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the' CONSTITUTION ALIST. JAMES GARDNER, JR. TERMS. Daily, per annum 00 ■ 1 e. on Tri-Weekly, per v VJ If paid in advance.... 5 1 n nn Weekly, per annum If paid in advance To Clubs, remitting $lO IN ADVANCE, FIVE COPIES are sent. This will put our Weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. [£j*Subscribers who will pay up arrearages, and send four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at $2 00. (Tj*AU new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. [PJ’Postage muet be paid on all communications and letters of business. Mr* Clay’s Resolutions. OBSERVER AND REPORTER OFFICE, Lexington, K. Saturday, Nov. 13, > 9 o’clock, a. m. ) "We are permitted to publish the resolutions to be submitted by Mr. Clay to the meeting to day, in anticipation of the hour of meeting, 11 o’clock. They are as follows: 1. Resolved, as the opinion of this meeting, \ that the primary cause of the present \mhap- , py war, existing between the XJ. S. of Amcirca, , and the U. S. of the Republic of Mexico, was the annexation of Texas to the former; and that the immediate occasion of hostilities between the two republics arose out of the order of the President of the U. S. for the removal of the array under the command of Gen. Taylor, from its position at Corpus Chricti to a point op posite to Matamoras, on the East bank of the Rio Bravo, within territory claimed by both Republics, but then under the jurisdiction of that of Mexico, and inhabited by its citizens; and that the order of the President for the re moval of the army to that point, was improvi dent and unconstitutional, it being without the concurrence of Congress, or even any consul tation with it, although it was in session: but the Congress having, by subsequent acts, re cognized the war thus brought into existence without its previous authority or consent, the prosecution of it became thereby National. 2. Resolved , That in the absence of any for mal and public declaration by Congress, of the objects for which the war ought to be prosecut ed, the President of the U. S. as Chief Magis trate, and as Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the XJ. S. is left to the guidance of his own j udgmeut to prosecute it for such purposes and objects as he may deem the hon or and interest ot the nation to require. 3. Resolved, That by the Constitution of the XJ. S. Congress, being invested with power to declare war, and grant letters of marque and repisal, to make rules concerning captures on land and water, to raise and support armies, to provide and maintain a navy, and to make rules for the government of the land and naval forces, has the full and complete war making power of the XJ. S. and, so possessing it, has a right to determine upon the motives, causes and objects of any war, when it commences, or at any time during the progress of its ex istence. 4. Resolved, As the further opinion of this meeting, that it is the right and duty of Con gress to declare, by some authentic act, for what purpose and objects the existing war ought to be further prosecuted; that it is the dety of the President, in his official conduct, to conform to such a declaretion of Congress; and that, if, after such, declaration, the l’ rD “ l dont should decline or reluse to endeavor, by all the means and military, m uls power, to execute the announced will of Congress, and, in defiance of its authority, should continue to prosecute the war for pur poses and objects other than those declared by that body, it would become the right and duty of Congress to adopt the most efficacious meas ures to arrest the further progress of the war, taking care to make ample provision for the honor, the safety and security of our armies in Mexico, in every contingency. And, if Mexico should decline or refuse to conclude a treaty with us,stipulating for the purposes and objects so declared by Congress, it would be the duty of the Government to prosecute the war with the utmost vigor, until they were attained by a treaty of peace. 5. Resolved, That we view with serious alarm, and are utterly opposed to any purposes of an nexing Mexico to the XJ. S. in any mode, and especially by conquest; that we believe the two nations could not be happily governed by one common authority, owing to their great dif ference of race, law, language and religion, and the vast extent of their respective territories, and large amount of their respective popula tions; that such a union, against the consent of the exasperated Mexican people, could only be effected and preserved by large standing armies, and the constant application of military force —in other words, by despotic sway exer cised over the Mexican people, in the first in stance, but which, there would be just cause to apprehend, might, in process of time, be extended over the people of the XJ. S. That we deprecate, therefore, such a union, as wholly kicompatible with the genius of our Govern ment, and with the character of free and liberal institutions; and we anxiously hope that each nation may be left in the undisturbed posses sion of its own laws, language, cherished reli gion and territory, to pursue its own happiness, according to what it may deen best for itself. 7. Resolved, That considering the series of splendid and brilliant victories achieved by our brave armies and their gallant commanders, du ring the war with Mexico, unattended by a single reverse, the U. S. without any danger of t ieir honor suffering the slightest tarnish, can practice the virtues of moderation and mag n mimity towards their discomfited foe. We have no desire for the dismemberment of the XJ. S. of the Republic of Mexico, but wish only a just and proper fixation of the limits of Tex as. 7. Resolved, That we do, positively and emphatically, disclaim and disavow any wish or desire, on our part, to acquire any foreign territory whatever, for the purpose of propaga ting slavery, or of introducing slaves from the XJ. S. into such foreign territory. 8. Resolved, That we invite our fellow citizens of the XJ. S. who are anxiously for the resto ration of the blessings of peace, of if the exist ing war shall continue to be prosecuted, are desirous that its purposes and objects shall be defined and known; who are anxious to avert present and future perils and danger, with which it maybe fraughtjand who are also anx ious to produce contentment and satisfaction at home, and to elevate the national character abroad, to assemble together in their respective communities and to express their views, feel ings and opinions. {.From the N. O. Della, llt.'i inst.) From Vera Criaa^ The XJ. S. steam propeller Washington, Capt. Pratt, arrived last night from Vera Cruz. 'The Washington left Vera Cruz on the sth, and Tampico on the 9th inst. She conse quently brings no later intelligence than that already received by previous arrivals. To the courtesy of Capt. Pratt we are indebted for Vera Cruz and Tampico papers to his day of sailing, and for some items of news not here tofore noticed. A good deal of excitement existed at Vera Cruz owing to authentic information having been received there, that a Mexican armed ves- V II I HI — i i , sel had been seen in the Gulf, abont 60 miles N. W. of Vera Cruz, on the evening of ( the 2d inst. She was described as a herma- ( phrodite brig, fullot men. She was fiist seen by the XJ. S. propeller Secretary Buchanan, £ and though not venturing to attack that ves- ( sol, she ordered the Buchanan off shore. She 3 first hoisted a white flag, and shortly after- . wards run up the Mexican ensign. Com. Per ry on hearing of the circumstance, immediate ly sent the XJ. S. steamer Scorpion in pursuit. That vessel had not returned when the Wash ington left Vera Cruz, and the result of the chase was of course not known. Lieut. Tho?. A. Brady, of the Marine Corps, died at Tampico on the Bth inst. Lieut. Ogier, of the La. Regt., and Mr. Marks, editor of the Tampico Sentinel, came passengers in the Washington. [From the New Orleans Mercury, llth inst.] Reception of General Taylor* As we fully expected, no lime has been lost in adopting measures calculated to ensure such a reception of the heroic General Taylor as will be worthy of the city, and is due to such a faithful, efficient, and indomitable servant of the Republic, whom we are proud to claim as a citizen of Louisiana. The Council of the Sec ond Municipality, with characteristic promp titude, at the meeting last night, on motion of Alderman Peters, unanimously adopted the following preamble and resolutions : Whereas, It is understood to be the inten tion of Maj. Gen. Taylor to visit this city on a temporary absence from the army under his command— Be it resolved, That a committee be appoint ed to act with his honor the Mayor, and com mittees of the General Council and Municipal Councils of the First and Third Municipali ties, in order to tend to that illustrious citizen and soldier the hospitalities of our city, and to make such arrangements for his reception as the Guest of the City, as a proper apprecia tion of his exalted character and distinguished services require at the hands of his fellow citizens of New Orleans. The heroic Taylor and his brave companions in arms will most assuredly have a warm and thrilling reception in the Crescent City on re turning from the fields of glory where they have so nobly sustained the honor of their country, shed lustre on her arms, and fought and bled in her service. Augusta, oforgia. TUESDAY MORNING, NOV. 23. Mr* Clay-—His Lexington Speech and Resolutions This restless politician is again on the political arena and making play for another nomination for the Presidency. Relentless time has not chilled the fires of his am bition. Like snow capp’d Hecla’s volcanic flames, they glow with undiminished ardor beneath the snows of more than seventy win ters. With one foot upon the verge of the grave, the other is turned towards Washing ton City, and the eye, so often dimmed by dis appointment during five or six successive can vasses for the Presidency, rekindles with the light of hope as it gazes upon the still distant Presidential Chair. But a few months ago, Mr. Clay declared that he -would never again consent to be the candidate of any political party. How many then believed in the sincerity of the declara tion. h o-r, iiiaay Oelieved that he would ad here to the resolution,if formed, we cannot con jecture. It would seem however not to have made much impression on even his warmest ad mirers. It was allo wed to pass by as the idle wind —as unheeded as the coquetish threat of a capricious beauty—that she never would marry. No one seems to have seriously doubt • ed that Mr. Clay would again be a candidate if he thought he could be elected, and thought that he could get the nomination from his party. The last point no doubt seems to him the first great difficulty. Ills sanguine tem perament, not yet schooled to moderation by reverses, would soon persuade him that, the nomination secured, the grand dream of his life would be at last realized. We have assumed that his recent display at Lexington, Ky. is a demonstration to advance his pretensions for the nomination. If we are in error, H is an error shared in by the whole country. What success this last effort of Mr. Clay will meet with, is yet a matter for conjecture. It appeals powerfully to the anti-war party of the country, and to the anti-slavery spirit o* the North. In the former respect, it goes very far to atone for that dinner speech—no doubt in his estimation that mi/ortunate din ner speech in New Orleans, in which he pug naciously expressed a desire “to kill a Mexi can,” and talked quite patriotically about “avenging the wrongs of his country.” In regard to the slavery question, Mr. Clay shows himself disposed to do all that any reasonable abolitionist could require of him when he de clares himself in his speech, as he is reported, strongly opposed to the extension of slavery, and deplores its existence. How much farther would the abolitionists and the Wihnot Pro viso men ask a Southern man and a slavehold er to go ? But there is a direct and unequivocal pan dering to abolition prejudice and Wilmot Pro viso-ism in one of the resolutions offered by Mr. Clay. It is the following : “7th. Resolved, That we do positively and emphatically disclaim and disavow any wish or desire on our part to acquire any foreign territory whatever for the purpose of propa gating Slavery, or of introducing Slavery from the United States into any such foreign terri tory.” Why this disclaimer ? Had the whigs of Kentucky been charged with a design or a desire on their part to acquire territory from Mexico for this sole and especial purpose of propagating slavery. Had they been charged with seeking acquisition of territory solely for the privilege of introducing slavery into it ? But admit that the charge was made, and is refuted as to the whigs of Kentucky, is not the manner of the disclaimer such and so intend ed as to invite comparisons, and provoke the charge that there is a party in the South ami in Kentucky that seeks the acquisition of Mex ican territory solely for the purpose of propa gating slavery ? Here is a position for a Southern statesman to- occupy, with a ven geance. It is well known that the fanatical cry of the abolitionists at the North is that this war with Mexico is the President’s war, commenced by him and pursued to the subju gation of Mexico poU the purpose of propa gating slavery. Every intelligent man at th« South knows, and none know better than Mr. Clay, that this war is the trait of no conspira cy of slaveholders to propagate slavery. No 1 such interests and no such views at the South originated and sought it. Grant for argu ment’s sake that Mr. Polk precipitated the war upon the country by marching the army to the Rio Grande, and therein violated the constitution,as the first resolution in the scries charges, Mr. Clay well knows that it was not an act which the South desired or any party in the South desired for the purpose of propa gating slavery. Mr. Clay therefore should have introduced no such disclaimer into a party meeting, for a party or personal motive. If the disclaimer were made at all it should have been made as Southern men,and not as whigs —as men iden tified with the slaveholding interest, and not as partizans. As the matter now stands, one objection to the war, that exists among the fanatics at the North, is that it is waged for the acquisition of territory for the purpose of propagating sla very. Mr. Clay,and the meeting whose opin ions he expresses in his resolutions, condemn the war as unconstitutional in the Ist, declare their opposition to any acquisition of foreign territory in the 6th resolution, and in the 7th resolution disclaim on their part any desire to acquire foreign territory for the purpose of pro pagating slavery. The inference is left to be drawn that there is a party that doss desire the acquisition of territory and has sustained the war for this purpose. But Mr. Clay pre fers to be considered on the side of Northern fanaticism on this subject, and not giving any countenance to the designs of the pro-slavery interest. But the positionassumed by Mr. Clay in his speech is one of grave interest to the South. He declares himself utterly opposed to the ex tension of slavery. What is the effect of this if carried out ? It is to confine slavery to its present territorial limits,while a cordon of free States will be surely and inevitably girdling and surrounding us. The South will be “crib bed, cabined and confined,” and in time grow ■ ing weak and insignificant by comparison, while the free States will plant their colonies - and spread their dominion and form new States • throughout the ample domains of the Union* 1 and in all the territories already acquired and which as sure as destiny will be acquired on 5 the North American Continent. : The South must and will unite to frown down the anti-Southern position of Mr. Clay. ; If the territorial possessions of the Union are • to be extended, let slavery be extended also ii ’ the interests of the slave owner prompt it. He ’ has the constitutional right to follow the flag 2 of his country with his property and his do t mestic institutions wherever it waves over ter ritory, acquired whether by conquest or pur l chase. No man can receive Southern support i who declares himself opposed to the exercise r of that right on the part of the South. Wc publish the resolutions in full in anothe] - column. The Lehmann Family » This celebrated family, successors of the - Ravels, gave their first performance at th« j Theatre lasUevcning, to a full and fashionable t audience. The bill for to-night is an attrac l tive one. The next Congress ; From a statement of the names of the mem t bers elect of the next Congress, in the Jouma 3 of Commerce, it oppears that the House wi! 1 contain 110 democrats and 118 whigs. The - Senate will contain a democratic majority o r if. The Ocean Steamers -5 The keel of the Humboldt, the third of the American mail line of steamers, is about to be • laid at New York. She is to be 2400 tons 5 burthen and to be completed about the Ist ol 2 May next. The Capitol at Washington was brillianth . illuminated on Thursday night by Mr. Crutch ett‘s Solar Gas Lights. The burners in the £ great Lantern elveated one hundred feet above f the dome of the Capitol were also lighted; but g the bright moonlight was unfavorable to a fail experiment. The National Intelligencer ex presses the opinion that Mr. Crutchett has been eminently successful. New Paper in Washing ion. t Gen. Duff Greene announces his intention 1 to publish, forthwith, in the City of Wash -5 ington, a new weekly paper to be called “ Tht 2 Times.” It is to be devoted mainly to the vin ’ dication and defence of Southern institutions » —to the exposure of the motives which lie at » the bottom of Political Abolitionism, and the r cause of its rapid increase—to unmask some ■ of the sources of corruption at Washington ■ and to suggest a remedy for it —to oppose Na tional Conventions, and to support for th( ■ next Presidency an Anti-Convention candi ■ date. Among the Passengers in the steamship I Washington, for Cowes, Southampton anc l and Bremen, are Gen. Armstrong, U. S. Con- L sul to Liverpool; George Gibson, bearer of des patches to London; and Hon. C. F. Gevckoht representative of the State and free city oj Bremen. f The Washington took $200,000 in specie. By the Edgefield Advertiser we learn thal ’ Whitfield B. Brooks of that village, lately ap- L pointed a Lieutanant in the 12 th Regiment, has • died of the wound he received at Churubusco. > He was a young gentleman of much intelli , gence, of gallant spirit, and of courteous man ( ner, and greatly regarded by many friends. His immediate family, by which he was great , ly beloved, feels this blow the more severely, from having cherished the hope of his recovery. ""William B. Blocker, Llewellyn Goode Tur ner Crooker, —Lyles, of the Edgefield Com pany, were all killed by the same ball on the 13th ult. Lieutenant Selleck.—The Abbeville Ban ner learns that this gallant young officer, who had the honor of planting the Palmeto Banner upon the walls of Mexico, the first flag that waved from the battlement, is recovering from ( the wound he received in executing that act. The Mexican Revenue- i The Union estimates the revenue that may be ! raised in Mexico at $30,000,000, and says that it must be made to pay the expenses of the war, if that country persists in prolonging the contest, whenever our military possession is complete and effective. The Legislature of Tennessee have reached the 24thballot and no senator is yet elected. Mr. Christopher H. Williams received 33 votes; Nethcrland 25; Reese 3; Topp 2; scattering 36. . . « _ Forgery- Charles Lauper, of Salem, Mass,, a graduate of Harvard University, has committed forge ries to the amount of $25,000, in the name of his grandfather, Nathaniel West, and decamp ed. Dr. Hubbard, of Salem, is a sufferer to the amount of four thousand dollars. Pork Trade- The Cumberland Civilian of 19th inst. says —“The Hog crop, as they call it, is coming forward from the west with considerable brisk ness. The Rail Road convoys to the Balti more market 1000 fat porkers daily from this place, and the books of the office show that nine thousand, eight hundred more,at the pre sent time,are registered for the same destination and in squeeling anxiety a\vaiting their turn. The region of the depot is nightly made vocal with their peculiar music. The cry is “still they come !” The Magnetic Telegraph Is rapidly extending itself over the Union There are now finished, and in operation, thir ty-one lines, with 3,047 miles of wires. There are also eleven more lines in progress of con struction, with 2,812 miles of wares; besides three others in contemplation, with 2,090 miles of wares. Thus it will be seen that the lines, finished, in progress, and contemplated, show ' an aggregate of 8,8-59 miles of wires. We are indebted for the above information 5 to the Baltimore American. The line be -5 tw’cen Columbia and Charleston is nearly com -2 pleted, and wo understand, will be ready to I operate in a day or two. The Bridge over the Niagara Falls- The American and Canadian companies, ’ which have been chartered for the purpose of constructing a bridge over the falls, have met 3° x . and made joint arrangements for commencing • the wmrk. The directors, after allowing libe ral estimates for labor, materials, expenses and 1 contingents, came to a conclusion that the structure could be completed for a sum not in n any event exceeding $190,000. They ap pointed Charles Ellet, Jr., of Philadelphia, 6 engineer, to construct the bridge, and bound Ls him by contract to have the bridge ready for e use on or before one year from the first day of ° May next. The bridge is to be suspended across the river at the narrow gorge between the cataract and the whirlpool, in view of both, , immediately over the rapids, about two hun e di ed and thirty feet above the water, by sixteen wire cables, about eleven hundred feet long, r and upward of twelve inches in circumference each. Its strength is to be equal to six thou sand five hundred tons tenison strain, and to be subjected to the most severe and conclu sive tests before used, so as to render it safe beyond any possible contingency. There is to be a rail road track through the centre, so as to pass locomotives and trains, to accomodate the twm rail roads that terminate there. Such, as we learn from the Buffalo papers, j are some of the general outlines of this work. That it is one of vast design, and one which e cannot fail to prove highly important its its results to the two countries, we cannot enter tain a doubt. Correspondence of the Constitutionalist, B GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Friday, Nov. 19. s Resolutions. By Mr. Tift, for the appointment of a Com mittee of five to consider and report a bill re v gulating the fees of all judicial officers of this State, together with the fees for printing and e publishing such matters and processes as are e required by law. t Also, requesting His Excellency the Gov r ernor to furnish the House with copies of the - report of Leonidas B. Mercer, Commissioner s appointed for the clearing out the Flint River* By Mr. Bartow, to refer the controversy be tween the State of Georgia and Mr. James B. n Holford, to a select Committee. Mr. Bartow from the Select Committee, to whom was referred the project of Mr. Asa Whitney, of New York, to connect the Atlan g tic with the Pacific by Rail Road, made a re t port thereon, (a copy of which I will send e you,) accompanied with resolutions request ing our Senators and Representatives in Con t gress to give this measure their prompt atten tion ; also, requesting His Excellency the Go c vernor to forward copies of the same to the • Executive of each State in the Union; and, on motion to agree to the same, the yeas are 67, hays 55. Those who voted in the affirmative are, d Messrs. Alexander, Anderson of Warren. Ander - son of Wilkes, Andrews, Arnold, Bacon, Baratte, " Battle, Bartow, Beasley, Bethune, Black, Brinson, I- Bullard, Cabiness, Callaway, Cameron, Carter, K Clark, Crocker, Darnell, Dozier, Dubignon, Flem ing, Gartrell, Glenn, Graham, Gresham, Harden, >f Harris of Baldwin, Harris of Clark, Harris of Ta liaferro, Heddon, Hendricks, Hodges, Howard, Jackson of Sumter, Jackson of Walton, Lawhon, Lewis, McCarra, McDuffie, Mclntosh, Morgan, Morris, Neal, Nisbet, Pace, Perkins, Phillips, Pinckard, Price, Quarterman, Ramsay, Robinson of Coweta, Robinson of Laurens, Sanford, Shock lev, Smith of Cass. Smith of Oglethorpe, Terrell, s Talbot, Walker of Richmond, Williams, William son, Wood, Zachry—Yeas 67. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Atkinson, Bailey, Barnes, Baugh, Bird, Brandon, Bryan of Houston, Bryan of Wayne, I. Candler, Carlton, Cleveland, Colbert, Cone, Dormi ny, Fields, Fitzpatrick, Franklin, Freeman, Gauld ing, Glass, Glover of Jasper, Glover of Jones, Hall, • Heard, Holmes, Jackson of Clark, Keith, Kenan, Kilgore, Maloney, Martin, McConnell of Cass, Mc- Connell of Cobb, McDonald, McLeod, Moseley, Penticost, Pollock, Rawls, Reid, Reynolds, Robin son of Jasper, Rozar, Sheffield, Spear, Strickland, , 1 Sumner, Tift, Tillman, Townsend, Vardeman, ' Walker of Crawford, Whitworth, Wilson, Wimbish —Nays 55. A motion to direct the Clerk to carry the > same forthwith to the Senate, was lost, r The bill from the Select Committee appoint t ed to examine the Executive Mansion and i other public buildings, and report what addi tional furniture or repairs, if any, were neces amMMBBBafc a. »i x a sary, came up to-day in the House of Repre - sentatives, and after lengthy argument by Messrs. Harris of Baldwin, Lewis and Jack son, for it, and Messrs. Gaulding and Mosely, against it, was rejected by Yeas 60, Nays 63, as follows: Yeas—Atkinson, Bacon, Bailey, Baratte, Bar tow, Beasley, Bethune, Black, Bryan of Houston, Cabiness, Cameron Candler, Carter. Clark, Crock er, Darnell, Dozier, Franklin, Gartrell, Glass, Glenn. Gresham, Harden, Harris of Baldwin, Har ris of Clark, Harris of Taliaferro, Hodges, Holmes, Howard, Jackson of Clark, Jackson of Walton, Kenan, Lawhon, Lewis, M irtin, McCarra, McDon ald, McDuffie, Mclntosh, Morgan, Nisbet, Phillips, Pinckard, Pollock, Price. Quarterman, Ramsay, Reid, Robinson of Coweta, Rozar, Shockley, Smith of Cass, Smith of Oglethorpe, Terrell. Talbot, Tilt, Walker of Richmond, Williamson, Wilson, Wim bish—6o. Nays—Alexander, Anderson of Warren, Ander son of Wilkes. AndreAvs, Arnold, Battle, Baugh, Bird. Brandon, Brinson, Bryan of Wayne, Bullard, CallaAvay, Carlton, Cleveland, Colbert, Cone, Dorminy, Dubignon, Fields, Fitzpatrick, Fleming, Freeman, Gaulding, Glover of Jasper, Glover of Jones, Graham, Hall, Heddon. Heard, Hendricks, Jackson of Sumter,Keith, Kilgore, Ma loney, McConnell of Cass, McConnell of Cobb, Mc- Leod, Morris, Moseley, Neal, Pace, Penticost, Per kins; Rawls, Reynolds, Robinson of Jasper, Robin son of Laurens, Sanford, Sheffield, Spear, Strick land, Sumner, Tillman, Townsend, Vardeman, Walker of Crawford, Ward, Whitworth, Williams, Wood, Zachry—63. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, Nov. 20th, 1847. Mr. Bartow, from the Special Committee, to whom was referred the Resolution of the House for the appointment of Joint Commit tee to consider what action may be had by the General Assembly, upon the project of Mr. Whitney, to connect the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean by Rail Road, have had the same under consideration, and report the fol lowing resolutions for the action of the Gene ral Assembly. Whereas, the construction of a Rail Road across the continent of North America, would make the U. States the great highway between Europe and the populous and wealthy empire of Asia, would greatly facilitate our own in tercourse with those regions, would tend to consolidate our Union, and to give fresh im pulse to our great Agricultural manufacturing and commercial interests ; And whereas, this stupenduous work can be accomplished,and the public lands constitute a fund peculiarly ap propriate for defraying the expenses of such an undertaking —as a small portion of them would furnish the means, and the value of the remainder would greatly enhance thereby, and Avhercas, the great plan of Mr. Asa Whitney of New York, in its great outlines, is in our opinion, the only practicable scheme for the , accomplishment of the grand undertaking, L which should be commenced as soon as prac : ticable. f 1. Therefore , be it Resolved by the Senate and [ House of Representatives in General Assembly , convened , That avc cordially approve of the L great features of Mr. Whitney’s plan for the , construction of a Rail Road from Lake Michi . gan to the Pacific Ocean, from the avails of a portion of the public lands, and can earnestly recommend the measure to the early and fav ’ orable consideration of the General Govern ; ment, 2. Resolved, That the Senators and Reprc > sentatives of this State, in Congress, be, and they are hereby requested to give this mea sure their prompt attention and support. 5 3. Resolved , That his Excellency be, and he > is hereby requested to transmit a copy of these resolutions to the Executes of each State in the Union, and a like copy to the Senators and J Members of the House of Representatives from this State in the Congress of the United , States. The rejected bill to appropriate money for furnishing the Executive Mansion Avas, on mo i tion of Mr. Gaulding of Pike, reconsidered, and finally passed. Appropriation SISOO. Yeas.—Messrs. Alexander, Anderson of War ren, Anderson of Wilkes, AndreAvs, Arnold, Ba con, Bailey, Barnes, Baratte, Battle, Bartow, Beasley, Bethune, Black, Bird, Bryan of Hous ton, Bryan’ of Wayne, Cabiness, CallaAvay, Came ron, Candler, Carlton, Carter, Clark, Cleveland, Cone, Crocker, Darnell, Dozier, Fields, Franklin, Gartrell, Gaulding, Glass, Glenn, Glover of Jas per, Glover of Jones, Graham. Gresham, Harden, . Harris of Baldwin, Harris of Clark, Harris of Taliaferro, Heard, Hendricks, Hodges, Holmes, HoAvard, Jackson of Clark. Jackson of Walton, 5 Kenan, Lawhon, LeAvis, Martin, McCarra, Mc l Connell of Cobb, McDonald, McDuffie, McLeod, Mclntosh, Morgan, Moseley, Neal. Nisbet, Pace. ' Penticost, Phillips, Pinckard, Pollock, Price, Quarterman, Rawls, Reid, Robinson of Coweta, Robinson of Jasper,Robinson of Laurens. Rozar, Sheffield. Smith of Oglethorpe, Spear, Terrell, s Talbot, Tift, Tillman, Vardeman, W r alker of Rich . mond, Weathers, Williamson, Wilson, Wimbish, Wood, Zachry—92. Nats.—Messrs. Baugh. Brandon, Brinson, Bul • lard, Colbert, Dorminy, Dubignon, Fleming, Free man, Heddon, Jackson of Sumter, Keith, Kilgore, Maloney, McConnell of Cass, Morris, Perkins, Reynolds, Smith of Cass, Strickland, Sumner, ) Townsend, Walker of Crawford, Whitworth —24. t DILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr. Mosely, to establish a Botanico Med . ical Board of Physicians in this State, and for [ the better regulation of the Botanic or Thom „ gonian practice of Medicine. BILLS PASSED. To empoAver the Judge of the Coweta Cir cuit to compel Jurors summoned for the first . week of Troup Superior Court to serve tAvo instead of one week, and the Jurors summon . ed for the second week to serve two weeks. To amend the several acts in relation to is suing grants on head rights in this State, so • far as to extend the time for granting the » same, until the 25th Dec. 1849. Mr. Nesbit, from the Special Committee to whom was referred the petition of Peter Treaz \ rant, made a report thereon; and 150 copies , were ordered to be printed. • Also, reported a bill for the relief of Peter ’ Treazvant, to appropriate £SOOO. 1 Capt Loyall* ' We arc indebted to the Editors of the Mus cogee Democrat of the 13th inst, for an extra containing the following letter from a corres pondent at Vera Crvz. Yera Cruz, Friday, sth Nov. 1847. Dr. Andrews: Dear Sir: —I was aAvakcned this ’ morning, about 7 o’clock, by a loud rap at my ’ door, and who should be there but Capt.Loyall, ’ looking as well as I ever saAv him, I hope the report of bis death may not reach his family. ’ His friends all believed him dead. He sat down , and gave Liout. McCurdy and myself a long , account of the fight at Huamantla, which may be relied upon. Capt. "Walker was in command of only 175 cavalry. They charged the town ; w r hen the infantry we<* sor 6 miles off, and captured three pieces of artillery. The Mexi cans were commanded by Santa Anna. He had near 2500 men. They fled in every direc tion, but were rallied and made fight. Capt. Walker was shot in the breast; with a small ball in leas than ten feet of Capt;. Loyall and . *v \ did not live more than 15 minutes. He told the command to fight on,the odds were against them, but that the infantry would soon be there. Capt. \\ alker was shot from a house which had raised a white flag. Capt. Loyall then took command. Soon the infantry ar rived and the Mexicans cut out. Lieut Ander son of Capt. L.’s company, with five men, pur sued and captured four Mexicans. They prov ed to be Col. La Vega, brother to the <General, and Maj. Iturbide, an aid of Santa Anna. The Major is here with Capt. L. and appears to be well satisfied—and says he is sure Santa Anna would like to change places with him. Lieut. Pitcher wrears Col. La. Vega’s pistol—it is a splendid one. lam sorry to hear that Lieut P. has resigned, and will leave for home, soon. Capt. Loyall’s company (what few’ are left) arrived here last night. They number, all told , 46— the balance have been killed, discharged, and in the different hospitals. I see here to-day, Murshon, Spencer, Luck ie, Smith and Barnard, from Columbus, mem bers of his company. This company lias seen as much hard service as any one in the army, and done as much fighting. At this fight 16 of Walker’s men were killed and -wounded ; one of Loyall’s killed and three wounded. Capt. Loyall, escorted by 100 Mexican Lan cers, brought official despatches from Puebla —they were broUght there by the Lancers. They will be carried to Washington by Lieut. Seers. The contents of them are not known here. In fact, all the < news’ comes here by New* Orleans. ’Tis said Gen. Scott has order ed no more to advance beyond Puebla, but to garrison every point betw’een here and there. The Georgia Battalion of Infantry are left to garrison a post called San Juan, 13 miles only from here. They will remain there until the next train goes up, and I fear that w’ill be some time first. The James L. Day arrived yesterday, with Capt. Hamilton’s company. The Fashion put back to New Orleans, which was the cause of the detention. As yet, only Goulding’s, Nel son’s and Hamilton’s companies have arrived. We are looking hourly for the others. I attended the funeral of Lieut. Stewart yesterday. He was buried with Masonic and Military honors. He was the son of'Gen. D. M. Stewart, formerly of Glynn county, Ga., now of Florida. As the procession passed through the principal streets, I think I saw more than 10,000 Mexicans, and all appeared to look rejoiced. I helped fill up his grave, and saw as many as seven sculls that were dug up from the place where he was buried. On the Ist of December, Col. Miles will act as Governor of this place. He is now second in command here.... I should not have writ ten you so early again, but I wished to correct the report of Capt. Loyall’s death before it reached his family. I will keep this open un till the latest minute, waiting to see what has become of the balance of the Battalion. One o' clock —and nothing from them, only that the Maria Burt had put into Tampico. I fear I shall not get this letter on board, I have waitad so long. Peter A. New Discovery.—lt has recently been dis covered that the life of a Printer is like the book of Revelations, because it is full of types and shadows, and a mighty voice, like the I sound of many waters, ever saying to him, write ! Special 3Totlces. R. S. DILL, COMMISSION MERCHANT, New Orleans. Nov. 19 —3m BLACK & LAWSON, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Will practice in all the Counties of the Middle Circuit. Any business entrusted to them will meet with prompt attention. Address Edward J. Black, Jacksonboro, Ga. John F. Lawson. Augusta, Ga. ly Nov. 18 IJj 3 DR. J. A. S. MILLIGAN, will at tend to the practice of Medicine and Surgery. in Augusta and its vicinity. Office in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance 1 one door below Mr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store; June 13 6m 215 JOHNSON’S DAGUERREOTYPE ROOMS. MR. C. E. JOHNSON has the honor to in form his old patrons of last year, and the pub , lie generally, that he is again AT HIS OLD ‘ STAND, over Messrs. Clark , Racket Jj* Co.'s Jewelry r Store, where he is prepared to execute MINIA t TURES in a style superior to any thing he has > done heretofore. Mr. J. thankful for the very liberal patronage ot last season, asks a continuance of the same. Oct. 21 —-3 m ’ PLEASANT ; STOVAL L. Renews the tender of his services in the STO AGE AND SALE OF COTTON AND OTII ER PRODUCE, at his Fire Proof Warehouse - Augusta, Ga., Aug. 4th, 1847. 8 mos. 35 , O’ Dr. J. A. CLEVELAND has re > turned to this city, and may be lound at the office » of CLEVELAND & SPEAR. Nov. 10 FRENCH AND SPANISH LANGUAGES. E* LE BARRIER gives lessons in the FRENCH (his native language) and SPANISH, either in private families, or at his residence. For terms, apply to him, at the United States Hotel, every morning before ten o’clock, or in the afternoon, be tween three and five. * REFERENCES: H. Gumming, G. T. Dortic, J. Adams, Dr. Dugas, J. Gardner, N.Dklaigle, Gardell &, Rhind, , Oct. lm ? Chas. P. M’Calla, j Gustave Romaic McCALL A & ROM AIN, > COMMISSION MERCHANTS, APALACHICOLA, FLORIDA. > Nov. 7 ly Co mmi vc la I. CHARLESTON,Nov. 22.~-Cottan.-The Upland market on Saturday, remained perfectly quiet, neither holders nor buyers seemingly inclined to operate, probably on account of the_ proximity of i the next steamer’s accounts —sales 50 bales at 7^- Rice The market was rather easier of demand* than on the previous day but prices continued firm* -ales about 250 bbls. at a g3§. By Telegraph-. _ x i ( Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.) NEW YORK, Nov. 19,6 P. M.~The flour market I 'obeen dull and unsettled to-day mainly on act count of the steamer Mibern a’s news having been momentarily expected. The Eastern demand U moderating.’and transactions on the spot amount to but 3,CC J barrels, at $6 for Western. The receipts are nowconsidetableland a large stock will probably be on hand before navigation closes. Corn is quiet, and rather heavy. Sales ot biX t bushels, at 71 for mixed, and 72 for yellow. Whisky is heavy. Thore were sales of 200 bbl»» at 26 cents. In cotton there has been very little movement to day. Spinners took 500 bales at prices rather easier. Middling uplands New Orleans 7L Up to 6 o’clock this evening no tidings have been received of the news by the steamer Hiber nia. She has now been fifteen days out, J*