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CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. A U G U S T A. MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24. TOR PRESIDENT, WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Os Ohio; The invincible Hero of I ipjiecanoe—the incoi - rnptible 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 most sagacious, virtuous and patriot statesmen. rOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT, GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camden. JOHN VV. CAMPBELL, of Muscogae." JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancock. CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of Clark. SEATON GRANTLAND, of Baldwin. ANDREW MILLER, of Cass. WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKalh. 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. E 3 EUGENIUS A. NFS BET, 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. Hen. Glascock and his Whipping Law. Some days since, the following hand-bill made 'its appearance in this city: Gen. Harrison ? s Whipping Law. Freemen of G corgia / Poor Men and Women.' Read this ! American Women! read this, and then let your husbands, lovers, fathers and brothers know &hat you think of making General Harrison President : “Receive on his nr her back, thirty-nine lashes well laid on, at the public whipping post.” Such is a law approved by General Harrison, (seeo laws of Indiana Territory, page 343.) What now do you suppose was the heinous of fence which Governor Harrison thought fit to have thus punished, for which a woman was to he stripped at the puf/hc whipping post, and receive thirty-nine lashes on her bare back, well laid on? Will you not he amazed to find that this was the offence 1 (See the 10th section of the above law, entitled an act concerning •servants.) G “If any person shall presume to deal with anv servant, without such leave or consent, (that is, of the servant’s master or owner,) he or she so offending, shall forfeit and pay to the master or owner of such servant, four times the value of the thing so bought, sold, or received, to be re covered with costs, by an action in the case, in any court of common law in this Territory ; and shall also forfeit and pay the further sum of S2O ■to any person who will sue for the same, or re ceive on his or her bare back, thirty-nine lashes, well laid on, at the public whipping post, but shall nevertheless be liable to pay the costs of such suit.” Again, this same law, section 13, page 345, directs that when such servant shall be found “ ten miles from the tenement of his or her mas t’r, without a pass, “ any person may appre hend him or her, and carry him or her before a justice of the peace, to be, by his order, punished with stripes not exceeding thirty-five, at his dis cretion.” Again, this same law, section 14, page 336, directs that “ifany slave or servant shall pre sume to come and be upon the plantation, or at the dwelling house of any person whatsoever ,” (whether that person be white or black,) “ with out leave from his or her owner, not being sent upon lawful business, it shall be lawful for tho owner of such plantation or dwelling house, to give or order such slave or servant ten lashes, on his or her bare hack.” And again, the 1 Ith section of the same law concerning servants, (page 344) has the follow ing wholesale whipping provision : “1° a h cases of penal laws, where free persons are punishable by fine, servants shall be punish •ed by whipping, after the rate of twenty lashes for every eight dollars, so that no servant shall receive more than forty lashes at any one time, « unless such offender can procure some person to < •pay the fine.” ] Perhaps you may ask who were these servants who were to be subjected to this merciless code, : and fur presuming to deal with whom, free white C men anu women might if unable to be paid in mo- ' ney. be made to pay in lashes, well laid on. at the public whipping post 1 Who were they t Why they were poor while people, who, bv another law cl this same General Harrison, had been found ’ guilty of any offence, (such as an assault, keep ing a tavern or ferry without license, or any other petty misdemeanor,) and were unable to pay their tines, and the lawyers’, clerks’, and sheriff’s lees, and were directed to be sold at public auc- ' •Uon to any person. ' These were the people who, having no dollars * were to pay in lash es—twenty lashes for eight \ dollars / and these were the people with whom, i if a poor woman should presume to deal for a chicken or a dozen eggs, without the leave of i Jheir lordly masters, she might, if unable to pay , •twenty dollars, be taken to the public whipping- i post, and receive thirty-nine lashes on her bare i back, well laid on J and then be sold to pay the I costs. if ‘ it you arc women of any spirit or sense—if , you are the daughters of freemen—if you deserve t o <e mothers of freemen—let it be forthwith it*’ y /° U think of those who shall i • I Hs are '^f < -g.ve them your thoughts of the man who could a approve such a law, and of those who support 1 him, and let it be “ WELL LAID oy;> PP J Without anv knowledge of the authorship of I this contemptible production, when it appeared, we v pronounced it the offspring of some « scavenger ” 0 ol the party. On the same day. General Glascock, d writhing under this merited castigation, avowed c himself the author, and took occasion in a public 1 speech to make an attack upon the junior partner of this paper, (who, in the absence of the eAitor, superintends that department,) which was charac teristic of the source whence it came. This ad mitted authorship of the hand-bill has in no wise changed our opinion of the hand-bill, or its ac knowledged author. It is never our purpose to descend, in the dis charge of our duties to personalities, but when an attack is openly made upon us in a public speech, wc have the right if we choose, in common with every citizen to repel such attack, even though it come from the scavenger of a party. It is due to candor to say that we should not notice an attack from such a source, but for the fact that he is made here the leader of his party. And it is as the leader alone that we notice him. Who, then, is General Glascock, who has been so much shocked at the idea of the enactment, some thirty years ago, of a law in Indiana for the punishment of offences with whipping ? He is the same man, who at a much later period, voted in the Georgia Legislature for a law punishing offenders in Georgia with whipping. Yes, this man Thomas Glascock, was an advocate for visiting upon the citizens of this State, who might be guilty of of fences against its laws, the punishment of the lash on their bare backs, and that, too, at a time when we had in Georgia a penitentiary, which af forded an opportunity to punish the guilty in a more mild and salutary manner. Yet this man has been so shocked at the idea of General Harrison’s hav ing approved such a law, while Governor of In diana, while it was yet a Territory, having no penitentiary, that he has sent forth to the world a garbled statement of a law, m order to operate up on the credulity of a portion of the people. And what is still worse, he has, by sending it forth, vouched for its truth, and when called on to show the law, and to show that he had faithfully copied its provisions, lo and behold ! he did not have the law and had never seen it, he had copied the ex tracts from the Globe ! Here, then, h}- his own ac knowledgement, he stands the admitted author of a production, for the truth of which he becomes the voucher, that he had never seen, and did not even know that what he stated were facts. Un enviable position, truly, when a man is so far lost to that high moral regard for truth, which ever marks the gentleman, as to endorse that as true of which he really and in fact knows nothing. Wno, we ask again, is General Glascock ? He is the hireling and tool of the administration, the recipient of the office of Deputy Marshal for taking the census of Richmond County, and if he has ever taken the census of the first family, wc have not heard of it. Instead, therefore, of discharging the duties of an office to which he has been appointed he is engaged in preparing and circulating hand bills calculated to detract from the fair fame of General Harrison, aye, garbled extracts of laws, and if perchance they happen to be true, the Gene ral has told the truth by guess. Vet tills is an ad ministration, the administration of Martin Van Buren, whose official appointments are confined to partizans, such partizans as the author of this hand-bill, in whose favor the people of Georgia arc invoked, in such a manner, to give their suf frages. The scavenger of a party ! Who else—when he himself had been guilty of voting for a whipping law —would attempt to denounce others for such a vote ? Who else would send forth to the world a garbled statement of a law, of the truth of which ne Knew iiotmirg, ana nave me naramooa )uue k for its truth ? Who else would have the boldness to assert in public speeches, that the negroes to whom Mr. \ an Buren, by his vote, extended Hie privilege of suffrage in New York, would all vote for General Harrison ? it is proper to add that these remarks apply alone to the author of this hand bill, by whom we have been assailed, and are inapplicable to the party of which he is a member, which contains many indi viduals for whom we entertain the highest respect Death by Lightning. We learn that Robertson Tarver, of this county, was instantly killed by lightning while standing in the door of his dwelling on Thursday last, dur ing the fall of a shower of rain. There were other members of his family in the house at the time, who we believe, escaped uninjured. A Sign from the Empire State. —The Wayne county (N. Y.) Whig of the 14th inst, hasja com munication signed by forty-one citizens of the town of Arcadia, in that county, who have hereto fore supported Martin Van Buren and his Admin istration, but who now declare that, after mature deliberation, they have “determined to vote for General Harrison, at the approaching election,” as well as to make that determination public. On the 24‘h of July, the settlement called San Fernanda, situated within the port of Neuvitas, in the island of Cuba, was entirely destroyed by fire, which caused much distress and reduced many poor families to the greatest indigence. The Hon. Ogden Hoffman, in a speech at Mor ristown, New Jersey, a few days since, made the subj ined remarks : “ The Banks have been Mr. Van Buren’s ladder —the ladder of his ambition—which presidents and cashiers upheld, and of which every round was en- 1 circled with bank charters. And when he had reached its topmost round, he kicked away the ladder, and it fell upon the heads of the presidents and cashiers, who with upturned eyes and won dering hearts, were admiring the lofty of their child and champion.” James Madison and Martin Van Boren.— Why did Mr. Van Buren oppose the re-election of James Madison to the Presidency ? Let the Loco ’ Foco papers answer the question of they can ! < ITom Florida. l" D A 1 V? W, - Wch - e been Permitted to 1 make she following extract from a letter to a C en- g tlemaa of this place, dated ‘Nevvnansville A,. I gust 10th, 1840.’ ’ AU ‘ j “ Mr. John Deiancy just arrived at this place i from I ort i arver, on Payne’s Prairie, informs us, t that while a negro fellow, the property of Mr John Hope, was hunting in Tarver’s Field, he discovered five Indians in the act of carrying off corn. The negro being armed with a double bar relled gun, charged with slugs, immediately fired c upon them—On the discharge of the first barrel t he killed I on the spot. The other four imme- 1 dlately lied, when he discharged his second bar- ( rel, wounding one severely. The truth of this f may be relied on. ‘ In addition to the above, wc learn that on Wed- i nesday ol last week .four families were massa i t cred in the vicinity of New River. Sign of; ’ about fifty Indians was seen. A company of ! Dragoons had been started in pursuit. It is also rumored, that on Thursday, seven i Dragoons, with two women, probably soldier’s I wives, were killed, fifteen miles from Black Creek, a on the Xewnansville Road. We give this as a f doubtful rumor, however. s The steamer .Santee, Capt. Poinsett, has gone 1 down the coast, to convey the freight of the Wil- I South 441011 fro “ Sm y rna t 0 the military posts v d The Illack Dinner. On Saturday last the dinner given to Edward J- Rlack, by the Loco Focos of this city came off, at which wc-understand there were probably thiec hundred persons. Rather a small party, we think, when it is known that the party was composed of Harrison men, and Loco Focos from the counties of Columbia and Burke, and some from South Caroli na. Os the speech of the political stock jobber, we can only speak from hear say, as we were no who did honors ? J to such a man. We learn that it was worthy the source whence it came, and was made up of low abuse and round assertion, the latter of which was unsupported by any thing save the word of E. J. Black. Heavens, what a suppoit ! Among others, we learn that we came in for a share of the creature's vituperation. To all that he may have said of us, we have only to remark, that if wc had to select an assailant of our press, and the audience before whom it should be assailed, that assailant should be E. J. Black, and the audience the citizens of Augusta. 'I hey, above all other people in Georgia, know him, and know ing him, can justly appreciate what he says. Os the other portions of his speech, in which he charged Gen. Harrison with being a defaulter to the government for a large amount, and then en deavored to leave the impression that it was a mil lion of dollars, wc shall again speak, as also of the old pine tables which he endeavored to make his audience believe alone adorned the President’s house. General Harrison a defaulter! This charge was so disgraceful to those who first conjured it up, that the parly themselves became ashamed of it, and its degraded and prostituted presses would not dare to repeat it to the American people, and it was reserved for Edward J. Black to bring it forth before an Augusta audience. Verily he is a lit in strument for such a work. The Georgia Journal. Can the editors inform us, why their friends in this city have not been supplied with their paper of Tuesday last ? Missouri. The St. Louis Republican of the 11th inst. says: “Sufficient returns are in to convince us that the Locos have succeeded in electing their ticket for Governor, Congress, &c., but unless the counties to he heard from give a very different vote from those wc have returns from, we believe their majority will be greatly reduced from what it was in 1838. The Locos will doubtless have a majority in the Legislature, but it is yet questionable whether their majority there will be greater, or as great, as it was at the last session. They have made some gains on us, and we have beaten them in some of their strongholds,” From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser of the 1 9th. Illinois. The intelligence this morning from Illinois ren ders it next to certain that the loco focos have been successful in maintaining their ascendancy in that State. We do not consider the vote cast for mem bers of the Legislature as furnishing any criterion forjudging how the State will go at the Presiden tial election, as local causes appear to have had more than usual influence in the present struggle. Wc do not wish to he misunderstood in saying this, however, as vve have no idea of claiming the Slate for Harrison. In 1830 it gave Van Huron a I majority of 2 983, and the probability is that he win again receive trie electoral vote of Illinois. The Journal of Commerce has taken the trouble to compile a comparative table of the votes in 61 counties, which give the following result: 1840. 1838. 1836. Van Buren votes 11,403 16,989 11,185 Whig votes 7,712 15,997 8,974 Van Buren majorities ,3,691 992 3,211 North Carolina. By a slip from the Wilmington Chronicle office, of the 21st inst., we have returns for Governor, from sixty to counties, by which it appears that Morehead’s majority is 8,142. Should the three remaining counties give the same vote they did in 1836, his majority will be increased. The returns from the three counties of Davie, Cheiokee and Henderson, go in with those from which they were taken, i lie \\ big majority in the Legislature will be about thirty. Governor Rnnnels letter. In this days paper we lay before our readers the letter of Ex-Governor Runnels of Mississippi. He is a native Georgian and has been through evil and good report a Jackson and Van Buren man.— But when he discovered that he was compelled to choose between his party and his countiy. he has like a true Georgian come out for bis country, and declared his determination to support Harrison and Tyler. We lake pleasure in laying before the Tippeca noe Clubs of this County ttie subjoined invitation. Waynesborough, August 20, 1840. To the Tippecanoe Clubs of Richmond County : 1 ho pleasure of the company of the members of the several Clubs, is solicited at a Barbecue, to be given at this place on Saturday, the 29th inst., by the friends of Harrison and Tyler. Geo. W. Evans, "i Elijah Bync, E. B. Gresham, i Wm. E. Evans, I iiomas M. Berrien, j Mulford Marsh. j The Effect of the News in N. York. I he New \ork Express, second edition, of Tues day evening says •—The news has had no effect on Cotton. Prices on the other side are without any material change, and the stock is too small here and in too tew hands to be influenced Our stocks have gone down to-day. This can hardly be accounted for, as our total stocks are not held m Europe, and all accounts, agree that money m London is most abundant, and the rate of in terest lower. A Gathering of Twenty Thousand at Hillsborough. Our friends in other States may form some idea o le enlhusiam in Ohio from the collections of In.K e °i P gfeat numbers at different points. n .he l a sl d.js° r Ju , y a vast concour P me ; fnTrJ.“ r,,50 ,? “ Mai, " ll °"’ Eaton, Germanic wn, May ß vTEg n |e: CCOUnt ° f * Selected the meettn-w? 6 pr ° Ce!,si ° n ar nved at the grove, the r • T^- addressed bv the verv 1 ldents > atid was from Oh iHi Jo, he, Coh L-in,? of C “" grrss sion, l.v the Hon. W W s’ , ' n K. Collins, ol Kentucky J*" 1 ”" a °in lineal patriarch of the VVeM ’Tm P< ” who, in a plain, rentable .ml ""“I 1 Mo ' ro »- demonstrate! i » and appropriate speech demonstrated the departure of our present rulers from nil the well-established doctrines of the democratic party in the days of Jefferson, Madi son, and Monroe, and also testified to his long ac quaintance with Gen. Harrison, an entire confi dence in his fitness in every respect for the office of Chief Magistrate of the Union. Several oth er speakers delighted the audience, and the meet* ing closed in harmony, resolved to and conquer they will. From the Baltimore American. Six days later from Europe—Arrival of the President. Threatened War between England and France —lnsurrection in Spain—Boundary Ques tion, 4-c. The new steam ship President arrived at New York on Monday afternoon, bringing English papers to the Ist. inst. From the New York Courier, Sun and Journal of Commerce we ex tract the following intelligence which follows; The probability of a war between England and France occupies public attention and the press in both countries, to the exclusion of every other subject. So far as our limited time will allow ns to glance at this deeply exciting news, it appears to have been agitated by an article on the affairs ol the East, which was published as from a corres pondent in the London Morning Post of the 24th ult. The statement alluded to is attributed to the pen of Lord Ellcnborough. It states in sub stance, that the affairs of the East has undergone a most important change, and have been hurried into a career, where the least untoward move ment may produce results fatal to the equilibrium and harmony of the European powers. Alarmed at his concessions proffered by Mehc met Ali to the Sultan, which might have led to immediate reconciliation, Lord Palmerston issued instructions to Lord Ponsonby to keep up by all means the feud between the loigo lord and his vassal. In the mean time we arc told (what is of para mount importance) that Lord Palmerston has signed a compact with Austria, Prussia, and Rus sia, not on ly opposed to and excluding France, unknown to the latter power until signed and acted upon. The result of this compact is, that terms arc to be dictated to the Pacha worse than before the battle of Nezih, giving him only a few days lo accept or refuse. Alter the lapse of that lime still worse conditions are to he proposed for his acceptance ; and if after the expiration of a month he has not complied, the will of the con ference is to he enforced vi et arrnis. The English and French papers are filled with long articles, some of them highly inflammatory in their character, called forth by the articles re ferred to.—War and preparations for war are their burden, and affairs have really an alarming aspect. The Regency bill had its first reading in the House of Commons, on Monday, July 20. It had its second reading on Wednesday, went thto’ Committee on the 30lh, and was to have receiv ed its third reading on the Gist. The punishment of death hill has been defeat ed by a majority of 27 in the Commons. The Canada Clergy Reserves bill was read a third time and passed on the 28lh ult. The Earl of Durham died at Cowes on the 20lh ult., aged 48 years. The extensive factory of Messrs. Sam’l Stocks & Son, near Manchester, was totally destroyed by fire on the night of July 26th. Loss £30,000. Insurance £15,000 or £20,000. North Eastern Boundary.— The Report of the British Commissioners who had been ap pointed to survey the disputed Boundary line, has been published. It lays claim to the wnole of the disputed territory. One passage in it says: “ Notwithstanding the assertions which during »u long a period have been so confidently urged that the United States, alone can rightfully claim the territory in question, we hone to have proved that the claim of Great Britain docs not, as has been alleged, rest upon vague and indefensible grounds ; but that she has always hud a clear and indefensible title, by right and by possession to the whole of the disputed territory —a title, it is true, which has hitherto been somewhat ob scured by its rather complicated history, and by the want of that interest which countries in the state of a wilderness sometimes fail to inspire.” France. —The celebration of the glorious three days at Paris passed off with great eclat, and with less disturbance than was anticipated. The ceremony of translating the remains of the victims who fell in battle on that occasion, was grand and imposing. The concourse of people was immense. The greatest possible precaution .was taken by the authorities to guard against any violence. The number of National Guards present on the occa sion was estimated at 60,000. There was a rumor afloat in Paris that the King was very ill, having been attacked with an affection of the heart. Four days Eater. horn the Boston Daily Advertiser, Aug-. 17, 2. P. M. The new steam ship Acadia of Mr. Cunard’s line arrived here yesterday morning at half past nine o’clock, in thirteen days G hours, from Liverpool, it being the shortest passage ever made from a port in England to the U. States. The Acadia left Liverpool at 3, P. M. on the 4th, arrived off Halifax at 7A. M. of the 15th in todays 16 hours. She was delayed by far 10 hours, and did not get into port until 5, P. M. She remained there six hours, and at 11, P. M. ° Ston and made tbe passage in 34 hours. We have received Liverpool papers to the 4th inst. and London to the evening of the 3d. The political news by these papers is of great er interest than any thing which has been receiv ed for many months. Serious differences of opinion have arisen between the great powers on the affairs of Turkey and Egypt, and those allaiis appear to be pressing on lo a crisis. The break ing out of the insurrection in Syria has obliged the great powers to take a stand, and on the course to be taken it has been long known that there are difference of views which it is difficult to reconcile. It appears that the French Government dis sents Irom an arrangement entered into by the four powers with the Porte, for limiting the pre tensions of Mehcmet Ali,and particularly restrain ing him to a portion of his claim in Syria. Hecisive measures had been taken by the French Goverment, in increasing its armament, and pla cing itself in a posture for maintaining an inde pendent attitude. The Viceroy had succeeded in landing a strong reinforcement of troops in Syria. g J here is no later news from China. The shin Penang had arrived at Liverpool from Macao March 24, with a cargo of tea. The extensive military preparations which were making again-t Chma, were all known to the Chinese"author- The Liverpool papers say that for the last few weeks there had been a considerable revival of States. ° f manUf - tUred g-ds to the United The case of Mr. Heaviside vs. Lardner for Os the French (Wlf Auhe I 7“ ble | dc P reMion -Ley had recovered’in |,reaS h IOn “ as I™" * « Per cent JC ' ar- s ext- ssrt I u2 C B °‘ ‘ be From the London Sun of the evening of Avgust 3. We have received the whole of the Paris J*™''* nals of Friday and Saturday, together with Mad rid papers to the 25th ult., and from both inter esting extracts will be found in another part of the Sun. The tone of the French Journals » still warlike, though a good deal moderated since, Wednesday last. The shout “War with Eng land!” sounds ridiculous after common sense has pul the question “What about’” Put the Govern me nt has nevertheless proceeded to redeem the pledge which it gave, to be prepared against any emergency. The Monileur of Saturday publishes two Koy al decrees dated the 29th of July—the first call ing into active service, Irom the 9th inst. all the young conscripts of the second portion of the contingent of 1836, and all that arc still disposa ble of The contingent of 1839 ; the second Roy al ordinance authorises the Minister of Maine to open extraordinary credits for increasing, 10,000 men, the effectual force of the navy, lusidcs, fi'e ships of the line, thirteen frigates and nine steam ers. Admiral Roussin is also preparing an ex tensive promotion, in order to fill up the staff o , the fleet; so that, in every public department, as energy is now displayed by the French Govern ment, as if a war, on the most extensive scale had actually been declared. But notwithstanding the notes of preparation, we do not believe that the peace of Europe will be disturbed at present. Louis Philippe has no inclination to go to war about an aflair in which France has no more interest than an any other powers; and although M. Thiers may pant to distinguish himself as the Napoleon of the Cab inet, we can hardly believe that even he would embroil Europe to augernent a reputation for ac complished statesmanship. The Hon. Richard Biddle, late a member oi Congress from Pittsburg, and one of the most able Representatives in the House, has been offered the well-deserved compliment of a Public Dinner, in a letter signed by one hundred of bis fellow citizens. Mr. Biddle replies briefly, declining the invitation on the score of delicate health. The following arc his concuding words: “It remains to he decided whether wc shall lavish our confidence and our gratitude upon those who have aimed a deadly blow at every one of our most precious interests; who, in truth, have found themselves capable of waging a suc cessful war against every thing hut the public enemy. The result will, in my view, decide wehether party fanaticism is strong enough, in our country, to triumph not only over all the im pulses of patriotism, but the very instinct of self preservation.” “ Jackson, July 17th, 1840. “To Messrs. John Cameron, Oscar J. E. Stew art, John P. Stewart, and Christopher Annat. “Gentlemen ; i have the pleasure to acknow ledge the receipt of your letter of the 2nd inst.’ inviting me to attend a public barbecue to be given by the Whigs at the Franklin Depot, on the 23rd inst. It would afford me much pleasure to meet with my friends on that occasion, and to witness the discussion of the political subjects that now agitate the country ; I regret, however, I cannot accept your polite invitation. Being constrained by the high considerations of public good, to stand aloof from that illegiti mate offspring of democracy, called locnfocoism and finding my motives impugned by an unprin cipled clique, who assume to themselves to be ex elusives in the science of democracy, but win would be more correctly designated as a band o loafers on the treasury of the country—hotl state and national ; I deem it not amiss to an nounce to you, and through you to the public my deliberate determination of casting my sup port in the scale of the election of Gen Wm H Harrison for the Presidency, at the ensuing elec tion. In doing this, lam but sustaining the same set of political opinions entertained by me here tofore. I am, and ever have been opposed to tin doctrines of an exclusive metallic currency, he lieving that its tendency is to prostrate commerce, and every branch of industry—confining the wealth of tho ‘e who are born rich, and keeping those poor who are born poor, and enabling th rich man to acquire the labor of the poor for ar amount that is scarcely sufficient to furnish th« necessaries of life—thus closing to the poor mai every avenue to fame and to fortune, and open ing to his view nothing but hopeless penury an. want. Buch doctrines are well adopted to despo tic governments, but will not do for the geniu. of a free government. From a review of th downfall of the republics of ancient Greece am Rome, the cause of their ruin will be found ti exist in the corruption and corrupting influent, of office holders and office seekers. Rotation and succession in office is one of the cardinal principles which has ever distinguished republi can democracy. Time has proven, and will con tinue to prove, that a continued round of suc cess in party politics, inspires arrogance, and a disregard on the part of officeholders, ol many of the rights and interests of the people, and leads in the end to the assumption of powers lit tle short of dictation. The money that has been drawn from the hard earnings of the people is too often squandered upon partizansand partizan editors. During the last session of the Legisla ture, more than $20,000 was appropriated for Printing, which did not require the labor of more than some five or six printers for the space ol some six or eight weeks. This large amount of the people’s money went not to pay the honest mechanic for his labor, hut went to sustain a par tizan press. This, with many other similar rea sons, have induced me to believe that a charge in the powers that he. cannot be amiss. I am, and ever shall he a democrat, and when those who profess the doctrines of democracy carry them out in good faith, I will he found act ing with them, and not till then. I have no political views to subserve, but will, regardless o, the source from which they emanate, continue to oppose those measures that I think are calculated to injure my country, and to advocate such as I concieve arc calculated to sustain our free insti tulions, and spread peace, prosperity and kappi ness through the land. ' The financial concerns of the country are in so deplorable a condition that a change cannot be for the worst. lam clearly of opinion that the doctrines of an exclusive gold and silver cur rency are calculated to produce a scene of bank ruptcy and ruin, never before witnessed in our devoted country. I have heretofore been an advocate of the “exclusive State Bank system,” but I am now fully convinced that, in consequence of local influences and local causes, that neither th. government nor the people can prosper withou the aid of a National Bank ; —such a bank cai and will, as it has done heretofore, give a curren cy preferable to a metallic currency alone. lan not an advoi ate lor inconvertible hank paper • hu for such a one as will better subserve all cornmc. ciat purposes, and which can, at the will of the holders, be converted into gold or silver. In voting for General Harrison let it not he said that I am sustaining a man who is unworthy of public confidence. He is the son ofone of the signers of the Declaration of Indopendence-th. friend and supporter of Thomas Jelferson o James Madison, and of James Monroe, He’ has proof." devoted aI . Harrisi «n, after having ofhh iunlv h P ° °- ° fhiß,ife to the -«vicS Bouirhthi ha V eUred from puhhc life and but when theT C ° m,ort his own fireside, country’ lih« ° Cslr * War Was sounded, or his I , country „ liberties endangered, he has ever keen I, found among the first to gird on his armor , n defence of his own and his country’s cause.' I am, gentleman, very respectfully, Your friend and obedient servant 11. G. RUNNi.LS. A Domestic Frog.— In Billirnan’s J OUr na\, there is an account of a frog in d p, * state of domestication, in the possession of j) William Roots, of Kingston. It appears that th lower offices of his house were wbat is cull *i un ler ground, on the banks of the Thames. 'j'hi little reptile accidentally appeared to hU servant* emerging from a hole in the skirting of tl )c en, and the first year constantly withdrew ut) their approach. From their kindness, however' and from partaking of food given him, he gra j r> ally acquired habits of familiarity, and during the following three years, regularly came out even day, particularly at meal time, and partoook of the food given to him by the servants. One of the most remarkable features in his artifical state of existence was his strong partiality for warmth as during tho winter he regularly (contrary i 0 the cold blooded tendency of his nature) came of his hole in the evening, and directly made f or the hearth, in front of a good kitchen fire, he would continue to bask and enjoy himself urT til the family retired to rest. There happened t* o he at the same time, a favorite old domestic cat and a sort of attachment existed between th, two incongruous inmates: the frog frequently nestling under the warm fur of the cat, whilst the cat appeared extremely jealous of interrupting the comforts and convenience of the frog. h commercial. “ Ijitest dates from Liverpool, Aur~7 \ Latest dates from Havre * ~f _ July 3i „ Charleston, August 22. • Cotton . —There lias been more activity fi, ti, e Upland market since our last, than for the piece ding three weeks ; and the opinion advanced in on* review of the 15th instant, that notwithstanding a decline had taken place in the article in the hirri pool market, former rates would he maintained* has been supported by actual operations. There’ was a disposition, however,evinced on the pan 0 f j buyers, at the close of tlie last and in the early part of the present week to bringdown prices, but as the stock continues light, holders would not submit to a reduction, and buyers became operators at old prices. The transactions embrace 1656 hales as follows : 111 bales at at 8; 404 at 83; 478 at 9; 20 at at 9j|; and 100 bags at 10 cents per lb. A small lot Sea Island Cotton sold at 31 cents per lb. Rice. —The business of the week in this article has been light, but about 370 tierces have changed i hands at prices ranging from 3to $3 7-16 per 100. \ Yesterday the market was rather languid—and our quotations were with difficulty maintained. drain. —The receipts of Corn since our last, hare been 2100 bushels from North Carolina, and about 5000 bushels from Virginia —the former was sold at prices ranging between 55 and bO cts per bushel —the latter is limited above our quotations Two small parcels of hay have been sold at about quoted rates. No Oats or Peas have been received. Flour —The transactions in this article have been very light—a few small lots Jlaltirncre How ard-street have been sold at old prices. Salt. —Several lots Liverpool coarse and fine have been taken fur the country, at our quotations viz; 130 a per sack. Sales have been effected in Turks Island, from second hands, at 40 and 46 cts. per bushel. Bagging, —There was a large business done in Bagging last week, in consequence of which prices have advanced fully 2 aScents per yard. This week there has been a regular and steady demand at the advance, which is maintained with conli dencc, the stock both in New York and this city being moderate, and large orders having been exe cuted in the former market lor New Orleans and Mobile, at prices higher than the prevailing rates 4 here. The stock on sale is estimated at about 10 - 000 pieces. Groceries. —The activity noticed in our Sugar market the preceding week lias been kept up, at the advance then quoted ; and our second rate dealers, together with a few country buyers,have left very little in first hands. About 270 hhds. Muscovados have changed hands, at prices ranging from 7 to 9 cents per lb., the bulk of which brought the latter rate. At auction a small lot very infe rior sold at 6y; and about 38 boxes brown clayed brought cts. per lb. Molasses. — Jhe stock of all descriptions of .Mo lasses is very light. Cuba has been selling in small Jots at about our quotations, viz: 24 a 2G cents per gallon. 1 here is no New Orleans in market. * I Coffee. —There is comparatively no tn ing doing in this article. Exchange. —The operations during the week in either foreign or domestic Kxchange, have been trilling. We quote Bills on England, 6* a7A per cent premium. On France, nominal. Sight drafts on New York, are worth and 2 per cent pre mium. Savannah, August 21. Cotton. —Arrived since the 14th instant, 1549 bales Upland, and cleared in the same time 472 bales to New Y’ork ; leaving a stock on hand in clusive of all on shipboard not cleared on the 21st inst., of 3345 bales Uplands, and 28 bales Sea Isl and. Holders of Upland having made some con cession in prices this week, wc have experienced a little more animation; the sales amount to 628 bales, at the following rates: 3 bales at ti,29at 7J, 7 at Bs, 43 at 8 9-16, 14 at Hi, 1 9,244 at 9j, 297 at9L Rice. — The market continues firm with a brisk demand. The sales amount to about 300 casks at s3g a 3s, and by retail is obtained; stock de creasing. Flour —Continues very dull. Sales of Howard street in small lots at £6‘i. Corn —ls selling fro m store at from 70 to 75ct : - Hay —We report gales of 500 bundle! arrived this week at 75 cts Salt. —Sales o f 1500 sacks Liverpool at $1 50 a I 1 62. 1 Groceries. —In Coffee, Sugar and Molasses, there continues a fair retail business doing, Bales Porto Rico Sugar at SB4, St Croix do at sll, I Coffee at 12 cts. Spirits. —ln domestic liquors wc* have no change in price or demand since our last. Exchange —On England, 11 a 12 per ft. prerr nom.; Drafts on New Y ork, at sight, 6$ per c fnt prem. Freights —To Liverpool, none; to New York, $1 a sl4 per bale cotton. Havre, July 31- ( ottons —There lias been much business done in Cottons since our last report of Hie 23d inst., than during the previous eight days, which may be in some measure, perhaps, attributed tothc holy days of this week. Let tins be as it may', we have do decline to notice in our rates for this aiticlc. fl i he sales comprise 4465 bales, consisting of 32D bates New Orleans, at 66f to 97f; 557 do Mobile, at7sf toß7f ; 593 do Upland, at 79f 50 to HBf; do. Pernambuco, at I16f; 13 do Bahia at 107f.w; and 40 do Tenevelly, at 64f, the whole duty paid. 1 he arrivals on the other hand nave amounted to 5733 bales, viz: 5713 United Stales, and 20 Guadaloupe. Liverpool, July 3U A good extent of business has been doneduting the pas* week, and prices have been fully soppoit cd, particularly for the middle and lower quality of American; in Brazils or Egyptian there is *iot any change, and very full rates have been obtained for Surat. The public sales of Sea Island to-day r wen - ® without spirit, the ordinary qualities selling a * * decline of about lb, and the fair qualities; at previous rates; there were but few good lots in sale; 1684 hales were offered of white; 480 so < 12d to 19|d; 400 stained offered, and 40 sold 3 1 to 1 Another public sale is declared for 11 day next of 750 Sea Island and 250 Peruvian. Speculators have taken 6500 bales of America and exporters 1500 bales. 400 bales of American. 110 Pernams, and 80 Bahias, have been f° r * ar( J* into the couut/y this month unsold. The salt s j day are about 4000 bales of all kinds; the mar.** . < is steady, but without much animation. Die ( port this week is 21,877 bags, and the sales W l ' . Viz; 1 1 •510 Sea Islands 12 (n) 18$; 50 stained do. ■. 1 IIi; 9.2*0 Upland 4? Co! 6g; 9610 New Orleans -a H « <ii> 7; f>4so Alabama, kc. 4j| <d) co Bjf la> 9g; 580 Egyptian 9£ la) 11.