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Tiii: coNsmcriuXAiis^ d AM€ S GARDNER, JR._ *l' L' n \r * I. iv . * J • lnti!y, pur annum, -?3 00 Tri-VV eekly, per annum, tj OC ll Laid in advance 5 Weekly, per annum, ,• t'J If paid in aUvurn ' Kr AH rmv auhsm ni nareiwt h«- paid »» a«Jw.^. jigr’r'.wta.'j** nui.'i be pail on ail'- nrnnininea’u :i* ft id of business. COS GIIE 3310 NA L. IN SEN AT IS, # Monday. Jan. 25, Lieutenant General—Vindication vs the President. Mr. Benton asked the indulgence of the Senate to make an exposition ofihe cir cumstances under which the President had proposed the appointment of a lieu lennnt geuer.d to command the army in Mexico, and with w hich ap. ointment his name had become connected. It had been intimated, lie said, on the floor ofihe Senate —hypothetical!}', to be sure, but not the less intelligibly and forcibly on that account —that there might be an ulterior and covert design in the proposi. tion —nothing less than a design on the part of tiie President to appoint his sue ccs'Or. The Senator iro n North Car olina, (Mr. Badger,) in his speech on the lieutenant general bill, had indulged in that hypothesis; and as no supposition could be more unfounded, or more in jurious to the President or to the public service, or could descend from a higher source; and as he (.Mr. Benton) happened to be in possession of a;I the facts ne cessary to the vindication ofihe President, he desired to make an exposition which would show the supposition to be un founded, and would save the President’s character and the public service from the injury they would sutler if the intimation was allowed to go out uncontradicted from the floor of the Senate, lie asked leave, lor as the bill for the lieutenant general was laid upon the table, and as he would not have it taken up, (and would not speak toil if it was.) and as he did not choose to commit the irregularity of hang ing a speech on some irrelevant bill, he must throw himself on ihe indulgence of the Senate for leave to make the expo sition of facts which the case required, and which the intimations of the St natoj from North Carolina rendered necessary. Leave was riven, and Mr. Benton pro ceeded: 1 fell myself called upon by the remarks of the Senator from North Car olina [Mr. Badger] to vindicate the President from the unconstitutional and dangerous design which the hypothetical observations of that Senator would at tribute to him; and shall do so in tlie simplest form of narrative, repeating to the Senate all that has taken place be tween the President and mys< If in relation to this appointment, and thereby enabling the Senate and the people to jtulge of the justice of the accusation.—lt was at the beginning of the month of September last, and in the immont that I was about set ling out to the West, that the President ,«ent for me, and informed me that lie had dm? so for the purpose n I offering me a high appointment. He named it. [t «a> the mission to Franco, then becoming vacant bv the return of the gentleman (Mr. King, of Alabama.) so long an or nament to this chamber. I decline the appointment, and for reasons winch bad induced me to dentine high a anointments from President-; Jamison and Van Buren. Mr. Polk was kind enough to ask me to take time *o consider; but I answered him that there was no need for time, that the answer would still be the «ame, after anv length of consideration; and so with thanks P * for the honor he had done rne, the ap pointim'nt to the French mission was definitively declined. This was the beginning of September last; so that, v' that lim«. it is certain that the Pre.-iJ- nt could have bad ,o such design as lias Em attributed to him bv the Senator from N nil Ct-rolma —nod- smn to make me his successor • - virtue of military feats to be pet formed on Inc low lr. . .is or the table land ;ho nvpnb lie of M xico. On the c jnoN.ry, a fertile imagination —such as the Senator from North Carolina so happily possesses— might have seen or thought lie saw, in O w ibis proposed appointment, a sort ot politi cal Jeportabou—■something like an exil ing and burying in a foreign court ‘ x r a purpose the very reverse of what the So iiaior from North Carolina lias supposed. I say an inventive imagination might have seen, or thought it saw. ait this. Pos sessing no such imagination, I saw no such lldng. And taking the offer in the sense in which it was made, as eminently honorable in itself, and a signal evidence of the President’s confidence in rne, and good will for me, I made him rny thanks for it privately, us I now do publicly; and the affair was dropped. This, 1 repeal, was at the beginning ofSeptember last—- only three months before the meeting of Congress; so that, at ilia; time, it is quite clear the President had no such momen tous and fearful design as the Senator from North Carolina hasatli ibuted to him. Uptqthat time—up to the first day of Sep tember, in the year 1846 —the republic warn safe. Immediately after refusing the mission to France, I went to the West, was gone until the month of November, and had no communication of any kind, direct or indirect, nor upon any subject whatever, with President Polk. This makes all safe again for two months more. I returned to this city in Novem ber, where my family was, and where Congress was soon to meet. The day after my arrival, I called upon the Presi dent; and here we approach the dange rous ground !—for in that first interview, be actually asked me my opinion about the future mode of conducting lhe Mexi can vvar. For reasons not proper now to be slated, but of the validity of which the . Bggge country will some da v hive an o? ov tu nny of judging, the Presi lent saw fit to ask me my opinion the future mode | :of conducting the war. Tin* r quest did : j not strike mo as b*bng any thing si range i or unreasonable—either unbecoming in ! him to make, or for me to comply with. In mv Senatorial capacity, I was his con . * * siiiutionul adviser on many great ques- j in? ?, those of peace and war inclusive. In t;!v p-ditical capacity, I was the «mp -1 porlei ofiii.s rulnrnistrafion, and ready to I give him mv opinion on anv subject. As chairman ofihe Senate’s Committee on Military Affairs, and accustomed, in that character, to communicate on military subjects withal! ad minis! rations for about a quarter of a century la-4 past, j saw nothing in the nature of the request he had made to implicate either of us, (le asked me for mv opinion as to the futmo mode of conducting the war. I gave it to him, : first in speech, face to face, and after wards in writing. And hero it is I [hold ing up a roll of paper,] for I chose to re tain the original for myself, while send- i ing a copv to him. I lure it is! and at the proper lime tiie public shall >ee it, but | not now; for I do not belong to the school that makes publication of plans of cam- ■ j paign——even recced plan'—in time of i j war. The President approved the plan; ' I rtnd it so happened that the nature of the i plan required a head to the army —one | i head to the whole body—to unite and - ' combine the whole into one harmonious | ! and consistent movement. It so happened* 1 i also, that enough was known of the ideas I j of the two highest in rank of the officers | i of the army to know that their [dans were different; and it is a maxim offundamen- i lal observance in a war that no genera! j is to bo required to execute a plan which !he disapproves. A new commander bo- * 1 i came indispensable; and as any new ma jor genetal would bo subordinate to ail i now in commission, the solution of the i difficulty lay in the creation of a new | rank, stiperior to that of major general, and inferiorto the constitutional command er in chief. i The creation of the rank of lieuten ant general, as had been dome in the I year 1793, at the time of the expected war with France, was the solution of | : the difficulty. This rank appeared to I be the natural and regular derivation from the President’s own political arid 1 military character, and the proper con | necting link between him and the army, i i As President, he was both the civil head of the government and the military head i ;of the army, lie was commander.in- i ; chief of the army and navy, and of the | • militia or volunteers in service. They | were all (hen in service, and in a frr- | j cign country. IJo could no* go to Mexi- ; | co to command in person; paramount ; duties required him to remain here. llj ; could not send orders from the closet in • this city. That was a folly of winch j there had been no example since the ■ time that the Prince Eugene (of Savoy) was accustomed to return unopened, at the end of the campaigns all the orders which the Aulic Council was accustom ed to send him from \ ienrja. 'Pile pee- | sident was bound to he could i *not go to Mexico to comma* in person, ■ and he could not command from Wash ington, The solution of the difficuliv. which reconciled all contradiction, and j permitted the exercise of all duties, civil and military, was the appointment of a military deputy—a legntns—a locum tenens —a lieutenant to take the place of 1 the constitutional commander-in-chUT in the field; to give orders in his name, and • o take the responsibly of pl«ns and movements, while the generals, at tire heads of divisions or columns, would only have the responsibility of o\( . - This for reasons too well known e quire rehearsal m tins chamber. ; was thought would he en'ire'y ■ .. era bio o the generals of ing' esi i ;•:, j- nr<:r a m "* in Mexico, it would -'cure t r rear at home, and have them tree to contend with enemy in (roof. It was not in t( no ito . pninish the fighting vocation ot the *wo enerals. hut to reconcile a • accompK h-v. Esbable objects, namely. the* r.xecut ion of the President’s plans, j • .1 the release rs the nn jor g morals from responsibility for plans and move ments. This was tS;c view of the office I of lieutenant grnoral; as to the proposed I ('JJtcer, there was no breach of military rules, law, etiquette, or propriety yi the proposed appointment. The office was original, and belonged to no person. The 1 Pi t sident had a right to nominate, ant! the Senate to confrm whom they pleased. I i Personally, 1 would take no concern in J it. I only asked the President to make known tine name intended for tk.e place to ' ! to members of Congress, ilia* all object 1 tions to the officer, as well as to the office, 1 sb.ould be open to full inquiry, i for : bade my fccimis to say a word on my ac i count. I would not say a word for my . self. 1 would not even obviate a promi- I nent objection by reminding any one that. | in 1912, I was the military superior of ! every general now in the service, and I had a right to have commanded the whole ' of them if we had chanced to serve to i getiior. I was then colonel in the service of the United Stales, edmmissioned by President Madison, under a law of Con gress, and led a regiment of rt hy own raising from Tennessee to the lower Mis sissippi, under General Jackson, to meet the British then expected at New Orleans, but who did not come till 1814. I was then of a rank, and in a position, to have commanded, if we had met, every gene- ! ral now in service. Even in the regular army, in 1813, I w'as lieutenant colonel, while most of the present generals were company officers, and only one of them of the rank of colonel. Yet I scorned to mention these things, even to bosom friends, while tlio mea sure was depending, and only do it now' for the purpose oi' resetting President from l lie supposed breach of military cle ! comm which the appointment of a cifi -1 *on direct from life (myself beit>LT that to the c nmand of {lie army.— Final'y, and io conclude the vindication ol the Pro- ’• ;t in this particular, 1 can say that Mr. Polk is not the fust Presi | dent who proposed io g-ve me the coal man.] of the army against Mexico—that Grit. Jackson luinsoi! proposed it in when ourafFuiis with that country looked , wat like; and that them, ns now. 1 agreed to take it. And here, Mr. President, hav ing fnlfilieil my task of vindicating the I Chief Magistrate of the Union from tho design, hypothetically imputed to him, of wi>hing to appoint his successor, in my person, and hy means of this lieutenant generalship, 1 might close my remarks: : out a- rnv name lias been connled with - * | tins business, and as i have remained si i lent, and even left my scat, while the measure was poudbig, 1 must now take leave, with the kind indulgence of the I Senate to proceed a step further, and to ! say a word on my on n account; and to ! show t!i»t service, and not rank, was my | inducement to agree to the offer of the j Pres! tent; and that there might have been i cases in which \ would not have accopt ' ed the office of lieutenant genera! even if it had been created. I have already said that I will not now j show what my own plan was; but I can ; say of it that it was a plan which looked ; to a result, and promised an issue, and | that briefly; and that I would have had : nothing to do with any plan of any other . kind—nothing to do with any other plan I that contemplated a long and moderate war, or a war of masterly inactivity, or of retreat upon the Ri o Grande, or of de fending a line, or of attack upon the idle and solitary castle of San J nan of Ulna— ! especially at the commencement of tho | season for the black vomit. In no one of liie.se cases would I have been lieutenant general, or captain general, or major gen eral, or colonel general; or any oilier sort of a general that over was heard ofc 1 I know very well that the President had 1 no idea of any one of these most amiable plans; but there is :i way to give him an idea of them, and even to force them upon , him; and that would he, by the simple process of denying him the means ofdo ing any thing else. 1 shall not state my plan; but 1 will say of if, that, besides in tending a rrsuft, it proposed to carry on the war, while there was war, according to the usage of all nations in the case of invasive war—tho invaders to be r ai ! and 1 substituted by the invaded. Contribu tions regularly levied—duties regularly collect-mi-—would accomplish these ob jects, and leave the United States free, or | nearly free from the expenses of the war. I I can say further, that my plan was not I limited to a mere military view oflhesuh ! jocD that it comprehended a union of | policy and of arm—the olive branch to : go with the sword; ministers to Peal, as well as an army to fight. A diplomatic mission, nationally constituted bo h in a geographical and in a political sense was j to attend the headquarters; and. while I iho ministers stood ready to negotiate at I every step, the armv was to take an or : ganiz-idon and an attitude to giveempha • sis to negotiation. And ibis combination of annum 1 of policy was not mereguess work, the idle conception of fancy, but tho result of a knowledge of tho state of parties in Mexico —a peace party., for honorable peace; a war party, for rn 1- less war—as was so lnmmonsw shown by the Senator from Mew Yo ik [Mr. Dix] a few da vs ago. Mv pan was ndap’o-l to both of these parti -s—honorable peace for one; the sword for the other. The m" lita ry part of the plan has f; 1 en to die .■.-Mind; r! o diidotmtic pari falls with D; a ni now it devolves upon those who have f ;>tra'fd the plan of the President to pro t hiti) a better. I counted much on the ! etlic cv id die di dematio pa rt ol ;i is | !an; | for great errors moved in Mexico with | regard tonor design a: 1 feelings towards them, and which nothing but an autlien j do mission could remove. T!»e war party is incessant in i: a ca lumnies again-t us, artfully contrived to 'operate on every class of the people, and to render peace impossible. ft Ins a falsehood for every class. To the religions orilcrs the war represented as a war of 1 religion—the Protestant again-t the Ca tholic a:-d a war of sarcilege — the spoliation of the church?*. To the creole I Spaniards and (be Indians of mixed Mood, ;' ev pi esc. a war of races—the j Anglo Saxon against the Spanish Amen j can —and the subjugation of the latter in- I tended. To the unmixod ludii-n race, ' (nearly the one-half of llie whole popula tion, and the sole resomce of the army for its rank and file ) it is presented as a w ar of extinction oroftdaveiy—their race to he extirpated, like so many tribes in our North America, or to he carried into sla very to work the fields ot their masters, like the slaves brought from Africa. And I to all, it is jirosented as a war of ambi tion and of conquest, in which them is no [ race for Mexico but in the deg rat ion of her citizens and the loss of her independ nice. A mission such as I proposed, would 1 authentically contradict all these cal urn j nies, and show the deceived people of i Mexico that just and honorable peace is all that we want; and that, far from i wishing her degradation, both policy and j interest unite in making us wish to see her prosperous, happy and independent. She is a republic —our neighbor—who did us the honor to copy our form of Gov ernment and had a great commerce with us. The injuries of which wo complain wore the work of a few, while the great majority of the people have done us no harm, are willing to do us justice, and reciprocate the wish for that close connex ion, political and commercial, between - 7 '-- 1 "* ~ * — ■■■■ the two Republics which is necessary to their own prosperity, to the stability of the republican system in all the Spanish American Stales, and to the complete in dependence of the new wot Id from the old. I counted much on the efficacy of the diplomatic part of the plan, and not less on the military part, if the other fail ed. Os tliis f can say nothing but that • it was not framed in total ignorance of Mexican character, Mexican country, | and Mexican lesonrces. Forty years ago i I studied !lumboldt, and did not overlook i • ins chapter on the military defence of the I country, and especially bis imposing de velopment of the great elements of de ; fence with which Nature bad endowed her; ihc dangers of the coast when ihe : North wind was blowing—thr black vo mit when it was not—and the deep defiles Ini volcanic mountains. The plan mav | have been faulty, but it was not conceiv ed without some know ledge of Ihe sub , jec*; ami it promised a resit!;—apace to the country, if it succeeded, and to tlie soldier that died, a death worthy of the soldier—the battle-storm bis embrace, the ( field of honor r.is bed. the lofty summit of the Cordilleras his monument and his grave. tmr rxr .c»snar-T~r-rirr:» ■r»'--xnr-ii—tcaj AUiUST.I. GEO.. j __ ' THURSDAY MORNING, FEU. 4, 18.17. : J_T No mail received last evening from offices north of Charleston. o*No true hearted American cancontern- j plate with arfy pleasure the possibility of a dissolution of the Union. None would de precate it more earnestly than we would, when it was not forced upon us as a necessi ty nut to bo avoided without dishonour. But at the same lime we doubt the policy of any Southern paper admitting that such an event would ue especially disastrous to tins i section of the Union, even if it thought so. ■ Our opinion is the reverse of this. We believe the South would feel the dissolution less dis astrously than any other section of the Union. She could then shape tho legislation which controlled her prosperity and pursuits to suit her own interests and advance her own pros i perity. JShe would not have to contend then as now under the snnc government, either with hostile prejudices or antagonist inter e-ts, which are stronger than her own, in the Councils of the Nation. She would moreover be quite strong enough to protect her rights against foreign aggression. Site would need no other protecting Tig is than Ihe brave hearts and good right arms of her sons. i These remarks are called forth bv the fol low mg assertion ot' the Chronicle &. Sentinel: i ‘-In the event of a dissolution of the Union, there can be no doubt that this section wifi feel most disastrously the want of the pro tecting aegis which out* lathers placed over that fraternal Union ot Die people of the North and isonth. We do not blink this qiie-lioii —for it is before the countrv.” Now, if the South for a moment cherishes the idea, or if the public press encourages such an apprehension, then do we surrender ourselves helplessly to the dictation of the non slaveholding States. We have been sufficiently taunted hy them already with Die assertion that we are dependent on them for protection against, our slaves. Tnis we have j ' i always proudly denied. L“t us for one in stant admit that a dissolution nl the Union has more perils for ns than for (hem, and we i will be required to remain in the Union on ! such terms as they mav choose to dictate. i ; Cisrrrnor Vami;; anil ibo Anti Hcut C j;i. vic^s. 1 This individual whom we some time since asserted and still a-.-ert as having been run by the AtD lien ors as the r candiJafe—as havin'-’ accented their nominal ion. and lihv j ** . iniT made pledges to them with a vow D t r iia ir support, has piid the price on his par’ of Die filthy bar-g • in. He has p-irdom#! the ; Anti Rent convicts whose hand- are s ainec with h* bod of Steele who was murder ! ed, while in the discharge of his duties a.- I sheriff. 'i'his outrage upon society, by a Wh'g Governor —this oro-s disregard of Dio f cl |:,<rst of humanity and Die principles of pi- Dec, will go far to render that victory which wis achieved bv the unlit.ly combination ot Warns and Anti Renteis, a most disastrous one to the Wfiig party. Tho Whigs wih find that they paid too dear or their whistle in purchasing temporary political power a j such a price. ■ ' »■ J3T We have,not had occa-ion to express more sincere regret at the withdrawal from the corps editorial of any member since we ! iave had the honour to be among them, I than that presented in the retirement of Mr. j J. M. Clapp, from the Charleston Mercii- | ry. We have admired the forcible reason- ! j nif the straight forward manliness an 1 in- i dependence, and patriotic tone of his editor!- i a!s, and been charmed by “the Attic salt’ 5 which seasoned them. His style was racy, torse and in every way felicitous—his irony I always pointed but never malignant—his sarcasm sharp as a Damascus buidc, but never wielded in an ungenerous spirit.— Sometimes not fully according with his views on incidental questions rather of men than ; of measure?, which concerned the great par ty of which we were both members and ad i vocates, wc have never iiad reason to doubt I the sincerity of his views, and the purity ot his motives; while in more instances than one, we have seen lime vindicate the correct ness of his inferences on occasions when the judgment seemed harsh and uncalled for. The Democratic party has never had a more bold and efficient advocate of its cardinal 1 principles. We sincerely hope to see -Mr. Clapp at no distant day return to the field ot i labour in which he iras proved so abm and | useful. He is eminently fitted for the edi ' lorial chair. To his succcjsor, Mr. Carevv, who comps j before the world with a prestige of distill- ! guislied abilities exhibited in the forum and in the legislative halls of hi.-i native State, 1 we ofler our warm welcome. May he find | this n- 3 w path he has chosen not devoid of | some of the flowers of life, since it will be | necessarily beset with many thorns. Ttica vo. It will be seen Mr. Forbes takes a benefit i this evening at the Tiieaire. Let himtimve , ; a bumper say we, for he well deserves one | I at the hands of our citizen-*. The Cotton 31 .irltd. The Savannah Repub lean, ot the 2 I insf., | I says—’‘Blllo6 the arrival of the accounts per Hibernia,the transactions in our market w ere small up to the close of business on Satur day. Yesterday, however, buyers were out I and the market became quite animated.— Sales of at least 3.000 bales look place, tit an advance of half to three quarters of a cent per pound over those current previous to ■ i tiiC uri.>u. Oi i».e etc.i.ncr. C'oiuusercc of S.-iraunati. The Savannah Georgian of the 2d tnst. j says: We pub’ish the following gratifying j item, exhibiting, in contrast, the increased j commerce of the Port of Savannah during the first month of the present year. Value of Foreign Exports from Port of Sa vant.ah fur month of January, 1847. 1846. American vessels, $646,707 75 01.205 10 Foreign vessels, 392.246 66 170,919 42 ° $1,033.95141 262,124 52 T.’kiuK* to <«c». Tailor. In the Massachusetts Legislature, on j Thursday week, resolutions were introduced, returning the thanks ot that State to General Zachary Taylor, his officers wl men, lor the fortitude, skill and courage which have distinguished their successful operations in the campaign in Mexico. (jrn, Taylor’* Corrcupoiulrncc. A letter in the N. Y. Courier says that by j the direction of the President, the corres* j pondence between Gen. Taylor and the War i Department has been submitted to the Mili | tary Committee of Congress. The effi ct of i this consultation was to present, official tes -1 limonv in favor of adopting regulars in the i J I Ten Regiment Bill. | The Committee on Naval Affairs in the : Senate, have reported a bill to provide for j the construction of four fast su i ng tleam- ! ships of war. Anuy ttcmral Ortlvr. One of the great inconveniences to which our government has been subjected, is ill • publicity given to all it.s military operations bv the lettersof per.-ons attached totbearmy, . winch finding their way into the newspapers, make onr enemies as wise a.' ourselves. N\ e j are glad to see that government has taken ; i this evil into consideration and requires the j i observance of tlie 650. ii of the Army regula- j j ions, which by order of the President, has , ! bem pub ished as follows: “650. Privfae letters or reports relative to j military marches ami operations are frequent ly rni.-c.hievi u- in always disgr; ce ful to the army. They are thermore strictly ! tbroidden; and any officer found guilty of j making such report for publication, w ithout j special permission, or of pfuntig the writing beyond his control, so that its way to the pres- w run one month atier the tenni n ition of the campaign to which if relates, shall bo dismissed fnun the service.” [COMMUNICATED.] rn»i»o’-f’i»ro»Jiatij’ inting. We have be'Mi so pt-rplexc 1 Duly by the inct *- j aant repetition of tfie Greek word ‘ Chrornotos,’ | in every v triety of connection —' Monochromntit j Poliehrom itic,’ ami a score of others—that we j could not avoid expressing our satisfaction \*. lien i shown, yesterday, !t spe< imen of a re< ently ibs- j covered art, the m >-t pleasing trait connected w iih ■ which is. that it begins exactly where the chief part of the high sounding titles we h ive enumera ted above ends—(to be concise;) ‘ Fumo '—in other words, and in good English —in smoke. But while we laud the cand >r of the noraencla* • tor. we cannot concede so much to the artist— ince what he claim* to be an invention, is clear ly nothing more than a discovery—(ws use the wor I advisedly —ex ca.hedra, as it were.) -Nay, for ’.lie matter of that, the assertion carries an amount of truth on I lie very fice of it, whi ■!. u undeniable. For instance, (not to cite a multitude of examples, or higher antiquity,) is it not evident lathe most casual observer, that the diminutive class known to the Horn ms, (or win* irou’tl have been known, had there been a necessity for liuir services.) as caminorum mundalnres —in modern; phraseology, ‘Sweeps'— nri-t from the very nature i of their pursuit, ta pursuit, he it sai 1, lending not ; (infrequently to elevate them above the heads < i j their fellow citiz-ns.) he well skilled in the art of ‘Smoke Painting?’ Nevertheless it must be borne j in mind that only so far as it is applicable to liuir ow n persons, are they acquainted with this style of applying a ‘neutral urn;’and over and above | this, some small credit is due to the discoverer of a n-w and artisiical method of bestowing the depo j pusite on a chimney back. As the.essentials are ' at the command of all, (a chimney being, literally, within the reach of every one during this cold weather, and paper readily obtained) we subjoin, for llie benefit of the curious a recipe (I!) the la conic an I somewhat mysterious character of which ! is referable to tliediscoverer’s filling the responsi- ! ble station of clerk in an Apothecary’s storb. “Cht: purse 1 fqh Fulig: ex lap: cam: ■ quod, snf: Scalpel: 1 lamin: Idigit: ut placeat.” To those desirous of inspecting a painting'of the. sort herein described, we would rn -ntion the for tunate circumstance of a specimen of this art being 'for a few days only) at the bookstore of Mr Grenville. Forgery ami Swindling. A man who signs himself James Dillon, qas, wc understand, been driving quite a business with some of our merchants, by get ting goods upon orders, purporting to be given by His Honor the Mayor, H. K. Bur roughs. We have not learned of the extent of his success, but have been told ot three cases, in which he pocketed the spoils. In one instance he obtained a suit of clothes, in ■ another, a silver watch, and in the third, a fine gold watch, &c. Tire amount of his • I “pickings" in these esses alone, must liavo I been something like one hundred and sixty !or seventy dollars. We need hardly s«y that i toe orders were forged, and that the valuable ; culsorner Ins dnappe tred . He is rep' est nt i od a c rather a short mm, thick set. and of | florid con f lexion, easy in his manners, and ! tolerable plausible withal. As he will doubt less attempt the same game elsewhere, our bro hren of the press would do well to notice the extent of his financial o; orations here, h« 1 if may put merchants am! (Miters on their guard.— tSnvannah Republican , 2d inst. j _ Few d!< ams out live so much of lltA i world's strife, nnd shine so clearly to the . lasi as tiic sari, hallowed remembrance of 1 blighted love. I, brightens with the change of time—it is the fairest vision of Mfc—a gleam from the spirit world of old 1 times: a spell recalling and concent rat - ; ing til! the memories that shine tike gems j in the dark, shadowy c irOnet worn by t!i» 1 pa-t. There is a religion :a such chas ! r o teiied recoiled ions. Although tie doctrine of itumoriaTlijr were an error. 1 should regret not to be lieve it. I acknowledge lam not so hum ble as liio at:..'is:; 1 know not how they i think; but lor myself I would not ex change the idea of my immortality for i that of the happiness of a day lam ra i \ idled with the belief that I am immortal as the Deity himself. Independently ot revelation, philosophy gives me a very strong hope of my eternal blessedness which I would not renounce. [Montesquieu. Wistar’* Halsnni of Wild C'hcrry- Extrart oi a letter from Mr. Jus. Eniertou, Apothe cary ami Druggist, dated Salem, Mass., Oct. 30, 1815, “A gentleman in thin city, who has been for some time troubled with a had cough, and other strong symptoms of Consumption, was induced by my recommendation to try a bottle of it. lie was so well pleased with its effects, that being about to visit the South, he purchased a number of bug lies. Uis family inform me he has not been so Well for four months, as since he began to take the Balsam. Please send me a further supply as soon as convenient. Respectfully yours, &c., JAMES EMERTON.” We beg to remark again, that all our letters and certificates are genuine and true. All our state ments of cures may be implicitly relied on. The original documents may be seen at the office, 135 Washington-st., Boston. Proofs of ihe great superiority of Dr.* Wutar’s Balsam pour in from all parts of the country.—- Nothing cun equal its success in relieving human i suffering. Oxford, New Haven Co., Conn., Jan. 4. 1313. j Dear Sir—Having witnessed the effects ofWis ; tar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry in the rase of one of ; rny neighbors, who has been fur sev r I . ears seri ously afflicted with the pluhi'ic,.genera . aim ■*- ry weakness, bleeding of the Inner--, ' i. in been induced to ask you to s ilme t cos ,e medicine, w i:h a certificate i.f :. v. .4 ! hor, referred to above, lately 1 i a v .«*•»; -mg of bleeding at the lungs, and di ness in breathing, j He tried a bottle of iln,-Wild Cherry, which has ! produced a in os ‘ salutary and favorable effect.— | At I.is instance aml several others laboring under like complaint; , ! have I. n ind . ■-J t<- m-Ae l! i« request. By attending to J ’ab ve .m.uediately, you will oblige the MIL. "d, and hi.-o. Yours, A- c.. f! ENiiV DIN HAM. For sale by HAVE . NA, KfiSf.KV & CO.,and THOMAS BARRETT &. CO. . -us;u. Feb. 4 ]O3 Our {.'minin'—iiigStl or V» long. 1 hose de iroiu v.i ; erving ih.-ir conntrv in this her hour of need, ha* t u. v, i opportunity. A muster roll will he o; t*• • d thi* d.iy from D A. M.. to 9 P. 31., ut the Eagle ar*d I'hcenii Hotel, to receive names, lialfthe unniber required are i!- ready dow n. and i l is thought tin- list will fill up in a day or two. Apply arly if you wish a chance. I Feb. 2 ’ _ 503 _ Gi ES( >M CA lli'tr, A TT O ii I 3 8 A T L A W . \VA; •:./ N. GA. LVVV COPARTA::; —V):e Subfrribera ! have entered into h Co-P ir;..»*.•-!../. uui will prar | iise in t !»e Northern Circuit. Any business entrns* I ted to their c.tte will meet v. iihprompt alter:;ion. WILEI \M GIBSON. JOSEPH ii. BL'TT. Jan. 22 6m. 94 I.AW NOTH K. J. T. SHEWMAKE. ATTORNEY AT LAW', V» A i N CSBOEO L GII, G \ . Jan. 2.1 1 / P 3 JA J . S. Jackson , Teacher on the PianO Forte, r'lu’e an ! 3’iolin, respectfully tenders tils services to the citizens of Augusta. Reference®—lf nry Parsons, This. Richards and T. S. Metcalf, Esq’rs. N. B.— For terms, iYe.. inquire at li. Parson's i Music store. Cm Dec. 1 Dish, in Vineville. on the 22d n't., Mrs Mar tha \i’, Baii.kv, wife of Col. Samii*-! T. Bailey, r «;■; I lest daughter of the Hon. Christopher (l. throng. COMMERCIAL. 1 LATEST DATKB FROM LIVKtt u.J.vN” 4 j LATEST DATES FROM HAVRE, JAN. 2 s \V ANN All IMPORI FEB. 1. Nassau, N. J’.—Br. schr. 'Pheresa <A Jane, 1.453 huiiielu Salt. ut f CHAR LESTON. Feb. 2.— Colton- —We stated in our rejtort of I lie 3)th ultimo that the market wan very much excited at the close ofllie week, with , heavy sales, in consequence of ihe very favorable advices brought out by the Hibernia, ami added ‘ that prices had advanced i to 3c.; but it will be ■ recollected limt we refrained from giving quota lions at the time, owing to the irregularity in prices, for we were aware that parcels had changed hands at even Ic. advance. During the last three hmim ss days modi activity has prevailed, par ticularly on Monday, when sellers wbuld frequent ly obtain even a greater improvement; during Jim whole of the period, however, prices have been very irregular, but the following quotations will approximate as near as possible, under existing cir ( nmslances. to the present value of the article:—. Ordinary to gor’d ordinary l f 'l a Jlf; middling t<» good middling Ilia lli; middling fair Hf a Hi; fair and billy fair 12 a PH; good fair Pi*; and choice —. The sates reach 9HH) bales, as follow* : 40 hales at |OJ; 121 at 10*; 21 at lft|; 423 at 1!; 435 at Hi; 773 at Hi; 762 at 111: 2532 at 11 i; GUI) at Ilf; 295 at 1 If; 2ißar lli; 1955 at 12; 37.3 at 12*; 67 at 121; 399 at 12i; and G7 bales, at 121 c. per lb. Rice. —There has been a good deal of excite ment in the Uic« market since our last report, based upon the recent intelligence from the other side, and in consequence of the activity which prevail ed, particularly on Monday, prices went up an i to lc. above the kites current previous to the receipt