The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-03-06
GEORGIA AND KANSAS.

In the House of Representatives of Georgia
last week, there was under consideration bill
to promote the settlement of the Territories Of
the United States. 1t proposes to appropriate
fifty thousand dollars to aid companies agree
ing to emigrate to and settle in Kansas fifty
dollars per head is to be paid to each destitute
emigrant; and the amount expended under the
bill to be reimbursed to the State treasury bya
special tax on slaves.
During the debate, one of the members who
opposed the measure said that, although he
would not deny the right Of Georgia to aid in
this manner the settlement of Kansas, vet he
deemed the whole procedure unwise and impOl.
itic, as the South had endorsed the principle
of non-intervention. Another member was so
Jealous in the cause, that he offered substi-
tute, authorizing the Governor to raise one
million OF dollars by the sale of State bonds,
the amount thus raised to be vested in Kansas
lands, and to effect which commissioner be
appointed to proceed to Kansas and make the
purchase" The substitute was lost. Another
believed African Slavery to be essential to the
preservation of republican principles. Some
very sombre pictures of the present and the
future were presented. One gentleman who
opposed the bill was not willing to send from
its borders "the very bulwarks and ramparts
of the State" "Sir, (said he,) the times are
gloomy. Empires, and Kingdoms, and princi-
palities, seem to part in sunder, and the uni.
versal heart of man trembles for fear" The
discussion was closet by an urgent appeal from
a member who was so Jealous in the cause as
to assert that, if his county should object to
her share of the tax, he would pay it out Of BIS
own pocket. Il maintain (he said) that it is
our duty to sustain the gallant State of Missouri;
she is not fighting her own battles, but the bat.
ties of the South and her institutions. Men
can be found TO go to Cuba; men were found
to aid Texas. Shall we of the South behold
sister State bravely contending for our rights,
and suffer her to stand in the breach and breast
the waves alone, unaided and unheard?" The
bill, however, was finally rejected by vote Of
43 to 60.
We have referred to this simply to show the
character of the excitement on the subject Of
Kansas. Georgia is now probably one of the
most prosperous States in the Union. She is
extending her Improvements in every direction,
and building up manufactures most proftably
In her principal cities, and yet she is full Of
trouble about distant Territory, and some OF
her sons refuse to be comforted.-Nat. Intel
MARYLAND SENAToR.-The Baltimore liner.
ican contains the following particulars relative
to the election on Thursday, l4th, of new Sen
The election of Anthony Kennedy Esqra'
United States Senator for MARYLAND, in the place
of Hon. Thomas q. Pratt, whose term expires
on the 18th of March, 1857, took place YESTERDAY.
The vote stood-Kennedy 81, Pratt |, blank L;
total votes cast Is, of which Mr. Kennedy had
q majority of 40. AS the Senate consists oil
twenty-five members, and the House of II,
twenty-one members were absent or did not
vote. Had the total vote been cast, Mr.. Ker'
nedy would have been elected by thirtytwO ma
jority."
CONSOLIDATION OF THE ATLAS AND ARGrs.-
Albany, FEB. 17.-Mr. johnson, of the Albany
Argus, yesterday sold his interest in that estae
hshment to his partner, Mr.. Comstroek, and Ar'
Van Dyke disposed of his share of the Atlas to
Mr.. Cassidy, an arrangement having been made
for the consolidation Of the two journals. The
first number of the Albany atlas and Argus,
under the management of Messrs. ComstoeA
and Cassidy, will appear on Monday, February
10. 1t will be morning paper.
The following table of the number of pounds,
to the bushel may be Of interest to farmers ana
dealers: OF wheat, so pounds; of sheed corn,
Sc pounds; of corn in the cob, 20 pounds; oil
rye, Sc pounds; of oats, SO pounds of barley,
48 pounds; Of potatoes, 90 pounds of beans,
so pounds; of bran, 20 pounds of clover seed.
so pounds; of timothy seed, As pounds; oil
fax seed, So pounds Of hemp seed, A pounds
of bluegrass seed, Is pounds; of castor beans:
46 pounds Of dried peaches, 80 pounds; Oh
dried apples, "a pounds; of onions, 81 pounds'