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ißrtklij (Biomintr ♦ I cy P. M. Sitton, Esq., is authorized to re-1 eaive and receipt for monies due this office. Traveling Agents for the Examiner. Jons H. James, T. Gorman, P. Gobman, Joseph K. Bhrkk. Convt nticn at Milledgeville on the Eighteenth December Next. It is proposed, at the Seat of Government, of our State, by onr friends assembled there, that our State Convention to nominate dele gates to the National Democratic Convention at Cincinnati, to be held in Milledgeville on the eighteenth of next month. It is to be hoped that every county in the State will be represented in the proprosed Convention. The number of delegates from each county will be the same as in the late Convention to nominate a candidate for Gov ernor. Counties that prefer it, who have dem ocratic, and Anti-Know Nothing representa tives in the Legislature, may be represented by them. Bnt this should be indicated by some public meeting held in such counties. Those who are not thus represented at the Capitol, we trust will hold their meetings without delay, and senda full delegation to Millegeville. The first response to this call, we trust, will be followed in quick succession all over the State. Georgia must be ably represented at the Convention in Cincinnati. To the Democracy of Fulton we propose Saturday week, as the day on which we shall all meet at the City Hall, to nominate delegates from this county—the hours 11 a. m. IV ho objects? Bee Our Book Advertisements. “Lewie, ob the Bended Twio.” By Cousin Cicely. This is an entirely new work, just issued from the press, and has already received the commendation of the best critics in the literary world. Among its many beauties and excel lent precepts, it gives such wholesome instruc tions as will enable mothers to “Rear the tender thought, And teach the young idea how to shoot." We have read this pretty novel, and our con ception of Cousin Cicely may be diseribed in the language of Milton: “Grace in her step, heaven in her eye— In every gesture dignity and love.” “The Bended Twig!" what a sweet title! “Just as the twig is bent the tree’s inclined,” says Pope; and just as everybody secs this new book, so will every body be inclined to r< ad it For sale at Kay's Book Stores. “Urs and Downs, or Silver Lake Sketch es." By the same author. This new book is like a meteor that has just exploded and scattered its scintellating gems over the smiling face of good-humored Dame Nature. This is the only book we have ever read that fully evidenced that “one step from sublime to the ridiculous" of which Byron once wrote. See advertisement and call at Kay’s Book Stores. Bale or Lease of the Western & Atlantic Rail Road. To this great interest of Georgia, the eyes of the people, in every section of the State arc turned. To the Legislature, they look with an anxiety far supassing that with which, in years gone by, they looked to its origin, to its progress, and to its final completion. We well remember almost every obstacle that impeded its advance in onr mountain country—a bankrupt Treasury at one time ; unfaithful agtnts at another ; sec tional jealousies ; doubts and distrust on the minds of many of the most influential men of the State as to its success; and the prediction that it would, at some time, be used as a political engine for evil, or that it would, boa bone to be contended for and voraciously gnawed by every successful political party. All these ob jections urged against the progress of this great work with an energy and zeal that knowed no flagging, and that often made ita advocates tremble in fear of its defeat. Save one, these objections have been silenced. Although there was u bankrupt Treasury ; al though there were unfaithful agents, and sec tional jealonsies to dissipate ; although there were doubts and distrusts as to its success to overcome ; the progress of the Road though ■low, was gradual, until the'ast rail was laid down at ita North Eastern terminus. It was then that its advocates triumphed, aud it was then the hope was indulged by all patriotic cit. iaens, that, as one man, the whole people would come up to the work of sustaining this magnifi cent enterprize of the “Empire State of the South.” But a dark cloud has followed this sunshine. The fatal prediction that it would be made » bone of contention by politicians, and by polit est! parties; by the demagogue and the design ing ; we regret to say, has been fearfully realiz ed. The events of previous contests, and par ticularly of the last canvass for Governor, prove meet conclusively, that this Great Work, is hereafter to be made the theme of every reckless htump orator, designing demagogue, ambitions politician, and of a corrupt, licentious, press. 11 has too many offices in its gift; too many iterests antagonistic to those of the whole people to con tend against it in order that it may be a source of revenue to the State; for those who control it to escape abuse let who will raise a clamar against it. Hence proposition after proposition is before the Legislature in relation to it, al! emanating from the people. As tlie Governor, in his Annual Message to the Legislature, re mirks—“Some insist that it should be sold, eith. in part or in whole, so as to sever its owner ship from tlie State, or to give ita control to private individuals. Others urge that it should be leased for a term of years”; aud another ‘mode proposed is, to place its management in the hands of a Board composed of three Com misaionera to be chosen by the pe pie.” His Excellency refers to these propositions to dem onstrate what he believes to be indispensable •to meet the expectations of the people of the whole State, and that is the necessity of remov ing its administration beyond the arena of poli. Sue—of taking it from Executive control—ol making it independent of party influences." Thia is the language of the Executive of the Mata, in whom the people, by their recent ver- MN *• Hk hwßiiwil AiWfeM * fide nee, and to whom for another term, they have confided the highest trust. But if this be , not sufficient, let the people aud the Legislature bear what he further says:— “However widely different these various prop ositions are, they afford conclusive evidence of the restlessness hf the popular mind on the sub ject. The sentiment is all pervading, and is manifested in a thousand forms, that be done, is the question for your wisdom. 1 have no hesi tation in expressing’tlie firm belief, that it were better to adopt any one of these propositions, than to permit the Road to be managed under the present mode of its organization. The idea of this vast capital being subjected to the fluc tuations of party politics—confided to agents, who, as a general rule, will be changed every two years, in obedience to the utterances of the ballot box. is preposterous and ridiculous in the extreme. It is only Rail Road men who under stand the conduct of these great works. Poli ticians, who aspire to Guliernatorial honors, know but little, if anything, about it. How absurd, therefore, to place the Executive at the head of the Road—inexperienced, and therefore disqualified—and expect him to manage it with skill aud success? How unjust to him—how haz ardous to the interest of the people, to saddle him with so heavy a responsibility. Without dispar agement to predecessors, it is believed, that the Road lias never been better managed, than it has been during the last two years. Economy and punctuality in every department have been enfor c.d—not ado hr ost'by defalca’i n—not a dol lar recovered in ligitation for damages which accrued within that period—but few and slight d sasters from running off or collisions of trains ! —and yet the dissatisfaction and complaint, in certain quarters, are deep and loud. All, all demonstrating that the policy of severing it from Executive control, is absolutely imperative. I respectfully urge the Legislature to do it.” A more truthful picture cannot be drawn of this great State Work, aud the uses to which the designing and unscrupulous would apply it- What then is to be done with it, is the question to be considered. Before the Legislature there are, or will be, , many propositions—three of which we will pro. , ceed to consider. First:—To sell it, either in whole, or in part, so as to sever its ownership from the I State, or to give its control to private individ- uals. SecondTo lease it for a term of twenty years. Third: —To place ita management in the bauds of a Board of Commissioners. The last proposition we shall proceed, first to consider. Our main objection to it, is, that so long as the State has the sole control, and, in any manner, the election or appoint ment of the officers to manage the Road, it will still be in the arena of politics. By no de vice can this be avoided. Let the people elect, and each party will nominate its candidates 1 — Let the Legislature do so, and the party in pow er there, wilt do the same. The party in pow er, therefore, for the time, will have control of it, aud the party iu power will be held respon sible for the acts of Commissioners Superin tendent, Books Keeper, Clerks, Conductor and Fireman. Elections will turn in every county in the State, ou the election by the Legislature, of Commissioners; and again, their election by the Legislature, will turn on tiie vote for Su perintendent. Twist it, and make of it what you m»y, still, so long i s its Commissioners are elected by the Legislature, or the people, the Road will I e within the limits of the political arena, and not beyond it. Nor in our opinion, will it relieve the Executive of the State from aught save the appointment of officers. Every appeal will be mude to him by the discontent ed ; every charge preferred be will bo forced to consider; aud every effort i1 be madto con nect him in some way, directly or indirectly, with its management. We do not see, we re gret to say, any advantage to be derived from this proposed change, compared with the oth ers we now shall proceed to consider. These are to sell, in whole, iu part, or to lease the Road for a term of years. Bills to sell iu part, and to lease the Road for a term of twenty years are before the Leg islature. To either of these propo itions, as we shall present them to our readers, we are in clined to yield our support, and trust that the Legislature will adojt one or the other of them The first proposes to incorporate a Company to be called the Western & A tlautlc Rail Road Company, and to sell to said Company, three fifths of the Road. For the protection of the State's interest, ev ery guard is thrown around this bill, and when |M‘rfectcd by the Legislature, not a doubt rests upon our mind, that, if passed into a law, it will prove most advantageous to the State. After constituting cert iu jiersens a Body Corporate, giving to them the usual privilege , the Bill proceeds to give to all the citizens of Georgia an opportunity of becoming subscri. bers for Stock, by providing that the Justices of the Inferior Court iu each County, may re ceive subscriptions for Stock up to a day speci fied in the bill, by paying ten dollars per share subscribed for; and on that day said Justice's shall transmit to the Central Committee, ip pointed also to receive sultscribcrs, the names and money paid to them. The Central Com mittee shall then considerate and average the same; and if it should appear that more than Thirty Thousand shares, or Three Millions ol Do'lars, have been subscribed, then said Com mittee shall scale down all subscriptions above five shares rateably, and apportion out the same so as to make the capital Stock of said Compa ny, Three Millions of dollars, or Thirty Thou sand shares, at One Hundred dollars each.— The subscribers thus obtained are then f? meet at Atlanta, on a given day, to elect sevn Di rectors, to serve one year, or until a new elec tion is held, which shall be, annually, on a day thereafter to be fixed. The principal office of this Company is to be located at Atlanta. The President and Direc tors are empowered to call for instalments on subscriptions, not exceeding Twenty dollars per share, at any one time, notice be ing given ; aud a failure to pay, within sixty days, forfeits the shares subscribed for with all instalments paid. The State is to be p -id as follows:—Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, annually, thereafter, till all is paid. And in the event that the Company shall be in arrears for sixty days, at any one time, then the Governor is empowered to take possession of the Road, and all its appurtenances; shall terminate the con tract. and hold said Company responsible for Five hundred thousand dollars damages. No privilege it is provided iu the Bill, shall be given to one connecting Rail Road over another. A violation of this provision forfeits the charter, the State retains two-fifths of the! Road in her own right, and the Legislature is to elect two directors. We will not weary the reader with further details of this Bill. There is in it, however, one I thing which is well worth noticing. By its pro- 1 visions, every cittaen of the 8 tala that desires A Wb» « MMNM MbM ftotaw WI become a stockholder, and it effectually shuts out all Rail Hoad Companies, Bunks, and City Corporal icns from its control. The people o the State can, in connection with the Slate, own this great work. The only thing to be de termined, is, the price to be paid, and the pay ment of the price. In this way the Road can be placed beyond the political arena, and in no other way—save that of a lease—in our humble opinion can it ever be. As a financial measure i t hero are a thousand reasons, almost, why such ; a policy in the disposition of a portion of the I Road, in the way proposed, should be made.— | Wo will present some of them to our readers hereafter. The Lease 6f the Read, for a term of twenty years, is another important propoa tion, in the form of a Bill before the Legislature, which has many advocates and strong supporters. Tbi g Bill also proposes to incorporate a company, to be called the Western & Atlantic Rail Road Company for the purpose of leasing the Road. The capital Stock of the Company is to. be one million of dollars. The Citizens of the State, as in the Bill to sell a part of tlie Road, have an opportunity of becoming subscribers. The rent to be paid is set down at three hundred thousand dollars, annually. One hundred and fifty thousand dollars is to be. paid in advance upon the receipt of which, the Governor is to de liver the Road and its appurtenances the Com pany. It is also provided in the Bill that should the Company be in arrears sixty days, the lease is to terminate and the Governor is to take pos. session. The Company is bound to keep and maintain the Road in as good condition as they received it from the State, during the term of the lease, and to deliver it, at the expiration of the term, in the same good order. In every other respect, the States interest are carefully guarded in the Bill ; but as we design publish ing both the Bills referred to we will not weary the reader with further details. Were we called upon to say which of these measures we prefer, we are inclined to think we would take the latter; and for the simple reason that it accomplishes what we most ardently de sire to see—a complete severance of the road from politics, and that too, for a long term of years. It also, in the meantime, yields to the State an ample revenue, and give time to con sider, not only the future disposition of the Road, but, if sold in whole or in part, to deter mine, with deliberation and with wisdom, the great question, what shall be done withthe-pro ceeds of the sale? Bnt for the length of this article, wo would proceed to give other reasons that influence us to urge upon the Legislature the adoption of one or the other of these measures—a sale or lease of the road. In fact, anything to rid the State of the evils to which the Governor refers, and of which the people so loudly coinplain.— We must however .for the present, close, but will again refer to the subject at a convenient op portunity. Milledgeville Correspondence. Saturday, Nov. 24,1855. SENATE. The Senate only sat half the day. The Mer cer pardon wastliy only measure discussed and resulted in the loss of the Bill. Thus has another day been consumed, and the State Treasury taxed in the consideration of a ques tion which should be within the jurisdiction ol the Executive. What good has all this ex penditure of time and money accomplished either for the poor doomed prisoner or the State. Shall this subject continue to employ the time and squander the money of the State, when a more expeditious and vastly kss ex persive’d'spo-itiou can easily be made of the petitions for pardons, with equal justice to the petitioner and no detriment to the State's in terest or compromise of the demands of justice? We hope ngt. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Saturday, Nov. 24. The House met this morning at 9*3-4, o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Crook offered a resolution calling upon the Governor for a full statement of all the np pr priations heretofore made to Literary or Medical Colleges iu this Stale, which was agreed to. The Atlanta Medical College Bill was read a third time, and was amended by au appro priation for the Savannah Medical College, and when put uron its passage was lost, many friends of the original Bill voting against it as amended. The Bill will be recotidered on Monday, and we do hope it will be allowed to stand upon its merits, without ejtra weight. Mr. Lawton. of Chatham, moved to suspend the rule to introduce a Bill granting State aid to certain "Rail R“ud project* therein specified, which was agreed to. and the Bill was read tin first time, and ordered printed. We will lay it before our renders as soon as we can procure a copy. The reading of bills a third time, was re sumed. and the Bill allowing judgments to be taken at the first term in certain cases was put upon its passage and lost. The Bill to prevent bribery in elections was passed, of course. The Bill requiring persons living out o" tlie State, and owning lands within its limits to give in tax in the county where the land lies, was passed. The House then adjourned until Monday. P. S.—The stable attached to the Executive Mansion was set fire to this (Sunday) morning, and was entirely consumed. The wind was fa vorable, and the exertions of the large con course saved the Mansion, by pulling down ad jacent buildings. With the wind in a different direction, and less activity than was displayed the design of the incendiary to burn the man sion would have been accomplished. Monday, November 26. The Senate met at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Guerry, ou the reading ofthejourn .1 for Saturday last, moved to reconsider the Senate’s action on the Bill to pardon Jacol Mercer. This motion was ably and eloquently sustam ed, by the Senators from Coweta and Haber sham", Messrs. Buchanan and McMillan, in speeches of some length. Evidently an impres sion was made upon the Senate by these gentle men, for upon a call for the yeas and nays, it was determined to reconsider by a vote 57 yeas to 30 nays—so that this unfortunate man" hrs another chance for his life. Subsequently too. ou motion of Mr. Spaulding, of Mclntosh • who. in clear terms, explained his reasoxs therefor, a Committee of three Senators, it was revived should be appointed to take the testimony of Doctor Wimberly which is supposed will have great weight in deciding Mercer's fate in both branches of«the Legislature. Bnt we shall see at an early day aud report the result. At the “call” of the Secretary, the following Bills, Resolutions. Ac.. were introduced. Mr. Alien: a Bill to incorporate Cotton Hill Male and Femtie Academy. Mr. Beasly: a Bill in reference to horse ra cing in Troup county, and prescribing penalties for damages incurred thereby. Mr. Calhoun: a Bill to repeal an act, enti tled an act, to regulate the testimony of Attor nies at Law. Mr. Cone, of Greene: a Bill to establish in certain cases, records of Court, destroyed by fire. Also, a Resolution appointing a Committee of three to enquire into, and ascertain the exact weight of wheat, and other grain, so as to ar rive at and establish a standard therefor. This is a resolution which we trust will be on it by the General Assembly will be productive of u reform much desired, to wit—the substitu tion of weight for measure in tlie sale of all kinds of grain. Mr. Cone also laid upon the table a resolu tion requiring 150 copies of the last Slate Cau cus to be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Gibson : a Bill to lay out a new county from the Counties of Monroe, Crawford, and Upson, to be called “Towns County.” and to be attached to the third Congressional District. Mr. Knight: n Bill for the relief of Caroline W. Gill, making her a free whi 'e person. There appears in this case to be some doubt as to whether this person is of the while and African race, mixed, or whether she is of the former ' alone. By law, it appears, the Legislature cab settle this, at least legally. By Mr. Larkin : a Bill to grant aid to the Georgia and Florida Railroad Company. Also, a Bill to incorporate the Dougherty Bridge Company. Mr. Moody : a Bill to change the County line between Tatnal and Liberty. Also, a Bill to change the names of, and le gitimate certain persons. Mr. Paulk : a Bill to create a new County, from the Counties of Pulaski, Dooly, and .r --win. Mr. Peeples: a Bill to require Sheriff; of this State, to enforce jf fas in their possession Mr. Robinson : a Bill to incorporate Laurens Lodge, No. 75 of Free nnd Accepted Masons ■in Laurens County. Mr. Scott: a Bill for the relief of the estate of Joseph White, deceased. Mr. Spaulding: a Bill to appoint Commis sioners of Pilotage for the Pert of Darien. Mr. Striven, from the Committee on Barks reported the Bill to incorporate a Bank in the City of Athens, with several amendments. Mr. Strickland ; a Bill to compel persons to give in to tlie Receiver of Tax R turns for l-’6 the nunibi r, district, aud county, of the 10t. 4 they return. After the disposition of the Mercer ca=e re ferred to before, and the reading of a House Bill proposing a change in the Constitution, the Senate Bill providing for an increase of the sal-, ary of the Judge of the Supreme Court was read ; and, on motion of a Senator, was laid on the table for the present—the Senate intending to act on the House Bill for the same purposi in its regular order. The next Bill in order for a third reading was the Bill to incorporate the Bank of Ath ens. On motion of Mr. Cone, of Greene, the bill was taken up by sections—pending the consid eration of one of which, the Senate adjourned for dinner. At 3 o’clock, the Senate again convened, and resumed the consideration of the Bill. Various amendments, sunstitutes, &c.. were introduced by the Senator from Greene, and a discussion of iheir merits took place, in which that Sena tor, Mr. Peeples, Mr. Calhoun and others freely indulged. In this discussion, the “Wil l Cats” were severely dealt with; not us much R o. however, as, from indications here, one or two of them will be, ere the Legislature adjourns.— But of this more anon. Until the adjournment . this afternoon, the Senate was occupied in per fecting the bill, section, by section. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mn.r.Epor. ville, Nov. 26. On motion, so much of the journal of Satur day as refcrredjto the Bill for the special com pensation of the Grand and Petit Juries of Ap pling and Irwin counties, was reconsidered. On motion of Mr. Harris, the Bill for the endowment of the Atlanta Medical College, which was lost on Saturday, was recons’dered Mr. Harris presented the claims of the College in a short, but forcible speech', and followed by Messrs. Lawton aud Milledge, both in favor of reconsideration. The Resolution of the Senate appointing a Committee to inquire into and report upon the number of Clerks required by both branches of the Legislature and their compensation, was passed, and the Committee, on the part of the House appointed. The Bill for the pardon of Boyd was read the third time. Mr. Jones, es Muscogee; offered as a substi tute, a Bill to commute the punishment to im prisonment iu the Penitentiary for the term es ten years. Mr. Lawton thought the Bill unconstitution al, that the Legislature had no pewer to con. mute, under the Constitution. Tlmt instrument only conferred the power to pardon, or to re fuse to pardon—nothing less, nothing more. Mr. Jones insisted upon a different construc tion. He thought the Legislature had power to do anything not expressly inhibited by the Constitution. That -it was a great hardship to prevent the Legislature from commuting a pun ishment when it was evident that the accused was guilty of u crime against the State less than tlie one for which he was convicted. 11 thought there was nothing unconstitutional in his bill, that it was the recognition of a power the Legislature should have to prevent throw ing back upon a community a dangerous man Mr. Mi ledge said, former Legislatures find discussed this question, and their deliberate de cision was that, that body had uo power to commute—it could only pardon entirely or re fuse to do so. Mr. Thornton supported the substitute, and agreed with Mr. Jones, that it was not violative of the Constitution. He thought t'i<'substitute should pass, and believed the Legislature i.ad power to do anything not prohibited by tn Constitution, wliich was clearly for the good ot societv. The Sneaker declared the debate out of or I IS the oriemal who »n engrossed Bill, cf which he was not advised when he permittvxl tl.e dis cussion. Mr. Thornton then moved that the Bill be laid over for a time, in order, he said, to allow Mr Jones’ substitute to be acted upon ns nt; original Bill, which was agreed to, rnd the rub being suspended, tlie Bill for commutation, was read the first time. Mr. Irvin's Resolution authorizing the Gov ernor to employ counsel in the boundary rase between the States of Alabama and Georgia, and to draw his wa-raut upon the Treasure for their compensation, was passed, and sent to the Senate for its concurrence. . The Bill to incorporate the Atlanta Gas Light Company passed. The Bill to compel land owners in the State to give in the some to the Tax eol'cetor of tfe counties where it lay®, referred to the Judiciary Committee. REPORT ON THE GEORGIA MILITA RY INSTITUTE. EWTTtVI’ Dnpartmrxt. ) Milledgeville, Ga.. Nov. 21.1R55 ( To the Senate and Hovw of Representatives : 1 herewith transmit the report of the Board of Visitors, cf the Georgia Military Institute, at Marietta. As germair to the subject. T ava?l myself r-f i the occasion, to recommend the Legislature to d : snense with the arsenal at the capital, and ’ at Savannah, and to place the State arms and I ammunition in the custody of the Institute. It ts Iwli'ved that the proceeds of the sn’e of the arsenal lot in Savannah, will be sufficient to erect a suitable building for the purpose. The. Institute, located near th"’ W'stern'A Atlantic : Railroad, so that the arms may b-» distributed | as they may require with great facility and dft natch." The aggregate salaries now a'fowcd to i the Keepers of the two ursenn’s, will compensate the head officer of the institute, f r I his services in keeping the arms in order. Such I disposition of ’he State arms, will give to the' cadets useful employment in learning thcreigl ly the art of cleaning and burnishing the wear-1 o: »of war. And last, though not lent, the fact of so important a public trust being confi ded to them, will enhance the pride and spirit o indispensable to the successful pursuit of Military Education. Viewing the subject in' the light cf these suggest! ns, it is believed that; the adoption cf this recommendation, while it 1 will secure the better keeping ' r ’he de ’ - without any increase of expense In this bronci,. of the public service, will also give escout age-: OKt to eo wiaait I wnitally oea»-| mend to the so tel ing care of the Legislate atre its present Session. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON. To His Excellency. 11. V. JOHNSON, Governor of Georgia, Sir.: —In accordance with the provisions of law’, the. Board of Visitors tc the Georgia Mili tary Institute, have the honor to submit to your Excellency, their report on the condition of the Institution. Since the organization of the Board under the act of the 21st. of January, 1852, twenty four Coilets Lave been appointed to the Insti tute, as required by the provision of that uct. Os this number two have been graduated, one of them the Jirsl, the other the thii-d in their re spective classes. One vacated the appointment by removal from the State, one declined the appointment, one under the requirement of the law has been transferred to the roll of pay ca dets ; two have been discharged ; seven have lieeu permitted to resign after having remained some time at the Institution ; nine retain their appointments, and ‘here is at present one va caucy from tl.e sixth Congressional District.— lie large number of resignations is due mainly to tlie high standard of attainment, as well as cl'incutiil qualification 'ndispensable to maiu la'm themselves with credit at the Institution, w d perhaps in some degree to the strict en- I'orceinent of the rigid military discipline re qnired by too board. Indeed theevasion ofthe wise provisions of the act on this account ren dered necessary the adoption of a regulatiou, t at in future no State Cadet should be per mitted to resign without the consent of tie Board of Visitors. Great difficulty has been experienced by the Board, in filling the vacancies occurring in the 'ist oi State Cadets, from the want of applica tion in the particular parts of each district as iquited by tiie provisions of the act. The Board is directed to select in the proportion ol one from each congressional district ofthe State ,m<l two from the State at large: Provided, the cadets shall be taken from each county in .he Congressional District, until nil have sent ' one. In the event of any said Districts should fail to oiler applicant, or from reasonable ot jections. to be judged of by said Board of Vis itors, th' said board after giving duo notice of such deficiency, shall proceed to fill the va ncancy or vacancies, with proper applicants from any of the other districts. It has some times hapixncd that the vacancy occnrr d du ring the term; and from the nature of the studies pursued, and the method of instruction adopted in the institution, it was found impos sible to fill the place, and enable the cadet ap pointed to keep pace with his class; and some tinns no applications at all, after repeated ad vertisement, from the particular district in which the vacancy occurred. Under these circum stances, tlie"board felt themselves compelled to select from among the deserving members of the classes, alrea y at the Institution, who come within the requirements of the act. In the in stances where this occurred, tire board have the trig; gratification of saving, that they were ena bled to s.cure for the Etite, a development of intellectual capacity, which from untoward cir enmstances, might otherwise have been forever lost. The abstract appended to this report, will present this whole matter at a glance, to gether with the standing and proficiency of tiie cadets while at the institution. The vacancy iu the Academic Staff occa sioned by the resignation of Major Derby, was filled by the board of trustees, in the -appoint ment of Captain Samuel Jones, of the Ist regi ment of U. S. artillery, then on leave of absence Iron: his post in the service. Au unfortunate misapprehension as to the duration of his leave, rendered necessary au application to the Secre tary of war, f»r a sufficient extension to allow his’recall to coincide with the close of theyear; but the exigencies of th. service, only permitted tiro war department, to add two mouths exten sion, which enabled him to remain in the Insti tution until after the annual examination had taken place. The high state of discipline, as well as efficiency in drill, bath infantry aud ar tillery, during his stay, can only be appreciated by tliose who had an opportunity of witnessing the movements of the Corps of Cadets, under the command of this highly skillful and accom plished officer. We ure gratified however, on being able to state to your Excellency, that ou the return of Captain Joni’S to his duties in the army, the board of trustees were fortunate enough to secure the services in this important post, of Brevet Captain Thomas R. McConnel, late of the 4th regiment, of United States In fantry, who was appointed to tlie Military Academy at West Point, from the county ot Liberty iu this State*. The arms now in pos s-.ssb’ti'of the Institute, consist of oue hundred and forty cadet muskets, with accoutrements, twenty-eight non-commissioned officers swords, ten cavalry sabres and belts, a light battery ol field artillery, consisting of four brass six pound era, and two twelve pound bronze howitzers, cast expressly for the Institute, with bricoles and drag ropes. At the annual examination iu July lost, they were inspected by tlie board, and were found to be i.i excellent order, ordinary wear and expen diture in service excepted. The hospital ar rangements of the Institution, have been con sul. rabiy improved, but the accommodations for the cadets iu the way of barracks, aud reci inion rooms, ought to be still furlherexteuded. An arsenal and gun h> use is very much needed At present, the buildings can hardly be con sidered convenient for the accommodation ■ mre limn one hundred cadets, though about one hundred and thirty might be provi <l d for. This is not sufficient for the applica tions that would be mude, could a larger nuin t«>r -if cadets l> 4 ■ eceived. There are now pres ent in the institution ninety-seveu cadets. This state vs things must necessarily eoutin inue as long us the Institution remains depen dent on the precarious profits of a private es lublishment. We cannot represent too strong ly to your Excellency, the paramount import u.ee to tl.e State, of possessing within its own borders a School of character, fully equal to the confessedly high position of tae Military Acadrimy at Wist Point; ofie that shail edu cate the sons of her citizens for Engineers. Superintendents es Machinery, Civil and Mil itary Architects, as well as officers, to direct i.ml rende - efficient the bravery of her troops, in times of fieri! er threatened danger. Could she details of a Military education be adequate ly impressed upon our people, with u united voice they would recognise the indispensable necessity, that the State alone should control I an institution of so eminently practical a char | aetcr. The wisdom of this suggestion com mends itself on the score J,of economy, to the mere utilitarian, by the reflection, that the Mifitarv equipment of the Institute is nearly equal to one third the cash value of ail the r-- a' property liefenging to the Institute. It is l a creat mistake (nnfortwMjely too prevalent however) to believe that a Military education I is s-i!ey confined to tlie display cf parade I evolutions of well dressed soldiers, or the she w ! and glitter of plumes and lace. Its superiority I.h-r other systems of education Las been too ; often proved to admit of debate. True it does ■ not necoe=ari v make a scholar, but it makes a imm and a useful one. We do not desire to be I considered as deriding or undervaluing in the lea ’ a College education, but we cannot resist , the conviction, that the times demand that our rising youth should be something more than : mere sholara. The scholar may ba perfett'y ■ conversant with the Greek and Roman Mili j tarv systems—may be fully able toexlpiiinhow ! the"disastrous defeat of the Carthagenian for ces a' Elcimo was achieved by Scipio's Roman : legions, or detsil the evolutions which aecom i p’isbed the masterly retreat of Julius Ctesar nt I Russina to bis camp, from before the victori i ous troop* of the barbarious Numcdians; and 1 yet, when rcq-vre-I “to set a squadron in the i field” at his country’s call, and protect her > towns and cities from hoetiledemonstration, by the ingenious resc-nrces of her engineering skill, will find to his dismay that althou h Greek and 1 Latin may suffice for the pulpit or the bar. something more is requisite for tiie Soldier.— ; The mere scholar may be thoroughly iastrect- I ed, and doubtlrsß is, in the composition of the ! cohort, the maniple and the contubernium, but < ignorant of the tactical mo eaent of a i C mpauy. Regiment or Brigade. Klisis, Met. I . abole aad taay b« taute to cars as household words, and yet if called on in the field to change thy front of u Regimental line of battle, or nloy it into column, he will find it quite as difficult as squaring of the cir cle. A military education is purely and thorough ly scientific. Tlie precise application of math ematical knowledge is just as valuable in the building of a house as in the construction of a fort. The sauio elementary principles which made the huge Malakoff the chanial house of thousands, aud pointed tho Redan an ong the wonderful defences of Sebastopol, whc*e earthen face time and again rolled back the battles desparate tide, well heave the lofty via aduct in the air, and guide tiie rail road’s devi ous track from the peaceful flehk of agriculture to the depots of the world. Yet an education capable of affording results like these (if it be attained at all) our sons must seek, not at home, hut from the grudging hands of an insulting sectionalism, and in a hostile portion of out common land. We presume that these things have already suggested th<inselves to your Exellency's mind, but we trust that, we may lie pardoned the effort in discharging the duty required of us by • law, to awake a legislative liberality, that shall place the Georgia Military Institute among the cherished institutions of our State, and make it, us it ought to be, the Military Academy of the "South. We have the honor to be. Respectfully your Excellency's ob’t serv’ts, WM. 8. ROCKWELL. Capt. Baldwin Blues. JOHN W. ANDERSON. Capt. Savannah Republican Blues. P. 11. COLQUITT, Capt. Coitimbus City Light Guards. B. F. ROSS, Captain Floyd Rifles. GEORGE R. JESSUP, Brig. Gen'l. Ist Brig, 3d Division. JOHN MILLEDGE," Colonel of Staff. For the Daily Examiner. To the Young Men of Atlanta. Mr. Editor : —Permit me, through this me dium, to call the at tent ion/>f the Young Men of Atlanta to some considerations, connected with the expediency of establishing in this city a Lyceum, or Young Men's Library Associ ation. Surely a higher or nobler object could not possibly claim our attention. If we look back upon the literary and scientific history of our raco, we find that Lyceum's were tlie earli est schools that existed. It was here that the .nighty energies of the human mind found the'r earliest development Philosophy here institu ted her first grave inquiries concerning the na ture of man, and the mysterious world by which he was surrounded. Poetry strung her lyre and swept from her trembling strings strains that will never die; and Eloquence pound upon the ears of listening throngs the potency of her wiz zard spell. Upon the banks ofthe classic and beautiful P.issus was a magnificent enclosure, filled with forests, and emliellished with trees dedicated to Apollo; this was the Lyceum, the first promi nent place dedicated to learning in Greece.— Amid these groves aud hard by these fountains the Athenian youths would stray to listen to the words of wisdom that fell from the lips of the good and great Aristotle. The Pcripatclics took their rise from the doctrine* taught here, and were so called because Aristotle inculcated them while walking about. The opinions here referred to held sway for centuries over the hu maud mind, and were even advocated by Ma. lancthon in the 16th Century; indeed, they seem never to have entirely lost their influence, until the mighty genius of Bacon and Locke overturned the errors of the past and taught mankind how to reason. We need not go back into the dim and shadowy past for arguments to prove the incalculable benefits derived from the establishment of such associations, tho his tory of our own times, yea. the biography of our own country furnishe* the most ample en couragement for their organization. It was in these halls, dedicated to learn'ng and eloquence, that some of the greatest orators of modern times discovered, not only to the world, but found out for themselves, that they possessed the gift divine within them, before which Sen ates were to tremble and nations become en tranced. Some Edward Everett, or Silas Wright, chaste iu their style, elevated in their diction, and profound in their logic, may as tonish and delight us with their hitherto un known resources of mind; aye, some Curran may make his debnt upon our stage, who when “thrones are crumbled, and dynasties forgotten, may stand the land-mark of his country’s ge nius” lifting bis bead high above the mists and clouds of ignorance may become a mental pyr amid in the solitude of time, upon whose grand and solid proportions, coming generations may look with awe and admiration. Are these things impossible?—are they not rather within the legitimate scope of probability? Place proper incentives before the youth of the coun try to cultivate the highest and nobler qualities of the mind ; hold out proper inducements to hem ; repay genius for her toils and labors; lester, and encourage, and reward talent whom ever it may be found; then will Religion send up to Heaven a sweeter incense; patiotism will pour out upon the altar of our country a ho lier libation, and all that is great in soul, or glorious in mind, will be stimulated to hasten the perfection of human Society. Seme of the highest pleasures that belong to earth, are connected with the books we read, and he who fails to contract in early life a taste for reading, thereby deprives himself of resources of enjoyment for all coming time which no other blessing can supply. You talk of your distinctions in soe'ety, of your aristo cratic circles, of your high associations, of your holding converse with the living-great. My friend, you know but little of good society if you have no taste tor book*, no desire for read ing, go with me into some good library and I will introduce you to company in whose dis tinguished presence “royalty itself Las felt abashed.” All, how truly does earth's consti tuted nobility blush before that of nature—how abject and poor does the aristocracy of gold itself appear when placed beside the aristocracy of mind. Then in this commercial age, in these utilitarian times, in the midst of all the noise and fuss which the almighty Dollar is making in our land; let us open here a fountain of in tellectual enjoyment whose streams may glad den and enrich generations to come. Who will be the first one to throw a pebble into this great ocean of human feeling, and start, it may be, bat a ripple upon its quiet bosom, that little agitation may widen and deepen as it moves, and roll the tide of its influ ence upon the shores of distant posterity. We could commence a very respectable library in Atlanta if each member of the Association would make a loan to the Society of a few vol umes. the initiation fees would rent the room, and pay incidental expenses. And I am" sure we have young men here who not only possess the talent, but would feci a just pride In pre; paring a suitable Address to be delivered at initrt prlofc Htas wwadty. I simply make these remarks to elicit the opinion of others in reference to the expediency of establishing a Lyceum in Atlanta, hoping at the same time if I have done no other good, I may at least have directed public attention to the subject. MEDICUS. Atlanta, November 22, 1855. COMM CNICATED. An Address Delivered by John P. Dean, Stone Mountain, Ga. Ladies and Gentlemen of this very~res.petlable ' audience: It is alone at the request of my wor-! thy instructors, that I now’ appear before yon I It is at the request of him, (who hits been so faithfully engaged for tlie last scholastic yenr I in instructing, and aiding us in our toilsome struggle after an education,) that I could have been induced to attempt anything of this nature. I feel incompetent to the task, though I feel that I would not be treating him, ormyself with justice under the present circumstances if I did not do as requested. He, who hns ever been so ready to give any information to his pupils relative to our studies here, and lias also given us good advice relative to future life, and that he should make just one simple reipiest of us, his students, and that we should shrink from the light task imposed upon us by him, it. does not seem to roc. that we would be treating him with that respect that is due him ns our teacher. I have chosen a subject with which you are nil. moreor acquainted, (namely.) that of edu cation. It is needless for me to say to you. that this is a snbiect in wliich you are nil inter ested . This subject has previously been dis cussed in your hearing, and those of you tbnt were present, heard more than I shall bo able to tell yon. I hod, however, made up my mind to address you on this subject, (if I had any thing to say on this occasion.) before these meet ings were in agitation, therefore, I shall no! abandon mv subject. I shall not attempt, how ever, to do it justice, for in my opinion it is out of the power of any one person to giveit. its dues. It is a subject upon which men of all grades and ranks have written, but they have all failed to give it justice, and have left space enough for all future generations to occnpv. What. i« tho object ot education ? Education, i« Intend ed to enlighten the mind, to form and correct the manners and habits of youth. A very learned man. (Mr. Locke,) says you are all botiw-ith certain faculties, nnd whatever tend to develnpe, and improve the'facilities, is educa tion. If this be true, whatever trains your mental powers, your affections, manners ami habits, is education. We have here a field be fore us, from which we could gather many rich and beautiful flowers. But we shall not occu py all the ground we might on this occasion.— We shall ift the first place, attempt, to show you what education hns accomplished in time past, and what it is doing at the present time It is by means of educationalist we arecnaolcd to hold correspondence w ith distant countries It is by means of education that wo can send our thenghts with a lightning speed upon our own telegraphic wires. It is through the in strumentality of education, that we are enabled to read the writings and sayings, of the great, good, and wise men, who have long since fled the shore* of mortality. It wns nothing les than education that assisted Columbus, in ma king the discovery of this our favored land.— It was science, that framed and built, the very ship that was to carry back to Spain, the glad tidings of this the new-born world. Anditwa 4 education that assisted our forefathers in fra ming this blessed government under whose laws we can feel secure, from the power of tyranny ! Education done all this. And science "caused our country to be levelled, a track to be laid and an iron horse, (if yon will allow the expres sion.) to run thereon, carrying its thousa"d> 1 and thousands of merchandise to market, also serving as a connecting link between the two ends of the earth. In view of all these bene fits, for a person to say that education 1 as beei of no advantage to them, is truly absurd. But we are going to come nearer home both in re . marks, and point of time. Upon inquiring of some of our good old far mers, why they do not subscribe to a good school, their reply is this, “I do not know that education would be of much advantage to mi for this reason, I stay at home, raise my owi bread, meat, and eat it, clothe my children, and r attend my own domestic affairs, I have done very well without much education, aud it is • very reasonable to suppose that they can get i along as well without an education as I have. therefore, Ido not think that education wonh be of much advantage to me or my children.” 1 Now kind farmers, if you be here to night suffer me to ask you. if education has done I nothing for you; you must not think yourselves deprived of an education because you Jive oi your farms, neither must you suppose that yo< • have no need of it because you are not a lawyer i doctor, or a school-master. You have just a. . good a right to it as any.man, and it has doin as much lor you as it has for any one else. I> wag education that discovered iron ore, it win science that shaped the iron into plows, hoes, &<• i Ii was education that caused ull this, and edn , cation has done more than this; it taught yoi Low to use them after they were thus shaped Education, in our humble opinion, is not con fined to the walls of Colleges, and high schools though we believe them to be the great hca> quartern of education, so to speak. But w< contend that every schooljiowever small con tributes its mite to this great, grand and nobL cause. We have heard some argue that a per sun has not an education, uulees he has Ihm>i through college. I differ with them a little.— If a person has not an education unless he ba a collegiate education, how many of our bes l citizens would be deprived of it? But os I d< not intend to be tedious, I will pass from tin; part of my subject. But in addition to what 1 have already said ou this subject, I will jus ask, do we and our parents make use of tin meaus of au education that arc within onr reach' We are sorry, we are compelled to say, wi do not. Look at our own little town. Why di we not see a good school permani ntly located at Stone Mountain? It is because its citizen: are not enough aroused to the benefits to bi derived from an education. There are some o' its citizens, who are so narrow minded, as t< care nothing about the welfare of themselves, or their children. And even if it would stop here, with them and their children, it would n<.“ be so bad. But it does not. It is like a con tagious disease, it exerts its influence upon soc, ety and the neighborhood at large. Do you sup. ose that you have no influence to exert ovet your neighbors? I tell you, you have a grea’ influence, and that influence will tell out som. day on you, your children, and yonr neighbor anil your neighbor’s children. There is nomiii that lives, however low hi* character, howevet little aud unknown La may be, but has «omi power over some body. And if that influenc* is not exerted in favor ofthe cause of education it will be as so much weight pulling against it It will stand as a great stumbling block, over which your fellow man may stumble into ruir, There is no brute but exerts some influence ovei its kind, an! is it reasonable to suppose tl-.a' our great Father, would have made these brutes, and eav» them this power of influence, and mad. man, his finishing work, his noblest and best work, and left him destitute of this principle'’ There ia no reason in it, and it is insulting tc the wisdom and goodness cf God, to make nucl> suppositions. You all exert some influence, and if it is not given to aid in a good cause, it does not answer the end for which it was intended. You may say, “I am not ngainet education in the least.” Well, the answer I shall make to this, is, if you du not lend your aid in a good cause, when there is nothing to hinder it,itgoe I very conclusively to show that yon are agaiuet ■ it. ’ We are sorry to say that there are some I people who care so little about the education ot ; their children, as not to send them to school I when their tuition is paid by the public ; and I think I might almuet’say, that it is doubtful whether they would send them or not, if there was money made up, book* bought, and given to them. I suppose that some time since there was an order organized and called by the num’ of know nothings, but I think such a man as this, who is opposed to the education of his children, should belong to an order known by the name of Care Nothings, for that name would jut suit cash a aaa in my humble opia te "We do not make tins comparison as costing any slur on the know nothings, for believe there are a* good citieen* belonging to the American party, a* there are out of it. It is an old maxim, but nevertheless a true one, that action* speak louder than words. It this be tho case, they had rutlier see thefr children loitering about the streets, carrylne water for u drink of liquor, (there partaking of ull the vice*, in which youths are too apt to partake, let parents be tis careful as they may,) than to re. th in arm up their lxx>ks. taking the road to school, there striving to obtain knowledge, which will prepare them to make useful nu n, and orna ments to society. The > ret’* of the family will toil troin days end, to davs end, to procure a tew pence to carry their child, or children, as the case rosy be, into the shew. But just kt u 1 cache speak to th<m ala>ut a book their child needs, and their reply is this, “It takes me Lard work to support my family, kt alone buy ing books, 1 cant buy it for them, aud I l.<-y will have to do ail hunt it." So you see, by this answer the teacher is brouebt at once tea dead stand. But just let a Circus come a'r-ng and you will goon see whether it takes them hard work to keep bread enough or not. The book that is wanted by tlie teacher, and undid by the child, costs all of 25 cents, while tl,< mote t-y it lakrs to iniiy tl.erhi'd in tic (.'itcusis perhaps only 50 cents. You will re mcmlH-r it takes all of 25 or 30 cents, to buy the .book but it takes only 50 cents to carry the obi d, into the shew. Now. with that sa-c fifty cents, there could lie two books bought nt the rate of -0 cent each, which 1 think would do more good’ towards enlightening them than forty C’nctiii-s when they‘are ns ignorant as horses (if you will allow’ the expression.) neither they nor iheir children have enough of education to see their blindness. Wliich do y u think would do the roost good, fifty cents B[>ent in buying books, or fifty cents spent to cany that child into the show ? 1 will just ask, is the whole family benefited by that e-hi'ds going into the show ? I say they are not. none of them are bem fifed but the one Ihat goes in, and I can not sny that I think it benefitid. But why not spend that fifty cents so that the whole family can be benefited? The only way ire can think of to tell you is, to buy books with it. then it does the whole family grind, aud if there '.as but one to be be efited by it, 1 think it would be vastly more Ix-nefited by this proposition than the other. What is the rea son it would be more to their advantage to qiend it in this way? because it prepares them for entering social, and re.fined society—tlie whole fnniily is bcm fin-d by this arrangement, they are all enlightcm.il by it, and consequently they all move on ti gether with one accord, ail is peace, all is serenity in a truly educated fam ily* Now kin 1 friends let me inquire of you, do the Uirciwes your children visit afford any lasting or real enjoyment? I say they do not.— Does the reading ol good school. books injure the morals of your children? I say it does not. lint on the contrary, the reading of these books will do them more good now, mid lie of service to them when Circusscs aud all else of a sublu nary nature will fail to render aid. But we will leave this port oi the subject lest we w eary your patience. We will notice one other point "and we are done, that is this: There are a few of onr citizens who ure so weak minded ns to stop their ch Idren from sclmol when they happen to get u whipping, and alniusr for a lii’tlc scolding And the dear mother toplease the little dar ling takes it in her arms, nnd the stern old father guided by his better-half stops his child from school immediately. It would have been much better for them, and their children, never to have started them to school, than to lie stop ping them In this way, for in so doing they urge their children on to ruin and destruction; I think you are greatly in your own lights for a > doing, if you eVer intend to make anything of your children. Dear parent*, 1 hone you do not indulge the idea that I think niyself capable of advising you in regord to your duty in this par ticular, but my opinion is that when your child comes home from school and says, “1 got a whipping to day”—if you on tho iiext morning would perform the same operation there would lie less of it for the teacher to do. I ennnot tell what makes me like this rule so well, for I us -nre you, I never did like to take the lath, but I attribute it to this. I was brought up by this rule myself, and it is very reasonable lor a pa rent to think the rule they arc accustomed to is the best. There are some children who hold 'he reins of family government in their own hands, they come to school when they please, nnd leave when they please, and do any mid cv vi vthing else, just us, and when they please,and consequently you see it is impossible tor a teach er to do them or himself,justice i such a care is this. Wii hnvi*k’itnessed a few cases of this nature this season, but we arc glud to say there ins not bi-en very many—not ns many us there ia* been in time ]Mv>t, nnd we are proud to we hut the jieople of Stone Mountain are getting iroused to their better interest, but us 1 have Iclained you longer tlron I into ded, I close by nyiiig. 1 hope you will receive my sincere and' martfelt thanks for your presence and kind at tention, also, my best wishes for yonr future rcll'are. Farewell. Mississippi election. The returns of the election from this State >re not complete, but the general result is fulH ■iently ascertained. John J. Mcßae is re-elcc 'ed Governor, and the State ticket, running with him is suecwfiil by a considerable majority— -everul thousands. The following is the result of the congiwsion al elections: First District— D B. Wright, (Democrat.) ■■humid “ IT. 8. Bennett, (Democrat.) Third “ Wm. Barksdale, (Democrat.) I'tuth “ Wm. R. Taike, (American.) Fifth “ Jno. A. Quitman, (Democrat.) In thejast Congress all five members were Democrats. There has Lem a change of dis tricts, and some of the members elected arc dif ferently arranged. The Democrats have a large majority in the Legislature, nud w ill be able to elect whom they please Senator in Congress in place of Stephen Adams, whose term expires with this Congress. We see that Jacob Thompson, late member of he House, and Jefferson Davis, the present Sec* ' tnrv of War, are spoken of as candidates for the place. Dr. Marshall Hull, an eminent English physician, says—“ If I were seriously ill of con sumption I would live out of doors day and night, except it was raining or mid-winter; <hen I would sleep in an unplusteted loghouse." He says that consumptives aunt air, not physic —pure i.ir, not medicated uir—plenty of meat and bread. ’‘Physic has no nutriment, gasp mgs for air cannot cure you; monkey leapera a a gymnasium cannot cure you ; and stimu lants cannot cure.” Lord Palmerston.—A Washington corres pondent ’of the Baltimore Sun. says that Lord* Palmerston's house was surrounded by un ex cited and resentful crowd on the Evening be fore the departure of the packet, and it became/' ni-cessnry for Mr. Bucbanau to appear befort i hem and give them assurance that there was really no danger of war between Great Brit ain and the United States; that L'rd Claren don ead proffered to him the most friendly intentions; and that he had not called for his jiassports. The New Haven Palladium records another case of complete cure of erysipalis by the simple application of raw cranberries pound ed fine. The patient was a young lady, one side of whose face had become so swollen and inflamed that the eye had become closed and the pain excessive. A poultice of cranberries was applied, and, in the course of a couple of days every vestige of disease had disappeared. The Gainbsviu.k and Mississippi Railroad. —The Gainesville Independent statue that the portion oi this road lying Iretween Gainesville and the Mobile and Ohio road, is represented by those who have recent ly travelled over it t 0 be „ iu an excellent state of progress, the g» ding being more than half done:’’ and thain already “ looks like a rail road.” The prospects of the portion of the road ly ing between Gainesville and Tuscaiooaa, mvs the Indejxudwt, ar. "doily Z