legislation, and does not entertain the opinion that Con
gress has any power to interfere with slavery, as it ex:sts
under the State laws. And this very gracious conde
scension ou the part of WilsoD, the Commercial says ought
to be received with “great satisfaction by the Southern
public.”
Now, every man who knows anything and don’t pur
posely wish to deceive his readers, knows and states that
the attacks of the abolitiouisis are not as yet nu de direct
ly upon slavery as it exists within the States. The editor
of the Commercial knows that Wilson, at an anti-slavery
meeting in Boston, since his election as Senator openly
and unequivocally endorsed the programme laid dowu by
Burlingame, a Know Nothing member elect from the
same State, which defined the platform to be—the aboli
tion of slavery in the District of Columbia—the abolition
of the buying or selling of slaves between the Stabs ; the
repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law—the repeal of the Kan
sas and Nebraska Law—the admission of no new Siave
States—the exclusion of ail slaves from any and all of the
territories of the United States. And yet, knowing all
this, the Commercial gravely asserts that the declarations
of this map Wilson are to be received with “great satis
faction” by the Southern publio. What other things
“the Southern public” will be called upon to receive with
“great satisfaction” who can tell ? “We don’t know.”
Wilmington Journal.
General Houston in Boston.
Boston, Feb. 23.
This forenoon, Gen. Sam Houston, visited the City
Hall, and was introduced to the municipal authorities and
the numerous citizens present. In the afternoon, he visit
ed several of the public institutions, accompanied by the
Mayor aud other members of the city government. In
the evening the General delivered a lecture on Texas at
Tremont Temple to a very large audience, the price of ad
mission being twenty-five cents, lie was Lsteucd to with
great attention.
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The New Jersey Prohibitory Bill Defeated.
Trenton, Feb. 23.
The Prohibitory Liquor Bill was defeated in the Senate
yesterday, by a vote of 9 to 10.
The Bank bills were ordered to a third reading in the
House to-day.
Kentucky Know Nothing State Convention.
Louisville, Feb. 23.
A Know Nothing Convention is again in session here,
it is reported, for the purpose of nominating candidates
for State officers.
The Canadian Parliament.
Quebec, IKb. 23.
The Provincial Parliament re-assembled to-day, alter
an adjournment of nine weeks. Tho Government will
introduce a measure abolishing the postage oil news
papers.
English and French Alliance.
Washington, Feb. 20.
General Cass delivered his promised commentary upon
the declaration of Lord Clarendon in the British House
of Lords respecting the entire cecord of the governments
of France and England, not only upon the Eastern ques
tion, but upon all matters of policy in either hemisphere.
Mr. Cass, during the last session of Congress, noticed
this remaik of Lord Clarendon, as well as a speech of the
French Emperor of a similar tenor, in which he infers ed
that allusion was made to Cuba. At the conclusion of
i General Cass’ address, Mr. Mason stated that Lord
Clarendon had unofficially expressed to Mr. Buchanan
his surprise that such an interpretation had been placed
upon his declaration—that he simply meant that the
Western Powers accorded in regard to certain commercial
treaties with countries bordering on the river La Plata. —
lie was not, however, disposed to allow this statement any
importance, and alluded to the course that had bten pur
sued by Great Britain at San Juan, in Central and South
America, in Ecuador and Peru, in Cuba, San Doming©,
and the .Sandwich Islands, as illustrating the designs of
the Western Powers. In all these regions influences had
been used to procure results favorable to Eurojeai gov
ernments and prejudicial to our own, and from th : arro
gant interference of these maratime powers, s tid Mr.
Mason, even this republic was not exempt. Tiie dis
cussion was continued by Mr. Clay ton, “who contended
ihit our government could not righlv acquire ihe Sand
wich Is'ands without the,consent of Geart B ituu und
F ranee.
Savannah River Valley Railroad.
We congratulate the citizens oi Augusta, on tno pros
pect of the building of this road. The Convention of
Stockholders, held at Calhoun’s Mills on the 22d inst.,
(as we learn from a friend just returned.) elected J. A.
Calhoun, Esq., President, and accepted the propositions
made by the Delegates from this City, if they can be
legally done, of which wo think there is but littie doubt.
We have received an outline of them, and will publish
them in our next. No citizen of Augusta who has her
interest at heart, can object to them; and from what we
can learn, Dr. Hill, the only delegate from this city in
attendance, deserves much credit for the manner in which
lie represented her interests in the Convention. The
course pursued by him was firm and independent, and has
secured additional friends to Augusta.— Constitutionalist
cj: Republic , 25 th.
SSOO Beward —General Jail Delivery.
Three prisoners, who have been confined for some time
past in our county jail, effected their escape on last Satur
day night, about S o’clock. The parties wore Samuel
Scoviil, charged with the jobbery of the Marine Bank
Luke Nowell charged with the murder ot Peter Curry—
and one Raley, charged with negro stealing in Sumter
county. AH ot these men were confined in cells iu the
third story of the Jail, but managed by means of saws,
files, and probably skeleton keys, to get down to the first
floor, whence they made their egress by picking a large
hole through the wall. It is said that Nowell and Ralty
betook themselves to tiie swamp just below the city, but
that Scoviil was carried oflfiu a buggy which was awaiting
him just outside of the jail. This, however, is only one
of many rumors, nor do we knowhow much confidence
it is entitled to.
The $ her, If, Mr. Tharp, has offered a reward of SSOO
for their arrest, and is taking every possible step to se
cure their capture — Jour, ts- Mess.
New Orleans in Danger of an Ocerjlow. —Fears arc
entertained in New Orleans, that when the spr ng rains
b* gin to descend, tnd the immense quantity of snow which
has fallen on the upper Mississippi and its numberless
tributaries, shall have melted, the city will be in danger of
an overflow. It was some five or six years ago, we be
lieve, that the levee which protects the city, gave way, and
a large portion of the town was inundated. The damage
to property was immense, and the recollection of it notv
makes tho inhabitants apprehensive lest they should be
overtaken by a similar disaster.
Edisto Company of South Carolina.—A bill lias pas
sed the U. S. Senate unanimously, appropriating SIOJ
000 to Whitemarsh B. Seabrook, Joseph Whaley,'and
others, for themselves and heirs of the officers and mem
her* of ihe Edisto company cf South Carolina, for services
during the last war with Great Britain. This company,
■’ consisting of 64 men, besid< s officers, was composed of
Gentlemen of wealth and respectability, who, as Senator
Buffer said, disdained to ask any remuneration of Con
‘ gr->s for their services fur three years during the war,
r.nd for bulling a fort on the 1.-land of Edisto, but some of
tha heirs are now in reduced circumstances, and the
whole joined in making the request for the Government
to pay the sum stated, being the actual i xpenses of build
ing the fort, which was constructed by the order of Col.
Blood good.
The Diplomatic and Consular System.
The bill which passed the House of Representatives a few
days ago, to reform our diplomatic and consular system
authorizes many radical change-*. It requires the abolition
of outfits and infits, and fixes the annual compensation'at
tached to the several missions asfoliov.’i:
Great Britain $17,000; France 15,000; Spain 12 000-
Russia, 12,000; Austria,. 12,000; Prussia, 12.0(0; ’Switzer
land, 7,500; Rome, 7.500; Naples, 7 500- Sari Fe-i
7,500, Belgium, 7,500, Holland, 7,500; ’ Portugal*
7.500; Denmark, 7,500; Sweden, 7,500; Turkey, 9,000 ’
China, 15,000; Brazil, 12,000; Peru, 10,000, Chili, Argon-’
tine Republic, 7,500; New Grenada, 7,500; Bolivia, 7,500-
Eequador, 7,soo;3Venezuela, 7,500; Guatamala, 7,500; Nic
aragua, 7,000; Mexico, 12,000.
Aggregate compensation of twenty eight full ministers
and ministers resident. $259,500.
The Secretaries to these Legations are to receive salaries
of three grades, to wit: 82,500, $2,000, and $1,500 a year.
The salary of the Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands
is to be $6,0C0.
Consuls are to be appointed at the following places, and
with salaries as subjoined, under the prohibition, how
ever, of transacting business in their own names or through
others:—London, 7,500; Liverpool, 7,500; Glasgow,*4, oro;
Dundee, 2,000: Newcastle* 1,500; Leeds, 1,500; Belfast’
2,000; Hong-Kong. 3,000; Calcutta, 3,500; Halifax,2,ooo;
Melbourne,4,ooo; Nassau, 2,000; Kingston, Jam , 2,000;
Rotterdam, 2.000; Amsterdam. 1,000; Aux la Chapelie’,
2,500; Paris, 5,000; Havre, 5.000; Marseilles, 2,500; Bor
deaux, 2 OdO; Cadiz, 1,500; Havana, 0,000; Trinadad do
Cuba, 3,000; Lisbon, 1.500; Antwerp, 2,500: Bremen,2 ,000;
Hamburg, 2,000; Vera Cruz, 3,500; Fan Juan del Notte,
2000; San Juan del Sur. 2,000; Panama; 3,500; Aspinwalt
i 2,500; Rio Janeiro, 6,000; Callao, 3,500; Valparaiso,
3,000.
Charges upon invoices and for viseing passports are
abolished. Commercial agents are appointed at about ono
hundred difforeut points, to which our commerce extends.
Upon the whole, the bill effects a considerable saving in
our diplomatic service.
Territorial Judges.
The United States Supreme Court has sustained the ac
tion oi Presidents Fillmore and Pierce in regard to tho
Territorial Judges: The tprmer di>missed. for some cause,
Mr. Goodrich, a federal judge in Minnesota. He resisted’
that summary exercise of power as unconstitutional and
illegal, and applied to the court fi r a mandamus upon tho
Secretary ot the Treasury to pay him his salary since his
disinassal. The Court refuses to grant a inadamus and
thus sustains iue right of the President to dismiss, at his
discretion, the judges of the Territorial Courts, it will bo
remembered that General Pierce made nearly a clean sweep
of them on his accession to office.
The Case of Judge Loriug. ‘ e
Boston, Feb. 20, 1855.
A hearing of the petitioners for the removal of Judge
Loring from office was held before the Committee of the
Legislature this afternoon. It was contended by the coun
cil for the petitioners, S. Webb, Jun., Wendel Philips and
C. M. Ellis, that it was necessary, under the constitution,
to allege misconduct in office as a cause for removal, but
they only argued the general unfitness of Judge Loring for
the office he held, saying public opinion and the interests
of the community demanded his removal. His disregard
of the rule of evidence in the Burns case, his manner of con
ducting the trial, prejudging it, and informing the claimants
of his intended decision, 1 before making it public, it was
alleged, made him an unfit judge, and a dislike in coming
in conact with him officially, was claimed as sufficient
ground of removal, on the sentiments of the most eminent
jurists in the State, a3 expressed in the convention of 1820.
A great crowd of people attended the hearing who man
tested considerable applause notwithstanding all the efforts
made to prevent it.
No one appeared for the remonstrant, and tho further
hearing was postponed for a week.
Alarm of Fire! .
Our city was very near being the scene of an extensive
conflagration yesterday morning. Early in the day the
extensive Works in the upper part of the city known us
the “Union Foundry,” were discovered to be on fire.—
The alarm was promptly given, and our vigilant and ef
fective fire companies were ou the ground, in double
quick time, and by the well-directed exertions of No. “,
the flames were subdtred without material damage.
We learn that the operations of the Foundry and Ma
chine Shop will not be interrupted by the accident. — Co
lumbus Enquirer , 97 th. *
Death ofD. J. Davis.
It becomes our painful duty to announce the death of
Mr. David J. Davis, one of our best friends, and one of
the oldest citizens of Macon. He expired at his resi
dence in this chy, on Friday 23d.— Jour. (J- Mess.
Misuse of the Consular Seal. —lt appears from statements
made by the Washington Star, that the circulation over
the continent by Mr. George Saunders of revolutionary
documents, undvr the porta! seal o! ihe United States Le
gation at London, has been complained of by the French
Government, and an examination in regard to it made ty
Mr Mr. Sickles and the United States des
patch agent, iri written communications to the Minister,
declared that the only privilege in connection with the
despatch bags of the Legation accorded to Mr. Saunders,
w -s, while he was United States Consul at London, teal
low him to send to the State Department in this city I.is
official communications. Noihing was discovered, going
in any manner to fix on Mr. Saunders the imputation of
be'ng himself privy to’surreptitious use of the Legation's
seal. The Star thinks that the seal was forged by th:
young Europe party —Kossuth, Mazzini, Ledru Roilin r.
Cos. —“who’c-onsider any coneeiveable means to carry
their ends, justifiable, as against thtir antagonists ”
Fire at Chattanooga. —On the 19th instant, the r< •
dence of Capt. James Williams, at Chattanooga, was de
stroyed by tire. The loss i estimated to be between three
and four thousand dollars. The Advertiser states that the;**,
is not a footol pipe, a yard of hose, or a piece of maciliary
in the town, to aid in the extinguishing of a fire. We per
ceive by the papers published in that place, that a meeting
has been called to form a fire company, and that some lib
eral and public spirited gentlemen have proffered to furn
ish an engine and “its appurtenances” to a properly organ
ized company.
The Army —Some speculation exists as to which ol the
Major Generals will be entitled to the rank made vacant
by General Scott’s elevation to ihe Lieutenant Generafcy.
There will fce a contc-t between the friends of Gen. W
and Gen. Tw iggs, who are both Major Generals by be; w
The brevet of Gen. Wool is older than of Gem :: ;
Twiggs, but the latter has managed to procure the recog
nition, on various occasions, of his claims to precedency ;
and it is thought that the Secretory of War will sustain
them on the preterit occasion.
COMMERCIAL.
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Columbus, Feb. 27,
COTTON—We have no new features to l otice n ■
our last report. We quote 5J a7| centr.
Savannah, Feb. 20.
COTTON. —The sales up to the present hour, amounts
1,410 bales. Ext ernes, 7 a S&. Principal sales, 7| a
cents.
New Orleans, Feb. 24.
The Cotton market is f rm. The sales for the v; *
comprise 36,0C0 biles, ‘i he stock is 158,000. Ti.ere’
eeipts at New Orleans are 15,000 bales less than
year.
TiiE Degrease.—Thj dec?ease in the recreipts at -
the Sou'hern p r s is 211,000 bales.
Freight? to L vepco’ £d. to 13-32.
JJolloway's Pill*, a Safe ami Certain Care jor oa ; -
Colds , Mi<i Asthmatical Complaints. —The Auie-’
quarter is the one when .coughs, colds, and wneezir
the chest are most prevalent; such are the propeit
Holloway’s Pills, that if taken at the commencement oj
attack, the virulence of the di-ease is very much abac a,
that the pat ent suffers little or no inconvenience,
net Cited, it frequently occurs that the foundation o] *
curanie disorders is laid ; therefore those who are
attacks ol this nature are patticulatly recommend* 1
these valuable Fills.