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Important from Mexico.
Gen. V'orlh at Purl)-a—Advance of the
/rtm/ —ilrrera Elected Frcsilrnt of
r ! \ii:n —Capture of a Trail, To.
At an oarlv hour lias morning t;.o .
steamship Falrne-Mo arrive-1 froaj \ma
Cruz, bidafos from the city of 22d i
and I torn .laiapa to flie 21st. We are in
receipt of our full correspondence, but
T Jiavc o.ilv lime In give 11 ,e foi lowing biiel
r\tracts, at this lute hour.
Our correspondent “Mustang” wiitcs
from JalapH, under date of the 21st ins'.
‘•We have po-hive informal! >n of the ar
rival oft i ui. \\ orlii's command at Puebla.
()n the approach of our army to the c:v
-Gen. oa nt a'Anna, who was there at Ibe
time supplying ids troops u itb som • neces
saries, s-mt on; a attachment to engngf-
G n. Worth until he could p ocure hi'
supplies hut t!:o encounter was soon
.ever, and Santa Anna and his army corn- |
kpelUd to fly. In the skirmish !ht re were
f >ur Mexicans killed-—-our lass none. —
lie has retreated towards the chv of
W Mexic n One report *avs he is at S mil
| Martin, a town about *2S niiles from Foe- :
Ida. hm it is generally conceded that bis .
main force, upwards of 12 00') men. I rive
"one to ilio Frio, where he is pre
paring for ano her engagement. The
latter place issaid to be a naturally strong j
point, and can be made to offers?rocg re-
I distance, but if Corro Gordo could not re
sist the brigade of Gen. Twiggs, w hat
can position avail the Mexican chieftain.
“The train looked for the past few
flays has arrived, together with Captains
Walker and Rufl with their commands.
The army here will move four miles < n
the Perote road to-morrow evening, and
on Sunday take up its line of march. No
stop will bemadeat Perote. If we should
not halt at Puebla, to hoar the result of
some more propositions o' peace \rotn the
American government, yen may soon ex
pect to receive my letters dated at tiie capi
tal of the Republic.*’
Jalafa. Its oVloek, A. M. May 2!, ISI7,
Eds. Delta. — Phe “diligence" is about
leaving—l write togive you the latest up
to departure, The Mexicans have a re
port here, w hich is creel ted hy the Ameri
cans generally, that Ilerrrra is elected
President of Mexico, am! that he is dis
posed to treat for peace. The“dilligence”
i rotn Puebla is looked for momentarily,
■which will give us the correct position of
affairs at the Capital. If it should arrive i
in time to overtake the line towards Vera
Cruz, I will send an express to overhaul
jt. The reason assigned by the Mexicans
f>r Herrera being willing to make peace
with us is, lhut he desires to prevent our
taking possession of the Capital of the Re
public, which bo says will be the inevita
ble result if the Mexicans do not come to
terms. Siiali we be delayed by soothing
promises friendly professions, or shall
we march on, conquering and to conquer?
J hope the word will be ‘Onward!*’ and
not wast until they have placed the capi
tal in a proper state of defence. ‘‘Delays
are dangerous,” and may cause us to
loss many gallant officers and soldiers.
Herrera, no doubt, is favorably disposed;
hut can lie control the factions? Once in
possession of the City of Mexico, we can
treat on what terms we please.
The Army is under marching orders
for to morrow evening at 3 o’clock.—
Gen. Twiggs’ column will move at that
hour, if no unforeseen circumstances in
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tervenc. .Nothing further from Gins.
Worth and Quitman, except that they
were resting, from the fatigues of the
march in Puebla.
Gen. Shields had an attack of pleurisy
two nights ago, but is recovering from the
effects of it, and also his wound. He ex
pects to be able to leave for the United
States about the 10th of next month.
Capt. Walker is encamped with his re
cruits close to the town. It was general
ly supposed he would be arrested for the
course he pursued in reference to a guer
rilla party he came in contact with. But
I understand his course is approved of.—
The Alcalde of Santa Fe, who had been
harboring the bandilti, and in whose pos
session the property and clothing of the j
murdered Dragoons were found, had to
share the same fate as those who commit
ted the murder. Served him right.
IM LJSTANG.
Jalafa, May 21, — 12 o'clock.
Eds. Della: — I'he dilligenco has ar
rived from Puebla, but, nothing official
had arrived from the capital .previous to
its departure. The passengers slate that
it was current at that place that Herrera
had been elected President. I received a
letter from Puebla, of which the following
is an extract:
“We entered this place on the 13th
inst. The natives, although quiet yet,
have stabbed several of the men, and
have killed two. We were attacked in
Anasoca by Santa Anna, with about
1300 cavalry—he lost 3 killed and 7
wounded. The old codger look a fit of
leaving for Mexico, where he is for
tifying the Penol and Ayotla.”
I have seen another letter, from an
intelligent source, to a gentleman in tiiis
place, which says that Santa Anna re-
treated from Puebla to San Martin, end
subsequently left for the city of Mexico;
also that we are to be met on the road,
somew here by 10.OODmen,under oneGene
rai- w hose name !do not recollect, and j
4000 under Minon. Sr mote it he—the
more the better. No d >ubt by the time
; we meet them, their force will be aug
merited ;o double die number. We also
■ learn that murders and robberies are be
ing committed °n the road daily, both by
horsemen an 1 footmen. The source of
| in formation can be relied on.
M H S P A N G.
Onr correspondent at Vera Cruz, un
der date of the 22! in-*., writes us as
fallows—just as the Palmetto was leav
ing:
“O m hundred and twenty Quarter- •
ma-tei's mules, load cl wir.li fl»or and
po k. on the road to rend zvous at Santa
Pm were attacked late last evening, three
mi!--,* fiom here. The muleteers were
feed upon, but 1 cannot learn whether
any were killed. M is? of the muleteers ;
have just returned, and report that j
the entire train was captured. litis in
so rumor, i have the facts from tne
Qua rtc rmaste r lie re. ’ ’
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Jissitc-r fr&zt a t;i? c-% rn7. , )«,
The brig Henry, Capt. C tie, arrived •
las? night from the Brazos, having left ;
there on the 20th inst. By (his arrival
we have dales from Matamoros to the
19 h, and from Monterey to the s:h inst.
There is ito neijps of importance from
; (ken. Tavlor’s column The Monterey j
j and M a'a morns papers are principally ;
filled with extracts taken from the New
Orleans papers. We glean from tho
Matamoros Flag, of the 19 h ins!., toe j
following item-:
: Carabajal still keeps him elf in the 1
vicinity of Matamoros. His camp is about
sixty miles from there, on the* Siq
Fernando road. The force under Ins
co ninamt is small—not exceeding sis
! tv men—hut sufficient to plunder all
trading parties coming in or going out
from Matamoros.
Capt. Moves, the indivi lual stabbed
by one of the Massachusetts volunteers,
mention of which has al ready been ma le
; in our column-, died from the effects of
’ bis wounds on the 17th inst. Cap*. M.
was a partner and not the Clerk of Mr,
Sinclair, as previously stated. 'Fite as
sassin lias been placed in close confine- i
ment.
Caught a Tartah. —Between Comar
go and M:er. a short time ago, three
Mexicans were waylaying the road to
rob a Mexican merchant of Matamoros,
who thev know was coming clown from
IMier with a large amount of money in
his possession. Themarchant had three
men w ilh him, and it chanced before he
reached die spot w here the robbers had
posted themsc Ives that three Texan Ran- ,
gers. who bad been out on a scout struck
1 into the road a short distance ahead of
him, pursuing their way down to Comar
go. It was after dark, and the robbers
mistook trie Rangers f»r the merchant’s
j party. They ordered them to halt and
deliver, and the Rangers did halt and de- j
liver; but thev delivered bullets instead
I of money, and left, not a robber able to
carry off his load—-ail were killed, and
the merchant passed down in safety.
The mules which left Matamoros about
i 12th inst. for Comargo, under an escort
of Massachusetts Volunteers, commanded
by Capt. Walsh, readied there in safety.
The report about their being attacked, !
•find the mules stampeding, turned out to
he incorrect.
'Fite 9th, 11 tii, 12th. 14th,and 15th Re
giments of Infantry and the Regiment of
Vols igeurs had beer? ordered to Gen. ,
Scott? The 10th, 13:h and loth Regi
! ments of Infantry and the 3d Dragoons !
had been ordered to join Gen. 1 aylor.
The Matamoros Theatre lias been
leaded by an amateur company, called
the ‘‘Matamoros Dramatic Association,”
ami will soon be re.opened for theatrial
exhibitions.
ft was "reported in Matamoros that
Lieut. Col. Randolph, of the Virginia
Regiment, had, with a portion of his
command, captured, on the sth inst., 40
! of Canales’ men, atChina.
The Ist Mississippi Regiment, under
Col-Davis, was to leave Cerralvoon the
20di inst., for the Mouth of the Rio
Grande. Col. Davis was fast recovering
from his wounds.
'Flie health of Gen. Taylor’s army
was generally good. The smatl-pcx,
which at one time created considerable
| alatm among the troops and the Mexican
inhabitants in Saltillo, had nearly disap
pea red.
The remains of Lieut. R. L. Moore,
of the Ist Mississippi Regiment, who was
killed at the battle of Buena Vista, was
brought over from the Brazos on board
the brig Henry, under the charged Col.
j C. E. Smeads and J. E. Pappan.
The schr. Sea, Capt. Flanders, sailed
| from the Brazos, for this port, on the 20lh
inst., with the U. S. Mail onW>ard.
r Correspondence of the New Orleans Picayune.]
I am indebted to Mr, Diamond forthe following
report, which is as full an account as I can give
; you ofthe affair referred to, with the exception
■ that the captain does not state in it how ho esrap
ed, which, I learn, was done in a small boat, m
which he succeeded in reaching one of our steam
i ers a few miles distant.
Report of Capt. Buisson, Schooner Fraternity.
the rtih of May left V era Cruz in company
with the sloop of war Geftnantown and arrived at
j Nautta on the 10th. The captain of the sloop of
war fired a soon after ourarrival and hoisted
j a white fb>U soon alter which the authorities of
Nantla came on hoard the sloop and signed all
j ttie documents necessary to place the town in
possession of the Americ ans.
This being done, the Germantown sailed for
Tecoluta, ami {he Fraternity remained for the
purpose of Cisjiosing of her cargo.
At 10 o'clock on tiie morning ot the 1«>, about
three hundred armed Mexicans arrived at Nautla
from MUautla and took possession of the town.
They also t-t ized the authorities of the place, to-
—r~ t v -."ir r~r~- -■ '' ir " >r '
! gotbnr with Mr Henry Gods-t. supercargo of the |
i’bofemitz, Mr. Derbes. a passenger, and live ot
my crew, ail of whom were carried hound to Mis- ;
auila. iwoof my crew Were on shore with me
at the i re arui the other throe were taken tro:n
i my versel which was lying o'utfi ie the bar, two
miles fro n the shor - . At “J o’clock on the morn
ing of the next d \y she was hoarded by about
thirty armed men, who ran the ve.stl on shore,
stripped her of her cargo an-] set heron sre.
i The following are amongst the leaders in the
attack, whose names were obtained by me, Gz;
Pepe Nunez. Gahrael Acerta, B jau.no iVlendcz
and Augusta Arlega.
P. 6-3 o'clock ]>. M. M’ y'2 log.—No news of
Gen. Worth and his division having entered
Puebla.
The American E*gle says the spoils seouren !
i hv this t fair consisted of nineteen horses and
live inu es, one American and nineteen English
musket >. thin teen escoju is. tvv» 1 jo pista.s, t wenty -
three saddles and bridles, about *IOO "cig't of
aminunition. The prisoners will be brought to
trial and severely d« all ' itb.
From the Eagh-o (lie Hhh inst. we give the
whole of the article upon naval operations:
7hr .V tnj — >V biist the a: n /is pushing into
the interior, Coin. Perry ja am] loving every hour
in hunting along the coast li»r some new enter
prise to distinguish i his noble ofiirers and men. j
lie has now been gone for several days in a ;
1 southerly direction, and we expect s. on to hear
of some achievement, which will probably add
another gem to the already brilliant mown of na
tional glory whi -h already encircles if.
C «•« Mayo, G ivernor of Alvarado, starti n' on
an expedition on 1 hursday, the Idlh inst., against
a town of considerable importance called (we
i believe) Talas-ova, accompanied bv eighty men.
| i his place : s s .id to be nearly one hundred.mi Fs
in a south-west direction from Alvarado. He
: took gunboats with bi n only. Un arriving at
the place, jm was received in all kindness, every
attention being shown hi n that could be exte m
| ed. in order to'rondr’r his visit agreeable, ami ar
rangements were made lor me surrender ot the
tn vii. \V« understand that Capt Mayo declined
■ leaving any three there, however,as it would have
i weakened those under his coni Hand too much.
On his return, ami whilst in his b eats deseend
j ing the river, winch is represented as being both
narrow and shallow, t;e was fired upon Jrom a
1 dense chaparral, and one officer and live ot ids
. seamen wounded. The following is a list oftheir
• names:
J. G. U. Ingle, passed midship'n, badly wound- j
• ed; J. B. Totten, seaman, do d >: ILnry Wright, !
j seaman, do do; John Ellis, seaman, wounded in
two places; James He Course seaman, wounded
1 severely; Win. Grant, seaman, do do.
Brevet \Ja-ior Dimipock at rived a! Vera Cruz
on the 16th inst. from .New York, on the bark
i E I win a, with p iriions of the Ulo and Till Intan
try and one company of artillery. He is ordered
to rendezvous at the Puenfe Nurfonal (National
Bridge) on the Jalaparoad until further orders.
The E igle says tli it Col. Sowers was in \ era j
i Cruz on the 3*2 I. with despatches for Gen. Scott.
The nature of them had not transpired.
The following is an extract fro-n a private I< tier
from a commercial house at Puebla to another at
Vera Cruz:
Perm,a. May, 1!). IS 17.
The Americans entered this citv o-i the Infh
inst. without finding any resistance, although it
cannot be denied there was so ne hosiilc disposi
tion manifested on the part of the people here
a aiustth • soldiers.
i lie commamler-in-chief (he refers to Gen.
Worth) takes, however, every precaution, and it
is to be hoped that within a sh >rt time the inhab
it mts will be more reconciled to their 1 be.
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AUGUSTE GEO.:
VfF.DM>D\Y MORNING, Jl NE 2,1 ■
O il becomes a matter of some interest to
have a distinct idea nf what the whig- aim
at, in view ofaccomplishing that desideratum
an honorable trace. We select t!ic
Augusta Chronicle as a suitable exponent of
whig views on this subject in Georgia, As
the democratic administration is arraigned
before the people, and fiercely ns,-hulled by •
that pap&r on the Mexican war queGion, let
u? examine what the whigs contend for.
The ( Chronicle distinctly asserts:
Ist. That the war should be waged vigor
ously until an honorable peace can be made.
o' n d. r J hat an honorable peace can be
made.
3rd, That the administration lies boon dr
| relict in duly, in not having ottered such
terms to Mexico, as w ould have been accept
ed, and which would also have been honora
ble to this country.
We will pass by for the present, the posi
tion which the Chronicle lias taken, that Ihe
war shoo'd he waged vigorously until .Mexi
| coconsents to terms of peace. We will see, |
| upon investigation, the absurdity into which
that position betrays tin* whigs when coupled ,
with their positions assumed on the question
j of indemnity.
j The Chronicle has the distinguished good
' fortune to have discovered that which has
: puzzled the most acute and investigative .
minds both in the United Slates and Mexico.
It will have been noticed that throughout the
j war, public inquiry has bc#n turned to the .
question, as to the practicability of an early ,
peace. We hazard the assertion that all Lite
observant minds in both countries have uni
| ted in testifying, even up to the very latest
! dates, that the prospects of peace are now very
remote. Not only so, but vve do not re
member to have seen any intelligent writer
from Ihe scene of hostilities, or from the city ;
of Mexico, or in any pf the papers in Mexico :
bein'* the best possible sources of informa
n 1
j tion, testifying as tn the fact that peace
could me made on any terms. None have
suggested am- terms upon which peace could
be made between the two countries. We
j have seen a uniform statement by Mexican
writers, as well as from the official authori
ties of that country, that Mexico would not
lister, (o terms of peace, tyilil our fleets were
: withdrawn from their coasts, and armies
from their soil. This was an essential pre
liminary to peace, and this seemed to inter
pose an insuperable obstacle. It was a pre
liminary out of the question. Net in the
face of this fact, we find one paper, distin-
I gulahed in its position as the organ of whig
opinion in Georgia, asserting that peace can
| be made. So extraordinary an assertion,dif
fering so much from the positive declarations
of Mexico herself, without whose consent
there can be no peace, induced us to inquire
on what ground this oracular declaration was
made. The Chronicle responds with thej
following grave, novel and profound reasons;
I “Our reasons for believing that Mexico
j would make an honorable peace are simply
these. She lacks all the elements necessary
to carry on the war. She is incurring an
additional heavy burthen of debt, and has
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hern already terribly chastised and prostrat
| ed by our power.”
Now we would ask if ad toese facts arc
not as well known to all the rest of the
world as they are to the Chronicle ’ We
would ask if it is not true, that not wit list and- j
ing these facts, if Mexico is not still breath
ing d> fiance as fiercely as ever? !t in (act
these very circumstances have not made her
more vengeful and bellicose? Has she not
put forth proclamations for organizing gner
rill a bands, with a view to u more deadly and
i uncompromising prosecution of tne vhi?
Has not “death to the Yankees been p-o
--claimed in tones of the most malignant hate?
Has not the proffer of British mediation been
, also rejected in the most peremptory man
ner? But the Chronicle informs ns. “If
this government will he magnanimous to
Mexico —treat her as a nation, respect her
feelings, and show that site is not trampled
upon because she is weak, peace can be made
in a few weeks.
On what authority this assertion is made i
! we are not informed. We certainly have |
not. met with any such assertion by any of j
the intelligent writers at Mexico acquainted :
with Mexican politics and opinion. But ex
actly the reverse is stated. Mexico Ins not
given, and does not show the slightest dispo
sition to give our country any opportunity of
extending magnanimity to her. She will
! listen to no terms of peace. But as the
Chronicle professes to have so deep an in
sight into the intentions and wishes of the
Mexican*, we li“p e >' wW set Forth. in full, the
magnanimous proposition which Mexico will
accept. When the President applied for the
appropriation of three millions, the Chronicle
opposed it, and ridiculed it, -as having in view
terms of pacification too m -gnAnimous to the
Mexicans! The Chronicle is hard to please,
i When it can state a proposition honorable to
ns that Mexico will accept, and show that
; fad to the world, at. least by plausible reason
| ing, then it may charge this government with
being derelict in duty in not making such an
offer to Mexico. But not fill then.
But these terms would be. according to
; the Chronicle, that each nation should pay
it* own expenses. The Chronicle says,‘‘We
| are willing to treat for peace, leaving each
| nation to bear its own expenses. We be
lieve this to be just and right.” Now does
the Chronicle not know that such a proposi,
tion is out of the question? That this coun
| try will never for a moment think of such
j {orm c that it would be considered bv our
i people a pusillanimous back out, after our
! Congress had declared that the war was cotn
i rnenced by the ad of Mexico, and voted mmi
i and money for its prosecution till Mexico
I should make atonement for the wrongs com
mitted by her. The Chronicle may think
this WOUld be AX HONORABLE TEACE. But
it cannot carry the country along with it.
It must be content to enjoy with its-' whig
compeers alone these notions of an honora
hie peace.
The Chronicle takes the position that this
country should not demand indemnity in land
or money from Mexico, Because, forsooth,
according to Mattel, we are in the wrong.
ITetermilting the legitimate sequence that if
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MOLASSES —Cuba gal. 28 a39
N Orleans 49 it 43
N MLS—Cut, Id to 20d 5i a 5i
OlLs—Sperm. VV. strained 130 u
Fall strained d 125 a
Sum n-r do.' ... 190 a 112
I.iuseed Id)!. 8/ Ft ■
'i’amits 55 a
1.-ird 1W» «
POTATOES bbl. a
FOitTEK d..z 225 « 25 >
FEFFEll—iii.u-k Ib* JO a 12
PIMENTO Hlu
UAlSiNS—Vbilagt, hunch box 225 a 250
JI asc a tel 2 a
RICE —Ordinary 100. -425 a 450
Fair 975 -/ a
Good and Prune. 525 a 550
f French Brandies gai. It 0 a 2
ia-eer Freres 273 a 3
Z Holland Gin , 125 a 150
_2 American Gin a to
■( Jamaica Umn 150 ft 2
- N. E. Kmn,lnis, and brls> 37 u 34
7- A liiskey, Phil. Balt 33 a35
* l‘-i. New Orleans 30 a 33
Peach Brandy 55 a I'M)
SUGAR—Gnba Mnscuvadu lb 8 a 10
P.iU & St. Croix ' 9 a 1 I
) f Bavaria,while...' 10 a 11
) | Neu Orleans 8 a 9
Iz.af 13 a I t
Limlp It a 12
SAFT Liverpool sack 150 a 162
L<jfjse bus 40 a 45
1 SO \ P—American, yellow lb 5 a 6
i SHi »T—All sizes. 162 n 17.3
! SEGAR8 —s|>auish \( .20 n3O
American ... 8 a Ft
i T VLLOW—American .. . 8i a 9
’ TOBACCO —Oeoraii lb 1 a
Cavendish 15 a 15
TWlNE—Bagging 29 a 17
Seine 3;) a .);)
u ZEJB on ar=- ywmt.** a- -xxjzzrr 3"aa c.x*rr
so it should advocate that we should make ;
indemnifv to Mexico, we come now to its j
posuion, “The war should be waged vigor
ously until an honorable peace can he made. ;
Now what absurdity is it to oppose receiving
> indemnity—'o advocate that each nation j
should pay its own expense*, at, the tormina- J
tion of Ihe war, and yet that we should carry |
It on vigorously till peace is made. \V e i
shall go cn wasting blood and treasure timor
ously— kill Mexicans—lose our own soldiers
—spend millions upon millions, and all for
what —ls it because Mexico will not make
peace? No! the Chronicle says Mexico will
make p»ace in a fete week*, it we will claim
no indemnity, and pay our own expenses. ;
Why then the use of pressing the war at ali
It would be mera wentonness? The (''Hey |
—back out policy would then the most j
sensible and economical policy, and quite as j
honorable. That would be the course to se
cure this honorable peace of the Chronicle in
a few weeks.
it- •
1 To be consistent, Lie wings, vvno sunsertoe
I to tiie positions of the Chronicle, ought to ad
‘ vocate the policy of Mr. Ciiley. When this
policy is acted on, Mexico says sao will treat
! fur peace, and not. f ill then. ,
Democratic .Meeting.
At a meeting of a portion of the Demo
cratic party, held at the City Hall on Tues
day afternoon, for the purpose of nominating
Dei f .ga ! es to the Convention to be held at I
Mtlledgeville on the fourth Monday in June,
John Phiiiizv, E-q. was called to the Chair,
and Sami. M. to act as
Secretary.
On ino'ion of E. Starnes. Esq. it was
Resolved, That a Committee of twelve he
appointed by the Chair to nominate four t-uil
ni)le persons a* representatives of the Demo- i
cratic party of Richmond county, in the Con
vention which is to assemble in Milledgeville
on the fourth Monday of the present month.
The Chairman appointed the following
frpntlemen as that committee:
I
IT.. I P. Garvin, Daniel Mixer.
E. ST AR N ES, \V Ml. LO VEII,
John Bonks, O. I'osnr,
W. If. M m uanßKr, P. MuGran,
Joseph Bicnon C. Salm,
('. Grenville S. L. Hanford,
The Committee having assembled and con
ferred. reported to the meeting for their ap
proval as delegates to she approaching Gu
bernatoria! Convention, the following gentle
men, viz. Messrs. Q Skrine, James Gardner. 1
Jr., C. W. Lamar and E. Starnes.
The report of the Committee was nnani- j
mously accepted by the meeting, and the
nomination confirmed.
On motion of W. H. Maharrey, Esq. it was |
Remixed, Tiial the delegates have power
to fill any vacancy that may occur in their
body.
E. Starnes, Esq , alter a few preliminary
; remark*, offered the following Preamble and
1 Resolutions, which were unanimously adopt
ed.
Whereas, it is our right, as a portion of the
people of these United States, to express our
opinions of public measures; and it is both a
dutv and a pleasure to encourage and sustain
our public servants in carrying out those
measures, therefore,
Be it Resolved by this meeting, that the
’ present administration of the General Gov
’t eminent deserves, and lias, our gratitude
EXCHANGE.
Augusta Insurance and Banking Company,.. pur
Banket Augusta **
Branch Statu of Coorgia, Augusta, “
Bank of Brunswick, “
(Georgia Kail Koad, ... .... “
Mechanics* Bank “
Bank o{ St. Mary's “
* bank ofMtliedguvillc, “
Bank otthe State of Ccorgia, at Savannah,. “
Branches of ditto “
Marino ami r'ire Insurance Bank, Savannah,. “
Branch of ditto, at Macon. “
Planters’Bank, Savannah, “
Central Bank oi (Georgia “
Central U. K. At B'k’g. Co., Savann ih, “
Charleston Banks, “
Bank ol t amden, . “
Hank ot Georgetown,. “
(,‘uimno.rent I, (’ol nmhia “
Merchants:*, at (-lierau, “
flank »t Ilamlmrg, “
Alabama Solos 2 din.
Merclimtls' Bank of Macon, b (ft 0 “
Commercial Bank, at Macon, failed
NO S x I, K O It fINCK It T A I N.
Bank of Darien ami Branches.
Ba k of < 'ol innlnis.
Chattahoochee Kail U > ul and Banking Company
'■l mi roe Ua i 1 Koadand Bankin» Company.
Planters an i Mechanics Bank , Coluiulmis.
VV es'ern Bank ol < .e .rgia, at Koine.
Kxchanire Bank , Brunswick .
ns. BaiiK of i 'olnmhns.at I toon .. no circillation.
P is >eoi x Bank ol Col inn hus.
C i 1 KC K S.
On N 7 ew V<»rk I pr'*m,
Philadelphia “
Boston, “
( 7 hart •.■si on and Savannah par
f.e<in iion, 1\ cuttiid; v
Nashville, Tennessee
STOCKS.
i Jeorgia , B per cents 100 o 10J
Jeorg'i. fi per cents '.C h *.IS'
for its linn and irff- xible maintenance of
those Important constitutional principles witn
which ci'iisi-t, in our opinion, the safety and
glory of the republic.
Rewired, That the Democrn?ic p , i r fy of the
1 country Inis, and will continue to have our
i confidence and support until it shall have de
-1 parted from i lie maintenance of those priuci
-1 pies.
RestiJi rd, That measures temporary in their
character are of minor consideration as com
pared with those great constitutional princi
pes which form the foundations of the Demo
cratic party; am! that a!! differences of opin
i ion among us in relation to such uma-ures
should he merged in the de-ire to advance
those principles which are identified with the
greatest happiness of the people, and the
I highest prosperity of onr country.
Resolved, That, in the approaching canva-s
; for Governor, we will support, with energy
the candidate who may he selected by our
party; and will jhv our exertions to elect
himj contribute to the advancement of that
cause which is constituted by principles ea
dear to it«.
Resolved, That the General Government,
and tiie officers and soldier.- of our arnoe-,
deri ve our warmest thanks and admiration
for the manner in which, in our difficulties
with Mexico, the former has asserted aid
maintained the rights and honor of the tui
tion; and the latter has illnstrated the cou
rage, and the patriotism of American free*
men.
On motion, it was resolved, that the pro
ceedings of this meeting be published in the
Constitutionalist, and that the Federal Union
be requested to copv them.
The meeiingthen adjourned.
JOHN PHiNIZV, Chairman.
Sjvmull M. Thompson, Secretary.
Sad Accident.
We learn that on Saturday last, Mr.
White, of the firm of White & Hendon of
Decatur, while driving a pair of Horses in a
! Barouche from Atlanta to Decatur, when
within sight of tlie village the horses took
fright, and being unmanageable precipitated
over the dash board Miss Stone, daughter of
Daniel Stone, an old and respectable citizen
and the clerk of the Superior Court of D> -
catur, the Barouche passing over and ernsb
j ing ner bead most horribly, which resulted in
I her death immediately.
j The Weather (.-ays the Greenville Motin-
I taineer of Friday last,) has been warm and
i rainy for some days past, and crops of all
kinds are rapidy improving in appearance.
! The Wheat crop has “come out” very much,
! and a tolerable harvest may be realized, if
i Urn rust does not come in to finish the work
j of destruction begun by the fly and winter
freezing.
The News «nd the Market.
The N. O. Della, ofthe 27th ult.,says. —The
full accounts by the steamer Britannia, from Liv
erpool, were received yesterday by mail. They
are less favorable in regard to Indian Corn and
Flour than the telegraphic report, but inmost
other particulars the latter is confirmed. Our
Cotton market was nearly at a stand, and the
sales did not exceed 200 bales. Buvers claim a
decline of one-half cent, and do not seem disposed
to pay over 10 cents for Middling. A large bu
siness was done in Tobacco, the sales reaching
900 hhds .at former prices. Corn rather dud.
Sales 9000 bushels at "70 to 73 cents per bushels
for white. Flour is 37s to 30 cents higher than
before the news. About 5000 barrels sold at .»