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Constitutionalist and Republic.
BY JAMES GARDNER, JR.
[Correspondence of the Baltimore Jmerican.]
Thirty Second Congresss—First Session.
Washington. Dec. 1, 1851.
SENATE.
This day commenced the first session of the
Thirty Second Congress.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Mr. Buttler.
The Senate was called to order by the Hon.
W. R. King, of Alabama, President pro tem
l>ore.
The following credentials were presented.
By Mr. Seward: of the Hon. Hamilton Fish,
of New York.
By Mr. Atchison, of Hon. Henry S. Geyer,
of Missouri.
By Mr. Chase, of the Hon. Benjamin Wade,
of Ohio.
By Mr. Miller, of Hon. Robeit F. Stockton,
of New Jersey.
By Mr. Clarke; of Hon. C. T. James,ofßhode
Island.
By Mr. Cass; of Hon. Charles Sumner, of
Massachusetts. And Messrs. Fish, Wade, Sum
ner. James and Geyer appeared and took the
oath prescribe J.
Mr. Morton presented the certificate of the
Governor of Florida of the election of Hon.
Stephen R. Mallery as a Senator from that State
for six years from 4th March last. Also, a cer
tified copy ofthe proceedings of the Legislature
ol that State in the said election; the said record
being claimed by the lion. D. L. Yulee as evi
dence of his having been elected to that office.
-Mr. Bright moved that both papers be referred
to a select committee of five.
Mr. Clay opposed the motion, and argued that
Mr. Mallery, having the Governor's certificate,
t was entitled to be sworn now.
I Mr. Berrien and Mr. .Mason both agrued
V against the admission of Mr. Mallery to the seat
until the matter had been investigated. They
did not consider, in this case, the Governor's
certificate the best evidence.
Mr. Foote and Mr. Hale cited the case of Mr.
Shields, two years ago. as conclusive that the
member having the certificate was entitled to be
•worn in.
Mr. Seward advocated the motion fora com
mittee.
Mr. Bright withdrew his motion, and Mr.
Mallery was sworn in.
Mr. Bright moved the appointment of a select
committee office memebers to whom are to be
referred the papers in this case, which motion
was adopted, and to-morrow at one o'clock was
fixed for the election of the committee.
Mr. Foote introduced a joint resolution direct
ing the appointment of a committee of the two
Houses of Congress to wait upon Kossuth on his
arrival, communicate to him in the name of the
people of the United States assurance of the
most profound respect, and tender him in the
name of the people of the United States the hos
pitolities of the Metropolis of the Union.
Twelve o'clock was fixed as the hour of meet
ing.
Mr. G win gave notice of a number of Califor
nia bills.
After which, the Senate adjourned.
lIOUSK OF REPRESENTATI VFS.
Precisely at 12 o'clock the Clerk of the House
called the roll, when there appercd 218 mem
bers, who preceded to the choice of a speaker.
Mr. Campbell, of Illinois, nominated Mr.
Stevens, of Pennsylvania; and Mr. Jones, of
Tennessee, nominated Mr. Boyd, ol Kentucky,
for the oliice of Spe iker of the House of Repre
sentatives.
Mr. Jones, in proposing Mr. Boyd, stated that
lie did so not because he had been nominated by
the caucus which was held on Saturday night but
because he considered him a trustworthy and
staunch democrat.
Mr. Brooks, of New York, stated that the
whigs had held a caucus this morning and had
passed a resolution agreeing to the compromise
measure, and stated that, actuated by the same
principles, which had been avowed by the gen
tleman from Tennessee, he should vote for the
member he had nominated.
Mr. Meade, of Virginia, viewed the resolution
which had been passed by the whigs as a sort of
ruse, by which to mislead the South, and said be
felt bound to rise and expose the finesse.
A discussion of some length ensued, in which
Messrs. Meade, Brooks. Richardson, Cabelle and
Fowler took part, for the purpose of defining the
ftosition of gentlemen themselves, and the party
with which they are connected, relative to the
Compromise measures, which, however, was cut
short by Mr. Giddings, who said ample oppor
tunity would be afforded for diseasing the sub
ject, which had already occupied too much time
illegitimately, and winch would, hejpledged him
self. be repeatedly brought up before two months
had elapsed
The votes were then taken for Speaker, when
11S were cast for Mr. Boyd, and 94 for various
other members, among whom were Messrs.
Evans and Bowie, of Maryland.
The Speaker was then conducted to the Chair
by Messrs. Disney and Stanly, and was sworn
bv Mr. Giddings, beingthe oldest member of the
House.—He then; in a neat speech, returned
thanks for the confidence with wtiich he had been
honored, and accepted the situation to which he
had been elevated, with a fixed determination to
promote the ends for which they were assem
bled, in a manner agreeable to themselves and
advantageous to their common country.
Resolutions were then passed for notifying the
President and Senate that the House wasorganiz
ed: alter which the choice of a Clerk was pro
ceeded with, which resulted in the choice of Mr.
Forney, who had 120 votes, Mr. Walker 72, and
there were more scattering.
When the motion was made to continue the
,irules as hitherto in force, Mr. Giddings moved
Vu amendment, that the subject be referred to a
Committee to amend the same, pursuant to a pe
tition from his constituents to that effect. The
‘■previous" question being subsequently carried,
the original motion w as put, and the former rules
adopted.
After the electi on of the other officers the
House adjourned till to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
Washington, Dec. 2,1851.
SENATE.
Mr. Hunter, of Pa., appeared in his seat to-day.
A message was received from the House an- i
nouncing the election of Speaker and Clerk; and
also the appointment of a committee to wait on
the President and inform him that Congress was
ready to receive any communication he might
have' to mike.
Mr. Bright moved, and a similar committee
was appointed on the part of the Senate, Messrs.
Bright and Miller comprising the committee.
Mr Atchison moved, and to-morrow at 1
o'clock was fixed for the election of chaplain.
Mr. Foote gave notice that on to-morrow he
would ask leave to introduce a joint resolution
expressing the sympathy of Congress in behalf
of smith O'Brien, Meagher, and other exiled
Irish patriots.
The Senate then proceeded to ballot for the
select committee on the contested election of
Senator from Florida and upon counting the bal
lots, Messrs, Bright, Mason, Berrien, Davis and
Pearce, were found to be chosen.
Tue annual message of the President of the
b. S. was then received from the private secre
tary of the President, and was read.
On motion by Mr. Pearce, 10,000 extra copies
°f the message and accompanying documents
Were ordered to be printed.
| Mr. Foote then introduced his jeint resolution
making arrangements for the reception and en
tertainment of Governor Kossuth.
He gave notice of a resolution declaring the
acts of September, 1850, known as the‘'com-
to b« a definite settlement of all ques-
I ions growing out of the system of domestic
! stlavery.
And then the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
In yesterday’s report it was, by mistake, sta
j ted that Mr. Campbell, of Illinois, nominated Mr,
: Stevens lor the Speakership. It should have
: been Mr. Campbell of Ohio.
After the journal had been read, those members
who were in attendance, and who were not
present yesterday, were sworn in.
A message was received from the Senate noti
fying the House of the appointment of a joint
committed to wait upon the the President of the
j United States.
. 1 Mr. Richardson, of Illinois, called the attcn
j tion of the House to the incorrectness which must
: necessarily arise from the want of proper accom
' modation for the reporters, and moved a resolu
| tion providing seats for them within the body of
: the House. This was so modified as to limit the
j number to two; but when the question was
. eventually taken, it was lost, there being 02
voting in the affirmative, and 72 in the negative.
When the usual motion of S3O to each member
with which to supply him with the papers of the
day, was offered, Mr. Stanton, of Tennessee, mo
ved to substitute Sf>o.
Mr. Bowie, of Md., thought the time had ar
lived when members should raise their voice in
favor of economy, and that this was a pro|» r op
portunity to do so against extravagance. Last
session, he said, the members had voted tlicni
selvessloo each, for the purchase of books, in
accordance with precedent; and now another
donation was pro(x>sed by the resolution before
the House. No one would contend, he said, that
liveMaily papers were required to enable a mem
ber to inform himself as to what was taking
place. He looked upon the present motion as
shadowing forth farther extravagances; and, un
less some check were created, the contingent ex
penses of the House would call up the rebuke of
the constituency.
Mr. Hunter, of Ohio, expressed a hope that
the economy that had just been spoken of was
not a picayune saving, but that when the ex
travagant estimates of the army and navy came
under consideration, the opponents of extrava
gance would be actuated by the principles which
they now profess.
Mr. Carter, of Ohio, was of opinion that the
object of the resolution was to remunerate certain
pajiers, and to pay for the employment of repor
ters to draw portraitures of members. Ho was
opposed to supplying them with newspapers.
Mr. Clarke, of lowa, hoped that the members
would do nothing at the first meeting of the pre
sent session of Congress to injure themselves in
the estimation of the country. He thought the
lowest amount that had been proposed would be
abundant for the supply of members, and would
vote to that extent.
Mr. Stratton, of New Jersey, thought that
members, in carrying out retrenchment, should <
commence with themselves, and would vote
against all precedents.
At length all further discussion was cut ofTby
the “previous question,” and the sense of the ,
House was being taken on an amendment pro
posed by Mr. Hall, of Missouri substituting three '
daily papers for the sum proposed, when the <
message from the President of the United States ,
was .eceived, and all other business was suspen- .
ded. and the clerk proceeded to read that impor
tant document. I
Mr. Bayley moved that the Message be refer
red to the Committee on the State of the Union, ,
and that fifteen thousand additional copies be
printed; which was carried. The drawing for 1
seats was postponed till half-past twelve o’clock •
to-morrow, and the House adjourned till twelve s
—the usual hour of meeting.
From Tamtico. —Capt. Trenis, of the schoon
er Oregon, which arrived this morning from
Tampico, havingsailed thence on the 19th inst.,
reports having sailed in company with schooners
P. M. Sears, Southerner and Star, all for this
port. The schooner Star, Capt. Gammon, put
back in consequnce of the illness of her captain.
We learn from Capt. Trenis that the schooner
Boniat, which had been chartered by the Mexi
can Government, arrived off Tampico baron the
18th inst., from Vera Cruz, having on boaul as
passengers Buckingham Smith, Esq., Secretary
to the American Legation in Mexico; Mr. Cas
tilloy Lunez, Mexican Consul for Brownsville,
and Mr. Robler, brother to the Secretary of War.
Mr. Thornton, the English Secretary, arrived at
Tampico on the 17th inst. from the city of Mexi
co. The Bonita was to sail on the 19th for Ma
tamoros. A schooner-of-war from Coatz.acoal
cos arrived off Tampice bar on the 18th inst.
Left in port brig Thomas Walter.—-V. O. Pic.
30th ult.
Railroad Connection at Macon. —lt gives
us much pleasure to announce that this long
talked-of connection has been so far finished that
twelve cars loaded with cotton passed from the
Macon and Western to the Central Road this
morning. Cars are now loaded at the Central
Railroad Depot, and will lea veto-morrow morn
ing for Rome direct. Cars can now pass
from the Augusta and Waynesboro, the Mil
leugeville; and the Central Roads to Oglethorpe
and Rome, Georgia, and to Chattanooga and
Charleston in Tennessee. We feel that we are
now united to Cherokee Georgia a id Tennessee
by iron bauds.— Savannah Republican, 4th inst.
Fire! —On Sunday night last, between the
hours of 11 and 12 o’clock, smoke was discov
ered to issue from the store ofMassengale, A vary
& Co. The alarm was immediately given,
when upon bursting open the doors, the room
was found so densely filled with smoke as al
most to preclude entrance. The Fire was
soon discovered to be among the shelves, about
midway upon the South side ol the room, hav
ing originated from the heat communicated by
the Coal Grate in the Banking room, occupied
by Mr. Pearl. By the active exertions of all
present the tire was fortunately soon extinguish
ed. A few moments delay would have placed
the whole row of buildings from the corner of
Fourth Street to Frazier and Wells, the most
valuable block in town, at the mercy of the
flames. As it was, the loss was quite serious to
the occupants of the store. They were damag
ed noteless than $1,500 by the fire and the mud
dy water taken from the street. There was no
1 insurrance either upon the goods or building.
The origin of this fire shows a delect in the con
struction of the flues, which demands immediate
remedy. This reminds us again of our utter de
fenceless condition in regard to protection frorn
fire Whether it will lead to the adoption ol
any measures for our better security remains to
be seen.— Chattanooga Advertiser , 3d inst.
Tub Sir John Franklin Expedition.— The
ship Diedalus. the supply ship from the expedi
tion sent out by the British government in search
of Sir John Franklin, arrived at San Francisco,
on the 22d of October, fr«rn Port Clarence, Behr
ing's Straits, which she left on thp first ol that
month. She brought, as passengers, Lieutenant
Cooperand Dr. Simpson, of H. M. ship Plover,
which vessel had returned to Port Clarence, from
1 her summer expedition, having been unable to
' penetrate further north than 71 degree*—being
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1851.
l three degrees short of their excursion last year.
■ The Plover's consort had not returned to her
winter quarters at the sailing of the Daedalus,
s No vestage of the expedition of Sir John Frank
- lin was discovered; and it is the opinion of the
two officers from the Plover, who came passen
gers in the Daedalus, that all further attempts to
find traces leading to the discovery of the Arctic
voyagers will prove utterly fruitless.
The D. had several narrow escapes, and was
atone time in imminent danger of being found
i ered.—She mounts 20 guns, and 250 men.
Capt. W. reports hearing ofthe lossot the ship
Globe, of New Bedford, on East Cape, about loth
Aug." Also, the ships Amity and New Hiber
nia, of New Bedford, time not stated.
AIGUSTA, GA~
SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6.
Kossuth and the Irish Exiles.
It can but be gratifying to every true friend of
national liberty, to witness the almost universal
sentiment of respect and admiration manifested
in the United States, for Louis Kossuth, the great
Hungarian patriot. Were he to die now, his
name would be immortal. The world is acquain
ted with his history, and posterity will do jus
tice to bis character as the bold, brave and no
ble Hungarian leader, and the firm friend of hu
man lreedom. We copy the following from the
correspondence of the Southern Press in refer
ence to his anticipated reception in New-York :
Wait till Kossuth comes; and if we do not have
a lurn out o| about 200,000 republicans, then we
mistake the notes of preparation.
It is stated that the committee upon the recep
tion of Kossuth are gradually completing their
arrangements. It is intend' d that Kossuth, upon
ids arrival at Sandy Hook, shall be requested to
stop at quarantine for a day with Dr. Doane, the
health officer. At the end ol that time the stea
mer Oregon will convey him so the Wallabout,
thence a short distance up the North river, and
thence to this city. Salutes will be fired at va
rious points along the shore during the steamer’s
progress. Upon the arrival of Kossuth at Castle
Garden, he will be ceremoniously received by
otir city authorities; ail address will be presented
to him and be will make an appropriate reply.
The parties will then form into procession. The
carriage occupied by the patriot will be surroun
ded by a guar.l of honor composed of Hungarian
refugees in full uniform. Alter moving in the
procession through Broadway and the Bowery,
lie will be honored with a marching salute at the
City Hall, and thence proceed to the Irving
House.
The city authorities will probably give a great
dinner at the Irving House to Kossuth and his
companions on the night succeeding their arrival.
The Tribune says it is thought that the idea
of three triumphal arches will he mollified so as
to make a magnificent triple arch of evergreens
and (lowers in the vicinity of the Park; one arch
over the carriage way, and one over each side
walk, the three bearing the names or busts of
Washington, La Fayette, Kossuth.
His reception every where in England has
been of the most enthusiastic character. Hun
dreds of thousands have flocked to hear his elo
quent remarks, in behalf of Hungary, and upon a
great variety of topics wliich were suggested by
the various occasions on which they were de
livered.
Whatever variance of opinion may have pre
viously existed, there is none now, as to the
purity of his motives, Ids prudence and wisdom—
and he has already established a high character
as an orator and oil’-handed speaker.
The Liverpool Journal speaking of him says :
“The vigorous common sense of Kossuth is lift
ting the nation out of its old notions of continen
tal ‘anarchists’ and ‘peace principles.’ His new
ideas are new blood to us; and. ere he goes, he
will leave in the hearts of all English forward
politicians a faith in, and a sympathy with, the
efforts of the anti-monarchists of continental
Eurojie.”
We were gratified to see the introduction into
our Legislature by Colonel Milledge, of resolu
tions expressive of sympathy with Kossuth and
his companions in exile, and tendering to them
a hearty welcome to, and a home in our land.
We were also gratified at the introduction of
resolutions expressive of our deepest sympathy
with the Irish patriots, Smith O’Brien and his
companions in misfortune. We unite with all,
who feel for the wrongs they have suffered, and
would rejoice at their release from.the horrors of
exile. A heartfelt sympathy for O'Brien, Mitch
ell. Meagher, and the other exiled Irish patriots,
pervades the American bosom and we would re
joice to see it take an active direction towards
effecting their release from banishment. If
they are too bad for British subjects, if they are
too dangerous to ba permitted to live in “ Ould
Ireland,” the land of their birth, and home of
their affections, let them come here, they are
good enough for us and would make useful and
valuable citizens of the United States.
And immense meeting was held in Philadel
phia, on the 19th ultimo. We copy the follow
ing brief account of it:
“Philadelphia, Nov. 19. —An immense
meeting was held in the Chinese Museum to
l ight, with the view of obtaining the interfer
ence of the government in favor of the restora
tion to liberty of Smith O'Brien, Mitchell, Mea
gher, and the other Irish Exiles. Governor
Johnson presided, supported by a large nurnber
of Vice Presidents and Secretaries. The Gov
ernor spoke at considerable length in support
ol the movement. Robert Moiris introduced an
address to the President of the United States, ur
ging the influence of the American nation be ap
plied to obtain from the British government the
release of O'Brien, Mitchell, Meagher, and their
companions. The address supports the applica
tion with strong arguments, contending (with
out discussing the lawfulness of their condemna
tion) that they could not be convicted of high
treason by English law, and constructive trea
son being prohibited by the laws of the United
States, American sympathy is excited in their
favor by even the means of their convictiou.”
We do ardently hope that these noble, but un
fortunate men, whose only crime consis ed in as
pirations for the liberty of their country, will yet
be restored, if not to their native land, at least to
a land of liberty ; and to friends who will wel
come and cherish them for their virtues and pa
triotism.
Message of Governor Means.
We have been desirous, for several days, to
make room for portions at least of ti e message of
Governor Means, of South-Carolina. It is short,
comprehensive and eloquent. Owing to the
crowded state of our columns, we can find room
• for only that part which refers to the question
of Southern wrongs and the action of South-Caro
lina. This part ofthe message is not only of
general interest, but the views of the Governor
looked for with eagerness. We copy
as foStovs:
■W the subject of our federal relations, I have
bimlittle to say. You are fully aware of our
wlings, and know that the federal government
wlich was instituted for our protection and wel
fajc, as well as that of'tlie other States, has direct
ed all its energies to the destruction of that insti
tittion upon which our very vitality dei>etids. You
know that we have been deprived of every inch
of territory which was won in part, by our blood
and treasure; that wc have beeu robbed by a
tyrannical and unjust government of the very
graves of our gallant countrymen who sacrificed
their lives that the “ star spangled banner”
might float in triumph on the bloody field over
which it was waved. You know that our equali
ty in the Union has been denied, by the very act
which excluded us from the territory. You know
that the tide cf Northern fanaticism must sweep
or er us.dcpriving us of our property.and desolating
our homes, unless, it is stayed by the bold efforts
of freemen, worthy to be free. The noble at
titude of resistance which 1 supposed the State
was about to assume, and which I have directed
all my energies to place her in, seems to have ,
been delayed or abandoned by the popular voice
as indicated by the result ol the late elections. I 1
cannot believe that this result has been founded j
in a willingness tamely to submit to our wrongs, i
but in a difference of opinion as to the best mode i
of redressing them. 1 know of no other mode to
recommend than that which I have heretofore
so earnestly advocated, viz; That, as our equali
ty is not acknowledged in the Union, “ we should
assert our independence out of it.” This course
1 think our pride, honor, and safety alike de
mand. Others, whose opinions are entitled to
respect, think differently—and it seems the po
pular voice has sustained them in their opinions.
“ It remains no.v lor those who have defeated
the projxised mode of action, and who have pro- I
claimed their unalterable purpose not to submit l
to our wrongs nnd degradation, to point out a
lietler course. I, myself, have none to suggest, j
Whatever is the action ofthe State through her
constituted authorities, it is my duty to obey.—
Hut I s demnly called ujioii you, as the represen
tatives of the people, and as guardians of their
rights, to remember that since you resolved up- !
on resistance, and ordered the State to he armed
lor defence, no single wrong of which you then ,
complained has been redressed; no indemnity \
has been offered lor the past, no security for tfie j
future. That, under the vaunted Fugitive slave
law, it has cost, ill some instances, the owner |
four times the value ofthe slave to recover him,
and ill others his life. But, above all, I call up
on you to remember that the soldiers ofthe fede
ral government are now stationed on your coast,
either to overawe or to coerce you. That the
guns of Castle Pinckney, and even of Fort Moul
trie, (which your lathers so gallantly defended.)
and wliich were ceded to the general govern
ment for your protection, are now frowning up
on Charleston. Surely this monstrous insult,added
to our injuries, will arouse the pride and patriot
ism of our people. The dangers which threaten
our country call upon us to bury the party
feelings which have so unfortunately divided and
distracted us, and to unite all our eneigies against (
the common enemy ol our institutions. The
taunts, the insults, tire abuse that is heaped upon j
our State, should cause every true son of Caro- I
lina to cling to her with an allegiance still more j
unfaltering. Gentlemen, the honor, the safety ol'
our beleved State are in your keeping. May
God direct your in your deliberations.
JAMLS 11. MEANS.”
(communicated.)
Auuusta, Nov. 25th, 1851.
Masri Editors: —Permit me, through the co
lumns of your paper, to say a word in referen ceto
the gravt of the Founder of the Medical College
of Gcoigia.
Milton Anthony, who during life, was a Martyr
to humanity: who never shrank from duties cal! i
whose indomitable energy gave to Augusta, one
of her most valuable institutions, bids fair to
share the fate of too many of the illustrious dead,
to sleep, his resting place unmarked by monu
mental column.
The virtues of the dead should ever be remem
bered with honor; they are the heirlooms of pos
terity, and should be graven on stone, that “when
your children shall ask their fathers, in time to
come, saying, what mean these stones, then ye
shall let your children know, saying,” there lies
the poor man’s friend, the good Samaritan, the
skilful Physician; there lies one, who was ever
“up and doing, in the world’s broad field of bat
tle;” ever ministering to the wants, and cheering
the soul of the sick; and whom death found at
his post, “armed in proof” and who passed from .
“healing the sick” to “the sleep of the just.”
True, a slab of stone, elevated a few inches j
ah jve the ground, marks his resting place; but, j
is it such a memorial as is due the honored dead,
from a Faculty enriched by his labors; from a |
society enriched by his example ?
It was at the urgent solicitations of the Medi- j
cal Faculty, that his friends allowed his remains ;
to be interred in the College Yard. Long years j
have passed away, yet no monumental marble !
(other than such as the meanest serf receives.) ;
tells where the remains of Dr. Milton Anthony lie
mouldering to their original dust. The stranger j
visiting the College, might view the beauty, and
grandeur of the edifice ; but the grave of him,
who toiled and surmounted difficulties for the
erection of that edifice would remain a perfect
‘ arc mum ” as he passed uuheedingly by.
Is this justice to the dead ? No, nor is it honora
ble to the living, who are reaping a fair harvest
in the field which he sowed. Surely the Faculty
are not too poor; many of them are men of wealth
and influence; poverty, therefore, cannot be the
plea. And more than this, but a few days have
passed since they were raising funds to send to
England, to aid in the erection of a monument
to the memory of Dr. Edward Jenner, the in
ventor of Vaccination.
Why not honor our own dead, and ornament
our own city. The Student in the College halls,
does he not owe some small debt of gratitude to
Dr. Anthony. If he (eels it, let him give evidence
of it in marble.
jjgLet the Faculty, let Augusta, preserve the
memory of him, who has been, and is an honor
to each. And ere long, may there be seen tow
ering, high above the surrounding grove, a “ Mau•
sotnini' such a one as will grace the College and
City. Tantalus.
Beef Packing in Texas. —Colonel Kinney
of Corpus Christi, Texas, who seems to have no
limit to his energy.and enterprise, has completed
an establishment for packing Texan beef, having
the machinery which has the capacity to pack
gO;OOU barrels per annum.
Legislative Proceedings.
HOUSE.
Milledgeville, Dec. 3, 1851.
On motion of Mr. Harris, of Clark, the use of
the Hall of the House was tendered to C. Bay
lor, U. S. Consul at Amsterdam, for the purpose
of laying before the members of the Legislature,
; this evening, his views on the commercial, man
ufacturing and agricultural interests of the State
of Georgia, and the South generally, and on the
j importance of establishing and promoting “di-
I rect trade.”
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr. Bartow—To provide lor the education
of a certain number of State Cadets ill the Geor
gia Military Institute.
By Mr. Bellinger—To give to the owners of
Saw-Mills in this State, a lien on the building
for the payment of the lumber.
By Mr. Culler—To provide for a Registry of
Births, Deaths and Marriages, in this State.
By Mr. Holland—To authorise the Justices of
the Inferior Courts to grant private ways on cer
j tain conditions.
By Mi. Walker, of Richmond—To prevent
slaves, attempted to be emancipated, from '•■■■
j maining in this State, and to provide for their
sale, if they remain.
Also—To make penal, the killing, purloining,
or enticing away, certain birds and domestic an
imals, &c.
By Mr. Chastain—To appropriate SI,OOO for
the completion of a road across the Great Blue
Ridge Mountain, from Dahlonega to Blairsville,
and to appoint Commissioners for the same.
By Mr. Lowe—To lay out a new county from
, Warren, Jefferson and Washington.
The bill amendatory of the Gth sec. 3d art. of
the Constitution, to authorise the people of the
several counties of this State, to elect an “ Ordi-
I nary,” was made the special order for Friday
next.
A resolution has been agreed to authorising the
people, at the next general election, to endorse
I upon their tickets, “Lien” or “No Lien,” in
order to ascertain their will as to the propriety
! of maintaining the lien of judgments on proper
ty that has passed from the possession of the de
fendant, in verdict or judgment, by a bona fide
sale.
The House then took up the special order of
the day, which was the bill to prohibit the im- I
portation or introduction hereafter, of any negro I
slave or slaves into this State, for the purpose c
hire, sale or traffic.
Several attempts were made to give the bill a
prospective operation. Mr. Seward and a few
others, were in favor of fixing its operation to
the Ist of January next. That proposition was
rejected, as well as others, for the Ist of March,
the 10th and Ist of February, and the 15th of
January. It was finally fixed for the Ist of Jan
uary next.
Mr. Seward proposed an amendment going to
prohibit the importation of such negroes only, as
may be unhealthy or of bad character, which
was rejected by a vote of 24 to 78.
The House then adjourned to 3 o’clock, P. M.
SENATE.
In the Senate, the bill for the protection of
the rights of married women, was re-considered
by a vote of 20 to IG, and made the special order
for Thursday, the 11th inst.
The following bills w’ere introduced :
By Mr. Calhoun—To give owners of Saw-
Mills a lien on buildings for the lumber.
By Mr. Hardeman—To regulate the adver
tising of Clerks, Sheriffs, and other county offi
cers, and to provide for the preservation of the
newspapers containing the same.
The bill requiring the stockholdeea to the
Brunswick Canal & Railroad Company, to pay
an assessment for the completion of said Canal,
was re-eonsidcrcd and a substitute passed.
The following bills were passed:
To incorporate a Savings Bank in the city of
Augusta.
To ratify the contract for iron for the Western
& Atlantic Railroad, and to provide means for
paying for the same.
To incorporate Sweetwater Manufacturing
Company.
To incorporate the Columbus & Greenville
Plank & Turnpike Company.
To alter the Bth sec. 4th div. of the Penal
Code.
The bill to regulate the fees of the Attorney
and Solicitors General, was lost.
The Senate adjourned to Thursday morning,
10 o'clock.
THE HOUSE.
Three o'clock, P. M.
The whole of the afternoon session was taken
up in proposing amendments to the bill, to
prohibit the introduction of slaves into this State,
&c.
This bill seems to meet the unanimous oppo- j
sition of the Southern Rights members, and the |
amendments they propose, are voted down with
almost equal unanimity by the Constitutional
Unionists. When the question comes up, on tue
passage of the bill, for a full argument on its
merits, it is to be hoped it will receive an impar
tial and dispassionate consideration. If this be
done, the bill must lose some of its present
friends. There are grave objections to trammel
ling the inter-State slave trade, in the manner
which this bill contemplates, which time does
not permit us to enlarge upon. It is a policy
restrictive of the well recognized principles of
freedom of trade. It will we aim the interest of
the border slave States in the institution of slave
ry. It will furnish both an argument and a fact
against it to its enemies.
Western Produce. —Thousands of live hogs
are arriving at Dunkirk, N. Y., for transhipment
to the East, and tens of thousands of barrels of
flour are stored there, waiting their turn for ship
ment. At Utica, 5,000 head of cattle have been
packed for the New York market.
False Invoices. —Paul Tricon, an extensive
hat dealer at New Orleans, has plead guilty to
four indictments for passing false invoices
through the custom-house. He was fined SI,OOO
and imprisoned one week, in each case.
NEW SERIES -VOL. VI. NO. 145
Btj 'Mkgnctic Ccu’grajiij.
LATER FROM lU ROPE.
ARRIVAL
of .ri AMi i;
HUMBOLDT .
Charleston, Dec. 3—11.55 A. M.
The steamer Humboldt has arrived at New
York, having on board Gov. Kossuth and Lola
Montes. There was great excitement.
Charleston, Dec. 5—12 M.
Further per Humboldt. —The King of Hanover
is dead.
France is quiet. Funds are advancing.
At Liverpool, the demand for Cotton was
good, and the sales for three days amounted to
19,000 bales. The quotations had advanced Jd.,
holders not pressing their stocks on the market.
Speculators took 8.000 and Exporters 2,000 bales.
The trade in the manufacturing districts was
unchanged.
Ihe commercial advices from India are re
garded as favorable.
Flour has advanced Od. Corn quiet, but
slightly declined. The demand for Rice was
active, but no change in prices. The provision
market had recovered from previous decline.
The demand for Coffee was moderate, and prices
in favor of buyers.
New-York, Dec. 5, P. M.
Cotton.—The sales to-day reach 2500 bales—
market firm.
Rice.—Sales 200 tierces at $2 (o 3}.
Charleston, Dec. 3. p. m.
Cotton.—The sales to-day reach 1100 bales
at 61 to 8} cents. Better prices prevailed after
the recipt of the Humboldts advices.
(Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier).
Columbia, Dec. 4, 8 I’. M.
Legislative Proceedings.
The Bill to prevent all persons, in any non
slaveholding State that has passed any law for
obstructing the recovery of fugitive slaves from
using any of our Courts, for the recovery of debts
or enforcement of any contract, was discussed
with great spirit to-day in Committee of the
whole House, it being the special order of the
day. The Committee, however, reported against
it, and the House agreed to the rejiort by a vote
of 82 to 29.
The several resolutions rela*ing to Federal
matters, and the bill fixing the time for the Con
ventisn to assemble, have been made the special
order of the day for Saturday next, at 1 P. M. in
committee of the whole.
Mr. Samuel T‘ Atrinson has been elected
Commissioner in Equity, and W. J. Howard as
Register of mesne conveyances, for Georgetown
District.
New-Orleans. Dec. 4, 3.10 P. M.
The steam ship Philadelphia is telegraphed as
being below with over four hundred passengers
from Chargres. and also the Georgia’s passengers.
This morning three thousand hales of Cotton
were disposed of at previous rates. Bacon has
declined one cent—Sides are worth from 7 4 to 8
cts. Pork is depressed—soo bbls. old Mess were
sold at sl4. Whisky is lower and buyers are
only offering 18 cents. There have been large
receipts of all kinds of produce from the West.
The brig Tartar, Capt. Sheer, has cleared to
day for Charleston.
New-Orleans, Dec. 4,7. 20 P. M.
The total sales of Cotton to-day comprise six
thousand bales. Good Middling is worh 7|
Molasses} is brisk and two thousand barrels were
sold at from 24 to 24 4. The s’cam ship Win
field Scott, from New York is below.
ENGLISH VELVET AND TAPESTRY
CARPETING.
THE SUBSCRIBERS wish to call the attention
of purchasers to thoir stock of the above Goods,
being the largest and best assortment erer otiered
and importea direct to this city.
Prices, $1,50 and $1,624 — Velvet, $2 and upwards.
AMERICAN TAPESTRY,
Choice colors and patterns, at $1,25 and $1,374-
A LOT OF AMERICAN THREE PLY CAR
. PETING,
At $1 per yard.
PRINTED DRUGGET CARPETING.
\Yo have just received per ship Austriu, from Liv
erpool, eight bales of the above goods, IS inches
wide, which wo will sell at the low price of 65 cents
per yard.
Patterns really beautiful.
AMERICAN INGRAINS,
Superior all-wool heavy Carpeting, at 624 c. per yd.
ENGLISH HARTH RUGS.
A choice lot of the above goods per tho Austria,
from Liverpool, at $2,50, $3, $4, $5, $6,50, SB, and
CHEAP INGRAINS.
A lot of all-wool, and cotton and wool Ingrains,
which we wish to clear off at 314 c. to 50c.
Cotton Carpetings at 15c. to 30c.
4-4 Linen Carpeting at IBc.
THOMPSONVILI.E AND LOWELL INGRAINS.
Heavy fabrics and choice colors, at 80c., purchas
ed at the last trade sales.
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN FLOOR OIL
CLOTHS,
Os all widths, cut to fit Rooms and Entrys.
W o wish particularly to call the attention of pur
chasers to our linen stock of all-pure Flax Linens,
I Shirtings and Sheetings, Doylies, Napkins and Ta-
I bio Linens, which was purchased by Mr. C. Lam
-1 bort, in Belfast, Ireland.
N. B.—All orders promptly and faithfully attend
ed to. LAMBERT & BROTHER,
211 King street.
Charleston, Nov. 7,1831. d6—fl2 nov 9
TEACHER WANTED,
ONTHE second Thursday (11th) in December
next. The Commissioners of the Bet—b Island
Orphan Asylum, (usually known as the Don ’ In
stitute,) will elect a Teacher and Superiudspt, to
take charge of that institution for tho year it.>'2.
Porsons applying for the situation, must be mar
ried, and qualified to instruct boys and girls ;.i tlio
rudimouts of a good common English Education.
M. OALPHIN, 1 .
H. R. COOK. > Com rs.
GEO. B. MILLS, )
Beech Island, S. C.. Nov-13. 185 - tt(i noT u
C H on R S?S w “TsmnA* 8
11 lOODRN X WARE—Brushes; Brooms.
W Tm.and Toilet Setts, Ac., For sale by
nor 27 t MUSTIN A LATHROP.
OMAN KALVDOR, for removing Freckles
and Pimples, and rendering tho Skin fair and
soft For sale by WM. H. TUTT, Druggist.
dec 6
AMPS, LAMPS—A supply of LAMPS, suita
ablo for burning Oil, Burning Fluid, and Cam
phino. Just receivodby
dec 6 WM. H. TUTT, Druggist.
EMPTY HOGSHEADS.
A LOT of Empty Oil Casks suitable for water
Tanks, Cisterns Ac., for sale cheap by
ri3o HAVILAND, RISLEY A CO,