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yanr, " wm .i e r THlE INDIANJA. VOLUNTEERS AT BUENA VIST i. With great pleasure we give place i the folloving communication frutmt Col Lane of the 3d Regiment Indiana VouIn teers, in reputation of the charges tha have been circulated in relation to tht conduct of the Indianians a't the battle a Buena Vista. Nothitig could afford u more satisfaction than to be able. to pu forever at rest the imputations which have been freely castupon'the bearing of thesi volunteerson. this trying occasion.-N< paper perhAps in this country has fron the very commencement of ibis war more zealously. defended the volunteers fron attack, or recorded their exploits with more pride and pleasure than the "Delta." And if any reflections have been hereto fore made in our columns upon the con founded upon statements furnished us b officers who participatet in the battle, and whose position and reputation gave u every assurance of the accuracy of thei statements. Col, Lane, noticing the er rors which have-beon in circulation in re lation to the Indiana Volunteers, says: CAs BUEA VISTA, April 19.. Edo. Delta It is an error that the Indiana Brigade, a a brigade, was in the fight. The 1i1 Reg't. was on the Rio Grande, the 2J on the extreme left of the line of -battle. and the 31 on the extreme right-further sep. rated than any two regiments upon the field. I supposo your itulrmant was let into error because Brig. Gen. Lane wa: with the 2d Regiment. It is an error tha my regiment ever hesitated for a singli instant, and it has the signal merit of being ore, if not the only one in the action, tha did nut retreat. Our position was in the road, by which alone the artillery of the enemy could be brought forward, and only exposed to ar. - tillery fire until the 2d l.diana. Kentucky, Illinois, and Mississippi trotips had been successively driven hack ',y the overpow cring force of the enemy. The enemy having been repulsed in our front, and having completly turned our left flank and taken position next 'the mountain, we were ordered there, and formed a junction with Col. Davis' regiment and the 2:1 Indianians, which had been rallial, this force advanced upon the infantry and lau. cers and kept up a brisk fire until it was ordered to cease by Gen. Taylor. It was now that ithe lancers made the charge alluded to, anrd for the repulse of which the credit is given to the Mississippians. This charge was made in column upon the extrene right of my regiment; the 2d Indianians and Mississippians being on our left: They were permitted to ap proachrwithin twenty five steps of the line before I gave the command to fire; they were..repulsed, and.--ed under cover of !heiii'atiery and their infantry dispersed among the mountains.-We now moved to tlIesvicinitfor O'Brin's battery, /and - whenweiaYrived'thers the Keiutcky - and, ilinsitir oeroweredby numbers, were retroaipgand tha enemy pressing hotly uon 'hem and the battery, which w as In-imminent ilooter of being captured'. w oped'3 re--upon - na a.~ 'iio last 6d eiidatedtiilaItso, aind ins ad oflehit helttle f~iedgas stated, we (the '3 4ia& i iuacked in. the mdstidaiCed position heldl by our troops in the morning, and the enemy drew off'. As troops never fought better than the 3d indianians ; as their steadiness and coolness is proverbial--as you will see b~y the oflicial report-I anm astonished that such calumnies should be fabricated against it. We were brought into the action when the day' eied extremely critical, and * were ictorious in every engagement, and in my opinion, are entitled to the credit of * - having twice saved the.. fortunes of the day. I have not mentioned the retreat or - - change of position of othern regi:nents in vidiously, but as a proof that the fortunes of the day in an eminent degree rested upon and wva's sustained by my regiment. -So much for the 3d Reg't Indiana Volun -teers. .The 2d Indiana Reg't opeped the "ball" on the 23ii, and I undertake to say they deserve credit for maintaining their first * ~ position as long as they dlid-they were on the extreme left, next the mnountatin. They stood firm and steady as veterans, and exchanged 21 rounds with a vastly superior force in their front-with their entire line, from heft to right by a deadly fire of grape and canister from one 24. pounder aid two 18's-with their righ' Blank threatened, and their rear exposec from a force that was contending witl - the Riflemen upon the motintain-they di. not retreat until they were ordered to di so by their comnmaoder-(as in, evidence * .. before a court of inquiry now sitting.: The only possible charge which can bi made in truth egainst '.ho2d Indianians is that they did not rally as soon as the2 should ; hut the fault is not with them '.2 but with the commander who designatet .no force or point for them to rally upon. It would be crimiinal in me to permi our brave soldiers, who have done so mued to sustain their country's honior, to sleel under the gruss injustice which your arti ele does them, and I respectfully .reqlues that you will give this not e a place in you paper. Very respectfully, Col.Cnm'g J. HI. LANE. Col.Commg3dl Reg't Ind. Vol. - It having been stated that Captait Lincoln was killed whilst rallying th Indianians, Cul. Lane addressed a lette to Capt. Starbuck inquiring into the fact ofrCapt, Lincoln's fall. .The followinlg the reply: Api BuezA VIsTA, Arl19., Dear Sir-In reply to your note of thi evening 1 have to say that Capt, Lincola one of Gen. Wool's Aid's at the battle c Buena Vista, fell while delivering an orde to aome officer immediately in front of th * line of the Id Reg'c lllnois Volunteers. was standing within a few yards of hit when h'eb felLAt that timne the 3d Indiarn Volenecidere stationed. some ,distanc - on our rjiht, aind on bhl in the rear S Washingron's battery. The 2d Beg' Indiana Voloteers, having retreated froc their first position in the.mnoringTwere E * that time a' conisiderable' distanace on ott left and in our rear.. ..... C. L..STARBUCK. -To 3 Iad. Vole The N. O. Picayune says-The only account of the military stores taken at Pe role which we have seen is containel in the following paragraph : The Advance.-On the 22d inst. at 12 M. Gen. VVortih entered Perote, without opposition. The general) took possession of the castle ; with its armament in perfect order. Col. Velasquqa had been left be niud to surrender all things in the name of the Government. Fifty cannons, three mortars, roar atone mortars and four or five howitzers, together with a large number of round shut and shells (no particular quantity of other ammunition) and small arms were delivered up to us. Geas. Morales and Landero, who bad been imprisoned by Santa Anna for capitulating at Vera Cruze, were released on the ap pearance of the Americans, Two South Carolina volunteers .& an American sailor, taken near Vera Cruz. were prisoners in the castle, and of course releaseJ by our troops. - Ot the road the inhabitants complained bitterly of outrages p -rpetrated by the retreating soldiers from Cerro Gordo, and many had left their homes. Prisoners of Var.-lt has struck us, that instead of liberating, indiscriminately the prisoners taken in our war with Mexi. co, on their parole, that it would be good policy to select the highest in rank and most intelligent among them, and send them to the United States, giving them the freedotm of the-country, and furnishing l the means of support and travel. After residing here for a time, they night be I permitted to returo, while a new set would supply their place. By this means, a large and innulential'class of men, now our I sworn enemies, would become practically I acquainted with our people and institu- i tions-our power and resources-our ob- I jects and intentions-all these things would soon be correctly understood and appre- e ciated. Natipual prejudices would be E smoothed down, and kindly feeliUg$ on gendered. The hospitalities ofou people would be extended to them-private s friendships would he formed, and before r they left our shores, a radical chanege t would accompany them on their return, and their iuflueuce would benceforward be d exerted on the side of peace, so desirable a to all parties, and in the end, all. things a work together for the general good. . Southern Chronicle. c Plan of Pactcatio.-The information imparted by Mr. Black, our former Consul I at the City of iMxeico, and which is copied I in our paper to-day from the N. Orleans I Picayune, is more reliable than any that i can be derived from occasional correspon t dents for the newspapers. He had ample c opportunities for informing himself as to ( the political and condition and resources of a Mexico, and the picture he exhibits is any r thing but flattering for the attainment of peace. In this posture of afairs the di- c ficulty is to determine how to deal with a a people so disorganized, as to .posses not il only no . established government, but -no t generally recognized.. rganscof public. au- l thority,-so -ihat hit1gdone- one 'day v 'may ut be disavowed 'the succeedia can 'be traced-out is this .chaotic. niate u-f.i Mr things'in Me idd6ifthit'siifge ti 1j ibe Nqw York C'ouri&r&:Enquiier. f con- C sists in the init atiois of the poktcy.of th-i 3 European allies towards France after the ~ overthrow of Napoleon. This does not si present'either of the alternatives of making ~ government for Mexico, or its permanent ~ military- occupation. It consists. simply ' in permitting Mexico to choose her own s form of political organization3, and her own F ulers, but to require that there should be r such assurance of stability, ini both, as to t give permanence to any treaty she may form with the United Statest making it, as f the condition of peace,-the prelimaries being first signed ,-that an army of ocen paton tn or near the city of Mexico, shall 4 uarantee the existance of the government I which may be adlopted. - This appeat's to us to be the only plan 1 of pasifieatiotn that can protmise success in the cotiigency that there is neither rulea nor rulers with which to establish peace. I It avoids the odium of direct interference, so repugnant to the spirit of our political 4 system. It leaves MexiCo free to choose her own form of political organization, I requiring from her public acts only a re- I asonale assurance of stability. The ,I alternatives of direct interventon and dts metbermenit are to be shunned. A mid de course leaves the option only of strengtentinlg the Peace party by our mail itary power, until it can stand alotne. In the itmerval we should retain the Capital and the sea ports on the Gulf and Pacific, applying the revenue collected from coin merce wtth :hese potts to the expenses of the war, and avoid interfering with the tncomne or possessions of the Church, as our purpose should be the conciliation and not the irritation of the people.-Char. Evening News. ,Light Artilery.-This very efficient armn of defence, wvith its modern improve ments, was unknown in the U. S. Service previous to Mfr. Van Buren's admtntstra tion, when, under the direction of Mtr. Poisett. then Secretary of War, four com panies were organized and fully equipped. Only a few years have elapsed since that time, but enough is known of the impor tance of tihe Flying Artillery to warrent the belief that one company is capable of doing as much execution in an engagement, as can be accomplished by one regiment of fantry. The battles of Palo Alto anti Resaca de la Paltma called into practical use this new and powerful destructive, and established its character beyond the sha pdow of a doubt, The necessity of an in crease of light artillery having thus become Sapparant to all interested in the improve rment of our military establishinent, Gen. R. Jones, Adjutant General of the Army, Iinvited the attention of the Secretary of SWar to the subject, and soon after had the gratificatiotn of seeing his views embodied in an Act which passed at the late-session f ofCongress. This act provides for the equipment of four additional corps of Light Arttllery, making eight in all ; and also tprovdes for the temporary detachment of these companies from their respective regi mene under certain circumstances. Whben so detached they are to be -organ~Oted into two separate battailionis, each of four corn iauts and these may be subdivided into, em: buataaulaon5s as'tne t mays re juire, with approprtate l , manders, elected ror their expenoe% en ability in the field. This forcj n'- 'aggregate, can present a battery c ngof two batallinns of fortyeightsi to wit : thirty-two 6 pounders, a ea'122poun' ders howitzers, and 4e. ble of di vision and;.subdivision batteries of twecty-four,.twelve,, .. 'ni rospec ivly.-Scienic Amte r", The Recruing Sert ie nash ington Uoion coutainsk" (uifrom the War Ollice of the outkeit opipanie concentrated at Point Isal , r' en route to Vera Cruz. The ean i rompanies a9 62, and their aggegat egth 5315. The. Union. estimates, ere;aisanow some 7000 of the ne soute fo: the seat of war, or, wi Inal. the month of May. from-5Q0 whom should reach-their destin n he last f that month. -,The;:v U "lds:--It should be hero statdd,wotedaieiveral of ficers of each company . hiad for the purpose of filling upt ewrl~togi ments to the maximum a .0 pri vates.to each compaa Tibbatts reports that, in this wa ."bii ' tment, the lth infantry, may-num, strong, at Point Isabel, -by the SlstoliMay. Thq tame may probably be sa othe 15th nfantry. The strength:oreileu - new -egiments. say by the end: 6~jAej in Mex co an en route for theisea feiwar,- may hus prohably range fromiO00 to 10,000 -certainly not less than thiffrmer num ter, and possibly equakttortli latter.: .~ Gold for the arm in New Metic.-The it. Louis Republican has leiinedthat'the J. S. Government has gi set fraere for'tlhe mtediate transmission fro "ihe East. to ajor Steuart, United Strates ' Isymaster it that place, -of about five hdddredithou and dollars,- a very large'portion of it.to is in gold, chiefly doubloona This, in iddition to.the sunm now ondleposite. wifh he Subtreasurer., about six hudred thou and dollars, is tothe appli ithe' pay nent of troapr in New Me ieo,-and the oops or volunteers for thatiquarter, &c. everal paymasters will!be added to ,that epartnent, and a large.sai:aof money. ay two hundred thousand dollars, will, at early day,.be sent dire:tly tniSauta Fe, a charge of one of the paymasters assign d to that command. : What the Mexicans had.in- view.-The lational Intelligencer says, letters from lexico state that plans wereolaid before e battle of.Bueua Vista torda general ris ag of the Mexicansain the captjred places, pact in concert with Santa.Anna'sstrong. avalry force, after the latteraad defeated aeneral Taylor. A letter from Matamor s, from a metpber of the Massachusetts giment,.says: - . " The wife of a Mexican -who as con erned in the aff'air disclosed Bafew days go that a listof eighty Americsans,: resid. g here, had been-made; otikahd -they sere to be massacred.in-coldalido'd. I had is from Capt.Shannon, 4bose- uame as thirdon the Jists o iafj ' is aifiri~ ved in thiscay yeterday rmRgi from ~ampeachy and who bas rei~ d several. ars in Tabasco, previous $o the bor ardent, states,.that soonaftig the Amner :anfeet left that place th6 ciietis haul d up -the cannon-six only being left rhich Coam. Conner had spuiked, -These rere taken to a blacksmihthlhop where the pikes were drilled out, god they were lanted on a hill overlookinti bend inthe iver. These guns were sunk in the sand elow the surface, and covered with brueh, nd it was the intention ofith's citizens to re upon our squadron shoald It againa take its appearance in the, river. Our format states that himelf and all .mericans in the city were ordered to save the place. givi,ng them awhy. one hour make their arrangements ad leave, or e put to death. Coaseguinly. he had to crifice every thing that -le possessed, d made his way to Camnpeadiy, where ie embarked for this city, not however, ithot first seeing the Conmmidore of the ulf squadron, anad advisinghim of the ircmstances. and describing o him the sosition of the six guns. cautinin himt to e sure to "go ahead fast." who be came o that place. From Sihe N. 0. Dchz. )ABOLICAL 'AND MUIDEROiUS ,AC-1, irty Persons Poisoned-Tenor Twenity, Dea-Eighzteenlor. Twenty~thers De paired of. A friend of ours received a Iter yester lay from his brother, who redes in the parish of Sabine. It is datedoin the 2d inst,and he'ides some re fereato matters af private business,.onttaii n h ollowing startling extract. Perhapse,o do away with all idea of its beingsunaaieuitic, we might as well say that the. le~r came to [r. Stille, Clerk of the <Hou of .Repre sentatives, and was writto:a byais brother. But to tfe extract : eThere has been one.of thnlosi, unex ampled acts of poisoning cimitted in Shelby county, .Texzf,.- that fave ever heard of. . ., - - There was a wedding~at ol1 r. Wilk inson's of an orphan girl. hlraised, at which all-the invited .guests pre poison ed, including the bride's maidpid groom's man. Out of sixty a- perso, poisoned, thirty, Dr. Sharp sas will ~tainly die. Ten or twelve are already.de, including two sons of preacher Brittop, jwo Castle berry's-the one a. youigng and the ther a young wmntoeof Slaugh ter's and his wife. a<3 Strarge to tell, none of-the iily- was injured. nor yet the bride and -oom ; yet oe of the bridle's maidi died ho-house. Old Wilkinsoni halskiibe d: This portion of Texas is ini arims ad we betide the gult y !, WhatIl et you as the fact without exaggeration It is supposed that thg a oes were hiired to administer theipisoan i the cof fee, or food, by a'disspiatedl itor, who was present at the wdd ag Two immnsa l non hae been devised in Egnd ge Nons iis coin ry.-The fArs' ai ,.siiaot Townley esatae, in lihe'divsion. ofhigh 5 ltevedl that-lb famil ofutnj"Lwre ii n Ne. York will ultimately obtain over $2.5,000, 000. ,The other is a windfall. amounting to $20,000,000, which is said to be inher ited: by a gentleman is New Castle. Maine, of the name of Jennings. From the Savannah Republican. PROCEEDINGS OF THE BAPTIST PUBLICATION CONVENTION. Upon the call of the Central Association of Georgia, delegates from the Churches and other bodies, co-operating with the Southern Baptist Convention, met in Sa vannah, Georgia, on Thursday, May 13th, 1847, at 10 o'clook, A. M., in the Lecture Room of- the -Independent Presbyterian Church, tendered for the purpose.. The object of the Convention is to consider the propriety of forming a Publication Socie ty.-Rev. W D Duncan, of S. C, was .called to the Chair, and Rev. E Ball. of Va, and C M1 Irvin, of Geo. as Secretaries, for the purpose of organization. Delegates from Virginia, North Caroli na, South Carolina,Georgia and Alabama, upon the call of the Chair, reported their credentials, and their names were enrolled. The following is a list of Delegates : South Carolina Convention.-Rev. W B Johnson, L O Banner, J W Rambaut, R Bradford, B H Brown. Charleston Association.-N M Craw ford. T W Haynes. Welch Neck Association, (S, C.)-Rev. Saiuel Furman. Barnwell Church (S. C.)-Rev. R Suares. - West Union Church (S. C.)-Joseph Grisham, Virginia Bap. S. S. and Pub. Society. -Eli Ball, David Shaver, H K Ellison, A Thomas, J B Taylor, J C Crane. Eufaula Church, Ala,-Rev. Jonathan Davis. Columbus Baptist Association, Geo. Rev. J Perryman, Rev. Granbury, Rev. C H Stilwell. Central Association. Ga.-Rev. J B Walker, T J Barney, J S Bledsoe, T U Wikes. Sunbury Association, Ga.-Rev. A Williams, Rev. J S Law, L R Sweat, W H McIntosh, J 0 Scriven, Wm Gignilliat, James E Hog,. C W Davis. Georgia Association.-Rev. W J Harlez, T Stocks, Rev. V,R Thornton, A Janes. Rev, P H Will, Rev, J Harris, Rev. R Q West, Rev. Charles M Irwin, Rev. J S Baker, Rehoboth Association, Ga.-Rev. J King, Rev. D Smith, Rev. J M Wood. Rev. B F' Tharp. Mr. E Beall, Rev. AT Holmes. Savannah River Association, 5, C. Rev, El D Duncan, W A Lawton, B H Brown. AFirst BaptisL' Church, Charleston,-H' Allen Tupper. Rev. Samuel Fur-nan, was then elected President of the meeting, and brothers Ball and Irving, Secretaries.. On motion, brethren in good stanling in every Baptist. Church in the geographical territory of the . Southern Baptist Convention, were invited to enroll their names as delegates, with -all. the privileges of other -members, dad- brethren ; members of Churches - pre seni from beyond the limits of the South arznCnnvetionvere invited. toseats in :Brethren of, the'Central .Assciatioti'r Georgia were called upon to exiin their object in inviting the Conventtion,' when a Comnittee of two. from each of the States here represented, were, on motion, ap pointed4o report some expression of views and plan .of a~etion to this body. The Comnmittee appointed wvere brethren John-. sqn and Duncatn, of S. C.. R Furman, of N. C., Walker and Mallory, ot' Geo., Holman and Davis, of Alabama, and Taylor and Thomas,of Va., and the Presi dent was added. The Conviation adjourned until 34 o'clock, P', M. Half-past 3 o'clock.-T he Convent ion met pursuant to adjourmecnt. Prayer by Rev. J. H. Robert. The Committee nppointed to consider and report on the subject before the Con vention, reported,and the report wvas under considertion when the bodly adjourned. S.wvassatr, May 14, 1847. The Baptist Convention of the State of Georgia assembled in this city to-d.ay, ac ording to adjournment, at 101 o'clock. A. M. The introductory sermon was preach ed the Rev. A T Holmes, from Rev. 11: 15. Itnadiately after services the Con retion proceded to, orgatnise by the elec tion of the Hon. Thos. Stocks, of Greene Cod'.y, as Moderator, and the Rev. P H Nleil, of Penfield, Secretary, and the Rev. D M Irvin, of Po wellton, Assistant Secre tary.. The following Associations and auxili ary Societies, with their Delegates, were nrolled : A ppalachmee Association.-J [lenrick, J R Louderwilk. Bethel Association.-F F* Sieg, T hos Muase. J Davis, Wmn L Crawford, and E 'r Winkler. Central Association.-J H Campbell, --Carter, J P James, T UI Wilkes, Wmj Beck, J Blodsor, J B Walker, Thos J Barney. Columbus Association.-J Perryman, harles Stilwell, S W~ Dunham,J Carter, W Barry, G Granberry, C Willis, A Walker. Coosa Assoiation.-James Sanders. Ebenezer Aisociation.-C D Mallory, J Williamson, V R Stubbs, J H Lofton, D Walker, H Btunn, C A Sharpe, N W Col i, J Dripree, Pearson. Flint River dsspciatin.-J S Calla vay, J Carter,'7Trekeld, P Eason, J W Wilson, D L Dytffy, J IR Eskon, S Stam per. Georgia .Assolation-B Mi Sand, S Stocks, V IR Thirnton, A James, P H Mell, J Harris, V H Stokes, J Q West, W J Harley, C N Irvin. Hephzibah Assolation.-W T Brant ley, J Polhill, W I Tucker, J Wheeler, John H~uf, Wm Pipe, 0 C Pope, G WV Ervans. - Rehoboth Asbosiltion, Ga.-I King, D Smith, J Mi Wood 1EG Cubaness, Benj harp, Henry Pov 11 Edw ard Beall, A T olmes. Sarepter Associaon.-8 Landrum. Sunbury A ssocia4,n, Ga.-A Williams, 3 5 Law, L R S t, W HI Mcintosh, [ 0 Scriven, W Ginilliatt, C B Jones, J Smith, J E Hogg, W Davis. Washington Ass ation, Ga.-John B l3atile. -~ - - l Western Associaion.-i W, Cooper, J Dawson, R Fleming, G B Davis, Lofton, W B Wilkinson, Philip Greene Mercer Un. Miss, Society.-J. S Baker, M Crawford. Colunbus Miss. Society.-J E Dawsot A Mt Walker. Marietta Aliss Society.-A P Morr! w S Teverdel. Young Men's Mission SQciety of Me-c Un.-W G Handley, C W Stevens. Cave Spring. Misson Society.-Jame Sanders. An application was made by a commi tee in behalf of the Publication Conver .tion. to arrange the business of ihe Bod in such a way as to afford them an oppot tunity to hold a session this afternoor This request was cordially granted, and was voted to relinquish to them the grea er part of this afternoon. An arrangemet was also made by which the Conventia will give way to-morrow (Saturday)tnort ing, at 11 o'clock, to the Foreign Missio Board of the Southern Baptist Conventio and in the afternoon, at have-past four, t the Domestic Missionary Board of th same, SAVANNAH, May 15-84 A. M. After the usual religious exercises, an the adoption of the Report of the Busines Committee. Rev. Mr. Sanders, in beha of the Executive Committee of said Con vention, presented a full and interestin Report of their acts since May last. Th Committee reported the .labors of severa Missionaries under their patronage withi the limits of the State; and that they wer actively engaged in the circulation of Bi bles, and other religious books, as well a preaching the gospel. In the last yea something over eleven thousand dollar have been contributed by the Baptists i the State so sustain Missionaries at hom and in foreign lands. The whole Repot was heard with great interest. The Repo was disposed of as follows : That portio of it which had a hearing upon the subje: of Elucation was referred to the Commit tee on Education-that portion whic related to the Christian Index, was referre to the Committee on Publication. Th balance was referred to a special Commit tee. The reports of these several commit ties will excite additional interest to tha already felt in' the great subjects embodiet in said Report. After the election of the Executive Committee for the ensuing year, and th appointment of correspondents. the Con vention adjourned to give place to th meeting of the Foreign Mission Board. At the afternoon session, a Rleport ;va heard from the Trustees of Mercer' Uni verity-an institution under the patronage of the Convention. The Report shows the growing conctjion of the College, anti that it is increasing in the favor and pat ronage of the denomination. The institu tiou is upon a solid . basis, having an en dowment of $138,200-distinct from thi there is a fund of over $28,000 for .the education of indigent menwho are looking forward to the Qhristian Miuis'ry.. Adjourned to half-past eight o'clock Monday morning., tan~ been - ruuem a he -The -attemt plus send Missionariesamott the heathen dom umeed abnut 40 .years uiace. and thei now 'number 2000. Thereare ahut 250 000 ch'ilken and adults helonditto Mis stoflary se als. Some 3 or 400 chznrchies, nd 2 or 3000'Thools have been organ. r~ed, The Crops.-T he rece'I..concourse visitors in our city from varioosections ol the State, brought together by hyRail Road Conventiont, gave us an opportob..g in inquire into the condition of the crops We de sorry to learn that thpy are fai from promising. The wvheat- has suffere< much in the middle and -upper portions o Georgia from drought-the stand is not good one and an .average yield cannot bi expected. The corn-in the same regior is not doing well. The spring has beer cold and backward and unseasonable, anc it) the Chrcrokee region there are comn plaints of the grasshopper being quiti estructive. The planters are looking t< a short crop of corn, and holditng Otn I< their surplus. Ia addition to this, it it believid that the foreign demand inns ontinue a long time and keep up prices. The Cotton also is very backward, the stands are not good, anti in stiff soil's mnan3 of those that planted late not yet got theit otton fully out of 4he ground. We see hgt the Columbus Times, makes the ame report of the stif lands on the Chat ahoochee.-Augusta Consitutionalists. Electro-Magnetic Telegraph.-We are leased to learn that a liberal and satisfac tIry management has been concluded etween the contractor for the constructiom ofthe Telegraphic Line, and Col. Gads en on the part of the Railroad Company, o pass the main line from Washington ity to New Orleans, on the Railroad rack. Col. Gadstden has already issued orders o have the posts and fixtures forthwith prepared, and the work is now in progress f execution. It is also decided that the section of the ine from Columbia to Charleston, thence to Augusta, shall be first comtpleted and ut into operation. Wire for upwards of ne htundred miles of the route is already repared and may be soon expected to rrive.-Char. Mercury. The Cherokees.-It is stated in the herokee Advocate of April 1st that the mites for the two literary intitutions provi ~ed for by the Council duriiag its last ses sion have ultimately been chosen. They re to be eighty feet sqnare, constructed of rick, with foundation of stone. -School, ininlg, and sleeping apartments. &c. all >O e in the one building. One hundred upils each it is intended they should ac ommodate. Court House Burn.-The Court House n Dolly connty, together with all the rec rds of the Superior, Inferior and Ordina .y Courts, ant; $11.000.. collected from Leendants, were destroyed by fire on) riday night, the 7th inst. Various suspicions are entertained touch g the cause if the fire. The general, pression -.is, however, .thatt .it wair. the term of the .Court-stAI second - Ms-Jdaybiful (Ga.) Courier. siebu Indidn Rubber'Aoney vh' Iven County Bank.hasimniaadi I dollur hills engraved d prepared for the. occasiont little thicker tian:-p'apir" r water, and not easily-.4orf"o _ The signatures and-giRg s quence of a previousoprepdra defied all effort-aobliteratid of boil- g in.pot-asha lye F'h advant ges enumeratedsby'AtN Yyven Register. .We mayaddon the list. India Rubheri bil - little stretch of-ingenuity4manie it ther than mere paper shinipla n Masonic Antiquiies. D rill'j - sonian ceremonies last Satur n Grand Master wore'the raY a to Washington by -the Grand a France through their Grandtl B Lafayette. This apron has-been last forty years in the..posseeoq p Nebo Lodge of Virginia, by p 4 sent to the Grand "Lodgef.tl" with the request that-it shoi s the Grand Master duringjbpihqIe f The factlhoughperhapitwj ing of this train sof. circquis the factsthat tho tools which,,-a k. a in the tiuNfic ceromotiy,1w re I to the Architect of thenbu 'ldtng 3 same that were . presented } C fayette when he asisted ige the corner stone of the -Wsstqg' ip 8 ument, in Baltimore.- ExctangeL r . 8 Mahogany.-Dr.:Gibbons;atumemi 1 physician in the latter end of the 1 ? tury. had a brother a sea.aptain t the first that brought from.the:WestLadd' some mahogsny logs to.Londoajodai1 I The doctor was then buildingbi ," in Covent Garden, .and.his brotjer, -tain thought they. migb1.Le, him, but the carpenters foiun. he I too hard for their tools;iadii as useless.- Soon .atri' s wanted a-candleb'oz aogij ker to:make it out of thi ess iug in the garden.:e.Tli cpw I and the Doctorwas~so: ple age he got the cabiiiet.iiikt bureau of it, anil :,hs ff of it induced him to inviies greatin of friends t{ see it, and among.then . ; Duchess of . Buclkin ~ni co a begged the doctor for'ei- of-t t and got Wollaston the :cabiet make her a bureau also o'wit ' t i fame of mahogany and o much raised and it becom'tae ruejg grand furuiture. No other w yet. Japorant Legal L0 - - from service if the Slae es.i "_ o 0 Shank. of Pennsylvania recentyl a fortheAttorne enr tes ChaimneysEsqjfor his' p a, E .r law;itin Iea 0;isd1:f t 'applidi tiohns y'life;'v 'State'v$61 . February'f, uiond and d tr of;Jail Mackadlle4n a~ for life,4( i'stand. .iniic ~~ of MarjlanidftB ri aiiogaa tend escaping from that State into the of Pensylvania, against tuie wdil an sent of their' masters atid owiner'r~i'7t view to escape from tlfe survitude sd masters or owvners. Thei Philsdel~l4 Ldger says: ..- . "The Attorney General, after. duedou~ sideraiion~, arrives at the ,conelisioa4s tlK ugitive from service or. labor are. .no: embr,..d and cannot 'be demanded ni~e~ that e MeQ of the constitutioi,,Je~, provides ifo.llivering up. fugitivesjfop4~. justice.. Tha'i0 rightful ,rejy ot owner is under cause of co lion and the act \ o~g;V ~ which provide for de-* -gap held to service or lao a State. legislation can evadiaTt or enlarge the provisions and s tained in the constituhion and la U.States relative to this subject#1hr ji~i ion (the Governor says)! seeisi~thi he sustained by the history of-thodi ed Government and the exp.ositio.n~o part of the constituiion now undez sideration, made conte-nipornousyjvt ". its adopion, as well as by the.curreti our judicial decisions, eseil the Supreme Court of the Uiiie '?te&~ the case orPriggs vs. the Conid hilbt of Pennsylvania, reported in 16 ?PefEji page 539. The Governor, thereforde~ ctined issuring tho warrant-for the-arrtZ.-', name of Thomas, who camnetotisitA, short time since fromGileo disappeared on last Saturday, tako I~~ him all his-money, amounting to bietween.z eight and eleven thousand..dollars.A:It pears that thbough a man'abutI5 age, he was marri-ed a few tuonths nce~ to a lady much younger than limefi that his wife stayed at Brookljn~if bX'I'0 put up at a house in Morssrsfvl hte liept his trunk containing his moiiyin~ He spent Friday night with his-wi(epk4. Brooklyn, when he arranged with her t meet him in this city on Saturda'y afts for the purpose of proceeding -to -Philad phia. Mrs. Thomas accordingly procee - ed to the house in Morris street at th pointed time, when the proprietor uqformn her that Mr. Thomas had lert in theo ' ning, and had taken 'with him ~ i .things. Nothing has heeilsio since. The matter is undergoilg - gation-N. 0. Evening Poat. The Coming Crop.-T heoil her of Monday says: : '2T~ anived when it is prie indications in regard -totli.1Pt the planters for the. new t.4a within some ten days thle general'~ advice from the countr mes the stands for cotton sand orzibd I' considered good. -"Sincli' we r et to learn thai ib&ih rious efl'ect upion theypunggottqp iL vhst planterscall~the R~aore1s~t~ns ,pr.oducingi insuects e: than wruh- u- o th plt