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(Cnnst'rtntinnalist 'lf, JUpnblir.!
JAMES GARDNER, JR., )
and / Editors.
JAMES M. SMYTHE, )
[From the Knoxville Plebiau.]
Rail Road from Cincinnati to the South Atlantic
Seaboard.
The Slate of Ohio, though comparatively new,
is already further advanced in wealth and com
mercial greatness than any state in the Union.
Her people are energetic, industrious, and enter
prising, and her soil, rich and fertile, yields year
ly its full measure of strengthtoaddtothe wealth
ami independence of her thrifty sons. And in
com parison to the trade of this great State, that
„f the otl er States of the West and North-west
hardly pproaches rivalship. At present the
South-eastern cities get not a dollar’s worth of it.
To secure it, would l>e a triumph they might
well 1 e proud 01. That it can he secured, was
demonstrated many years ago. Despairingof a
direct connection with the South-atlantic sea
board, they have, it is true, pushed forward their
connection by railroad with the cities of New
York and Philadelphia, but the great superiority
of the southern marts for the sale of their pro
ducts. will readily present itself to them, and the
old will be abandoned for the new, when the
means of reaching the latter are made as acces
sible us those already possessed lor reaching the
Ibriner. From Cincinnati, there are railroads
either in operation or in progress, branching odt
in every direction over the State. These already
draw a vast deal of the products of the State into
that city, whence it finds its way to New Orleans,
or, by circuitous and expensive routes, to most of
the southern States. Thus to secure this trade,
Cincinnati presents itself as the natural ter
minus of the railroad artery through which it
must course its way directly to the south-east.
Louisville is two low down ever to be the per
manent terminus of this great channel of trade.
A glance at the route of this line of railway will
substantiate our declaration. Thus, taking Dal
ton, Georgia, as the starting |xrint south, it is for
ty miles to Chattanooga; one hundred and forty
miles from Chattanooga to Nashville; one hun
dred and seventy miles from Nashville to Louis
ville, thence tuCincinnati one hundred and thirty
miles ; in all. four hundred and eighty miles from
Dalton, via Chattanooga, Nashville, and Louis
ville, to Cincinnati. We have put down the
distance from point to point very low, but we
w ish to be on sale grounds. Now, starting at
the same point, we find the distance from Dalton
to Cincinnati, through F.astern Tennessee and
Kentucky, to be hut three hundred and sixty
miles, as Inllows from Dalton to Knoxville, one
hundred and ten miles; Knoxville to Lexington,
Ky . one hundred and seventy miles : Lexington
to Cincinnati, eighty miles: giving a difference
in favor of the latter route of from one hundred
and twenty to one hundred and forty miles; thus :
Dalton to Chattanooga, >lO
Chattanooga to Nashville, 110
Nashville to Louisville, 170
Louisville to Cincinnati, 130
480
Dalton to Knoxville, 110
Knoxville to Lexington, 170
Lexington to Cincinnati, SO
3(10
Distance via Nashville, ISO
“ “ Knoxville, 360
In favor of last route, 1 JO
At Lexington there are three roads branching
out, two ol them are now completed and the other
in rapid progress. K.ach of these is about eighty
miles in length—one striking the Ohio at Cov
ington,opposite Cincinnati, in course of construc
tion; another running to Louisville, ami another
to .Maysville, the last, two completed,we belrjve.
Thus it will be seen, that by the route projiosed,
it will be hut ten miles further if indeed any,
even to Louisville, than by the route now de
pended upon.—Again, while 0 /e is hut one
hundred and seventy miles waiting to complete
the route as herein laid down by iis, and Ibrm
an unbroken chain of railway Irom Cincinnati
through F.astern Tennessee, to the seaboard,
there is wanting on the other side three or four
hundred miles, being all that portion of the line
between Nashville and Louisville and Louisville
and Cincinnati, amt the better half of that be
tween Chattanooga and Nashville.
There are a hundred advantages presented in
this route of railroad over all others that are or
call he devised, which will suggest tliemseles to
the minds of the business men of the cities more
directly interested. We have thrown together
a few facts which all may ‘understand. The
people of Augusta, Savannah and Charleston and
of Cincinnati, ought to give this important sub
ject their early attention.—The stock in this
connecting link will he equal to, if not more
valuable, we venture to say, than that of any
road ill the country. It will he a vast tube,
through which will flow the immense produce
and the live-stock of Ohio and Indiana, Georgia,
South Carolina, and Florida. No rival road can
ever spring up to dispute the commerce of this
vast section of country. Ohio would be drain
ed of its vast surplus products, which concen
trating at her great commercial emporium, Cin
einnati. would flow through this channel to its
almost undisputed monopoly of the southeastern
markets; and in return Charleston and Savannah
would soon become extensive importing cities,
and instead ot the present yearly drain upon
our currency for stock and produce from Kcu
tucky.aml the west, the phase of things would be
materially changed and a great share of that now
taken back and carried to Philadelphia and New
York, would£go to Savannah and Charleston,
ami ne exchanged for merchandize that the peo
ple of Cincinnati,-Charleston and Savannah are
most directly interested, and upon them to a
considerable extent devolves its construction.
We ho|ie the public journals of the respective
cities will, at an early day, present the subject to
their readers lor their consideration. We feel
that the connection is so important and so plainly
practicable as to need very little argument to
commend it to the favorable consideration of the
business men of these cities.
Pi.axk Roads ro Columbus.— The citizens of
Columbus, in public meeting, have passed reso
lutions calling upon the authorities to subscribe,
in city Bonds, the sum of S>1(),000 towards the
construction of a Plank Road from Columbus to
Lannahassee, Lumpkin, or some other point in
Stewart county : also, the further sum of $40,000
towards the construction of another Plank Road
from Columbus to Ellerslie, with branches to
Greenville and Talbottom These bonds are to
be issued, one half when the sum of $20,000 has
been subscribed by private stockholders, and the
other half when the additional sum of $20,000
has been taken—ten thousand dollars worth of
the Bonds to be made payable January Ist, 1852,
and the balance in live and ten years, at 7 per
cent. The sum of $16,000 was subscribed in the
meeting, and the further sum of $15,000 guaran
teed by Messrs. Mustain, Lowe and others—thus
leaving no doubt in regard to the success of both
enterprises. The meeting was a large one, and
the city authorities will doubtless issue the bonds,
as requested.— Journal a>ul Messenger.
Salting and Packing Pork. —Pork should
not be cut up until the day after it is slaughtered,
as it will take salt too freely, and become too
hard, if packed the day it is butchered; then to
one thousand pounds take half a bushel of tine
blown, mixed with an equal quantity of St. Übes
or xround alum salt, and ten lbs. of sugar or a
gallon of molasses, and twelve green, peppers,
such as we raise in gardens, pounded fine and all
mixed together, and well rub the pork with the
mixture—pack it dry, and let it remain three
weeks in that state: then make a strong brine
that will bear a medium sized potatoe. and put
over it, letting it remain in this pickle three
weeks longer; then smoke it with hickory wood,
and you will have good bacon. The pepper not
only keeps off the dies in warm weather, but
gives the meat a fine flavor —Dollar Newspaper.
I (From the A". O. Delta , 26 th ult.)
j Texas.—By the steamship Louisiana, Cptain
. Forbes, we have Galeveston papers to the 21st,
and the latest dates from the interior.
A raihoad meeting was held at Corsicana,
Navara county, on the 21st ult., and addresses
j were delivered by Judge Phschal and others.
The meeting appointed Mr. H. B. Martin and
Dr. B. Graham as delegates to attend the rail
road convention, to be held in New Orleans in
January next. Resolutions were adopted re
commending the Legislature to grant a strip of
vacant territory, ten to twenty miles wide, for
the proposed railroad from Eastern Texas to El
Paso, the land to be sold at one dollar per acre,
and the State to be a stockholder in the com
pany to the amount of the money thus raised.
The money is to be paid over to the company.
It was also recommended that the State should
appropriate two millions out of the ten millions
received for the Santa Fe territory, and also all
the vacant territory west of the Red River, as an
Internal Improvement Fund, to be applied by
the Legislature to the improvement of our rivers
and the construction of railroads, with a view to
the equal benefit of all parts of the State.
Col. Floyd, with his body-guard, arrived at Cor
pus Christi from Matamoros, late Thursday even
ing, the 13th inst. His wound, received in the
last contest at Matamoros, is doing well, and the
Colonel appears in fine spirits.
It was rumored in Corpus Christi, and pretty
generally believed, that Captain G. K. Lewi
has, during the week ending the 15th, arrived on
the Rio Grande at the head of one hundred mem
for the purpose of joining the revolutionists.
We understand, says the Galveston News of
the 21st inst, and there is a very general disposi
tion among the members of the Legislature, to
jiay the second class creditors ot the State out of
1 the five million already received from the United
States treasury, and to let the fiF-st class have their
recourse on the general government, which has
acknowledged its liability to pajPthat Flass.
Victoria County and the Railroad. —At
the election held in Victoria, there were eighty
three votes in favor of the county’s subscribing
$25,000 to the capital stock of the San Antonio
and Mexican Gulf Railroad, and eleven votes
against it.
Killed. —The editor of the Hountsville Item
learns from the mail-rider, that Mr. Blackmond.
the Sheriff of Jasper county, was killed a few
days since, in a quarrel about a game of cards.
A severe hail and thunder storm visited San
Antonio on the 19th inst.
The volunteer company, under Captain 11.
McCulloch was mustered out of service, at Fort
! Martin Scott on the 19th inst.
Judge Watrous arrived at San Antonio on the
, 10th, on Dis way to Austin, where he will hold a
session of the United States District Court.
The Supreme Court of the State commenced
its session at San Austin, on the 10th inst.
A few cakes of the newly invented solidified
rnilk have Ibiind their way to this country. The
article resembles, in colour, consistency, weight
anil feel, cakes of pale yellow.soap. One pound,
grated into boiling water, will make several
gallons of very good milk. It is warranted to
keep any number of years. Price, in England,
one dollar per pound. It is not yet. we believe,
for sale here. A friend, however, curiosity led
to import a small quantity, has tried it, ami as
sures us that it is all that it claims to be—“a real
blissing to mothers" and mariners. —Home Jour
nal.
"Does your arm pain you sir' - ’ asked a lady
of a gentleman who had seated himself near her
in a mixed assembly, and thrown his arm across
the back of her chair and touched her neck.
"No. Miss, it don't, but why do you ask!"
"1 noticed it was out of place, that's all."
'The arm was removed.
Serious Aeeray.—We learn that an affray
took place at j away station between Forsyth
and Macon, on the Macon 8c Western Railroad,
on Saturday last between Mi Barefield a conductor
on the road, and two Italian organ grinders, in
which the former was seriously, it not latally
wounded. The particulars as communicated to
us are these:—The organ grinders got on board the
cars at away station, without piocuring tickets,
and Mr. Barelield went to them for their fare
which they refused to pay. He suffered them
to pass one or two stations when he at length
told them if they did not pay their fare he would
put them off the ear, which he did at one of the
stations, we understand, when one of them told
Mr. Barefield if he would get off'the car he
would whip him. When -Mr. B. stepped on the
ground one of the Italians struck him, which
Mr. B. returned with interest, when the other
Italian ran up behind him and stabbed him, the
wound penetrating the right lung. At our latest
advices, Mr. Barefield was in a very .critical situ
ation. The Italians were bound, and placed on
board the baggage car and conveyed to Macon
and lodged in jail to await their trial lor the
deed.— Southern Democrat, 21th ult.
Eci.itses in 1852. —According to the calcula
tions of Mr. Gibbs, the great Almanac maker.
I there will be six eclipses next year, three of the
j Sun and three of the Moon. There will be a
great eclipse of the Moon t lie.Cth and 7th of Jan
uary next, visible and total in this section. Du
. rations 3 hours and 40 minutes.
, Louisville and Nashville Railroad.— Both
, Houses of the Tennessee Legislature have repor
ted a bill authorizing the Lousville and Nash
’ ville Railroad Company, as organized under the
Kentucky charter, to construct the road from the
State line to Nashville, and on terms entirely
acceptable to the company.
Lard Candles. —To twelve parts orpoundr
’ of lard, add one part .-dum and one part saltpetre,
(salts nitre) dissolve the alum and nitre in water;
put the whole in some convenient vessel over a
slow fire until the water is evaporated, stirring
the mixture so as to prevent the alum and nitre
from settling to the bottom. Then mould your
candles, and you will never want to use a lamp
about your house again.
Division of California— The Alta Ca’ifor
nia, received, by. the last steamer, contains the
lollowing paragraph ill regard to the proposed
•. division ot'the State:
j "News from Southern California was of the ut
j most importance. The Southern counties are
j coming out strongly for a Convention to divide
, i the State. Santa Barbara is the place fixed on
for holding it. The various counties were enga
ged in selecting delegates. An address will be
I | prepared for circulation, and a petition presented
, to the Legislature at an early day in favor of di
, ; vision.
. | [Telegraphed for the Charh shm Courier.]
i j Baltimore, Nov. 30, 7.26, P. M.
f Iu the New-York market on Saturday, 400
bales of Cotton, were disposed of. Middling Up
land was worth S| ; and Good Middling SJ ; Or
. leans Middling 81; and Good Middling 9 cents.
100 tierces of Rice were sold at S3l.
. The Cherokee has arrived with dates from San
i Francisco to the Ist November. She brings $200,-
000 in gold, and the mails. The markets were
animated in consequence of the fine weather,
hut there was no speculative demand. Captain
Waterman of the ship Challenge,bad been charged
with cruelty to his crew, and of having caused
the death of ten. Six others had been carried to
the Hospital. Captain Waterman had lied. The
division of California was exciting great atten
tion. In the Convention, on the26th October, a
diversity of opinion existed. Resolutions, how
ever, were passed designating the Southern Ter
ritory. It is to commence, according to them,
not farther North, than the North Western boun
dary line of Santa Clara, and not farther South
than the boundary of Monterey.
Washington, Nov. 30, 7.30 P. M.
The Democratic Caucus was very inharmoni
ous and has rejected the Compromise pledge.
Governor Foote, however, will offer it on Mon
day in the Democratic Caucus of the Senate.
Linn Boyd has been nominated as Speaker. John
W. Forney, Editor of the Philadelphia Pennsyl
vanian, as Clerk, and A. J. Glossbrenner as Ser
jeant-at-Arms. These nominations, it is said,
will be strongly opposed.
“AUGUSTA, GA.
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 2.
Message of the President of France.
We copy that portion of the Message of the
President of France, which relates to the exten- j
sion of suffrage. The doctrines of the Message, j
according to our opinions here, are republican j
and democratic. The French President is charged ;
by some, in his own country, with selfish and
interested motives. He, however, disclaims
such influences, and avows that bis object is the
public good.
It would seem to us that the people of France
have had sufficient experience under a republican
form of government, to know how to guard
their rights and liberties even under the univer
sal suffrage suggested by the President, and this
opinion is sustained by the large and respectable
portion of the N ational Assembly who voted for
the measure. It is true it was lost, but we must
remember, that it is but a few years since the
splendor and the shadows of royalty have ceased
to dazzle in one sense and darken in another, the
minds of the French people.
Long established customs are not easily given
up. Under monarchy, suffrage was much more ,
restricted than it now is. It is not astonishing I
I that many of the leading minds of France should
r think that universal suffrage is too great a stretch
1 ol power yet to place in the hands of the people,
t Even some of those, who favor the policy, may
■ oppose it, now, as premature in the infancy of
• French republicanism.
’ We, however, have merely copied that por
tion ot the Message as it indicates the progress
i ot liberal principles in the French Republic, and
■ especially as it comes from its Chief Executive
officer.
, The President stales that the country has
generally been quiet. There were some excep
; tions, however, as the departments of Ardeche
Cher ami Marne, had to be placed in a state of
. seige in consequence of disturbances. On this
i subject the President says
“A vast demagogical conspiracy is now orgau
-1 izing in France and F.urope. Secret societies
are endeavoring to extend their ramifications
I eveu into the smallest communes. All the mad
, ness and violence ot the party is brought forth,
while these men are not even agreed on persons
or things, they are agreed to meet in 1852, not to
| construct but to overthow. Your patriotism an J
, your courage, with which I shall endeavor to
keep pace, will, I am sure, save France from the
' dangers wherewith she is threatened. Rut to
I conquer those dangers we must look at them
without exaggeration, while we are convinced
I that, thanks to the strength of the administra
tion, to the .enlightened zeal of the magistates J
to the devotion of the army, France will yet be
saved. Let us, therefore, unite our efforts to de- i
prive the spirit ol evil even of the hope ol a
momentary success."
> He projioses to prevent danger and difficulty j
by public justice, a due protection of legitimate
interests, a proper regard for supplying the de
mands of labor, by encourageing agriculture,duly ;
sustaining commercial credit, and fostering all
charitable institutions for the relief of the poor.
The Finances of the Republic are rejiorted to
be in good condition. We are pleased to see that
the President recommends assistance to private 1
enterprise, in extending commercial relations
with trans-Atlantic countries. Much attention
lias been paid to public works ami a gratifying
progress had been made in the increase of schools
and the dissemination of the blessings of edu
cation.
The President congratulate the Assembly
on the state of their relations with foreign
. powers, and says: “From all sides we receive
i assurances ot the desire they feel to see our dif
ficulties peaceably ended."
The message js generally interesting. It is to
be ardently desired that France, may not only
i maintain her present republican form of govern
ment, but that she may hold out the strongest
inducements to other nations to imitate her ex
ample.
Railroad from Cincinnati to the South Atlantic Sea
’ board,
j We would call attention to an article in ahoth
- er column, in reference to the above Railroad
route, which we copy from the KnoxvUle Plebian.
The editor of that paper refers to the interest ta
i ken some twelve years ago, in a projected Rail
- road from Charleston to Cincinnati, and which
was abandoned then, because of the vastness of
, the undertaking and the supposed insurmounta
ble obstacles in the way of its construction. And
yet, a link of scarcely one hundred and seventy
r miles is all that is wanting to connect Cincinnati
, with Charleston and Savannah.
; There can be no question that the trade with
' Ohio-would be of great advantage to our section
\ of country. Her net-work of Railroads now
r completed, or in progress of construction, with
> others which will be built, concentrating a vast
trade at Cincinnati, would furnish, in the event
. of the connection, a large and profitable source of
i commercial intercourse for our section and the
I seaports before mentioned. We merely refer to
the subject byway of calling attention to the
. suggestions of the Knoxville Plebian.
i Presidents Message-
A special Government Messenger passed
j through this city on Sunday last, having in charge
sealed packages containing copies of the Presi
dents Message, for distribution in the several
Southern cities as soon as it shall be known that
it has been communicated to the two houses of
j Congress. It will, no doubt, be delivered to-day
. at 12 o'clock. If so we will give it to our rea
- ders to-morrow morning, if the telegraph wires
• are in order.
, The agent made the run between Charleston
. and Augusta, on the South Carolina Rail Road,
‘ in about three hours and twenty minutes, run
-1 ning time. This speaks well for the enterprise
I of our sister state. With the awakening spirit
I iu the South, in building Rail Roads and estab
> lishing manufactories of various kinds, the dayi
not far distant, when we will see her sons com
peting, successfully, with their northern brethren
not only as regards speed on their Rail Roads in
spinning up her Cotton, and manufacturing it in to
1 coarse goods, but in making buckets, brooms,
wooden nutmegs, &c. To do this, however, the
South never will ask of the General Government
any protection.
We perceive that the snow fell nearly all day
on Tuesday last, in Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York and Cincinnati, which at night turn
ed to rain. I
New Books.
We noticed in our last the receipt of several ,
new works from the press of the Messrs. Harpers,
New York, viz:
Spiritual Regeneration with reference to \
present times: a Charge delivered to the Clergy,
ol the Diocese of Ohio, by Charles Pettit Mcll- ,
| vaine, D. D. Bishop of the Diocese.
Part 15, London Labor and the London Poor
i by Henry Mayhew.
I Pictorial Field Book.'of the revolution. No.
I 18.
Moby Dick, or the Whale, by Henry Mel
ville. This work we have not had time to look
over, but it is highly spoken of by the nothern
press.
Memorisofthe Life and Writings of Thomas
Chalmers, D. D., L. L. D. By his son-in-law
Rev. William Hanna, L. L. D. Vol. 3.
The above works can be had at the Book store
of Messrs J. A. Carrie & Co. Broad street.
Theatre.
The Company now preforming in this city,
under the management of Messrs. Jefferson &
EUsler. is one of the best we have had on on*
boards for several years. Every thing they unr
dertake they do well—all are perfect in their
parts, which is a great desideratum. “Richard
j III,” and a “Glance at New York" drew a full
1 house on Saturday evening, and the audience
| seemed well pleased.
j To night the tragedy of “Hamlet” will be per
formed, with the amusing after piece of “The
Rendezvous.”
E?” Attention is called to the sale of choice
Cuba Molasses, to take place in Charleston on
Thursday next—M. C. Mordecai auctioneer.
It is stated by some of our exchanges, tha
California, alter all is likely to gain the fraction
al Representative in Congress, inasmuch as the
returns just received from that State are said to
show the number of white inhabitants to he
160,000 and the blacks 1,800. This makes the
fraction 74,000 over the one representative al
. lowed.
The Savannah Republican of Sunday says
the recent heavy rains have caused such a rise in
| the creek between stations 13 and 14 of the Geor
gia Central Rail Road, that the embankment
has given way, and the communication is kept
up by passing around the gap iu carriages. The
Republican judges the damage to be large.
South Carolina—Gov. Means' Message.
The message is short, and is confined mainly to
a review of the domestic affairs of the State. A
statement of the finances show the assets of the
State to be 85,1.33,414, and the liabilities $3,208,-
IJI, leaving a balance in favor of the Treasury of
$1,904,989.
The Governor recommends additional appro
priations to the Military Schools of the State; and
suggests that the Brigade Encampments of the
Militia be discontinued.
On the subject of federal relations, Gov. Means
says little. He concludes his message with a
brief summary of the wrongs which he conceives
the South has sustained, and although reiterating
his formerly-expressed opinions as to the course
j in his judgement, it should pursue, yet he patri
otically expresses his determination to acquiesce
| in any action that may be taken by her cousti-
I tuted authorities.
j Dr. Wm. A. Graham, left Rutherfordton, N
| C., as we understand from the Mountain Banner,
lon the 20th ult.. for Washington City. He
! goes to exhibit bis model Fire Annihilator and
j to urge his claims for a patent.
The Kentucky Legislature on the 25th ult. had
, three ballottings for U. S.Senator, making twenty
lin all, without success. Mr. Merriwether ob
tained fifty-nine, thehig iest number cast.
The Mobile Herald says the sudden rise in the
rivers has created a large demand for steam boat
men, and deck hands are now asking SSO and S6O
per month. These wages are considered exor
bitant.
George Peabody, Esq., the celebrated Ameri
i ' can Banker in London, has given one thousand
; dollars to the Maryland Institute for the promo
! tion of the Mechanic Arts, established in Bal
-1 : timore, of which city he was formerly, we be
: lieve, a resident.
| Arrival of the Br. Shu- Virginia. —This
ship, which went ashore on Cape Romain on
1 Monday last, was taken off by the steamer Gen.
Clinch on Saturday morning, after four days ot
constant work. She came to anchor off the Bar
I 1 on Saturday afternoon, and was towed up to
the city yesterday by the steamer Pilot.
I We learn that the ship does not leak badly, the
pumps drying her without difficulty. Some
thing over two thousand sacks of Salt had to be
thrown overboard in order to lighten her.—
j Charleston Mercury, Ist inst.
Legislative Proceedings.
1 Milledgeville, Nov. 28, 1851.
The further consideration of the bill, for the
: pardon of Garland D. Cornet, is postponed to
I j next Tuesday.
' The following bills were introduced, and read
1 the first time:
' j By Air. Shewmake—To incorporate Hopeful
| Baptist Church, in the county ot Burke.
By Mr. Price—To incorporate the Rome
i Branch Magnetic Telegraph Company.
I By Air. Anderson, of Franklin—To organize
a new county from the counties of Habersham,
Hall, Jackson, and Franklin.
By Mr. Smith, of Hancock—To compensate
, the owners of slaves executed for capital offences.
By Mr. Mobley—To regulate the practice in
the Courts of Law and Equity, and to define
the powers of the same.
; By Mr. Thurmond—To authorise husbands to
j sue for, collect and recover all property, real and
personal, of their deceased wives, without admin
. istration on their estates, and for other purposes.
By Mr. Bailey—A bill supplemental to an act
incorporating the Cherokee Insurance & Bank
i ing Company.
■j By Mr. Clark, of Stewart—To provide pay
ment for the creditors of the Bank of Darien.
By Mr. Stephens—To provide for the repairs
I of the State Road, and to incorporate the West
ern & Atlantic Railroad Company.
By Mr. Hill—To liberate a negro man, Ran
-1 som, the property of the State.
The following bills were passed :
To ratify the contract for the purchase of iron,
for the Western & Atlantic Railroad, made by
the Governor and Chief Engineer, and to pro
vide means for the payment of the same.
| To incorporate the “ Augusta Guards,’’ with
j certain privileges.
For the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth Anthony, |
wife of L. L. Anthony, by yeas C 3, nays 27.
The following bills were passed by the Senate: 0
To amend the act regulating the mode of par- 1
titioning lands and tenements. *
To authorize Justices of the Peace, in certain j
cases, to recognise witnesses for their appearance
at Court. | <
To compensate owners of unenclosed grounds, 1 j
through which the Inferior Courts of this State, <
may grant new roads.
To point out and define the mode of serving ‘
Writs of Scire Facias.
To prohibit owners, overseers or employers of
slaves, in this State, from permitting said slaves
to do unnecessary work on the Sabbath.
The bill for the protection of Common Car
riers, was lost.
Mr. McCune introduced a bill to amend the
Sth Sect. 4th Div. of the Penal Code.
November 29.
Though the House has been engaged , this af
ternoon, in the consideration of very important
subjects, it has not finished any. The bill intro
duced by Mr. Thurmond, at an early period of
the session, to amend the Attachment Laws of
this State, was taken up, variously modified and
amended, and its merits slightly discussed by its
author, in favor,and Messrs. McDougald and Rus
sell, in opposition. It was then postponed for
further consideration.
The bill to prohibit the introduction of slaves
into this State, lor the purpose of hire, sale or
traffic, was next taken up. From present indi
cations, I suspect this bill will consume more
time in discussion—will call forth more of the
loquacious, as well as the argumentative powers
of the House, than any other one in the calen
dar. Several amendments were made to the
original bill—amendments which will meet with
formidable opposition. Some time having been
spent in irregular discussions upon these modifi
cations. the bill, together with the substitute re
commended by the Judiciary Committee, was
postponed to Wednesday next.
Mr. Dawson, of (ireene, introduced the follow
ing bills :
To establish an Election Precinct at White
Plains, in tireene county. Also,
To pardon John D. Malone, alias John D.
Hall, of Greene, lor the crime of murder. Also,
For the relief of the estate of James Mapp,
deceased.
In the Senate, the following bills were inlro
p duced:
By Mr. Flewellen—To organise a new county
from the counties of Carroll. Campbell, Cobh
and Paulding, to be called Eldorado.
By Mr. Harman—To incorporate the Georgia
Mechanical & Manufacturing Institute, with
■ certain privileges.
I The bill to require the payment of an assess*
■ ment from the stockholders of the Brunswick
Canal it Railroad Company, for the completion
i of said Canal, was lost.
i A resolution was agreed to, allowing the Rev.
i George White, who is preparing a historical
! work on Georgia, the use of the 20 volumes of
manuscripts, relating to the colonial history of
• this State, now in the library of the Georgia
! Historical Society.
The following bills were passed :
To authorise the several Railroad Companies
■ in this State, to establish through rates, for the
conveyance of produce, merchandise and passed
, gers, over their Roads.
j To extend the Charter of the Augusta In
surance & Banking Company.
To dispose of personal property, levied upon
I and claimed.
The Mississippi Convention has adjourned.
The Resolutions passed are substantially the
same as those adopted by the Georgia Con ven
i tion.
The British mail steamer Cambria, sailed from
i Boston on Wednesday last, with $003,000 in
• specie. The great Southern Mail Hid not ar
rive in time for her to take it.
i ©ommercial.
Augusta Market—December 1, P. M.
COTTON.—There has been a fair demand to-day, with
limited sales, and Saturday’s rates were barely main
tuined. All parties are anxiously looking for the next
5 steamer's advices now due.
i STOCK OP COTTON
At Augusta aiui Hamburg on Ist inst.
1851. 1850.
r In Augusta 30.741 33.070
, Hamburg 9.729 6.003
On Boats. Ac 1.600 1.400
Total 42.070 41.373
SHIPMENT OF COTTON
‘ From Augustaand Hamburg to Savannah and Charles
ton. from Ist Sept, to Ist inst.
From Ist to 30th Nov.
To Savannah 4.00*2 11.041
Charleston bv Rail-R0ad....10.857 21,596
20.859 32,037
Shipped previously 21.235 20.883
» ——
Total shipments 4*2.094 62.5*20
’ RECEIPTS OF COTTON'
At Augusta and Hamburg from Ist Sept, to Ist inst.
I Stock on hand Ist inst 42.070 41.373
‘ Shipm’ts from Ist Sept, to Ist inst. 42.094 6*2.520
84.164 103.893
l Deduct stock on hand Ist Sept... .29,511 19.470
Total receipts 54,653 84.423
• Deduct receipts to Ist Nov *20.716 34.542
Receipts of November 33.937 49.851
■ The River is now in good boating order. Last even
ing the water was running within four feet of the upper
wharves—the river still rising slowly.
Extracts of Letters received in Charleston.
LIVERPOOL. Nov. 14.—We have had another brisk
week in the Cotton market, and this time speculators
have entered more extensively into the businesss than
they have done of late, though the speculation may be
more correctly described as a mere jobbing upon the
turn of the market. The trade have increased their
i extra stocks hy about 40.000 bales during the last week,
and possibly they may add another 20.000 bales to it
before they withdraw from the market. Holders have
continued to meet the demand very freely, and thus we
have to record only an advance of |d. per lb. upon U.
S. cotton up to middling, while the better descriptions
continue at nearly the same prices as before. Brazils
have been in fair demand at steady prices. A good
deal lias been done in Egyptians, particularly in the
common descriptions, jurats have been in extensive
request, one half on speculation, and we raise our quo
tations for the lower qualities and for the better
per lb. The demaud has rather fallen off as the week
advanced. Adverse winds have kept out all supplies, of
which there are however only about 37.000 bales known
to be on the waj’ from the United States.
A large business was done in manufactured floods at
Manchester up to the market day on Tuesday, when
there was less doing on account of the advanced rates
demanded ; the market was. however, very firm as the
stocks have become once more very light. Yarns have
been in improved demand, and a further advance has
been realized ; more business would have been doue as
the shipping season to the North draws to a close, if
there had stocks, but most spinners are under
contract. The"adyauce obtained is fully equal to the
advance in the price of Cotton. Spinners continue to
stock themselves up to a certain extent, and will cease
purchasing as soon as they consider themselves suffi
ciently independent, for they consider the present state
of the Cotton market entirely fictitious, and that the
increasing scarcity is limited to within a very short pe
riod
LIVERPOOL. Not. 15 .-O,t«on to-iav It
less buoyancy, and the tendency of P ' CM * ' I
»“ d1 f » ir “P l ». Dds and Mobiles VereW V'V'"”'- B
oJd., a»d thejniddling qualities 4j a 4 T d '
COLUMBUS. Nor. 26. —Cottan Onr B
prices 6} to 7 cents, with good demud ~ , rket '' a- IS
dency. Our prices are now about l '' > irl: I
ern markets and higher than those West of ' “ t: *". B
hope for larger receipts. ' i «.
SELMA. Not. 28.—Cotton.— The , I
counts having been more favorable ' ollr p . M
is more brisk. Middling, sav Cto 6; cent. "t. B
“ duite low. but at the writing of tbi, i, ; r ”- ■
down rain, which we hope will continue i"'«.r.» ■
SAVANNAH. Nov. 30. —Cotton .—The I
quiet on Saturday. The sales were limited * v B
—particulars as follows :14at 7: 7 at-; ... A ■
at 7j;69 at 7»: 90 at 7J:5 at 7 15-16 ; f 44«•: ' ■
1-16; 130 at kj ; and 41 at 8J cents. Price, w „ r ' '*• ’ B
vor of buyers. mes were , 3 M
SAVANNAH EXPORTS. NOV -a I
Per steamship Florida, for New York-w, ,11
land and 15 do Sea Island Cotton, and sundry I
merchandize. iJr > ■
Per brig Angola, for Sagua la Grande. (Cuba, , 1
feet Lumber. 10 casks Rice. 20 kegs \ai s l i~ ' B
and 6 Bedsteads. ->*lU, lo do U-iJ'|
Shipping Jntdligmfc j
ARRIVED 1
Iron Steamboat Company's Steamer John p , 1
with boats7 and 9. Mda., Ac., to W. M Rowlaud t I "- I
and others. »«uu.age u . M
ARRIVALS FROM CHARLESTON I
Br. ship Queen Victoria. Hunter, off the Wight. I
Ship Camden. Sherwood, New York. 3j j av » I
Sp. brig Pampeyo. Guri. at Barcelona I
Scbr. Elouise. Robinson. New York. I
Schr. Kensington. Foster. Philadelphia R
Schr. Geo. Harris. Somers. Philadelphia B
LOADING FOR CTIARLKs ToN I
The Dunbrody, ,at Liverpool. I
Ship Noemie. Johnson, at Liverpool. I
Ship Astoria. ,at the Clyde. I
CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON I
Ship Arab. Sampson, at Liverpool. 8
Barque Caroline. Sherwood, at New York I
Schr. Apn llambleton. Linden, at Baltimore I
SAILED FOR CHARLESTON ■
Ship Claremont. . from Liverpool. I
Br. ship Sesostris. Logan, from the Clyde I
Ship James Calder. Pettes. from Liverpool. I
Br. ship Margaret. Hawes, from Liverpool. I
CHARLESTON. Dec I.—Arr. steamshipOsi». i>
er. Philadelphia; Br. ship Virginia. . Liver |fl
barque Man hiones>. (of Clydesdale.) Fergus c B
delpliia. ®
ship Sullivan, Edwards, New y.-rk B
Clinton. Walker, do ; schr. E. Weaver. Bn , k p.
phia. B
Went to sea. steamship Southerner Diekeii..,,, \ B
York: ship Huguenot, Gardner. New Orl«*an- . *|B
Globe. Whit more, Boston. fl
SAVANNAH. Nov. 29.—Arr. ship Isabella. j|. . I
Baltimore; hatque Vernon, Kaye. New y.»rk . B
Hancock. Murray, Augusta ; steamer Lamar i.. fl
Augusta. fl
Cleared, brig Angola, Howes. Sagua laGrai, !• i 8
Went to Bea. U. S. M steamship Florida. I . B
York; ship Southport. New York. fl
MARRIED, I
' I» Savannah, ou Wednesday evening, the • I
the Rev Dr. Lovic Pierce. Mr. James M Anth.'m H
Augusta, Gh.. to Miss Henrietta, daughter h- J B
Goldwire. ■
On the evening on the 25th of November. K,l - B
residence of Mrs. Margaret Alford, in Tr»u| ft
I by Rev. Joshua Heard, of the Alabama Conh-n-ii •• <. B
Petek A. Heard, of LaGrange. Ga , to Miss M.vi •, < . . ft
Alford. B
DIED. I
Near Raytown . Taliaferro county. Ga , (hi th
ult. Miss Elinor Darden, daughter ol Davi.i 1 ;,B
den. Esq., aged 15 years aud 4 months. E
i ilotifw. f
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f HP” Oglethorpe Infantry Loan Associatieii.-
i The Third Regular Monthly Meeting of tin A
- will Le held at the Drill Room, on 1
morrow (Wednesday) Evening, at 7 oVl<m'i
_ Members will come prepared to pay their m- nti. *
instalments. L. L. ANTONY
? dec 2 % 2 Soo>o. I. L. A
llT** Visiting fards.—Master EDWAKDWIL
LIS will write Visiting Cards, and be thankful r
any orders of the kind. ts sept 4
A Card.—Mr. E. C. SOFGE linving
1 with such liborla encouragement, takes pleasure t
informing his friends and the public , that he ha*
permanently located himself in Augusta .v Pr
fessor of the Piano Forte and Organ. Coiubiul
cations left at the Music and Book Store of M.v. r -
Geo. A. Oates A Co., will be punctually attended
to. ly ’ jac4
1 Leigh, Tucker k Perkins’s Improveil Nk» I
» Light Daguerreau Gallery.—The Picture* : * i
* being taken at this establishment, by the ai lof ac I
entirely new Aparatus, and &ky-lisht law
. press/y for the purpose, are pronounced by ail ?u* 1
perior to any that hare ever before been offered x I
this city.
We have lately received a new stock, consistin? I
of every variety of plain and fancy Cases, iua I
which Pictures will be inserted in the neatest ar.i
t most careful manner. Particular care will be te I
stowed on the arrangement of Family 0 «;•
and to tho attitude of single pictures.
Every description of Daguerreotype Mat«*ria.J
or sale, at the lowest terms. ts Oi’t li
Instruction upon the Piano-Forte. Giii'
and Organ, also Lessons in Singing, by Miss M ; 1
Keegan. For further information, apply at
residence of A. Boggs, Esq. I
Satisfactory city reference can be given, e T - B
CCP 3 * Dodge’s Daguerreau Gallery NowOpcn -B
E. S. Dodge h:us the pleasure to announce that hi I
rooms arc now oj>en for the reception of visitor? fl
and that he is fully prepared to execute the ,# < :B
Pictures taken in the South. His fine.v/v anJ » I
light, enables him to produce pictures of the riche*: ■
tone, and the most agreeable light and ?haile. to- 1
gether with a natural expression, easy and ‘ l J E
attitude. Time required for sitting reduce] hy ■
unproved process, to from .‘J to 10 seconds. 1
Always on hand, a complete assortment of ana* B
new and beautiful styles of Cases. ft
Pictures set in eases, mcdalians, finger riv;* * ft
Stock and materials of all kinds on kaii"f/ J i r
sale. &
Thorough instructions given in Daguerr -; ' : fl
Gallery next door to the Post Office, and - Tr I-
Clark. Raekett k Co’s. Je.vqjry Store. Oui 8
Removal. —Drs. 11. A R. Ca.MI’BEU. h- iV< B
removed their office to Mclntosh street, oj|e*i ; - : ‘ J - j
Post Office. Dr. Henry Campbell will reside s ; i
he Washington Hall. fiuio nor" H
General Collecting Agency.—The ?uK ;, ' r B
her. whose health has been considerably H
will resume his old business, as a GENER-L ft |
COLLECTING AGENT, in the city'- All account fl
or notes placed in his bands, will meet with promp ft \
attention. flfl
oct. 19 A. G. WILLI” oft
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THOMASTON LIME.
Q/ W \ CASKS Fresh Thomaston Lime J u?l re
ceived and for sale by
nov 29 dictf ESTES & RICIIMOVR, |*
NOTICE. " yjd|
IS hereby given to creditors of the Georgia E en
tentiary to present their accounts to the Eei
tentiary Committee, on, or before the 10th
December next. Bv order of the Penitentia*. | 1
Committee. * BENNING MCORE, I
Chairman Penitentiary Committee- I
Mil ledge ville, Nov. 18. td
AUGUSTA’BREWED BEER- f
THE AUGUSTA BREWERY is now in oppe" | |
tion, and has constantly on hand fresh
BEER of superior quality. i.H
Customers can be supplied at the Brewery, or l
applying to Lamback & Cooper, fll
dot 19 MARTIM FREDRICK- I