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\ CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUsif A. - • 1- ■— -* THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 5. ( Xj* See first page daily gaper. _ \ Mr. Stanly’s SpeeclL— Abolition. The very excellent spea k which this gentle man delivered some time sinpe oij the subject of Abolition petitions, in rep i to Mr. M atlerson from Tennessee, who had inlhc course of his re marks endeavored to fix upon the Whigs of the North all the sins of Abolition, and thereby re lieve the Administration party from any portion of the offence against the peace of the South, we had designed to publish,; but its length for bids, at least for the present.* In defending the Whigs, however, Mr. Stanly did not pretend to assert, but that some were j obnoxious to the charge ; but in defending the great body of the party, he proved most conclusively, as well by documentary evidence as the conduct of men on the floor of Congress, that sie Administration party were equally obnoxious to the charge of being Abolitionists as the W|».igs. He asserted and proved most satisfactorily to any unprejudi ced mind that the Abolition is -s belong to no party particularly, but that there were Administration men and Whigs both to hefoijnd in the ranks of the Abolitionists. This is ll|e true stale of the case, and every man who hae travelled through the Northern and Eastern States knows this to be the fact For our part we 'Have always felt it our duty to denounce Abolitionists, no matter to what party they belonged, ar- in doing so we have never felt justified, by sac t i, in charging one party with being more infected |wiih these danger ous doctrines than another.| Unfortunately, however, for the disseminaticd of correct infor mation, this course has not bgen observed by many who have charge of r.he press at the South, and particularly irs| Georgia. We have witnessed with feeliigs of melan choly, the prostitution of the di nity of the press, in treating of this subject. Tin re are a few hon orable exceptions among the Vt i Buren presses in the South, (we know of no te in Georgia,) who have on this as almost a| other subjects, deported themselves as becarr|! the organs of Freemen. But the majority, wiiconfess and con fess with shame, persist, regard |!ss of the abun dant evidence which is daily s[|cad on their ta bles, in endeavoring to make the impression on the minds of their readers, that i*iie Abolitionists are exclusively confined to t;|a ranks of the Whigs. We have forbornto :;i;tice these efforts to produce an erroneous impression on the minds of the unsuspecting portion ol tlpj people, whose opportunities of obtaining facts ale not as great as those who seek to deceive them, with the hope that a sense of justice, if a regard for I; he dignified and importai it station which they occ ijpy as conductors of public journals did not exerc!:k a proper influ ence, would eventually induce tb»lm to pursue that course, which is sustained by|truth. But we have been disappointed. And jest our might be construed into an acquiescence in the truth of what they assert, we ilyive endeavored in this short article ts disabuse tip public mind. For the large majority of thef Lolitionists, we feel more of pity than contempt. It is only against the leaders of the deludeij many that we have ever directed our censures. | They merit all that has ever been said of them |— -but that por. tion of them who are ignorant t|f the true state of those whom, in the excess of tljcir sympathies, they would relieve, although censurable for uni ting with designing and base mei S are neverthe less much less censurable than iheir leaders.— They are prompted by the nobles! feelings of our nature, the wish to relieve humla misery ; but unfortunately in this they are misiVd. Tne cause js obvious : they are not infotmi H of the facts; they only hear one side of the qu -stion, and that is highly distorted and pervertey. They have not at their command correct information, nor is it possible, in the present state of jffairs, for them to be supplied. s _Ji j' Washington National Monuiueut Society. By a report of the Treasurer, exhibiting the state of the funds of this Society cU the 16th of October last, it appears that the -whole amount of the funds received by the Society since its or -f ganization in 1834, u.) to October, 1839, is $34,- .208,53 ; of which $33,105,64 has Been expended in Pennsylvania and Washington City stocks. The remainder, except $174,56, ■<|lw on deposite in Bank, has been consumed inincidental ex penses, or remains on hand in unavailable, un- Current and counterfeit Bank notes! the two lat ter of which amount to SIB,OO. 3 We confess that we look with filings of mel ancholy rather than pride upon thisireport, when we reflect upon the time, six years jieaily, which has been consumed in raising ihi-jjcontemptible sum. It is true the fame of Washington needs no such monument to perpetuate |, to the very latest civilized man, in whose boslm the vestal flame of Liberty finds a congenial altar. But the rearing a monument worthy tlu name of the “ Father of his Country,” would be a most noble monument of the gratitude of a free >eople, which will, we fear, h)v.se much of its dai ding brillian cy, by the time required to collect a Sufficient sum for its structure. - ! ( The New Orleans Sun thinks it i full as im pertinent to ask of an editor the j ames of his correspondents, as of an old maid fler age ; and you’ll get the truth about as soon. sentiments.” f Iwo important Facts for !\xti-Bahk Butler, Ohio, Democrat states, that within the last twenty years, no iimk charter h.s been granted by the Ohio Legirltlure, when the Whig, had the majority. Th.faante paper .lao affirms, that the charter, of a!l Iht Banks of Okw were granted by the Leg, j ature when that party which now supports Marti?' V an Bureu had the majority. Such facts as lh«je are worth p volumes of declarations in determining the pre tensions of a faction to the title c ‘-anti-bank party.” Mon*. Adne*. This celebrated Magician continues to exhibit his unrivalled powers in Legerdemain, Mag.c, Physic, &c, aye! and tricks of all sorts, that are calculated to interest and amuse. To-night he promises an entirely new exhibition, which has never before been performed to an Augusta audience; and really, if we were to judge from what wo have seen of his powers, he might pro mise any thing within the chapter of possibili ties, without fear of failing to accomplish it; un less he should offer to relieve us from the pressure in the Money Market. We are requested to call the attention of the public, to the sale of one million of burnt Brick, which will take place this day, at 12 o’clock, at the yard of J. K. Kilburn. A proposition for an asylum for inebriates has been made in the Legislature of Massachusetts Correspondence of the Philadelphia N. American New York, Feb. 28, 3 P. M. The cotton market continues active. The sales to-day will reach 1000 bales again, at stea dy prices. Flour remains very dull at the prices quoted yesterday. Three or four caigoes of southern corn have been sold yesterday and to day, the last at 58£ cts. 56 lbs. Domestic Ex changes stand precisely as quoted yesterday.— The cotton shipping points, now that so much of th« staple is going forward, rather look better. To-day is the first start for Boston via Nor wich, Ct. on the new Railroad to Worcester.—A daily line is to run hereafter on that route by which passengers will be taken through as quick as by the way of Providence, and a very sound competition will be kept up. Before long there will be a third route by the way of Hartford and Springfield, all the way by steam. The Philadelphia Inquirer of Saturday, says: ‘•The intelligence from Harrisburg, published in the morning papers of yesterday, together with the general advices of the week, have had an un favorable effect upon public feeling in our Money and Stock Markets. Although a hope is still in dulged that no destructive measure will become a law, the continued agitation of the subject, and the votes in both Houses thus far, have excited the apprehensions of the timid, and thus again retarded the confidence that was beginning once more to appear. As to the final result, it is in vain to speculate. The Spring Trade has com menced, but with less activity than heretofore.— Still, the lapse of each day seems to improve the prospect, and a belief is entertained that the re sult will prove more satisfactory than was at first believed. Flour has been pouring in from the West in very large quantities. As many as 3000 barrels arrived in Broad street from the interior, on Wed nesday last, and sales to a large amount have been effected, as low as $5 per bbl. The money 1 rates have undergone no change.” The Eastern Mail Again.—Extract of a letter to the Editor ol the Baltimore Patriot dated Washington, February. 28. I learn from a correct source that the Commit tee from the Baltimore and Philadelphia Railroad Company, had a meeting to-day with the Post- Master General, and that they had agreed upon all points as to a restoratien of the mail upon their road, except one, of seeming trifling importance to the Company. It is this—the Department claims the right of changing the schedule as to the time of departure—which is resolutely object ed to by the Company. This is regarded as ab solutely necessary, so that a complete connection I may be preserved in the great Mail route—they were told the Post Master General had no inten tion, nor did he think it probable, that any altera tion would be made. Upon this, point, however, the Committee made issue, and refuse to con tract 10 carry the mail ! I still hope they will yield the point and come into the measure—or if this is not done, that all further negotiation 1 may be brought at once to an end, that the public i and all parties concerned may know what to do and act accordingly. Correspondence of the National Intelligencer. New York, February 24. “The work goes bravely on.” It is impassible for you to conceive the excited state of public feeling, and the rapidly increasing strength in the Empire State of “the old Hero of Tippecanoe.” The Whigs of every city and village are wide awake, determined, in the lan guage of Scottish song, “To Do, or Die.” They of’76 battled against a foreign foe; the ‘more modern Whigs” have declared “uncompromising hostility” to domestic usurpation. We confide, like our gallant ancestors, in the justice of our cause, and firmly believe that Heaven will aid us in the coming contest. The present condition of this great commer cial city is indeed distressing. The man who has seen New York in the full tide of her pros perity, when her vessels were crowded with mer chandize from every clime—when her streets were thronged with buyers and sellers—when trade was brisk through all her channels, cannot but be struck with the melancholy change. Many a gallant ship, that “Walk’d the waters like a thing of life. And seemed to dare the elements to strife,” now lies dismantled of its beauty, a chained pri soner at her shore. The receipts at the custom house during the last three months are compara tively nothing. All classes suffer in this unex ampled prostration of trade. The merchant, the lawyer, the mechanic, have all felt the disastrous consequences of the ruinous policy of a mad Ad ministration. Why is thisl Is there no remedy! Is there no “balm in Gilead!” Is there no phy sician to heal our diseased country] Yes! Hak rison is the man. W e will apply to him for re- A MERCHANT. The Hon. W. C. Rives, of Va., holds this elo quent and forcible language in a letter to a friend: “Regarding Gen Harrison, for reasons I have mentioned, as the true Republican candidate for the Presidency of the two now presented to the choice of the country, I shall unhesitatingly give him my support. I shall do so with the more cheerfulness because, while best consulting there by, as I honestly believe, those great Republican principles which I have ever considered to be inse parably united witlthe happiness of my country, I shall assist to confer its highest meed on an eminent citizen who has rendered it the most sig nal and important services at a time, when to serve meant something far other than merely to receive the emoluments of office—on one who, having successively enjoyed the confidence of Washing ton, Jefferson and Madison, would be naturally prompted to emulate their high example who in all the various and delicate trusts he has held’ has ever shown that he preferred his country to himself, and has retired from all, amid the numer ous and alluring temptations they presented to private gain, with clean hands and unsuspected honor, neither guilty of infidelity himself, nor winking at it in others —and who now in the honorable retirement of private life, combining the ennobling pursuits of the agriculturist, the scholar, and the patriot citizen, is emphatically one of the people , knowing how to appreciate j their interests, as well as to maintain and defend their rights. I cannot doubt that the principles we have held in common will have brought us to a conclusion; but whether this should be the case or not, you will, I am sure, do me the justice to believe that in forming the judgment I have done, upon the most deliberate and careful reflection, I have been actuated by no personal feeling, by no mere party views, but by a sincere and for the liberty, happiness and honor of my country.” The following report was received in the House of Representatives on the 19th instant from the Post Office Department: Post Office Department, February 14. Sin : In compliance with the 2d and 461 h sec tions of the act to change the organization of the Post office Department, &c. approved July 2, 1836,1 have the honor to report the expendi tures of this Department for the year ending 30th June, 1839, set opposite the estimates under each head of appropriation, viz. Estimates, Expenditures. Transportation of the mail, $3,529,000 $3,194,201 25 Compensation to post masters, 1,091,000 987,573 51 Ship, steamboat, and way letters, 35,000 41,961 30 Wrapping Paper, 25,000 23,196 97 Office furniture, 6,000 4,940 31 Advertising, 38,000 35,316 10 Mail Bags, 48,000 45,909 28 Blanks, . 34,000 30,728 28 Mail locks, keys, and stamps, 12,000 9,275 64 Mail depredations and spe cial agents, 15,000 20,273 28 Clerks of offices, 208.000 208,932 S 3 Miscellaneous, 67,000 52,409 67 $5,100,000 $4,654,718 42 I send, herewith, a statement, from the Audi tor’s office, exhibiting the revenue, expenditures and general financial, condition of the Dep irt raent for the last fiscal year and giving also the information required by the 4th paragraph of the 22d section of the act of 1836. It will be perceived that the expenditures were $445,281 58 less than the appropriations, and yet they exceeded the revenue of the year about 177,000. The funds on hand at the beginning of the year enabled the Department to meet the excess of expenditures over the current revenue. The expectations entertained when the appro priations for that year were made, that the speedy and entire recovery of the country from the revul sion of 1837 would bring a large accession of revenue to the Department, have not been real ized. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, AMOS KENDALL. Hon. R.M. T. Hunter, Speaker of the House of Representatives. N. B.—The Revenue, as now shown by the Auditor, is over S9OO more than was staed in my annual report to the President. The Canada had not been received, and was estimated. Ha ving since been received, it shows an increase of more than S9OO over the estimate, which, with a few other slight corrections, accounts for the dis crepancy. j The joint committee of the legislature of Mis ! sissippi, to examine into the condition of the Un | ion Bank, have made a report, from which it ap -1 pears that the affairs of that institution are in a I most perplexed condition. The committee report i that the losses of the bank on cotton notes will be immense; that of post notes of the bank fall ing due in May next, there will be over $3,000,- 000 more than the bank, by any probable ar rangements. can make provision for; that the losses from bills receivable will exceed $500,000, and that an agreement of the board of directors to allow their debtors 1,2, 3, 4 and 5 years’ cre dit upon good security being offered, will pre clude the possibility of the bank meeting her en gagements in any reasonable time. The indebt edness of the president and directors of the bank to the institution as drawers, and endorsers and membersof commercial firms is, $1,046,965. N. O. Bee. Moke Smuggling Mails.—The New York Star of Saturday says:—This morning, very ear ly several bales of merchandise came down to the steamboat Bunker Hill, bound for Nev Haven. The captain, a remarkably sly Yankee, having a curiosity to know what merchandise was shipped so early and suspecting that some smuggling was going on in British goods, slipped his penknife ) cautiously in one of the bales, to have a peep, | and discovering they were Amos Kendall’s Let j ter Bags!! in the halos. The worthy captain I said to the agent, “ Deliver this merchandise 1 free ; the poor devils at Washington have no mo | ney to pay their own way, and have to smuggle | their mails.” Heaven deliver us! into what hands has our Government fallen ! Rocky Mountain Flax. —A species of Flax has been found growing spontaneously in the* country adjacent to the Rocky Mountains, simi lar in many respects to the ordinary flax, but per ennial in its growth. It may be mowed like grass, and need not be pulled up every season.— Mr, Oakley, who travelled through the country on the head waters of the Platte, last year, de scribes a vast piairie, thirty miles long and three miles broad, covered with a thick growth of this flax. It is said to be of a strong, tenacious fibre, and it is used by the Indians to make fishing nets. If this plant should be found to be equal to the flax which is now cultivated in the coun try in respect to fineness and strength, its peren nial nature will give it a decided superiority, and render the cuiture ol it far more easy and produc tive. Disasters at Sea.—ln a late number of the Sailors Magazine there is a statement in refer ence to disasters at sea during the year 1839, ta ken from a record at the office of the American Seaman s Friend Society. The statement in cludes such disasters as far as they could be as certained. The whole number of vessels lost is set down at four hundred and forty-two. Os these there were seventy-four ships and barks brigs, one hundred and twenty-four ; schooners’ one hundred and ninety-seven ; and nine steam boats. Thirty-two are not classed. Some of the above named were lost towards the close ot 1838 but were not reported till within the past year.— In addition to these known losses, thirty-seven missing vessels have been reported during the year, which with their crews were most probably ' lost. The number of lives reported lost is five ■ hundred and thirty-seven, which falls considera ! bly short of the real number. ! This statement shows that notwithstanding the improvements which have been made in the • art of navigation and in the construction of ves i sels, within late years, the loss of life and pro ■ perly at sea is still very great. Moral means are , needed, in addition to the helps of science for b itter security against the perils of the deep The practice of abstaining from spirituous li quors, which prevails on board of many mer chantmen. is greatly in favor of their superior safety; not only because the positive evils of in temperance are thus avoided, but also because a greater degree of rare and watchfulness is thereby ensured. The Coast Survey, when completed under the direction of Mr. Hassler, will tend much no doubt to diminish the number of ship wrecks on our own Atlantic shore. Pennsylvania Banks. The bill to compel the Banks of Pennsylvania to resume specie payments immediately, passed the Senate by a vote of 16 to 11. Verbal Plagiarists. —There is a numerous race of dolts in the world who may be denomi nated verbal plagiarists, persons who do not think with their own faculties but with those of others; who borrow your brains as they would borrow your umbrella. They may be divided into three classes. The first species among them is the man-monkey, who speaks when you speak, and holds his tongue when you are silent. He is a mere echo. If you say, -‘Peace is an excel lent thing when it does not cost more than war,” he answers, “more than war.” The second spe cies is the man-parrot, who every morning collects here and there, or from the mouth of some cle ver man, a series of thoughts, which he retails, as long as the day lasts, in every house he en ters. He is like the hand organ, which, at the corner of every street, repeats the same dull tune. The third species is the man-vulture, who fattens upon you. It matters not wilh him whether you he one of the unknown, or the possessor of a cel ebrated name; if in his presence you utter any thing good, it is like taking out your watch before a pickpocket. You are robbed of your idea, and you may be sure that before the morrow all the city will know it by heart. If you should after wards repeat it, you are heard with a smile, and considered as the plagiarist. He is frequently so obliging as to repeat to you your own idea, in or der that you may he better able to understand it. This is pleasant. — N. Y. Mirror. American Aborigines —The region assign ed for the permanent location of all the Indians residing within the territories of the United States, is bounded as follows: Beginning at the source of the Puncah river, thence down to the Missouri river; down the Missouri to itsjunction with the Kazwan river ; thence south on the western line of the State of Missouri to the state of Arkansas ; thence south wardly on the westerly line of that state to Red river ; thence up Red river to a point two hun dred miles west of the state of Arkansas; and thence northwardly to the beginning. Making a tract of little over six hundred miles long, from north to south, and two hundred miles wide from east to west. So little is known of the remote tribes, that we cannot safely attempt to state either name or their numbers. The estimate of their numbers, given below, has been made with much care by comparing the whole region inhabited by them with nearer districts, wi.hin which the numbers are well known, making allowances for climate, &c. Population of the tribes indigenous with in the district, 21,660 Numhei of emigrants is 73,200 Total within this district, 94,860 Within the territory above described, which is de signed for the permanent residence of the Indi ans, it is contemplated to accommodate all the tribes and remnants of tribes east of the Missis sippi river, and the portion of the Sacs and Foxes west of that river, and north of the State of M'ssouri. When all shall be thus located, the aggregate will be 140,682 souls. Twenty three tribes have already received as signments of land. These assignments are de scribed by the surveying of the exterior bounda ries of each tract. A large portion of these sur vey* have been made. To each tribe, a patent, in due form, signed by the President of the United States, will issue from the General Land Office. The Cherokee patent is the first ever given to an Indian tribe.— Patents at once change the tenure by which In dians hold their lands. A patent secures to ev ery individual of the tribe, an equal right in the land, and the right of one cannot be alienated by another. —Baptist Advocate. Beet Sugar. —We were not aware of the extent to which the manufacture of Sugar from the beet has been carried in Europe. It is stated in the New York Journal of Commerce that the quantity of beet sugar manufactured in France, Belgium and Germany, in 1838, amounted to 150,000,000 lbs.—and it is confidently expected that the crop of 1839 will reach 2t10,000,000 lbs. or 200,000 hhds,, which is nearly four times the average crop of Louisiana. It has become no longer a matter of experiment, but is now con sidered as a regular business, affording a profita ble means of investment. The sugar beet is also valuable as food for stock, particularly milch cows. Its productive ness is great, and the crop does not exhaust the soil. The sugar beet is cultivated to some extent in this country, and it might become a prominent article of cultivation generally, since in point of soil and climate no region is better fitted for growth than the United States. Commodore Hull.— The New Y’ork Ameri can says that there has been much talk in that city during a few days past, of a mutiny on hoard the United States ship Ohio; and sundry exag gerations have been circulated, that it is perhaps as well that a plain tale should correct. The facts, as the editor understands them, are these; Ihe crew had not been ashore on leave from the time of their depanure from the United States. Anxious for some liberty, at last, when in Port Mahon, one bright morning, some three hundred of them went forward in a body to the break of the quarter deck, asking to speak to the Captain. The lieutenant on duty, possibly not reflecting that the very fact of such a body apply ing to address the commander was in itself an at t of gross insubordination, instead of ordering (hem back, sent for the Captain. On his appearance, and perceiving what was the condition of things, he sent for the Commo dor?. The old man, the Hero of the Constitu tion, did not stay to be twice bid. He was in stantly on the quarter-deck, and as instantly told these sailors they were committing an act of mu tiny that “might hang some of them.” He then, after rebuking them sternly for the breach of dis cipline, ordered them instantly to*disperse and go below. They dispersed upon the word, and went below. He then ordered all hands to be piped to quarters.-All hands were in a trice at quar ters. They were then piped below—and a«min all went below.—This was repealed three or four tunes, and always the same alacrity and promp titude in obeying orders. 1 -Finally, the order was given to get up the an chor. Ihe ship was got under way, and for 10 °L \l dayS , Sh ® Cruised about the Mediterranean. At the end of that time—the men conducting themselves perfectly well-the Commodore re turned into port, piped all hands, told them he was much satisfied with their conduct, and that he would let them go ashore; and, accordingly leave was given to them, which was not abused, or a frolic on shore. Discipline was preserved on board, and the old Commodore came out, as usual, bright and true as steel. A legislative blunder is related by the ror respondent of the Natchez Courier, which gave nse to no little mirth at Jackson, Miss. Nearly three hours were consumed in the Senate on a bill to increase the revenue of the State bv a tav on bank stock. The debate was going on very gravely, until some knowing one in the cned aloud, that he had always been of opinion that bills touching the revenue of the State must originate in the House of Representatives W? “ ‘l*.™ «• “ utSuSS: affording a bright example of legislative wisdom i Kentucky Banks.—The committee on banks in the Kentucky Legislature have made their re port. It proposes to restore charters to those in stitutions, with some slight amendments, which had become forfeitable by their suspension of specie payments, and fixes their lime of resump tion on or before the day of the meeting of the next Legislature, viz: the first Monday in De cember. William Pitt.—Pitt, tall and slender, had an air at once melancholy and sarcastic. His delivery was cold, his intonation monotonous, his action scarcely perceptible ; at the same time, the lucidness and fluency of his thoughts, the logic of his arguments, suddenly irradiated with flash es of eloquence, rendered his talent something above the ordinary line. I frequently saw Pitt walking acro.-s James’ Park, from his own house to the palace. On his part, George the third arrived at M indsor. after drinking beer out of a pewter pot, with the far mers of the neighborhood ; he drove through the mean courts of his mean habitation in a gray charriot, followed by a few of the horse-guards. This was the master of the kings of Europe, as five or six merchants of the city are the masters of India. Pitt dressed in black, with a steel hill ed sword by his side, and his hat under his arm, ascended, taking two or three steps at a time.— In his passage he only met with three or four emigrants, who had nothing to do ; casting on us a disdainful look, he turned up his nose and his pale face, and passed on. At home, this great financier kept no order; he had no regular hours for his meals, or for sleep. Over head and ears in debt, he paid no -1 body, and never could take ihe trouble to cast up a bill. A valet de charnbre managed his house. 11l dressed, without pleasure, without passing, greedy of power, he despised honors, and would not be any thing more than William Pitt. In the month of June, 1822, Lord Liverpool took me to dine at his country house. As we crossed Putney Heath, he showed me the small house where the son of Lord Chatham, the statesman who had had Europe in his pay, and distributed with his own hand, all the treasures of the world, died in poverty. — Chateaubriand. A new Steam Frigate for Russia.—We understand that a steam frigate, to be about the same dirnensious with the Great Western, is to be immediately built at Jersey city, under the direc tion of Mr. Schuyler, of this city. Mr. Bell is to bo the builder. This frigate is for the Russian government, and when completed, the keel of ano ther will be immediately laid at the same place, also for his Imperial Majesty.— N. Y. Com. Adv. 24 ih ult. Sister Nancegaud the Ager. We were travelling not long since in Illinois, and called at a house near the road side to soli cit a drink of water, when the following conver sation occurred : ‘ Well my boy, how long have you l.ved here l • I don’t know, sir but mother says ever since I was born. ‘ Have you any brothers or sisters? , ‘Yes a few.’ ‘ How many ?’ ‘Ten or ’leven, I reckon.’ ‘ Pretty healthy here, is'nt it?’ * Yes but sometimes vve have a little ager.’ ‘ Any of you got it now V 1 Yes a few on us goin’ to have the shakes this afternoon,’ ‘ How many ?’ ‘ Why all on us except, sister Nance, and she’s sich a darn cross critter, the ager won’t take on her; and if it did, she is so cussed contrary she would’nt shake, no how you could fix her !’— St. Louis Pennant. ‘When Tamerlane had finished building his pyramids of seventy thousand human skulls, and was seen standing at the gate of Damascus, glit tering with steel, with his battle-axe on his shoul der, till the fierce hosts, filled to new victories and carnage, the pale on-looker might have fancied > that nature was in her death throes—lor havoc i and despair had taken possession of the earth, I and the sun of manhood seemed setting in Seas ! of blood. Yet it might be on that very gala day , ot Tamerlane, a little boy was playing nine-uins > in the streets of Mentz, whose history was more 1 important to them than twenty Taraerlanes! ) The Tartar Khan with his shaggy demons of the j wilderness, passed away like the whirlwind, to be i forgotten forever—and that German arlizan has . wrought a benefit, which is yet immeasurably - expanding itself and will continue to expand through all countries and all time. What are r the conquests and expeditions of the whole cor . poiations of captains from Walter the Penniless 3 to Napoleon Bonaparte, compared with the inove t able types of Johannes Faust?’ t f There is a country in Virginia, where the land a is so sterile that when the wind is at the north west, they have to tie the children to keep them from being blown away; when the dogs bark they have to lean against the fence; the grasshoppers * cry themselves to death for the lack of food ; the j horses are so thin that it takes twelve to make a shadow ; and when they kill beef they have to 5 hold the animal up to knock him down. , A Fandango at Nachitoches.—On the , n ght of the Gth ult. a row took place at a fan j dango at Nachitoches, La.; the fight continued , f° r so me time without weapons, but one of the 3 combatants being holly pressed, drew a bowie , knife, and, it is said, at one single cut wounded 3 4 persons of the parties engaged, one of whom, t a Mr. Manor, soon died. It appears that the de . ceased had nothing to do with *the quarral, but lost his life in attempting to separate those who r were fighting. > s r “You’d scarce expect one ofmt age.” . The Springfii Id (Mass.) Journal, makes mention . ot a Mrs. Barrit, who had twins at the age of sixty! b J 1 The Vicksburg Sentinel of the 10th ult. states that the agents of the United States’ Bank are . endeavoring to get the rights and privileges of the , r ail*road from Vicksburg to Jackson, made over t to the Pennsylvania institution, so as to secure I the claims ot the latter in preference to other creditors of the Commercial and Rail-road Bank ( of-Vicksburg. Go it Boot:-!—A Mrs. Boots of Pennsylva nia has left her husband, Mr. Boots, and strayed . to parts unknown. We presume that this pair I of Boots are rights and lefts. We cannot say, . however, that Mrs. Boots is right, but there is no ; mistake that Boots himself is left. At the last . accounts he was pursuing her with all his might. > Go it, Boots !— N. 0. Picayune. t Theatrical Criticism.—A good anecdote j is the following, from the Sunday Atlas of New j Yor k» Two gentlemen in the pit of the Bowery theatre, on the occasion of Kean’s opening, made the following remarks on his Richard the Third : “ I say, he’s a screamer, isn’t he ?” “Fine!” ; “ Capital! How he gets the steam up !” r “ Woods up at every stopping place.” i The Atlas says that a more forcible compli : ment than the last novel expression canriot be ■ conceived. r 'Z > ’ Talk about soft sodder—there’s nobody on arth 1 can put it into a chap so smooth as a handsom 1 gal. Somehow they melt it with their smiles } till it sinks into bis heart afore he knows it ’ > Jonathan Slick. 4h Consignees per South Carolina Kail k ouu Hamburg, March 4, jg 4o * Rees & Beall; Stovall, Simmons & Co- S K land & Son; Hudson & T; Sandfortl & L ; Scranton; Scranton & Smitfc; J Tobin; D’Anti & & Hill; W Hattier; Clarke, McTeir & Co- Snider; W Sealy; C Brooks & Co; P Flemming I ' Frederick; Haviland, Risley & Co ; I s i>e e ’ * Co; W Butler; W Johnson; T Dawson-, jp! 4 well; T Richards; G Parrott; J F Hen on. MARRIED^ At the residence of Mr. John Eve in Tan county, by the Rev. T. M. Dwight Air T ‘ ers ° n Key to Miss Rachael Eve. ’ ’ oSh da COMM FJiCI Latest dates from Liverpool, T " Latest dates from Havre.. ... "" T dn ' _ lo AUGUSTA MARKET. Cotton —Our market still remains in „ 1 -v very quj. et state, with but little disposition manife the part of holders to realise, or nun . ° n ’ e iia> e is to take hold. The market is therefore very flat at last quotations, on Tuesday-, though we Leiip they were sustained for the last two days SaJ during the week, closing yesterday, amount to 1284 bags of all descriptions as follows: 3 a -j 69 a 6; 4 a 6£; 13 e 7; 50 a 7}; 54 a 7f; 56 a 7*’ 16 a 71; 307 a 7s, 60 a 7f; 373 a8; 159 a s*. „g a Si; and 2 Nankcn a 17. We quote the j as the state of the market yesteiday: Ordinary to middling, 51 to 7 Fsur ’ 7i to 7| Good fair, 8 to s i Prime and choice, Freights—To Savannah, 75 a 100 cents per bale Groceries —The -ontinued depression in this branch of our market, renders it somewhat diin. cult to speak with much certainty of its state. a s 1 we hear of so few sales, and those only for limit- j ed amounts. Ihe market is however generally I well supplied with ail descriptions, (Irish Potatoes I excepted,) which the dealers say they offer ex- I tremely low for cash. \\ e have therefore no B change to note as to prices sin e our last quota- 1 lions. Exchange. —On New-York at sight, 7 a 8 per cent, for current funds; Charleston at 4 a 5 per cent, Savannah 1 a 1$ per ct.; a 3 per rt.; Lexington, Ky. 1 per cl.; specie commands G per cent, premium. Bank Notes. — Savannah Banks, 1 per cent. pi frn . Uolumbus Insurance B’k 1 “ « « Commercial Bank, Vacon, 1 « “ «« Mechanics’, “ (Augusta,) 6 “ “ « Agency Brunswick/ 4 6 “ « « Planters’ and Mechanics’ Bank, Columbus, Milledgeville Bank, 24 “ “ “ Ocmulgee Bank, • 24 “ “ 4 Monroe Rail Road Bank, 2£ “ “ 5 Hawkinsvilie Bank, Chattahoochie R. R. & B’k Company, 10 “ “ “ Darien Bank, 16 “ « “ Bank of Rome, 25 “ « “ All other Banks now doing business, at par. Specie Paying Banks. —Mechanics’ Bank, Bank of St. Mary’s, Insurance Bank of Columbus, Com mercial Bank of Macon, and Brunswick Branch in this city. New York, February 29. Coffee —There has been some demand for Cuba for export, but for other descriptions it is exclu sively for home use. The market is in a dull ' state, although the supplies are moderate. Sales since our last as follows: 1200 bags Brazil, 4 mos, 9J a II5; 250 Laguira, do, 11; 700 St Domingo, cash, 83 a B|. Cotton —The market rather falls off, and prices are full £ cent lower than last week The gene ral impression is that the supplies will be large.— The last advices from Havre were lather favora ble. Sales larger and prices well sustained. The . sales since our last have been as follows: 3100 bags I Uplands, 7| a 9|; 1250 New Orleans, 74 a 10£; 750 I Florida,7| a Exported from U, S. since Ist Oct last, 571,252 ! Same time last year, 301,7fy Same time year before, 565,55 fl Flour —Since the North river has opened the f price has fallen off 50 cents a bbl. Philadelphiais freely offered at 5 50; comnon brands Western and Howard street, were sold to-day at 5 87. The asking pr ice is $6, but this price cannot be had. Molasses —There has so little arrived this week, | that there is none in first hands except Porto Rico. Prices are stiffer. Sales of 300 hhds Matanzasat 24c ; 100 do Porto Rico at 29. Sugars There is no improvement in prices. The poor qualities are dull and low. Stock of.V Orleans and Box small. Some new crop of the latter have arrived, and is held at 74, The sup plies of Porto Rico are quite sufficient for the de mand. Boston, February' 26. Coffee. —Arrived since our last report, 800 lag; | St Domingo ; 83 do Porto Rico. Another week of ; activity has been displayed in the market, and sales | comprise 450 bags Rio, bleached and green, 10* > 11c.; 600 do St Domingo a 10c per lb; 300 do j Government Java, 14c, and some common, of m i old importation. 13c per lb. By auction, 229 bags j St Domingo, SB.BO a 8,87 per 100 lbs, cash; 60 bags Rio, at 9g a 10c per lb. 4 mos or. Cotton. —The imports of the week have been 5000 bales. There has been a further decline in prices, and sales of about 700 bales, at 8 a 12c New Ur leans and Mobile, and 8 a 11c for Uplands, | 6 months. Molasses. —Arrived since our last report, 2000 casks Havana and Matanzas and 200 do Porto Rico. But little has been done in market for dis tilling qualities. A sale lias oeen made of a lot 0: j old crop from store at 23c 6 ms. The operation* in retailing comprise 250 hhds Trinidad, old crop, 25£ a 26c and new do 2Sc 6 ms ; 650 hhds Havana j and Matanzas, new crop, 25c ; by auction 90 bbd? Aux Cayes, 24 a 25c; 30 tcs. and 7 hhds Trinidad * old, 25 a 26c ; 26 hhds Maracaibo, 23$ a 23|c 4 ms* 100 bbis New Orleans, a 29c, cash ; 72 hhd* Mansanilla, 261 a 28c 4 mos cr. Nails. —There have been very considerable said the past week at 5c per lb, cash, and on 5 act 8 months credit. Oil. —The operations of the week comprise small : sales Olive, 1,08 ; Crude Sperm, of a recent iinpor* 1 tation, 1,05 a 106; 500 bbis Whale, a 32c per I gal. Very little doing in Linseed, and prices nom inally the same. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. ■ " 1 I Savannah, March 1- I Arrived— Schr Queen, Arey, Boston; steamboa- ■ Oglethorpe, Williams, Augusta. Charleston, March 4. | Arrived yesterday —Schrs Ostrich, Ellis, P° rW | Cabello; Only Daughter, Knowles, Richmond. | At Quarantine —Line brig Paul T Jones, n O3l | Philadelphia. In the Offiing —Schr Carpenter’s Three 80ns Cleared —Br ship Cceurde Lion, Webster, t pool; ship Olympia, Gray-, Havre; Er barque- I zeppa, Leloup, do; Swedish brigs Snell; Ohm > ■ Stockholm; Helena, Hedlund, Hamburg; school* ■ Monntmoriah, Rogers, New Orleans. „ ! Went to sea yesterday Brig Ark, Flanders, m men. 0 _ | {fy Doctor J. J. WILSON offers his * sional services to the citizens of the i vicinity-. He will be found at bis *£\\is I first brick building above Guedron’ssD 1 ’ e street, recently occupied by John L. Ad irftS ’ aug 17 - / I »f tight, t (ffy EXCHANGE ON NE VV Y° Kk y .1 and at one to tw ty days sight. U° r s . a , rrrv’D. nov 23 GAR DELL E & *