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Solution of the Soule Imbroglio. The N. Y. Courier des Etats Utis. the organ of French sentiment in this country, professes to give a more ex act version of the recent difference between Mr. Soule and the French Government, than has hitherto been published. Whether authentic or not, its statement is sufficiently interesting to be repeated. It says: Believing that it had legitimate grounds of complaint with regard to Mr. Soule since his last residence in France, and advised of his journey to London after tlie famous diplomatic conference at Ostend, the Government transmitted to the authorities of the several ports on the Channel an order to report to Paris if the American Min ister should present himself, and not to sign his passport before receiving special instructions oft the subject.— It was this order, and not, as has been asserted, an absolute decree of inter diction, which was communicated to Mr. Soule by the Commissary of Pol ice at Calais— and t it was accompanied by a fequest toj*jait twentyfou hours for the instructions promised by ihe Minister. Mr. I'oul.e refused,demand ed that his passport should be imme diately -vised,’ and failing to obtain this, re-embarked on the same stoain boat which had brought him. “ Here are the precise instruction of his case: *“ In case Mr. Soule should declare bis intention of entering France to remain there for a longer or shorter time, notify him that his stay on French territory is forbidden. ‘“ln case the Minister of til’. V. States at the Court of Spain should merely ask permission to pass through France on his return to his post, cer tify his passport.”’ ‘“The instructions thus expressed, We are assured, have been conimuni Cated to Mr. Mason. “If this version is not authentic, it is at least plausible. It explains very naturally what has seemed irreconcil able in the fact that an interdiction so sharply expressed should have been so suddenly revoked. The right of passage being open to Mr. Soule, in his diplomatic capacity, the moment he should declare that, he had no in tention of remaining, an explanation of this point, through Mr. Mason or Mr. Buchanan, was the only tiling necessaiy to remove all obstacles.” General Jail Delivery—Ten Pris oners Escaped. —The Atlanta Intelli gencer says: On Wednesday night last the De Kalb county jail, at. Decatur, was bro ken open and ten prisoners confined therein made their escape. Among Chose who escaped were Jno. R. Hum phries, who was confined for trial for killing Elisha Tiller and young Kane, j and also Asa Humphries anil Win. Robinson, charged ufttn participating in the murder of the latter. Dennis j Haynes, who was convicted of mur dering Griggs, and sentenced to death by the Superior Court at its session ! last month, also escaped. Various j implements were found in the jail, which were supposed to have been handed in by friends of the prisoners from the outside. Previous to the time of the escape, the wires of the Macn & Western Telegraph Were cut down in several places, as is supposed by those interested in securing the es cape of the prisoners. Four prison ers, wo understand, voluntarily re mained in the jail after the others had escaped. No clue lias yet been disc overed likely to lead to their appre hension. Who is Doolie ks ? The New York Evening Post , in answer to many enquiries made of it upon the subject, gives the following information concerning the individual, who under this singular nom dc plume , writes the witty and humorous coin implications to the Detroit Advertiser, which are attracting so much atten tion : Doesticks is a modest young clerk in this city, whose life thus far has on ly spanned some twenty-three years, and lie is disinclined, at present, to part with his anonymous obscurity.— I He has nothing to offer the publishers i at present, and when he has, if ever, | he thinks it will be time enough to j reveal his whereabouts and wliata • j about?. He is not. looking to what lie j lias done, writes to the Detroit Adver tiser to oblige a younger brother who ; is connected with that journal, and for , no other object, lie was one of the j students of Michigan University who , were expelled some, years ago under | the decree issued against secret soei- j etiesiu that institution, llis father is! a lawyer of some rank, of Ann Arbor, Michigan. A Novel Excuse for Sabuath-Break- Ing.—-Some thirty years ago, the good people of Rhode Island were shocked and outraged on finding that a black’ smith was at work on the Sabbath. The sound of his hammer and tiie re verberation of iiis anvil sorely annoy ed the shepherd of the village Hock, and the more so, as the blacksmith was a pillar of the church, and a bright and shining light of the congre gation. Ofcour.se he was “churched” —taken to task. In defence of him’ self he stated that one of the slavers, in getting ready to go tosea, had found herself deficient in handcuffs; and he was obliged to work ail of Sunday to supply her! The good shepherd of th i flock decided that it was a work of necessity, justified by the Gospel, and dcaco 1 Hart was excused. THE COURIER. ALBANY, GEORGIA. Saturday, December 2, I*sl. IT Col. Zadoc Jackson is authorized Ageni for obtaining subscriptions and advertisements, and collecting accounts for the Courier at Amer leus. , i Close ol the Volume—-Change of Duplication Day. Tiie second volume of the Courier closes with the present issue. We have hitherto published our paper on Sat urday morning, but for several reasons we have for some time contemplated issuing it earlier in the week. And as the commencement of anew volume is an appropriate time for making the change, we shall issue the Courier hereafter on Thursday evening of each week. Our principal reason for making this change is,that most of the cross mails which leave but once a week—and which supply our subscribers living east or west of tiie daily line of mail, are made up on Friday night. Hence a part of our edilion must be worked offand mailed on Friday evening. If, from any loss of time or detention, our papers are not mailed on Friday, they lie in (tie Post Office here for one week. This has several times unavoidably occurred. But by changing our day of publication to Thursday all danger of the recurrence of sucli an event will be avoided. We have recently been making improvements in our office, and shall spare no effort to furnish our subscribers w.tli a good looking, well filled sheet. ifiicoiiiiiiiiing l*aper*. We occasionally receive a number of the Cou rier through the Post Office, which we presume i-. designed as a notice, by tiie subscriber whose name it heirs, to discontinue his paper. Os course we arc unable lo comply with the request in most instances, us we have no intimation where ilie subscriber resides. It is impossible for usto look through our Subscription list to find a name. Therefore those persons who have notifiel us to discontinue in this way, will, probably, find their paper etill coining regularly to their address. In all cases where a subscriber wishes to stop his paper, he should notify us of his resilience as well as liis name—and his wishes will be prompt ly attended to. Tiie Post Master wheie a paper is received is the proper person to notify Publish ers that it is not taken from his office. IT We would call attention to tiie new ad vertisements in this weeks paper. Our old friend J. L. Byingthn lias taken charge of the City J Hotel, where a'l those who wish to rejoice the inner man with good things may rest assured of finding them in abundance and got up in tiie right style. See also, A. A. Danforth's advertisement of Garden Seeds, Jcc.—notice of Railroad meeting on next Tuesday—advertisement of Baptist Fe- ! male College. &c. Superior Court. The Fail Term of the Superior Court of Dongh erty county commenced its sittings on Monday, Judge Perkins, presiding. Much of the time thus far lias been consumed in frying appeal ca-es. We understand the Court will continue during next week, and even then hut a small part of tiie cases can be cleared from the Dockets. foneei't oik Tnevdiiy 12 1 filing. By general request, the Ladies will give a se cond Concert of Vocal and Instrumental music on Tuesday evening, the fitli inet., at tiie new Episcopal Church. Several new pieces will be introduced during the evening, and other changes will be made in the Programme. The avails ol • he Concert are lo be applied to tiie completion of tiie new Church edifice. Tickets can be procur ed at (lie Book Store of Mr. L. E. Welch, at the Post Office or from the Treasurer, Mr. Y. G Rust. Tin 1 Tliespian*. This Company was favored wilt) an overt! iw itig house on Wednesday evening. Most of ihe actors had evidently studied their parts with care, and ol course were able to’ enter into the spirit of tiie characters and make tiie points tell on the audience. The combined effects of whisky and sweetmeats, as inspirers of valor were very well illustrated in tiie comedy of “Slasher and Crash er,” —showing what is p*ctty generally true in real life, that what is usually denominated per sonal courage is often sucked from the mouth ol a botile. We are happy to ob-cfve that offr old friend Mr. ‘Foodies, notwithstanding liis petty domestic annoyances, was in exclient physical condition —and enjoying robust health. Long life to him and the company. The Concert. Tiie Ladies Concert on Tuesday evening was fully attended by an appreciative audience. As the laJiescame upon tiie platform they were warmly greeted, tiie audience thus showing that they were not insensible to tiie beauty which address itself to the eye, .whatever they might be to the melody which appeals to the ear. And tiie repeated applause which followed tiie con clusion of tiie pieces showed Unit they could en joy tiie “ Concord of sweet sounds” as well. We ‘ find it impossible to particularize where almost everything was done well. There were several pieces which were performed with a degree of skill and expression which would have brought no discredit upon a performance of much higher pretensions. The solitude stillness which per vaded the room during their execution, and the bursts of applause which succeeded proved that the hearers felt the power andjcltarm of the music —never so irresistilde as when heard in the tones o! lovely woman’s voice. We believe that as we predicted last week no one who attended tiie Concert witli tiie expecta tion of being gratified went away disappointed. Many on tiie contrary we believe did go away re gretting that they should hear (lie same songs from Lite same lips “ nevermore.” D* We notice in tiie last Tliomasvi'ie Watch man, a call ior tiie Stockholders in the Bruns wick and Florida Railroad to meet at Troupvillc on Saturday, the 9th inst. Tito call is issued by Mitchae) Young, chairman of the Meeting held at Thotnasville it) June list. meeting: of Congress. The second session of the Thirty-Second Con gress assembles on Monday next. Ifi the Senate the Democrats have a majority—as many of the Senatois hold over. In the House where the reaction in public feeling is sooner felt, the Anti- Administration majority will be overwhelming. This is the short session—limited to three months—and if much is to be accomplished, Con gress must go to work at once and in earnest. It is said that the President’s Message will rot be sent in advance to the principal Cities for dis tribution, as has been customary for several years past. The reason given is—that our Foreign Affairs are in so ticklish a state just now, that j Mr. Pierce wishes to avail himself of the very i latest intelligence ,|and, therefore, the portion of j the Message relating to our Foreign Policy will j not be finished t II the last moment. O’ We publish in another column, a commu nication from N. W. Collier, Esq., in reply to an editorial which appeared in yesterday’s Patriot. In order that our readers may undestand the points at issue between Messrs. Tift and Collier we also copy the Patriot’s article. We do this because we believe that on a subject of such vital impor tance as a railroad to this section, too much can not be known by those who are asked to build it. j Our citizens will, of course, be actuated by their i own intere t in tiie matter and therefore | be fully posted up as to the design and ultimate eflecl of all ihe schemes offered for their appro bation. We have so frequently expressed our own views on this subject, that we deem it unnecessa ry to repeat them now. We desire to see a road built to Albany, and as the only present practi cable means ot securing it we shall, as we have hitherto done, advocate the proposed extension of tiie South Western Road. CioV. JollllSOU. We inadvertantly omitted last week to notice 1 tiie following precious inorccau from tiie Federal Union. However it is good enough to keep: Reinstated. —“Tiie Clerk in the employ of the State Road, who was suspended bv Maj. Coo per on tiie around of having hissed Gov. John son, while lie was addressing a meeting in At lanta, last year, lias been reinstated; ttiere ap- j pearing no proof of the a Hedged charge ” So as the said Clerk did not hiss his excellent j cy, or as there is no proof that he did so, he i6 j deemed competent to discharge his duties, and is reinstated in his Clerkship. Verily this is a new test ol competency for office. But the Atlanta Republican says that the re moval of the Clerk was not the act of Maj. Coop- ! er, but was done oy tiie orders of Gov. Johnson j himself. Having heard that there was such a i man in the employ ol the Slate, His Excellency caused him tube ferret:ed out and discharged.— Let him then have tiie honor of it. Our motto is ‘'honor to whom honor is due.” Tri-weekly T.iiqnii-cr. .. M e have received the first number of the Tri weekly issue ot this sterling Whig pa per. Jt is i a very handsome sheet, of good size, indeed in ! booty of mechanical execution, it is not surpass- j ed by any Tri-weekly in Georgi t. As to its er,n. i tents, tiie character of the Weekly Columbus ; Enquirer for these many years, is a sufficient guarantee for that. We rejoice in ihe prosperity of our neighbors and wish them success. But it must have required money to start this new enterprise, and it is a hopeless mystery to us where the Enquirer man got it those limes Could he inform us ? Ifso, wo should feel under very great obligations to him, and would ‘ go and do likewise,” at tea t so fur as gelling the mon ey is concerned. We stand much in need of some such advice just at present. Artlmr’s Home Uiizette. This most excellent family paper comes to us in anew and much improved dress. We have neglected to notice this change till now, iroin he lact that owing to “ mail derangements” we have not seen a copy of it for some weeks. We are glad to welcome it again, as we deem it tiie m ist unexceptionable, as well as the ablest, paper of its class published in our country. Great inducements are offered'to subscribers by way of Clubs, and iVegro Stealing;. We are informed t hat a man named Isaac H >l ton was found in Albany, on Thursday evening, with two negroes in his possession, one belong, log to Mr. Bruton and the other to Mrs. Bishop of Decatur county. As it appeared that he tad stolen them, lie was arrested and taken into cus tody. Holton, we believe, is also from Decatur. IT The citizens ot Savannah ptopose to erect a suitable Monument to ilie memory of those Piiy sicians and Clergymen who fell victim* to ‘lie late epidemic in tfW city, white in the dischaige of their duties. A Committee of leading citizens Ins hcen appointed to carry tiie design into effect. This is eminently appropriate. II any class of men deserve to have their deeds commemorated it is those who freely peril tliWr lives for the good of their fellows, in time of pestilence and death. Oreclyon the Know lotliing*. Greely, ol lhe Tribune, in “ defining liis posi tion” as regards tiie Know Nothings, and in de fending the course lie lias taken in opposition to them says : “ We know, moreover, that the con trol of the “ Know Nothing” machinery was long ago secured to tiie Pro-Shivery wireivorkers, and ihat one ol tiie chief objects of the movement is the *• crushing out” or “ smothering” of all Anti- Slavery agitation.” This is put forth by tiie New York Tribune as one of the main reasons which lias caused that paper to evince such deadly hostility to tiie Order during the canvass for the late S'ate Election in New York. And to prove that such is the per vading sentiment of the Know Nothings, extracts are quoted from several papers, and among others from the American Organ, tiie new Know Noth ing paper published at Washington city. A charge of a very different nature, it is well | known, has been brought against this Party by tiie Democratic press at the South. They have been represented as guided by tne counsels of Abolitionists of the truest stripe, whose great aim was to trample upou tiie dearest rights of the South. So -ays tiie Macon Telegraph and oth ers. How are these incongruous charges to be re conciled ? Surely both cannot be sustained.— Where Fes the truth ? Quien Sobe. The Eastern War. Sebastopol is not yet taken, and it is becoming evident that it will not be without reinforcements. The chances of war have been rather against the allied troops recently, and the confident tone assumed by the English and French journals a 1 the commencement of the segie is considerably modified. The great difficulty is that the Rus sian guns are of too heavy calibre, and carry •farther than those of the Allies. In the action at Balaklava, in which the Rus attacked the Turkish and English position, and which was at first reported a< of slight conse quence, it is now ascertainee that 400 British Infantry and 600 British Cavalry, as well as 800 horses were killed in three hours. In the recent battle, of which a telegraphic account will be found in the Baltic’s news, the loss of the Allies is acknowledged at 4000, while that of the Russians is set down at 9,000. We may be certain that these figures are fully favorable enough for the Ailies. Both parties claimed the victory. The probability is, however, that they j both got enough, and that it was a drawn battle. The English and French Governments are finding out that the Russians are hard to whip.— If there was any doubt of it before the recent i earnest call from the Crimea for more troops and. munitions would prove the fact clearly enough The capture of Sebastopol and the consequent taking of the Crimea, seem impor tance so far as Russia herself is concerned, than in the effects it would have upon the policy of the German States. The loss of the Crimea would scarcely be felt by Nicholas—thdiigh he fights for it as thongh it were the richest jewel in his crown. He might loose a dozen Crimeas and scarcely leel his strength impaired. Besides, if the Allies obtain possession of Sebastopol it is not easy to tell what they could do with it. They might garrison it with 10,000 men—while Rus sia would retire from the Crimea and concentrate her immense forces for a more terrible blow in another quarter. Bat if Sebastopol had proved an ea*y conquest —bad it been captured in a few days, as it was confidently predicted it would be, Austria would have joined forces with the Allies. She has only waited till she was coufiJeut they would ultimate ly prove the stronger party. But as the case stands, it is by no means certain what her future c .urse wll be. Indeed the only absolutely reli able fact jut now seems to be that Sevastopol is not yet taker. [foK THE GEORGIA COURIER ] rYytfelf and others having'advertised a meeting calling together the citizens of the surrounding country lo meet in Albany on Tuesday next, for the extension of the South-Western Raildbkd'to a point near the north west confer of Dougherty county, t lie editor of the Patriot has taken except tions to it on the ground that the citizens of Al bany have not been invited into it. Such was not the intention ; the true friindi of the exten sion are invited ; those who are opposing every measure that they are not at the head of, lor im proving the county, are rot invi'ed. Theediior of llie Patriot intimates that the persons ‘.tailing this meeting have interests to subserve by it. In common with all our citizens we have, hut tint the subscriber owns or claims a dollars worth of property west ol the town of Alba ny he emphatically denies. The editor of the Pa triot is so exceedingly selfish that lie supposes every man who has any spirit of palrioti.-in, is governed bv selfishness. Will the editor inform the citizens what was the purchase price he oh tained for the Savannah and Albany Railroad Charter. He pledged pfitNtP'y and publicly that Savannah never should emit ml that Charter un less a rool was guarantied to this place ? Does he control the Charter, or and ies Savannah. N. W. COLLIER. < - Party Prospects. The late elections have damaged all parties more or less ; tut our Democratic friends have been nearly extingnshed. Indeed, the disina-ted state of the Democratic ship would oe distress im; to those even who owe it no good will, if it were not for the expedients resorted to by iis officers (the editors) to keep it afl >at, and their j amusing effirts to persuade ihe crew to bof good cheer, that nothing has happened, and all’s | well. As men bear the misfortunes of others i with proverbial philosophy, we are not apt to be j thought particularly hard-hearted if we regard with entire fortitude the political shipwreck of the parly of our neighbor the Union, aid even experience a degree of pleasure at its grave at tempts to cover up the past and to promise its fol lowers a bright future. The “ future,” indeed, occupies the anxious thoughts of Democratic politicians on the‘stump’ as well as editors in the closet. If we give credit to all the buoyant declarations made within the last two months, no substantial damage has been dmie ! One of the. leaders cries s|ut, “ Let us oe of good cheer ! All is well! Though the heav ens are partially overcast, the clouds are passing away ! The prospect of a glorious day never was brighter!” The same deli<nt champion says: “ Let there be no compromises with the enemy, for they are the enemies of tire country ; no con | cessions to the pernicious isms of the day.” And. j a guilt, that the elections lately held “ are the re sult of a coalition between incongruous and irre | concilable elements which cannot be held to gether in harmonious action.” The official journal in this city finds the same sort of conso lation, and says the “ fusion victories” “ were only the results of a wretched combination of mischievous tactions.” The inquiry very naturally arises, if lire Whig party was in the minority before, how did they furnish materials for the now victorious cohorts? | II they did not accomplish this conceded impos sibility, tiie still more apt question arises, what I jiarty did ? The answer is as c.lear as logic or mathematics can make it: The Democratic party most certainly furnished these recruits. And if these straggling *• is.us,” gathered from that party for the purpose ot overthrowing it, are “ hostile factions” and “ vile” and “monstrous” combinations when acting with the Whigs, pray tell us if the political Ethiopian can change his skin or the leopard his spots by a coalition with tiie Democracy ? VV ill the floating material be puritied it it gels into the Democratic crucible ? Are not all the calculations of future suecess upon the idea that these now abused fragments are to change position and join the Demoi racy ? Or Ob they expect to convert pure Whigs by this continued and unmitigated detraction? “The people (says the organ) are already affrighted at the strange results and at the monstrous i-nls which have triumphed in them.” Ah, indeed! We thought, in our simplicity, that the people were “ sovereign,” and were “ left free” to do as they please ! Will the loose particles be less hideous if they float back again to the Democra cy ? In short, if the elements are incongruous ” when in alliance witli the Whigs, will there be more congruity in them when joined tothe Dem ocrats? But, if the hope of a pleasant “ future” gives present pleasure tothe discomfited party, far be it from us to disturb the “genial current of the soul.”—Nat. Intel. FOREIGN NEWS. [From the Savannah Republican] Eater from Europe. ARRIVAL OF THE BALTIC) HARD FIGHTING AT SEBASTOPOL. THE ALLIES IN DANGER.—LARGE REINFORCE MENTS ORDERED. New Yore, Nov. 26. The United States mail sleamsh ip Baltic has arrived, with three days later news froinEurope, and the most important intelligence from the seat of war. Site sailed from Liverpool on the 15th. Markets.—Cotton was firm, with a fair de mand. Sales for the three days 27,000 bales, of which exporters took 2000 bales and specula tors 3000‘. Milliken quotes Middling Orleans at 5| and Uplands at sjj. Canal Flour was quoted at 43 shillings; Ohio at 46. Corn was selling at 45a46. Consols, 92ja92|. Important Sews from Sebaslopol. THE ALLIES IN DANGER. The news of the destruction of the British Cavalry under Lord Cardigan is confirmed. They were charging a bal'ery of 30 gnn3 when the loss occurred, amounting to 400 men. Only 200 men returned alive Irom the charge. Since then the fighting has ‘br&n incessant and sanguinary, and at last the Allies were over powered. The British and French officers have sent the most urgent request for instant reinforcements. Fifty thousand French are to be sent to the scene of operations immediately, and every available steamer has been taken fur that purpose, inclu ding the British steamships Europa, Alps, Indi ana atid others. On the 6th November there Was a most terri ble and destructive combat, which lasted from daybreak until 4 o’clock in the afiernoon. Both sides claim the victory. In the course of the battle, the English took a few Inindreil prisoners. The Russians, on the other hand, storm-d several batteries of the allies, and spiked a number of their guns. The loss of the allies was 4000 men, and that of the Russians is reported at 8000 The result of the operations on the 6 It was tin known. The allies however, were proceeding to storm the place before the Russians could re cover from their losses. But other accounts say the allies were greatly reduced, and would be compellcd to abandon tlie siege without large and immediate reinforcements. , Fiii'llici* Particulars ISy tli.r Hultic Columbia, Nov. 27. Both the Russians and the AlliW claim tire victory of November s;h. Canroberf says the Russians loss was’ 9000. Menchik fi* says the sortie ol the garrison on tlie stli was eminently successful, his forces having spiked 30 French cannon, and defeated the French troops, when they assaulted the town, with an immense loss The Vienna! 1 Post says that on the 6t li the e-n tire garrison 65,000 strong, assailed tiie Allies, a. <] that a furiou- battle ensued, wlitcli was not ended when the messenger left. The allies had a slight advantage but it was believed that a few such victories would compel the allies to raise the siege. Meticliikotr.-ays it is impossible for the allie to continue the siege while he shall continue to harrass them Canroherl declares he intends to mak e an im mediate assault, and that the Russians are in no condition to resist. From the Albany I-’atriot. liaili-oatl .Ucctiug. Yesterday the following notice was Issued in hand-hills : “ l’lie citizens of the surrounding rountry, are reque-ted to meet at Albany, on the first Tuesday in December, being the day toconsider the great importance ol promoting liter own interest, hy the extension ot the South Western Road from Arnerictis to Dougherty County. We hope all will attend, whether they sub scribe or not. A free Birbecue will b” given to the Oitizens. W. \V. CHKEVER, ALEX. HERRINGTON, DAVIS PACE. N. W. COLLIER. Albany, Nov. 30th, 185 l. The citizens of Albany will observe that they ar“ not invited to this meeting and barbecue.— “The citizens of the surrounding country” only, are invited. Was this intentional? Nothing is said of Albany, or ot its citizens, nr of their interests, or of a road to connect wi It Albany.— Have other parties adverse interests which they wish to promote at our expense ? The interests of the people ol Albany and those of llie surrounding country are identical. It is their interest to secure the amount necessary fur a road 16 miles, and then to secure, if possible, i the exiension of the S. W .Iliad. There has been no opposition telt or exhibited by the friends ot the Albany Road to the extension of the South Western. On the contrary, they have promoted that project whenever thry gtinld do It consist ently with their interests,/ We rogrt t i learn that a spirit being exhibited by soq ge nlletr.eti winp are sup posed to have prospective iutereits in a rival town speculation at joe end of the Scjuth-Wes tern Railroad exten-sFou. f Let the people who may rqect JCn T uesday next, consider well their own inte jests and the interests of the community in whies they live, and speak and act accordingly. From the Savannah Morning News. Mr. Editor: You will oblige tfie writer of the following communication to toe Republican, hy publishing it in the Morning News: Messrs Editors:—A writer over the signa ture of a Tax Payer, states that “it is rumored in tiie streets that the directors of the (lull Railroad Company are about to push forward this enter prise to the utmost extent of their subscription.” For the information of the citizens of Savannah I deem it my duly to state that the rumor, i f such a rutnor as isalledged, exists, is based upon an ignorance of facts. The directors have adopted a sale, cautious and wise policy. The existing contracts for construction, being chiefly for grad ing and bridging the Ogeechee and Altamaha, will not involve a very large expenditure of mon ey and securities. The directors will faithfully fulfil these oWigatrons on their part, but they will not for the present, mu ke further contracts. The recent afflictions of our erty, by pestilence and storm, and the general decline of securities, have induced them to adopt this policy. My fellow citizens may rely With confidence upon the pru dence of the directors in the management of the affairs of this great enterprise. Very respectfully, J. P. SCREVEN. The following is said to be the motto on a tomb stone in the western country—“ After file’s fitful fever and ague lie sleeps well.” The good old Times. A Connecticut paper (the Middletown News) of the 17th in~t., in co tying horn one of the 7 hv -9 journals of “ye ancient times,” no'ices the dif terence between the mail ariangements of 1786 and those of the present day ; than which no otl - er brancli of facilities seem to convey a better idea of the progress we are making, as a fast people. In September, 1786 —little more that! siitjf eight years back—the Postinast- r General off-red proposals for carrying the mails lor the year 1787 from Portland (Maine,) loSavenrah in the State of Georgia, “in stage carnages if pracli. able.” This was the only post-route ihen established in this country j except a few “cro s-road” roues leading from the main line to a few of the prom ian-iit towns—such as Concord, N. H., Albany, N Y., Pittsburg, Pa., &c. In those times Savannah was the town of the Snuth-the terminus ofall travel.Jby land or ocean tow ard these parts. The P. M. General thougl t the income of his “institution” would hardly be sufficient to defray the t Xpenses of a ma 1 often er than twice a week, but the “growing wants” of the age seemed to require it to be put tiirough three times in seven days, for at least six month* in the tear —and it was so offered in the proposals. Now-a-days, if Uncle Sam fails to dump his canvas- pouches at the door of the Savattn- 6r* Post Office every twenty f our hours, we see the news heralded in the next morning’s paper, “No ; rmil north of Charleston yesterday,” with some, I cru.-ty remark about the “repeated mail failures.” And now a days, too, the mail route ts es not end a* Savannah ; that town is n >1 now the stop ping place ‘or all the stage-carriages that tote the m>il. Its a mere dinner lu-C-e no the route to California, a lunch-house fur the tn veller to Or* egon, and ba-d y its good breakfast time for the emigrant to Kansas or New Mexico ! And finally, to show that “the good old times,” even in Connecticut, are not now as once they were, we clip the following from sfrrinrlg the ad vertisements of’66 It will show, amoffg other things, whose forefathers were among the fifsit fit ih:s country to introduce African slavery—an in-til ution which some ol their meddling’ pdsfer ity now reyard with indignant horror ! “ To be sold, for want of entplov, a NEGRO MAN and WOMAN,about SOyears of au£, who ran l>e well recommended. Also, a NEGRO GIRL, about two and a half years of age, and a BOY’ about six months old. Cash, Public Secu rities, or any Kind of Grain, will be received in Payment. For further particulars enquire of the’ P inters of this Paper. Middletown, May 6ib,’ 1786.” Alas and alack ? the good old times, and ou# good old forefathers. The Laws and Journals.’ Inquiries have been recently made through the Savannah press, as to tire probable time of the publication and distribution of the Laws and Journals of last session, to which no satisfactory response ha- been given from any qu rter. The condition ot things in regard to this mat ter lor several years past Iras been not very cred it ib'e to the present system of publication as it prevails in Georgia. It is more t an twelve months since the assembling of the legislature, and near ten months since its final adjournment. Yet, its proceedings are still almost a sealed book to the public. During all this time, we bans been living under laws that, tew have seen of known anything about. This is almost as bad as lite state ot things under the Romm Emperor, who hung his laws up so high on the walls, and printed them in characters so small, tint it was almost impossible to read them. In contrast with this system, vte will -tale that a few days ago we were m the Bitt’e Library at Mllledgeville and there saw the Journal of pro ceedings of the Council and lower house of Utah I'errifory tor 1853-4, published at Great Salt Lake City. It contained among other inti-resting documents, Gov. Brigham Young’s i\le-sH"e. I'ne LegigUlure ot iha f distant peo, le adjourned* January 20th, 1854. and yet we have the Jour nal of proceedings at ttie Capitol ot Georgia, while the proceedings of our own Legislature which adjourned a tew days later only, are still awaiting publication.- We also saw at j the same time and place a copy of the Laws passed hy the Legislature of Connecticut, winch adjourned oo the 23J ol last June. We leave comment ‘elite public.— [Augusta Constitutionalist. .1 Know Attlliiiig oppououent of the “Soft*.” J. W. Bryce, Know Nothing candidate for Corf* grass, in the fourth Congressional district, New York, announced his views on the slavery queta ticn, prior lo the election thus : ‘ Li regard to slavery. I believe with Henrjt Clay, that it is an evil which, will yield to the’ inevitable laws ot population sooner and inm* safely thantopolitic.il agitation, which tends la disturb the harmony of the Union rather than benefit the African race.” The Missisippian in >v search in vain, the re coids of Fierce, Cass, D Marcy, Cushing, Rantoui, and the wlio'e S win mr regular demo cratic administration ticket for a stronger avow al against abolitionism.— [Mississippi Flag of the Union. The Ni.tv Haven Railroad Bonds—lure* gard to the repudiating portion of tfie New Ha ven R ilroud Company, the New York Times says: Mr. Belmont, Mr.-Vanderbilt and ollrer influential pirties have determined not t he victimized bv the Company, and will pursue the legal remedy to the utmost relief afforded hy the laws of New York—not Connecticut. Ji case they obtain judgment, they will seize upon the property oltlie company. All the director* ot the company have resigned, and others have been chosen in their places. The acting presi dent only remains py request until someone can be found to tike his place. A Mosquito Republic. —It was stated sever*’ al months ago that some American capitalists had purchased Irornliie Mosquito king a sort of title to all his territorial possessions. According to the New York Herald, this company has now fitted out an expedition in New York city to ee*” tablish a colony in Mosquito, with a republican government, the purchase covering twenty five millions of acres, and the intention being to unit* ban Juan thereto. Colonel Kinny, of Texas, heads the expedition. Senatorial Election in North Carolina Columbia, Nov. 24—Ex-Governor Reid, Democrat, has b>en elected by the Legislature, Senator tor the six years term by 11 majori'y. Antidote for Strychnine.—Camphor ha* been discovered to be an antidote for that terrible poison strychnine A man who had been thrown into convulsions by 2 doses of the poison—one six'll of a grain each administered sot the rheum* atistn—was relieved by 20 grains of camphor ta ken in six grains of almond mixture. Dr. Sad dock, in a letter to the London Lancet, claims ter have made the discovery. The Healthfulness of Smoke.—A writer in tne London Times discourses upon the prop erties of smoke. He thinks London and all large cities would be much less healthy but for the ar tificial atmosphere created by the combustion of wood and coal. Describing smoke as nothing more than minute flakes of carbon or charcoal,- which absorb the poisonous gases emanating from the sewers and from works where animal substances are under manipulation. If this theory be true, Pittsburg ought to be the health est city known, for it is the smokiest hole in creation. Among the democrat*; nominees for Congress in New York, was Dr. Brandreth,of pill notoriety