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CHRONICLE AND SEN'"!NEE. AUGUST . WEDNESDAY MORNING OCTOBER 7. FOR PF.ESIDE? WILLIAM HENRY J LARRISON, Os Ohio ; Tli#» invincible Hero of Tipp( anoe the incor ruptible Statesman—the infle ible Republican — the patriotic Farmer of Ohio for vice-presid; st, JOHN T YU 311 y Os Virginia; State Rights Republican of t e school of ’9B— —of Virginia’s noblest sons and emphatically one of America’s most sagaci us, virtuous and patriot statesmen. FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AN] VICE-PRESIDENT, GEORGE R. GILMER, of Oglethorpe. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of lamden. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, o Muscogee. JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hi mock. CHARLES DOUGHERTY of Clark. •SEATON GRANTLAND, f Baldwin. ANDREW MILLER, of C ss. WILLIAM EZZARD, o' 1 iKalb. C. B. STRONG, of Bibb. JOHN WHITEHEAD, of urke. E. WIMBERLY, of Twig< ;. {fj- No Mail north of Richm ml last night. First Harrison Gi n from GEORGIA ! Old Richmond F irever! We present our readers this ! orning with the ■official returns of the election in this county, which sends forth a noble voice from Old Rich mond. She was among the firs to summon her sons to the rescue, and nobly lv 5 she home her self in the fight, zealously have tl >r struggled, and gloriously borne off the palm of ictory. It was ■a glorious day, and Richmond has 'on glory enough for one day. It was the triumph c the people over the slaves and office-holders of tl ; White House ; *ye, and what is more, it is at; umph over the office-holders and the suckers as neasury pap of Richmond county. What an avalanche it was to th Locos, no man can imagine who has not seen tl *ir doleful and elongated countenances. “ React i ’ll Reaction/” they have proclaimed from one ei 1 of the Union to the other, and many were the upes who have been made by this shout. Where we ask, is the evidence of the reaction ? Can yo answer, Loco focos ? o a hT fvTa ~iT O r* S 3 O >-! O 5 V 2 5 -1* H £-• < & JQ > ►"S & & CANDIDATES. * : ? ? : 1 C * J ’ ( g- • ; f. ; I For Congress. •TV. C. Dawson. .. 654 46 70 >S 102 900 R. W. Habn sham 656 45 70 ’8 102 901 Julius C. Alford. 649 45 70 IS 102 594 E. A. Nisbet 650 45 69 IS 102 894 Loti Warren.... 650 44 70 18 102 894 Thos. B. King... 651 46 70 JS 102 897 R. L. Gamble ... 653 43 70 >8 102 596 J. A. Meriwether . 650 43 70 >8 102 893 Thos F. Foster.. 652 43 70 18 102 895 Edward J. Black 416 22 9 !5 19 491 D. C. Campbell. 422 21 7 16 19 495 W. T. Colquitt... 420 22 9 ’’s 13 495 Maik A Cooper. 424 22 10 *.6 19 501 Julius Hillyer... 419 20 7 !6 19 491 Alfred Iverson... 421 21 7 16 19 494 J. H. Lumpkin.. 421 21 7 16 19 491 J.S. Patterson... 419 21 7 16 19 492 R.W. Pooler 419 22 7 >S 19 493 For Senate. - Andrew J. Miller 617 41 60 25 100 843 •George Schley... 405 18 8 28 17 476 Represent a t’s. G. W. Crawford. 60S 44 60 17 93 832 Chas. J. Jenkins,. 609 41 60 16 95 831 Win. J. Rhodes.. 607 37 65 il6 96 831 Thos Glasscock. 434 23 5 17 25 514 Garey F. Parish. 40S 15 5 15 16 469 W. Haynie 401 16 9 ’6 17 469 Annual, 29 .... 17 .... 56 Biennial 8.... 5-5 11 1 .... 64 ? V~ F|IT~ s i 3 tr» a w ■ w »i pj Congress. 5- 2 • ’. * I ? Vo- • I *1 Dawson 4*o 402 S6O 518 632 514 494 Habersham. . .479 400 857 532 622 511 452 Alford 478 396 839 532 621 506 483 Nisbet 47S 402 855 530 674 512 487 Warren 478 401 856 519 615 509 480 King 480 400 854 519 621 507 480 Gamble 477 400 857 529 c 22 507 479 Merriwether .479 396 840 523 r>ls 510 481 Foster 478 396 850 523 §322 511 481 Blacs 272 59 97 271 354 510 323 Cooper 274 60 106 281 359 509 330 Colquitt 271 GO 96 287 352 511 312 Campbell 27 3 6 2 9 3 256 350 512 318 Hillyer 274 52 95 256 375 512 320 Iverson 27 3 5 2 9 4 260 352 612 320 Lumpkin 273 50 91 356 347 513 320 Patterson. .* .273 52 91 255 .344 513 320 Pooler 273 52 91 256 346 512 321 Legislature. Columbia. — Dawson. — Jones , Rober son and Burt. Warbev. — Harris. — May, Andersc and Darden. 1 gain. Talliaferbo. — Harris. —Stevens a. J Chapman. Richmond. Miller. Jenkins, t rawford and Rhodes. 1 gain. Greene. — Stocks. — Rea, Daniell, C iddle. The first name in each couuti is Senator. The names in Italics are Whigs. la the counties of Richmond, Tali: erro, Greene, and Columoia, we have gained 405 ).:s upon our majorities of 1839—and 264 gain up n 1838. Georgia is standing erect, with th sledge ham mer of her political integrity, ready o inflict ano ther blow, south of Mason and D .on’s line, to drive Locofocoism back to Kinderho . New? Ha usn Herald of the 29th ul Mr. Herald, just advise your Locc friends to give themselves no uneasiness about leorgia. The Whi*s of Richmond county applied that hammer on Monday in away that will ma>e Martin trem ble when he nears its sound. Attention, Corporal J Tub Flag on board the Spip England, at New-York. —The Evening Post of the 29th u!t had the ; andor to admit the inaccuracy of its state ment in relation to this flag, in the following par agraph. We will see if the Corporal is possessed of as much liberality as his abolition contempora ry- “We leam that the flag hoisted yesterday on board the packet ship England was an old one,and that it bore the inscription, ‘ The England expects every man ti do his duty,’ evidently meaning the crew of the ship England. It was raisedacciden ta'ly in hoisting the other flags, and as soon as it was discovered to be Jlying,it was lowered. We told the story yesterday exactly as it was related to us by half a dozen persons; but having discov ered tha: it was inaccurate, we hasten to set the matter right.” Anniversary of the Surrender of Cornwal lis. —Th o people of Virginia are preparing for a mighty'gathering at Yorktown, on the 19th of October. The multitude are to encamp on the greund. From the Ohio Republican, Sept. 26. And still they Come. Thehx is yet room.— EIGHTEEN citizens ofßumford, Maine, SEVENTEEN ofMontville, Me. have renounced the spoils party, and come out for c !d Tip. THIRTEEN voters of Wayne township, Jefferson county, Ohio, have in the Steubenville Herald, assigned their reasons for abandening the spoils psrtv, and declared for Harrison. ONG HUNDRED AND ELEVEN citizens of Washington county, Ohio, among them two Revolutionary soldiers, have abandoned the “spoils party” and come out for old Tip. TWENTY-ONE citizens of Union township, Brown county, Ohio, have abandoned Van Buren ism and declared for old Tip. TWELVE voters of Wayne county, Ohio, heretofore supporters of the locos, have abandoned the corruptionists and come out for old Tip. SIXTEEN citizens of Medina county, have a bandone.l Van and come out for old tip. Sub treasury, the standing army, &c. have caused these changes. Nkw-York. Thursday, 4 P. M. There has not been a great deal of business done in stocks to-day, the departure of ihe Bri tish Queen having absorbed the attention of all who had not contracts to fulfil. Rates varied but little—U. S. Bank declined per cent. State stocks still firm—sales of Indiana at a slight ad vance. Very 1 ittle was done this morning in exchanges, and no alteration on yesterday’s prices. Domes tic exchange is precisely in the same position and value. Cotton is very heavy—no disposition to buy without a reduction. The Flour market is quite firm, the receipts being \er£ light: small sales for home use have been made at §SJ, per bbl.; Genesee selling at s4|, which remairs the same A parcel of North River Barley sold at 62£c. The sr.eam-ship has taken out about 80 passen sengers, a full cargo of merchandize and letters on which the postage amounts to §3OOO. The steam-sh ip Natchez got up her steam at the same time and proceeded on her voyage to New Or leans. There is no truth in the story that our insu- I ranee Offices have advanced the rates of insu rance on French property in consequence of their apprehensions of a war. We are now hourly expecting later accounts from Bos.on by the British Post Office Steamer. Baltimore, Get. 3. Flour. —The transactions in Howard street flour have been very small this week, the sales being confined almost entirely to the city retail trade. — Sales of a few hundred barrels of good common brands were made fro n stores for shipment, on Wednesday, at $5 We are not advised of any other operations either yesterday or to-day. Holders s.re now offering to sell at §5 We continue to quote the receipt price at 5 to 5 06. City Mills Flour. —We note the sales of 1000 barrels extra, at $5 25 per barrel. Standard qua lity is held at §5, but we have heard of no trans actions for some days past. United States Bank.— The Philadelphia North Arr erican of yesterday says,—“ Mr. Jou don has arrived in this city. He brought out 100,000 sovereigns in gold for the United States Bank. The following Banks have agreed to aid the United States Bank to the amount of up wards of three millions of dollars, in order to en able her to resume specie payments, viz:—Penn sylvania, Philadelphia, North America, Northern Liberties, and Moyarneusing.” The speculation in U. S. Bank Stock in Phil adelphia is somewhat subsiding, as we learn from Bicknell’s Reporter. The Bears, it seems, have been making a bad business. ‘Thus,’ says the Reporter,-the time sellers have been borrowing stock, and paying at the rate of 50 cents per share for it per week. Their idea was that it was bet ter for them to sacrifice §SO per week on 100 shares, and to run the risk of a decline in the price, than to supply contracts made at §6l and §62 per share, by purchasing stock at 62£ a 64. They feared moreover, that any large sales for cash, would make their case still worse by advan cing the price of stock. This game, however, is one which must effectually end in ruin to those who practice it extensively. This, an individu al bound to deliver a thousand shares of stock would lose §2OOO a month, and we learn that se veral “ bears” as they are called, are short from 1000 to 1500. Most of these individuals, how ever, have made very considerably by the extra ordinary ciecline in the stock for the last six months, and hence can afford to lose something. It will be seen on reference to the sales for the last month or two, that large amounts have been sold on time, ranging from 30 to 60 days, and at §6l §62. —Their position would be perilous indeed, should the stock advance above 70, and this is by no means imprt bable, should buna fide holders refuse to sell at present prices, and should this system of paying an enormous premium for the loan of Stock, be persisted in much longer. Hairison a Republican of 1793, Gen. Joseph Darlington, of West Union, Ohio, one of the three surviving members of the Terri torial Legislature in Cincinnati, in 1799, has writ ten a letter to William Creighton, jr., of Chili cothe, in which he states that Gen. Harrison was supported and elected a Delegate to Congress as the Jeffersonian Republican candidate in opposi tion to Arthur St. Clair, the federal candidate. He says: “During that session I was well ac quainted with Gen. Harrison, and weli knew that he was believed by all the Republican members of that Legislature to be a firm Republican and a supporter cf Mr Jefferson’s polit : ral principles, and under that impression was elected a Dele gate to Congress by the Republican members of the Legislature of 1799. It will not be neces sary for me to say to you, who have been acquain ted with mi; for more than forty years, that I was at that time a Republican, and well acquainted with, and engaged in ail the acts and proceedings of the Republican party in that Legislature.” Chalk. —Professor Ehrenberg has made some remarkable discoveries in the course of his various experiments on chalk. He found that a cubic inch possessed upwards of a million of microscopi cal animalculae; consequently a peund weight of chalk contains aoove 10,000,000 of these animal culse. Fromhisresearches.it appears probable that all the strata of chalk in Europe are the pro duct ofraicroscropical animalcules most of them invisible to tne naked eye. From the Richmond Whig. The Feds routed at all points. The discomfiture of the Feds at the polls, sig nal and disastrous as it has been, has not sur passed that which has attended them before the people. It is a remark m every body’s mouth, all through the country, that of all the charges made by the orators and hireling presses of the administration against General Harrison, not i one has been sustained by any respectable au ! thority. The charge of abolitionism was tho ; first, and at one time most relied upon, but this was soon found not to have even a shadow to rest upon. So far from it, by comparing the acts of the old General—his vote against the Missouri restrictions—his speeches at Cheviot, Vincennes and Carthage, with the acts of Mar tin Van Buren —his vote for the Missouri re strictions, for free negro suffrage, his admission of tho constitutional right of Congress to abol ish slavery in the District of Columbia, and his sanction of negro testimony against white men — it was ascertained that ‘‘the Northern man with Southern feelings” would come off second best in the comparison. The Feds therefore per ceived the necessity of varying their charge. The old General was no longer an abolitionist him self, but the abolitionists would vote for him ! This was a damning sin in their eyes. The South w r as exhorted to rally as one man against an individual who would permit an abolitionist to vote for him ! Well, several Southern States voted, with the plague-spot resting upon the skirts of the old hero. With one accord, \ ir ginia, Louisiana, Kentucky and North Carolina responded, that if the charge were true, of which there was no better evidence than the say-so ot the three greatest liars in the country, it was a matter of no moment, and they all recorded their votes for the farmer of North Bend, rejoicing in an opportunity of giving honor to one who had rendered greater public services than any man living, and who had made greater personal sacri fices in support of Southern rights than any roan north of Mason and Dixonn line, and who was absolutely sounder on the subject of abolition than a large portion of the South. Next came the charge of being “Gen Mum,” the “ tongueless candidate”—“ caged, gagged and guarded—in the hands of a committee, ’ &c. The way in which this calumny has been blown up is known to the whole land. The old Gen i eral gave it a practical refutation, by taking the , stump in person, and speaking to thousands and thousands of his fellow citizens. This he has done repeatedly, and in a manner a little mar vellous, certainly, considering that he is a tongue less candidate. His speeches have been of a character to win for him the confidence and tho admiration of all who heard or who have read . them. They are all replete with sterling good ! sense, lofty sentiment, and sound republicaa principles. This striking mode of refutation ought to have silenced forever his traduccrs. — It w ould have silenced any others than the blood . hounds who have been unleashed to hunt hint down. They stood branded with falsehood— they ought to have been covered with shame and confusion by the brilliant oratorical displays by which their falsehoods were made familiar to i the whole nation. But all this only served to inflame their wrath, and make them more eager in the pursuit of their victim. They look ano ther tack. The old General was a Federalist — wore the black cockade in 1800. They called upon him as a witness against himself. He re sponded, and gave them the lie direct. They then called upon one Fowler, a man removed from office by Mr. Monroe for pilfering the pub lic treasure —a very suitable witness for such men, and for the purpose they had in hand.— rle swore up to the mark point blank, and no mistake! But such testimony, contradicted by the whole life and all the acts of General Harri son, was deemed insufficient by his accusers even, and they brought forward another ch irge to aid them in their exigency. The old General was a “mock hero,” a “petticoat General,” a “ coward,” &c. This was a crack weapon with them for a season. All the demagogues in the land had it pat, and rang the changes upon it with great glee. Bye and bye, however, it be gan to recoil upon them; like a hot poker, it became too heavy to hold, and the last we have heard of it was a declaration in the Enquirer: “ We have no respect for the opinion of any man who calls Gen. Harrison a coward .” So much for that. Another most heinous offence allcdgcd against General Harrison by the Feds, which although, thrice refuted was as often repeated, was, that he was in favor of “ selling poor, respectable neighbor men and neighbor women for debt.”— This was a matter which excited very great fears among the Feds. As the law which Gen. Harrison supported contemplated the sale of horse thieves and grand and petty larceners, some of them began to feel the halter around their own necks, They felt conscious that they came within the purview of the statute, and they were under serious apprehensions lest jus tice should overtake them. We hope that all who indulge such anticipations may not be dis appointed. While thus routed at all points before the peo ple, in their criminations of a gallant soldier, sterling patriot and honest man, they have neen unable to rebut any of the numerous and heavy accusations which have been preferred against the administration. They stand confirmed by the record, and a verdict of guilty must go, by default. The True Issue.—The infatuation which pervades a portion of the administration party, on the subject of the currency, is very extraordi nary. If the Government were by law to reduce the value of coin, say one hair, by increasing the al loy, it would, by enabling the debtor to pay his creditor in the depreciated standard, reduce the debt one half. This would be denounced by every honest man as legalized plunder—as rob bery. Now, if the Government, by legislative war fare on the currency, contracts the currency one half, it does the same thing, with this difference, that instead of the creditor, it robs the debtor. It reduces the va'ue of the debtor’s property, and requires twice as much to pay any given debt as it would have done but for the action of Govern ment upon the circulating medium. We quote the language of Mr. Calhoun, who says that the currency is “the CREDIT of the country. CREDIT, in every shape , public and private ; credit not only in the shape of paper ; but that of faith and confidence between man i and man ; through the agency of which, in all its forms, the great and mighty exchanges of this commercial country, at home and abroad, are . effected. To inflict a wound any where, particu ; larly on the PUBLIC FAITH, is to embarrass all the channels of CURRENCY and EX i CHANGE ; and it is to this end, and not to , the withdrawing the few millions of dollars from . circulation, that I attribute the present moneyed f embarrassment.” Mr. McDuffie tells us that in proportion as . we reduce the money of the country, we affect 5 the value of property. Mr. Woodbury’s reports 1 show that the circulation of the banks has been 5 reduced from 154 millions to 94 millions. Mr. Calhoun tells us that the comparative reduction of property is thirty to one, and yet those who > would inflict this policy on the country claim ; to be opposed to the rich, and, par excellence, the friends of the poor! Are they not alike the enemies of the rich and f the poor ? Do they not ruin the debtor without . enriching the creditor I —Baltimore Pilot. Mons Specie.—The ship Natchez7frorn Val paraiso, arrived at New York, has on board two hundred and seventy-two thousand and forty dollars in specie. —journal oj Commerce. From the Commercial Advertiser. Speech of Gen. Van Rensselaer, At the gathering in Westchester, JW Y. After Mr. Hoffman had concluded a soul-stir ring speech of an hour and a half. Col James A. Hamilton introduced to the meeting the venera ble and brave General Solomon Van Rensselaer, the youthful champion in arms of the gallant Harrison, and the fast friend of his riper yeais. As Gen’l Van Rensselaer’s lungs, having been perforated with a bullet in the Miami, are too weak to allow him to speak to affield meeting, he pla ced the manuscript of the following address in the hands of Col. Hamilton, which was read to the meeting by that gentleman, and received with the highest demonstrations of approbation. We insert it at length with the gratest pleasure, as the testimony of one brave man to the high military and moral worth of another: Fellow-Citizens : If I have been so fortunate as at any time to be of service to my country, it has not been upon the rostrum. I am not accustomed to make speeches, yet, on the present occasion, I should do myself injustice, and the cause ot my country wrong, if I withheld my testimony in favor ot the man whom “tho People delight to honor.” There has nothing occcurred within the re membrance of a iong life, which has so aroused my indignation as the attempt now making to to underrate the courage and talents, and to falsify the character, of a man whose public services, taken together, in extent, and calmly and dispassionately viewed, ate immeasurably beyond those of any American living. Show me another man, if you can. now prominent in the public eye, who was brought up and educated by a bet ter father—patriot rather! Show me, if you can, any other candidate for office, who, at the age of 19, entered the service of his country, aud expo sed his life to the tomahawk and scalping knife. Show me any, who, from that early age to the present time, has incurred greater responsibilities, encountered greater dangers, held higher and more honorable stations, been a greater favorite with the People, more efficiently promoted their interests, protected their fron;iers, or gallantly conquered in their cause, than Gen’l Harrison. A historv of the far West, and the annals of the late war, would lose half their interest if the name of Gen. Harrison were effaced from their pages. The star-spangled banner would be de piived of its most glorious triumphs, if his achievements were to be forgotten or decried. I cannot contain my surprise that any man who calls himself an American, should for an instant attempt the disparagement of a chief who has reflected such immortal honor on his country. Parties must exist, and they are necessary in Re publics, this is no reason why the national honor should he assailed in the persons of our bravest and most gallant defenders ; none, why our na tional records should be mutilated or discredited, to serve the purposes of political Demagogues. I know that yon, who hear me, would resent at once any imputations on the memory of Wash ington. You would not consent that the History of the Revolution should be written without giv ing him his meed of praise. You would not like to have your childern taught that he was a cow ard and an imbecile. Such an attempt would inflame your blood, and rouse your resentment. The wretch who would attempt to rise on the ruin'of his fame, would be condemned to univer sal execration. And shall the character of our second Washington be blasted by the base at tempts of mere political pretenders] Shall the long and arduous, and the honorable career of a man who never deceived the people, and never lost a battle, be assailed and vilified, because he has been called from the plough again to serve his country] Have Mr. Van Buren’s friends no other hope than what arises from slander and mis representation ] and do they rale the virtue and intelligence of the people so low, as to believe that they can be so duped and deceived ] Is this their boasted confidence in their cause —that its success depends alone on falsehood and abuse ] I know too well the temper of the people, to be lieve that they can ever be brought to dishonor their flag, forsake their friends, or falsify their history ! No ! thank God ! He and the3* mis calculate, when they hope to triumph by such disgraceful means. The national gloiy and the national gratitude are not thus to be sullied for so insignificant an object, as the success of a mere partizan leader. Could I believe this, I could wish, from the bottom es my heart, that the lead I now carry in ray body, received in your defence, had not left me alive to witness such in famy. What must the enemies of free institutions think if we tolerate such enormities] What must they say of free governments, when party so ruthlessly assails our greatest benefactors] What has Mr. Van Buren done for his country, that a braver and a better, a more accomplished scholar, and a profounder statesman, is thus vil lificd, and abused by the pensioned presses at his command ] Is it come to this, that the candidate of the people is to be put down, if possible, by the vilest slanders, because he is their candidate 1 I trust not; hut should there be any here, who, for a moment believe them, I hold myself ready to contradict them at every hazard. “ I have been the companion, and have been honored by the friendship of General Harrison from my earliest youth. When sabre and rifle clashed together in deadly fray, I saw him bear ing the orders of Gen. Wayne into the thickest of the fight—cool, collected the undismayed. He who dares to call him a coward utters the gieatest of falsehoods, and forever covers himself with shame. I here bear witness to his undaunted bravery, and pronounce that man a knave or a fool who asserts so base and so groundless an un truth. No! Let the Administration pension its presses, and scatter its treasury notes ; and let it perpetuate its atrocities in what shape it will; but let it pause ere it fasten on the reputation of the spotless, or calumniate the favorite of the peo ple. It was but a few weeks since I had the pleas ure of being a guest of this great and good* man in his cabin at North Bend. I saw him there for the first time in several years, and found as all his friends have found, the string of the latch on the outside. No golden cups, or silver plateaus, decorated his simple, but generous hoard. The plenty of an American fanner, not the extrava gance of foreign manners, alone, distinguished his hospitality. Hundreds and thousands had visited him the past summer, and none left him without acknowledging the beautiful conformity of his life with his principles , none bade him farewell without feeling assured that they should meet him again, not, perhaps, on the banks of the Ohio but Potomac—and there putting in practice those republican doctrines to which the White House has been too long a stranger. “ I found him hard at work on his farm, rising with the earliest dawn, to attend to husines, and literally earning his bread by the sweat of his brow. Age has scarcely touched him. His fig ure is erect and unbent. His eye, full of fire, bespeaks his energy of purpose, and his whole appearance give the assurance of his being in the vigor of health and strength. “ In conversation he is agreeable, instructive, and kind. When he speaks in public, “convic tion follows his periods.” To extraoidinary mer it he adds the utmost modesty, and he, of all oth ers, says the least of bis own achievements.' In timate as I am with him. I never heard him utter a sentence, or saw him do an action, unworthy ° S j•°k. a r ? an : he himselfhas never sought the distinction which the people are now resolved he shall attain. In short, no one can be with him without leeling deeply the excellency of his char acter, and his fitness for the situation of Presi dent. I again repeat that he is worthy of his reputa tion, anu quantum to discharge in everv respect, the important duties about to devolve upon him. My friends, what can I say more to you on this subject, than to ask whether you will permit one of your earliest and truest friends to be slandered out of your esteem 1 I know you w*l not. I leave to abler hands the vindication ot our bleeding constitution. I will not point to those calamities which have, more or less, found their way into every man’s dwelling, ami affected every man’s prospects. I will n.t allude to thousands of broken-hearted fellow-citizens, who, without any fault of their own, have found their haru earnings reduced to naught by the fiat of an un -1 feeling Administration. I will not allude to those who, having abundant means, which in these 1 times avail nothing, are unable to meet their 1 ordinary expenses. I ask if our Government was ' formed to attack the commerce, the industry and the property of the people; and whether it is called on to regulate the affairs of American free men 1 Will you consent to become mendicants 1 at the door of the rich man, begging the privilege 1 ol working for him at 10 cents a day 1 Or, if ! blessed with the ample fruits of your own indus * try, to see them snatched from your hands, to car , ry on the theories of madmen. ! Gentlemen, the scene around and before us has its recollections connected with many stirring ’ events of the revolutionary war. Not many years ago a British fleet passed up the Hudson, almost * in sight of this spot, conveying the incendiaries 5 of Europe, and carrying terror into the humble : cabins of the friends of liberty. But that danger and that crisis, and that fleet, have passed away, and beautiful towns, and a numerous population r have risen upon the banks of this mighty river; and yet the Inst state of our political existence may be worse than the first, if we permit a do ’ meslic policy to triumph, which is to level every work of art. stop the busy wheel of industry, strike the sails of your river and your ocean craft, drive contentment from your doors, and hand B you over to be the slaves of domestic tyrants. ’’ But I rejoice in the conviction that this state of things is not to be permitted. During a period “ of near half a century I have closely watched the j gieat strife of parties, and never before have I observed such a settled determination to effect a wholesome change, or such enthusiasm, as is now evinced by the friends of “Harrison and Reform,*’ in this and other states lately visited by me. Persevere then, in your praiseworthy ef forts. May your exertions he unremitting in the j cause of your suffering country, and procure for it the return of happier days, an j a restoration of that prosperity without which no government should be for a moment tolerated. s _ • From the New York Courier and Enquirer. Ohio.— I The Battle Ground. We stated the other day on the authority of an intelligent correspondent, writing from Frank fort, Kentucky, that the administration were con centrating all their means and money on the t State of Ohio. The Cincinnati Gazetie of Tues day says that every mail brings something to con firm the belief that Ohio is to be the main battle _ ground of the administration. “The President and his friends”—says the Gazette —So look upon it —-his own son proclaims it ! We have before j us a letter from a gentleman of high respectability in New York, to his friend in this city, dated the ’ 12th of September, stating that Mr. John Van ' Buren, son of the President, had observed to his friend a few days before, “that very much depen ded on the result of the election in Ohio— that the election there, was among the first, and being ' General Harrison’s own Stale, if it came oft' in r favor of his father, would exert a great influence B upon the election in ot he" States, particularly . N. York, and being thus considered. THE PAK ' TY WOULD PUT FORTH THEIR BEST EFFORTS TO CARRY THAT STATE , —he expressly said that ALL THAT COULD . BE DONE, WITH MEN AND MONEY, \ WOULD BE DONE TO CARRY OHIO and s that they confidently calculated on success.” I The writer of the letter, from which the extract is taken, is a gentleman of great respectability and was a member and an officer of the Harrisburgh r Convention. He received the information he communicates from the lips of the gentleman to whom Mr. \ an Buren made the declaration. i r “The ladies all are Whigs—God bless them” — t Prentiss, of Miss. j Anecdote. —A few evenings since, the daugh ters of a very respectable Locofoco gave a party, ; to which were invited a number of theii male and r female acquaintance. The evening passed oft’plea - santly, as a matter of course, though politics were frequently introduced during the evening. After 3 the adjournment of the party, it fell to the lot of a t young lady, who was a strong Whig, to be escort r cd home by a young man who was a Locofoco. — i During their walk homeward, politics were again introduced, and he, among his conversation, termed j the W higs Tories. In an instant the lady drew I her arm from li is, and said, “ Sir, my father is a • W big, and no Tory, and so was his father before him, and fought, too, Sir, ior the liberty which we > now enjoy. And further, .Sir, I take pleasure in expressing to you that I have no further use of your services.” “ Hut you are not going to walk such a distance as you have to walk by yourself, are you ?” “Yes, Sir—sooner than walk with one who would disparage the name of Whig.” And she did walk heme by herself.— Balt. Pat. i Hcura for the Spoils—sl6 a Dii/forme, and 12 Cents for you. — Our old friend Benjamin Tappan, he who is for reducing the poor men’s wages to 11 pence a day, and wheat to 17 cents a bushel is, it appears, not contented with $8 a : day, but has procured an appointment from the administiation lor one of his sons to CARRY A LETTER to some port ol South America at $8 a day more !! ! This is a glorious administration for Tappan—well may he go about the country, and talk about bank reform. Sixteen dollars a day, in one family, is a pretty comfortable little ; sum these hard limes. This would pay for the labor of one hundred and twenty-eight laboring men, every day, at eleven pence a day; or lor one hundred bushels of wheat at sixteen cents a bushel. One hundred bushels of wheat adav! This is farming on a large scale.— Steubenville Herald. Steamboat Accident.—The steamboat Fay ette, Field, master, and Pike, Powers, master, came in contact with each other, on the night of the 19th inst.. about 8 o’clock, opposite to Widow Gillam’s place, about six miles below Alton, by which accident the 1 ike was sunk—she went down in about three minutes, after the collision, and fortunately only one life was lost, (a little child.) The St. Louis Republican of the 21st ultimo, savs a report was in town yesterday that four oth er lives were lost, which turns out to be untrue, as those persons left the wreck after the accident, in a yawl, and came down to St. Louis and are safe. The boat was laden with lead and some few packages of merchandise. The cabin separated from the hull and drifted several miles, and was towed ashore by the Fayette. It is thought the engine will be recovered. She sunk in 10 feet or more water. Another.— On the 17th instant, the steamer Euphrasie, in descending the Missouri run on a snag about 4 miles below Glasgow, and sunk in about 10 feet water. Boat a total loss. Had on board 71 hhds. tob.cco, and 150 pieces of bale rope and and bagging. The engine, and possibly th« furniture and cargo may be recover*d. The Caroline— We learn that McLeod, a conspicuous actor in cutting out and burning the Caroline, was arrested yesterday at Lockport.. and committed to the jail in that place. He was indic •* d i b /^ he r Grand Jur J of Niagara County early in 1838. if we remember rightly, and will proba b v be tried at the next Oyer and Terminer.— tSuJjato Aav. GLORIOUS NEWS! We have returns by this morning’s mail we cannot insert them. We have beat 210 i Hancock, 250 in Warren, 80 in Wilkes, 325 i„ Upson—carried Bibb and Baldwin, and hav elected a Senator and two Representatives • Jasper. Union of the Danube and the R f , lyt , The grand project frequently contemplated by poleon, of uniting the Rhino and the Danubeh* a canal, is nearly accomplished. The works -\\ bring it this year from Bamberg to Nure, n J' and the whole length will be finished i n A portion of the line will be opened next jca r *‘ After observing the number of Public defau] ters, we feel inclined to look at the Sub-Treasu ries as Morgiana did at the oil jars in Ali Baba’ garden. “Forty jars, and every one containing robber. Alla preserve us.” —Boston Atlas. * New Printing Press.— In Oporto, P orUl . gal, there is a printing press constructed upon I principle entirely different from any we ever g aw or heard of before. The impression is imparted from the types to the paper, by the weight of a large stone which is raised and lowered bv a ro and pully attached to the ceiling. * ** Gen. Lewis, a Van Buren Elector, opi>o SE n to the Sub-Treasury.—We have long know that Gen. Lewis was opposed to the sub-treasury' and have frequently heard him express his disan probation of it since it was brought foiward by Ai Van Buren. Seeing, however, that the Locofoco party had nominated the old General for an elector we concluded that he had changed his views in re-’ gard to this measure ; but his own declaration" when he took the chair at the Locofoco mass meet ing at Poughkeepsie, shows that his opinions in relation to the sub-treasury scheme have under gone no change. He there, in the face of the Van Buren party, boldly proclaimed his hostility to the leading measure of Mr, Van Buren’s administra tion. The fact that he did on that occasion avow his hostility to the sub-lreasuiy, is unquestionable and, indeed, unquestioned. It has been extensive ly published, and never denied, and we have con versed with several persons of high respectability who were present, and heard the General’s decla'. ration. —A. Y. Times. MARINE J NTELLIG Ei\Ce7 Charleston, October 6. Arrived yesterday— U. L. biig Lawrence, Cobb, Now Yoi k. Cleared —brig Powhattan, Martin, New Orleans; schr W. A. Caldwell, Cromwell Baltimore Went to sea yesterday —line ship Lucas Eldridge, Boston; brig Powhattan, Martin, New Orleans; steam packet Savannah, Wade, New Orleans. Savannah, Oct.-P Arrived —schr La Giange, Kelly, Boston. Went to sea —brig Wilson Fuller, Soullard, New York. C3* The Office of the AUGUSTA MIRROR is removed to the brick building on Mclntosh street, directly opposite the Post Office. oct 7-trw3t The undersigned, if elected, will serve the 600th District as Justice of the Peace. oct 7-ts SPELMAN. Q3 3 The Subscriber has taken an office in Jlrs. Camfield’s buildings on Jackson-strect,nextdoor to the one formerly occupied by Judge Longstreet, where his professional services can be at all times, commanded lie intends to re-commeuce, on the first Monday in November, the LAW SCHOOL, which he formerly conducted, on the same plan, and the same terms, as before. oct 2 dlwwlm WM. T. GOULD. dj'Lr. GARDNER, foimerly resident surgeon n the New \ ork Hospital, and physician at Belle vue Hospital, New Aurk, tenders to the public his professional services. Office in Washington street, between Broad and Ellis streets Residence, United Slates Hotel, ap 2 (rj> EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At sight, and at one to twenty days sight. For sale dv * "ov 2b GARDELLE ic RHINC. o j* AUGUSTA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.- For the benefit cl the sick poor of Augusta. Ihc committee lor the present month are as follows; Division No. 1. —p. H, Ma:,tz, Nathaniel Green, Miss Margaret Smith, Miss Mary Wightman. Division No.%.— VV. K. Pemberton, J.M. Newby, Mrs. H. F. Roberson, Miss A. C. Righton. Division A o. 3.—John Cashin, James Panton Mrs. Tremiey, Mrs. E. Camfield. sept 7 J. W. WIGHTMAN, Sec’y. AUGUSTUS REES, ATTORNEY AT LAW , sept 5-ly Madison, Morgan county, Ga. JOHN R. STANFORD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, j.v!7] Clarkesville, Ga. QJ* NO TICE. —The Rail Road Passenger Train between Charleston and Hamburg, will leaven follows: UPWARD. Not lo leave Charleston before 7 00 a" n. ** “ Summerville, “ - -S 30 ** t( - Georges’j - “ - 10 0 “ “ Brauchvrile, “ - 11 00 * “ Blackviile, - ** - JOO p. iff “ “ Aiken, - - “ - 300 Arrive at Hamburg not before - 4CJ DOWNWARD. Not to leave Hamburg before 6 00 a. u. “ Aiken, - “ - 730 “ Blackviile, “ - . 910 “ Midway, « - - 10 30 “ Bmnchvill “ - - II 00 “ “ Georges’, “ - -1145 m. “ “ Summerville,“ - -1 lo*- m. Arrive at Charleston not before 215 Distance —13(i miles. Fare Through —$10 °O. Speed not over 20 miles an hour. To remain 2( minutes each, for breakfast and dinner, and do; longer than 5 minutes for wood and water at any station.*** lo stop for passengers, when a white hoisted, at either of the above stations; and also f Sinealhs, Woodstock, Inabinet’s, 41 mile 1.0-i Rives’, Grahams, Willeston, Windsor, Johnsons and Marsh’s T, O. Passengers uv will breakfast at Woodstock and dine at Blackviile; aown , wTU breaKtast at Aiken an d dine at Charleston. may 4 SAVANNAH REFECTORY. f fcIHE undersigned respectfully informs his fiiends J- and the public, that his Oyster Establishment, and general Ordinary, is NOW OPEN for the sea son.^ He will have every luxury that the market or country can afford, and prompt and alteuli'® waiters. He also returns thanks to his friends for the ve ry liberal support extended to him last season, an he can assure them, that neither pains nor expense will be spared to merit public pationage. . Orders from the country' filled immediately, 3° the Oysters put up sound and freshen the best or der. JOHN McMAHON, Whittaker-street, near the Bay. N. B. Public Dinners and Suppers supplied i° the best sty le, and on reasonable terms, oct 1 lw I^TOTICE. —All persons having demands ag»i n * Am the estate of George Murry, deceased, late o the county of Richmond, will present them withi in the time prescribed by law, and those indebte to said estate will settle with the under-igned. ALEXR. McIVER, Qualified Ex’r- August 10.1840. wbt