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“ERROR CEASES TO RE DANGEROUS, WHEN REASON IS LEFT TO CJMBAT IT”—JEFFERSON.
PROPRIETOR.
v SERIES, VOL. 2.
ATLANTA, GEO., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9 , 1858.
NO. 7.
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^sDAYDicEMBER 9,1858. ~
Mo rrU' KBgTtofc
I are indebted to the author for a copy of
f‘ tove uaiut-d work handed us by James S.
I* fcsfl- From a partial examination
UxA we fecl uo hesitation in & ivin 8 >t
lb -arty ai»P rova ** We'wish tlfc author
ludlid success in the sale of his book.
Kreafc of Nature.
Llenua" Blackwell of this City, exhibited
f fgterday, »>ne of the most remarkable
|iH o) t | 1L . curious in nature that we have
. fM |Uiin y a day. It is a corn cobb in the
1 sjl „ilitude of a child’s hand and wrist,
thumb and four fingers are true as life in
|ir lorui. He has preserved it in his fauii-
I i the isst twenty years, and tlie curious
tV ii by calling at our office.
Carrol I Ion Masonic Institute.
1. ij attention to the advertisement of
„.tit„ti,,ii to l*e found in our columns to
il lias larii some time in operation and
! president Mr John K. Leak, has establish-
I mputiitioii as a teacher which entitles''
to the confidence and patronage of the
Hi, The healthiness of the location, and
i advantages offered by this institution
I idd st-cure to it abundent success. So
le it be.
Futc of lire Echo Negroes.
■ )„. London limes publishes a letter from a
Vincent correspondent, [Oct. 23d,] which
Lj iS „f the arrival there of the U. S. Steam-
>i, Ni.ig.ua, having the Echo negroes on
L,l }„,un>l for the African coast. Only
E of the miserable wretches remained, out
ItVi i.ri-dnally shipped at Kabeiula by the
|l,o. 141 died on the Echo before she was
tuied, and 8 after; 35 died in Charleston,
I fifty-seven had died on the Niagara.
Well Merited Tribute.
li'he ladies of Westly Chapel, of Methodist
iw.iial Church South, of this City, have
-. uteri their Pastor, Rev. C. W. Key, a sub-
iiial token of their estimate of his valuable
( ices to them during the past two years, in
shape of a neat and comfortable suit of
dies, to which the young gentlemen have
,,| a line hat, and the colored people of
charge, have made the addition of a line
n-oat. The gentlemen, have signified
f kind intentions to the Pastors worthy
i u jlv l»v a presentation to his good lady and
uialile daughters of valuable tokens of re-
t. the value cf all the presents amount to
mut little sum of $150. All right, “cast
.a bread upon the waters, and it shall be
itlii-rnl many days lienee.” No man in
r ,.igia has done more than this same Caleb
Key. for the moral and spiritual welfare
iln- p upli- among whom he has labored.—
c have known him early and long and in-
iiab- lb-Las often “broker, to us the bread
• t.-mal life,’ 'during the last twenty years,
-talas! in- are compelled to confess, “with
r bands upon our mouth, end our mouth
the .In that we have madea poor use of
i- Lind services to us. He leaves this pco
in a lew weeks, to go to other fields of la-
, and will carry with him the good wishes
ill the benevolent people, and the prayers
all tin- li ne Christians of Atlanta for, the
illli peace and prosperity of himself, and
- uiU resting family.
Po»f Mavlei Gcii.—Attioii V. Brown*
I be Republican Banner & Nashville Whig,
Know Nothing Pajier published in Nashville,
eim., makes a desperate attempt in its issue
t the “Ttli ult., to lie severe on Ex-Governor
ruttii, of Tennessee, the present worthy
’nit Master General. He speaks of him as
a aspirant for the Presidency, and as endcav-
iug to pave his way to this honorable posi-
•ii. by proposing mail routes to China, South
•ui-riea, and the Ncrth pole by way of the
lien. Exjierience is a dear school, but some
jcu will not learn even in that. The editor
ku pcuneil the article under consideration
n> pioljably heard of one Gen. Andrew Jack-
on. who, if we mistake not, in days of yore
inil in the region of country somewhere
ibout the vicinity of his location. Well this
iiii-iable patriot was reviled, abused and rid
dled by the same party to which this verita-
>le editor belongs. Yet the people of the
iiitcii States appreciating bis talents, bis pat-
iotibin and his eminent public services, twice
llccted him to the chief magistracy of the
I niti-il States, by triumpliant majorities. In
Miti times one James K' Polk, sprung up in
L-uiu sst-e, and the people of this country
mlight him out to iill tlie station so lionora-
bly occupied by bis illustrious predecessor
from the same State. Vet the Editor of the
iiaiiii.-r & Whig, or his confreres, asked “who
h James K. Polk ?” The people answered in
tniics of thunder, “President of the United
tales.” For all we know however, the Ed-
itm of the “ Banner and Whig,” may be an
Andrew J. Donalson sort of man, a Know
Nothing Democrat. If this be so, he did’nt
ask tin- question above mentioned. This sar-
easm against Gov. Brown, may result in the
same way, as that which was so furiously
burled strainst the lion. James K. Polk, who
"as the law partner of Gov. Crown, his pre
•1' - -sor in Congress, and who held him as
"i"- <il his confidential advisers in the Admin-
iftiati.,n Hi the Government. Hence we infer
(: "v. Brown’s aspirations to the Presidency,
nay out he so small a thing as the “ Banner
,v "hit.'.” would have its readers believe. He
uruy have to ask “Who is Aaron V. Brown?”
aid tin- people may as in the case of James
K 1’oik, hurl into his tdetli the same answer.
'Hie jicojile of this country “might go much
farther-anil fare worse,” than to make this
Jistiiiguislied Tennesseean the chief magis-
huie of this Union, with all due deference to
*ke prejudiced opinions of our Nashville jeo-
[Viuporary.,
Sej[ur Manufactory.
h will be jierceived from the advertisement
'n Mr. H Muhlenbrink, that he is extensively
' ‘‘f'U'i-d j u the manufacture of Havana Segars.
His e.-tk|,]- 18 j lM)eri t is large and extensive, and
*** *t down as one of the institutions of our
ilnir iUjjr c jty, and a part and parcel of that ex-
. nsi ‘vc wirolesale business, which is destined
/1 few years, to make Atlanta one of the most
uirisliiiig cities of the South. Mr. Muhlen.
1,1 ,M k has tlie substantial means to canyon this
business, and we anticipate no failure onhis
l«rt. His Segars are of fine quality, and we
no reason why our retailers throughout all
’Lis region of country, should not make their
purchases of him, rather than send to more dis-
. * Points, to get their supplies. Our motto
‘■j’ “patronise home industry,” and ifourpeo-
. "‘/"id act upon this principle, Mr. Muhlen-
" lu b s Manufactory would soon grow to be
|(e oi the most important in all the country.
e cciuitnend him and his enterprise to the fa-
nrahle consideration ot a generous public.
WUMtM * Smith—Tob Printers Mont
gomery-.
Tire card of these young gentlemen, will be
found in our paper. If our friends can’t get
their work done in Atlanta to suit them, we
would advise them to give John a trial. He is
a clever fellow, and a good printer—learned
his trade in Georgia, and set his first type with
one of the proprietors of this paper. Hold up
your head John—you’ll make a man yet.
Ntearagw K migrants.
Julius Hkssbe & Co., in a card in the Mobile
Register, of Sunday last, state that the trip of
the Alice Painter to Nicaragua having been
abandoned, in consequence of the refusal of
the government to grant a clearnuce to the
vessel, all persons who hold tickets for passage
are requested to present them and receive back
their passage money.
DtaerlnUnatlon In Freights.
This, for sometime past, has been a fruitful
source of complaint, to the people of Atlanta.
One of our most prominent merchants, inform,
ed us yesterday evening, that he was author
ized to say, that Gov. Brown would visit this
place, as soon as the press of his official duties
would permit, and in consultation with Dr.
Lewis, the Superintendent of the State Road,
would do al! in his [lower to remedy this evil,
and do justice to the people of Atlanta.
The Will of the late D. Dempsey, of Macon,
6a.
In the last issue of the Macon Journal and
Messenger, we find a communication over the
signature of Thomas C. Dempsey, only son
aud sole executor of tlie will of his father, de
nying the charge published by certain prints,
(most of them of the Know Nothing stripe,)
that the late D. Dempsey liad bequeathed his
large fortune to the Catholic Church, thereby
disinheriting his family. We are not aware
that we published the rumor, we think we
did not ; and therefore shall not publish the
communication according to the request of
the writer. We are gratified however to liave
the opportunity of contradicting the false
charge, and to say to the public tliat Mr.
Dempsey left tlie Catholic Church nothing,
but left his whole estate to his family.
Counterfeit Bills.
Two Bills of the denomination of Fifty Dol.
lars each, on the Georgia Railroad and Bank
ing Company, were passed ujkjii two of our
merchants in this city, a day or two since,
which have been pronounced counterfeit. They
have been examined by Mr. Brown, Agent of
the Bank in this place, who gives it as his opin
ion, that they are spurious. We examined one
of the bills, ourself, and compared it with an
other bill of the same denomination, known to
be genuine, and we must confess that we could
see no difference, cither in the engraving or the
signatures, but the spurious bill was slightly
longer and wider than the genuine, and tlie pa.
per appeared somewhat different. The coun
terfeit, if it be one, is certainly very ingenious,
and well calculated to deceive almost any one,
This is the first instance that we-have known*
of the bills of the Georgia Railroad and Bank
ing Company, being counterfeited, 'i he person
who jiusse I the bills, represented himself as
being a traveler from Mississippi. We hope all
proper efforts will lie used, to bring him to con
dign punishment.
Messrs. Beacli & Root.
We took occasion, yesterday, to look through
the large and commodious Store of these gen
tlemen, situated on Whitehall Street. They
have just completed one of the handsomest
buildings, to be found in the Southern coun
try. It is built of brick, four stories high, with
iron front, cast after the latest style of archi
tectural ornaments. The length of the build
ing is 120 feet, width 50 feet. The first and
second stories are divided in the middle, and
make too capacious store rooms. One occnpi.
ed by Messrs. Herring & Son, as a Clothing
Store, and the other by Messrs. Beach & Root,
as a wholesale and retail Dry Goods Store. The
stock of these last named gentlemen, usually
averages from sixty to eighty thousand dollars;
but as the wholesale trade of our city increas
es, they can keep a stock to the amount of
two hundred thousand dollars, when the de
mands of the trade shall require it, as we ex
pect it will, in the course of a year or two
Their present stock consists of every variety of
goods in their line, of the best quality, and
which they are offering at prices as low as can
be bad in any other store in Georgia. These
gentlemen having invested twenty thousand
dollars in the erection of a building which i s
an ornament to our city, and opened a busi"
ness calculated to supply the increasing de
maud for goods in the up country, arc entitled
to the “reward of merit,” for their commeud-
able efforts to build up tlie city of Atlanta, and
establish tlie commercial independence of up
per Georgia. We would not fail to mention,
tiiat Mr. Dill, a justly celebrated Daguerrian
Artist, occupies the third story over Messrs.
Beach & Root’s Store. Every one coming to
Atlanta to trade, should never leave the place,
without visitiug the magnificent Stove of
Messrs. Beach & Root.
Election or Jadgr of tht Superior Co art.
It may not be known to onr readers gener
ally, that the election of Judge of the Superi
or Court of the Coweta Circuit, comes off on
the first Monday in January next. Such, how
ever, is the fact. It will be perceived, by ref.
erence to our columns, that Judge Bull, the
present incumbent, has announced himself os
a candidate for re-election. Judge Bull has
presided over the courts of this circuit, for sev
eral years past, and so far as we know, has giv
en very general satisfaction, by his urbanity,
fidelity, impartiality and ability. It is for the
people to say, whether his administration shall
be endorsed, by a re-election without opposi
tion, or whether they prefer another.
Hardware, Cutlery, Stoves, die.
By reference to our advertising columns, it
will lie perceived, that Messrs. McArthur, Burr
& Wadsworth, offer to the public, a large and
well selected stock of goods in their line, which
is indicated by the heading of this article. Wc
took occasion, yesterday, to drop in and exam
ine their establishment. Their store rooms are
150 feet long, and 25 feet wide, basement sto
ry occupied for manufacturing purposes, the
second story as a sales room. Their stock i
large and well assorted. Scarcely anything in
their line can be called for, which they cannot
furnish. The building which they occupy,
was erected by this firm, adjoining the beauti
ful structure of Messrs. Beach & Root, and is
three stories high, built of brick. The cast
ings for the iron front, were put up at the
foundry of Messrs. Winship & Co., in this city,
and are both beautiful and substantial.
This is another one of the institutions of our
young and growing city. These gentlemen;
are well prepared to furnish any quantity ot
goods in their line, which the wants of mer
chants, or individuals, may require, in the up
country. Their stock of Cutlery aud Hard
ware is very extensive and well assorted, of
the best quality and sold on the most reasonable
erms. These gentlemen deserve credit, for
their efforts to promote tlie commercial impor
tance of Atlanta, and are entitled to the pat
ronage of tlie friends of our city, in all the
neighboring country.
N. B. If any gentleman, resident in Savan
nah, Augusta, Macou, or any other place in
Georgia, will visit our eity, and say upon hon
or, that they have anything in those towns or
cities, which can beat the establishment of
Messrs. M. B. & W., then they can have a treat
at our expense, from the size of a glass of Lem
onade, to a basket of Champagne.
Atlanta Papers.
Wonder if they liave any newspapers in At
lanta now ? or have they all failed, as most
thiugs do in Atlanta. We have been sending
our paper to the names of papers that were
published in that city some time since, as we
have not been honored (?) with a visit from
either of them, we suppose they are defunct.
Wc clip the above from the Waynesbor-
ough News. We were not aware that the
“News,” had not been placed on our ex
change list, until tlie alove notice was handed
us by our book keeper, who happened to cast
his eye upon it. Waynesborougli is a sort of
out of the way place, any how, and we had no
idea thatony man capable of conducting a pa
per would ever have attempted to publish one
iu the little old dilapidated place, of Waynes-
borough. We ought not, however in due
respect to ourselves an<Lour city, to exchange
with our Waynesborougli cotemporary, on
account of the ungenerous, illiberal anduu-
founded charge by inuendo, contained in the
above extract that “most things fail in Atlan
ta.” Our cotemporary is very much mista
ken about things failing in Atlanta. If he
would only leave for a few days, the sedge
fields, pine thickets, and deep gullies of old
Burk, and pay our city a visit, he would liave
his eyes opened about the growing importance
of Atlanta and all the institutions connected
with it. Why friend News if you could only
see our new Presses and Engine at work, you
would be astonished. Come up, and we
will put yon through.
||P The Methodist Church South consists
of 23 Conferences, 2,267 traveling preachers,
167 superanuated and 4*907 local preachers.—
404,420 white members. 62,231 white proba
tioners, 177.910, colored members and proba
tioners, and 4,366 Indian members, &c.,—to
tal membership 656,777, an increase- over last
year of 12,069.
Young Men'll ClirUlInn Association of
Atlanta.
This Association was organized on tlie 2nd
Sabbath of last May, with 133 members. It
now has about 150 members, with a Library of
300 or more volumes. The Library Room is
open every day in tlie week, except Sabbath.
Ail evangalical denominations are represented
in this association. Those who are disposed,
can do themselves credit, by contributing good
books to this institution, and confer a lasting
favor on the young men of this city. This is
a noble enterprise, and we hope it will be well
sustained. The managers of tlie Association
propose, from time to time, to secure some of
the ablest men in the country, to deliver Lec
tures to our young men.
We are informed, that Judge Nesbet of Ma
con, Prof. H. 11. Tucker of Mercer University,
and President Sassnett of Lagrange, have al-
reijdy promised to address the Assoeiation. We
hope tlie citizens of Atlanta will generally at
tend these lectures, and we are confident, if
sucli Lecturers as those named above, favor our
citizens with their addresses, that the people
of Atlanta will be well paid, by giving the As
sociation a liberal patronage. We favor such
associations. Young men will liave some en
tertainment, and if the religious portion of the
community, do not interest themselves in
providing wholesome entertainment for the
young, the evil one will secure too many of
them; for he is ever ready to appropriate to
his use, the rising generation. Young men of
Atlanta, foster your association, and it will he
to you a great blessing, and to our growing
city, a valuable ornament.
—
Our Neighbor'll Star Spangled Banner.
We must crave indulgence, of our neighbor
of the American, for not having responded to
his request made us some days since, to ex-.
plain the “inappropriateness” of the “stars and
stripes,” which so proudly float at his mast
head. At the time we penned the article, to
which he makes allusion, we werq generous
enough to withhold an incident, which we now
propose to give him, as expressive of our views
in tlie premises. We have been disposed all
along, to indulge our neighbor in his school
boy fancies for “star spangled banners,”
“spread eagles,” etc., and even had he extend
ed his youthful proclivities to the flying of kites,
we should probably have said not a word, but
for the o '-arrence of the incident we give be
low. a few mornings ago.
An old friend of ours, Col. , from one
of the upper^eounties, being on a visit to At
lanta, was walking around, viewing the many
improvements since he was last in town, when
his attention was attracted to that same “star
spangled banner,” as it was wafted to and fro
by the morning breeze. It was a fond sight
to gaze upon, and his bosom heaved with emo
tions of patriotism. His thoughts at once ran
through reminiscences of the past, for he had
cause to recollect that banner in scenes gone
by. With his feelings thus ’roused, he natu
rally made the enquiry of a friend, standing
near, wliat it meant, what place it was, etc.
“That, sir,” replied the worthy citizen, “is
the office of the National American newspaper!”
With disappointment depicted in every feature,
he turned to us exclaiming—“My God! gen
tlemen, what a step from the sublime to the ri
dicuious!” On onr expostulating with our
friend upon his severity to our neighbor, we
were interrupted by his continuing—“I can
think of but one parallel to it, gentlemen,
within my recollection, and that was perpetra.
ted by a ten-year-old son of mine, who was
preparing a fourth of July speech, for one of
his school-fellows. He introduced his subject,
something in this wise :—
“Wealth by our labor,
Independence by our sword—
Honey in Ike bee-gum,
Sugar in the gourd
I thought at the time, that this was a pret
ty good mixture of the sublime with the ridicu
lous, but I yield the palm now!”
We turned away, resolving to intimate to
our neighbor, in the most delicate way imagi
nable, that not only we, but others too, thought
his banner peculiarly “inappropriate. ”
ITnixtxnmd Anagrams.—One of those amu
sing typographical blunders, to which the
best regulated printing offices are subject, oc-
enred, not long ago, in the derangement of
the letters forming the title of a Western jour
nal, “Star of the West,’* so that it read“Rats
of the West,” A New York cotemporary says
that one of its most respectable exchanges,
“The Western Watchman,” came to it dated
October 28th, with the letters of its heading
thus ominously pied. ‘Watch the Western Man,
MUXEDGEVILLE CORRESPONDENCE
Milledgkvillk, Nov. 30, 1858.
SENATE,
Monday, 9j o’clock.
Messes. Editors The Senate met accord
ing to adjournment; Hon. T. L. Guerry, Pres
ident of the Senate, in the Chair.
The resolution was taken up to adjourn on
the 10th of Decemlier.
Mr Cone thought it would he time to pro
vide for the adjournment when the tune ar
rived.
Mr Strickland desired to infomthe Senator,
that all the members of tliat Body did not
have the advantage of a Railroad at their doors,
and that it was necessary to give notice before
hand to their families, in order to be met by a
conveyance to take them home. *
Mr Whitaker thought that the large run of
business on hand, would prevent the adjourn
ment before the 13th. He was opposed also,
to adjourning on Saturday night, as that would
give mem here a plausible excuse for the viola
tion of the Sabbath, for which he was sorry* to
sav they were but too ready.
The resolution was laid on the table for the
pesent.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The special order for the day was then taken
up, which was a bill to alter the Constitution
so as to reduce the number of the members of
the General Assembly, to ti from each Congres
sional District, making 48 in the Senate, and
one Representative from each County.
The first question in order, was the amend
ment of the Senator from Camden, which was,
that not more than one Senator should come
from any one county.
Mr Fambro objected to the amendment, on
the ground tliat in a Congressional District, as
for instance those in which the cities of Savan
nah and Macon were, there might be nomina
ted by the different parties, two persons, both
of whom might he elected. Then would diffi
culty arise, as to which of the two would be
entitled to hold the office.
Mr Atkinson said it was true he had offered
the amendment on which the gentleman had
spoken, but on reflection he was opposed to the
bill, and would before he closed, move that it
and the amendment be laid on the table the
balance of the Session. He thought that the
bill would operate injuriously, particularly on
those Districts, which like his, was composed
of many counties. The 1st Congressional Dis
trict for example, was composed of 2(3 coun
ties, whilst other Districts in the State con
tained but 8 counties.
Again, there was another difficulty against
the bill—the extent of territory that would
have to be traveled over in order to canvass the
district. So large was it in the 1st District,
tliat none hut a rich man could travel over ami
canvass it. It would therefore virtually ex
clude every man of inferior means from ever
coming to the Senate. He did not himself feel
that he could canvass the District. He moved
that the bill and its amendment lie on the ta
ble the balance of the Session.
Mr Paine said he was a plain spoken man,
and that on this Bill he would speak his mind
freely ; that he agreed with the Senator from
Camden, and had other reasons why he should
oppose the Bill. Those who formed the Con
stitution of Georgia, intended that the Senate
should represent territory, and the House of
Representatives, population. He said there
would he a great tight in Georgia on the great
principle of State aid, and that until that great
question was settled, he would never consent
to surrender the power the sparsely populated
counties had on this floor, and he called ou
Senators representing such counties, to vote
against this Bill, anil against reduction, till the
balance of the session.
Mr Paine said he was a plain spoken man,
and therefore he would state that lie was op-
|H>scd to the bill because lie represented a ter
ritory that was large, while tlie population was
small. It was the intention of the people in
having two branches of the General Assembly,
to conform to the example of the Congress of
the U. S., and let one branch represent terri
tory, and another, population ; and he would
rot oh that floor before he would deny that
principle to the people of Georgia, lie asked
equal rights for himself and for all.
Mr Cone followed on the same side.
Mr Dawson thought tliat he could show,
from the course of argument pursued by the
Senator from Camden, that instead of the pro-
Iwised reduction which the bill makes, being a
a disadvantage to the 1st Congressional Dis
trict, it would still leave it in possession of a
great advantage over those other Districts
which were composed of the greatest number
of counties. Look for instance, at the 1st Con
gressional District. It was composed, as had
Iieen said, of 26 counties, and for these coun
ties there were 6 representatives in the Senate.
But how stands the case in the House. There
they have 20 memliers, when his District, com
posed as it was of but 8 counties, had but 8
Representatives. He knew that a bill for the
reduction of officers was an unpopular one, hut
believing that it would he to the best interest
of Georgia, and would save to the Treasury of
the State the per diem pay of 80 or 90 members,
he was in favor of the bill.
Mr Whitaker spoke against the change. He
said the present system was the one adopted
by the fathers of our constitution. A change
had been made but for a short time, and the
people had again demanded a return to the old
system. Some objected to the number eom-
jiosing the General Assembly, because the Halls
were too small; if that be the case, let a new
Capitol be built, here in Milledgeville, if the
interests of the State required it; elsewhere,
if those interests required.
He had also seen it published, that there
was too little dignity in this Body ; that there
was but little more difference between the two
Legislative bodies than this, that after the
stairs had been ascended, one turns to the right,
and tlie other to the left. It was his opinion,
that the dignity of a body was very much in
the power of the body itself. Il‘ there was too
little dignity in the body, let Senators remedy
the defect themselves. Certain it was, that
the number did not cause tlie want of dignity.
Mr West of Lowndes, called for the previ
ous question, which being sustained, the main
question, which was to lay on the table for the
balance of the Session, was then put, and the
yeas and nays lieiug ordered, were, Yeas 57 ;
Nays 51. So the motion prevailed.
Mr Gibson, on voting No, desired to explain
that he was in favor of the call of a convention
of the people of Georgia, to decide on this ques
tion.
Mr Stubbs voted No, because he desired that
the bill should be kept before the Senate, in
order that it might be ]ierfected, and not be
cause he was in favor of the bill as it stood.
BILLS ox THIRD READIKG.
A bill to prescribe the method of foreclosing
mortgages on real estate. Passed.
A hill to authorize Justices of the Inferior
Court to appoint Commissioners to settle dis
puted County lines.
On this bill a considerable discussion ensued,
a part maintaining that it was an infringement
of the Constitution ; a part look upon the time
spent in legislating on such matters, an idle
consumption of time by the Legislature, and
still another part view the disputes about Coun
ty lines, as an evidence of the prosperity of
the State ; the increased value of lands.
Mr Williams of Terrel, moved to lay tire bill
on the table the balance of the Session. Agreed
to.
A bill to lay out and organize a new County
out of the counties of Union, Fannin and Gil
mer.
To name this County, several propositions
were made. Mr Bloodworth of Pike, proposed
to call it Reid, the man, who though so poor,
the King of England could not buy.
Mr Mallard proposed to call it Allen, and re
lated the history of Allen, who was drowned
in escaping from the enemy.
Mr Gibson proposed to call it Few, after the
name of Ignatius Few, the founder of Emory
College. The name of Few was chosen.
Mr Yonng of Union, spoke eloquently and
earnestly in favor of the new County. Some
think from his tone that he is a preacher. I
tn at he is, fer he would make a seal >us one.
After he had taken his seat, Mr Reynolds
rose with a face beaming with humor, and
sptk: amid cbe2rs and plaudits, aff follows:
Mr President, I am astonished at the earnest-
reis with which the Honorable Sen itor, my
friend from the county of Union, advocates this
new C mnty. I had thought that the bill was
intended as a burlesque on new county afflic
tions ; for of all places upon the globe, it has
fhe le ist dnhta The God of nature lias crea
t’d that territory for the wild beasts of the for
est. It never waa intended as the habitation
of man. Notwithstanding the gentlemau states
that there is some good b.dtom land on the
creeks and rivers, does not the gentleman
know that you could not ride up one of those
bottoms 10 miles, without having to cross a
creek or a river 20 times, to get level laud to
ride your horse on.
Mr Presiddent, what is the amount of taxes
now pa|d bythe two counties of Union and Fan
nin as they now stand, with the territory from
which they propose to make a new county ?
Why both of them pay into the State Treasury
hut $1,100, and draw from it $3,000, actually
receiving more for poor school and county pur
poses, by $1,800, than they pay into the Treas
ury ; and now they come here and ask you to
make another county ! I cannot believe mv
Honorable friend is in good earnest. It must
be a burlesque. If we were to pass this bill, it
would ruin him. He would not have it to pass
for any consideration. The gentleman intends
to look one way, and push another. Let us
kill the bill of our friand, get rid of useless
legislation, and gratify my Honorable friend,
the Senator from Union. [Prolonged cheers
and applause.] The bill was lost.
A bill to authorize the issuing of garnish
ments, in favor «f persons who have slaves in
the possession of persons in non-slaveholding
States. Made the special order of the day for
Wednesday next.
A bill to change the time of holding the Su
perior and Inferior Courts of Sumpter and Chat
tahoochee counties. Passed.
A bill to provide for the more sjieedy rendi
tion of fugitives from justice. Passed.
A bill to authorize Hiram S. Creech, of the
county of Screven, to practice medicine, and
charge for the same. Accompanied with a pe
tition from the eitizens of Screven county.
On this bill there arose far more discussion
than the merits of the bill would seem to have
demanded. It was objected to grant licences,
otherwise than as the laws now prescribe ; but
inasmuch as the citizens made the request, the
request was granted, bv a vote of Yeas 59, and
Nays 42.
A bill to authorize Samuel Wayne, of tlie
county of Henry, to practice medicine on the
Hydropathic system, and charge for the same.
Lost; Yeas 42, Nays 47.
The bill for the pardon of Burton Brooks,
was made, at the request of Mr Hill of Harris,
the special order for Thursday next.
On motion, it was ordered that 300 copies of
the report of .the Committee on the Lunatie
Asylurn, lie printed for tlie use of both branch
es of the Legislature.
The Senate then adjourned. S.
Tuesday, Nov. 30th, 1858.
Editors of Intelligences : The Senate met
according to adjournment. Mr. Shropshire-
moved to reconsider so much of the action of
the Senate as related to the loss of the bill
for the re-election of memliers. Tne motion
was lost by a vote of Yeas 53, Nays 59.
Mr. Young of Union moved to reconsider
so much of the action of tlicticnatc as related
to the loss of the bill for making a new county
out of tlie counties of Union, Fannin and
Gilmer. Lost, Yeas 42, Nays 59.
Mr. Roberts of Cobb asked for the suspen
sion of rules to take up a House bill to grant a
compensation of $3,000 to Thos. Highsmith of
Marietta for the injury which he had received
while in the service of the State vs. Conduc
tor on the W. & A. R. R. Agreed to.
The lull was the taken up anil passed. Yeas
91, Nays 16.
Tiiis being the liest day for the introduction
of new matter, the Senate refused to suspend
the rules for any purpose, and flic call of the
counties commenced.
CALL OF COUNTIES.
Mr. Arnett introduced a bill to extend Car-
penters’s.lien on Saw-mills for work done on
such mills.
Mr. Beall, a.Dill to make valid deeds of
conveyances of real estate by deputy sher
iffs.
Mr. Cooper, a resolution expressing dis
satisfaction in the recent bank decision by
the Supreme Court ami requesting tlie rejec
tion of J udges Henning and McDonald.
Mr. Cone, a resolution that the members be
limited to 10 minute speeches.
Mr. Fain, a bill to regulate the currency
of the State of Georgia, and providing that
there shall be a gradual ]>aymeiit of the taxes
in gold and silver, providing also for ridding
the State of bills of small denomination.
Mr. Fambro, a bill to conqiel Bank agencies
to redeem with gold and silver, tlie pajier cur
rency which they put in circulation.
Mr. Gibson, a Jaill altering the time when
judgmeut shall be entered upon debts, &c.
Also, a bill to prevent the killing of game
birds during a certain season of the year.
Also a bill to incorporate the Richmond
Eclectic College.
Also, a bill to amend the penal code of the
State of Georgia so far as relates to free per
sons of color and nominal slaves, providing iii
certain cases for tlieir absolute and uncondi
tional slavery.
Also, a bill to alter the present mode and
manner of summoning Jurors.
Also, a bill for preserving anil protecting
the rights of married women.
Also, a bill to prevent citizens from other
States from peddling tobacco and segars with
out first obtaining a license from the Inferior
Courts of the counties in which they peddle.
Mr. Rush, a bill to prescribe a form of oath
to be administered to Road Commissioners.
Mr. Graham, a bill to incorporate Daw-
sofivillc iu Dawsou county.
Mr. Hill of Troupe, a bill to prevent idiots
and imbeciles from being put into tlie lunatic
asylvm.
Mr. Johnson of Fayette, a bill to incorpo
rate the town of Jonesboro’ in the county of
Clayton.
Also, to change the line lietween Fayette
and Clayton.
Mr. Johnson of Paulding, a bill to regulate
the fees of the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Paulding county.
Also, a biil to consolidate the office of the
Clerks of Ordinary and Inferior Courts in
Paukling county.
Mr. Price introduced tlie following resolu
tion ;
Whereas it is the duty, as well as the pleas
ure of a peopleto cherish the memory* of their
heroes and sag- es, and whereas Gen. James
Jackson while in life was the faithful servant,
and zealous defender of the liberty of his
country, in the hour of her need, and was just
ly endeared to the hearts of his countrymen,
who have never been slow to appreciate worth,
or to render grateful homage to the greatness
of her sons.
Be it therefore Resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Georgia, that His
Excellency the Governor lie requested to em
ploy a competent artist to paint a full
length portrait of Gen. James Jackson, and
when finished, that the same be placcd’in the
Executive Deiiartinent.
Mr. Price, a bill to incorporate the Cass
County Agricultural Society.
Also a bill to incorporate the Pine Log Court
Ground in the County of Cass.
Mr. Riley of Lumpkin, a bill to limit the
power of the inferior Court of Lumpkin Coun
ty, in levying extra tax.
Mr. Slaughter, a hill to authorize the Gov
ernor to appoint a competent suaveyor to re-
snrvey the 1st District of originally Wayne,
but now the county of Charlton.
Mr. Strickland, a bill to authorize the is-
siung of grants and the sales of fractions in
Cherokee Georgia.
Mr. Stubbs, a bill to exempt from levy and
sale of one negro.
Mr. Thomas, a hill to refer tlie question of
abolishing the Supreme Court to the people
of Georgia.
Mr. Tate, a bill to give Marble and .Stone
cutters a lien on their work.
Mr. Tucker, a bill to alter the law in rela
tion to bastards.
Also, a bill to prevent the incorporating of
a company from destroying individual liabili
ty. '
Also, a bill to protect the owners of Manu
facturers on water courses.
Mr. Ward of Butts, a resolution that the
Governor be requested to furnish the Choctaw
Nation of Indians with a copy of the laws of
Georgia and.derisions of the Supreme Court of
Georgia agreeable to their request.
Mr. West, a bill to change the county site
of Lowndes.
Mr. Whitaker, a bill to authorize the Infe
rior Court of Fulton to take stock in the
Georgia Air-line R. U. and issue bonds for the
same.
Also, a tail for the relief of A. W. Stone
from double taxation as guardian for certain
free negroes. y
Mr. Wilcoxon, a hill to regulate the duties
of judges of the State. Accompanied by a me
morial. On this bill there was the exhibition
of much feeling. The memorial was barely
suffered to be read, and a countermemorial
was also read in relation to the decision of the
Supreme Court in the recent Bank case.
r i he memorials were laid ou the table the
balance of the session.
The Senate then adjourned. »•
[From the Federal Puon.-J
Georgia Legislature.
SENATE.
Tuesday Morning, Nov. 30, 1858.
After the usual preliminaries, Shropshire of
Chattooga moved to reconsider the loss of a hill
to reduce the number of Senators and Repre
sentatives.
Bartlett of Jasper, announced that lie did
not like the bill as it was, hut he wished &
reconsideration that he might offer a substi
tute.
Whitaker of Fulton, was opposed to a re
consideration and to a reduction.
Thomas of Gwinnett, desired the question to
lie reconsidered, he wished the question to be
brought before the People. He was not “wed
ded to this bill,” but let the people say whether
they desire a reduction. This bill might be
altered, it might he amended. He would vote
to reconsider.
Tlie motion to reconsider was lost by yeas
42, nays 59.
The rules were suspended, to take up a bill
for the relief of Thomas Highsmith, wlip lost
bis leg in the service of the State, on W. & A.
Railroad. The Clerk read the accident as
follows, from the petition : “His eye was so
severely mashed that it had to lie amputated.”
Whoever draughted that hill must be a
“blood relation,” of Rufus Cheate, Esq., con
cerning whom the word “citizen,” when
written by himself, was said to resemble a
“grid-iron struck by lightning?”
Gibson, of Richmond, addressed the Senate
in favor of the bill. Also several other Sena
tors made short addresses.
The question was then raised by Cone of
Bulloch, as to this being a donation ; if so, it
required a two-tliird majority of both branch
es to pass the law.
Billups, of Morgan, who was in the Chair at
the time, ruled that it was a donation—sta
ting, at tlie same time, that he was not satis
fied in his own mind; he desired the sense of
the Senate to lie taken on the decision. The
decision of the Chair was overruled, and the
bill passed—yeas 91, nays 18.
New Matter.
Bell, of Warren, to allow deputy sheriffs to
make titles to property in certain cases.
Cooper, of Seriveu, a resolution requesting
tlie Hon. Henry L. Benning and the Hon.
Charles J. McDonald to resign their seats as
Judges of the Supreme Court, on account of a
certain decision.
Cone, of Bulloch, a resolution that after
Thursday no member shall speak longer than
ten minutes on any question, except by tlie
consent of two-thirds.
Fain, of Fannin, to alter the currency of this
State. It seems to design that nothing except
gold and silver shall be paid into tlie Treasu
ry.
Fambro, of Upson, to compel all banking
companies to redeem their bills at any agen
cies tiiat they may establish.
Jossey, of Spalding, to incorporate the Pri
mary Medical College at Griffin.
Mounger, of Dooley, for the relief and pro
tection of the clerks mid sheriff's of this State.
Reid, of Taliaferro, to prevent free negroes
from residing on separate lots, &c.
Strickland, of Forsyth, to regulate the issu
ing of grants to fractions in the country known
as tlie Cherokee Purchase.
Also a resolution to refer the question of re
duction of members of the Legislature to the
people.
Sutton of Dade : To punish anyone who
pens a calf or milks a cow of any one, against
their will, between the 1st of August aud the
1st of April.
Tate of Pickens : To give any Marble and
Stone Cutter a lien on any building, &c.,
whereon they may have work, superior to any
other lien.
Thomas of Gwinnett : To refer the question
of abolishing the Supreme Court to the peo
ple.
Tucker of Stewart; To alter the law of
Bastardy. Also to make all incorporators lia
ble after the death of the corporation. Also
for the protection of water powers, &e., in this
State. Also to provide a manner of collecting
claims from free persons of color.
Ward of Butts, A resolution requesting the
Governor to furnish certain books, &c., to the
Choctaw Nation.
Westbrooks of Haralson; To authorize the
Ordinaries of this State to imprison persons
for contempt.
3 o’clock P. M. .
The Senate met and resumed the considera
tion of the question of the reading the memori
al &c.
Slaughter of Dougherty withdrew his ob
jection to it’s being read.
After it was read Colquitt of Muscogee ask
ed the permission ofthe Senate to have read a
memorial from John A. Jones Esq.
Some objection was raised.
Wilcoxon of Coweta moved that 150 copies
he printed for the use of the Senate.
Tucker of Stewart opposed the motion with
all of his force and eloquence. He ably defen
ded Judge Benning. His closing remark was
this : “Sir I have known Henry L. Benning
for fourteen years and I will say that a more
honest or upwriglit man God never let breathe
the breath of life.”
Spalding of McIntosh, did not desire to see
gentlemen give this lick iu the back to such
men as the Judges of the supreme Court.
The motion to print was lost—yeas 38, nays
75.
Williams of Berrien, to prevent the State’s
subscription from being paid on tiie main trunk
unless the directors run theTine as originally
marked and surveyed.
McDonald of Ware, to authorize the Gover
nor to sell all lands around the Okefenokec
Swamp.
The rules were then suspended to take np a
bill for the third reading to lower the rates of
freights on iron on the Western & Atlantic R.
R. Pending the action on the bill the Senate
adjouned until 9J o’clock to-morrow.
HOUSE.
Tuesday Morning, Nov. 30, 1858.
The substitute reported for all the bills was
read, when Mr. Lewis of Hancock, offered
two amendments, which he sustained in a short
speecb, abounding in practical truths, which
commended themselves to our judgment as
eminently practical.
Mr. Diamond of DeKalb, opposed the
amendment on the ground that in some com
munities many of the children had advanced
in tlieir education, to a point where, by Mr.
L’s amendment, they would be deprived of
the provisions of the bill.
Mr. Lewis withdrew tlie amendment and
another amendment was offered by Mr. MU-
ledge.
Mr. Milledge’s amendment was agreed to. •
Upon the adoption of the 1st section ofMr-
Kenan's substitute, there sprung upon ani
mated debate in which Messrs. Kenan, Irwin,
Lewis, Colquitt, Smith of Towus and Pickett,
participated.
This first sec tion proposes to set aside annual
ly $200,000 of the net earnings of the W. & A.
R. R. to the payment of the public debt. The
yeas and pays were called on the adoption of
this section.
The section was adopted.
The second section was taken np. This
provides that the babuicc of the net earnings
of the W. & A. R. R. be applied to the reduc
tion of the taxes of the people. Mr. Irwin
offered to change the section, so as to appro -
priate the balance of the net earnings .of the
W. & A. R. R. to educational purposes. In a
few pertinent remarks he advocated the adop
tion Of the amendment.
Pending the discussion of this amendment,
Mr. Hillyer of Walton; having the floor, the
House adjourned to 3 o’clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SE8SION.
The House resumed the discussion on Mr.
Irwin's amendment. Mr. Hillyer having the
floor said he should reserve his remarks until
the proposition' came up to substitute this
whole bill, for the substitute agreed to this
morning. ,
Upon the call of the yeas and nays, the mo
tion to strike out the second section prevailed.
Yeas 81, nays 61.
BILLS PASSED.
To alter the charter of the city- of Milledge
ville.
The House adjourned to 9} o’clock, A. M.,
to-morrow.
[The Cartorsv iUe Express Extra.)
To the Cotton Growers of Georgia, and
their Representatives at Mtltedgevtlte.
The Iron products of Pennsylvania are an
nually $22,000,000.
This employs a capital of $5,000,000. It
also gives employment and subsistence to &,-
000 working-men aud as many more women
and children.
The Cotton crop of Georgia is ’estimated at
$25,000,000.
The capital employed in Cotton-making in
Georgia, estimating 4 bales per hand, and $10
per acre for the land, and other thingB in pip-
portion, is $50,000,000 for land stock, Ac.,
$60,000,000 for negroes, making $110,000,-
000.
This employs 125.000 negroes, besides ow
ners, overseers, &c.
The Iron crop of Pennsylvania, annually
employing a capital of $5,000,000, and 5,000
men to work it, is nearly equal to the en
tire crop of Cotton in Georgia ; employing
a capital of $110,000,000 and 125,000 hands.
Cherokee Georgia has Iron resources equal
to Pennsylvania and physical resources to de-
velope them. If developed, Cherokee Geor
gia would make products nearly equal iu
value to the Cotton products of the State.
Without a Railroad, it cannot be de veloped.
The difference to Georgia would be millions of
Iron products besides those of the Farm, the
Orchard, the Garden and the Dairy, for export,
where she now imports, and pays for out of her
Cotton crop. Tlie Statesmen who would an
ticipate the grand spectacle, may sum np the
items, fill out the picture, and gaze with ad
miration.
The difference to the W. & A. R. R., would
be, the addition of freights from a R Road tra
versing this .Iron region of Etowah Valley,
equal to all the way stations besides put to
gether. This is true, because four miles of
this Road, just completed, now puts on and
receives from the State Road, more freights
than is at any other Depot, and as much as
ten of the smaUer Depot put together. (See
Dr. Lew s’ Report.) a
Georgia now imports millions of dollars
wotth of Iron and Iron products; millions al
so of products of the Farm, Orchard, Garden
Dairy. The Cotton pays for it.
Make the Iron, Steel, &c., at home, as may
be done, and she saves millions for investment
instead of spending it. She adds to her taxa
ble resources, instead of paying tribute to oth
ers. She increases her population, ami retains
men who would leave her. She multiplies
strong arms and stout hearts for her defense,
instead of feeding and enriching those who
habitually abuse and revile her.
Without this policy, what has she in pros
pect but wornout soil and decaying institu
tions ? Where are her means of defense ?—
They are in Cotton bales and negroes. Their
lungs and tlieir tongues—they are in pen, ink
and paper.
What is her resort bnt submission uncondi
tional ? What Nation or People ever did oth
erwise than submit, who were fed and clothed
by others, and were even dependant on their
oppressors for their axes and hoes, their plow
shares, and their pruning hooks, as well as
their swords, their guns and their powder ?—
Who could tail to love and respect the land of
the people who, in addition to all this, sells
us our beef, our hay, our butter and cheese,
our potatoes, onions and cabbages ?
Would it not be wise to avail ourselves of
this amiable trait of human character and af
ford it a chance for exercise towards our
mountain population ?
The Cotton planters may answer ? A word
to the wise is sufficient.
The Statistics of Iron and its products con
sidered relatively in regard to the South and the
North are equally interesting.
Virginia, North and South Carolina, Geor
gia, Alabama, Tennessee aud Arkansas, (spy
ing nothing of the vast resources of Texas,)
have Iron Ore, equal in equality and more
abundant, than all the Northern States togeth
er.
There are made in the United States, about
800,000 tons of Iron, which costs the consu
mers $60,000,000. This much, and 500,000
tons more of foreign Iron, is consumed in the
U. S. A total of 1,300,000 tons consumed,
at a cost to the consumers of $97,500,000. Of
this, there is consumed in the Southern States
nearly one half, $40,000,000 worth. They
produce comparatively but little, suppose
$10,000,000 worth, 'i bis leaves $30,000,000
to hie annually paid her by the South for Iron,
made by others.
It is paid out of the Cotton crop directly or
indirectly.
The Cotton crop is equal to $150,000,000.—
Of this $30,000,000 goes to pay for Iron.—
How much more is paid for hay, butter,
cheese, beef, apples, potatoes, cabbages, on
ions, garden seeds and flower-roots, the mer
chants can tell. And all of this is paid by the
South, with better resources than the North,
serving to insure onr dependence, to make us
love, respect and submit to the North, whilst
we feel anything but respect, regard or interest
inorforour mountains and all that therein
are.
Annually, for 30 years, has the South, by
its best bred gentlemen and ladies, in their
richest costume—hat in hand—called on the
North, leaving their cards.
For 30 years these calls have not been re
turned. Year after year we ring their parlor
bel Is and leave our visiting cards. 'I'hey print
our cards and make our bells—whilst we pay
for the cards and bells—and ring ourselves. But
the calls are not returned. What we get in
return every one knows.
At home, if wc call on a neighbor and he
does not return it, self-respect forbids a sec
ond call. For onr Northern neighbors we
swallow our self-respect and repeat the call,
and get our clothes and onr food, our offices
and titles of Honor—on their own terms.
If onr Statesmen are wise, they will stimu
late the products of our Farms, our Orchards,
Gardens and Daries—if not of the Iron and
Mineral region. The Cotton Planter is inter
ested in these matters and will reflect.
Respectfully,
MARK A. COOPER.
South Carolina Polities.
We copy the following from the letter o
the correspondent of the Charleston Courier,
who writes from Columbia, Nov. 29th :
It is impossible to form any opinion as to
the next Senator. The slave trade party are
determined to elect their man if possible,
and the opposition are determined to elect
their man. Such a thing as a compromise is,
therefore, out of the question.
The Gubernatorial election is likely to be
one of interest after all. Col. Gist, of Union,
is spoken of very freely by the State rights
party, and as they have one hundred and
twelve votes (or claim to have) upon joint
hallot, if they unite, Col. Gist’s election may
be set down as a “fixed fact.” Tlie election
for Secretary of State will also be warmly
contested as there are several prominent can
didates in the field, or rather in the legisla
ture. The election for a United States Sena
tor to fill the unexpired term of the late Sena
tor Evans, has been postponed until the other
Senator is elected. At present I incline to
the opinion that one man will fill both places.
We find the following result of the ballot-
ings for United State Senator in the Columbia
papers of the 1st Inst:
Fourth.
Fifth. Sixth.
J. H. Adams,
42
42
C. G. Meinminger,
.31
29
26
J. L. Manning,...
.26
24
24
J. Chesnut,
..17
13
J. McQueen,
..22
18
23
R. B. Rhett,
.10
8
4
L. M. Keitt,
4
19
26
J. P. Carrcli,
3
8
3
W. W. Boyce,
0
1
0
J. A. Woodward,.
0
1
0
A professional thief named Julia Smith
was
arrested in Cincinnati last week, and under
her hoous were found 8 towels, 2 table cloths.
$ looking glare, 3 tumblers,
1 pair of pants,
aud a large bottle of Madeira
wine. We
say,
go it hoop wearers.
DutxnUy Outrage.
Under this heading, the Lumpkin Palladi
um contains an account of a most brntal out
rage perpetrated upou our esteemed friend and-
cotemporary, Dr. Blackburn, of the above
named paper. To appreciate .properly the
villainy of the dastard, who committed this
deed, it is neeesaary to see Dr. Blackburn, and
examine his diminutive bodily size, , which
happily bears no proportion to his masterly
intellect. Such a wretch, in the language of
an acquaintance of ours, “would murder an
infant at its mother’s breast.” We give the
Doctor’s own account of the atrocity.
On Tuesday night last, as the editor of this
paper was returning home from the post office
he was violently assaulted by some unknown
hend in human form, with a stick aud feUed
to the ground. The night was exceedingly,
dark, which enabled the cowardly ruffian to
escape detection, after perpetrating his hellish
purpose. Bnt for a friend who was attracted
to the spot by our cries for help, we to-day
would have been sleeping our last sleep. That
we have enemies, we are aware; but never
dreamed that a man of our small and feeble
frame would be assaulted in the daTk. An
open enemy we always respect. There is
something manly in the man who fearlessly
tokes Ms position and presents an open front.
Sneh an one we know whereto locate, and are
not afraid to meet. Bnt a sneaking, cowardly
rascal who, under the cover, of darkness,
stealthily creeps behind his victim and as-
saults him, we must confess we are afraid of
Such a man wonld apply the torch to the
dwelling of the enemy whilst he and bis fam
ily were.asleep. Yes, he would gloat over the
scene with hellish joy as the lurid flames
drowned the plaintive wails of helpless infan
cy ! Thanks to a kind Providence, although
considerably bruised, we are still able to be at
our post, in. the discharge of duty.
———
LETTER FROM MR. WADLEY TO
GOVERNOR BROWN.
The Savanah Republican of the SOth ult.,
publishes the following letter :
New Orleans, 15th Nov., 1858.
To His Excellency, Joseph E. Brown :
Sir:—I liave had my attention called to that
part of the “Repor t of the Committee of tlie
Senate of Georgia” under the head of “Win.
McConnell and his contracts with the Road,” in
which my name is cited as an excuse for some
contract between the Road and tiiat gentle
man, by which he has been able to make quite
a handsome sum of money without rendering
value received. Now, mv object in writing to
you is to say that the “ride” here spoken' of,
was never adopted by me, nor was it practis
ed while I had charge of the Road. Ou the
contrary, I have always warred against the
principle, and if the gentlemen upon that Com
mittee had taken tlie trouble to look back at
the operations of the Road while under my
charge, and the vouchers for the work done,
they would not have been led into this
error, and of uttering that which has no foun
dation in truth.
I respectfully ask, as an act of justice, that
this disclaimer as to the paternity of a rule by
which the pocket of some hungry politician
could be tilled, shall be made public.
Very respectfully
Your ob’tseiv’t.,
Wji. M. Wadley.
Gem James Jackson.
It will be 6een by reference to our legisla
tive proceedings that a bill lias been introduc
ed in the State Senate by Mr Paine, of Telfair,
authorising the Governor to have painted the
portrait ot Gen. Janies Jackson. Sherwood’s
Gazetteer of the State of Georgia states that
Gc-n. Jas. Jackson was born in Devon county,
England, in 1757, came to Georgia 1772, aiid
soon after commenced the study of law in the
office of Judge Walton at Savannah. In the
revolutionary war he was selected by Gen.
Greene to command the Georgia legion. Af
ter the.close of the war, he resumed the legal
profession, and w..s yearly elected to the State
legislature, until 1788, when, though only
thirty-one years of age, he was chosen Gover
nor but declined the honor. In 1789, he was
elected to the first Congress under tlie Federal
Constitution. In 1798, he was again elected
Governor ; and in 1801, he was once more re
turned by his constituents of the United States
Senate, where he remained until the time of
his death, which took place in Washington
City, in March, 1806.—Aug. Const.
Two Yankee Boys.—A planter, residing in
Fayette county, Tenn., relates to the Memphis
Avalanche, under date of the 12th inst., the
following interesting incident:
On on«Tof those cold, rainy nights, just pas
sed, a couple of sprightly and hardy looking
little Yankee boys, barefooted, badly clad, anil
without budget, abont eleven and thirteen
years of age, calling themselves John and
Thomas Anderson, brothers, all the way from
the North, came to my residence iu search, as
they said, of a home and work, and readily
finding both, they are now with me, the hap
piest little fellows you ever saw.
Their story is as full of adventure as it is af
fecting. They hail from the town of Paterson,
New Jersey, and say they are factory hoys, and
orphans, and their father died a long time ago,
and their mother nearly two years since, leav
ing them working in a cotton factory, without
friends or relations thereabouts—having no
brothers and an only sister, Martha, who mar
ried one Frederick Green, of whom they have
heard nothing for a long time, and know not
where they are ; that about two months since,
being badly treated, they struck out for the
South, without a cent of money, and worked
their way along, assisted by railroad conduc
tors and steamboat captains, until reacliing
Memphis, where they tarried but a little while,
starting out on foot, on the track of the Mem
phis and Ohio Railroad, which they followed
up to Wythe depot, and meeting there a small
negro boy of mine, who, hearing their- story,
politely, and in the spirit of true Southern hos
pitality, invited them along with him to his
master’s house.
KAY'S BOOK STORE.
Zabor omnia vmcit.—Enterprise and perser-
verance will often do wliat capitalfails at. Of
this assertion William Kay is a noble illustra
tion. A few years ago this gentleman com
menced an enterprise in Atlanta, which was at
that time considered a hazardous experiment:
Fora time his business flourished even against
wind and tide ; but by f >rce of the pressure of
the times which set in afterwards; he was tem
porarily forced to yeild, but being possessed of
an indomitable will and fine business capaci
ty together with untarnished integrity, he
gathered around him the most valuable capi
tal, viz : Confidence, and now, within a very
short time, he has succeeded iu building up
one of the very best estahlishmen ts this side of
the Potomac. When you go to Atlanta, call
in at Kay’s, and you can find anything to
please you in the Book and Stationary line ou
reasonable terms.—Democratic Platform.
An Irishman being asked why he wore his
stockings wrong side out, replied :
“Because there’s a hole on t'other side of
’e m.”
A Singular Phenomenon.—In the recent ad
dress of Hou. T. L. (Jliiiguian, lie A ire the
North Carolina State Fair, he mentions in
connexion with the manufacture of wine, and
the difficulty on the Atlantic slope of the Uni
ted States of preventing its acetous fermenta-
t’.on, a remarkable fact concerning a locality
of the western part of that State." In a dis
trict of a few miles in extent on the Tyron
mountain, neither dew nor frost is ever known.
The same district is remarkable for the varie
ty aud excellence of its native grapes, aud
they are often found in tine condition in tlie
open air as late as December. The dryness
of the atmosphere in the locality mentioned,
and its equability of temperature ore most re
markable, and we should like to know more
concerning it.
The official authorities of the new Methodist
Church in Newcastle Lid., have positively pro
hibited the spitting of tobacco juice iu the
Church.
" A cobwebb marriage is thus noticed :
“Married last week, James Cobb, to Miss
Sarah Webb.” What a family of cob-webs
maybe the result!