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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST \
jA M t S GARuNtR, JR.
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Later from Vera Cruz
The steamship New Orleans, Capt. Aulcl, ar
rived on Sunday from Vera Cruz via Tampico, I
She left the former port on Sunday, the 21st of '
November, with about seventy passengers and
3.50 discharged quartermasters's men; reached
Tampico the next day, and remaining there
twenty-four hours, left for this port the after
noon of Tuesday the 23d. The Englishsteamer 1
Forth left Tampico the same day for Vera I
Cruz. The steamer Maria Burt went into Tam
pico as the New Orleans came out. There was
no news of interest at Tampico.
Quite the most important news by this arri
val is the attempt by Santa Anna to resume the
reins of Government—not by force, but by a i
new assumption of the authority of President,
from which he contends he has not yet been
legally separated. A long document has been I
addressed by him from Tehuacan, dated No
vember Ist,to the President through the Secre
tary of State, in which, alter reviewing the
history of his resignation, he contends that the
terms of such resignation were not sufficiently
cxpacit, andjthat it can have no legal force un
til it has been accepted by Congress.
Again, he contends that he never did resign
entirely the functions of President; that he only
consented temporarily to a separation of the
civil from the military power of the President—
the circumstances of the country then requir
ing it and that he took command of the army
in his character of President. The reason for
the separation of the civil from the military
authority of the President having ceased, he
now desires to resume his full legal position as
President, until Congress shell see lit to accept
his resignation. Could any act of audacious
assurance on the part of Santa Anna surprise
us, this document would do so r for the naked
impudence of it cannot bo surpassed. It is
grievously long,, and its importance would not
justify us in giving it a place in our columns
even were it translated to our hands.
The same day he addressed an “Exposition”
to the Mexican Congress, in somewhat the
•ame strain as his letter to the President in
which he tender;* to Congress his resignation,
and entreats them to accept it. The reader
■will at once detect the point at which he aims;
for if Congress accept this resignation, declar
ing the office of President now first vacant, then
Pena y Pena's exercise of authority has been
all along a usurpation, and his removal of Santa
Anna from the command of the army a usurpa
tion, These documents are unimportant, be
cause they have doubtless been suggested by
Santa] Anna’s partisans at Quarataro, who,
backed by hordes of disaffected officers, may
yet greatly embarrass the Government. Santa
Anna would hardly have ventured upon so bold
a stroke without assurances of a stronger sup
port than it was supposed he could command.
The Arco Iris of the 21st inst. says the edi
tors of the Genius of Liberty have been ordered
out of the country.
[ Correspondence of the Delta 4]
Veka Crt z, Mexico, Nov. 19, 1847.
Eds. Delta. —Sine a my letter of yesterday, a
fine company of rillemen, under command of
Captain Shaelfer, from Baltimore, arrived.—
At one o’clock this morning, just four hours
after the Alabama left, a norther sprang up,
and the anxiety of many here who had friends
on board of her and the Galveston, which left
some hours sooner, was very great indeed.—
The wind still rages while I write, and it is
impossible for me to describe to you the ap
pearance to the Mole at this moment. The
spray from the sea comes dashing in continu
ally, forming a white cloud, as it were. All j
business operations are brought to a stand-still:
the only thing you can observe of living be
ings is that a crowd of Mexicans—pure disci
ples of the renowned Isaac Walton—despite
the showers of spray which from time to time
dash over them, still ply their rods and lines,
the seine, &c. Yet, with all the difficulties
they encounter, it is astonishing how pleased
they look, and what happiness they seem to
enjoy, when pursuing the (to some) most 1
wearisome task of angling.
In the mentime I had almost forgotten to
mention a most unpleasant affair which occur
red here about ten days ago, between Lieut.
Head, of the Louisiana Battalion, and the late
Lieut. Fitzgerald, of the same: I call him late,
as he no longer holds his commission, having
deserted. A difficulty occurred between
Lieut. R. and Mr. F. some time ago, and a
court martial was the consequence ; but of that
I have already advised you in my former let- ;
ters. Mr. Fitigerald thought proper to send a
challenge to Lieut. Read, on the morning of
the day the James L. Day left here last; but 1
Lieut. R. thought proper not only to refuse it,
but further intimated his intention of decid
ing the matter in a very different manner to
that anticipated by the challenger- He (Lieut.
R.) informed the challenge-bearer that he
would arrange the affair in another way.—
The gentleman who was bearer of the note
belligerent, after short explanation, expressed
himself as being unwilling to be considered
jab the messenger or bearer of any challenger
whatever from the then Lieut, Fitzgerald.—
Ju the afternoon of the same day, Lieut.
Fitzgerald met Lieut. Head in the street, and
presented himself before him in rather and in
sulting attitude ; the latter immediately turned
ids back, and Mr. Fitzgerald having followed
and by his conduct provoked the resentment
of Lieut. Read, got soundly whipped for his
jpaius. lie immediately left for the States.
Vera Cruz, Nov, 21, 1817.
Since writing the above 2,450 troops have
arrived here, amongst whom are 3d and 4th
Kentucky regiments. General Butler arrived
hereon the 18th, and the preparations for the
departure of a new train are going on with .the
utmost activity. You may judge of the bu
siness done here, when seven vessels have been
discharged in one day, all consigned to the
Quarter Master.
The prize schooner Reneissance, taken some
time since by the U. S. steamer Scorpion, left
here on Thursday, in charge of U. S. Midship
men Hunter and Bliss, both lately attached to |
the Scorpion. They sailed f-»r New Orleans.
Amongst others leaving here by the next train
for the City of Mexico are Messrs. N. Duperu |
and F. 11. Luckeu, who have been here some i
time.
Lieut. Geo. Kerr was yesterday unanimous
ly elected Captain of a company late Biscoe's.
Fairchild left here yesterday morning for the
. National Bridge, with 50 men, and 17 wagons j
containing ammunition, forage and provisions.
Several murders have been committed here
1 of late ; but as some of the parties have not
, yet been arrested, and two of the cases are
now under judical investigation, I shall re
serve them for another letter.
Owing to numreous predatory exclusions
made by outlaws in the vicinity of the city,
lately,and the robberies committed on the well
disposed Mexicans, who generally come in to
supply the market with provisions, our friend,
j Mr. SamL Jobson, one of the most bravo and
well-tried of American citizens—he who first
| planted the Stars and Stripes in Vera Cruz —
was commissioned to go out on a scouting ex
pedition to hunt up these marauders. Mr.
Jobsou’s experience and knowledge of the
country and people and his indomitable cour
t age and fearlosness of danger, pointed him out
as the fittest person to execute the charge.—
Indeed, no better selection could have been
made.
Fresh troops are constantly pouring in here.
About an hour ago, a portion of tht m from
Kentucky landed—all of them young and
hearty fellows; the oldest man in the body
could not have been more than 25 years of age.
In haste I close for the New Orleans, which
J is just about to leave, and am, etc.
ALPHA.
Capt. Auld reports that on the night of the
I 25th inst. he experienced a heavy Norther,
which continued the whole passage, during
which time the Orleans broke her pipe,
and run short of fuel, and was obliged to take
in wood at the head ot the pass. The steamers
Col. Butler and McKim were to leave Vera
Cruz on the 21st for this port direct. On the
| 23d met the Maria Burt, from Vera Cruz,
bound to Tampico. A new revolution has ta
j ken place in Guadalajara, with the object of
giving the Presidency to Gomez Farias. It is
reported that the revolutionists proceeded to
plunder several churches, and that the infuri
ated mob came to their rescue and put them
down ; but not without first having a bloody
| engagement, in which Gen. Ampudia, the he
i roof Palo Alto and Monterey, was slain.
Gen. Paredes has. it is said, pronounced in
favor of the plan of Iguala; the same has been
done by the garrison of Mazatlan, Quereta
ro stands out for Pena y Pena—Guadalajara
for Almonte, and Santa Anna for himself.
It is said the Government is about to dis
bend the army, and to require the National
Guards to perform its services.
A decree has been issued ordering the pri
mary elections to be held on the 2ist, the se
cond on the 6th December, and the last on the
27th of the same month.
The following is a list of the passengers
who arrived hereon the New Orleans:
Passengers. Captains Hornsby, Hcddy.
tLorne, Anderson, Alexander, Denvey, Lieu
enants R. J, Kelly r Brown, Denning, Sher
wood, Kutter r Speliman, Urn, Dr. Brooks, D.
Wabryv J. C. Demies, Midshipman Simpson,
Messrs. Foster, Carner, Gilpin, Cockburn, B.
Hood, T. Egan, K. Hart, J. J. Morrison, C. M.
Gumming, J. H. Carkoy, Robert, Dard, M.
Fassistre, Dariels, Dupres, Clark, C. M, Cranes,
D. Sullivan, D. Bahvin, M. Throgmorton, S.
Chase, Smith, Hendricks, L. B jll, Voung, M.
Mun, 11. H. Brooks, Lathoney, 11. Learmain,
and 300 discharged teamsters and Quarter
master’s men.
The remains of the following officres were
also brought up on the steamship New Orleans,
from Vera Cruz;
Col. Roberts, Major Smith.late Quartermas
ter’s Department, at Vera, Cruz, Capt. Cald
well and Mclntosh, and Walker, (Texas Han
gers,) Lieutenants McGinley, Hall and Nel
son.
From the Brazos.
The schooner William Hazard, Captain
Saunders, arrived on Sunday from Brazos
Santiago, which she left on the 21st inst. She
brings the following passengers. Col. Mans
field, Engineer’s Department, Col. Stagg, of
the Sorth Carolina Regiment, Captains Bulk
ley and McWillie, of the Mississippi Regiment,
Lieut. Clum, of do., and Lieut. Scott of the
16th; Messrs. Roman, Harrison, and Howard,
of the Quarter-Master’s Department, Mr. Curi
vage, and six discharged soldiers. We learn
from the passengers that Gen. Taylor, arrived
at Matamoros on the 18th, and was expected
at Brazos Santiago on the 22d, when he would
take the first conveyance for this port.—J. O.
Delta,2oth inst.
21 nqtt 0 1 a, oror g1 a .
TUESDAY MORNING, DEC? 7.~
EdgT’The Northern Mail failed again last
evening from offices beyond Charleston.
13^Among the Members of Congress arriv
ed at Washington up to the 2d inst., we no
tice the names of lion. J. W. Jones, Seaborn
Jones and J. H. Lumpkin, from this State.
Hampton Coarse-
The annual racing over this Course com
mences to-day, with mile heats. The weather
is fine, the Course in excellent order, and good
1 sport may be expected during the week, as
there are a number of fine horses in training.
The Colt Stake will come off at 12 o’clock
precisely, for whieh there are eight entries,
one hundred dollars entrance —fifty dollars
J forfeit.
After the Colt race will come off an interest
ing contest —mile heats for a purse of SIOO,
for which the following entries were made :
Mile Heats —$1 Entrance.
Col. S. Singleton’s b. m., 4 years old, by Mo
narch, dam by Lottery- Dress red and black.
! L. Lovell's b. h. John Watson, aged, by John
Dawson, dam by John Richards. Fancy.
A. M. Jewell’s b. c., 3 years old, by Godolphin,
dam by Bertrand. Red and white.
Later from France-
The Havre packet ship New' York, arrived
at New Y r ork on Wednesday afternoon, after a
passage of 27 days.
The French steamer Union has been delayed
on account of repairs. She was to have sailed
on the 20th ultimo.
Cotton had declined from one to one and a
half New Orleans ordinary was quo t
ed at 83 to 84 francs; The quotations of Cot
ton in France arc by the 100 lbs., and the de
cline above noted is from oiie to one and a
half francs per 100 lbs.
HAVRE, Nov. 2.—After two day* retteSs the
markets are quiet for all kinds of merchandize.
Cotton. —Sales this morning reach only 354 hales,
at a decline of 1 to 2 francs on previous rates.
New Orleans ordinary brought 83 to 84 francs.
Os Cot»on there was on hand Oct. 1... .k.6,134,46l
1mp0rt5....... 4,170,495
Total 10,304,946
Exp0rt5.......... ............ ...... 3,0/7,540
Stock on hand Noy. 1 7,227,406
A large Democratic meeting was held in
Philadelphia on Wednesday evening, at which
George M. Dallas was nominated for the Pres
idency.
i Treasury Notes were selling in New York
on Wednesday last, at 1 per cent. prem. The
amount outstanding on the Ist inst. was $14,-
803.639 31.
Hon. Josiah Quincy, Jr., has accepted the
nomination of the Whigs of Boston, for re
clection to the office of Mayor of that city.
Gen- Shields-
The following is the answer of this gallant
officet to the letter of invitation from the
i Charleston Committee. We should like to
see a movement on the pait of our citizens to
extend to him a warm and hearty greeting on
his arrival in this city on his way to Charles
ton*
... ,
]Not. 29 1847.
Gexlt-eMex 5 I have the honor to acknow
ledge the receipt of your complimentary let
| ter of the 18th instant, offering me a public
dinner in your city# I accept your kind invi
tation in the same spirit of good feeling in
which it is offered, and expect to be in your
i city about the loth proximo* when I shall be
; most happy to meet, socially, those noble citi
zens of your noble State whose representa
tives in the gallant Palmetto Regiment have
so worthily -won for themselves a reputation
second to that of no other regiment in the
j United States service.
With sentiments of grateful respect, I re
! main your most obedient servant,
JAS. SHIELDS, Brig. Gen. U. S. A.
Messrs. F. M. Robertson, M. I. Keith, IV. Laval
and others, Committee.
Theatre-
This is the last night but three of the sea
son, and by particular request Mrs. Mowatt’s
celebrated play of “ Fashion” will be perform
ed for the last time. This piece has given
universal satisfaction on its previous repre
sentations, and as there arc at present a
number of strangers in the city, we would say
to one and all, pay a visit to the Theatre this
evening.
A public meeting, for the purpose*of res
ponding to the sentiments of Mr. Clay, is to
I be held in New York, on the loth instant,
i A similar meeting is soon to be held in Phila
delphia.
Th® New York papers of the 2d inst. an
i nounce the death of George 11. Colton, A. M.,
the editor and proprietor of the North Amer
ican Review. The work will be continued.
Distinguished Arrivals-
The N. O. Picayune of the 30th ult. says—
—“ Quite a number of officers haVe arrived in
town since our lust. Among them we note
Col. Croghan, inspector general of the army,
from the Brazos, and Major John P. Gaines,
from Vera Cruz, Capt. Heady, another of the
Encarnacion prisoners, came over in the New’
; Orleans. Major Mansfield, the accomplished
* engineer, whose eminent qualities as an officer
have been signally developed in Gen. Taylor's
campaign, arrived on the schooner Win. B.
Hazard.
The New Orleans brought over the remains
of the following officers from Vera Cruz: Col.
Roberts, Capt. Caldwell, Major Smith, late
quartermaster at Ycra Cruz, Col. Mclntosh,
Capt. Walker of the Rifles, Lieuts. McGenly,
Hale and Gclson.
New Railroad Arrangements-
The Baltimore Sun of the 3d inst., says—
“ The Philadelphia, Baltimore and Wilming
| ton Railroad have made important w’inter ar
rangements. The citizens’ line of Steamboats
have laid up for the season, and there is but
I- two trains of cars to Philadelphia—one at 9
o’clock in the morning and the second at 8
o’clock in the evening. The train that form
erly left Philadelphia at 10 o’clock in the
evening, bringing the evening mail and pa- |
pers from New York, has been discontinued ;
for the season. On and after the 10th instant, I
the winter arrangement of a night train be- I
tw’eeu Baltimore and Washington will com
i
mence, starting at 12 o'clock at night, on the ■
arrival of the mail train from Philadelphia,
and to connect with the Potomac mail boat,
which leaves Washington at six o’clock in the
morning.”
| We see it stated in the Richmond papers that
the Postmaster General has closed a contract
for the conveyance of the Northern Mail by
the Chesapeake Bay and James River line,
which will make it from ten to tw’enty hours
j later in its arrival at Richmond. The reason
of the change was a difficulty with the Fred
ericksburg company.
A Washington letter in the New’ York Her
ald says, that’the Post Master General will re
commend in his annual report, that all letters
from Great Britain brought to this country by
the Cunard line, be charged as much extra
postage as the Commissioners of the Treas
ury of Great Britain charge on letters sent to
England by our steamers.
Mr- Gallatin and the War.
A letter, or rather pamphlet, by the venera
ble Albert Gallatin, upon the Mexican W’ar, its
origin, its abettors, &c., has just been publish
ed. His views and opinions almost second
and re-echo those of Henry Clay, upon the
same question. As a preliminary to peace, he
thinks w'e ought to evacuate the Mexican ter
ritory now in our possession, insisting upon no
other indemnification than that due before the
war began. As to a final arrangement, he
says w’e must wait till peace shall have been
restored and angry feelings shall have subsided.
At present, the only object is peace.
Three swords have just been finished by
Bailey & Kitchen, of Philadelphia, under a
resolution of the legislature of Kentucky.—
They are said to be of magnificent fabric. One,
for General Taylor, “has a gold scabbard,
heavily mounted in fine chased gold, and or
namented with three large and beautiful Sibe
rian carbuncles. The hilt is of mother-of
pearl and fine engraved gold alternating, and
surmounted with a large and unusually rich
Brazilian topaz. The blade is an exquisite
piece of work, covered with neat and appro
priate devices, among them being the arms of
Kentucky, with the motto, ‘United we stand,
divided w’e fall.*
“The sword for General Butler, like that
for General Taylor, is made according to the
prescribed form of weapon for a major general;
has a silver grip, is ornamented in the head
with a fine Brazilian topaz, and embellished
in a style of similar elegance.
“The sword intended for Major Barber’s
widow, is a steel sabre, gold mounted, with
silver grip, handsomely engraved and deco
rated, and having a pale topaz in the head.”
They have all appropriate inscriptions, and
are a just compliment to the braA’c men whose
achievements deserve them.
New York and Liverpool
The contract of the Government with Mr. E.
K.Collins, who stipulates to run a line of steafn-
I ers semi-monthly between NeW York & Liver
pool, was concluded on Monday, and w’c ledrh
(says the Journal of Commerce) that odr
enterprising fellow citizen will immediately
commence operations in building suitable
vessels.
Railroads in the New England States.
By a careful enumeration of the Railroads
in the New England States it is ascertained
(says a writer in the New York Commercial)
that there are 2,420 miles finished or in pro
gress of construction, November, 1847. Most
of the unfinished roads, it is presumed, will
be completed by the end of 1848*
The following is about the number of miles
of railroad in each of the above six States,
containing altogether an area of 61,784 square
miles.
State*.- Miles Railroad. Area square miles. ;
Maine, 300 30,000
New Hampshire', 475‘ 9 194
Vermont, 370 9,05 n
Massachusetts, 900 7 599
Connecticut, 300 4*074
Rhode Island, 79 1^360
Beside the above, there ard several hundred
miles of railroad projected, for which charters
have been obtained. The capital already in
vested in railroads in the New England States
is supposed to amount to $50,000,000.
Gin House Burnt-
We regret to learn (says the Albany Ga.
Patriot of the Ist inst.) that the Gin house of j
Dr. G. D. Royston, was burnt on Saturday j
morning last. The house contained about
63,000 pounds of seed cotton —equal to about
45 bales.
The Mountain Eagle says— Large droves of
hogs continue to pass here almost daily on
their way South.
The following is an extract of a private let
ter from Milledgcville, received by the editor :
“MTLLEDGEVILLE, Dec. 3rd , 1847.
“I w’as in the House to-day a few r minutes,
but heard no business transacted except a vote
on the passage of a charter for a Rail Road
from West Point to the Macon & Western
Road or Atlanta. The opposition to this road
has been heretofore very discreditable to the
State at home'as w’ell as abroad. No other
State has ever thought of stopping the great
mail route from North to South by an effort
to force business into her own sea port, at the
expense of her own citizens. Alabama has
granted every charter ever asked for by Geor
gia; connections even at the expense of her
own seaport and Capital both. And Carolina,
on the other shle, has granted charters cutting
off both seaport and capital, and the question
now’ only is, w’hether she will appropriate mo
ney to aid in the object. Our neighbor has some
unpopular ways that I do not like much, but
truly she deserves the credit of consistency.
I have some doubts whether this West Point
Road can be built, but there is no principle on
which the charter can be refused, and I pre
sume this stigma upon the State will be re
moved by a concurrence of the Senate.”
[Correspondence of the Constitutionalist.]
GRORGIA LEGISLATURE.
IN HOUSE OF REFR E SENT A FIVES.
Thursday, Dec. 2.
The House took up the special order of the
I day, w hich was the report on the bill to incor
j poratc the Atlanta & West Point Rail lload
i Company, and to punish those who may W’il
j fully injure the same.”
Mr. How ard moved to postpone the same
| indefinitely, and pending the discussion therc
■ on, the House adjourned until 3 o’clock, P. M.
3 O’Clock, P. M. j
The House resumed the unfinished business
of the morning, which w’as the motion to post
pone indefinitely the bill to incorporate the
Atlanta & West Point Rail Road Company—
upon which motion the yeas and nays were
recorded, and are :
Yeas—Andrews, Atkinson., Baratte, Bar
tow’, Bcthune, Bird, Brown, Bryan of Hous
ton, Bullard, Carter, Clark, Cone, Crocker,
Dorminy, Dozier, Franklin, Gaulden, Glover
of Jones, Graham, Hall, Hendricks, Hodges,
Holmes, Howard, Lewis, McLeod, Morgan,
Pinckard, Quarterman, Ramsay, Rawls, Rob
inson of Laurens, Seward, Sheffield, Smith of
Cass, Spear, Sumner, Tillman, Townsend,
Walker of Crawford, Walker of Richmond,
Wethers, Williams, Wood—44.
Nays—Alexander, Anderson of Warren, An
derson of Wilkes,Bacon,Bailey,Barnes, Baugh, j
Beasley, Black, Brandon, Brinson, Bryan of j
Wayne,Cabiness,Callaway, Cameron, Candler,
Carlton,Cleveland,Colbert, Fields, Fitzpatrick,
Fleming,Freeman,Gartrcll, Glass, Glenn, Glo
ver of Jasper, Harris of Baldw’in, Harris of
Clark, Harris of Morgan, Harris of Taliaferro,
Heard, Jackson of Clark, Jackson of Walton,
Jones, Keith, Kenan, Kilgore, Lawhon, Malo
ney, Martin, McCarra, McConnell of Cass, Mc-
Connell of Cobh, McDonald, Mclntosh, Mor
ris, Moseley, Neal, Nisbet, Paco, Penticost,
Perkins, Phillips, Pollock, Price, Reid, Rob
inson of Coweta, Robinson of Jasper, Sanford,
Shockley, Smith of Oglethorpe, Strickland,
Terrell, Talbot, Tift, Todd, Yardeman, Ward,
Whitworth, Williamson, Wilson, Wimbish,
Zachry —74.
So the motion to postpone indefinitely was
lost.
Mr. Robinson of Cow’eta, moved to amend 1
by adding the names of Thomas W. Bolton,
Joseph Poythress, Henry West, Edward Y,
Hill, R. A. T. Ridley, John Douglass, William
Reid, and James W r . Boall, of the county of
Troup, which w r as agreed to.
The 4th section being read, Mr. Spier of i
Pike, offered the following as a substitute i
therefor : j
m j *
And be it farther enacted , That said corpora
tion shall not, under any circumstance, force
the passage of this Road over any freehold |
w ithout the consent of the owmer or owmers
thereof, and such consent, when obtained, shall <
be reduced to writing under the hand and seal ■
of the party or parties so consenting, and shall
be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the j
Superior Court in the county where the land
lies, which, when recorded, shall be guarantee
to said corporation of the right of way forever 1
in fee simple. • !
On flabtibii to agree to the same, the yeas '
and nays w’ere recorded, and were : ,
Yeas—Bailey, Bcthune, Bryan of Houston,
Bryan of Wayne, Carter, Cleveland, Colbert, ,
Cone, Dorminy, Fitzpatrick, Gaulden, Glass, ,
Glover of Jones, Hall, Heard, Hendricks,
Jackson of Walton, Kilgore, McDonald, Pincki ;
ard, Rawls, Robinson of Laurens, Sheffield, <
Smith of Cass, Spear, Strickland, SumnCr, 1
Townsend, Yardcman, Walker of Craw’ford, -
Wethers, Whitworth., Williams, W r ood, WU- i
son — 3s.
Nays—Alexander, Anderson of Wilkes, An
drews, Bacon, Barnes, Barattc, Bartow, Baugh,
Beasley, Black, Bird, Brandon, Brinson,
Brown, Bullard, Cabiness, Callaway, Cameron,
Candler, Carlton, Crocker, Dozier, Fields,
Fleming, Franklin, Freeman, Gartrell, Glenn,
Graham, Harris of Baldwin, Harris of Clark,
Harris of Morgan, Harris of Taliaferro, Hodg
es, Howard, Jackson of Clark, Jones, Keith,
Kenan, Lawhon, Lewis, Maloney, Martin, Mc-
Carra, McConnell of Cass, McConnell of Cobb,
McLeod, Mclntosh, Morgan, Morris, Moseley,
Neal, Nisbet, Pace, Penticost, Perkins, Phii
lips. Pollock, Price, Quarterman, Kamsay,
Keid, Robin soft of Coweta, Robinson of Jas
per, San lord, Seward, Shockley, Smith of
Oglethorpe, Ferrell, Talbot, Tift, Tillman,
Todd, Walker of Richmond, Ward, William
son, Wimbish, Zachry—7s.
IX HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Fa iday, Dec. 3.
The House resumed the unfinished business
of yesterday, to wit; the consideration of the
bill to incorporate the Atlanta and West Point
Rail Road Company. Ihe several sections be
ing gone through with,
Mr. Harris of Baldwin, offered the following
additional section:
And be it further enacted , sc., As it is mani
fest to this General Assembly that the propo
sed connection of West Point and Atlanta
Rail Road is but an extension of the Mont
gomery and West Point Rail Road, and desir
ed earnestly by the people of Alabama .as pro
motive of their interests—that the rights and
privileges hereby conferred by this act shall
not be used until satisfactory information shall
have been furnished to the Governor of Geor
gia, that an act shall have been passed by the
Legislature of Alabama, with the assent of the
Montgomery and West Point Rail Road Com
pany, permitting the City Council ot Colum
bus or such Companies as may be hereafter
formed for such purpose, to connect by Rail
Road with the Alabama Rail Road at of hear
some convenient point thereon, to bo selected
by the city of Columbus, together with a
grant of similar rights and privileges to those
granted by this act.
On motion to agree to the' same, the vote
was;
Yeas—Messrs-. Andrews, Atkinson, Bailey,
Baratte, Battle, Bartow, Belhune, Black, Bird,
Brinson, Brown, Bryan of Houston, Brvan of
Wayne, Bullard, Cabine.-s, Callaway, Carter,
| Clark, Cleveland, Colbert, Cone, Crocker, Do
zier, Franklin, Gaulden, Graham, Gresham,
Hall, Harris of Baldwin, Hodges, Holmes,
Howard, Jackson of Walton, Jones, Lawhon,
| Lewis, McCarra, McLeod, Morgan, Neal. Nis
bet, Perkins, Piuckard, Pollock, Price, Quar
terman, Ramsay, Rawls, Robinson of Laurens,
Seward,Sheffield, Smith of Cuss, Spear, Strick
land, Tift, Tilman. Todd, Townsend, Varde
man, Walker of Crawford, Walker of Rich
mond, Wethers, Williams, Wimbish, Wood—
-65.
Nays —Messrs. Anderson of Warren, Ander
son of Wilkes, Bacon, Barnes, Baugh, Beasley,
Brandon, Cameron, Candler, Carlton, Dormi
ny, Fields, Fleming, Freeman, Gartrell, Glass,
Glenn, Glover of Jasper, Glover of Jones, Har
ris of Clark, Harris of Morgan, Harris of Talia
ferro, Jackson of Clark, Keith, Kenan, Kil
gore, Maloney, Martin, McConnell of Cass,
McConnell of Cobb, McDonald, Mclntosh,
Morris, Moseley, Pace, Penticost, Phillips,
Reid, Robinson of Coweta, Robinson of Jasper,
Sanford, Shockley, Sumner, Terrell, Whit
worth, Williamson, Wilson, Zachry—4B.
The bill as amended was then passed:
Yeas—Messrs. Anderson of Warren, An
derson of Wilkes, Bacon, Barnes, Baugh,
Beasley, Black, Brandon, Brinson, Carbincss,
Callaway, Cameron, Candler, Carlton, Crock
er, Dubignon, Fields, Fleming, Franklin, Free
man, Gartrell, Glass, Glenn, Glover of Jasper,
Harris of Baldwin, Harris of Clark, Harris of
Morgan, Harris of Taliaferro, Jackson of Clark,
Jackson of Walton, Jones, Keith, Kenan, Kil
gore, Lawhon, Maloney, Martin, McConnell of
Cobb, Mclntosh, Morris, Moseley, Neal, Nis
bet, Pace, Penticost, Phillips, Pollock, Reid,
Robinson of Coweta, Robinson of Jasper, San
ford, Shockley, Smith of Oglethorpe, Strick
land, Terrell, Tift, Todd, Townsend, Whit
worth, Williamson, Wilson, Wimbish, Zach
ry—64.
Nays—Messrs. Andrews, Atkinson, Bailey,
Baratte, Battle, Bartow, Bcthume, Brown,
Bird, Bryan of Houston, Bryan of Wayne,
Bullard, Carter, Clark, Cleveland, Colbert,
Cone, Dorminy, Dozier, Gaulden, Glover
of Jones, Graham, Gresham, Hall, Hendricks,
Hodges, Holmes, Howard, Lewis, McCarra,
McConnell of Cass, McDonald, McLeod, Mor
gan, Perkins, Pinckard, Price, Quarterman,
Ramsay, Rawls, Robinson of Laurens, Se
ward, Sheffield, Smith of Cass, Spear, Sum
ner, Tillman, Yardeman, Walker of Craw
ford, Walker of Richmond, Wethers, Williams,
Woou —52.
BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate the Gainesville and Atlanta
Rail Road Company, withpporerw r er to construct
a Rail Road from some convenient point on
the Georgia Rail Road in DeKalb county, to
Gainesville in Hall county.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. Atkinson, to declare usurious cer
tain contracts therein described.
By Mr. Brown, to amend an act to incorpo
rate the Augusta and Wavnesborough Rail
Road Company, passed 31st December, 1838,
and the act amendatory thereof.
By Mr. Mclntosh, to incorporate the Elbert
Rail Road Company.
By Mr. Brandon, to authorize the citizens
of this State to vote in certain cases out of the
county in which they reside.
Mr. Nisbet laid upon the table, a resolution
directing the Committee on Agriculture and
Internal Improvements, to report to the House
of Representatives, what reduction in the
freight of Lime, if any can be made, on the
Western and Atlantic Rail Road, consistent
with the public interest,
IN SENATE.
Friday, Dec. 3, 1847.
The Committee on Internal Improvement to
whom was referred the memorials of Ker
Boyce and his associates, asking for a grant of
power to construct a Bridge across the Sa
vannah River at Augusta, or in its vicinity,
by which to connect the Georgia Rail Road,
directly with the city of Charleston, reported
unfavorably to the project.
Mr. Waters laid upon the table the follow
ing Preamble and Resolution, to wit:
“Whereas, the great Captain of the age,
Gen. Zachary Taylor, with whose character
are inseparably associated the modesty of
merit, the coolness of bravery, and the disin
terestedness of patriotism, by the brilliancy
of his exploits on the battle-fields of Mexico,
has rendered distinguished services to his
country, and exhibited intellectual capacity
equal to any station in the gift of the people:”
Be it therefore, resolved, by the Senate and
Home of Repress motives of the State of Geor
gia, in General Asse/nbly met, That he be, and
he is hereby nominated as a candidate for the
presidency of the United States at the ap
proaching election.
BilLs Introduced-.
By Mr. Irwin, to lay out and Organize a
’ ' new County from the counties of Cass and
’ Murray, to be called Taylor.
U - 7 Mr - I!arcla J r - t" repeal an art. See., to
, P revent the clipping and mutilating the current
. coins of this State.
, Also, a Bill, to provide for the decision of
cases in Justices Courts, when tl* presiding
’ Justices fail to concur in opinion, and to point
■ out the P rocec dmgs upon criminal warrants in
t certain cases.
By Mr. Parks, to incorporate the Troup Fac
f tory.
’ Bills Passed.
To amend the severs! acts in relation to is
suing Grants on head rights of this State, so
far as to extend the time for granting the same,
until the 25th of December, 1949 s
To add a part of the county of Paulding to
the county of Carroll.
For the relief of the old stockholders in
Steam Boat Company of Georgia.
To give the consent of the State of Georgia
to purchases made by tire Lnited States, and
to cede jurisdiction over the same.
The Bill to create ai new circuit from the
Coweta and Cherokee circuits, came up this
evening upon its third readidg, and upon ta
king the votes the Yeas were 17, and the Nays
25.
IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Saturday, Dec. 4th, 1817.
The House resumed the unfinished business
of yesterday—it being the consideration of the
proviso offered by Mr. Jenkins to the bill to in
corporate the Washington Rail Road Company,
with powers to construct a Rail Road from
the lown of \\ ashington, in Wilkes county,
to a Depot on the Central Rail Road, known
as 1 cunillc, or some other suitable point on
said last mentioned road, and for other pur
poses therein named.
Pending the discussion, the House adjounv
ed until 3 o’clock, p. m.
3 o’clock, v. K.
The House resumed the unfinished business
of the morning, to wit : The consideration of
Mr. Jenkins’proviso, and having spent some
time in the discussion, the same was rejected
by the House.
Several amendments were offered and re
ceived, and the repor tas amended was agreed
to. The bill was read the third time and
passed.
The House adjourned until Monday morn
ing o’clock.
[From the Char/rslon Mercui t/.J
Columbia, December 4, 1817.
I had the pleasure, last evening, of meeting
and conversing with two young gentlemen
just returnined from the city of Mexico. They
have been discharged on account of ■wounds
received at Churubusco; and inasmuch as
they were attached to the Palmetto Regiment,
I was able to obtain some information in re
lation to our gallant troops.
Major Gladden had not sufficiently rccovcr
ec to enable him to return to duty, though
convalescent. Capt. Dunnovaut was iu com
mand.
Adjutant Cantey had entirely recovered,
and was again on duty. Hi* wound, I was
pleased to learn, was not severe as at first re
presented. The ball we understand entered
his check, and has deprived him of two teeth
only.
Lieut. Clark of the Fairfield Company, had
died of his wounds. The officers of the Charles
ton Company were all well. The Regiment
is supposed to number about 300, and about
150 fit far duty. The sick were generally
convalescent.
It must be a source of much gratification to
every South Carolinian, to learn that the Re
giment is highly estimated in M *xico by Offi
cers and Men, Regulars and Volunteers, and
their eminent services duly appreciated.
A Boston Bov ox his own Hook in Mexi
co. —Many jioople in State street will remem
ber a lad, named Charles M. Bugbee, who, a
bout seven years ago, acquired ctdebrity by
his enterprise and success in boarding the
English steamers, and obtaining the latest pa
pers, which he sold at a handsome advance be
fore the extras could be issued. He is now in
the city of Mexico, and acting as the autho
rized agent of the American Star newspaper.
He does not belong to the army, yet ha* taken
part in several of the engagements. In the
last battle before the walls T>f Mexico, he at
tracted the notice of Gen. Worth, who, after
complimenting his good shot*, asked what re
giment he belonged to. “None sir,” replied
Charley, “I belong to the press.” General
Ar\ orth invited him to call at his quarters the
next day. Charley did so, and received from
the General a present as a testimonial of his
approbation of his gallantry in the battle the
day before. It was not a bad idea of Charley,
to use his “free pass,” as a representative of
the press, for such a patriotic purpose.— Post,
(o”rhe Friends and Acquaintance of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Camfield, are invited to at-
I tend the Funeral of their infant Son, WILLIAM
HARD, This Morning, at 11 o’clock, from their
residence on Broad-street, opposite the Eagle and
Phoenix Hotel. Dee, 7
Special Statues-
Office Augusta Ins. & B’k. Co. }
December 6, 1847. >
Annual Election.-— An Election for fire
Directors will be held at this office on Monday
next, the 13th inst., between the hours of 10 o’-
clock, A. M., and 2 o’clock, P. M.
ROBERT WALTON, Cashier.
Dec. 7—3 l
CrThe New England Society will meet
at the office of Wm. T, Could, Esq., To-Morrow
Evening, Bth inst. at 7 o’clock. A punctual attend
ance of members is requested. By order of the
President, M. WILKINSON, Secretary.
Dec. 7 2
TAX COLLECTOR.
O’ We are authorized to anuouiet
Robert A. Watkins as a candidate for r*-ele«-
tion as Tax Collector for Richmond county, at the
election to be held in January next.
Dec. 2
J7 We are authorized to anuouae#
Leon P. Dugas as a candidate for Clerk of the
Superior and Inferior Courts of Richmond county#
at the ensuing election in January next.
Nov. 24 __
BT We are authorized to anno«««*
James McLaws, Esq. as a candidate for re**l fe '
tion to the office of Clerk of the Superior and
rior Courts of Richmond County, at the en» uWl, f
election in January next. oT ~ _
o* Dr. J. A. C rLEVELAND ha* re
turned to this citv, and may be found at the
of CLEVELAND & sfEA*'
Nov. 10 —•