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-AJST ACT, ;’ Tt lay out and organize anew county from the countieaof Lowndes and Thomaa, and for other purposes (herein specified. Skc. 1. .Be k enacted ,by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in Goneral assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that fiom and immediately after the passage of this act, anew county shall he and the same is hereby laid out from the counties of and Thomas, to be included within the following limits, to-wit: Beginning at the Florida line, where the Witnlccoochce river enters said Siftte, and running up said river to the junction of the said Withlecoo* clice with Little river to the line between lota of land numbers 59 and 60, in tho 12th district of Lowndes county, thence running to the SoutH-west corner of lot of land number 35, in the 12th laud district of said county of Lowndes, and thence running due North to the county line between Lowndes and Borrien, thence running the line between said counties of Lowndes and Berrien to lino of Colquitt county, thence running the line between Lowndes and Colquitt and Thomaa and Colquitt to tho lino dividing lots of land numbers 392 and 43V, in Thom as, thence running due South to the Ocilla river, and thence running down the Ociila river to the Florida lino, and tiience running the line between Lowndes and the State of Florida to tho entrance of Withlecoochee river into said State of Florida—(the start* ing point.) Skc. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeim'id, that the new county, described in the Ist Section of this Act, shall be called and known by the name of Brooks, aiid shall be attached to the Ist Congression al district, and to the Southern Judicial Cir cuii. and to the 6th division and 2nd brigade of Georgia Militia. Skc. 3. And be it further enacted by tho authority aforesnid, that the persons inclu dedin said new county, entitled to vote in the same, shall, on*tho Ist Monday in Janti-- v ary next; elect fivo Justices of the Inferior Court, an Ordinary, a Clerk of the Superior - Court, Clerk of thp Inferior Court, a Sheriff, a Coroner, TANARUS Collector, and Receiver of Tat. returns, a County Surveyor, and a County Treasurer for said new county, and that said election for officers shall be held at the several places where Justice’s Courts are now hdd within tho limits of said-new coun ty, sml tho Governor, on the same being cer tified to him, shall 1 commission the persons returned as elected at such election, who shall hold their offices respectively^Tor the terms prescribed by law, and until their successors shall be elected and qualified; and said Jus tices of the Inferior Court, after they shall have been commissioned, shall proceed, aa .soon ns possible, to lav off said county into Militia Districts, and to advertise -for the election of two Justices of tho Peaco in each district in which no Justice, now in com mission, may reside; and in case one Justice, in commission, shall reside in any one of said districts, then ono other shall be elected for said district, nnd tho Governor, on being duly certified of the election of such Justices, ’ shall commission them according to law; and all officers, now in commission, within the limits of said new county, shall hold their commission and exercise the duties of their scvcral offices, within said new county, for the terms respectively for which they were •kited, and until their successors shall bo . commissioned and qualified. Skc. 4. And bo it further enacted by the authority aforesnid, that the Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, nftor they shall have been commissioned nud qualified, shall have full power and authority, and shall by the Ist February, 1859, select and locate u site for the public buildings of said noyv county, to be called Quitman; and the said Justices, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized and invested with full power to purchase a tract of land foil tho location of tho county site, to divide the same into lots and soil each lot at public sale to the highest bidder for the benefit of said county, or to make such other arrangements or contracts concerning the cAunty site or the location of tho public buildings as they may think prop er. Provided, however, that said Justices of tho Inferior Court shall locate the county site and the public buildings within four miles of the centre of said now county. Skc. 5. And bo it further enacted, That so soon as tho Justices of the Inferior Court of said county, shall have laid off said Militia districts, the places of holding Justices Courts in said districts respectively bo nud each of them is hereby established an election pre cinct. Skc. G. Anti lie it furflier enacted, That the papers appertaining to all suits ponding in either of said counties, out of which this new county is formed when the defendants reside hi sueh uew county, shall bo transferred to the proper officers of said now county, and there tried and disposed of; nnd that all mesne process, executions and other final process in the hands of the Sheriff*, Coroners and Con stables of the counties of which thn now county is formed, nnd which property be longs to Baid new county, and may lmvcbceu levied and in part executed, and such pro ceedings therein not finally disposed ot at the organization of said new couuty, shall be delivered over to the corresponding officers of said new county, and such officers are hereby authorised and required to proceed with the same nnd in tlio manner as if such lirocess had been originally iu their hands, ’rovided that the costs ,tjien duo shall be paid before the case shall bo romoved, and proVidod that in all cases publication of the time and piaco of sale, and proceeding of the Tike character in the new county shall be made for the time now prescribed by law; and all such process which properly belongs to the counties out of which such new county is formed, which may be in the bauds of the . officers of said new county, shall, in like maimer, bo delivered over to the officers of said counties, to be executed by'Them iu the manner herein prescribed. Sue. 7. And bo it further enacted, That the Superior Courts of said new county shall be held QO the third Mondays in May and November, and the Inferior Courts ou the thk(J.Mondays in August and February, aud the Courts of Ordioary shall be held at the times as prescribed by law for the different counties of this State. Sue. S. And be it further enacted, That all public business of said new county shall be transacted at’ Thomas Folsom’s, in said new county, until tho public site shall be lo cated by the Inferior Court as aforesaid, aud said place shall be one the election pre cincts for said new e> • so long as the public business of the new county is trans acted there. Skc. 9. And be it further enacted, That the funds of Lowndes county, now in tho hands of the Treasurer, shall, after the debts of the. county are fully paid off and dis charged, be equally divided between the said county o? Lowndes and the said new county of Brooks hereby laid out, arid said Treasurer is hereby authorized and required so pay over the same to the Treasurer of Brooks county; and the said new county shall also be entitled to receive its equal share of the nett funds raised by county taxation in the present county of Lowndes for the present year, which are now, or may hereafter coma into the hands of the Tax Collector. Bkct. 10. And be it furtherenacted, That the funds in the hands of the Ordinary of Lowndes County for Poor School purposes at the time of the passing of this act, shall be equitably divided between the said county of Lowndes and the county of Brooks, upon the following basis, that is to say, the Ordi nary of Lowndes county shall make out and furnish to the Ordinary of Brooks, a state ment of the fund in his hands at the timo aforesaid, and also the number of poor chil- dren in the county of including that part of the territory of said couuty cut off (into the county of Brooks,) and shall pay over to the Ordinary of Brooks county a pro-rata share according to the number of children in that part of the territory of the same which is taken from the county of Lowndes. THK WIRE-GRASS REPORTER. SEVER E. LOVE 4 WILLIAM CLINE, EDITORS. IrioMASVTLJJ^T^GAT^ WEDNESDAY, DEC’BER 9MBSS. Agents for this Paper.’ The following gentlemen have kindly conaented to act a* agents for the Wire-Gra** Reporter,whose receipt* will be acknowledged for any monies due this office: 8. M. I’ettenohx & Cos., New York- Henry T. Mash, Duncanville, ThAm** Cos. G*. R. A. Kemp, Dry Lake, Thomas Cos. Ga. Joshua GriPpih, TmupGUe, Lowndes Cos., Ga. B. B. Ransonk, Irw inville, Ga. Tlios. Wilcox, Jacksonville, Telfair Cos., Ga. W. 1{ Overstreet, Nashville, Berrien Cos., Ga. A. J. Lings, Milltown,Berrien Cos., Ga. W. J. Mabry, Griffin’s Mills, Berrien Cos., Ga. _ R. N. Parish, Ava t Berrien Cos ,Ga. - John C. Nichoi.lb, Wareshm-o, Ga. EVERETT'S PAVILION. This ram exhibition will be here and open on to-morrnw night. Performance to com mence at 7 o’clock. It is not often that a public exhibition of as much interest passes this War: when it does, tho opportunity to see it should not bo neglected. COMMUNICATIONS. A* our paper is much crowded this week with communications and other matter of interest, wo have behq obliged to put a por tion of original matter on our first page, to which we respectfully^refer our readers. MAIN TRUNK. It will be seen by an advertisement in our paper of to-day, that tho Board of Directors of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Company call for the third anil fourth instalments of ten per cent each, upon the capital stock of tho Company, the former to be paid on the 15th of January, nnd tho latter-on the Ist of March next, at the Company's office in Sa vannah... We presume A. T. Mclntyre of this place, and J. R. Stapler of Lowndes, are authorized to receive the instalments due in this section, os heretofore. ” ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE. The Educational bill and the act to form tho new county of Brooks, will be found in our columns this week. RAILROAD CASUALTY. W. Scot Williams, connected with the house of Johnson & Hamilton, New- York, (residence of self nnd family Greenville, S. C.,) received an injury on the Waynesboro’ Railroad on, the nighFof tho Bth inst., by which his icg wassevorcly ’aceratcd, and had to be amputated tlio next day. He only survivod twenty-four hours, and died oil Thursday night. THE JANUARY ELECTIONS. On the first Monday in January next, the voters ot UeorgiA will bo again called on to mako choice of couuty Tax Collectors aud Receivers, and in this Judicial Circuit also to electa Judge and Solicitor-General of the Superior Court. The elective franchise in a republican government is the palladium of her liberties. Unlike the monarchical gov ernments of the old world, no one is born here an emperor or a king, who holds power or station “by the grace of God,” as they are there pleased to use the term,but each one must measurably be the architect of his own fortune, and for office and station, under Su prome Power, submit to the uncontrolled will of the people. No one-is born *’ booted and spurred ” to rido over the sovereign people, but on the contrary every one stands amena ble to that great power its long as he enjoys governmental privileges and protection. The elective privilege cannot be too highly estima ted; and in proportion to its value should it be exorcised with prudence and circumspec tion. Mr. Jefferson’s great tests for office should never be lost sight of, M Is he honestl Is he capable ?” If a man is capable of discharging the duties of the office he seeks, and can bn relied on to discharge them in honest fidelity, for tho benefit of the people at large, without prejudice or favor to any, that mania fit for office, and you may give him your vote with confidence. In this county the Into. Convention of Relegates fresh from the people, have made choice of such nominocs, and we trust that every member of the Democratic party who values the tenets and principles of the party will come out and show their faith by their works. CHRISTMAS. This is the last paper we shall publish in this month. Gar next paper will be issued on the first day of January, 1859, and from that time forth will be sent out on Saturday instead of Wednesday, as now published. We have urgent reasons for making this change. It accommodates a large number of our subscribers in Lowndes, Berrien, Telfair, Irwin, Coffee, Ware and Appling, who get their papers by way of Troupvlile. The mail leaves Troupville for these counties but once a week, on Monday morning, and by publishing on Saturday, our papers go imme diately on, with the latest intelligence, where as, if printed on Wednesday, they all lay over at Troupville and get no further until the same time—Monday morning. By pub lishing on Saturday, we also give tho Sheriffs and Ordinaries till the latest day to make out their advertisements, four weeks and from Saturday till Tuesday, just covering the legßl time. We find by examination that a great many will be accommodated and but a small number incommoded by the change. To our numerous patrons we extend the best wishes of the season—a merry Christ mas—good crops—fair prices—prosperity in business—patience in reverses—and a happy immortality. .• All advertisements and communications for the Wire-Grass Reporter, to insure atten tion, must he left or sent to the office so as to bo there by Thursday evening or early Friday morning. FAY TO THE DELEGATES OF THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION We are gratified to see that Ctd. Milledge, of Augusta, has at last succeeded in procuring the passage, as an amendment to the general Appropriation bill, a clause authorising the payment of two hundred and fifty dollars to each of the delegates of the Nashville Convention from this State. The younger portion of community may not all know that this was a Convention ot delegates from all the Southern States, called seveial years ago, to consult on the alarming inroads of North ern fanntics upon Southern institutions, auij the best mode and manner of redress.— Whatever opinion may be entertained of the propriety of the step, all will concede that the members of the Convention were legally . delegated and actuated by patriotic motives. While pay was withheld from them, a cloud of public disapprobation veiled their deeds. This act of justice, tardy as it has been, may not pay the expenses they incurred in attend ing the Convention, but it does more and better for them; it removes the odium of pub- ■ lie censure from their acts, and places them j in honor before their fellow-citizens. The state is indebted to Col. Milledge of Augusta,; for his patriotic exertions in this behalf. lie agitated this question ns he introduced the first hill to pay the mem bers of the Convention, and has steadily per- \ severed with anew bill each year, until at last he has procured honor and justice for them. OUR BOOK TABLE. Several of tho periodicals for January have come to hand. First and foremost is ~ ifJonKv’s Lady's Book, of 94 pages, con taining its usual variety of good reading matter, three splendid engravings, a beautiful fashion plate, and abryit sixty plain engravings. Philadelphia. One copy S3 per annum, two copies $5, three copies §6, paya ble in advance. Arthur’s Lady’s Home Magazine, 60 pages. This periodical improves from month . to month, and now tanks, amongst the host j of the. day. The January number contains two fine steel engravings, a beautiful fasliion.j plate, and a variety of plain cuts. Philadel phia. $2 a year. Four copies for 85, always in advance. ; We have also received the Southern Literary Messenger, for January. Jt is a capital number. The story of Blannerhassct Alone, wlqch this number contains, is worth j the year’s subscription. This is a work which ! every man at the South who can afford it, and is fond ot fine reading, should patronize. Richmond. Terms, tlirco dollars per Annum, in advance. In this connection we must not omit the Southern Cultivator, published in Augus ta, at $1 per annum. Evcry\Planter should tako and read the Cultivator. Thk Great Reitrlic. This is anew monthly, risen out of the ruins of Putnam’s and Emerson’s Magazines. The January number promises well. It is large, contain ing 112 pages of excellent reading matter, interspersed with a variety of wood engra vings, well executed, a fashion plate, and a page of music. New York. One copy $3, two copies $5, five copies $lO. The Westminster and North British Reviews have also come to hand. For the merits of those works, prices, &c., we refer to the publisher's advertisement on the last page of this paper- QUALIFICATION OF VOTES?. ; Wo publish, for tho information of our readers, from Cobb’s Digest, pago 239, the first section of “an act to alter and amend the oath to be administeied to voters at elec tions in this State—approved Dec. 22, IS3/5,” by which it will be seen that citizenship of the United States, a residence of six months in the county, full age, and having paid alf taxes legally required, entitles overy white male inhabitant to ‘iTvote. Sei'. 1. Tlyit from and after the passage of this Act, the oath required by law to be adininiatcred to, voters at elections for mem bers of the Legislature, and other civil offi cers of this iState, shall be as follows: I, ■■ —, do solemnly swear or affirm las tbe case may be) that 1 have Attained to the age of twenty-one years; have paid all legal tax es which have beau required of me, and which I bave bad an opportunity of paying according to law; that a -iitizon of the; United States, and have usually resided in; this county for the last six months, and have , considered it my home or place of residence during that period, ao help me God. ISS AND ITS INCIDENTS. If we mistake not, all modern prophecy lias been looking forward with ihucb interest to the events of 1858. By some the year was dotted off as the first of the milleoium. It has certainly been one of great events, althoogh we have not yet seen the hungry lion lie do'jvu with the lamb, nor the little child play wit-lr the cockatrice-. But there ha* been three comets visible in the heavens at one and the same time. Japan and Chiua have been opened to- Christianity and the trade of the world. British India has been subdued, with the same effect. British North America, through the gold discoveries on Frazer’s river, has received an impetus r in trade and popnlation at the extreme North west, which may make it a formidable as well as dangerous neighbor in time to come. Australia, by the same powerful influence of gold, has suddenly grown into the stature of a nation, colonial in little more than the name. Livingstone has shown up Africa al together different to what it waaever looked upon before, and the English have abandoned their efforts in Asia, and turned their atten tion to Africa for a more abundant supply of cotton. An outpouring of the Holy Spirit, such as was never known before since the day of Pentecost, has pervaded the whole land j and last, but not least, the Atlantic cable has been laid, a stupendous event of ! itself, whether successful or otherwise. All these matters might bo enlarged upon, but we merely mention them to show that 1858 ha* been a year of momentous events, with results in embryo that may largely affect the future world in their consequences. (y* Col. James Chksnct, jr. has been elected Upiteft’ States Senator from South Carolina. s*, WORTHY OF ATTENTION. We do not know that there has been a bill presented to the Legislatuse this session, j worthy of more attention, than the one re | ferred to below; or one which, if possible, would snwerve the reading public more at large. Every word is true that the editor writes. It is almost impossible now to col lect a newspaper account by law, and when i collected, it is so small, that the lawyer wants : all for his fee, and perhaps does not censider [himself half paid their. The law should be, that all newspaper accounts should be collcct !ed at the courthouse of the county. Then ah editor conld have one legal agent for all his debts in that county at the court-house, ; the .business w'ould pay him for attending Iho it, and iho editor would lose but lit | tie. As the law now stands, the editor is at tire mercy of every- scamp who- 1 may choose to put bis name on his subscription list; and land we are satisfied that some do it with intent to defraud. Every one of these is a dead weight upon the establishment, and not a few papers have been sunk to the State, and lost to the reading public, because they ! could not stand up under this indiscriminate pillage. Judge Crittenden has made a wor -1 thy effort to serve the public at large, by in | trodneing this bill. There are very few men | indeed -who cannot afford to pay for a paper once a year, if they desire to do so. They should not take a paper if they cannot, and ; the printer should have afforded to him every ‘"facility for collecting his debt wlion they are I either unable or unwilling to pay for it, after they have voluntarily ordered it to betseut to., them. WOiihy of Commendation. - . I lie press in Georgia will, in u*r opinion* i be recreant to itself and unjust to its friends |if it does not give the meed of praise to ; Judge Crittenden, of Spalding county, for ! introducing the first bill into the Georgia Le | gislature which looks towards securing the rights of newspaper publishers. There is no public enterprise, there is no political pur pose ever sought to be accomplished without the aid of the press; and yet no one, in ad vance of Judge Crittenden, ever seems to have thought of the interest of the press in the legislation nf the Stato. Ho has intro duced into the present Legislature a bill. “To point out the mode of collecting newspaper accounts; editors allowed to col lect their claims at the point of delivery.” Such a hill is manifestly just. Under the present system it is almost impossible for newspaper proprietors to collect the amounts due them, because they are distributed among various magistrate’s districts, and each sub scriber, no matter what his post office, must be hunted up, his magistrate found out, and suit instituted jn a particular district, with no one to attend to the creditor’s interests, be fore there is any possible chance for collect ing even a two dollar account. Judge Crit tenden proposes simply to make it obligatory upon newspaper subscribers to answer to the demand of their publishers at the point of delivery of their papers. Say a man lives in Spalding county, uo mattes what part of it, and takes his paper at the Griffin post of fice, let him, if he is mean enough not to pay it without, be sued at Griffin, and judgoiept be obtained against him there. Then, if he objects on the ground that he has paid, he can produce his receipt or if” he says he has not received the paper, the postmaster is on the spot totestify. Besides, responsible men will be willing to undertake the collection of newspaper accounts, under such a law, where they now refuse to do so. We say the press of the State owes a debt of gratitude to Judge Crittenden, whether his bill becomes a law or not., Let them speak put in his praise, Ours being a cash paper, we have no pecuniary interest in the matter; nevertheless we cannot forget what we have suffered in the past from wfcnt of just such srlaw as Judge Crittenden propo ses.—lndependent South. For the Wire Grass Reporter. Editor* of the XVirc-Gret** Reporter: Gentlemen:—l notice a call made by Col. E. T. Sheftall for the real name of “ Old Line Democrat,” in order that ho “ may re ply.” Now, the giving of my real name is a matter of indifference to me, and w hen you , become satisfied that other motives ’Besides that of curiosity are involved, it is de manded in a proper manner, you aid fully at Überty to give it to any pci*on. I merely expressed my honest opinions, which I know j to be also the opinions of many gentlemen who are much more renowned for learning than Old Link Democrat. ■ .: ! For the Wire tirass Reporter. SOLICITOR'S ELECTION. Messrs. Editors: — I hope you will allow ! me, “through your valuable paper, to offer a few thoughts upon the claims of our Demo- j cratic candidates for Solicitor. At first, we started out with three, Messrs. Lowry, Har- , ris and Sheftall. Messrs. Lowry and Harris being the two most prominent before the par ty, their friends interfered and effected a compromise, which resulted in the coming down of Mr. Lowry. In order then to give entire satisfaction to the party, Mr. Harris, like a high-minded gentleman, proposed to Mr. Sheftall to leave the matter between them to a convention of the District, and if the party preferred him (Sheftall) or any one else for their candidate, ho (Harris) would submit to the will of his party. This Mr. Sheftall prtmpt/y refustd to do. Now, Mr. Editor, with these facts before the party and the people, I don’t see how Mr. Sheftall can with any degree of propriety luito the face to ask or expect the Democratic party to support him. There are also other good reasons why we should center upon Mr. Har ris. The two greatest is, that the American party, so far as I cau learn, is centering upon Mr. McLendon as the most prominent and likely to receive the largest vote of their party. The other is, that Mr. Harris, from all the facts before us, has the stißngest claims upon us. It lins been his atm* to kocp down discord, while it seems to have been Mr. Sheftall’s object to keep up discoid and con fusion among the party. If not, why did not Mr Sheftall accept Mr. Harris’ proposi tion, and let the party say who was their choice. I have no doubt but that the party will rebuke Mr. Sheftall for his conduct at the ballot box, abd'iearn him a lesson that will do him good in the future. A Democrat. For the Wire Grass Reporter. TO THE DEMOCRATS OF THE SOUTHERN CIRCUIT Tiiomasvili.e, Dec. 20, 185S. I understand that during my absence at Milledgevilic, a report lias been put in circu lation that in a conversation with a gentle man of this county, I made use of the ex pression “ that if I was defeated for the of fice of Solicitor General I was no longer a member of the Democratic party.” That 1 ever made use of such language, or the substance of it, upon any occasion., to’ any jnan, :1 positively deny. The* gentleman who started this report has entirely mistaken and wholly misunderstood the language which I used. I know him and respect him, and have always regardedJiiip as my friend, and do not believe that he woula Intentionally [injure me in any way. 1 believe that lie lias lioajestly niisunder&mod nie, and hope he will, do me tire justice tevadmit that lie might have beep’ mistaken. If I thought that, upon the ‘contrary, he had circulated this report ma liciously.to injure me in the election in Jan uary, 1 should certainly pursue a course’ far different towards him. I am a Democrat now, and'always expect to he, even should I be defeated, until the Democratic party ceases to be what it is, a party of principle, supporting the rights of the South. I belong to the party from prin ciple, not from interest; and defeated or elect ed you will find me the same, ready and willing to stand by my principles, and to bear my portion, or even more, of the trials and labors which may fall to my lot iir support ing the glorious principles of Democracy, I consider myself as sincere and faithful a Democrat as there is in die party, certainly a much better one than my Democratic oppo nent, Mr. Sheftnll, who refused to have a Democratic Convention, our claims to he sub mitted to that Convention, upon the ground *Hiat it was not necessary for a Solicitor to be a good Democrat, and that he had been re quested by many American friends to become a candidate. This is not exactly his lan guage, hut the substance of it. But to place matters right, 1 refer you to his letter in the Wire Grass Reporter, declining my proposi tion to have a Convention. Mr. Sheftall having refused this proposi tion, I made another, the same by which Mr. Lowry and myself had settled our differences, which was to submit oiu claims to three friends, Mr. Sheftall to select one, Ia sec ond, and the two chosen a third, the three to decide who should make the race. Mr. S. a]so refused this. Democrats, what more could bo expected of me ? 1 certainly will never back out or back down from any position I take, and having made every effort to settle our differ ences in vain, I determined to make the race, and beat him if I could. There are other reports in circulation which are lied, got up for this election; and 1 here take occasion solemnly to warn any man who puts them out to take care, for 1 will hold him -up to a strict responsibility, from which he will not escape. Having submitted these facts, I appeal to the Democrats of the country not to estab lish the precedent, that a pack of lies and false reports can beat an honest'man. Should the writer bo elected, he-will be impartial to men of all parties, and should he be defeat ed you will find him still a Democrat, still devoted to the principles to which he is now warmly attached. - -- - Charles J. Harris. . For the Wire Grass Reporter. ACROSTIC. ‘ 8 oflly blow ye zephyrs gay, U p and down the hazel cove; See the gentle one at play, Asa little lamb estray, N ippiug food where’er it goes. II ow sombre thus she rests her hand, O n that cheek so beautiful;, L ovely picture ! let me stand, L eaning ou this ashen wand, Admiring her so dutiful; N ow those blue and witching eyes* D raw me nearer to the skies. L. J. A. Take letters backward as yon go, Jo regard to signature below. ACT? PASSED BY THE PRESENT LEGISLATURE ASSENTED TO BY THE GOVERNOR To appropriate money for the payment of k such Judges of the Superior and Siinreme l ourts, as hold Commissions hearing dato subsequent to the passage of the act at the last General Assembly, raising the salaries of those unices, and for the payment of certain sums herein named to It. K. Hines and Wm M. Reese. ’ * j". °. anew count y out of the coun ties of If ayette and Henry. j r To change the time of holding the Supe rior and Inferior Courts in Wayne An act to make uniform of the Supreme Court of this State, to regulate the I reversals afdha sam#, and for other purpo j ses. “ 1 An act to provide for the codification of the laws of Georgia. An act, to repeal an act ti prohibit non residents from hunting, ducking and fishinw I within the State of Georgia. “ To collect interest on open’ accounts in ! this State after they qro and to fix the time when accounts’ shall fall due, when the same is not agreed npon by the parties. *” To amend the act to change and simplify the practice and pleadings in this State, ap proved February 20th, 1854. To authorize the Justices of the Peace in < any Militia district in thisJState to adjourn their Courts from day to day, or to hold Court two or more days in each month when ever the business of any of their Courts re quire it. To alter and amend the laws of this State, in relation to notices to be given by insolvent debtors to their creditors. To change the time of holding the Inferi or Court of the connty of Clinch. To lay out and organize anew connty from the counties of Stewart and Randolph. To altev and amend the 14th section of the 15th division of the Penal Code. Relative to the issuing of Executions. To appropriate inouey for the repairs of the Penitentiary, and to erect additional buil ding to the same for the security and accom modation of the convicts. Fixing the time of holding the Inferior Courts ill the counties of Charlton mud Gor don. —77- To consolidate the offices of Clerk of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the county of Mitchell. . —• To after and amend the fiftieth section of the fourteenth division of the Penal Code. An act to appropriate money for the polit- ical year 1859, and-for other puTJioscs there in named. To authorize witnesses residing out of this Stale, to prove the execution of deeds and other instruments in writing by making oath in writing under certain provisions. To lay out and authorize anew county from the ‘counties of Uabershnm and Frank-; iin. , To provide for the education of the chil dren of this State, between certain ages, and provide an auuual sinking fund for the ex tinguishment of the public debt. To abolish imprisonment for debt on eer f.rn conditions herein set forth, and for other purposes. ILLINOIS LECISLATURE-PLATFORM OF THE DOUGLAS DEMOCRACY. The following resolutions, it is stated, are now pending in the Illinois Senate. They were introduced by Mr. UtintK.x, and em body tire views of Senator 'Douglas : Reso/rcd, That we affirm the original and essential inferiority of the negro. Resolved, Thai we deny that tfbfej negro was intended to be embraced withiirihe ab stractions of the Declaration of Indepen dence, and assert that the right of freedom and equality was predicated only of the do minant race of white men. llcsoh-cd. That we deny that negroes are citizens of the United States. Resolved, Tliaf we affirm the compatibility of a Confederacy of free and slave States, and tlie-’I >0 - ss *Bility of their harmonious co existence under a common Constitution.’ Resolved, That we nffinn tire absolute sovereignty <sf the States in respect to their domestic institutions, and deny the authority of the Federal Government to discriminate for or against the interests of slavery. U.esolced, That we desire to inculcate a policy of non-intervention as .Between the j free and slave-holding .States,, as well as be i tween the latter and the Federal Govern ment. Hi solved, That we support the decision of the Supreme Court in the Died Scott case, and in the sense that it guarantees to the -.owners of other propcity, in introducing it into the Territories ; contending, also, that as slave property is thus placed on an equal footing with other property, it, like all other property, must be subject to all such local law's of the Territories as ,do not infringe upon the Constitution of the United States; that slave property, being thus placed on an equality with other J property, if it requires higher and furthor affirmative legislation for its protection and security than is afforded to other property, and tho legislature of the Territory should decide not to discriminate in its favor to that extent, then the failure to obtain that higher protection than is afforded toother properly, is a misfortune attending that description of property, for which wo have no remedy and are not responsible. llesoived, That we uphold all the guaran tees of the Federal Constitution in respect to rights of the slaveholding States. llesoived, That we maintain tho dignity and independence of the Senatorial function against tho encroachment of ‘Executive usur pation. Resolved, That we protest our opposition to Republicanism at every point, and upon every principle. llesoived, That we pledge fidelity to the organization, principles and nominees of the Democratic party, ELECTION BY THE LEGISLATURE. On Friday morning the General Assembly elected the following gentiemon as Commis sioners to codify the Laws of the State:— David Irwin, Esq., of Cobb, Hod. 11. V. Johnson, of Jefferson, and I. L. Harris, Esq., of Baldwin. It would be superfluous to add any commendation of our own as to the char acter and qualification of theso gentlemen. ‘They are alt well known to the people, of Georgia as men of integrity, possessing high legal acquirements. They will discharge their duty with fidelity and efficiency. — Federal Union. Good humor is the blue sky of the 60ul, in which every star of talent will shine more clearly.