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(Linus mtfo &mtin d. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1855. Georgia—Her Finances, Railroad, Penitentiary, and Public Charities. We are in receipt of the Report of the Finance Committee, compoßed of Messrs George D. Phillips, Ilenry G. Lamar, and Iverson L. Harris, recently ap pointed by the Governor to examine into the State of the Treasury, Publio debt, Central Bank, Western & Atlantic Railroad, Penitentiary, and the several char itable institutions of the State. It is a lucid but suo cinct account of the condition of the State, and a brief abstract of its contents will not fail to interest a large class of our readers. Finances.— On the 20th Oct. 1853 there was an available balance in the Treasury of $74,783 28 During the fiscal year ending on the 20th Oct. 1854, the cash reoeipts were 501,025 40 Up to sth Dec. “ “ “ “ 196,843 61 Total income from 20th Oot 1853 to sth Dec. 1854 $772,652 29 Total expenses “ “ “ “ 584,526 70 Balance in the Treasury sth Dec’s 4 $188,125 59 Os the expenditures $189,000 were in, payment of the public debt, and of the income, $50,000 were paid into the Treasury by the State Railroad, The Public Debt. —The public debt, on the date of the report, is set down at $2,595,972 22, whieh in cludes $369,500 00 Central Bank 7 per cent Bends. Central Bank. —The indebtedness of the Bank, apart from her outstanding bonds is $36,140, near one half of which are bills of circulation. The assets of the bank not regardingos worthless amounting to $150,- 000 have been placed, by the Governor, in the hands of efficient collectors, and the Committee believe that more than enough will be realized to satisfy the liabil ities. Western u Atlantic R. R.—TheCommittee com mend in unqualified terms the management cfMr.Cooper, and applaud the policy pursued of paying a surplus into the treasury instead of relaying the track between Re saca and Chattanooga. This part of the road is laid with good flange rail upon string pieces. The cars are constantly passing over it at a speed of 18 miles per hour without accident. There is, say the Committee, already a decline in the price of iron rails, and purchases can now be made at a saving of $1,500 per mile, as com pared with the same date last year, and anticipate a still further decline at no distant day. The committee, there fore, think that as the proper service of the road does not require the surplus earnings of the Road at this time, that they were very properly put in the Treasury to be applied to the payment of the public debt. . The profit of the Road for the year ending 30th Sept. 1854, over the preceding year were $235,918 75 making the nett earnings of the year $338,123 00.— The Treasurer of tho Road has paid $205,657 to liabil ities pre-existing to Jan. 1, 1854, met the current ex penses of the Road, paid into the State Treasury the sum of $50,000, and on the Ist Dec. last, had on hand a cash balance of $43,108 97. No defalcation has ocourred during the year. The Committee complain bitterly of the law of the last Legislature allowing the Road to be sued in every county through which it passes and advise its repeal. They also complain of a similar law iu Tennessee and advise the Governor to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States to test its constitutionality. On account of frequent reclamations from other Roads the Committee advise a firm and fixed policy of tranship ments at Atlanta. The Penitentiary. —This institution has never at any period, supported itself, and the Committee can see no termination to this State of things until a more elegi ble site is chosen for its location, and proper buildings are constructed. They, therefore, advise new struc tures, away from towns and villages, and near some great Railroad, and that provisions be made for the sep aration of males from females, of men from boys, of the corrigible from the incorrigible. At the date of the report there were 160 convicts iu the Penitentiary. The present system of Prison discipline is regarded by the Committee as vioious and immoral and discreditable to the State. The Lunatic Asylum. —Under the skillful manage ment of Dr. Green, this Institution owes nothing, and has a surplus on hand. The munificent appropriation of the last Legislature for the enlargement of the Asy lum has not yet been made available, mainly from the fact that the contemplated improvements were placed in the hands of five commissioners, a majority of whom reside remoto from Milledgeville and are actively engag ed in professional pursuits. The committee advise the Governor to employ a resident architect to superintend the construction of the additional buildings. The pres ent structures do not accommodate one half of the pau per lunatics, and all wealth lunatics are, from necessity, refused admission. Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb.— The Committee visited this Asylum, which is located at Cave Spring, Floyd county, and is under the superintendency of Mr. Fannin. Tho Committee express the highe-1 pleasure at the management of the Institution. The Committee urge au enlargement of the buildings, and the publica tion, at the expense of State, of the necessary books of instruction, as they are not to bo had any where on sale. Those in use at the Asylum are manusoripts of tho Superintendent. Academy for the Blind. —This Instituton is located at Macon. It originated in private benevolenoe. A small appropriation was made by the State to aid it in its work of mercy. Tho amount has been mostly absorbed in the purchase of the Academy, which requires much enlargement. The Committee commend these two chanties to the cordial aud unflinching sup port of every friend ol suffering humanity. Retrenchment. —Since 1834 —35 Clerk’s hire in both branches of tho General Assembly has been a large item. For 10 years past this item has varied from 20 to 30,000 dollars, when tho Committee believe that SSOOO would be ample compensation for the service iu both Houses. They, therefore, recommend that the number of Clerks be limited by law. This would save $25,060 which might be applied to public charities. The Public Printing, the Committee aro assured, might be doue for SIO,OOO less than it now costs, by retrenching the useless expenditure now incurred in printing an unnecessary number of the journals of the Legislature and such a multitude of private laws.— This sum they also advise the General Assembly to confer upon the great charities of the State. This review may be tedious to many, but it affords gratifying evidence that tho affairs of tho State are managed by capable, honest and industrious officers. Under the watchful eye of Governor Johnson every part of the complicated machinery of our State Govern ment is working to a charm. At the close of the first year of liia administration, loth he and his subordinates deserve the welcome plaudit—“well done good and faithful servants.” Know Nothingism—Principles ol’ the Order Acknowledged. The New York Herald of the 12th inst., contains a document prepared in the twelfth Council of New York, which, it says, “is now circulating and being adopted by every Know Nothing Counoil in the State of New York. It may be considered the first official publication of the National platform of the new American party.” The “document” was prepared by a committee of fourteen members of the order, which was appointed, by the 12th Council, to prepare “an address and resolutions em bodying the principles and aims of the Amerioan party, “subject to the approval of the next Grand National Council,” of course. With this document before us, we are no longer in the dark as to the principles and aims of this midnight order. We wish we bad room for the address and resolutions entire. They are, however, too long for our columns, covering no less than four closely printed oolumns of the Herald. A brief synopsis of the most important resolutions will exhaust our space. The first resolution asserts that no man should be allowed to vote unless he has capacity to read and un derstand the constitution, and is a native born American citizen. This will disfranchise about 25,000 Georgians, besides all the foreigners resident in the State. The 2d, 3d, 4th, sth and 6th resolutions set forth what is commonly understood as the peculiar views of the Know Nothings in reference to foreigners and catholics. The 7th resolution expresses the devotion of the order to the Union ; its desire to preserve and respeot the rights of the States and of the Federal Government ; and its opposition to sectional animosities and agitations, the purpose and desire of the party being to encour age and establish a broad and paramount sentiment of national loyalty, thoroughly Amerioan in character, and sufficiently powerful to protect the Union against all sectional hostility. The Bth resolution commits the order to river and harbor improvements by the Federal Government; also to the construction of national roads across the con tinent ; also to the protection of American genius, labor and industry against foreign competition. These, our readers will peroeive, are old Whig fallacies, long ago exploded by the history of the country, and in the teeth of the creed and practice of the Democracy. But the most singular part of this profession of faith is the paragraph which closes this resolution. It seems designed to gull the tender lambs of the Democratio flock and especially of the South. A synopsis will not do justice to this precious morsel; we, therefore, give it entire. Here it is : And as the American party is aware that, in tho duties here enumerated, there will be different views honestly entertained, at different periods, and in different sections of the country , on the question of the best means of secur ing some of the ends proposed, we take the ground of Con. gressional independence ; that measures of temporary poli cy which, from their very nature are constantly and va riously affected, by the changing condition and circum stances of the nation, should be committed to tho free de cision of the people, to be made in accordance with their own sense of what is best adapted to the wants of each sec tion of the country,—untrammeled by the influence of par ty dictation : that the opinions of the constituency of each State, so tar as Senators in Congress aro concerned, or of each congressional District, so far as members of the House are concerned, are the best guides to the general es timate of what is most conducive to tho welfare of all; and that the action of government should be conducted in a spirit of compromise, directed to the establishment of that content which is essential to the general prosperity. We aro especially induced to make this declaration, be cause we are not willing that the efficiency and usefulness of our Association in the prosecution of its great constitu tional and reforming purposes, should be impaired by dis sensions arising out of differences of opinion upon subjects in their nature transitory, and dependent upon the shitting condition of national expansion and growth of public inte rests, and upon the details of which entire unanimity of view is scarcely possible. Isn’t it a note worthy paragraph ? llow consistent it is with the foregoing resolutions? It is more admi rable than General Jackson’s judicious tariff. It puts Van Burinism to the blush. It shames the double dealing of the jesuits. It is a suit which fits equally well to the abolitionist ; and the anti-abolitionist, the morman and the Christian, the Jew and the Greek, the North and the South. It says to the pro-slavery man : It is true that we are opposed to sectional agita tion, but then there will be different views in dffe~ rent sections of the country on the subject of slavery, and we cannot impair the efficiency and usefulness of our association by dissensions arising out of dfferen cies of opinion on this subject ; you may have your opinions aud we will have ours ; let us leave that ques tion to be settled by our representatatives and senators in Congress. It holds similar language to the advocates and opponents of a tariff for protection, of Internal Im provements by the Federal Government, and of any other system of doubtful measures. Now if it is conceded that the great evil of the times, the most threatening peril to the South and the coun try, is from the influence of Catholics and foreign born citizens, then might we justify our fellow citizens in ignoring the existence of all other questions and joining even the Know Nothings to exterpate the evil. But is this true ? No honest man will dare to assert that it is. Our great peril is from the abolition fauaticism. This is admitted on all hands. How dare Southern men then to shut their eyes to this portentous evil, aud af filiate with abolitionists in proscribing a church, which, whatever its errors, has been in all ages the unswerv ing defender of the institution of slavery? What have our adopted citizens done to forfeit the confidence of the South ? These are grave questions which every Southern man ought to answer satisfactorily to himself before he lends his influence to an organization, which, to say the least of it, has a questionable parentage, aud adopts the most suspicious means to accomplish its pur poses. Hon. IV. B. IV. Dent. —Mr. Dent, in a letter ad dressed “to the Democratic Party of the 4th Congres sional District,” which we find in the Newnan Ban ner of the 9th inst., declines a re-nomination. 11l health has prevented Mr. Dent from taking his seat during the present session, to which he refers in his graceful ad dress to his constituents. We deeply regret to hear that Mr. Dent’s health has improved 60 little, and fer vently hope that a grateful change may attend his re tirement. Methodist Literature. —Rev. I,eo. Rosser an nounces in the Southern Christain Advocate that he has nearly completed the biogrophy of Rev. Thomas Crowder, one of the loveliest us the jewels of Virgi nia Methodism, and is now engaged upon an elaborate work to be entitled “Methodism, and its relation to Republicanism.’’ He requests the Ministry and mem bership of the Church to forward to him at Norfolk, Va., all books, pamphlets etc., containing objections to Methodism. Size of llail Stones. — Two miles at and a half north of the city, the hail storm ol’Thursday was very violent — covering the ground with stones varying from 4 7-16 a 5 1-4 a 6 1-8 a 6 3 4 inches in eircumfen nee. Army Appointments. Capt. Ben. McCulloch, of the Texas Rangers, has de clined the appointment of Major of Cavalry, recently conferred upon him by the President. His reasons tor declining are, that he was the only field officer appointed from the rank of citizens, and hia acceptance would imply that he alone, of the many gallant men who served in the Mexican war, was worthy of the honor. In prin ciple the Captain is right. No question that the army officers appointed are fully equal to their stations 5 but we cannot think that the best interests of the country will be subserved in passing by the private citizen who has gained rank and fame on the field of battle. The President takes the same view, as he has resolved to divide the Captaincies and Lieutenancies between the line and the oitizen soldiers. If the principle is good in respeot to the subordinate appointments, it is still better as applied to higher grades. And this view is con firmed by the fact that nearly all our great military leaders have sprung up outside the regular army. We may instance Washington, Jackson and Soott. But the act is done and there is no help for it. Perhaps tho President may find an excuse for his action in the fact that none of the distinguished volunteer officers of the Mexican war were applicants for the offices. If this be true, then he was certainly right in giving prefe rence to the gallant officers of the army who advanced the glory of the country and achieved imperishable renown on the fields of Mexico, rather than elevate inforior men into high stations. The Auburn Gazette. —W T e are gratified to wel come to city, W, 11. C. Price, Esq., the accomplished Editor of this excellent paper. The Gazette is circu lated extensively iu that part of Alabama which trades to this city, and our merchants would promote their own interest by making it an advertising medium. London Quarterly Revietv. The January number of the republieation is on our table, n Contents. —1. Fire and Fire Insurance; 2. Life of Dalton ; 3. Pictures of Life and Character ; 4. Psy chological Inquiries ; 5. Clerical Economics ; 6. The Open Fire-place ; 7. Provident Institutions ; 8. Cam paign in the Crimea ; 9. Corsica : 10. The Conduct of the War. Republished by Leonard Scott & Cos., No. 54 Gold street, New York. Terms of Subscription. —Any one Review or Black wood, $3 a year. Blackwood and one Review—or any two Reviews, $5. The four Reviews and Blackwood, $I0 r . Four copies all to one address, S3O, direct from Leonard Soott & Cos. • Southern Home Gazette. —The first number of the now series of the above valuable weekly has been received. The form of the publication has been chang ed to a large folio. It is published, as usual, in Augus ta, and edited by James M. Smythe, Esq. Price $2 per annum. We need hardly remind our readers that Mr. Smythe is one of the most vigorous and accomplished writers in the State. His “Home Gazette” is oredita ble to himself and, an honor to the periodical literature the State. We hope he will be liberally sustained in this new enterprize.— Sumter Republican. Deputy Marshal Southern District of Geor gia.—E. C. Hubbell, Esq., of this city, has been appoint ed Deputy U. S. Marshal for the Southern Distriot of Georgia. Statue to General Jackson.— The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed a bill appropriating $20,000 to erect a statue to Gen. Jaokson, on Jackson Square, in New Orleans. Mrs. Howard’s Benenlit—Last Appearance. We regret to announce that to-night is the last ap pearance of tho fascinating Mrs. Charles Howard upon our boards this season. Her engagement has been the source of unalloyed pleasure to a large pportion of our citizens. To high histrionic talent she unites very many attractive personal qualities, and has won not only the admiration , but the love of very many of our people and the esteem of all. To-night is her benefit. Let us all unite in honor ing the fair Commedienne and give her some more tans gible token of our admiration thafi our applause, Kentucky Politics. Louisville, Ky., Feb. 25. The Know Nothing Convention which has been in session here for several days past, for the puipose of nominating candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Gover nor, and other officers for the State at large, it is said, after several ballotings, threw overboard all the old talked of aspirants of the Order for Governor, and nominated for that office, Judge Y. Loving, of Warren county. This gentleman formerly belonged to the Whig party, and is possessed of a high order of talents For Lieutenant Governor, Col. James Hardy, Demo crat, of Barren County, was selected. Ho was also the nominee of the Temperance party for the same office. The papers remain silent on these matters, and the pro bability is the nominations will not be announced publicly for some time. The names of the others State officers have not yet leaked out, but it is rumored that Andrew McKinley, Democrat, son of the late Judge McKinley, of the Supreme Bench, has been selected as Register of the Btale Land Office. The Whig party, it is understood, will make no nom inations ; but the Temperance men, uniting upon the Know Nothing ticket it must be triumphant at the ensuing August elections. State Democratic Convention. The Times 6? Sentinel, a sterling Democratic paper whose editor seldom makes a suggestion that is not a good one, proposes a Democratic State Convention on the first Tuesday in May next, for the nomination of our candidate for Governor, and cites the bitter opposition we may expect from our motley uniformed as an incentive to earlv and vigorous action. The Federal Union, agrees with the proposition, except as to time, and suggests the sth of June as more conven ient. It thinks our opponent is already in the field. In this particular we cannot fully agree with our respected cotemporary, while w'e are entirely willing to commence the campaign at as early a day as may be thought proper. Still, we would have preferred waiting the announcement of the Whig candidate, if they run one, which we think very probable. Our Temperance friends have commenced the campaign with some slight skirmishing, but we would prefer to have the whole opposing force in the field before we open our batteries. |We are, however, we repeat, ready at any hour, and perhaps the sooner we organize our for ces the better. We would, therefore, say the sth of June, and suggest the propriety of county meetings, at an early day, to select delegates to the Convention. Let the Demo cracy be alive, and by energetic action, woo the smiles of fortune upon our holy cause.— Atlanta Examiner, 14 th instant. Atrful Accidents. —On Thursday, at Skull Ilill, one negro mail was killed, and several others seriously inju red, w hile engaged in cutting through a hill on the grade o r the Alabama and Florida Railroad. It appears that in stead of reducing the hill to the level of the required grade from the top, the more dangerous plan of under mining or “failing off dirt” w r as pursued. It was while thus engaged that the fatal accident occurred, the earth above the excavation caving in, burying alive those en gaged underntath. We are informed that the embank ment was some fifteen feet high — South Alabamian \oth. TEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP PACIFIC. New York, March 14. The U. S. Mail steamship Paoifio has arrived, bring ing ten days later intelligence from Europe. She did not sail from Liverpool until the 2ith leb., and hence the delay in her arrival here. The Union had arrived at Cowes. The Africa and Sarah Sands have not yet arrived. Markets. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, for tho ten days before the Paoifio sailed, were 51,000 bales. Ihe mar ket had declined l-Bd., aud holders were anxious to realize. Speculators took 2,000, and exporters 1,000 bales. quotations. Fair Orleans sid. Middling do s£d. Fair Upland std. Middling do 4?d. Breadstuff's are slightly lower and the tendency of the market is downward. Canal Flour 40, and Ohio 435. Corn 43 to 445. Trade at Manchester largely declined. General Intelligence. Mr. Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, first Lord of the Admiralty, and Mr. Sidney Herbert, members of the Palmerston Cabinet, have resigned on account of the passage of Roebuck’s motion of inquiry into the management of the war. The ministry has been reconstructed. Tho severe winter in England has oaused great dis tress. There had been great riots in London and Liver pool. It is rumored that Lord Raglan has resigned, and that the Earl of Lucan, commander of the cavalry, has been recalled. The Russians attacked the Turks at Eupatoria on the 17th February. Liprandi commanded the Russians, and Omar Pasha the Turks. Tho Russians were compelled to retire with a loss of five hundred men. There is nothing new from Sebastopol, things remain ing unchanged. The Vienna Conference has been open for a few days. All parties express a desire for peace. BY TELEGRAPH, Expressly for the Times and Sentinel. LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL <g||||||| 0F TIIK STEAMSHIP AFRICA. New York, March 17, 1855, —p. m. Steamship Africa had arrived at Halifax on the 15th with Liverpool dates to the 3d inst. Cotton was dull, but prices unchanged. Breadstuff's quiet. Consols 91 1-2. It has has been officially announced in both Houses of Parliament that the Emperor of Russia died on Friday morning, the 2d. Great excitement prevailed in London, and strong hopes of peace were entertained. The Vienna Conference opened on the sth ult. Terrific Fire in the Pineries of Carolina. The passengers on the Wilmington and Manchester rail road, in the northern part of South Carolina, enjoyed, on Friday night last, the exciting and magnificent spectacle of a fire in the woods, extending over a distance of ten miles, and showing first on one side, then on the other, and frequently onjjjboth sides of the road. Occasionally, the scene rose to the dignity of sublimity. Many a tall yellow pine was on fire to its very top, waving in the strong wind like a vast plume of flame. Now the flames would crawl up and lick the wheels of the locomotive, rendering the air near the windows too hot to be endured, and filling the cars with suffocating smoke; and then, as we passed rap idly on, long wavering lines of fire would be seen sweep ing on to attack some new r and unburnt field. Now and then we would pass a large field which had been cultiva ted, but upon which-great numbers of old stumps were standing; these, although not blazing freely, were still on fire, the glowing coals standing out in the darkness like millions of colored lamps. Great showers of sparks would sail over us, glittering and dancing about like a cloud of fire flies. Sometimes a single lightwood knot would ig nite perhaps fifty feet from the ground—a gigantic torch in the dark green of the evergreen pine. Long reaches of fencing were on fire, and Once or twice we saw the bright embeis remaining after the fences were consumed—an end less serpent of living coals. This fire had commenced burning about ten or twelve hours previous, but so dry was the material that it had ex tended for miles when we passnd, and the alarm in the vi cinity was general and extreme. Farmers were out with their hands to protect their buildings and produce,and large numbers of men were watching the rail road, but it was generally thought some considerable portions of it must be burned. An immense amount of damage must have resulted, as there are large turpentine plantationsin tiie neighborhood. The scene was one of the most thrilling and sublime I have ever witnessed, and will never be forgotton.—Corres pondent N. Y. Herald , 12 th inst. Dutch Bark Ternate Ashore* The Dutch bark Ternate , Capt. C. M. Van Putten from Amsterdam, bound to Savannah, got ashore at War saw Sound on the night of the 12th inst., about 8$ o’clock. The vessel is in ballast. Another Alleged Embezzlement—Pacific Bank Swin dled out of SIB,OOO. Considerable excitement was created in N. Y. on Satur day, 10th by a report which was circulated *on ’Change, that a defalcation had been discovered in the funds of the Pacifio Bank, corner of Broadway aud Grand street, and that the supposed guilty party, a book-keeper by the name of John B. Urmy, had absconded, and left in the George Law, last Monday, for Calilornia. It is said that suspicion has for some time attached to Urmy, as his ha bits were reported to be very expensive, and his means comparatively limited. Direct Lake Trade with Holland. —The Chicago press states that an agent of the Netherlands Trading Company, more familiarly known as the Dutch East In dia Company, has visited Chicago on a tour of observa tion, wdth a view to opening a direct trade through the St. Lawrence and also through New York with the Northwest for its productions of beef, pork, flour, Ac., and with the Southwest, also, for its cotton, sugar, and tobacco. The headquarters of this rich association are at Amsterdam, and the company charters annually some I SOO large ships in their trade with the Indies, whose sup plies, and part of whose the press says, may as w'ell be composed of beef, pork, flour, corn, etc., re ceived at Amsterdam from Chicago, where they are pri marily collected, direct, as through intermediate hands and at increased expense. A Clergyman Murdered. —The Rev. Mr. Graves, editor of the Nashville Baptist, who was on a collecting tear in Missouri, nearly opposite Hickman, Kentucky, wis found a few days ago murderel, on the road side, as it is supposed for his money. Object of the Kinney Expedition. —Since Col. Kin ney’s res gnahon of the command of the famous Central American Expedition, it is said his intention was to take some hundreds of armed men with him, for the purpose of participating with General Castillon, the revolutiona ry chief, in Nicaragua, who is now at war with that government. Castillon wishes to establish a white man’s government over Nicaragua, and in Central America generally, and he has offered great inducements to vol unteers from the United Stites, Savannah Vessels Ashore. According to a dispatch from Boston, to the Baltimore Patriot, the ship W. A. Cooper, Captain Ltandeikin, of and from Savannah, to Boston, went ashore at Scituate on Saturday morning, on a sandy bottom, with her head to the sea. The captain, the first mate, and one seaman, were drojvned, in attempting to reach the shore in a life boat. The vessel still held together at last accounts, but the main and mizzen masts were gone. The W. A. Cooper was cleared at this port the 19th ult., by Brigham, Kelly & Cos., for Boston. Her cargo con sisted of 2,156 bales of Upland cotton, and 2000 hides. Tho same dispatch states that a ship was reported ashore off Plymouth, on Saturday, with her masts gone and that she was supposed to be the Hudson, of New York, from Savannah, for Boston. A steamer had been sent to her assistance. The Hudson was cleared, at Sa vannah, by Brigham, Kelly & Cos., the 19th February, for Boston, with 1,067 bales cotton, ICO casks rce, and merchandize. The W. A. Cooper was owned in Boston, by Messrs. Nickerson & Cos., and the Hudson by Messrs. Danham & Dimon, of New York, and it is supposed that both vessels aud cargoes were insured in Northern offices. The schooner Anita, Capt. Dawson, from Norfolk, for Boston, is also ashore at Scituate, a total loss. The crew and cargo have been saved. A dispatch from Plymouth reports a severe gale on Saturday—the roads were impassable from drift snow.— Several vessels were ashore on the coast. — Sav. Rcpub „ lican , 15 th. iFrom the Macon Telegraph.] Another Fusion of Whigs and Know Nothings—Con necticut Nominations. The Democrats of Connecticut, determined to fight the Fusionists, Freesoilers and Know Nothings, to the bitter end, have nominated the same admirable ticket which, owing to the anti-Nebraska excitement, was de feated at tho last election. It is composed of sound, honest, able men for whose success every true Southern man * should earnestly pray. Now mark the contrast. The Whigs have nominated Dutton, the Freesoiler—they have endorsed the Know Nothings—declared that the repeal of the Missouri Com promise had put an end to all compromises on the subject of Slavery, expressed a determination to resist, by all constitutional means, the admission into the Union of more Slave States —disapproved the course of Isaac Toueey, in the Senate—condemned the veto of the River and Harbor aud French Spoliation bills by the Presidentapproved the Connecticut Prohibitory law*, aud declared the Ad ministration entitled to no credit. The Savannah Georgian well remarks, that the traitors of the Hartford Convention never conceived a platform more monstrous. Here is another proof of |tho boasted “nationality” of the American Party. Important from jWashington —Tho Russian War- Opinions at St. Petersburg with regard to the chances of Peace —Conditions alone on which the] Emperor will accept it. Washington, March 12, 1855. I have learned from the Russian embassy hero that no expectations are entertained at St. Petersburg of peace being concluded in the course of the ensuiug summer.— The hopes derived from the Vienna conference have, therefore, a slender foundation. I understand that there are upwards of 300,000 Russian troops in tho Crimea, be tween Sebastopol and Perekop, and 40,000 at the other side of the isthmus, within a short distance of it. Tho Russian government will never make peace unless the principal demands urged by Menseliikoff, at Constantino ple, are agreed upon, and the Greek church placed, in all respects, upon tho same footing as the Latin. There is one condition, if it be insisted upon by the Al lies, upon which Russia wiil remain firm, and that is with regard to the reduction of her navy. She w ill increase rather than diminish the amount of her naval force.— With regard to the abandonment of Sebastopol, from what [ can learn, no great obstacle will be offered to such a stipulation—that is, provided that Russia be properly in demnified for the sacrifice. Iler readiness to concede this point is explained by the fact that the Emperor has for a long time past entertained the project of fortifying Kaffa or Theodosia, which lie s directly across the Peninsula, to wards the South, and is intended to be the terminus of the Moscow Railroad. The fortifications to be erected here will bo stronger than those of Sebastopol, and will in other respects be more reliable from their contiguity to the Cir cassian coast. — N. F Herald. Know Nothing State Convention in Virginia. Baltimore, March 12, 1855. The Know Nothings of Virginia will hold a convention on Tuesday or Wednesday next, at Winchester, Virginia, to nominate candidates for State officers. Democratic Nomination for Congress in Virginia. Baltimore, March 12, 1855. The democrats of the Second Congressional district of Virginia have renominated John M. Millson lor Congress. Steamer Illinois at Norfolk —Safe of the Sloop-of - War Decatur. —The steamship Illinois from Aspinwali, with California dates to the 16lh ult., put into Norfolk ou Monday short of coal. She reports the safety of the sloop of war Decatur which wats at Valparaiso on the Bth of February. The United States steamer Massachusetts, sloop of war John Adams, and the frigate St. Lawrence , were at the same port s—all5 —all well. Mr. Jenkins’ Chance Slim. The West Point Beacon doubts whether the Whig or Know Nothing party will nominate a candidate. Overby, the temperance candidate, is a Whig, and if report be true, is a Know Nothing ; and the Beacon thinks he w ill receive the greater part of this vote of the party, leaving but a remnant for Mr, Jenkins, if Stephens should persist in running him. At all events the editor of the Atlanta Republican, a W big Know Nothing paper, gives us to understand in his last issue that lie will support Overby ; and one or two other W big journals speak in glowing terms of Mr. Overby, his fitness for the office, Ac., as much as to say, wc would not object to supporting him, if it is thought advisable by our party. Mr. Jenkins chance for the suacession w ould seem from this rather slim. — Sav. Georgian. Good.— The Chicago Tribune says that Gov. Madi son will not give Judge Trumbull a certificate of his elec tion to the United States Senate. He bases bis refusal on the ground that the Judge is not eligible under the clause of the Constitution, which prohibits any judge of the Su preme Court from accepting any other office during the term for which he was elected Judge, nor for one year after the expiration of such term. Judge Trumbull lias resigned the office of Judge, but the term for w hieli ho was elected has not yet expired. We should think tho fusionists would get tired of inelegible candidates by and by. First came the Rev. Know Nothing Harlan of lowa, then ho of New Hampshire, and now we hear of the in elegioility ol the hreesoil and Know Nothing Trumbull, who was so anxious to usurp Gen. Shields scat iu the Senate.— Sav. Georgian . YMh. COMMERCIAL. COTTON STATEMENTS™” ja&ETpO 5 t 2 !=r~ ? rji ~ (Stock i \ Tf -% on fofß. r- 3© I hand : ‘■& n I 2 2z. this M I is ‘ 3 j Jay. M I ' S *|’ 4 V 43 864 62552 63459 1905 51177 -3382:10129 1655 ’ 2771 79056782 60313 2670 46203 48873*11470 Columbus, March 17. COTTON—S nee making up onr last report we have received news per stunners Pacific and Ahiea, showing a lurther decline in foreign markets, hut so little has upon our boards for sale as to render it impos'bJe to know the effect upon prices here or quote accurately. We therefore omit quotations for the present.