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THE WIRE-GRASS REPORTER. ‘
RHTHR E. LOVE, EDITOR.
: TBOMMVIXXE, CEttßOli.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUKE 8, MW.
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IPMOTICI k hereby el res to Mr advertisin*
Meads, that their ADVERTISEMENTS to be
•MO of be rtton,ttust be bended lo by twelve o’clock
ffify Tu6tdt]fi
BPTbo WnMHIAM RsroaTi* U tbo Official
talbr pabllrhlDg the WerMb’ Sal** of tbo conn
tbipf Telmlr, Berrien, Were, Colquitt, end Tfcom-
Mt tbo, tor pnbliehing the Advertisements of tile
ffiWlttrfw of eiteh, tod Were.
noruim the mien tun trade.
W* live in e world not only of material 1
ebeafo, bat of ebongo of sentiment end
w fo When the Southern Com
mercial Convention tat in Savannah, and CoT.
Oanlden of Liberty county advocated thia
measure, he wai looked agon, almost nniver
■oily aa wild and visionary and hit tcheme at
miwhfovtwm. Bat BOW, beboM the change.
Ib, the Convention wbieb baa juat adjourn
ed hi the State of Alabama, thiameaaore wat
tba leading topic of dissuasion, aed bad far
fit advocate* the ableat men in that aiaem-
Mage. Some of the leading paper* in tbia
State are oat in favor of it, and strong men
mo defending it tbroogb their eolnmna.—
That H is growing in popnlarity, there it no
doubt, and what it to be the end of it we
cannot foretell. We may be mistaken, aud
sincerely hope we ere, but, we confess that
me can (pe in it, evil, and only evil to the
country. Should it increase math mpro in
popular favor, it will too* be made a ques
tion among oar people,, aad men will proba
bly be teak to Congroaa imbued with tlieee
rim and principles. Should this be the
ewe-of coarse efforts will be made to repeal
all Federal legislation an the subject, and
dins the slavery agitation will be re-opened
hi Congress, and will continue to the bitter
end. This will be one great evil. But again.
There will always be a strong party at the
Booth opposed to thia measure, and the con
tention will hot esist here long, before the
fhvorors of this scheme will accuee the other
party of beirg tinctured with abolitionism.
Thus, schisms, divisions and animositiea will
spring np among ourselves, which will be
another and a very great evil.
We have read what we could lay eur hands
an in regard to this matter, and confess that
we cannot see the necessity or propriety of
making thia question. The> motives of its
advocates seem to be different. Some are
deabtleas impelled by the wroaga which are
eeettantly heaped upon ua by our misguided
bretheren of tbe North, and look upon it aa
a sort of /ex talionie, and through it hope to
be revenged for these wrongs. Any meas
ure of redreM which is prompted by feelings
af resentment end anger, stands many chan
eee to be wrong; and retaliation, can only be
justified when the means of its accomplish
ment are defeneible. The moral sight to go
te Africa and purchase from au ignorant liu
fer, his still more ignorant subjects, cram
gad crowd them into vessels and bring
them here to make them slaves, we shall not
flatus*.
Bat there are others who tako a pecuniary
sad business view of the matter. They say
that the Sooth heeds more laborer* and tbat
unless thia want can be supplied, Virginia
aid other border States, will soon become
fires States. That ia-the present state of
affair*, tbe areaaf slavery cannot be enlarg
ed—it may be ahaeged as to location, but
ear slave strength and wet It b moat continue
the same. By the importation of Africans
they expect to Augment their strength and
increase tbeir wealth. If by this iji porta
tien we could receive such slaves as we
mw have, there would be force in this posi
tion. Our servants are happy and couteuted
with their lot, but what could we expect
from a swarm of ignorant, brutal Africans,
entirely unacquainted with our language,
manners asm! religion; and just deprived of a
freedom simitar to that of (be wild beast of
tbe forest T In onr judgement, an Allwise
Providence could not allow ns to inflict upon
onrselves a more blighting and withering
enrse, than to permit ua to fill the plantations
•f the sunny South, with thoso heathenish
savages. We know there are some people
in. this aonntry who will find fault with our
position on this subject, but this shall not pre
vent ua from expressing ear opinion upon the
matter frilly agd freely. Slavery, as it at
present exists in this country, is fortunate, not
only for die country but the alave himself,’
tat who does not know there is altaoat aa
much difference between a wild African and
one of onr slaves, as there is between- a mon
key and a man I We are a native Georgian,
and a slave holder, and (unless the Sheriff
lakes them) expect to be as long as we
live, bnt we want no imported Africans on
our premises. t
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XHX BATAXHAH MPUIUCAH.
% a recent imne of thin well edited pa
per we find an editorial from which we make
tbs following extract:
•* With, we presotwe. ae little lore for De
mocracy as any man living, we have given
the conree of the President a cordial approv-1
al; and we ahali never oppose him so long as
fee ahali continue true to the Constitution and
tba whole country. If it shall become nec
essary, in ordee to get up anew party, to de
•onnce wbat is just, patriotic and right, the
stork will have to be accomplished without
ear aid>”
We honor each sentiments as these and the
men whe/expre** them.
THE WATCKHA*
Induced by the enthusiastic editorials in ;
this paper in regard to Troupville we let off,
a week of two ago, some jocular remarks on
the subject which, it ceemc has rather riled
the Cotone). Be speaks derisively of Tbom
aaviUe as a ct/jr, and of ourself as a city Ed
itor, aed concludes (be sentence worse still.
Beer him i *’ But the city editor must cer
tainly have stopped down to Stork’s rapidly
kfid repeatedly ere he commenced reading tbe
editorials, to which be allodea, in the Sooth
ern-Georgia Watabman.” Bee there, now,
tbe Cot. delicately insinoates that we were
drunk. Not so Col., we never get drank our
self, and it mortifies aa exceedingly to see
others ao. No.no, 001.. we knew Troup
ville and its kind, hospitable people long be
fore you did, and ere as good a friend to both
as you possibly can be. _ ,
We ware of the opinion that, in your pa
negyricka, you were very largely overdoing
matters, and oar object was simply, to bring
you down Horn tbe ideal to tbe reel.
THAT HOHET.
We have learned that we owe our debt of
gratitude to our esteemed friend Wra. Smith
of Tronpville for tbat backet of Honey.
We have often seen such on the table at
Tranquil Hall, and would at once have con
cluded that it came from there, but we were
misinformed as to the direction from which it
was sent. Thank you friend.
Stark can’t beat that.
THE LOESOE QVASTEELT REVIEW
This Vork, re-published ha America by
Leonard Scott A Cos., ts now before ns.
Tbe number ending April, contains arti
cles on the early life of Jobuson: Fictions
of Bohemia; Italian Tours; English Agri
culture; Michkei Angelo; Public Speaking ;
Biege of Lncknow; France and the late En
glish Ministry, Ac.
BIX THAYER.
This old fellow made one of tbe most
strange Abolition speeches that was let off
during the present session of Congress. If
any one >* disposed to read a carious
document we advise him to read that speech.
But misguided and bad men are often talent
ed men, and Eli Thayer is an example. He
believes that adversity is necessary to devel
op character,and withal is a sort of Optimist,
upon this subject he thus discourses t
“This discipline has been of use in all
ages of! the world, lhavid was not fit to rule
over Israel until he had been hunted like a
’ partridge in the mountains’ by the envious
and malignant Saul. Brutus was not fitted
te expol she TaiqoHisuntil ho bad endured
their tyranny for years. What would Moses
have done, but for Pharaoh 1 Where would
have been the Reformers of the sixteenth
century, where the Puritans in the seven
teenth, and the Patriots in the eighteenth,
but fo> Leo the Tenth,Charles the First, and
George the Third ? If wo thank God for
patriot!, we should also thank Him for ty
rants ; for what great achievinents have pa
triots ever made, without the stimulus tyran
ny ? Without vice, virtue itself must bo in
sipid ; and without wicked and mean men
there could be no heroes.
The brave man rejoices in the opposition
of the euemy of hit rights. Wicked and
mean men are the stepping-stones on which
the good and great ascend to heaven and im
mortal fsine. ———— .
These miscreants, cursed both by God and
man, subserve important interests. The sa
crcd volume which unfolds to us tbe life and
suffering of the Savior of men, makes rec
ord also of Pontius Pilate and of Judas Is
cariot as necessary agencies in that great re
demption.”
Written for the Wire-Grass Reporter.
Milledgeville, May 25, 185S.
Having read, Mr. Editor, your editorial
remarks, relative to the discussion between
“ F. of Clinch'’ and myself previous to his
communication, my determination was so far
as I am concerned not to abuse your kind
ness by again asking a place in your columns,
and after a perusal of his reply I could dis
cover, so far as his argument goes, nothing
worthy of being answered, but when there
is a perversiou of facts, ydtir well known
liberality of character justified me in the be
lief that your sheet will uot refuse me a
hearing.
** F. of Clinch” Mates that “ tho Milledge
ville writer gives as a reason why Mr. Ev
erett should b invited South, that a free
ticket had been granted hint on the South
Carolina Railroad, and that Mr. Pettigrew
had him for his guest.” That is a perversion.
Whether it be owing to a desire to mistake
facts or to a dull understanding, I shall not
attempt to say. What I dul write are in
these words: “ If I mistake not, a free pas
sage for twelve months over tbe South Car
olina Railroad has been given him, and I al
so believe that he was, while in Charleston,
the guest of Mr. Pettigrew. These two facts
are more than sufficient to prove that he is
regarded in South Carolina aa a patriotic
citisen, and worthy of the highest considera
tion.”
The simple fact of “ F._ of Clinch” reply
ing under a nom de plume should preclude
any notice from my pen, but I do not care to
have my statements so interpreted as to suit
the convenience of any who choose to differ
from me. lam Bir, very respectfully,
Lewis Kenan.
beeuhption it the charleston bases.
The Charleston Courier of Friday says:
“It sffords iu great pleasure to refer to an
authorized notice, jvbich appears this mor
ning under our editorial head, that the sus
pended banks of onr city bare adopted a
resolution to re*ume specie payments ia July
next No particular day, we learn, is fixed
for the resumption, but we presume It will be
jesrly In the mooth.”
Writtsa far the Wire-Grass Reporter
Me. Editob .—ln Southern Georgia ainoe
i the re-organisation of tbe Brunswick &and
Florida Bail Road, under tbe administration
of Sol. Foot* President, Amo* Davie and
others director!*,’ tWre has been excitement
throughout tbe length and breadth of its in
fluence.
The people on tbe line, and in the coun
ties through which it passed, or expected to
pees;were all anxious to know how the work
progressed, until through all its miefortunee,
tbat road or company bad tbe good fortune
of connecting -itself with an enterprise of
strength and importance, which not only in
vited the connexion, but would be the means
of bringing to that point millions of transit,
to h* poured into the hip of Brunswick, as
well as making large dividends for the stock
holders in tbe road.
I moan the read known as the Main
Trunk. Have you thought of it/ why its
long line is to be a tributary to the abort but
important B A F R R, only about seventy
mile* long/ yea a tributary, whose western
terminus may be the Pacific. What little
city might not be proud of such a glowing
future 7—or what R R company could re
frain from rejoiceing with such a tributary /
But I fear there are still some dissatisfac
tion existing.
We find some even in Brunswick who are
not satisfied. Savannah's influence will not
let them be what nature designed then, and
therefore they will still persist in getting to
the western terminus, first, by crossing the
Main Trunk, wending their way to Albany.
Now it seems to uS that what little knowl
edge we have of that road's prospects for the
future—judging by its past history—that its
company should fire thirty-two rounds when
it roaches the Main Trunk, and stop, turn
all its aid to the tributary, and filibuster Sav
annah with odds less proportioned.
But unfortunutely for tbe people of S A
S W Geo., those disaffections do not stop in
deluding the citiaens of Brunswick and the
stockholders of the B&F RR. They are
getting exlant in the counties through which
the M TANARUS, B Ii is expected to be located.—
There are three lines run by the engineers
of that company, the old B &. F R B lino,
a middle line through Troupvilie, and one
running south or below Troupvilie. The
citizens in the upper part of Lowndes and
Thomas desire the old B & F R B line, nnd
I understand, think if they will insist on this
project of the B dt, F R B running to Alba
ny, that the Main Trunk compauy will adopt
the upper line, those on the middle line think
that, that should be the one on which the
road should be located, while tbe extreme
Tower line hiflnenceare sanguine of the prac -
ticability of tbeir favorite.
Now, a few words more and I am done.—
In your city and in Troupvilie you can
boast of three presses, which should act as
great conservatives in allaying all this disaf
fection, and knowing as you ail do that the
Railroad cannot be made through the land
of all the people, and they knowing the
same thing, it does seem to us that you all
(presses) should use every argument to in
duce the people to put their shoulders to the
wheel aud move this great enterprise ahead,
on as straight aud as practicable a route as
tbe engineers can locate it. M. J. C.
IAS OVEB THE NIAGARA FALLS.
We learn from Conductor Well# that a man
went over the Falls of Niagara yesterday.
He came from the Canada side at Chippewa
in a sail boat nearly to the American shore,
and was in tho act of returning when he
went into the rapids. It wag thought by
those who saw him from the shore, that lie
was imprudent in bis management of tha
boat, and depended on his sail long after he
should hav% taken it down and resorted to
his oars to save'himself. It is said the boat
was actually in the rapids before the aaiLwns
lowered, and then it was too late. Who the
mail was is not known on the American side.
Boat and man were lost sight of long before
they reached the great fall. —Rochester Un
ion May 20.
THE “STTX” TO BE CAPTURED
The greatest excitement prevails in Hav
ana, consequent upon the late landing of
British Marines on the Island. A letter
aays i ‘ :
“An American Captain, who is abont to
leave Havana for the Chinese seas to bring
a cargo of immigrants to Cuba, was fitting
up a vessel in such a manner as to be able to
resist the attack of any vessel that may as
sail him at sea, either going or returning; and
he has declared his intention to fight for it, if
the Styx attempts to board and search him.
Some of tbe rich people of Havana so high
ly approve of .this determination that they
have offered this captain $20,000 if Ije -can
succeed in bringing the puguacipus Styx in
to harbor as a conquered gunboat. I 1 he re
sult of those bellicoes indications remain to
be seen; but no doubt the prompt and deci
sive measures of the American government
uill prevent the sanguinary iutenlions of in
dividual captains. -
WOMAN'S PREROGATIVES IN THE ASCENDANT
Ah entire Chinese Regiment, for having
abandoned an nntentable fort during tbe re
cent attack on Canton by the French and
English forces, has been sentenced to wear
women’s clothes for five years.
The guardian of some manumitted slaves
in Virginia, applied to Joshua Giddings for
information aa to the best place they could
besenj; he recommended a certain county
in his own State, Ohio. Upod .hearing of it,
a paper pablished in the county Selected, re
marks :
We can inform Mr. Giddings that no more
negroes are wanted m this conuty. We
have already enough of them and to spare,
and atjiy attempt to introduce another batch
l of woro-out aad decrepid slaves among us
would be restated with force. Why did not
Joshua recommend his own county?
OPIEHMI Os THE JUDGE* Os THE OT**M*
COVET OR THE FOOTS FIESBBTXD
ST GOT. MOWS.
At the last sesaion, the General Assemby
agreed to tba amendment, agreeably to tba
provisions of the Constitution, proposed by
the previous session of that body, ft>r tbe res
toration of annual sessions of the Legisla*
ture. The* adoption of that amendment
make* it necessary to give a to
the Constitution as changed by previous
amendments, so far aa it respects the time of
electing Senators and Representatives, and
tbe terms for which they respectively shell
exercise the powers with which they were
clothed by their constituents.
, It is very important to the interests of the
people, that the statutes hereafter passed
should be enacted by a constitutional Legisla
ture, for if they should not be, they must bo
void and of no effect whatever. The Gov
ernor, we are authorised to say, does not con
sider himself invested with power, under the
Constitution, to exercise a controlling judg
ment in this matter. But anxious that a cor
rect interpretation of tbe Constitution should
be given, in order to prevent the embarrass
ment and difficulties, which would certainly
ensue upon the legislation of a doubtful con
stitutional power, he sought the opinions of
the Judges of the Supreme Court, as indi
viduals and not as a Court, upon this and
other matters growing out of these amend
ments. He know of no more reliable resort,
and, if the object he had in view, the settle
ment of public opinion, according to right
and the Constitution, so as to ensure Legis
lation, by a constitutional General Assembly,
is satisfactorily accomplished, ail that he de
sired is done.
We understand the Governor requested
the opinion of the gentlemen referred to in
the following points, in substance :
1. As the Constitution now stands arc the
members of tbe House of Representatives to
be elected annually or biennially 1
2. Docs the amended Constitution apply
to the members elected last fall and author
ize them to meet agaiu next fall, they hav
ing held the usual biennial session and ad
journed tine die; or will the annual sess
ions commence after the next biennial elec
tion 1 ,
3. If there be a session of the Legislature
next Nhfrember. are the new counties enti
tled to be represented ; and if so, bow is the
election to take place 7 by order of the Gov
ernor as in case of vacancy or without sucli
order? and how long will the Senator and
Representative be entitled to serve ?
„4. If the residence of a Senator bo cut off;
by an act forming anew county, into tbe j
new county, does his office of Senator of
tho county for which he was elected for a
Senatorial term, become vacant, or does lie
continue Senator of the eftunty for which he
was originally elected 1
To the first of these questions two of tbe
Judges answer that the members of the
House of Representatives are to be elected
biennially The other Judge answers that>|
they are to be, elected annually.
The second question, they all answer that
the Legislature should meet next fall under
tbe aa>eiided.CojiLUitipi),-amL two. of them .
are of npinion'that the Senators and Repre
sentatives should meet under the election of
last October, and tho other being of opinion,
tnat the election of members of the House
of Representatives should be annual, thinks
that the Senators elected last October should
return and serve at the next session, but that
a naw election should be held in October for
members House of Representatives.
They nil agree that, notwithstanding, the
Legislature adjourned sine die, they should
assemble in November next, as they will
meet, not under their adjournment, but under
.the Constitution and law.
To the third question, two of the Judges
answer that the newly created counties
are-entitled to be represented in the next
Legislature ; that tbe electiop will take place
under the Constitution and the law, on tbe
first Monday iu October next, and one of
them believes that when elected the Senator
will be elected for a constitutional term of
(wo years, that the Representative will be
fleeted for his constitutional term of oneyear;
the other of these two Judges is of opinion,
that when elected the Senator nnd Repre
sentative will be entitled te serve out the
term only for which the present Senators and
Representatives were elected.
The third (Judge Benning) is of opinion
that the new counties nre not entitled to be
represented as counties in the Legislature at
its session next fall.
To the fourth question, two of tbe Judges
answer that the formation of anew county,
embracing within its limits the residence of a
Senator or Representative vacates his office
of Senator or Representative for the county
for which he was elected, and in which he
docs not now reside; and a writ of election
should s,t a proper time be issued by the
Governor to fill such vacancy. The other
(Judge Benning) is of opinion his office is
not thereby vacated, but lie is entitled to
serve out bis term as Senator or Represen
tative for which he was elected ; represen
ting in the session of the Legislature next
fall the same territory for which he was elec
ted as though no new county had been form
ed. In a word, Judgo Benning’s opinion,
we understand, is, that every Senator and
every Representative, who held a seat in the
session of the Legislature last fall,has a right
to return aud take his seat in the session of
next fall.
We will not,express an opinion upon the
several points contested among themselves
by the Judges; but we place before the
country, for their consideration, their views,
which, of course, cannot be authoritative or
binding upon any one. We will suggest,
however, by way of enquiry if it would not
be best for the people to acquiesce in the an
swers given by. a majority of those gen
tlemen to each question submitted to them ?
We understand the Governor concurring
in opinion with the majority ; jpJL the Judges
holds that each new county is entitled, under
the Constitution, without any writ of elec
tion, to elect a Senator and Representative
on the first Monday in October next, to rep
resent the county in the session of the Leg
islature to be held next fall. That he, also,
concurs with the majority of the Judges that
the Senators and Representatives who were
cut off into the new counties connot longer
represent tbe old counties for which they!
wore elected, but in which they do not now
reside. He will, therefore, issue writs of
election to fill such vacancies, which elections 1
will, also, be ordered to be held on tbe Ist
Monday in October naxt.
W* understand it is further the- opinion 1
of the Judge* and Governor, that the tfro
Houses will proceed to business under thu or
ganixation of last sesaion retaining the same |
officers. . .
ID LOTTERY BTOIHS** —IMPORTANT LET
TERS’ Ac
It appears that Mayor Tietnann of New
York, ia going to immortalize himself by a
crusade against lotteriea generally, and those
of Georgia in particular.
He haa now found out that lotteriea are
illegal in our State as the law has expired
by its own limitations authorizing them in
Georgia. ,
The New York Post of Fnday makes a
great display on the matter and says:
One of the most extensive lotteriea in tbe
United States is the one called the Sparta
Academy Lottery, located in Augusta, and
sending its agents to all parts of the coun
try It is owued by Samuel Swan, Benja
min B. Wood and George P. Eddy. Benja
min B. Wood is of New York, a brother of
Fernando, and is said to be one of the heav
iest proprietors in the coucern.
Two weeks ago. Sergeant Birney was
despatched to Georgia, with a letter from the
Mayor to the Attorney General of that state,
in which, after refering to the laws of our
state on. this subject, be says:
“ Information has been furnished me,
and I believe truly, that the lottery in ques
tion is not authorized by the laws of your
State; that the statute under which it was
created is long since inoperative, either by
its own limitation or non user, and that it is
a fraud upon your State.
“ Its continuance is*a source of great truob
le in this city, from the fact that instead of
selling tickets only, an infamous business
known as policies, which is a sort of insur
ance upon tho drawing of certain numbers on
particular days, is mainly dependant on this
lottery for its continuance, the same persona
who pretend to be interested in tho lottery
in question being interested in tbe policy bu
siness.’’
Sergeant Birney went to Washington,
where he received a lettpr from Howel Cobb
to Governor Brown. When arrived in Mil
ledgeville, he called upon the Governor, who,
upon satisfying himself that the Mayor was
correct, and that the lotteries ot the state
were illegal, promised to use all the power
in his hands for the extermination of the nu
isance. Birney then went to Augusta with
letters to the Attorney General. The Grand
Jury had just adjourned; but another jury
was immediately summoned. Tbe parties
were arrested, the papers and witnesses pro
duced ; and the jury returned true bills of
indictment against each of the following
\ persons: ‘ - ■ .
Samuel Swan, Benjamin Wood George
P. Eddy, owners of the lottery.
Frederick P. Barber, Leon P. Dugas com
missioners, professing authority to draw.
James A. Eddy, Charles , ? A. Lothrop,
clerks.
All the parties except Mr. Wood, reside
I in Augusta; but Mr. Eddy, is absent in New
York. The remainder of the parties named
were arrested, and each held to bail in t lie j
sum of §2,000 on each indictment, making
| SIO.OOO per head, as five bills were found
ajttffnst each matt; it is supposed that wnr
officer will be sent with a requisition for the
arrest of Wood. . ;
It is stated that this concern receives one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars a week.—
It professes to give out two million dollars a
week in prizes.
We subjoin the following letters relating
I to tbe affair:
HOWELI, COBB TO GOVERNOR BROWN.
Washington City May 7, 1858.
Sir: Allow me to introduce to yon Mr.
Serf-eat Birney, of New York city. He vis
its Georgia to make inquiries into our laws
00 the subject of certain lotteries authorized
by acts of the legislature. He goes as the
agent of the Mayor of New York, who is
engaged in the laudable object of attempt
ing to suppress those nuisances. lam sure
you will render him all the aid in your pow
er in carrying out the object of his visit.
I am, very respectfully, your, &c.,
Howell Cobb.
Gov. Brown, Milledgeville
TO ATTORNEV-GENERAL M‘LAWR
Executive Department, V
Milledgeville, Ga., May 12, 1858. J
Dear Sir : Sergeant Birney of the city of
New York, under authority of tbe Mayor of
that city, has visited Georgia for the purpose
of ascertaining whether the Sparta Acade
my Lottery is being lqgally conducted, and
whether it can be suppressed and broken up.
It seems tho lottery is becoming a source of
much injury to the citizens of New York,
and is not only producing much distress, but
is having a very bad moral effect both there
and elsewhere. Sergeant Birney has taken
the opinion of able counsel in Georgia, .who
advise him that the lottery as now conduct
ed is wholly illegal, and that persons selling
tickets or conducting this lottery are subject
to indictment and punishment.
Aeting upon this view of tbe case, he vis
its your city, learning that your court is in
session,for the purpose of obtaining bills of in
dictment against this class of offenders. I re
gard the lotteries as a great evil, and their
continuance as very disreputable to our State.
If, upon examination, you find that this
lottery, or any other, is being conducted
without anthority of law, I would feel much
gratified if you would take immediate steps
forthe suppression of these swindling schemes
and Tor tlie punishment of those who are
maintaining, aiding and abbetting them.—
You are fully authorized to use my hamo
officially in any legal way which may be nec
essary to put down this system of gambling,
vice'and immorality.
Any attention you may be able to give
Sergeant Birney, or any assistance in the
furtherance of bis object, in the particulars
above mentioned, will be highly apprecia
ted by bim, and regarded as a personal fa
vor by
”.* Your friend and ob’t servant,
Joseph E. Brown. ,1
Col, Wm. R. M'Lawr, Att*y Gen. of Ua.
4 GOV. BROWN TO MAYOR TtBMANN.
Executive Department, 1
Milledgeville. Ga., May 11, 1858. J
Dear Sir: I have reeeived.from the hand
of Sergeant Birney) tbe letter addressed by
;you to the .Attorney-General of this State,
on the subject of tbe lotteries authorized by
i certain old acts of tbe legislature of this State.
1 1 regret that these lotteries are so conducted
as to operate very injuriously to the people of
j your city. r
| ••* been a long time since the date of
the acts (Which authorize them. Tbe feel
ings of our people and the polic.v of our’
3tato are now decidedly opposed to **.
! such system of swindling. I 4o*ll<
\my power to have them suppressed. Hr
: opinion is tbat no one of them is now lanu
1 tbiuk they have forfeited tbe rights which
they once had, by abuse of the privilege an j
by non user of the franchise. Our dwa a*o.
.pie have been little annoyed by
they are conducting most of their operation,
Out of tbe State. The consequence is that
no recent legislative enactment has placed
at my disposal any amount of money so,
their suppression. I.
Sergeant Birney expresses a
to employ counsel to conduct the litigatiou
if necessary. Our Attorney-Genlral i, 0 ’
ly tbe solicitor of a circuit; and aa th* lottel
ry agent will doubtles employ good coa n j*l
I think it would be safest to have counsel
B'‘dated with hte Attorney-General. I w jjj
permit tbe use of my name in the institution
of the proceeding, and will do all which I
can with propriety do to have them
sed.
There may be some doubt whether a cam
can be made which will authorize oar court*
under our law to grant an immediate injnnc
tion, as we have no such statute a* 1* f unn( j
in several of the States upon this subject.
Os tbe final success of the action, and th
final injunction, I entertain little dovbt.
Wishing you much success in yoor lauda
ble attempts to enforce rigidly the criminal
laws of your city, I am. with great respect,
Your obedient servant,
Joskph E. Brows.
Hou. Daniel F. Tiemau, Mayor of the city
of New York.
THE LATER IRDIAH NEW! !! J
The Col. Commanding hns furnished ns
the following express intelligence :
Direct from Capt. Branuui, Fort Mym.
dated May the 12th, informs us that one of
Billy’s boat party has arrived at Fort My res
in obedience to the sigu left by Billy at their
old camps.
Capt. B. requests an interprertcr. Samp
son the Interpreter, left yesterday in the U.
S. steamer Texas Ranger, for that Post, in
anticipation of the Captain’s request.—law
pa Peninsular May, 1 5t/i.
Tbe editor of Peninsular seems confident
t iat the War is now over and hostilities
should cease, and assigns for this opinion
tbe following among other reasons:-.
The condition of Sam Jones is doubtless
known, to be that of an old worn out man,
(110 years of age) asking nothing from the
Delegation except permission to die and be
buried on his native soil. The active raeu
surrounding him arc his relatives, only.
The boat party of Bowlegs’ are without a
chief, and left tbe Cypress some months sine*,
during highwater, and arc now on Fine Is
land, In tbe Everglades, where they are com
pelled to remain until high water permits
their return. Billy says (and tho chiefs cor
roborate this) that they will come in on tbs
appearance of a white ting. He has left theta
reluctantly, and places the whole of bis jmy,
some SG.SUO, under the. charge of Col. ltc
---| tor, for their behavior; ho will reiurn
iu two or three months for them.
Tho Tallahassee* are located at or near
the Kissiuime. These men are not known
as warriors by the Chiefs; they aic by them
called'skulkers, and have no Ciiicfa with
them. **••••
It may be asked, why are we so sanguine
in this matter? We will state that we liars
conversed with the following chiefs aeperate
ly.to wit: Billy Bowlegs—Assinu ah—Acha
ti-iias -so—F uss-liajo—No-koo-bajo—W a xce-
Hadjo—Tuss-hatchee Kiuatlihi, and many
aged warriors on their way to the West, with
the intelligent officer of the Delegation and
army, nnd all have impressed us with tha
facts noticed above. There is not a Chief
Lift iu tha nation, uotVnie, except Old Sam
Jones.
It seems, however that the troops arc not
to be all withdrawn :
In relation to the defence of the son tier
we assure our renders that the Colonel Com
manding will afford satisfactory protection,
by placing four companies of regular troop*
on the line, and will he assisted by one of
our old and efficient volunteer Captains.—
This matter was advised by Col. Rector.—
Although offensive operations have ceased,
defensive are in full force.
Capt. Kilburn left here on Thursday last
for Washington, for means, and authority to
return with a small delegation, among them
will come Billy Bowlegs.
-TRANSPLANTING WHITE SHAD
A rare and novel cargo of freight arrived
here on Wednesday evening last, by tin
Macon & Western Railroad, en route tor the
Alabama River. It consisted of a large
wooden tank, holding one-or two thousand
gallons of water, located upon an open car,
in which was placed some six or seven thou
sand young shod fish. The large family
were alive, and seemed to be doing well.—
Wo understand that they were taken ia
branches near the Ocmulgee and Ocon**
rivers, in the vicinity of Macon and Milled**-
ville, and belong to a company gentle
men iu Alabama, w ho design putting them in
the Alabama river, and oilier streams in that
State, where nature seems to have omitted ta
place the Simon pure.white shad.
The cargo that passed bore, are very di
minutive specimens of the shad tribe, rang
ing from about a quarter of an inclt,.np to
three inches in length—the larger ones being
thin, and so transparent, that one could easi
ly see through them.
We learn from tho man in charge, that the
company has a pond, through which a fresh
water stream passes, somewhere in the
neighborhood of Montgomery, In which tbe
little fish are to be kept uutii largo enough
to take care of themselves. Or rather until
they are old enough to have some idea of the
iastinctive law of aelf-preaerVation, otherwise
they would zH bc v destroyed by tbclargaJW*
in the rivers. “
This is an interestin g experiment,
hope it may prove entirely successful. — At
lanta Intel. J —as
A number of the citizens of Wskulls
unite in a notice, which is published iu the
Newport Times of Wednesday, of intention
to apply to thqjiext meeting of the
tore of this Stitte for a charter for a Railroad,
to run from some point on the Georgia line,
between Thomasville and Grooverville, to
Newport, witli privilege of extension to deep
water in the Spanish HoJe.— Floridian r
Journal, May 29th.
The damage to tbe sugar crop of Louis
iana, by tbe Bell Crevasse alone, is esGtW’
ted at-not less than ?3.000,000.