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(From thereto Orleans Picayune.}
Mr. Freauer’s California Correspondence
San Fkancisco, Oct. 31, 1849.
£os. I tCAT unk Ihe usejof steam in our bays
and harbors will give an impetus to business.
Ihe want of quick communication with our
interior towns has been a great drawback on
the commerce of the country; goods were fre
quently ten days in getting from herejlo Sacra
mento City or Stockton, which, with steam,
will occupy only about six or eight hours.
Ihe improvements in this town are exceed
mg all calculations. One of the great enter
prises has been the placing of the ship Niantic
in nearly the centre of the town, by Mr. James
Whitehead, and the firm of Ward, Mersch &
Co. She was brought over a mud flat, by the
use ot water casks, a distance of some four j
handreJ yards, without the last injury to her I
in any way whatever. They have built a large
house on her, covering her whole deck, and
she will be one of the finest store-houses in
this country. The enterprise has been attend
ed with an immense expenditure of money,
and a great deal of anxiety; but they will be I
handsomely rewarded for their capital and !
labor, as they been offered $159,000 for |
the ship as she lies. Store-houses are becom- •
ing more plentiful, and rents ol this kind of
building are depreciating a little. The rents ,
of hotels keep up, and among the other tine |
buildings now in the course of erection, is one 1
by Major Graham, of Harrodsburg Springs. !
The building is one hundred feet front, bv I
seventy feet deep, and four stories high. You
may tell your friends that on coming here, i
that when they want a comfortable hotel to !
stop at they must look out for the Graham i
House.
One of the great obstacles to the growth of
this city has been the difficulty of ascending the
hills in some parts; but this is being overcome j
by individual enterprise. Over $30,000 has !
been spent in the last two month?, which has i
been raised by subscription, for grading the I
streets, and should San Francisco continue to 1
grow as she has done for the last two months, i
in one year we shall have over 100,000 popu
lation.
Among the melancholy events we have heard
of lately is the death of Capt. Warner, of the
Topographical Engineers, who had been during
the last summer m the northern portion of
California, examining the country in reference
to the practicability of a route for the railr 'ad
across the country.
As I informed you in my last, we are to Y ave
a warm political contest in the coinin'-, pi ec .
tions. We may now say the car
fairly opened, and we will guare nt ‘ e i that no
portion of our country at any time has been
so infested with politicians, poli
tical renegades and pohtK jal i oa f e rs, as this is
at the present time. . hese are persons who
desire to live in grow and fatten in of
fice, without any o j ber occupation whatever.
Ihe te £ tba different; offices of Gov -
ernor, U. S. Senators and Representatives to
Congress, o ad the State Legislature, are in- 1
huraerabl'j. They are log-roiling and swap
ping in f very direction, but with what success
remains to be seen.
The Hon. T. Butler King, since his arrival
in California, has become a very moderate
Whig, and is seeking the office of U. S. Sena
tor. On no party grounds he has a good many
friends made up of Whigs, aspiring Democrats,
and Treasury pap suckers. Among one of his
most ardent supporters ou no party grounds
is Gen. P.'A. Morse, of Louisiana, who, by the
bye, is a candidate lor Congress. The friends
of Mr. King held a meeting some few days I
since in the public square, published an ad- 1
dress and offered some resolutions. This er- !
fort, however, was a failure, and had the effect I
of inducing the Democracy to organize their
party. Allowing the meeting of the friends of
Mr. King was a call for the “unterrified De
mocracy,” an old soldier never responded to
the orders ol his officer with more prompti
tude than did the Democrats on this occasion.
They surprised themselves and perfectly elec
trified the friends of Mr. King.
An address was delivered by Mr. Yoorhees, '
and a string of resolutions, drawing the par
ty lines, were adopted. A committee was then
appointed to nominate a ticket, and after some
spirited speeches by the Young Democracy, |
the meeting adjourned in harmony, leaving all
to believe it would so continue and place suc
cess beyond a doubt. Smooth water often
stirs up mud at the bottom, and so it did in
this instance. Two nights after, a meeting was
held to hear the report of the committee on
nominations. This meeting was a very largo
one, much larger than any of the previous ones.
After the nominations of Judge Barnett and
Col. McDougall had been passed upon for Go
vernor and Lieutenant Governor, some of t.ie
dissatisfied aspirants and their friends com
menced raising objections. Both parties con
tended strongly, with perfect respect to each
other, but the result was that the disorgani
zes succeeded so far as to get a resolution
passed annulling the nominations reported by
the committee, and ordering an election to be
held for a nominating committee.
This election was held on the 29th, when
there was over 1100 votes polled. After an
animated contest between the factions, the old
regency, or rather the first nominating com- |
mittee, was sustained by a vote of two to one.
The disorganiaers met; their defeat as well as
could be expected, and I believe are no w whi
ling to work in the traces made for them. To
morrow night there is to be a mass meeting of I
the “ unterrified democracy,” to hear the re- !
port of the nominating committee, and the i
partisans of Mr. King will nominate iinmedi- I
alely after, w hen the contest for the spoils and
honors of serving the dear people will fairly ;
commence. It is impossible to conjecture who
will be the successful candidates out of the I
host of aspirants, except Col. Juo. C. Fremont. |
He is almost the unanimous choice of the peo- !
pie, and I do not think any thing can defeat
him, unless it be log-rolling and swapping,
when the election comes before the Legisla- |
ture.
The constitution as adopted by the conven- '
tion will be accepted by the people. Although
it is democratic: in its tone, it is not as radical
as many would have desired ; but still it will j
meet with no serious objection.
The trade in the mines continues to increase. !
Our towns are rapidly improving; our har- j
bors still filled with shipping, and a large erni- ;
gration is still flowing ints the countiy from
the United Stales, Europe and South Ameri- j
ca. With the exception of the failure of the :
mails, we are getting on swimmingly. All 1
who labor are well rewarded, and the only
persons who will be disappointed ovt of those
who have come to California, will be the loaf
ers and humbugging politicians. Our mar
kets are tolerably well supplied with every
thing, except ready made clothing and provi
sions, which are becoming scarce and advanc
ing in prices. Seamen’s wages are falling, and
■ all the vessels in the harbor could get crews at
fifty dollars per month to Valparaiso, and sea
men’s wages thence to N. Y r ork. Since wri- j
ting the foregoing, the steamer has come into
port with a mail. The California is to leave i
to-morrow. The merchants and business men
have sent a petition to the agent to induce him '
to detain the steamer a day, in order to enable
them to receive and answer their letters ; but
as yet he has refused to comply with their re
quest. If he should change his mind, to
morrow I will write again. If the steamer
does not wait as requested, the time occupied
in getting answers to letters written in New
York, and now here, will be six months. So |
much for the steam facilities afforded by Messrs. (
Rowland & Aspinwall.
Major Garnett, of the Army, who came out j
with despatches to Gen. Smith, returns on
this steamer.
Lieut. Beale, of the Navy, returns W’th des
patches by the way of Mexico.
FREANER, |
[From the Charleston Courier, 13f. inst. ]
California Correspondence-
The following is an extract of a letter, ?rom
a correspondent of the Courier, dat’d ac ’.an
Diego, on the 3d ult. The writer, gentle
man formerly of this city, has an app ’ntrnent
in. the U. S. Customs at that place, a; 1 went
out in company with Mr. Collier, the Collec
tor of the port, and a large party composed
principally of Government officials, under an
| escort U. S. dragoons. The previous letter, of
j which he speaks, never reached us.
“San Dieoo, (Cal.) Nov. 3, 1849.
“My long letter from Santa Fe, Now Mo> 1
ca, informed you of my trip from i'o. ‘ Leaven
worth to that place, together with lie many
wonders and incidents of the coum y and
| trip across the plains. But when I wrote that
letter, I had seen but little iu comparison to
! what I have seen since, consequently could.
| tell you but little about an overland trip from
the States to the Pacific, but as soon as I write
i off my notes from my memorandum book, you:
I shall have a full account of the journey and;
; country ; my present purpose being only to
i inform you of my safe arrival at San Diego.
We left Santa Fe on. the IGthof August, r.nft
, went to Albucurque, on the Rio Gra oci e
i where we remained on the 25th. From Aj*
j bucurque, we went 18 miles to Puerto Rj 0
| where the wagons stopped, and on the 29th’
1 we set out upon our long end tedious jour ne y
with mule, and taking a new and unti iei ro ute ,
wended our way for the head of Salt T Clo
the second day we reached an Indian town
called Lagona—on the sth of Septemb ier we ’
came to another, called Junia. In th is, to'wn
all the houses are built one story h : .g'b i with
out any door or entrance; the houses are en
tered by ascending a ladder and going, th rouc , b
a hole’at the top; this is d one to protect them
selves from the Navejos , their personal ene
mies. On the
with the Cayetaras, or Wolf Indians, which
was kept up after p. fashion, for thr e c days ;
the only harm tV-y did to us was th e won.ul
in? of one of no r dragoons. Before am i after
*'nis fight we 'climbed over mountains as high
as the_ clou rls. Just before r eaching Salt
Rio, two of the emigrants were ki q by the
Indians. We finally reached Salt and
found it to be very respectable in ize, the
water somewhat brackish, and almost as thick
with trout as a school of silver fish. las'„
we got to the Gila, and little or no gras ~ uvtr
provisions getting au -pr£, P ut on two-t 5r ds
rations. On Sunday, 14th, we reached the
Colorado; in crossing, on the 16th, Capt.
Thorn, the commander of our escort, was most
unfortunately drowned, together with on e sol
dier and two Mexicans. In the lost of Capt.
T. we all lost a friend —for a more finish ed and
perfect gentleman is not left behind him, either
in military or civil life. We left the Colorado
on the 17th, Lieut. Beckwith in command, end
passed over the desert. On reaching the
mountains we left the old road, and took a
new r route, which had just been discovered by
Mr. Gray, a scientific gentleman, belonging
to the commission of Col. Weller, or rather
to Col. Fremont. We met Mr. Gray, at New
Rio, as it is called, on the desert, wh turned
back with us to conduct ns by this new and
nearer route, possessing at least the advan-
I tage of the old one; there being a plentv ot
i water and grars all the way from the desert
jto the ocean. On the 30th, I reached San
| Diego, and gazed upon the waters of the Pa
cific. Mr. Gray, our new guide, and the
most of Col. Collier’s party, arrived here on
the 29th. It appears there has been much
doubt among the gentlemen at San Diego, be
longing to the Commission, as to whether there
was a new route to the desert; and, after Mr.
Gray had gone in that direction, several bets
were made on the result. When Mr. Gray
returned, having been successful, they began
to joke him, saying he had followed an old
Indian trail, which any one could have gone.
This spirit ran on, until it become quite an
: noying to Mr. Gray, when he said that it was
not so, and Col. Weller asked him if he said
he lied. When Mr. G. reasserted t ,-it who
ever said that he had followed an old Indian
trail, said what was not true, or what was
false, when Col. Weller said, he had to whip
Mr, G. and had as well do it then as at any
other time, and struck him two or three times,
when Mr. O. drew his pistol, and shot Col.
Weller through the thigh. The above has
been given to you as I received it from those
who saw it. As soon as my journal can be
written out, you shall have a copy to do as
you please with. ♦
We are requested to state that a meeting of
the citizens of Wilkes County will be head at
the Court House on Saturday next, at 11 o’-
clock, for the purpose of appointing Commit
tees to negotiate for the right of way for the
construction of the Washington Branch Road.
After these preliminaries have been settled
we shall be able to present something more
definite on this subject. We are. glad to see
our people so sanguine of success in this im
portant enterprise. — Washington, (Go.) Gazette,
13 th inst.
Mommoth Bath or Cotton.—A few days
since, Milton Riggins, Esq., of this county,
j brought a bale of Cotton to this market veigh
ing 1010 lbs. It was packed by Mr. Robert
; Pilkinton, sold to Messrs, Brewer, Salmons &
Co., and stored at the Fire Proof Ware Houoe
i of Messrs. Gaulding, Ferrill & Chapman.—
Huzza for old Pike ! She challenges the State
of Georgia to beat her in heavy bales of cot
| ton. —Grijfin Jeffersonian, 13 3A inst.
We understand that the preliminary ar
: rangements in regard to the Plank Road from
this place to Roswell,Camming and Uahlonega
are progressing in a very encouraging and
satisfactory manner. The citizens of this
I county, of Forsyth and Lumpkin express a
; deep interest in the enterprise. Many of our
most judicious capitalists will take stock.
The Road when completed, will benefit not
only our village and our county, but the
I farmers and merchants of all the section
through, which it will pass. We shall present
to our readers some facts upon this head in
* our next, —Marietta Advocate, 13 thinst.
TMWI*—MI IIMH T—l* I ■ ■ll
THE CONSTITUTIONALIST.
Augusta, oeorgia.
SATURDAY MORNING, DEC. 15
A° cidcnt on the Georgia Rail Hoad.
M e regret to announce an accident on the
Georgia Rail-Road on Thursday, 13th inst.,
which it is feared, has resulted in the death of
j Patrick McCan, one of the Freight Conductors.
! lie was a very worthy young man—a nephew’
|of Mr. Philip McCan, of this city. He was in
i charge of the up-freight train, consisting of an
engine and five freight cars, and in crossing
Dried Indian Creek, about two hundred yards
tb„; side of Covington depot, the bridge gave
I way, causing the engine and cars to settle
! down. The cars became detached, and were
■ precipitated a distance of about twenty feet to
i the bottom. Mr. McCan was in one of the
ears, and though diligent search was made for
1 him, he had not been found three hours after
j the accident, when the down-passenger train
1 arrived at the spot. The five cars are piled in
a confused heap at the bottom of the ravine,
and it is thought that Mr. McCan is covered
by them.
The. Engineer and one other person were
sl'ghTy injured.
The engine having passed nearly across,
' sett! d down only three or four feet, and is
uniaj ired.
The bridge will be repaired and ready for
use in a few days, lias there not been some
criminal negligence in this business ?
Tho State Printer.
! We received yesterday (Friday,) the Macon
legraph, of the 11th inst., containinga lame
efforc of Mr. Kay to shield his duplicity in re
' gard to the election of State Printer. We will
; be in Millcdgeville next week and will there
; prepare such a notice of his defence as it de
serves.
We are not in the habit of making charges
which we cannot verify.
The Southern Convention
j The. members of the two Houses of the Le
| gislatnre of South Carolina, met in joint cau
i cusaiid elected by ballot the following gentle
men. to represent the State at large : Hon.
( Langdon Cheves, Hon. F. H. Elmore, Hon.
James 11. Hammond, and Hon. Robert W.
Barnwell.
Congressional District Bill.
An error having occurred in our article re
i lative to the changes made in the Congres
| sional Districts by the new bill before the
j Legislature, we publish the following correct
’ ed statement:
Scriven is added to the First District,
i Butts, Jasper, Jones and Wilkinson, to the
j Third.
Harris and DeKalb to the Fourth,
i Union, and Lumpkin to the Fifth.
New ton to the Sixth.
Hancock, Washington and Laurens, to the
’Seventh.
Elbert to the Eighth.
California Cotton Seed.
We have on our table a beautiful sample of
Colton, from a lot now in our city, grown on
the plantation of K. C. Scott, Esq., of Greens
boro, Ga., from a very superior seed which
' he calls Dacca, or California Cotton Seed.—
lie informs|ua that the seed came from Califor
nia. We have never seen more beautiful Cot
ton. If the whole lot comes up to the sample,
we should think it would command a higher
price than has yet been given iu our market.
If California produces such Cotton, she w ill
be valuable for something besides her gold
mines.
The sample before us is of a rich cream color,
the staple of remarkable length and fineness,
and the handling is in a style not to be sur
passed.
The iron steamer David L. Adam*, Capt.
PjStell, arrived at Charleston on Wednesday
evening from Philadelphia, via Norfolk and
Goo r *etown, having left the latter port about
ten o’clock yesterday morning. The D. L.
Ada ns belongs to the Steam Boat Company
of Georgia, to ply between Savannah and
Augusta,
The B iltimore American oi Tuesday, says:
“Daring the storm of snow and rain, yesterday,
the telegraph wires between this city and the
East became inoperative, and we are therefore
without our usual commercial dispatches from
the North.”
Vermont.—An election has recently been
held in Vermont for members to a convention
for revising the constitution of that State,
which ?aas resulted iu the choice of a large
majorit yof democrats. Os the delegates heard
from, There is a democratic majority of 40.
j Twenty-three towns remain to be heard from
j which it is stated cannot reduce the democra
tic majority below 26.
Indian’a. Legislature.—Both Houses were
completely organized on Monday week last. J.
G. Read, President of the Senate; Frank Em
erson, principal secretary; B. DcClelland, as
sistant secretary; Joseph Messick, doorkeeper.
Mr. Geo. W. Carr, was elected Speaker of the
House; John M. Lord, principal clerk; A. J.
Boone, assistant clerk; David Cody, door
keeper.
Death of Distinguished Americans. —
William Short, a veteran American Diplo
matist, died in Philadelphia, on the sth inst. f
u the 91st year of his age. Mr. Short was a
native of Virginia, and was educated at Wil
liam and Mary College, in the same class with
the late Chief Justice Marshall. He was a
member, at an early age, of the Executive
Council of Virginia, and was associated with
Mr. Jefferson, as Secretary of Legation, when
that gentleman was appointed; Minister to
France by the Congress of the Confederation.
Mr. Short was appointed, subsequently,Charge
d’Affaires to the French Republic by General
Washington, and was successively appointed
Minister at the Hague and Commissioner,
and subsequently Minister to Spain.
The Hon William Hunter, who represented
Rhode Island in the Senate of the United
States far nine years, and subsequently re
ceived the appointment from General Jackson
ot Charge and then Minister to Brasil, died
in Newport on Monday week.
Panama. —The Panama Star, of the 30th
ultimo, speaks of the good order prevailing
among the Americans there at that time, and
says that many, finding their stay protracted
beyond their expectations, had gone to work
and “ astonished the natives” by their skill in
the various departments of mechanics. The
same paper says, that Mr. S. B. Smith, an en
terprising and industrious American, from
Louisiana, was fitting up and furnishing a first j
class hotel in Panama. Gambling is said to ;
be carried on to a great extent among the
Americans in Panama. The Star coinpfiiins i
that many Americans treat with disrespect and
contumely the religious customs of the coun
try.
The Legislative Department of California is
to consist of a Senate and Assembly, the ses
sions to be annual, commencing on the third
Monday of January, and the election of its
members is to take place on Tuesday next
after the first Monday in November. Senators
are to be chosen for two years and Assembly
men for one year. The Justices of the Supreme
Court are to be elected at the general election,
by the people, to hold their office six years.
Important Decision. —We understand from
the Boston Transcript that the Supreme Court
decided on Saturday morning, in the case of
Pollvs, the City of Boston, that a watchman
who, in the course of his duty, detects an in
cendiary, cannot claim a reward offered by the
city, for the detection and conviction of in
cendiaries — maintaining the general principle
of law, that no public officer has aright to
claim a reward for doing what he is obliged
by duty to do. Judgment was rendered for
the defence.
The Boundary Line Between the United
States and Mexico. —The “initial point” of
boundary between the United States and the
Mexican Republic was fixed and acknowledg
ed on Wednesday, the 10th of October. There
was present some forty persons, including two
American ladies and officers, from the garrison
at San Diego. It falls about seventeen miles
to the southward oft Tia town of San Diego.
The joint commission, composed of the two
commissioners andtwo surveyors,had signed an
inscription, which was written and hermetically
sealed in a glass bottle. This was buried below’
a post placed in the centre of a circle thirty
feet in diameter, marked out for a monument
to be erected hereafter.
[Correspondence of the Constitutionalist,']
MILLEDGEVILLE, Dec. 12, 1849.
After reading the Journal of the Senate this
morning, Mr. A. J. Miller moved to reconsider
so much as related to the refusal to refer to
i the Judiciary Committee, the “ Senatorial
Bill.” This motion appeared as the gentle
touch of a hornet’s nest, producing some
little excitement, and indicating ihat a battle
must soon be fought upon thi-s ground.
Mr. A. J. Miller considered that it would be
better to refer this grave question to the Judi
ciary Committee, as some Senators might have
constitutional scruples in regard to the change,
and that the reference could do no possible in
jury.
Mr. Joseph E. Brown opposed the reconsid
eration, stating that Senators had no doubt
investigated the subject in all its bearings,
and that nothing but delay would ensue by
reference. He adverted to the opposition of
Senators on the other side, on a motion of
reference to the Committee on the State of
the Republic, a few days ago, of the resolu
tions offered by Mr. Clayton and Mr. Stell,
touching our Federal relations, and their
great desire now to have the reference made
of a question not more vital.
Mr. Love appealed to the magnanimity of
Senators on the opposite side. He had dis
covered a disposition in some of them to favor
the reference, and rejoiced to see such a spirit
of justice and magnanimity iu the opposition.
Mr. Clark entered more at length into the
debate. He stated that at the session of 1843,
the gentlemen on the opposite side of the
Chamber were in the majority. Then it was
deemed indispensable by them to carry out
the amendments to the Constitution ; and,
contrary to all the able and eloquent appeals
of the minority, then made, the accidental
majority determined to district the State—
and how did they do it ? By an unjust ger
rymandering process, so f.s to place their op
ponents in an almost hopeless minority. But
time has rolled on, and the majority then, are
the minority now. Now they appeal to our
justice and magnanimity to do that which they
refused to do. He came here not to gerryman
der, but to ungerrymander the State—and for
that reason he opposed the reference, as it was
made purely to stave off' the question which
must be met; and that so far as he was con
cerned, the bill should meet his support. Mr.
Clark also said that whether this reference was
proper or not, the gentleman upon the oppo
site side had set us an example, and they cer
tainly will not complain if we follow their
“illustrious footsteps.” After Messrs. Clay
ton and Stell had each offered resolutions
touching our Federal relations, he moved to
refer both sets of resolutionsjto the Committee
on the State of the Republic, with the ex
pressed intention of having a platform pre
sented upon the slavery question, upon which
men of all parties in Georgia could stand—but
neither the “ importance of the subject,” nor a
“ becoming magnanimity ” could induce the gen
men to vote for the reference, but they called
the yeas and nays, and by a strict party vote,
voted against the reference.
Mr. Love replied that he had opposed the
reference of tho resolutions (spoken of) to the
Committee on the State of the Republic, be
cause a partisan report would be made, and
he -was unwilling to screen any man, from
the President of the United States down to
an honorable Representative in Congress,
from any imputation which might be justly
cast upon them for their acts in regard to the
Wilmot Proviso.
Mr. Stell favored the reference on yester
day evening, but should not vote against it
now, for he was convinced it W’ould only pro
duce delay. That so far as a partisan vote
coming from the Committee on the State of
the Republic was concerned, what else could
the gentleman expect, if the present proposed
reference was made: As for the justice ana
magnanimity spoken of by the gentleman, he
hoped he should always’feel a just regard tor
both. His constituents were well aware of
what they had sent him here for, and they
should not find him wanting in a strict dis
charge of his duty. They knew where he
stood.
Mr. Murphy also made some remarks in op- '
I position to the reference. The motion was
, lost —yeas 19, nays 20.
Yesterday, in the Hou->e, in pursuance ot a
! special order, the tax bill came up as reported
by the Committee,of which Dr. Phillips of Hab
ersham was chairman. On motion, the House
went into a committee of the whole,for tne pur
pose of perfecting the bill, as a matter ot course.
Several amendments were ottered —none, ho w
ever were adopted—so as to change materially
the character of the bill. Mr. Jones made un
tiring opposition to the bill in all its stages.
After reviewing the bill by section, the Com
mittee of the Whole rose and reported the
same to the House. On motion ot Dr.
lips, the bill was ordered to be reprinted with
all the amendments made while in Committee.
The House then adjourned until 3 o'clock,
P. M.
The House was engaged during the evening
in passing local bills. Nothing ot special in
terest appeared.
The question of reprinting the tax bill in a
particular way, opened the business of the
morning, and Mr. (iurtrell introduced a sub
stitute for the original tax bill, which was. as
well as I could learn, the bill of 1817, with the
omission of the capitation tax which was
likewise ordered to be printed. The House
then went into the consideration of Mr. Jones
bill to simplify criminal pleading —which was
opposed by Mr.McDougald.in a speech of great
length and zeal. Also opposed by Mr. Worrel,
and defended by Mr. Jones, who fought vali
antly for his bantling—but it was slaughtered
before his eyes.
The House then adjourned t:.ll 3 o’clock.
The afternoon was taken up, as usual, with
the passage of local hi l Is. Nothing more of
interest has occurred. So soon as the tax bill
shall be reprinted with the substitute, it wili
be before the House for action.
Mr. Kenan gave notice that on to-morrow he
would move a resolution for the General As
sembly to take a recess for some two or three
weeks.
The bill for the extension of the capital of
the Georgia Railroad Company—to which was
attached the amendment offered by Mr. Wig
gins in the House, was received in the Senate
for the purpose of striking out the amendment,
as offered by Mr. Wiggins. If the friends of the
bill should succeed in this, in the Senate, its
fate will be very doubtful in the House, from
the demonstration there made in its passage.
Mr. Wiggins,however,when he Introduced the
amendment, stated that he did so as a compro
mise, to secure the support of Mr. Jones, and
thereby secure the passage of the bill, and that
he would vote for the bill even without the
a mendment —that the Georgia Railroad has
been a valuable auxiliary, both to the char
; acter of the State and to the Treasury of Geor-
I o‘ a
-1 have omitted in its order to remark, that
Tuesday was the order for the disposition of
all the divorce cases, and they were announced
for the consideration of the House. Mr. Ram
sy moved that they all be indefinitely post
poned upon the ground that the Legislature
has no power to act—that it was conferred up
on the Judiciary, which pas sed by the Senate
without debate.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
REPORTED FOR THE CONSTIT UTTONALIST.
IN SENATE. 1)63. 12.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
1 On motion of Mr. Anderson the Senate rcccn-
I
i sidered so much of the Journal of yesterday
| so far as relates to the adoption by the Senate
i of the proviso of the House to the bill of Se
i nate amending the charter of the Georgia Rail
| Road and Banking Company.
BILLS REPORTED.
By’ Mr. James R. Smith. A bill to alter and
amend the 3rd section of the first article of the
Constitution of this State.
Mr. Cochran offered a resolution that the
Finance Committee enquire into and re
port to the Senate what amount of the assets
of the Central Bank are available—how the
assets have been appropriated—what amount
of the Capital remains unappropriated, and for
what purpose—the propriety of abolishing the
offices of Director and Cashier—place the ef
fects of the Bank in the hands of an agent to
wind up the same ; and that the Committee
report by bill or otherwise, which was agreed
to.
BILLS PASSED.
The bill of the House to authorize the Judge
of the Superior Courts of the Coweta circuit
to hold court in the Counties of DeKalb and
Coweta two weeks at each term of said court,
was on motion of Mr. Murphey, amended by
striking out “Coweta.”
A message was received from the Governor
through Mr. Patten his Secretary, laying be
fore the Senate a communication from the
Governor in relation to the boundary question
between Georgia and Florida, accompanied by
a letter from the Governor of Florida; all of
which was referred to. the Committee on the
State of the Republic.
The message of the Governor and the report
of the Chief Engineer in reply to information
asked by the Senate relative to the contract
for completing the State Road from Dalton to
Chattanooga was, on motion of Mr. Murphey,
referred to the Committee on Internal Improve
ments, and 50 copies ordered to be printed.
Mr. Gondor, from the Committee on the
Penitentiary, made a minority report, which
waa read,and on motion of Mr. A. J. Miller, 50
copies of both reports were ordered to be print
ed for the use of the Senate.
The special order was then taken up, to wit:
“A bill to repeal the 3rd section of an act,
approved 29th Dec., 1847, entitled An Act to
authorize the Central Rail Road and Banking
Company, and the Macon and Western Rail
Road Company, or either of them to form a
junction of the Central Rail Road and Macon
and Western Kail Road, to unite in or ne t tl
limits ot the City of Macon.”
Mr. Napier stood up single handed .i;..inst
i the Hon, President, and Mr. Joseph E. vvn
in opposition the passage of the bill, but to n ,
i effect. It was passed—yeas 28, r.a\i
The Senate adjourned to 3 P. M.
3 o’clock, P. M.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
The afternoon session was taken up phne.
pally with reading bills from the House a fi r -i
and second time.
The Senate adjourned till 10 o’clock, M > n .
day morning.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Dec, 1
The House mot pursuant to adjournment
BILLS REPORTED.
By Mr. Kenan, of Baldwin. A bill to allow
the Bank of Millegeville to increase their caj.
ital Stock to $500,000. i
By Mr. Mintz, of Jackson. A bill 'l\
pel the Clerk of the Superior Court tc/..’diver
to parties litigant in the Supreme Court of
this State rernittiters in certain cases.
By Mr. McDougald. A bill to protect the
people of Georgia from corrupt Legislation
Also.
A bill to authorize and empower the Mu
cogec Rail Rond Company to connect then
Road with the Soutli Western Rail Road.
Mr. Barrett, of Elbert, laid on the table a
resolution that both branches of the General
Assembly adjourn on Saturday the 22d Dec.
Mr. Riley laid on the table a resolution that
no new matter be introduced into the Housr
after Tuesday next.
Some few bills were passed, among the num
ber was the bill introduced by Ur. Wa Iker to
prevent the killing of Deer, at certain season*
of the year.
The House adjourned until 3 o’clock this
afternoon.
The evening session was employed in pjg.
sing and otherwise disposing of local bills.
The House adjourned till 9 o’clock to-mor
row morning.
[Correspondence of the Halt into re Shu j
Washington, Dec. 11,1849
Verification of Predictions — Withdrawal of U<
Winthrop—Certainty of the Election of ¥■
Wm. J. Brown —Whig Preparations fo> / ■
Morrow, <xc.
Before the balloting for Speaker eomiru need,
I stated to you, in several distinct positions,
■ my opinion as to the result. The principal
, points were that neither of the caucus candi
dates could be elect-d; that no friend of the
administration could be elected; that no man
‘ from a slaveholding State could he electee;
and that a western democrat must be taken uj
, i and would be elected. All these prediction
| are or are about to be verified.
William J. Brown, of Indiana, who yes lei
1 [ day received fifty-three votes, after Mr. Pot
ter had withdrawn his name, was, lest nigi-;,
» - agreed upon as the compromise candidate ol
. the democratic members. On tne thirty-ninth
ballot, Mr. Brown obtained 109 votes ncces
sary to a choice, 114. Among the scattering
votes it was easy to see that the five needed
could be obtained at an emergence. It was
5 known in the House that Mr. Wilruot wo
i prepared to vote lot Mr. Brown, and that, m
I fact, he would ultimately have the free-s V
' vote, which was adequate to his election,
j After Mr. Winthrop had withdrawn fit
name, the whigs wished to adjourn, withs
view to a consultation. As they were to drop
Mr. Winthrop, they wanted time to agr e upon
! another candidate.
Yesterday, the whigs were rather uneasy,
i and it was proposed to hold a caucus las
! night, for the purpose of considering the cx
: pedieney of adopting such a course as would
unite their party. It was known that some o:
: them thought that Mr. More.head, of Ke*-
! tucky, or Col. E. I). Baker would obtain mare
votes than Mr. Winthrop. But the caucus wa:
I not held.
I It was reduced, last night, almost to a cer
tainty, that William J. Brown would be «ler,
ed to-day, it the Southern votes could bacon
ciliated, on the 39th ballot. Mr. Holmes vot-d
i for Boyd, and Mr. Cobb, of Alabama, fur Mc-
Dowell.
The motion from the whig side of the Hou -r
; to adjourn, in order to go into caucus and
unite on a candidate, was a test of the strength
|of parties to the Speaker’s election. The vote
j was 110 for adjourning, and 114 against it.
I The 114 who voted against adjournment a"t
I the men who will to-morrow elect Mr. Brown
I I suppose the whig members will make*
j trial of Mr. Morehead, and also of some mem
1 bor from the west—probably Col. Baker. Bu
» j the child is christened- Hostility to the a
ministration is one of the leading impulas-v o;
i the majority of tire House, and, in the electio; |
i of Air. Brown, it will be entirely gratified.- |
; Mr. Brown was the Second Assistant Post- |
i | master General, under the late administration.
, and has had the benefit of proscription.
Mr. Brown’s position on the slavery que*
- : tion is not one that can render him obnoxioa*
r j to eitheir section of the country, and this is sn
, of the reasons that has induced his seiecjon
ban.
[Telegraphed for the Cha,* lesion Coti/tcv.l
New Orleans, Dec. 13 —9.48- A. M r
The Market. —On Wednesday, there v e‘
barely 1000 bales Cotton sold, at fcquaifirof»|
cent decline on the prices prevailing previous »
, I to the steamer’s advices. The mavkei cnn '
times quite unsettled.
she Case of Rey. —The lira l .. % st ier -c
hearing the testimony of Mormu& -i~. a Jk r » 1
have refused to find a true bill against d- I
Spanish Consul.
Two Days more Balloting for SPEvtiC ■
S. House Representatives.—Through 1
polite attention of a friend, now in Savant I
t we received intelligence of the results of 1
balloting in the House of Representative: 1
- the United States, on Tuesday an.i Wedt"’
day last. This news reached Savannah |
telegraph from Richmond, it having been f
ceived at the latter iplace by mail.
On Tuesday, the last ballot stood|
throp 101 ; IV. J. Brown, of Indiana, 09
, After the announcement of this vote,
NV inthrop requested his name to be withdraw*
from the canvas.
On Wednesday, the last ballot stood"
Brown, (Dcm.j 112 votes; Duer, ( Whig)-'
Stanley 18; Winthrop 17 —there being no e* ei
tion. After this result, the name of Mr. Br o * 1 m
was withdrawn, and the House is sai l to
adjourned in much disorder.
NEW WORK BY MRS. ELLIS.
Hearts and homes ; orsocia*
DISTI NOTION, a story by Mrs. F
thor of the Women of England, Ste., &c
in one large volume. Just published. and fa'
at GEO. A OATES & GO’S
Piano, book and Music Store,
dec 15 Hroad-st , opposite State B 1 *" . I