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"the CONSTITirriONALIST. JAMES GARDNER, JR. T L it -M t» • I bill y, p°r annum, SR 00 ; Tn-Weekly, per annum, 6 00 If i»nid in advance, 5 00 W*»eiiiy. por annum, 3 00 if paid in advance 2 00 TO CLUBS. lie call particular attention to the fallowing terms of our paper : Tn Clubs, retaining $lO in advance. FIVE COPIES are >eut. This will put uur weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. new subscriptions must he paid in advance. Postage, must ;/e paid on all Communication* nod Lei*ei> of business. [F y o7n the N. O. Delta, Ith inst. ] C*ell, Sbii Itlii-Nlroni; MopesoA !d» Bcrorerj . The numerous friends of B'ig. Gen. Jus. Shields, throughout the United States, will learn with joy and gratitude, that although he received h most desperate and dreadlul wound iu ihe mule of the lS(h nil., at Cerro Gordo, |,. p ijfp i= not despaired of. His physicians entertain hopes of his recovery. The follow ing letter, written by his aid, Maj. Davis, to D. Hayden, Esq , of this city, will best ex plain his situation, the nature of his wound, mi l the chivalric and gallant service in which it whs received. All honor to Gt'n. Shields, arul in<v kind Heaven lestore Inm to health and a sale return to his country, to receive the plaudits due to his distinguished gallantry and meritorious services. Pass of the Cerro Gordo, Mexico, April 2*2, 131 1. Mj Dear Sir— Knowing the deep anxiety V nii, as well as the large circle of friends with which Genera! Shields is blessed, will feel to a-certain his true situation, and ihe prospect ot in’s recovery, I leave his bedside lor a lew moments to give von the desired information. Contrary to the expectation of all his p’.ysicans, I am rejoiced to have it in my power to Hffureynii that he is not only in the land ot tne living, but that the chances are now all in his favor that his life will yet be saved. H ; s recovery I now regard as almost certain, unless some unforseen change in his situation occurs.—The wound is a horrible one. and it must be sometime before he will be able to be removed to United States, even il he re covers at all. He was shot in the early part of the battle, on the 1 S«li, while leading the 4th Illinois regiment in a charge upon a balt.lery of six guns,supported by a iarge body of lancers and infantry—the whole being the extreme right work of the enemy and the headquarters o! Santa Anna, and the depot ofali their pub lic stores, officers’ baggage, &c., &,c. The I all, which was either grape or canister, en tered the right breast, about an inch and a half or two inches below the nipple, passed through the right lobe of the lung and out of the bark, without, however, doing injury to the spine. I w’as the only member of his staff near his person when he fell, and had him at once borne from the field. We had to carry him upwards of two miles before 1 could reach a physician, and after succeeding j in getting him there, the only consolation I ; received Iron them was, after examining and dressing his wounds, that he must die. I however, clung to hope as long as there was life, and succeeding at last in getting a litter, carried him to a rancho two miles and a half towards Jatapa, where he still remains. Os his conduct on the field of battle it is useless for me to speak, the wound upon bis body, and the fact that he was leading his men on foot, speak a language more emphatic than any I can mike use cf. H s command ; took the battery, captured a large amount of public stores, some $20,000 in specie, 200 pack-mules, and chased Santa Anna so close j as to compel him (o abandon bis carriage and mount a mule that was hitched to it,—ln this j way he escaped. The battery taken by Gen. Shields is a mils I this side of the Gerro Gordo, towards Jalapa; lo gel there he led his command over three | miles through the most dense chaparral 1 ever saw, without even the guide of a foot path. The Mexican officers state that the appearance of in’s command this side of the Pass, and immediately in front ol Gen. Santa Anna’s headquarters, produced great con sternation among them, and did much to in duce an early surrender—they naturally sup posing a large force was approaching to en tirely cut them off in the rear. The Mexican officers assert, they have no more guns or ammunition to fight with, and that peace must speedily ensue. 1 cannot add more, as the messenger who is to take this to Vera Cruz, is wailing. Os one thing rest assured, 1 shall never quit the side of Gen. Shields, let the consequences to myself be what they may, until I see him entirely out of danger, and” able to return to the U. S. when I arn confident lie will meet with a warm reception from his countrymen. God I^lssyou, and believe me to remain, truly, your friend. GEO. T. M. DAVIS, A. D. C. To D. Hayden, Esq , New Orleans. Col. Doniphan. We glory alike in all the exploits of our gallant soldiers. Far be it from our purpose, lo snatch a single leaf from the laurel of one of our brave leaders, in order that another mav shine more conspiciously, and fill a larger space in the records of our nation’s glory. Never was there a war, in which the various leaders pressed so closely on each other, in the n\ce of glory. All have done their duly, nobly, ably, and successfully.— Taylor has rendered tlie valley of the Rio Grande classic in our history, by deeds of aurpassing brilliancy. Scott has revived the glories of Lundy’s Lane and Chippewa around Vera Cruz and on the craggy summits of Cerro Gordo. Kearny, after occupying an j immense territory, marches two thousand i miles, with a single company, through a hos- ; tile country, fights several battles against an j overwhelming force, suppresses an insurrec tion, and re-establishes American supremacy on the distant Pacific, Price, with a single battalion of volunteers and regulars,'defeats an insurgent force of two thousand soldiers, i and with small loss revives quiet and order in | the vast valley of the North Rio Grande.— And now, the latest and not the least glorious of the many valorous achievements of this war, the extraordinary march and tfPilliant victory achieved by Col. Doniphan, in Chi huahua, crown the series ot stirring events and splendid actions, which has made this so glorious an epoch in the annals of our Repub lic. With a force of nine hundred men, nearly all citizen soldiers, this gallant and able offi cer marches a thousand miles, over dreary de serts and through a hostile country, without resources, without ammunition, far off from all supplies and reinforcements, into the very iff ii. centre of the enemy’s country; meets hL troops in greatly superior force; defeats them in two pitched battles, with the loss of sea rep ly a man; captures a large and flourishing city; occupies a rich and populous State; and then, when the cm q lered people are reduced 1 lo subjection and allegiance, he prepares to march with his little band five hundred mi!e farther, to reinforce the army of the Rio Grande, then supposed to be surrounded by Santa Anna with his legion army. ]n a few days we hope to have the pride and pleasure of recording the entire success of this most extraordinary enterprise. It cer tainly will be regarded in history us one of the mo.-t brilliant achievements of ancient, or modern limes. Neither the retreat of the ten thousand Greeks, under Xenophon—the bloody march of Cortes through the swarm ing myriads of the Aztecs and Tlascaians— nor any of the various a accom plished by small bodies of men, traversing hostile territory, of which history has any re cord, exceded in difficulty, in danger, or in success, (he masterly march of Doniphan over the vast plains and through tiie populous valleys of New .Mexico. But the merits and distinction of Col. Do niphan do not depend alone on the successor this extraordinary military enterprise. He has left behind him, in conquered territory, a more lasting monument ot his wisdom and sagacity, in the compilation of laws prepared : by him for the government of the New Mexi | cans. Throwing aside the sword and the | military insigna, adopting the language ot Cicero, arma cedant toga', he seizes his pen at the invitation of our General-in-Chief, and from the rich stores of his knowledge and ex perience, compiles a system of jurisprudence, j admirably adapted In soften the rigors and al i leviate the horrors of military ride in the con i qtieied country—a jurisprudence, whose faith | fui and efficient enforcement will contribute 1 more to redeem and elevate the degenerate race, now subject lo our rule, than all the i bloody battles that ever were fought and won To the crown of laurel, then, which be longs to the brow of this gallant officer and gentleman, let there be added the still more glorious civic wreath, due to him who has | rescued, bv his wisdom, a whole nation from j degradation,law lifssness,crime and ignorance, j Let the double glory be his. of having sub j deed a people by his arms, and saved them by { his wisdom—of having conquered an enemy, I only to enlighten and elevate Inm. AUGUSTA, GEO.. FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1817. j {KjrGeutlemen wishing to subscribe for ihe Din ner to be given on Monday, the 17th, to the lion. Daniel Webster, will please cal! at the Constitu tionalist and Chronicle & Sentinel offices, where i they will find subscription lists open. O’ We are pleased with the energy and j harmonious spirit evinced by the DeKalb and Gwinnett meeting. Though they occupy much of our space,we publish them with plea- 1 I sure, with a view to oblige our subscribers * , . there, and in the hope that their zeal may prove infections. We rejoice to see the de j mocrats preparing for the severe political con test that we are this summer lo experience fur the supremacy of our cherished princi ples. The Crops. The recent concourse of visitors in our I city from various sections of \he State, brought together by the Rail Road Conven tion, gave us an opportunity to inquire into the condition of the crops. We are sorry to learn that they are far from promising. The wheat has suffered much in the middle and upper portions of Georgia from drought— the stand is not a good one, and an average yield cannot be expected. The corn in the same region is not doing well. The spring has been cold and backward and unseasona able, and in (lie Cherokee region there are complaints of the grasshopper being quite destructive. The planters are looking to a short crop of corn, and holding on to their surplus. In addition to this, it is believed that the foreign demand must continue a long time and keep up prices. The cotton also is very backward, the stands are not good, and in stiff soils many of those that planted late have not yet got their cotton fully out of the ground. We see that the Columbus Times, makes the same report of the stiff lands on the Chattahoochee. Taylor and his Generals. A work under the above attractive title has been laid on our table by Mr. J. A. Mil!en,r f the Literary Depot. It is a cheap edition, contains sketches of Generals Taylor, Wool, Worth and Twiggs, and his, besides-, seve;al wood cuts. There is also appended to it, a history of the bombardment of Vera Cruz, and a sketch of the life of General Scott, We have also from the same source, two interesting numbers of Little’s Living Age. Two numbers of The Pictorial Times, and Nichols’ Illustrated New York. We hope that our readers will call at the Depot and examine for themselves. Rail Rond Convention. This body adjourned after two days harmonious session. Before adjourning, the following elec tions were made. JOHN P. KING, President. Directors. John Bones, Jas. W. Davies, H. Bowdre, A. G. Saffold, VV. M. D’Antignac, E. E. Jones, A. J. Miller, John Cunningham, A. Poullain, Charles Dougherty, B. 11. Warren, Thos. N. Saffold, P. Stovall, W.D. Conyers, J. C. Fargo, Jacob Phinizy, T. N. Hamilton. Manufacturing in Georgia. A Colton Factory is in course of operatic n in Troop county. It is to work 1,600 spin dles, and 20 looms. Governor of Jalapa. Gen. Twiggs has been temporarily appoint Go vernor of Jalapa and charged with the preserva tion of order and the protection of the inhabitants of that place. Lieut. Col. Childs hne been appoin ted military commandant of the city. Itfr< Webster. This gentleman left Charleston on Tuesday last, accompanied by his wife and Miss Sea ton, for Columbia. He will remain at Co lumbia till Saturday next, when he will leave for this city. Steaveus’ History of Georgia. The Savannah Republican of 10th inst. says—We are pleased to be able to inform our readers that the first volume of Dr. Ste vens’ History of Georgia is completey, and that it will be issued from the press during the coming autumn. The work will consist o ! of two rather large octavo volumes, divided i into five books—as follows: 1. The Ante-Colomial Period. 2. Georgia under the Trustees. 3. Georgia under the Royal Governors. 4. Georgia in the Revolution. 5. Georgia and Independent State. We shall speak more particularly of it in a few days. Steam Bo it Company of Georgia. At a meeting of tlie Stockholders of the Steam-Boat Company of Georgia, hold in Savannah, on Monday last, Savannah, for the purpose of reorganizing the company, the following gentlemen were elected Direc tors, in conformity to the charert For Savannah. —Edward Padelford, An drew Low, Jr., Hubert A Lewis, Joseph S. Fay, John H. Reid, George W. Anderson, Charles Green, Edmund Molyneux, George Hall, Robert A. Alien. For Augusta. —T. S. Metcalf, J. R. Bulk ley, James Hope. At a meeting of the new Board Tuesday, Charles Green, Esq. was elected President of the Company for the ensuring the following appointments were made. Wm. P. Williams, General Superinlen. S. M. Pond, Treasurer and Secretary. George Johnson, Clerk, IJ» S. Hledical Convention. A convention of delegates from various medical schools and societies in thell. S. was insession in Philadelphia last week. They adjourned on Saturday, after a session of three days, to meet again in May, 1848* in the cifv of Baltimore. Previous to adjourn ! ' . < I mrnt, the following resolution Was proposed i and adopted— ! “Resolved* That this convention do now resolvet itself into the “American Medical Association. * An election Was then gone into for officers j for the ensuing year, when the following j gentlemen were chosen j President —Dr. Nathaniel Chapman, of Pa. Vice Presidents—Drs. J. Knight, New Haven; A. 11. Stephens, N. V.; Moultrie, South Carolian; Buchanan, Tennessee. Secretaries—Drs. Stille and Dunbar, of Philadelphia. Treasurer—Dr. J. Havs. Destructive Fire at Baltimore. The city of Baltimore was visited on the i 9th inst., with one of the most destructive conflagrations that has taken place for the loss being estimated at from .$150,000 to $300,000. It broke out about 1 o’clock in the extensive cabinet manufactory of John it James Williams &. Co,, on South street, and I m a few minutes the whole building was 1 wrapped in flames. It next extended to the i extensive wholesale grocery establishment of 1 Wm. Chesnut, E-q., which was also destroy- j ed. with two other warehouses, occupied by Mr. John Dowell, grocery merchant, Peter Kernan, and Hamilton &. Donsery. Mr. Chesnut was insured $20,000, but his loss is afoul $40,000. Messrs. Williams’ loss is about $35,000, on which there was an insu rance of but $15,000. The other stores de stroyed were all fully insured as were also all the houses burnt. • Statistic?. The whole amount of the annual products of the United States is about one thousand millions of dollars. Os this, the proportion to each inhabitant is greatest in New England* viz; $34; in tfie Middle Stales S7O; in the Southern $52; in the South Western s6l; in the North Western s4l. These great dif ferences result in pari from variations in the density of population, fertility, capital, mar kets, slavery, ets., and in pari also from differ ences in Slate legislation. The New England States, containing less than two-fifths of the whole population ofthe Union, possess 76.3 per cent, of the manufac tures, and the manufactured products of Mis sachusetts exceed in value those of all the Western States together. In manufactures, Massachusetts, Pennsyl vania and New York lead. The profits of commerce are greatest in New \ork, Penn sylvania, Ohio and Louisiana. In (timing, Pennsylvania equals all the others Slates together, excepting New York, which is not the half of Pennsylvania. The mining interest of Virginia is about one third that of New York. TTCapt. Leslie Chase, of the army, has been ordered to Columbus to muster in the Volun teer force recently called for by the Govern or. Tennessee and Pennsylvania Regiments. In addition to the list of killed and wound ed at ihe battle of Cerro Gordo; the New Or leans Picayune of the Bth inst., contains the loss sustained by the Tennessee and Penn sylvania Regiments, under Gen. Pillow, be ing the Ist Brigade of Volunteers. The officers killed were Lieuts. F. B. Allen and C. G. Gill, 2d Tennessee Regiment; those wounded were Brig. General J. G. Pillow, slightly; Lt. Col. U. W. Gumming, Major Fa'rquharson, Capt. Murry, Lieuts. VV. Yeo man, James Fenest, and J. T. Sutherland, all of the SJ Tennessee Regiment; Capt. - --sa Maulding and Adjutant Heiman of the Ist Tennessee Regiment. Os the rank and file, seventeen were killed, principally belonging to the 2J Tennessee Regiment, and seventy-five wounded, be- | longing to the Ist and 2d Tennessee and Ist | and 2d Pennsylvania Regiments. The above added to those published yester : day, makes the total of killed, wounded and missing, 411. Fourteen others, belonging to Capt. Magruder’s company of Ist Artil lery and Company F., Illinois Regiment, from which no returns were made, are not included in the above. One hundred dollar counterfeit notes on , the Nashville branch of the Planters’ Bank I of Tennessee are noticed as in circulation at St. Louis, so well executed as to deceive the best judges. The Richmond Whig ot ttie 10th instant, savs—“We understand that Fayette McMul len, democrat, is ascertained, by the official scrutiny of the polls, to be elected to Con ; gress, from the Abingdon District, by one | majority over Andrew S. Fulton, the Whig j candidate. [communicated.] Democratic fleeting in the 33th Senato rial Uikli ict of Georgia. Stonk Mountain, May 10th, 1817. j In accordance with previous arrangements the delegation from the counties of DeKalh i •* I and Gwinnett, composing the 39th Senato -1 rial District of Georgia, met this day in con- I venfinn at this place, for the purpose of se lecting a candidate to be voted for, to repre ; sent said district in the Senatorial branch of j the next Legislature*. | When, on motion of J. B. Wilson, E-qr., i James Diamond, Esqr. was called to the Chair, for the purpose of organizing said body, and J. N. Bellinger requested to act as j Secretary. On motion of J. B. VV i’son, Col. L. F. i Wilcox of Gwinnett, was unanimously cho son President. On motion, a Committee of two, to wit: J. B. Wilson and John Jones, Esqrs., were appointed to conduct Col. Wilcox to the Chair, who on taking his seat addressed the convention in an animated and patriotic tone, calling upon the democratic party to look well to their posts, and unite and stand | firm in defence of their principles. The i names of the delegates were then read out— when the following gentlemen appeared and took their seals: From DeKalh —J. B. Wilson, P. F. Iloyl, R. M. Brown, M. W. Fonnwall, E J. Hul sey, VV. E. Mitchel, T. M. Darnall, John Jones, James Milican, J. L. Williams, Wm. Johnston* Wm. Beauchamp, Simeon Smith, Samuel Potts, James Diamond, Tims. C. Bol ton, Rob!. McCurdy, J. W. Fowler, Alex. Ratferree, E. B. Reynolds, T. A. Kennedy* A. R. Almond, Geo. K. Smith, F. C. Dia mond, J. N. Bellinger, and Nimrod Argo, Esqrs. From Gtrmneti —L. F. Wilcox, J. A. Bouls, C. N. Johnson, Benj. Ghalston, T. M. • Jones, R. F. Foster, J, Dishon, John Mcrphet* H. P. Thomas, M. F. Hamilton, G. T. Rake j straw, J. Highsaw, R. Whitworth* Marat Camp, 11. IM. Willis, Wm, Lee* Mathew i Henry, F. Matlocke, Mark Miller, E. J. Mc- Daniel, Win. Roberts, and Richard Hulr* I Esqrs. On motion of Dr. T. M. Darnall, trie delegation from Gwinnett were called on to report the name of the candidate which they had agreed upon to present to the con vention. They responded by presenting lhe ! name of James P. Simmons, Esqr. of Lau rcnceville as a suitable and capable candi date to be run by the democratic parly of the 39th Senatorial District. Whereupon it was moved that James P, Simmons, Esqr. be nominated by accla mation, which was done almost unanimously, some two or three voting in the negative, not from objections to the name, but from a misunderstanding of the arrangements. On motion of John Jones, Esqr., a Com mittee of three were appointed to inform Col. Simmons of liis nomination and solicit Ids acceptance. This Committee were Messrs. Thomas, Foster, and Jones. On motion of Dr. T. M. Darnall, a Committee of five were appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the views of the meeting. The Committee appointed were Messrs. Geo. K. Smith, J. B. Wilson, John Jones, S.H. Tones and T. M. Darnall, Esqrs. The Committee retired for a short time and through their Chairman Geo. K. Smith, re ported the following Preamble and Resolu tions, which were read hy the convention. Geo. K. Smith, Esqr. then addressed the body in advocacy of the resolutions then pre sented, and descanted at some length on the inconsistencies of the present whig party, and closed by calling earnestly on the de mocracy to rally, unite and concentrate their efforts in behalf of democratic truth. The following preamble and resolutions were then unanimously adopted by the convention: Whereas the time for calling forth and presenting to the people a suitable and ac ceptable candidate to be run for State Senator in the 3911 i Senatorial District of Georgia, has again arrived—and whereas, we, the delegates chosen bv the democratic party of the counties of DeKalh and Gwinnett, have this day met for that purpose, and have ac complished the same by the selection of one worthy of that high and honorable trust, and whereas we are democrats, not from policy, not Irom motives of interest, nor yet for pur poses of self aggrandizement, but from a pure and devoted love of country—from an abid ing confidence in the doctrines of the great democratic party of the United States, as being the most wise, the most wholesome, doing the greatest good greatest num ber of the people, as standing forth in strict accordance with the views, ends, aims and objects of the illustrious framers of our glo rious republic. Therefore be it 1. Resolved, That notwithstanding we are censured and opposed by the whig party gen erally, in apparent earnestness, in regard to ' the doctrines we advocate, we are yet strong in i the faith. —'"dyed in the icnol ,” havieg the most I abiding confidence in the purity, correctness i and stability of our principles as heretofore j set forth and expounded bv the great leaders of liberty at d republicanism. 2. Resolved, That we have a- yet an mi- i shaken confidence in the present Chief Ma crislrate ol the United States—in his abilities id • 1 • as a Statesman—in his purity as a patriot, in the policy lie has adopted in administering the government —that we believe his great est wish has been the good of his country and his whole country —that his administra lion so far in its general features has been acceptable to the party that elevated him to the Presidency. 3. Resolved, That we view, with mingled feelings of sorro v and indignation, (lie course that has been taken by a large portion oflhe whig party in regard to the present adminis l (ration — to its policy in reference to the war now existing between the United Stales and Mexico—to the war itselfand its objects and • consequences—that we look upon the course ; of some of them.anrf the number is not small, ! as being utterly deslitnte of that patriotism I which should rise, and swell, and burn, in t every American bosom, prompting them to sustain the glory and honor of our common country when invaded by a common foe. 4. Resolved, Tint we look upon the pre sent war as being a just one, so far as the Government of the United States is concern ed; that it was loudly called for by justice, policy and the honor of the* country; that it | was war, or disgrare, in the eyes of the 1 world; and as it, is commenced we wish our arm- may continue to triumph until peace shall be conquered, or the whole country of ! the enemy tall into the possession of our ; Government. 5. Resolved, That we rejoice at the late j brilliant achievements of our arms in Mexi- j co; that (Jens. Taylor and Scott, and our ! • whole army are entitled to our respect, our ; confidence, our best wishes and feelings; 1 j that, tliev claim and shall have, a place in , our memories that shall live through all time. 6. Resolved That we regret much to see the attempts that our opponents are making 1 in order to succeed in the next Presidential j canvass* that we look upon them as being J the result of a too eagerdesire to succeed not upon merit alone, but by resorting to mere availability ; that we look upon their course in attempting to bring I lie name of the gal lant Taylor in connection with Whig princi-* pies as being highly inconsistent with their former and present course, in reference to Texas and the war. 7. Resolved , That we will cheerfully and ; unanimously support Jerries P. Simmons, ! the nominee this day chosen for Senator from | the 39th Senatorial District of Goorgia. 8. Resolved, That the thanks of this body ■ are hereby tendered to the President for the ; able m inner in which he has presided mor ; ! its deliberations, and also to the Secretary 1 for the manner ill which he has discharged | ; his duties. I 9. Resolved. That the thanks of this meet- | j ing be tendered to Mr. A. Johnson, for his | t kindness in furnishing a room,; and other ac commodations. On motion of James Diamond, Esq., it | was Resolved, That the proceedings of this | Convention he published in the Augusta Con stitutionalist, the Federal Union, and Allan- ! ta Luminary. The same was agreed to. When, on motion, Weldon E. Mitchell ad dressed the meeting in some appropriate re marks. On mot ion, it was Resolved, That there shall be a meeting \ held at the Stone Mountain on the filth Sat urday of this month, for the purpo e of cele brating the late victories of our Army in ; Mexico, and that Col. James P. Simmons be j especially invited to attend. The meeting then adjourned. LYMAN F. WILCOX, President. John N. Bellinger, Secretary. [ CORRESPONDENCE.] LAWRENCE VILLE, May 10th, 1347. ; Sir : We, the undersigned committee, ap- : pointed for the purpose, fake pleasure in in- ; forming you, that in the Democratic Couven- | lion, this day holden at the Stone Mountain, ! you were nominated, by acclamation, as a j suitable candidate for the office of Senator, | in the 39th Senatorial District. The committee would fake this occasion to j congratulate you on the unanimity exhibited in the selection, and hope the nomination will meet with your approbation. Piease ac cept for yourself our personal esteem and good wishes. HENRY P. THOMAS, } JOHN JONES, VComm’tee. ROBERT S. FOSTER. ) To James P. Simmons. LA WHENCE VILLE, May 30th. 1817. i Gentlemen; Yours of this dale, notifying | me that the Democratic Convention, this j day held at the Stone Mountain, for the pur | pose of nominating a candidate to be pre -1 sented to the Electors of the Counties of ! Gwinnett and DeKaib, to represent those i counties in our next Slate Senate, saw fit to | propose my name for that station, is before j me. In view of the honor thus conferred upon me by that convention, which was both un sought for and unexpected on my part, I can not do otherwise than accept the nomina tion. I have further, only to say that should the free and enlightened citizens of this District, ratify the selection made by the Convention which you represent, on the day of election, I will, with pleasure, serve them as well as my humble abilities will enable me. You will please, gentlemen, accept for yourselves, for the courteous manner in which you have been pleased to notify me of the action of that Convention, the acknowl edgments of Your friend, and obd't. serv’t. JAMES P. SIMMONS. Messrs. Thomas, Jones, Foster. 1 -' nf -''L l !- 11 -* ll . l ■ I 3 O” Lieut. Wm. Price, ol Mmois, who wa« killed in the battle of Buena Vista, whs sev enty-two years old. A correspondent of the N. Y. Post says he had left a home of hlßij. once an 1 ease with the expressed wish to die in the service of his country, and if need b« upon the field of bailie. ‘‘They cannot cheat me out of many years,” sa’d he. When or dered with the battalion, like a forlorn *hope, to the trying contest in the mountains, tie ex j claimed with a look of joy as he drew hit 1 sword; “Now, boys, this looks like aotne thing.” The enemy triumphed over his fall, supposing him tn be Gen. Wool. 'Hie same writer thus alludes to the death of a noble German in the fiercely contested battle of Buena Vista : In the same part of the field and about the same time with Ciav, McKee and Hardin, another fell, pierced by a lance, whose nam* is worthy of a place in the roils of fame— Private Alexander Knnze of Company 11, 2d Regiment of Illinois. The writer was hon ored with his friendship, and had an oppor tunity of knowing him well, being a member of the same company and his tent male. His conduct on the field was most soldic;ly, cool, calm, deliberate and prompt in obeying or ders. His courage was conspicuous, even in j Ihe moment of his death, when he refused l» ! surrender. Except a brother in South Ame- I rica, he loft no relatives on this continent. — His widowed mother lives in Bueckeburg, in Hanover, near to his native city, Hamburg. I Ip received a splendid education at tl e uni versities of Jena and Goettingen, He had been but a year in the United States when he joined our regiment in Alton, whither he had come to volunteer from W isconsin. His mo tives in lakmg tins step were, that lie might ; serve the country, whose constitution he re | specied before all oilier systems of govern ment, and to grati ly his curiosity in a new mode of life, by seeing Mexico and observing, ; as he did with a philosophic eye, the chame.- ( ter of her people an institutions. The writer j promised much pleasure to himself in travel j img with him through this country. He was j I went v-.-even years of ago, and probably the ! most learned man in the army. ili» know ledge of philology was accurate and pro ■ found. Such was his familiarity with the j Latin, that by one day’s examination of a Spa nish grammar he was able to read this 1 cognate language with facility. Many plea i sant hours have we spent together in ramb -1 lino over the plains and mountains of Mexico. d ' k j while lie fi'lod his haversack with new plant* ; to send to Germany, and which his know ledge of botany often enabled him to class in liie several genera and species. A belter or a braver heart than ins never heat its last upon a field of battle. While awaiting upon the field, on the n giit of the 23d of Februa ry, the renewal of the attack by Santa Anna, the thought was most consolatory to several of his comrades, that death on the next day might make them companions of Miltiades, ' of Socrates and of Knnze. Demociatie Alee ling ia Columbia county. A meeting us the Democratic p; ny of Columbia county will be field at Appling, on the first Tu-«- ; day in June, fur the purpose of appointing Dele | gales to the Convention to be held 111 MilledgeviJJe. Sand** Kitranpniiliu. This valuable Medicine combines the most I salutary production*, the most potent siufrplcs of i the vegetable kingdom. Its unprecedented suc cess in the restoration of those who had long : pined under the most distressing chronic nvalA j dies, has given it an exalted character, UutiLk- I mg. as it Joes, e• idonce o its own intrinsic value and recommending it to the afflicted iu terms ‘. the afflicted only can know. Jt lias long been a most iiupoitant desideratum in the practice of medicine to obtain a remedy similar to this—o»« ttiat would act on the liver, stomach and bo we la, with all the precision and potency of mineral preparations, }el wUlretit any of their deleteri ous efleets upon the vital powers of the system. For further particulars and conclusive evidence of its supciior value and efficacy, see pamphlets, which may he obtained of agents, gf.vii*. Prepared and sold, wholesale and retail, by A. B & JD. SANDS, Wholesale Droggists, 100 Fuiton, corner of William street, New-York. Sold also by, 11AVILAND, RIS LEY & CO., Augusta. j And hy Druggists generally throughout tho i United States. Price $ I per bottle, or six buttles I foi $5, f 3 May ]2 Wista ’s Balsam of Wild Cherry. A VALUABLE TESTIMONY. | We like at all times, to give credit when credit | is due, and if at tnc same lime we can relieve lh» 1 distressed, we are doubly gratified; we, therefore, j give the following voluntary testimony as to tha j beneficial effects of Wistar’s Balsam of Wild j Cherry, by the editor of the Columbia South Carolinian, who appears to have obtained great relief from its use. Old Dominion , Portsmouth, Va. W1 STAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHER RY. We seldom resort to patent medicines, having a great respect for the skill of the medical profes sion, but chance threw into our way the above named medicine, immediately after the close of the laic session of the Legislature, when our lungs were almost dried up hy the highly rarified atmosphere of our stove-wanned State-house. The Balsam immediately relieved us of a mest i harassing cough, which threatened our health in a serious degree. We feed that we arc indebted te it for some fifteen pounds of animal weight— which addition being once FELT, cannot ;>e forgotten. .None genuine, unless signed I. BUTTS on j the wrapper. For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, hy HAVILAND, RISLEY & CO., aucj also by THOMAS BARRETT & CO., and Dealer* in Medicines generally in Georgia. May 10 t 3— 186 GCr* R. S. Jackson , Teacher on the Piano Forte, Flute and Violin, respectfully tenders his services to the citizens of Augusta. References—Henry Parsons, Thus. Richards and T. S. Metcalf, Esq’rs. N. B.—For terms, «sec., inquire at 11. Parson’s Music store. fun Deo. i NEW GOODS FOB GENT’S, WEAR. (4ASIMERES of fancy colors, and Black d Drah et Ta and Ca>hmareue Super White Russia Duck for pants Linen Drillings, checked, plaid and striped Checked Linen Coatings, Tweed Coatings Cotton and Linen Cheeked Goods, for boys wear Silk and Cotton Undershirts and Drawers Brown Cotton I Hose, Gloves, Handkf*. Suspenders, Silk, Cashmere and Marseilles Vest ings, With every description of Goods„in our line to which we invite your attention. BOW DUE &. CLAGETT April 17 16?