Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

dxmts rnttr Sentinel. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. FRIDAY MORNING, MABCH 9, 1855. State Utmociatic Convention* The next general electun in Georgia will be hotly contested. If the Democracy triumph, they must or ganise at once, and bring their forceß unbroken to the conflict. Our enemies are already in the field, though th- y woik in the dark, and creep und*r the wall upon their prey. They are a dangerous and insidious foe. We must unearth them before we can conquer them. Let us, therefore, go to work at once and put our spits on their track. We suggest, therefore, that a State Convention be held at Milledgeville, Tuesday, Ist day ok May next, te nominate a candidate for Governor. NVhat say oui cotemporaries 7 Veto ol the Mail-Steamer Hill. On the 3d March, President Pierce gave another heavy blow to congressional corruption by vetoing the j Mail-Steam bill. The reasons given for the exercise of this extraordinary power by the President may be summed up as follows : The original eontraet was predicted upon a proposi tion from E. K. Collins, who had abundant means of knowing the cost of the service he undertook to per form. By that contract, the United States agreed to pay Mr. Collins and his associates the sum of $385,000 per annum. For this compensation, Collins agreed to build five steamships, and to rn ike two round trips from New York to Liverpool during eight months, and one round trip during four months of the year. lie also agri-id to provide accommodations and subsistence for a certain number of passed midshmen on each vessel, and several other minor matters not necessary to men” tion. Congress has heretofore relieved Collins from these last mentioned obligations, and increased his compensa tion from $385,000 per annum to $898,000 per annum, in consideration for which he agreed to perform twenty six trips instead of twenty trips. Notwithstanding this liberality on the part of Congress, Collins has built but four ships, and by the loss of the Arc io has now only three on the line. By the act of 1552, the United States reserved the power to terminate the contract with Mr. Collins for the additional allowance, just notic ed, by giving six months not oe. Now the act vetoed by the President proposes to re -1 aso Collins from his obligation to furnish five steam ships, and gives him 18 months to replace the Arctic, and also to repeal that clause which gives the United States the power to terminate the eontraet by giving six months notice. While the contractors are to be paid a compensation nearly double the rate of the origi nal eontraet, they are exempted from several of its con ditions, which have the effect of adding still more to that rate : while the further advantage is conceded to them of placing their new privileges beyond the control of Congress. The privileges bestowed upon the con tractors are without correspondent advantages to the government, which receives no sufficient pecuniary, or other return for the immense outlay involved. Up to 30th June, 1854, the United States have already paid Collins $2,000,906, without reckoning public money ad vanced in the construction of the ships, while the receipts from Ocean postage have beeu only $734,056 ; showing a loss on the part of the Government of $1,886,840 already. Private individuals propose to do the service now done by Collins for much Lea sum than he already receives. ‘•lt does not appear/’ pays the President, “that the liberal conditions hereto’ore enjoyed by the parties (Col lins & C 0.,) were less than a proper compensation for the service to be performed, including whatever there may have been of hazard in anew undertaking; ncr that any hardships ean be justly alleged, calling fur relief on the part of the government.” Under these cannot approve a bill giving a still further gratuity to Collins, and giving him and his assoekiirsa monopoly of the Ocean mail service. We think the reasoning of the President conclusive, and heartily approve his veto. Politicians may rave as much as they please about “the want of nerve” on the part of Mr. Pierce. These vetoes tell a different tale. It requires Roman firm ness to resist an appropriation bill, especially where great bodies of men aro clamorous for its passage, as was the case in this instance, and in that of the French Spoliatiation Bill ; and strong moral purpose to follow the lead of duty, in spite of the opprobrium which such conduct is sure to bring in its wake. All honor then to President Pierce ; and let the people say, A me*. Foreign Immigration. Very erroneous ideas are entertained as to the char acter of the foreign immigrants, who are pour ing into the United Slates at the rate of 400,000 per annum. *Most persons regard them as either criminals or paupers who have been thrust out of Europe by despotic governments or a cruel destiny. This is a very incorrect view of the facts of the case. In a recent letter to the House of Representatives, from Mr. Secretary Marey, the occupations of 220,078 of the im migrants for 1854 are given ; and out of this number we learn that 13,173 were merchants, 31,170 were me chanics, 87,15S were farmers, 135 were lawyers, 237 were physicians, aud 139 were clergymen ; or 143,042 out of 226,0078 were above the ordinary condition of laboring people in the United States. This is a most gratifying fact and shows most conclusively that all dan ger to our institutions founded upon the iguoranee of our foreign population is the chimera of an excited im agination. There is another fact worthy of note. Only 105,056 emigrated from Catholic countries; while 120,691 emi grated from anti catholic countries; and 228,568 were from France, Germany and Old Poland, among whom the anti catholics have a decided preponderance. Instead, thereof, of toreign immigration adding to the catholic elemeut'in the* United Slates, it is absolutely in creasing the protestant population. The e is still another fact in these tabie of the Secretary, worthy of a monunis thought. The proportion of females to males is as 175,587 to 284,887 or about ! to 1 3-4. We may, theie fore, reasonably conclude that the proportion of children is as two to ouo of the grown population. Out of the immense immigration, therefore, of 460,474 per annum not more than 75,000 are grown men, 25,000 or more of whom die before the 5 years probation ure ended, and they are entitled to vote. It is idle, therefore, to grow uneasy about the fortign vote. The children will more than neutraiixa the influence of the r fatheis Weill know that an American raised sou of a foreign er is sure £<? be American in all his prejudices, feelings end tastes. “Jo them alone we are willing to leave tha whole qoestioa ys foreign influence. The following Anecdote will illustrate oy/ position : A mother once saw her favorite child crying bitterly. She approached and with trembling anxiety asked the little sufferrer the cause of his grief. “Father whipped me,” said the urchin. “Never mind that my child, the pain will soon cease,” said the kind mother, at a less fora topic of cousolation. “I don’t care mother about the pain,” said the native, ‘‘but I cant stand to be whipped by that d—d old Irishman and I wont neither.’’ Columbus Races —Sec* nd Day. Celt Stakes— §2OO Entrance —sloo Forfeit —$30<t added by the Club prodded two or more Start. Two mile heats. We understand there were five enters j only two, however made the : r appearance. Col. Cheatham, entered Little Arthur. Capt. Har rison entered Mary Bluetkin. At the tap of the drum, Little Arthur dashed off a little ahead on the inside track, closely followed by Mary Blueskin. This relative position wa3 kept up all round the first mile, which was made in 1 rn 50 seo , but as they passed the Judge’s stand, the horse gained consid erably on the mare, and by the time th y reached the red flag marking the half mile post, Little Aithur was I fifty yard® ahead, which distance was lessened a little on the third and fourth quarters, but the horse kept his advantage and passed out six lengths ahead under a heavy pull. Time Irn 50 see., Im. 56 sec. —3m 46 sec. After cooling off kindly, they were again brought up to the stand and given an admirable star., Lluesain on the outer track but slightly ahead. Bound the first quarter there was a tremendous struggle for supremacy, and for a moment the chances were in favor of the mare, but before they had cleared the first quarter post, the mare fell back, and it was evident that the horse hid the game in bis hands. lie gradually left her be hind, and kept her a safe distance in hia rear, during the heat, winning the race with ease. Time 3m 535. Columbus Races—Third Day* Two mile heats : Club purse s3oo.—The weathe* continues clear and the atmosphere balmy, ihe atten dance upon the course to-day was larger than hereto fore, attracted by the following splendid bill of fare : Thomas G. More enters Muid of Orleans, by Be thune, out of Alice Carueal ; 5 years old j dress green and blue. John Campbell enters ch. filly, by Wagner, dam by Tranby ; 3 years old ; dress blue and blue. W. T. Cheatham enters s. h. Highlander by Glen coe, dam Castanette, by Monarch ; 5 years old : dress biue and white. B. Easley enters eh. c. Lookout , by Chieftain, dam by Shamrock 5 3 years old ; dress ealieo. All the horses started, Maid of Orleans in the lead as usual, followed by Lookout, Highlander and the UVagner filly. The first quarter was closely contested by Highlander, but the Maid kept her advantage. As they passed the 1-2 mile flag, Lookout had passed II ghlar.der and closely pressed the Maid round the track, followed by Highlander and the Wagner filly ; the Maid, however, keeping the lead and winning the heat. Time 3 51. After an intermission of 20 minutes, all the horses came up to the scratch again, the Maid leading two leng hs. closely followed by Lookout, the Wagner filly and Highlander. These respective positions were kept round the first mile, and until they reached the quarter stretch on the second, when the rider of High lander applied the spur £.n<i whip vigorously, passed Lookout, locked the 2vlaid and passed out two lengths ahead, winning the heat. Time 3.41. The triumph of Highlander was most unexpected, as it was given out that he was out of trim. Bets were now freely taken on him j but the friends of the Maid were not discouraged ant? stood their ground. Beta wore aiso taken on LooKout, and the filends os Jisj Wagner filly ventured on her bottom. At the tap of the drum the Maid again got the lead, followed closely by Highlander, Lookout and the Wagoner filly. The rnoe now become intensely inte resting. Highlander passed the Maid on th* second quarter of the siecond round \ the W agner filly fol lowing close on Ilia heels. Bound they came under whip and spur, cheered by the multitude, Highlander ahead, Wagner filly next, followed closely by Maid of Orleans and Lookout. Tm • 3.44 1-4. It was the most intensely interesting race that has yet come off. At no time was the foremost horse more than 40 feet ahead of the hindmost. First Heat Recapitulation. Maid of Orleaus 1 | Highlander 3 Lockout 2 j Wagner fi'.ly 4 Second Heat. Highlander 1 | Lookout 3 Maid of Orleans 2 j Wagner filly 4 Third Heat. Highlander 1 j Ma and of Orleans 3 Wagner filly 2 j Lookout 4 Sketches of Texas. We commence, to-day, the publication of a series of interesting letters under this caption. Texas is, to many of onr readers, a terra incognitia , and for that reason these “sketches” find a place in our columns, and will be read with interest. It is part and parcel of our native land; sheltered by the “bannered stars;” and on its broad prairies and by its noble rivers most of us have a relative or a friend. Our correspondent is well qualified, by a long residence in the country, to appreciate the “blessings and curses” which attend a settlement on this far off frontier. Wa hope, however, that his graphic “sketches” will induce no one of our readers who is “well to do” at home to desert old Geor gia for the uncertainties of a new home. Some few “make their pile” by a removal to a virgin’ soil, but the great body of emigrants a-e disappointed. The Rome Courier sa es that a gentleman, from : Pennsylvania, is about to establish a large machine ; shop in that city, with an extensive iron foundery in con i neetion with it, and that he has the means and the ex perience to do business upon a large scale. Mrs. Howard in Macon. — We are pleased to learn ! from a friend, that Mrs. Charles Howard met with a I cordial and gratifying reception in Macon, on Monday night. A livge and and scrimmating audience was in attendance who expressed themselves highly delighted with her as actress and vocalist. By such just appre ciation of talent, our Macon friends do credit to their own good taste 3nd judgment. — San. A ere#. Theatricals in Macon. —Mr. Crisp opened a theat rical season at Concert Hall, Macon, on the evening of the 6th. Mrs. Howard appeared as the Duchess de Chartres, in The Fo lies of a Night, and aa Gertrude, in the Loan of a Lover, sustained by the very excellent stock company so well known upon our boards.-*— iic Rep. LiCrd Ragland. —The London Times conrirnes to cannonade J.eid Marshal Lord Raglan, and thinks he should interpret the defeat and disgrace of the Aberdeen ministry as a national iuvastioa to bma to sign. Opening of the Deluge. Morgan’s grand Panoramic Mirror of Creation anc the Deluge is now on exhibition in Temperance Hall. This exhibition has received the highest eommenda tiens from the press in Washington City, Richmond, Augusta and Montgomery. We bespeak for the ex hi- j bition a liberal patronage. When we have seen the j panorama, we will speak more adversdiy of its merits. For particulars, see advertisement. Educational Meeting at Auburn. At the last conference of the Method st Episcopal Church of Alabama, it was resolved to establish a Col lege of high grade in the State. The location was left open for competition, and we are glad to U-arn that our neighboring town of Auburn is in the field. A meeting of the eit-zens of that place will be held in Auburn on Saturday, 24th inst., for the purpose ol adopting a plan of operations to secure the location of the Institution in that place. The citizens of the eastern portion of the State are invited to amend. Know Nothings and Methodism. Thi Louisiana Courier of the 25th ult., contains the following : We were as much pained as surprised to hear, through undoubted authority, that at the late stsriou of a Metho dist held at Jackson, in this Mate, two t il tire days, out of a session of tour, were taken up in 1 sit a ting eircu’t riders into the new order. And we have also been informed, on the most respectable authoi ty, that, on the occasion of an election for District Jo g\ die most active part /■ms, on the day of election, and those who were most conspicuous in the distrihut.on of t cketa for the so called American candidate, were the profissors and president of the Centenary College, an in -1 sti u ion under the direction of the Methodist Church. Fr* in various other parts of Louisiana and the South j we have learned, also, that mauy Meth< dist preachers are | conspicuous for their zeal in b half of the new order, j The New Orleans Christian Advocate of the 3i inst., says, in reply to the charge that ‘‘two entire days out of a session of four were taken up in initiating Circuit Riders .” “We were there. Not one day, nor one hour, nor j one minute was so ‘taken up.’ It ‘is a sheer fabrica tion.” Again, says the Advocate. “Touching the judgeship, the “respectable authori ty” of the Courier will turn out, on scrutiny, to be on a par with its ‘undoubted authority.’ E ther of the can didates was worthy of the office, and would have been an honor to it. Both could not be elected. The de feated gentleman was a vorthy Methodist, a trustee of Centenary C liege, and one of its executive committee. The coiiege, at the time, was without a president. lie could not, therefore, have been “conepeuous in the and elribution of tickets for the so called American candidate.’ ” | We arc very happy to have’it in our power to con tradict thesa charges against this large and respectable body of Christian*. In this connection ive beg leave so call attention to the following extract trom the Trenton True American. It very nearly concerns the Ministry and membership of the Methodist Episcopal Ciiurcfcu and is a powerful warning against the polivy of forming political parties upon differences of opinion in matters of religious faith. Tbe Church which triumphs to-day may be trampled under foot to-morrow. From the Trenton True American. It is well known that in this city and many oilier parts of the State, members of the Methodist Church h.v • been duped into Know Nothing Lodges. It has been as* serted that nearly two thirds of the preachers of that de nomination, arc members, or have aided this secret com ! biuation against the civil and religious rights of man. We ’ have iite charity to believe that many of them have join* | ed this order, under a misapprehens on of its ultimate and ; wicked tendenc ee, and from our knowledge of the char j autcr and devotion of this class of Christians, we believe they will repudiate this unholy combination and “come i out from among them.” Wc published the startling fact some time ago that Know Nothingism had already directed its machinery to the destruction of the Methodist Church. Satisfied that they had already siienced the rights ot conscience of ail who are members 0? the Catholic Church, this monstrous toe of freedom to thought, are seeking, with the rapacity of wolves, for other objee-s to gloat their inquisitorial ap petite. We mentioned, in support of our assertion, that ; a pamphlet had b en written by a member of one of the | “American” orders, to prove that the Methodist Church ought not to be tolerated in a free country. i Some triend has forwarded us a copy of this pamphlet which, we will take pleasure in loaning to any of our Methodist brethren. But to prove oe t o clurivdy that we are right in our assertions, we call attention to the fol lowing extracts Irom this pamphlet: “But again—the very organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church is dangerous to the liberties of a free p.-ople. Suppose a crisis to arrive in political action, in which the hierarchy of the Methodist Church is interes ted. From the dependence of all the parts on one great central power, it is easy to perceive how the sufiVag* sos j most of the members may be controlled by the bishops. | Let the bishops suggest to the presiding elders that the | interests of their ecclesiastical despotism will be subserved I by the election of a certain eei of men to office :—the : presiding elders use their influence over the preachers, the preachers over the class leaders, and the class leaders over their el .ss members, and thus the balance of power in a political contest m*y rest in the hands ot seven J/cth- i <<dist Episcopal Bishops. There is a much danger ol I this, as there is of Romanism accomplishing a similar re- j suit 5 provided the occasion requires it. It may be said ! that the members of the Methodist Episcopal Church ire J too independent to be thus influenced ; but, while they submit to the degradation to which I have shown they I are subjected in Church matters, let them not speak of! independence in political matters. Let them become ee- I elesiastieally free, and then it may be hoped that they j would dare to become politically free if the bishops un- ; dertook to prevent it. i “I have thus briefly shown that Ep'seopal Methodism i is anti-American in its spirit and tendency, and that it is Ia dangerous foe to republicanism. I have shown that it hid its origin in usurpation—that its very organiziton i provides for the support and extension of assumed power, ! and that this power may be oppressively exercised with* I out restriction I have shown that Methodist Lpiseop <cy contains in itself the very elements of an absolute des potism, and, therefore, must ultimately, unless checked, subvert and destroy out* republican institutions. In doing j this, I have uttered no harsh epithets. I have insinuated nothing against the scrip urainesa of tha Methodist doc trines, or the piety aud gociiinss of Methodist members I have simply spoken of the government ci’ the Chur<-h. I have spoken as an American etzen, and I cail<>n eve y true Am ric n in the Methodist E ( iscop: 1 Church to use i ids influence to effect a radical reform in this ma ter. Tue time has come when Americanism and Romanism arc at* rayed in hostile attitudes. Remember that you are not prepared to stand by Americanism where you ere the subjects of hierarchy. The taunt will come with irresiat. idle force from the vassals es the Pope ; “is despotism any more s nful or dangerous in the Romish Chart h than in the Methodist ■’ Oh ! then be Americans- be free men—throw off your ecclesiastical chains, aud then you will be prepared consistently to aid your fellow coun trymen in breaking the yoke of ecclesiastical and spot am withwhleh Rome 1i33 bound her ignorant and degraded subjects f Florida Railroad Company. —We neglected ia rr last issue to state that the annual election for Directors of this Company was held in ibis place on the 22d Februa rv, when Hon. D. L- Tulet , I. H. Bronson, George R. Fairbanks, A. 11. Ode. Joseph Fmtgan, T. b. Holmes. John Parsons, B. M. Dell and Ge >. \V. Call, wet* eke ted Directors for the year. After the meeting of stock holders, the Board of Directors organised, by the re ele< - scion of Hon. P. L. Yulee as President, Joseph Fmegn Treasurer, and Gto. W. Call, Secretary. —Jacksonville J JVctff. 1 frox THE TIMES AM) SESTISEt.] SKETCHES OF TEXAS—No. I. j There is, perhaps, within the'whole wide range of the possessions of the United States, no country which ofleis such inducements to the immigrant or capitalist, a* tn-s favored land. It may truly be said that here, nature has been most lavish of her bounties, and her riches have been profusely shewn. Having lately Visite i the diifeient po.* tions of the State, the writer can say, that what ne has seen fully corroborates what he has often before h ‘aru tl e pareuliar adaptation of, what is called, the coast region to the cultivation of sugar—that of the middle region to ti e culture ot cotton —of the upper region to the succestf I growth ofcori*, and small giain, furnishes all the mean? within herself of wealth and power. Mere these adapta tions alone, as dispose 1 of here, the only means ot future greatness, they would be sufficient to insure the wealth cl ihe country; but when it is considered that to each ot ltr divisions, may be added, in no small degree# every adva * tage that properly belongs or is peculiar to the other, htr tntuie prospects brighien, as her natural resources are p c* . lific. During a residence ot many years in the eountij, cjnnected with some of her early troubles, and now tint her sky is clear, the writer of these sketches indulges tie telief that he can, without favor for or prejudice again.-', speak of his adopted State as it really is; and while he s ready to .‘peak in her praise,no love oi the marvellous w. 1 induce him to hide her deformities,I—lor 1 —lor the certainly h s them—bat comparatively they are natuially lew, aid <f that character which an induotiions, thriving ai.d subst; n tial population— such as has been pouring in upon her ;cr the lad two or three years—will speedily heal by arufiu 1 substitutions. Her grazing lands--and where will oik go in Western Texas that he will 1 o', find them—her u 1, rich in ail natural fruitfulness, the purity of the climate,in and the innumerable minor considerations of advantage to the agriculturalist, out inducements ot large return; cnee to the immigrant who uses the proper care and industry, n availi ig hi uself of the means of applying her natural u sources to his profit Although there are some compara tively small portions of Western Texas, the so,l ot whit h Texans call poor, yet it may confidently be asserted that there is none of her rer.itory that will not support a deme population. The writer remembers years ago, when with some who professed to belong to the literati of the day, the name if Texas was heard with indignation, and the people wcie re garded as the renegade offi>couring3 of civilization; when to own one’s self a Texan was little betierthan the confes sion of some guilt of horrid enormity. It has so happen ed, notwithstanding, that however trie these charges, :.t that day and time, may have been, those citizens to whom they were applied, are now considered the clever fellows, and it can with troth be said, that among no people on earth is there more oft’handed, disinteresfed freedom, friend sh p, and hospitality, than among e this class of citizens.— The early settlers of Texas were coinpelle i, from the force of eireumstan es, to be persons of strong nerve; there w. s no dodging the issue. Like the pioneers of Kentucky, they wore led hither by a desire to gratify their romance, and as they say, by a lots of fun, by vvhjch they mean, Mexican fandangoes, Guerilla warfare, Mustang chases, Buffalo and Bear hunts, Indian fights, and the catalogue of wild exci ting scenes gem rally. It may safely be averted, that there is no land in Texas, that will not yield, under a proper mode of cultivation, l2oo lbs. oi cotton per acre, 30 buHieis of com, and all the other etcetera?, oi a farmer’s dependence, in quality andquauti ty sufficient to satisfy any leasonable deiiand; while ihe lands that the Texans call rich, are comparatively produc tive lour or five foi 1. VVmie, huwjver, nature has been to prolific in her Lleasings in this respect, she has been some what at fault in neglecting to furnish the media of trans portation to a commercial mart, lor the rivers of Texas, traversing as they do, the richest portions of her territoiy afford no reliable advantages lor the successful navigation of larger crafts than “the Indian’s canoe.” To remedy this seeming defect, the l.tee of the country, the material for their construction, and the spirit of the present population, indicate, that ere mmy years this State will he linked to* get her in its various part.-, by a net-work of railroads.— Th 1 wants and necessities of the | eople are demanding it; the face of the country is extremely favorable to their con struction, and that tho work will be consummated is cer tainly ‘a fixed fact.’ The constantly and rapidiy increas ing demand for a market,the vexations and often ruinous delays, conseqient upon the four wheel steamboat (ox wagon) mode of transportation, will of itself, before many years, be the the means of railroad enterprises being em barked in, in right good earnest. A doubting Thomas may ask, if this all be true, why is not Texas far in advance of her- present pos tion? Let 13 look at the facts. T exas, at the date of the battle of Sun Jacinto, (21 st April, 1835) did not nui#ber three thousand effective fighting men., “Tney were all major generals,”’ with the exception of tho-e engaged in that bait e. These were scattered over an extent of territory a3 large as the Slate o’ New York. That battle, although brilliantly vie tori-ius 10 the Texan arms, and considered as the finai tri umph ofliberai principles upon Tex n soil, pioved not by any means a moral triumph over despotic will, or the fi.ial blow to Mexican policy; it was a triumph which, al ter a icries of years.brought for it, as its legitimate fruit, the consummation of the annexation of another State to the American confederacy. ; The Republic of Texas struggled long anJ hard; her ■ finances ,t her natural resources undeveloped; j her people struggling, yet still hoping for the dawn of day, i though the prospect seemed largely against then), until in | 1848, after her incorporation into the Union, the decisive : blow was struck by American arms which fixed the desti jny of the “lone star.” In the days of the Republic, confi- I dence was wanting both at home and abroad, bt cause no intel igent individual could sathfuctoffiy solve the mystery ; of stability in a self constituted government of a few indi | vidaah, in open rebellion against another with a ‘Napo- I ieon’ at its head, divided only by a river presenting no bar ; tier whatever to its invading f jrces, and numbering eight i millions of people; hence immigration sought not its shores. I The true birth of Texas may be dated, then, to 1846; tor i only at that time was the government considered of sufli j cient stability to present any inducement to the immigrant, or as of nerve enough to offer certain protection against the incursions of a maurauding foe. Let us look again: in 1846 on the whole line of country from Austin, the seat of government, to Red River, a distance or over lour hundred miles*, but one solitary settlement ha J been made; this was at the crossing of Brushy Creek, 15 miles north of Austin The counties of Williamson, Burnett, Bell. Coryelle, Me- ! Clennan, Bosgue,Falls, Limestone, Hill, Navarro, Ellis Cook, Denton, Grayson, and all the upper counties in the Btate, have been formed and settled with an industrious population since that time, and at this day (1855) the trav eler on the route to Red River, can find all the comforts oi an old and densely populated country. I; may reasonably Le concluded, then, from all the facts of her past history, that her population, wealth, and all the appliance? of civjlixition, will proportionately increase in a more p.ogreisive raio for years to waif. The north-western territorial, in the measure of th* ;r im niaration, have probaby outstripped .Texas. The gold en sands of California have presented more allurements for t e fancih 1, but it is l elieve.i that the progress of Texas his bet n equally sire, an 1 of a more j ermanently stale ch iracter. The people oftho e legions are principally of northern origin, and while i. is admin ed that the touihem ers may not be so ‘fast,’ it is bt lieved that they are nut jo e .-ily ‘duck’ with ‘Yankee notions.’ * Jt 7 B said that Sam HOll ion was once a-ked how it bap- Doned that he won the victoiy at San Jacinto against cut h overwhelm ng odds—He replied: I rue,l h- and cotnpa.ai.vc |V few soldiers, but they were nil major generals; no p.t vates in the army ot I exas at ‘mat battle. tl ora full knowitdge on this po n the reader is referred tn a vvrv niieustmg < u * coinewiiai arm sing book mffitd ■°l’tie Fi cal H.su ry o Tea,,”by W.„. M. U.-n Tiw -taristical information it contains, alone, is wo.th and wnl secure for 11 an att- ntive perusal. communicated. Dray Portage at Columbus. In the issue of the Georgia C.tizen of the 3d March, the Editor, in calling attention to the atfv,rtiseimut of the “Union Dray Company of Columbus,’’ sa\s : We have it from good au hority, that the persons com posing the “Union Company,” are in every way i*spot si de and reliable for the fulfilment o! ihe pledge giv. n in the advertisement of Mr. Huwaid, their Agent, and that >heir tariff of charges is actually 50 per cent, fe.-s than the price which the President ot the Muscogee Kail road haseui.tiac ted to pav other parties. For example: The “Union Company” will freight a hogshead of si gar, A’eighing 800 lbs. tor 60 tents it sit ad ol 90 tei ts, paid under th - contract, and a Panel ol Molasses foi 25 ei~. in stead of 371. Our merchants theieloie. who may h; vo goods shipped from Moutgomeiy, via Lol minis, ivi I do well to Unit into this matter, as the d.fleiencc m |.o.luge is worth saving. VVeure ifte “other parties” referred to by the Citd xen , and aro constrained in stlf pro ectiou to give the assertion* of the Citizen a fiat denial. In pro if of the truth of our a-sertio s, we will g>ve our tari sos prices, fixed not by us, but by the I’iesi dents of the Railroad companies, and from w h ch th* ie will and can be no variation, txecqt it be in favor of the shipper ; as the officers of the various Railroad com panies are direetly interested in tied g that w’e do not exceed our publish and rati s. Tariff of Portage Freights. Weight goods, per hundred lbs. 5 els Measurement goods, per cubic foot. 1 et Now it will be seen at once that on a hogshead of sugar, weighing 12(H) lbs., our charge, at 5 eis. a hun dred, could only be 60 cents, and not 00 cents, and on a barrel of molasses, weighing 500 lbs. only 25 icnta are not 37 1 2as charged by the Citizen, and that so far from there being any difference between our char ges and those of the “ Union I)i ay Company” on weight goods, they are identically the same, even upon the very articles they have selected fur illustration. We do not know what the Union Dray line charges upon measurement goods, but unless tiny have greatly changed their prices since they bid for the eontraet which was awarded to, us, their charges are Jive times as high as those charged by U3 on this clas-i ot goods. If merchants are interested to know our tariff of prices they can obtain full information on application to Presi dent Pollard, or Mr. Jones, a? Montgomery, Ala , or to President Reynolds, or Mr. Adams, at Macon. G i. Theae rates were fixed by the Railroad Presidents. It was to their inter- st to put them as low as possible, and yet get the work done by re3pous.ble men. 1 his we t requite sure they have done. The Merchants of Macon and Mon'gotnery may be gratifitd to know that every precaution was observed by the Railroads to have their goods forwarded without delay, risk or damage. To do this they required us Ist. To furnish drays sufficient to receive a ear load of goods at each trip •, also a Conductor to deliver said ear load in a body at the opposite depot, together with ihe freight list ; and to receipt for the goods to the party delivering them. 2d. To transport ali goods within 24 hours after tlu-ir arrival at tho respective depots ; to take all risk of transportation ; and to give a bond with good st entity for the faith)ol performance of our contract in the turn of ten thousand dollars. 3d. Tost core a faithful performance of our duties the Railroad companies retain 25 per cent on a!! frt-ights due us for one month, and in the event we fail in any pariieuiar to pciform our contract in a satisfactory man ner, the per e.ntage retainid is forfeited to the Rail road companies in audition to the bond of ten thousand dollars. Merchants will, however, observe that while we ire responsible to the Railroads, the Ra 1 roads are respon sible to them, arid that >.ve aro but the agents of the roads and make no additional charge upon merchants for our service**. We make no attack upon the Union Dray Company. We are willing to live and let live. We liust that by a faithful performance of our duty to merit and ncthe a reasonable share of public patronage. BRINSFIELD & GAMMEL. Columbus, Ga., March Till, 1855. tw It. Georgia Ci'dzen and A labam 1 Journal copy or.e lima and forward b 11 to Brim-field & Gamim-I. i Highly Important from Washington—The Colffrs L ne Mill Safe. Washington, March 4. The President’s veto of the Ocean Ma i Siei.ni* r Ap propriation bill has not completely succeeded in its pr. fess. ed object of extinguishing the Collins line. An cpjio j priation for the Collins steamers up to the 30 h of J .nua -1 t-y, 1855, without notice, but with an obligation to build j an additional vessel; was at the last moment tacked on to the Naval bill, and passed both house s. Lie Naval bill carries on its baek another appropria** n.m when is worthy of notice —namely, a sum <f 8250,000 for the completion of the F.o. ting Bnttt ry, which is now, and h->s been for years, ou the stocks m the Brooklyn Navy Yaid. APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED—FIELD OFFICERS OE THE NEW REGIMENTS—THE OFFICERS OF TIIE T. XASNAVY THE OSTEND CONFERENCE DOCUMENNS. Washington, March 4. The following ap; ointmt-nu were toaiinnel by the Se* cate to-d ty : Israel D Andrews, o'* Maire, Consul General fir the British Pro vino s, coi.fi m-.d un;/muon-y. Montgom. r B air,so iof ike former edit r< f ihe G! bo, confirmed, alt.-i great o, position, t otic*.or oi the 80.-.rd* of Claims. .7. Romaine Brodhead, of New York, Cos .mu I :.t Simo* da. Japan. Joseph J/inot, of New Hampshire, Fifth Audio:- of the Treasury, vice Pleasinton, deceased. Fit 11 t fticers in the four new regimen s :—ln the Dra goons—-To be Colonels—Brevet 01. E. IT. Summer, Lieut. Cob Ist Dragoons; Major Albeit S. Johnston,’ Major, Pay Department. To be Lieut. G.loneL—Bre vet Col. R. E. L-e, Captain Engineers ; Brevet Lieut. Col. J. E. Johnston, Capt. Toy Engineers To be Mr* jors—Brevet Li. m. Col \V. J. Hardee. CW. 2d Dra gooi s ; Brevet Lieu . Col Braxton brag*- C.m- 31 -\r* .ilier, ; Breve. M jur w I!. Km*y, C.b. To. K*. rieeis ; Brevet M. jor Ben. MeCaljoiigh, of T< x s In the lutantry :—To ue Colonels—Biev. t C l Ge*‘ge Upright, Leut. Col. 4th In'antrv ; Brevet Lieut. Cos!. Edmund B. Alexander, Major Bth lutantry. To be L ur. Colonels—Brevet Col Charles F. Smith", Mi i r Ist / r * tillery ; Brevet LVni. G>i- S.Ls Casey, Captain 2d *in ffntry. T be Vainr=__ Brev. t Lieut Col. £ wad J oiepuie, Capt. 3J Artillery ; Brwet Lieut, Cvfooei R IV