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i - '..; -.... i . rvr- u ... - - ■ - ~ 7 -- ~--T P''-*' ' '• T^r? *~ " ' 7 I THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN. THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN SAUI’fc, B. CBAFTOK, COUNTY PRINTER, TERMS—For the paper iit advance If not paid in advance,. 50 $2 00 SMDERSVILLE, GEORGIA- niSD.1V JI.XV 30, 1853. Scott Movement In Georgia. As a part of the history of the times, we give publicity to the following call to the Whigs of Georgia* inviting them to unite in the support of'Gen. Scott: To the Whigs op Georgia.—Brothers: The tiro*; has now come when it behooves the Whigs of Georgia—every man of them to be at their posts. Under the lamented Hwrison, you rescued your country, for a time, from Corruption and Peculation. Then you were betrayed and abandoned. In 1844, under the immortal Clay—the fattier of your party, wLose name is synony mous with all that is noble and gallant and generous in human nature—you marched to battle with an eye single to your coun try's glory; but the result is recorded in the dissensions and*distractions and commo tions which have wrung the heart of the pa triot : Section arrayed against Section— Brother against Brother. In 1848, though •denounced by the highest officer of the Government—who lived and breathed only in the poisonous atmosphere of partizan Politics—as Traitors to your Country, you made a triumphant rally for that country’s happiness and honor. But one more effort is wanting to complete your triumphant, One successful effort more secures a Whig administration, which will enable our Un ion to bear up under ears of Locofoco mis rule and corruption. Shall we not make that effort ? We call upon all true Whigs, upon all admirers of patriotic Virtue, to unite with us in the present Campaign. The contest will affect the Country, for the better or worse, for many years to come. Defeated, and we again give the reins to the wildest Democracy—to a repetition of the “Polk drama,” which, in its results, shook the Nation to its foundations, and perhaps, to a career which will end in the ruin of the Republic. It is a contest of National weal against National ruin. Have not Kossuth and his followers struck hands with the Democracy, to obliterate the lessons of the “Father of his Country,” and to involve us ih the mazes of European Politics and Rev olution ? Let us, then, bury past dissen- fions and differences; let us forget personal preferences and true to the teachings of Henry Clay—against whose hallowed name Calumny cannot now utter a slander, and whose Spirit still hovers over us aud around us—let us march in solid column, with “stout hearts and strong arms,” to the call of our country in this her hour of peril and danger; and, under the banner of the Hero of Chippewa and Niagara—the conqueror ■ of Mexico—let us achieve a victory worthy of ourselves and of the cause ! Instead of “Pierce, King and Kossuth,” let our battle cry be, “Scott, Graham and our Coun try,” and we will conquer ! To the American people let us appeal, to vindicate us from the foul and infamous slander repeated by the Democratic Con vention, of Treason to our country. Aye let rescue from reproach and obloquy the fair famed of a Hardin, Webster, and a Clay, who poured out their blood upon the fields of Mexico ! In order therefore, that there may be a thorough re-union of the Brotherhood, and a perfect understanding, we most re spectfully aud earnestly invite the Whigs of the State to elect delegates in their res pective counties to a State Convention, to pe held in the city of Macon on Wednesday, the eighteenth day of August next, for the purpose of ratifying the nomination of the Whig national Convention, to nominate an Eelectoral Ticket, and to organize the party for the Campaign Whigs of Georgia! Everything we have, as party men, been accustomed to cherish, depends on the contest. Let us remember the now classic glories of ’40, the Henry Clay of’44, the victory of’48, and resolve to consecrate to a still more grateful memo ry the struggle of ’52! Let us rear on high the standard of “Scott, Graham and our Country,” and bear it aioftin triumph! Then “Awake! Arise! shake off the dew-drops that glitter on your garments, and march forth to battle and to victory!” Abda Johnson, of Cassville; Jason Burr, Griffin; E. R. Mills, of Marietta; *B#$eneau, W. H. Eidson, C. R. Hanleiter, J. T.Doane, O. W. Cox, J. M. Boring, J. R. Horton, R M. Clarke, H. Westmoreland, W. B. Chap man, R. A. Williamson, T. R. Ripley, A. P Prince, J. Norcross, E. W. Holland, Thom as N. Cox, J. F. Alexander, T. Doonan, II. Pettis, W. B. Lucas, A. C. Pulliam, S. J Shackelford, N. N. Welch, of Atlanta; J. H R. Washington, P. D. Woolhopter, L. N Whittle, J. H. Hardaway, J. S. Graybill, T, T. Wyche, R. Carver, J. A. Nelson, W. P Goodall, J. A. Harris; J. G. Rogers, J. T. Price, W. Shivers, Jr., D. Russell, L. G Bowers, J. H. Longley, J. Williams, W. O Hurt, W. S. Ligbtfoot, W. S. Bedingfield, B Tissereau, W. B. Watts, C. H. Freeman, A. H. Wyche, N.H. Eddy, J. H. Gallup, W W. Wooten, Wm. Thompson. J. G. Shaw, ~ Hammond, G. L. Harris^ J. A. Clarke, J. A Vigal, S. M. Lanier, L. Valentino, A. A Roff, J. Knight, K. Tyner, E. Ives, T. J Moulton, of Macon! Philip Cook, Oglethorpe July, 5,1852. M!r. E. W. Fokes is agent for this paper at Louisville, and will receive and re ceipt for what is due us in Jefferson. St. Mary’s Money In bills under |5 will be received in pay ment of demands due this office. gppp- Our correspondence is so heavy this week that it cuts off our editorial very con siderably. The reader will be better com pensated, however, with the matter which fills its place. To Correspondents, (Sen- “J. L. H.” shall have a hearing next week; he makes a good begining and we shall be pleased to hear from him often. We are glad to hear from our old friend “H.” again. His pen glides as smoothly in poetic fancy as it did in his younger days. “Hanover,” of Scriven, was received too late for last week’s issue, and appears in this paper. Rains. Showers have been passing a- hout the past week, and we hear of no sec tion suffering for rain. A few warm days of the week has been succeeded by several chilly ones. Our Tiie Savannah Georgian.—Uur co temporary, the “Savannah Georgian,” ap peared the past week in new type. It pre sents a very pretty phiz now, and we hope that its talented and courteous proprietors will be amply remunerated for the improve ment. Commencement at Macon.—The com mencement exercises of the Westleyan Fe male College, which occurred the past week, is spoken of very flatteringly by all who had the pleasure of witnessing them. This Institution has attained a popularity and in fluence, far beyond that of any Female Col lege in the Southern country, & deservedly maintains a large and increasing patronage. The number of students the past term has been 211. Miss E. Tucker, of Laurens county, received the appointment of Vale dictorian. V i Good Toasts.—The following toasts were drunk at a celebration on the Fourth at Winchester, Mass: The Ladies—The real rulers of the world, though, like the heavenly bodies, they let their influence he rather felt than seen. The Printing Press.—The voice of pub lie opinion mightier than arms or armies,— Let it ever seek the words of truth and free dom. The Sans of Temperance.—A noble hand of ardent spirits: let no man cast cold wa- <m their zeal. Wan ts,T-±& fifer and drummer" to Beat [Editorial Correspond&nee of Central Geor.] Milledgeville, July 16, 1852. Perhaps you would like to hear from the Constitutional Union P.arty, which is in ses sion in this city. They were called to ord er yesterday at eleven o’clock, by Mr. Chap pell, of Bibb, on the motion of Mr Under wood, of Floyd. Our son Absalom made an address on taking the chair, some fif teen minutes in length, exhorting to har mony by the patriotic sacrifice of individual opinions, aud thanking them for the honor, &c., &c.; and though once or twice, during his speech, he became excited and his ac tion would indicate, he thought he was elo quent, yet not the first rap of applause did his speech elicit. This was a little omnious, and I’ll tell you how it is : Chappell, be cause he was the President of the Conven tion which called this one, had, therefore, the best right to be President of this, and on that account, the majority of the Con vention (50 to 60) who are in favor of a new Presidential ticket, (Fillmore and Gen try) consented to let Chappell aud the Cobb section—who are in favor of a fresh Elec toral ticket for Pierce—have the Presidency, and of course the appointment of the com mittee of 32 (raised under the resolu tion of Mr. Cnyler, of Chatham, who be longs, though an old Whig, to the Cobb section, as do most of the Chatham delega tion.) When Mr. Cuvier offered his resolution for the Committee, Mr. Hill, of Troup, of fered, as a substitute, three resolutions : 1st that we have full confidence in Millard Fill more ; 2d that we do now nominate him for President; 3d that a committee of five be appointed to uominate a candidate for Vice President. These resolutions were re ceived with loud and general applause by the Convention and the galleries; and just at this moment Mr. Underwood, of Floyd, Mr. Holsey, of Clarke, Mr. Thomas, of El bert, and Mr. Cuyler, of Chatham, looked exceedingly cloudy. Mr. Hill stated that he thought the delegates, many of whom are instructed, have come prepaied to act, and at once, and without the mediation of a committee, which might protract the de liberations of the Convention to such a pe riod as to drive delegates home before any action was bad. Mr. Bartow, said that his friend from Troup could not more heartily approve of Fillmore as a man and of his administra tion, than he did, (considerable applause) but he still hoped that business might take the usual course, and that all might have time for consultation and deliberation. Mr.* Hill, replied.that he was not guided by any partizan spirit in this movement.— He would pledge himself nojv to abide the action of the Convention, (applause) and as it was he was willing thkt his resolution should lie over for the present, hut that he mittee did not suit the Convention, sation.) Mr. Cuyler’s resolution was then unani mously adopted, and the Convention then adjourned to four o’clock to give the Presi dent four hours to pack a Cobb committee upon the Convention. The Tertium Quid or third Partytmen, on looking very qui etly upon this movement, being very well satisfied from the demonstration on Hill’s resolution that they can carry the substitute before the Convention. The Convention after some discussion which resulted in nothing, upon the proper basis of represen tation in the Convention, adjourned, to 8 o’clock this morning at which time it is expected the noise and confusion will be gin. The committee of thirty immediately after the adjournment went into the Senate Chamber and closed the doors, and it was not five minutes before they were in a high discussion. Mr. Toombs was expected here last night, and the night before, but has been detained by a legal argument before the Supreme Court at Americus. His presence would be a great help to the sec tion as it is understood that he is for a fresh Pierce ticket. If Toombs dont get here the ‘breach will be (a la Dawson) wide and deep.” He had such a nack of whipping in Whigs to the support of Cobbery last fall, that his aid has been greatly relied upon to “bring them in” (as the Indian’s Chiefs do to emigrate them) to the support of Democracy in its totality—his absence is a sad disappoint ment, and many of us shrewdly guess that it is not less saddening to his allies here than agreeable to his Bobuelship. I like to hear Toombs whether he is right or wrong, and I confess to some disappoint ment myself. Cobb is in considerable indignation and alarm about the refusal of the old line Dem ocrats to notice the olive branch of his sec tion, held out through his broth-in-law’s resolutions in the Macon meeting. He said here yesterday that he would take those resolutions and read them and speak em from the hustings in every county in the State, if a compromise Union and Southern Rights Democratic ticket was not agreed upon. I am for such a ticket my self but as I am not in the counsels of any party at this time shall say and do noth ing. The words here is, though, that the old line have resolved to lose the battle rather than affiliate with Cobh. He put them down once—twice. It is his time to go down now, and down he will and must. The impression here is that the Conven tion will not agree upon a ticket or course. If the Cobh section prevails in the Conven tion it-is thought that the Fillmore Ran gers will supplemental themselves and run a Tertium Quid candidate. Ii the Fill more men prevail the Cobb section say that no alternative is left them, but to make a fresh Pierce ticket and put Cobb up on the Macon resolutions and stump him around. more had satisfied his mind upon such « round about course. Prior, of Troup, was in favor of a third ticket. Mr. Underwood, of Floyd, offered as a substitute, a resolution nominating Pierce and King. Mr. Ward, of Chatham, was uncompromisingly in favor of Pierce and King, but would support preamble and resolutions of the committee. He said a great many nice things—made a good speech but effected nothing. His abuse of the Southern Rights Democrats was rather tame, after hearing the frothy, scurrilous and blackguardish tirade from Thomas, of Elbert, and Andrews of Wilke3. Mr. Un derwood, of Floyd, a Whig, was against the report. He entered the Union party in good faith—did not think it had yet per formed its mission, and in the present crisis, its proper course was to take up Pierce and King. He reviewed the action of the Whig Convention and the course of Gen. Scott since he was spoken of as a candidate. He asked how many gentlemen had confidence in Scott and the Whig platform. The Free- Soilers controlled the nomination. Did the friends of Scott, asked he, vote for Jackson’s and Hillyer’s resolution ? he believed not, and had therefore no confidence in them.— He was opposed to a third ticket upon prin ciple—did not wish to throw the election in the House. It was impracticable. He wished a Union Pierce ticket because he did not wish his friends to degrade themselves by voting for the present ticket ; and besides, he was not obliged to be a Democrat be cause he voted for Pierce and King, every one could give his reason for it. He gave the Kossuth hats a rap and sat down amid thundering applause. Thomas, Andrews, Bartow and Pottle, all followed on same side, and by threats, en treaties, balderdash and fustian, endeavored to draw the Whigs to the support of that ticket. Thomas and Andrews, seemed to me, to have been especially appointed to lash the Democracy. The former affiliation [would sail IMP, if thenyortofthe com- July 16, 1852. A friend has kindly furnished me with the foregoing, which embraces the proceed ings of the first day. I subjoin in this a hasty, and 1 fear, imperfect review, of the 2d day. The Convention assembled at 8,- A. M to hear the report, and after waiting some time, Mr. Cuyler, the chairman of the com mittee, appeared, and asked to be allowed till half past nine, which was agreed to, and at 10, the committee appeared. Just as they entered the Hall, Judge Powers, of Bibb, arose and offered a series of resolu tions upon the death of Mr. Clay, resolving to wear a badge of jnourning for 30 days. If this offering is from their hearts, I freely commend it as an act of justice from his political enemies, but if it originated in that policy and chicanery which has characteri zed this Convention since its session, it is a specimen of hypocrisy unworthy, even, of wire-pullers. I do not say that it was so concocted, but I fear the professions of men who abuse a portion of their fellow citizens, as being worse than the tories of the Ameri can revolution ; men who openly avow that they would not embrace the religion of Jesus Christ unless they were allowed to hate a portion of their fellow beings, such thoughts do not often find a home in patriotic hearts, and the actions and move ments of such men may always be looked to with distrust. Mr. Cuyler, from the committee, made a report. It was tolerably long—said a great many things that meant very little, but, sensibly concluded to make no nomination. Mr. Woirel, of Talbot, moved its adop tion. Mr. Chisolm, a determined Pierce man of Democratic faith and Union preten sions, opposed the first resolution, which declined making a nomination. He was de cidedly in favor of nominating, Pierce and King, and was resolved upon so doing— that he wculd dissolve the C. U. party, if desirable, to effect that- purpose—did not wish it to be done by a supplemental meet ing. He did riot seem to have a very high opimop of such tadiyjh. trip to Balti- few of these men with that party, made them convenient tools to serve the Convention in this emergency, and it was no doubt thought that the severe basting given by these men would, in some degree, reconcile the Whigs to the change, and such epithets as liars, fools and cowards, were freely bestowed up on them. Bartow, in his turn, as if to show the Whigs that, though he should support Pierce, had still a lingering hatred of the Democrats, poured forth his vials of wrath, and left nothing unsaid which could vilify the Democrats or impeach their integrity. Is it any wonder, then, that the Whigs should bolt upon a proposition to unite in placing such a party in power ? Must it not have shocked the morality of even the most vicious and inveterate partizan, to have been called on to sacrifice long cherish ed principles and support a party whose very members stood upon the floor and denoun ced it in the most opprobrious and un measured terms. If they intended to make the Whigs bolt, this, to an honest man, was the very best policy that could have been pursued, for if they believed what the De mocrats said of their party, they were bound in honor to repudiate any connection with it. After those speeches, Mr. Worrel intro duced, as a substitute, a resolution nomin' ating Webster and Jenkins. The motion was to strike out Pierce and King, and was lost by a vote of 71 to 78, delegates voting by county representation. The storm which was brewing through the entire proceedings of the Convention burst in all its fury upon the proposition to adopt the substitute for the Report of the Committee nominating Pierce and King> prefaced by a long and meaningless pre amble. A large body of the Whigs headed by Worrel of Talbot arose and informed the Convention that they should withdraw from its deliberations. They entered the Senate Chamber, and organized a meeting by appointing Mr. Worrel Chairman, and Jack Brown, Esq., of Marion county Secre tary. Their first determination was to form a Webster and Jenkins branch of the concern, by nominating those gentlemen for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, but upon consultation it wa3 made entire ly advisory, and a resolution was therefore adopted recommending the different coun ties of the State to send delegates to Macon on the 17th of August, to nominate a third ticket, and recommending Webster and Jenkins as suitable persons, most of the gentlemen who composed the meeting spoke and seemed to be very warm and en thusiastic in the cause. Mr. Clark of New ton made a very handsome address in which he spoke of the difficulty with them as Whigs to co-operate with the Union party in the other end of the house, in the sup port of Pierce and King, that they had done every thing in their power to barmon ise the party, but that their late democrat ic allies were insatiable in their desire to democratise the whole concern. Mr. Wor rel took the floor and desired to make a ture action, he had come there as a Union man, earnestly wishing to harmonise upon some plan which could be acceptable to all, he was willing to unite upon a Union man and support him upon Union principles, but could not see why the Democratic nominee and platform should be so entirely requisite to this purpose, there were other U tiion men in the country more acceptable to the party and who were not bound by a set of principles and political tenents pe culiar to the democratic party alone, and which were at war with the sentiments of every Whig Unionist. He had earnestly asked the Union Democrats for the reason why they should be dragged! into the sup port of Pierce and King, and the only rea son ever offered was that if they (the Union Whigs) deserted them now, they (the Uni on Democrats) would fall into the hands of the fire-eaters, for himself he was not will ing to keep up the Union party for the hen- fit of one man, or a particular class &e. Mr. Harwell of Putnam, made a speeeh in de fence of Scott, but said he was willing to abide by the wishes of the majority. Mr. Polhill of Jefferson, obtained the floor and made a very handsome speech in defenee of his position.. He said he was a Union man and aidently devoted to the interests of that party that he had eome there aft- trammeled by instructions from his con stituents, that subsequent to bis appoint ment as a delegate he had. met his eonstitft- etsin a political meeting,- had offered reso lutions against the Democratic nominees, and they were approved,, that the same meeting had refused to ratify the nomina tion of Gen. Scott, that for himself he was prepared to act with a ,third party,. he be lieved his people would be, but whether or not they would sanction his- course, he would suffer himself politically damned be fore he would support the Democratic nom inees, democracy was distasteful to hiis, if it had charms they were hidden from his views, and its hideous deformity was as visi ble on Frank Pierce, as upon any of his il- lutrious predecessors. As for Gen. Scott he would say nothing of him, only that no combination of circumstances could induce him to throw his support in that way &c. I cannot give any thing like an accu rate account of the debate, but I think that the foregoing will be found to be a correct synopsis of the matter and manner of it. This display on the part of the Whigs is nothing more than I expected. It is easy to form a new party out of and old one, where disaffection exists in the old, but to engraft one old party on another and a rival, is about as hard a task fc as politicians ever undertake, and he or they who ven tures upon such a project will in Dine cases out of ten come off well cursed and poorly paid for his pains. To save the Union is a creditable affair, but to save one party from the clutches, of another is a matter of tasto and policy, and is apt to be gone into with coldness and calculation. The sorrowful faces of the sitting Union men may well be imagined, when a large portion of the Whigs left the Hall. Some of them said .“D—n them, let them go,” but it came with poor grace from people who had such fears of minorities. They talk ed big but looked bad. After some con fusion, they nominated Pierce and King, and adjourned till six o’clock, p. m they met and put the following as the Un ion Electoral ticket: For State at Large. R. R. CUYLER. W. B. WOFFORD. 1st Dist. Gen. Peter Cone, were well represented; Well may Scriven: be proud of her fair and lovely daughters •, for in beauty and perseverance in a gooff cause, they will vie with any other county in the State of Georgia. A substantial andi excellent repast was furnished by the Rox- burry Division, which showed they knew how to suit the tastes of their friends, who- returned the compliment by doing ample justice to the table. The day continued pleasant until the af ternoon, when a shower of rain scattered the crowds who were talking in groups or promenading, when they took refuge in the spacious Baptist church on the ground, where we listened to some fine singing. The down train having arrived, the visitors from Savannah took their places aboard the cars, and soon were out of sight of the 45. I cannot elose this hasty sketch without referring to the discourses of the orators.—i Mr. Hutchings, from Savannah, delivered! an address characterised by sound reason.! He anylised bis- subject with great clean ness mid force, deriving such conclusions as every rational- being would be compelled to surrender to This venerable man* was then* followed by Mr. Lawson, who, with Ms ac customed ability,, delighted and gratified his- hearers* Nor must we forget one—who-- seemed only to- be pleased, when adminis tering to the wishes of the guests—Judge Oliver, who has- become a veteran in the cause of Temperance, anff ranks with tke- Patriarch in age and devotion in the Order through this Stats* Great praise is also due to the Rexburry Division- for their gentle manly and- courteous attentions to all during; the day. May they, with their venerable Patriarch, long live to celebrate and-enjoy the blessings of- their Order. HANOVER: 2d 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th W. H. Crawford. A. H. Chappel, L. J. Glenn, Geo. S. Black, Wm. H. Hull, James Thomas, Andrew J. Miller. Those who were present arose, accepted the nomination and pledged there utmost to have it elected. They then adjourned sine die—or to put it into english—to die. C. [for THE CENTRAL GEORGIAN.] Temperance Celebration in Scriven County. Mr. Editor :—The Roxburry Division, Sods of Temperance, of this county, cele brated the 3d of July in consequence of the 4th falling on Sunday, at No. 4 1-2 Central Rail Road. Orations were delivered by gentlemen from Savannah, which were well received by the numerous assemblage pre sent. The Cold Water Army from Savan nah were ‘at arms’ with their little banners fluttering as free as the light zephyrs that bore them aloft; and the Roxburry Divis ion, with members of kindred Divisions at tired with the insigna of their Order, made a pleasing show as they marched to their appointed places beneath the grateful shade of those beautiful oaks, so well known at the forty five mile station. Many visitors graced the occasion with their presence from Savannah. The ladies who are always the first and most untiring in any cause it e: [correspondence' OF THE CENTRAL GEOR.] N-ew York, Juiy 9J 1852 Ma. Egitor :—The heat has been op pressive tor several days past, and many- workinen have been- suu-sUuok r anff have-- died ; some of them immediately,- and. oth ers a few hours after being conveyed-to the- hospital. Masons, carpenters, and- all me chanics and laborers that have to work out side,. this weather, earn their dollar or two- a day, hard enough, Heaven knows*- . The hot weather does not keep the pol iticians, however,- from, working. They are to be found-at the corner of every street and in every bar-room, concocting villain ous schemes for their own advancement, t have hardly yet met a single professional politician, who, in- my opinion, actually cares two straws whether Scott or Pierce is- elected. These fellows are all working for themselves more than for their parties. The manifesto of the seven Southern- members of Congress, three from Georgia, two from Alabama, one from Virginia and* one from Mississippi, declaring, their- inten tion to oppose Gen. Scott, is undoubtedly designed to distract and weaken- the W big. party; hut the Whigs here say that ^prin cipal effect will be to induce a hundred* thousand Free Soilers, in the Northern- States to vote for Scott; while it will not- hardly alienate twenty thousand Southern- votes,’ who would otherwise have gone for him. Everybody recollects that the plat form was the special work of the delegates- from the Southern States, and that its a- doption by the convention, before the bu siness of balloting was gone into, gratified the entire wishes of the Southern delegates in this particular. The U. S. Mail steamer Washington ar rived here, yesterday morning, from Bre- , men, with 400 tons freight and 123 pas- , w en sen g erSj but, she brought no news of impor tance. The reception of Mr. Clay’s remains in this city was marred by the disgraceful con duct of some of the clay Festival Associa tion, Mr. Nicholas Carroll, alias “Nick Carroll,” alias shirt-collar Carroll,” and oth er custom-house bullies among the number. These fellows assumed to be entitled to do all the honors in behalf of the eity, be cause they have been in the habit of get ting drunk, and huzzaliing lor “Harry Clay,” once or twice a year; and when the Common Council’s Committee of Arrange ments admitted a number of the most re spectable and eminent citizens into the Governor’s room, where the body was de posited, the ruffians of the Festival Associ ation actually threatened to break down the doors,because their whole gang was not ad mitted at once. The celebration of the Fourth of July, in this city and its environs, was marked by an unusual number of accidents, the most dreadful of which was the falling of the fer ry-bridge at Staten Island, where fifty or sixty persons, men, women and children, were precipitated into the water, and a great number drowned. Seventeen dead bodies have beet taken from the wa ter and identified, and ten or twelve other persons, known to have been on the bridge at the time of the accident, are still miss- ino-. This terrible calamity is justly attrib uted to the penurious negligence of ‘‘Com modore Vanderbilt,” the millioniare who owns the ferry, and who is too niggardly to make proper provision for the safety of pas sengers. There is a universal Reeling of indigna tion at the old misers, the effects of which be will feel pecuniarily. So many persona who have been to California by the Nicara gua route, of which* Vanderbilt ^ is the pro prietOr, have published cards in the daily papers of this city, complaining of the baa treatment and hard fare they experience on board his vessels, and so many deaths have occurred among the passengers by tne Nicaragua route, that he had became qui^