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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. AUGUSTA. FRIDAY MORNING, JUNK 56, FOR PRESIDENT, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Os Ohio; The invincible Hero of Tippecanoe—the incor ruptible Statesman —the inflexible Republican— the patriotic Farmer of Ohio. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, JOHN TYLER, Os Virginia ; A State Rights Republican of the school of ’9B— —of Virginia’s noblest sons, and emphatically one of America’s mist sagacious, virtuous and patriot statesmen. FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT, GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camden. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of Muscogee. JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock. CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark. SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin. ANDREW MILLER, of Cass. WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKalb. C. B. STRONG, of Bibb. JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burke E. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs. FOR CONGRESS, WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Greene. R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham. - JULIUS C. ALFORD, of Troup. EUGENIUS A. NISBET, of Bibb. LOTT WARREN, of Sumter. THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn. ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson. JAMES A. MERIWETHER, of Putnam. THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Muscogee. Gen. Harrison's Speech. A few days since we afforded our readers a sketch of the speech of the old General at Colum bus, and to-day we publish the correspondence of (he New York Commercial Advertiser, which sketches his remarks before the immense con course at Fort Meigs, who had assembled on the battle ground to celebrate the victory. Should the old hero attend a few more celebrations, and continue to make such effective efforts before the people, we apprehend the Loco Foccs would very much like to have him caged again, although they seemed to have such a holy horror of his previous cageing, and being held in durance vi le by a heart less Committee. I From the Savannah Republican. Savannah, June 20. 1840. Messrs. Editors.— lt will be recollected that I was some lime since called upon by several edi tors of newspapers to produce a letter written to me by General Harrison, in the year 1836, and referred to by him in a recent letter ;o a corres pondent in Louisiana; and that after searching among my .papers I stated to the public my ina bility to comply with the request. The continu ed anxiety which was manifested to know the contents of this letter, otherwise them from my recollection of them, which was all i could offer, made me very desirous, if possible, to recover it. Having occasion some time since to visit Darien, I met therewith Allen 13. Powell, Esq. who re presented the county of Mclntosh, in the Senate, of Georgia, in the year 1836. He stated to me his perfect recollection of having seen shat letter in my possession at Milledgeville, in November of last year, and of having read it a second time in the office of the Southern Recorder,, jh that place. I immediately caused an inquiry to be made for it there, but without success. Having great con fidence, however, in the correctness of Mr. Pow ell's recollection, and having in the mean time heard from other gentlemen, that they also had seen this letter at the same time and place, before leaving Savannah to attend the late State Rights’ Convention, I wrote to Mr. Powell, requesting him to communicate in a letter addressed to me at Milledgeville, whatever he knew in relation to this lost paper, that while there I ought myself cause another search to be made, -lie complied with this request, hut owing .tothe difficulty of transporting the mail at that particular time, his letter did not reach Milledgeville until I had left it, and it was forwarded to me from that place. As soon as I received it, [ again addressed my self to a friend there, requesting that a further search might he made, and (availing myself of Mr. Powell’s suggestion) that an examination might be had of the files of the Recorder and Milledgeville Journal, to ascertain if it had not been cotcmporaneously published in one of those papers. The mail of yesterday brought me an affirmative answer to this last enquiry, and a copy of a letter, extracted from the files of the Milledgeville Journal, of the 22d November 1836. The absence of Mr. Orrae, of the Recorder, in whose possession Mr. Poweli had eoen the origi nal, prevented any further search for it in his of fice. I send you a copy of the ldt«?f of Alien B. Powell, Esq., and ol that of Geneva! Harrison, which I will thank you to insert in (he Republi can. I am, respectfully, your obedient servant. JN. MACPHERSON BERRIEN. To ‘he. Editors of the Daily Republican. Copy of a letter from Allen B Powell, Esq., to J. M. Berrien Esq. ; * Ridge, May SjSth, 1840. Dear Sir —Your favor of the 2£Hh inst. is be fore me. I recollect distinctly yous shewing me the letter from Gen. Harrison. Yoa afterwards told me, that you had left it with Mj. Orme, and said that you wished it seen by as |nany persons as possible and I invited Col.* N. JJ.McDonald to go and see il. He declined, and l| went over, .and Mr. Orrne handed it to me, and I?eud it again ; this, lam positive of. I had just before given my reason in the Senate, on the resolutions to in struct the electors to vote for Van ljuren, in the event of their ascertaining that Judge White could not be elected, and 1 referred* to General Harrison s remarks on the Missouri restriction. I was backed by Dr. Williams, of Troup countv. Our remarks, with others, were published in the Georgia Journal. I was glad to see (ten. Harri son's letter, and that he still held to his former opinions. And now my dear sir, twill state that tny memory has greatly deceived me, if the Southern Recorder and Georgia Journal did not publish the letter, without saying who it was di rected to. Respectfully your ob’t servant. ALLEN B. POWELL. To the Hon J. M, Berrien. Copy of a letter from Gen. Harrison to J. M. Ber rien, Esq. Near New Lancaster, 4lh Nov. 1836. My Dear Sir.—This is the first day of leisure that I have had since I had the honor to receive your letter of the 30th September—and I avail myself of it to answer the three questions you propose to me, and which are in the following words, viz: Ist. ‘*Can the Congress of the United States, consistently wim the Constitution, abolish slave ry either in the States, or in the District of Col umbia 1 2nd. “Do not good faith and the peace and harmony of the Union require that the act for the compromise of the Tariff, commonly known as Mr. Clay’s bill, should be carried out according to its spirit and intention 1 3d. “Is the principle proclaimed by the domi nant party, that‘the spoils belong to the victors,’ consistent with an honest and patriotic adminis tration of the office of President of the United States 1” I proceed to answer these questions in the or der tney are pioposed— -Ist. I do not think that Congress can abolish, or in any manner interfere with slavery, as it ex ists in the States, but upon the application of the States—nor abolish slavery in the District of Co lumbia, without the consent of the States of Vir ginia and Maryland, and the people of the dis trict. The first would be, in my opinion, a pal pable violation of the Constitution—and the lat ter, a breach of faith towards the States I have mentioned, who would certainly not have made the cession, if they hail supposed that it would ever be used fora purpose so different from that which was its object, and so injurious to them, as the location of a fiee colored population, in the midst of their slave population of the same de scription. Nor do I believe that Congness could deprive the people of the District of Columbia, of their property, without their consent. It would be reviving the doctrine of the Tones of Great Britain, in relation to the powers of Parlia ment, over the Colonies before the revolutionary war, and in direct hostility to the principle advan ced by Lord Chatham—that “what was man’s own, w r as absolutely and exclusively his own, and could not be taken from him, without his consent given by himself or his legal representative.” 2nd. Good faith and the peace and harmony of the Union do, in my opinion, require that the compromise of the Tariff known as Mr. Clay’s bill, should be carried out according to its spirit and intention. 3rd. I am decidedly of opinion that the power of appointment to office vested in the Executive of the United States by the Constitution, should be used with a single eye to the public advantage, and not to promote the interests of a parly. In deed, that the President of the United States should belong to no party. \ ou are at liberty to use this letter for any pur pose you may think proper. I am, dear sir, with great regard and consider ation, your humble servant. W. H. HARRISON. From the Georgia Journal. Hon. R. W. Habersham. The following letter written by our highly es teemed and able Representative, the Hon. R. W. Habersham, requires from us respectful atten tion. We regret to perceive that in repor ting the remarks made by a portion of our Dele- ! cation in Congress, upon the motion to strike out the appropriation for the branch mint at Dah lonega, great injustice was done the gentleman. 1 That we would not intentionally have been guil ty in aiding to carry out this bad .reatmeut of Mr. Habersham, we are well aware both he and our readers are w r ell satisfied—for there is no one of our representatives who stands higher in our esteem, and who, we are certain, is, in every res pect, one of Georgia’s most true unflinching and devoted sons. In the darkest hour for Geor gia that could possibly prevail, were we called up on to point to those who would render the greatest personal sacrifice for the good of Che State, R. W. Habersham would be among those whom we should place in the front rank. It is therefore with regret we perceive that this gentleman has been improperly treated, and that we unwitting ly aided in carrying out the designs of those to whom, it appears, he is obnoxious. The remarks in question were sent us by a gentleman with a particular request that we should publish them in our paper. In accor- j dance with our disposition to place before our readers, the actings and doings of our whole del- I egation, we republished tir.ose remarks, although | the paper sent us was the Globe, Now, not- ’ withstanding onr dislike for this paper, viewing it as we do, incapable of pursuing a correct course towards those opposed to Mr. Van Buren, j we yet, for the purpos of gratifying the gentle man who made the request of us, consented for once , and it shall be the last time, to publish from ! its columns, what purported to be a faithful con gressional report. But it seems we were decei ved. Mr. Habersham who lives but a short dis tance from the mint, and who took part in the discussion, not being a favorite, was excluded from the columns of that paper. Had we been aware of this fact, the report never should have found its wa\ into the Journal. !Buch mani fest injustice, we can never countenance. We call the attention of our readers to Mr. Haber sha u’s letter. They will from it readily perceive, that the interests of the Dahlonega Mint, were not neglected by their representative. By the way, a few remarks as delivered by Mr. Dawson, were reported in the same paper. Altho’ pretty good, \ve doubt not “ the half was not told.” In conclusion, we must beg leave, for the future, to decline republishing, either re ports, or speeches, from the Van Buren organ at Washington City. We like to oblige our friends, but, in this respect, we must beg from this time, to be excused from complying with such requests. Washington City, June 3d, 1840, Messrs. Steel Thwealf : Gentlemen: —ln your paper of the 26th ult, I found a report of the debate on the motion of Mr. Johnson, to strike out the appropriation for the Branch Mint at Dahlonega, and I found that in that report no allusion even is made to my name, while the speeches of those of my col leagues are spread out at full length. This is the first time that report has met my eye, but I pre sume was taken by you from some one of the pa pers published in this city. I have become so used to see my name omitted when it ought to have appeared in the debates of the House, that I should not have deemed the omission in this in stance of sufficient consequence to call for this letter, had it not been a debate in regard to a matter, in which not only my constituents gene rally, but my immediate neighbors and friends wc.e deeply interested, and in which I should be justly chargeable with criminal omission of duty, it I had not tanon part. Who was the preparer ol the published report, I know not, nor care, but the omission to name me, as one having taken part in toe debate in behalf of the appropriation, must have been a designed omission, as the re port seems to have been prepared with great care, and my name appeared in the general report of the debate in the Globe of the following day. The truth is, I did follow almost immediately af ter Mr. Cooper, who got the floor before me, and I argued for the appropriation, with at least as much zeal as any of rny colleagues. As an act ol justice to myself, I must request you and such others of our Journals as publish that report of the debate, to publish this letter. I am, gentlemen, very respectfully. Your obedient servant, RICHARD W. HABERSHAM. From the New York Commercial Advertiser. It will be perceived that in the following letter allusion is made to another of earlier date, from the same correspondent. That letter has not reached us. Correspondence of the Commercial Advertiser . Celebration at Fort .Meigs. I will now resume the task of stating the way in which the people have received their favorite hero, but I never felt the difficulty of describing scenes of public interest so much as on this un paralleled occasion. At 3 o’clock on Wednesday the Commodore Perry was despatched with the staff of the Buffalo Battallion and the Buffalo City Guards, to receive the veteran from the Steamer Sandusty, at Toledo, and escort him to the fort. On arriving at Toledo we found five large steamers from Detroit, crowded with troops and delegates—for instance, the Michigan had 1300 on board—the cars brought in hundreds, and were running all day. Michigan has sent in 5000 delegates, 700 of whom were from old Washtenaw, headed by General Jos. Brown, a recent convert Irom Van Burenism. The wag ons. drawn by 4, 6 and 12 horses, from the Wol verine state, made a very lively show. Governor Woodbridge and his suite, and his family, are here. One thing is as sure as you and I wish it, and that is, the Michigan state is right side up and labelled O. K. At 5 o’clock the Sandusky arrived, with such a heap of mortality as I never saw on steamer’s deck. On the bow of the boat stood the Hero of Fort Meigs, his grey locks wa ving to the breeze, nis reception was hearty, and his transfer to the Perry rapid. On taking our quarter deck he entered into conversation with me respecting the river, and the altered ap pearance of its banks since he saw them first with Wayne, and last when he commanded the army himself. He was evidently affected. He was still dressed in plain style as a citizen, and as described in my last. We introduced the sol diery one by one, and several citizens, among others a gentleman who fought in the ranks at Tippecanoe in 1811. The recognition affected both.—Mr. J. of Buffalo named the company to which he was attached, when the general imme diately named eleven privates of the company , evincing a most active memory; he mentioned facts connected with them which astonished Mr. J., and satisfied us all that despite the ravages of age so deplored by the Locos, his memory is fair enough for all our purposes. The hero gave us very pleasant anecdotes of the locality, and ap peared in high spirits. On nearing the Peters burgh, we found all the boats, say 8 or 10, crow ded so as to hide their decks and rigging, while the river banks, which are quite high, were throng ed with a population of the West—probably 12,- 000 at least. The road leading from the dock to the town is up a high hill and through a deep cut, leaving banks perhaps of 50 or 70 feet; these banks, too, were obscured by a dense mass; and the general, entering a barouche, attended by Ma jor Clarkson and Col. Todd, his aids at the battle, proceeded to the fort. The procession was an unformed one ; it was impossible to restrain the multitude; it reached a mile and a quarter, and the road was entirely blocked up. AH anxiety respecting the feeling of the entire Union as to William Henry Harrison is at an end—the tale is told—from 35 to 40,000 men are heie to testify, and will go home to act. After riding round the fort and gratifying the I multitude, he returned to the hospitable abode of Mr. Hollister, kindly given as his head-quarters. | The stage was during the evening, from 6 o’- clock, occupied by gifted men from every part of the Union, who delighted a crowd in front, of 1 about 15,000, till 12 o’clock, under the bright light of a blessed moon, with soul-stiring speech es and Tippecanoe songs. You can’t dream of the way in which the Western boys are singing; ; the songs are all known, and we had twenty or thirty sung by thousands. The prospect from ramparts was beyond all, for picturesque beauty, 1 ever gazed on; tents white as snow, stretching into the deep ravines of the woods, while hun dreds of shanties were lightened up for sale of provisions, the moon shining upon the thousands who wore assembled, and rending the welkin , with their applauses of the favorite speakers— among whom are Perkins of Ohio, Love of Buf falo, Bates of Michigan, Payne and Schenck of Ohio. At 12 o’clock the siege commenced, — 100 Indians in full costume made an attack with awful yells, and began the. usual pnpping-fireing from various quarters. Major Fay, of Buffalo, was the officer of the field ; the artillery kept up an unceasing fire, and till 2 o’clock the fort re sounded with yells and thunder. The Indians were captured, and the military retired to such rest as could be obtained. Thousands, however were all night upon the open field. Very early on Thursday morning the throng ■ re-assembled, and the general estimate of our best J men and the military is, that 35,000 were on the ground. At eight the stand was taken by the I leading men from the various states, and a presi | dent, vice presidents, and secretaries were chosen. I can only say Thomas Ewing was president, and Governor Woodbridge first vice president. At 11, the marshal brought up the military to clear j away to the stand, and in a few moments a fine j cavalcade brought up the glorious old hero, still |in his homespun suit of grey. Never did I see | such transports in the people as when he uncov ered and took his station. The vcneraole pastor Badger, who served as Harrison’s chaplain at the fort, made a very brief and deeply affecting pray er, in which he most fervently prayed for the de liverance of this laitd from “a wicked, corrupt and ruinous administration,” and heaven’s blessing on all proper means to elevate the honest man whom the people were assembled to honor. The general then came forward and we were most delighted to hear a strong and powerful voice, such as few young men can boast. I have often heard Clay and Webster, but never listened to those wondrous men with more pleasure, though it is but proper to say they have never had such an opportunity for popular address. His powers of oratory are quite uncommon at advanced age. The general is 66, but I sincerely believe he has hardly any equal for calm self-possession and ad dress. I stood at his side on the stand, and will try to give you a sketch, or mere outline of his address, which I think you may regard as tolera bly correct: Fellow-citizens:—l am not here in consonance with my own wishes. I have ever supposed that the President of the United States should not be a man who seeks the office, but one who is sought for by the people, by whom the honor should be | freely awarded. If I had remained in body at home, yet I should have been here in spirit. I come at the request of a large circle of friends, and at the solicitous invitation of the committee at the convention at Columbus, who appointed the celebration. I am deeply affected when I look around me. What spot on the globe can excite the same emotions in my bosom] I cast my eyes to the very spot wl ere I appeared on the battle ground with the hero Wayne, and attemp ted to become a humble follower of nis virtues ; there I saw our banner triumphant, there the foundation laid of our Western prosperity, there the indignant eagle frowning upon the British lion, there our you h carrying out what they had learned from Wayne, the best lesson an Ameri can youth can acquire,—to die for his country when he is called to do it for her good. [Here the general saw an old companion-in-arms down in the crowd, and called him up by his side ; it was Gen. Hedges, who was at the siege.]—The hero resumed by observing that some of his feel ings were of a different character; where were the companions of his youthful days upon this river] He would now drop a tear to their mem ory, which the etiquette of the soldier might at their death have forbidden ! In 1793 he was appointed aid to Gen. Wayne at the battle of Maumee, and nineteen years alter he was the commander-in-chief of the North-wes tern army. [The music at a distance for a mo ment hindered me from understanding the speak er, and I only knew that he was stating that he had found bravery in all ranks of the people, in the regulars and militia.] All around me are glorious reminiscences— would to God there were no paintul ones! I expected to find these associations at this place I did expect to find these thousands, these kind evidences of your regard. My anxiety on this spot now receives its reward, the only reward that is adequate. Can any man of feeling ask what anxiety a commander feels ] Will the glit ter and power around him prevent it ] Will the obedience of masses of men save him from it 1 No. Mine was often more than anxiety ; it was per fect anguish. All men of sense and sensibility in Europe, and especially in America, understand the kind of anxiety to which I refer. Os what materials was my army composed 1 They were American lawyers, who had laid aside their briefs; physicians, who had left their patients; mechanics, who had laid aside their tools; larm ers and laborers, who had left their plough in the furrow, though their families depended on it for support; and they all came to help their coun try. I could point to spots before me where 1 felt this anguish of anxiety, when reflecting on the consequences of mistake on my own part, or want of judgment in others. I thought of wives ex pecting their returning husbands; mothers look ing for the boys whom they had equipped for the battle. I thought of the glory of my country tar nished. In view of all this, my army was arran ged by myself,and by no colonel, as lean appeal to many present to prove; my steps, good or ill, were all my own, and belonged to no other. Again, to-day, I think of revolutionary patriots. Would to God they were rewarded as they de serve; but they who survive were long the mon uments of their country’s ingratitude. But why was our bounty, when it came, restricted 1 Why not afforded to Wayne’s soldiers] They suffer ed more than any, from special causes. The American revolution, properly speaking, which commenced at Lexington, only ended on this riv er, under Wayne, on the 20lh of August, 1794. The poor remnant of that army had few advo cates. The revolutionary soldier said to candi dates for Congress, “take care, take care, or we will drive you from office.” Only a humble few noticed the claims of Wayne’s men. I did what I could. When his men were wounded they had to go forth and wander in this new and savage land for warmth and shelter, so necessary to the sufferer even before he gets medical aid. The revolutionary soldier found a hearty welcome at every house in the settled colony, and never found “the string of the latch pulled in but Wayne’s men were in a savage country. Ah, if you ever saw a man more wretched than the rest, wander ing from one settlement to another in search of the inebriating cup to obliterate his troubles, he was probably one of Wayne’s men. We owe them a debt, and I know our treasury can afford to pay it, if the string of its latch be only pulled in! Do you ask me for evidence of all this on my part ] Look at the records of Congress. When the 1500 dollar law was Repealed, I refused to ad vocate it; I would not vote to raise the pay of Congress from 6 to 8 dollars, till justice had been done to the soldier. , It has been said by my opponents that I will not give a pledge. I acknowledge that I do not think a candidate for the Presidency should be asked to give one. The reason is obvious. If we give pledges, the battle will not always be to the strong, to the heart full of feelings of true patriotism, but to the man who can leli the most lies and make most pledges. I have supposed the best guarantee you could wish would be past conduct, and opinions expressed when a man had no temptation to deceive- I have not g p own grey entirely under the helmet. I have spent more 3'ears in civil office than in military service,— Examine my services and my actions as a com mander; look at them as Democrats—not parry Democrats—you may find faults, but cannot dis cover an act that ever derogated from the peo ple’s rights. But then I am charged with being a Federalist! Well, what is that] Many here know that the Federal party was supposed to be anxious to strengthen the hand of the general government at the expense of the several states. I was brought up after the strictest manner of Virginian anti federalism. St. Paul was not more devoted to Phariseeism than I by a father’s piecepts to anti federalism. But ray anti-federalism has been tempered by long service in the United States, and frequently taken oaths to support its consti tution. I am thus an anti-federalist when the rights of the states arc assailed, and also a de fender of the legitimate rights of the general government. I was taught to believe that the general government would by and by swallow up all. 1 do not know if my friend Mr. Van Puren (tor he is, and long has been, and I hope ever will be my friend.) has a gullet that can swallow all and every thing, but I do know he has laid a foundation for others to do it. Once every eye, every wish, every expectation for good was directed to the hall of legislation—is it so now ? No, but to the executive mansion. The men who are governed by the seven principles of John Randolph, the five loaves and two fishes, have little bells in their ears which are listening to the great bell at Washington, and that regu lates the tinkling of all the small ones throughout the land. Go on, then, perseveringly in j our clfi*rt to reform—think ol the consequences of failure in your attempt —the eyes of the world are upon you ; if you fail, all Europe will re joice, and its despotic monarchs be thrilled with transport, while the few generous spirits there who sympathise with you will regard your failure as the putting out of the light and hope of the world. Our opponents say, “liberty is only to be bought by eternal vigilance.” This is good, but who are to be watched] “Oh, watch the Whigs!” No, I say watch the government. If ever you place me in power, watch me! By accumulation of power in the executive, you may de-itroy a republic ; here it is prostrated—or near ly so. I can prove it. [Here the General allu ded to Gibbon’s remarks on monarchy, and de clared that was a monarchy indeed wherever the executive magistrate held the army, execution of the laws and the revenue at his control.] Brother democrats, look at j r our government; watch it, and you and yours are free forever ! This interesting speech, so imperfectly sketched, took up an hour; and then to accommodate thousands in the rear, the hero changed his sta tion and beautifully recapitulated his address in about fifteen minutes, in new language, adding some touching illustrations. We all feel that the assembled thousands will return most perfectly convinced that their glorious chief has great physical and exalted intellectual powers, and is admirably adapted to the arduous task of cleans ing the general government from its foul abuses. Let no Loco dare tell a returned pilgrim from Fort Meigs that its hero is a weak imbecile; we will say, “we speak what we know, and affirm what we have seen and heard !” No, we go back to our duties; we will work and toil, and our next great gatherings are to be at the polls. In diana, II imois, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Vir ginia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Hamp shire, Vermont, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, weie represented. I can’t describe the 367 banners—the wondrous wagons—the inimi table straight out-and-out buckeyes— the glorious procession—Cook’s opening oration, which is to be printed—Ewing’s colloquial elo quence and scorching satire —the heart-stirring story of Clarkson and Todd, (old aids, • hut are they not all written in the memories of 35,000, I should like to know? Aye! while memory holds her seat. Yours, &c. ***♦. The work goes biiavelt on. —Patrick H. Pope, E-q.,of Kentucky, heretofore a prominent leader in the Van Buren ranks, has lately thrown oil the trammels ol his party, and arrayed him self on the side of Harrison and reform. At the recent great gathering of the people at Harrod’s Creek, Ky., he made his public recantation of his former political opinions, and his speech on that occasion is said to have been one of the best he ever made. He said “he had supported Mr. Van Buren because he believed he would fulfil his promises to the country. Year after year ire trusted him, and trusting, was still deceived ; and if he should still trust on, what might be pardoned as folly in a heart prone to over confidence in the integrity of man, might well degenerate into dishonesty, and if Mr. Van Buren saw that his measures were ruining the country, and from mere pride of opinion, or any cause adhered to them, he was unworthy of a patriot—if he was so blind as not to see the inevitable destruction which must fol low upon his present miserable policy, he must be deemed destitute of the intelligence necessary to the safe and prudent management of the af fairs of the nation,— Log Cabin Advocate. “To the Victor belong the Spoils I” We find in the Globe of Wednesday night the following announcement: Appointments by the President. — By and with the advice and consent of the Senate, William L. Mauct, of New York, and John Rowan, of Kentucky, to he Commissioners un der the act of Congress to carry into efiect the Convention wbh the Mexican Republic of the 1 llh April, 1839. Mr. Marcy is the notorious author of the sen timent, “To the victors belong the spoils of the enemy,” Two years ago he was beaten for the office of Governor of New York by some 10 or 15,000 majority. In being rejected by the Peo ple, he vindicated his claim upon the bounty of I tie Executive. The public has been upon the look-out ever since his defeat, to hear of his re ward. It has come at last, although in violation of his own rule —for he, not being a victor, is entitled to none of the spoils.—Richmond Whig. THE PUNSTERS. At a tavern one night. Mess. More, Strange and Wright , Met to drink,and good thoughts to exchange, Says More: of us three The whole town will agree, There’s only one knave, and that’s Strange. Yes, —says Strange, rather sore, I’m sure the.e’s one More, A most terrible knave and a bite. Who cheated his mother, His sister, and brother — O yes,—replied More, —that is Wright. N. O. Picayune. COMMERCIAL. Latest dates from Liverpool, May 15 Latest dates from Havre May 13 N; w Orleans , June 20. Cotton. —Arrived since the 6th inst. of Louis iana and Missis.-ippi 1030 bales, 'i ennessee and North Alabama 182, Arkansas 111, Mobile 76, to gether 1399 bales. Cleared in the same time, fur Liverpool 4335, Havre 714, Havana 252, Baltimore 61, Portsmouth 74, together, 5436 bales; making a reduction in stock of 3037 bales, and leaving on hand, inclusive of all on shipboard not cleared° on the 19th inst., a stock of 100434 bales. In our review of last Wednesday- morning, we stated that the cotton market, though very inactive on the day before, was nevertheless, quite firm at the rates current previous to tiie receipt of the foreign ciiculars per steamer Unicorn, their con tents having not materially inlluenced the views of either buyers or sellers, g nerally. The =aks of Wednesday, proper, amounted to 1500 bales, principally composed of Louisiana and Mississippi cottons, tend at rates similar to those before cur rent ; but we may add to these, two sales of Ten nessee and North Alabama, amounting to 3300 bales, made at a late hour on the evening previous, and not publicly known until next morning and which would swell that day’s business to° 4 00 bales. On Thursday although the market was ap parently very quiet, there was a to erable fair bu siness done, the sales having reached about 1400 bales, and at steady prices. Yesterday notwith standing that it rained almost incessantly the e was an active demand, and sales were effected o the extent of 3500 bales. V\ e do not alter our quotations, but may remark that the market is ex ceedingly film for all descriptions, but particularly for the better grades of Louisianas and Mis issippis, the supply of which is now very light, and daily decreasing. The stock of Tennessee and North Alabama cotton- is pretty fair for the season. The sales for the week amount to 15500 bales, and for t!ie last three days to 97l 0. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATIONS. Louisiana and Mississippi —Ordinary, a Middling, 7i Fair, 9 a9L, Good Fair, 10 a 10 a ; Good and fine, 11 ha —. Tennessee and N. Alabn ma—Ordinary, 5 a sj; Middling, 6£ a 7; Fair, 7.1 a 8; Good fair, 85 a 9; Good and Fine, 94, STATEMENT OF COTTON. 1839. Oct. 1, stock on hand, 15824 Receipts last three days 1399 “ previously, j 905135 906534 922358 Exports last three days, 5436 do. previously, 816488 821924 Stock on hand 100434 Sugar —Louisiana —At the date of our last re port the stock on the Levee was lather large, with only a very moderate demand. After closing cur inquiries on the day previous, a lot of S6o°hhds was sold for the upper country, at 4$ cents. Since then we have nosalcs to report,the unfavorable state of the weather having entirely put a stop to all transactions. Prices of course, have undergone no change, and we still quote a 51 cents as the range of the maiket. On plantation a good deal of activity has prevailed during the week, and sales of some 1800 a 2000 hhds have bern made at 4 a M cents. Considering the quality these transac t ons estabUsh an advance of £ a £ a cent, and as prime Sugars have become scarce, planters are now demanding 4£ a 5 cents for crops of this descrip tion. In Havana Sugars we have no sales to note, except some few small panels White at our quo tations. Molasses —The supply of barrels is only mode rate, but no improvement has taken place in the demand, which is quite limited. Some parcels in rather inferior barrels, and which had been several days on the Levee, have been sold at 17 cents ; but the sales generally are at 18 a 19 cents per gallon. We arc not advised of any transactions on plantation. MARINE INTEI.LIGENCK. Charleston, June 25. Arrived yesterday —U S Mail packet schr Hayne, Griffith, Havana, J At Quarantine —Sp schr Yndustrid, from St Juan De Los Hemidos. Cleared barque Brighton, Nott, St Petersburg ; schr Beaufort, Budd, West Indies. Went to sea yesterday —ship Washington, Thur her, Liverpool; ship Andrew- Scott, Hartley,Havie; ship Mary Francis, Sherman, Boston. TIIE READING ROOM Attached to this office is open to subscribers, and strangers introduced by them, every day and eve ning (Sunday evmings excepted) until 9 o’clock. Subscription $5 ; for a firm of two or more $lO. Cy -Dr. W. S. JONES tenders his professitnal services to the citizens of Augusta and its vicinity. He may be found at his office, No. 214 Broad st., or at his residence. United States Hotel. ap 24 DR, MONROE, Surgeon Dentist, • Office on Washington street, near Ellis, residence at the house lately occupied by Mrs. Sava-e. april 20 . \ PROSPECTUS OP the uefoit 3i je n * The undersigned propose to publish i n I Ga. a weekly paper, to be entitled The R e gU?t3 « of extra imperial size, from the |0 t i, the 10th of November next, for o NE p 8 advance. As its name indicates, it will ■ ° UAII ln exclusively to the cause of Reform o & CeVot,v! of WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON President, and JOHN TYI.ER, 0 f y° Vice President, and the subversion of f ° r Administration, —the necessity of r .f le P re5 e« . . . , J OI relorm in ari- , is becoming every day more and more a-v, * Cfl It wiil observe a mild, dignified tone, itself to the common sense of evc-y c j , re ' s zens, for whose benefit it is dcsi<r ncf ' 01 Citi ' This Prospectus is issued under the • that the friends of reform will mak Irnpress ‘° n zealous effort to give pa per a and tion, in short to send it o the house 0 f CI ‘ TUIa ' who reads. The People want ffi-ht e ' er ‘ V man friends will aid us in our work, we shaltf ” ° Jr counteract the thousand calumnies of Mo Buren presses, and carryt, he “war into .Vlt-V* In the language of a distinguished co-worteT« 7 J w-e ask is to be heard by the people. pV^'' them we speak, and if we can get a h c -. .*' f ° r have no fears of the result,” even in (; (Jr S “The people will vindicate their wron^ #. • r hurl their oppressors from office.” • We ask the press throughout this and the a * joining States, to insert our Prospectus, and * * especially invoke the friends of the „. ** . c caU;, c to hp vigilant in procuring subscribers and forward th names by mail as early as possible. The paper will contain nothing but reading ter, being entirely free from all advertisement and is placed at so low a price a 5 to brin* it w ’ . o"luiia the means ol every man. t.e rms. 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FLINT , member f the Massa chusetts Medical Society, would inform his friends that he has removed his place of residence to the boa>-ding-house of Mrs. C'am/ield, at the corner of Jackson and Broad streets,where he maybe found at all hours during the summer season. His pro fessional services are respectfully tendered to the citizens of Augusta. If—June G dj=- EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK —At sight”, and at one to twenty days sight. For sale bv nov 23 GARDELLE k RIIL\D. {FI~W. G. NIMMO, General Commission Mer chant, office on Mclntosh street, next door totiie Constitutionalist. nov 7 AUGUSTA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.— The following are the Committees for the ensuin' month : Division No. I.—James Meredith, Demctriusi Bland, Airs Charles Jones, Mrs Crump, Division No. 2—J. P. Allen, J. J. Robertson, Mrs Anna Winter, Airs Boggs. Division No. 3—A. J. Miller, James Harper, Mrs T. W. Miller, Mrs Panton. junc 23 J. W. WIGIITMAN, Sec’y. A CARD. —In crossing the Savannah river in the ferry boat from Hamburg to Augusta,on Satur day afternoon, Alay 30, 1 threw (by permission) my blue broadcloth cloak into the one horse wagon of an individual, who, with his w-ife and a small child, was crossing at the same time. The wife knew of the fact, for it was to her I addressed myself. When I arrived at the landing, I came off leaving my cloak, which was carried oif by the individuals alluded to. The lady-, if 1 mstakenot, told me they were moving from South Carolina to the western part of this State, (Georgia). If any kind friend could give me the clue to their names, or the place to which they were travelling, so that I may obtain my- valuable cloak, he would confer a favor upon one who at times is too forgetful for his own interest. JAMES SEWELL, jtine !7 (Xj* NOTICE. —The Rail Road Passenger Tram between Charleston and Hamburg, will leave as follows: UPWARD. Not to leave Charleston before 7 00 A H. “ “ Summerville, “ - -8 30 “ “ Georges’ 10 0 “ “ Branch vp.lc, “ - 11 00 ‘ “ Blackville, - “ - loop. «] 1 “ “ Aiken, - - “ - 300 Arrive at Hamburg not before - 400 DOWNWARD. Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a.m. “ “ Aiken, - “ - 730 “ “ Blackville, “ - • 915 “ “ Midway-, “ - - 10 30 “ “ Branchvill “ - - 11 00 “ “ Georges’, “ - -II 45 si. “ “ Summerville,“ - -1 15?. M. Arrive at Charleston not before 215 Distance —136mi!cs. Fare Through —$10 Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To re mam J minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and r.p longer than 5 minutes for wood and water at station. To stop for passengers, when a white faC hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also Sineaths, Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile 1-5 Rives’, Grahams, Wiileston, Windsor, Johnson? and Marsh’s T. O. , Passengers un will breakfast at Woodstock an dine at Blackville; aown, will brcauiast at an d dine at Charleston. rnn^ r^ rSIHE improved CONGRESS POWDERS f orr ; an effervescing aperient draught, all the valuable tonic and chalybeate oropertif s the water of the celebrated Congress Spring s s ‘ Saratoga. ... These powders are put up in tin boxes,an 5 . be found a cheap and convenient substitute fur water, particularly to per ons travelling. A SU| ply just received by n ' june 12-swGw HAVILAND, lIISLEY ELLIS-STREET ELE.IIENTAK V ACADEMY. TBIHE undersigned would respectfully inform patrons and the public that his School re-opened for the business of the winter, at hn )' mer stand, opposite the dwelling of Mr. B- As usual at this school, pupils ol both eexc? * received. Every tiling relative to the dep°‘ of the pupils, which such an arrangement nia) calculated to require, will be carefully atten^’ 0 H ’ C. PIKE-1 N. B. —It is contemplated to open a Night at the same room, as soon as a suitable be collected. November IS. trwti ADMINISTRATRIX’S NOTICE* ALL persons indebted to the estate ot " •, Guedron, deceased, late of Richmotul v are requested to make immediate payment f t Caldwell, who is my authorized agent, an !irc j |» holding claims against said estate, are reffi' 11 hand them in duly- attested, within the h | Jl scribed by law, ELLEN GUEDRC- ,■ April 4, 1840. trwtf Admmi-'- 1