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says;--
Unless som-* sweetness in the bottom lie,
\Vtio earns lor all the crinkling otihe pie .
& distil h to «>er experienced thinking, much j
truer of poetry than of pastry: We might have j
c lied attention very reasonably and justly, to the ;
b autiful versification of the production which we j
j e below—to the au-lody, and varied succession j
, .u lody, in the flow ot the stanzas. i hey i
j a, e toe nicest [possible ear, with the happiest |
subjection to crkical Judgment. The “ crinkling ” |
is perfect, but k rs a's it should be, the secondary ,
merit of the piece—the “sweetness’ 1 of the moral
w iiicli it embodies being Well worth remembering
when the crinkle 's forgotten. True genius is
in the conception, we think, and an assurrancc
of successful genius lies in the trim excellence ol
giving to beautilul a thought 'its 'fit embodiment:
\From the Home Journal.]
LOVE AND FAME.
BY HELEN W. IRVING.
It hul pn**se«i *n all its grandeur, that sounding sum- ;
mtT shower,
Had pud its pearly tribute to each fair expectant flower,
Aud, w die a thousand sparklers danced lightly uu the ;
sprav, .... !
Close folded to u rose-bud’s heart, one tuiy rain drop ;
lay.
Tliroueliout each fevered petal had the heaven-brought
freshness .one.
They hid mingled dew and frag ance till their vrry
souls were one;
The bud, its love in perfume breathed, till its pure and.
starry guest.
Grew glowing as the life-hue of the lips it fondly pressed.
He dreamed awaw the hours wit i her, bis gentle bride
and fair.
No thought tilled his young spirit, but to dw ell forever
there.
While ever bending wakefudy, the bud a fond watch
kept,
For fear the envious zephyrs fhight steal him a*, ha slept.
Rut forth from out hu> tent of clouds in burnished armor
bright, |
The conq’riug sun same, pronely, in the glory of his
might, j
And,like some grand enchanter, resumed his wand of j
power, ;
A.-td shed the splendor ofhis smile oti lake, and tree, gnd :
flower.
Then, peering through the shadowy leaves,the raic-drop
marked on high,
A many-hued triumphal arch spanalllhe eastern skr ,
Ho saw bis glittering comrades ail wing their joyous
flight. *
And stand.a glorious brotherhood, to form that bow ot
light!
Aspiring thoughts his spirit thrilled—"Oh, let me join
them, love!
I’llsct thy beauty’s impre s on yon bright arch above.
And as » world’s admiring gaze i> raised to Iris lair,
’Twill dee n my own dear rose-buds tint, the. loveliest
color there!”
The gentle, bud released her clasp—swift as thought he
flew,
And brightly’mid that glorioa. tvind he soon was glow- ;
All delight to feel, that she, his rose-v,„d |
Was gazing with a swelling heart, on this, his hour of
pride 1
But the, shadowy night came down, at last —the glitter
ing bow was gone.
One little hour of triumph was all the drop had won :
He had lost the warm and tender glow, his distant bud
love’s hue" ,
Aud he sought her sadly sorrowing—a tear-dimmed star
of dew.
[From the *V. O. Delta, 3d i/ist.]
gantn a— <i stoned in Ihe i upilal.
from La Palria, of y we learn
that letters have been received in this city
by the way of Tampico, from the city of
Mexico, to the 21st ult., in which it is i
stated that Santa Anna arrived in the |
capital on the 19ih May, as was expected,
that his reception was very different from
what he anticipated. *he popu lace, or
rahhlc^atind pally leperos,assembled to re
ceive the I'resident ad interim, and show,
ered upon him curses both loud and deep; j
end from words, proceeded, as the old nur. j
sery story runs, to try what virtue there
was in stones. His Excellency not being
ambitious to follow the example of S., j
Stephen, escaped with great difficulty!
anti, protected by his friends, sought an
asylum in the palace. The people, in
dignant at the frequent defeats of the j
Mexican armies, and the failure of Santa
Anna to redeem his numerous promises, j
sought to revenge themselves upon his
person. Had it not been for the armed
force and the police, the unhappy Presi
dent would hitve been dragged through the
streets, as was once the fate of that poor
amputated limb, which has served him so
long as a mo.-t potent reminder of a
courage and gallantry which are now
sadly in want of new props.
These statements are based upon in
formation, communicated by very reliable -j
persons, to* commercial house in this
city, which, usually obtains ifie first and
most aulhentic netvs from Mexico.
We (of the Delta) give the story in our
own language, as we learn it from La
Palria and other sources, not vouching
for its truth, but not discrediting it. We
think it not improbable that his Excel- i
lency has arrived at the point in his his- j
lory, where he must make one of those
rapid descents from great power to great
nothingness, so characteristic of ail who |*
rest their hopes upon ihe fickle an J treach- i
erous rabble of Mexico—a rabble, whose |
nature is a strong compound of the worst
vices of civilization and barbarism.
m
Twelfth Regiment U. S. Infantry.
The following are the names of officers
appointed to ihe command of this Regi
ment, together with the Slate in which
each resided at the dale of his appoint
ment, viz:—
Robert M. Echols, Col. Com. of Ga.
Jones M. Withers, Lt. Col. Ala.
Jere Clemens, Major, Ala.
Allen G. Johnston, 2d Major, Florida.
John T. Lamar, Surgeon, Ga.
Robt. Gibbs, > Ass’l. Surg., Ala.
F. Malone, \
Captains.
John WafTord, Ga.,Company. A.
John Tyler, Jr.. Va., do. B.
Walton Ector, Ga. do, C.
Alex. Scott, Ga. do. D. i
John W. Rice, Ala. do. E.
Hiram Id. Higgin?. Ala.do. P .
J. B. Campbell, Ga do. G.
Ho. J. W. Clay, Ala. do. H.
Iln. P. Watson, A!a. do. f.
H. E-W. Clarke, Ala. do. K. j
First Lieutenants.
Adam Hawk, Henry C. Bradford. John 1
C. Marrasf, of Ala. Duncan L. Clinch, j
Eiv P. Howell, Joseph A White, James
M. Dye, of Georgia; George W. Clutter (
of Virginia, and Robert S. Hayward, of
Florida.
Second Lieutenants.
Nicholas Davis, Jr,,Fiiz H. Ripley,
John N. Pei kin.'., J oho P. Wallace, John j
C. Wellborne, Wm. A. Morrison, M. L.
McMillian, J. and Oliver Sowell, j
who declined the appointment, and Char
les McClung, son or Hon. James VV. Me- |
Clung, of Huntsville, appointed in his
stead, ail of Alabama. Powbalan R.
Page, ami Mann P. Hunter, of Virginia,
and Daniel Kiikpairick, Nathaniel Grant,
John C. Maugham, G. Wilde, Wm. D.
Grey, Oliver H. Piece, and Samuel H.
Crump, of Georgia, and Edward J. Dum
met, and Isaac Dulse, of Florida.
As Captain Higgins’ company is com
posed of young men principally of our
county, aid in whose welfare the ciii
zens of this county, particularly will feel
more than ordinary interest, we will, if
favored with lire names of those compos
ing this company, publish them on their
leaving fir ihe seat of war, which we are
informed will he in a few days. Ii will
i be seen that Captain Higgins’ is denomi
nated company “F.” The officers are
Hiram 11. Higgins, Capt. Adam Hawk.
I of Montgomery, Ist Lt., Fitz H. Ripley
of Tuscaloosa, and John C. Welborne, at
this time of Tallahassee, Florida, 2 J Lts.
Southern Patriot.
[From ihe N. Y. Jour, of Com. June 5, P. MI ]
The Ocean Steamer Washington,
Some excitement was produced this
morning by a rumor brought from Fall
River by passengers in the Bay
that the new steamer Washington, hence
i for Cowes and Bremen, went ashore the
j evening of the 2d on ihe shoal olf Nan
j tucket Island, and remained there till the
; next day, when she worked off and pro
| cer ded on her voyage.
We have seen a letter, however from
Nantucket, 3d inst,which says that a laige
j steamey supposed to be the Washington,
came to anchor off that Island on the
evening of the 2d, and rema ned till the
next day, occasionally firing for a pilot,
when, the f-g having cleared up, she
weighed anchor and proceeded out to sea.
The ship was doubtless drifted in by
; ihe tide in a tog, and bewildered by the
; thickness of the weather cast anchor and
| fired for a pilot, for whose services afier
it cleared up she had no occasion. We
i do not know ii.c circumstances, but in ils
1 every aspect the event requires explaun
; lion to relieve the maste r Irom the impu
tation of culpable negligence. We sin
cerely hope it will not uirn out that the
pleasures of the table and the’entertain
| ment of his passengers diverted his at
| tention from the highly responsible duties
| of his station.
P. S. Ti» e following is from the Nan
j tucket Inquirer of Friday :
A large steamship anchored south of
low beach, off the “fM • M«u, late v\ ed
nesrGy afternoon, and fired several guns,
1 as it for a pilot. Yesterday morning site
was still there, and after daylight com
menced firing again, and continued to do
j so until 8 o’clock, when, the fog lighting,
she got under way and stood to the Eust-
I ward.
| At the time she took her anchor, she
bore about Southeast from the town, and
: was some 3 miles distant fiom the beach.
! She is supposed to have been the new
steamship Washington, which left New
York for Bremen on Tuesday afternoon
at„s o’clock.
We do not know what constitutes the
peculiar attraction of our island, but we
should not wonder if one of these ocean
steamers should finally lay her bones upon
its shores. We would suggest to the com
manners of some of them, a careful re
examination of their charts, for it may he
that no such island as Nantucket is laid
down upon them.
An exchange tells a story of a man
who at an ‘anxious meeting,’ gave his
‘experience,’ and stated that he was a
great sinner, totally depraved, and merit
ed eternal misery for his wicked acts, A
neighbor got up and said he had no doubt
it was all true, for he had known him for
twenty five years. The minister and the
people smiled, and the individual referred
to, got up and called his neighbor (who
confirmed Ill’s depravity) a liar and a ras
cal, and threatened to lick him when they
got out of church.
The French Strainers.
A letter in the Boston Journal of the Ist inst.
contains the following statement respecting the
French line of steam vessels;
“ The French steamers commenced running on i
the 31st May. The‘Missouri’is the first hoot 1
They have changed their French for American,"
names.and are called the ‘Missouri,’ ‘New York,’
‘Philadelphia,' and the ‘Union.’ They are to run
every fortnight. 1 believe it will prove a ruinous
affair for the company. They are the 1810 boats,
and consequently have not the improvements
which have been made sincethen. The govern
ment lends the campany the boats for ten years—•
the company are to keep them insured and are to
pay for repairs. Now, according to the Cunard
contract, tlieEnglish government pavs 80,000 lb
a year for tho five beats-—say 400,000 francs per
boat, which lor ten years would amonul to four mil
lions for each boat, and the cost of their boats
does not average,! believe, over 80,0001 b each,if
as much; consequently the Cunard contract is
better bv 2,000,000 francs, for the ten >cars say
200,000 francs a year per boat, than the French
contract. Besides, these comparatively old French
boats have to come into competition With the
splendid American and English boats, which will
have the benefit of every improvement that has
been made since 1840. However we shall soon
1 see how they work."
AUGUSTA. GEO..
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1847.
Si ana Female Seminary.
We would cull the attention o:' parents to the ;
! advertisement in this day’s paper, under the above i
i head. This academy has always borne a high }
I character, and extensive p itrange, and is silua- j
! led in one of the most pleasant and healthy vil- ;
lages in our State.
i * .
O’We are requested to call attention to
the Ruffle of Table, Ottoman aud Stool Cuv- I
ers, which will take place in a lew days.—
Thev are the production ol one of the lair
sex of our Slate, and would grace any par
lor. They can be teen at Mr. Platt’s otore,
where those who wish to obtain chances
| wou d do well to cal! early.
£tr* The President returned to Washington
from his visit to North Carolina, on Saturday’eve- j
uing last, in good health, and highly pleased with i
his vi. it.
The Home Journal --Ifwe do not resort oiten
to this tasteful and refined journal for selections, i
it is not that the temptations are not of the most
tantalizing kind. We never open a copy with- |
out finding something that is brilliant, and much
that is graceful and elegant. The accomplished
I editors, Geo. P. Morris & N. P. Willis, are dis-
I tinguished, not only for a high order of poetic |
genius, but for exquisite taste and tact in minis, j
teringtothe literary wants of the readerfe of ele- i
gant miscellany. Wc always read their paper. |
ami do so with intense satisfaction, and often re
gret that politics and news are sO peremptory in i
their demands on our columns as to exclude peices j
appearing in The Hume Journal which have I
caught our fancy. It is impossible, however, to
resist the pleasure of laying before our readers
tlie poetic gem entitled ‘ Love and Fame,” which
i will be found in our paper of this morning.
The following offlceis and members of
| the Richmond Blues, the company which this J
i county contributed to form the Georgia Regiment,
| have returned to our city ;
Captain V>. W. Dill.
Sergeant D. D. McMurphy.
Ist Corporal Alexander Philip.
4ih “ Bernard Rove.
Private Augustus Parker.
“ J. M, Walling.
We extend to them a most cordial welcome to j
1 this city, and to the circle of their friends and i
! relatives. Well have they earned the repose of
spirit and the quiet happiness which can only be
enjoyed in the cherished precincts of homer To
these they have long been strangers. After a
service of most extreme hardship, tod, and pri-
I vation, unrelieved by the soul stirring incidents
of martial conflict, they return among us war
worn and weary. May our citizens not prove
; insensible to the claims of our returning volun
! tiers upon their kindness and gratitude for the
I part they have enacted in sustaii.ing the repula
-1 tion of the Georgia Regiment, as being the crack
j regiment in the service, for discipline and good
! conduct.
j *ri.~ c......„ n ,li Republican ofthe 7lh inst* says
I -*- Col. 11. R. Jackson, late i.» rnand of the
■ Georgia Regiment, arrived in this city on Satur
day morning last, and was welcomed home bv h;»
j numerous friends from his late campaign. We
j hid the pleasure of seeing our ga'lant fclCw
citizen, who looks none the worse for the hard-
I ships of his year's service, and who will carry wkH
> him into private life the respect and cstee>» <-f ai 1
! who served under him. W* tooJcr him, on be
■ citizens, a hearty welcome on his re
turn to Savannah.
‘•We learn from him, that a number of the
Jasper Greens may soon be expected back,having
taken ship from New-Orleans direct to this port.”
-■Mexican Privateering.
A letter received from Barcelona, in Spain,
by a merchant of Plymouth, England, on the
12th of May, and published in a London pa
per received by the last steamer, contains the
follow ing statement:
“On the Ist of May, arrived a small vessel
of about sixty-five tons, belonging to Barce
lona, armed with a swivel, said to be an 80-
pounder, having obtained a Mexican commis
sion to act as a privateer, and hoisted Mexi
can colors. She brought into this port an !
American bark, of 2SO tons, from St. Do
mingo.
“The authorities took up the matter, and, :
upon an examination, condemned the priva- j
tecr as a pirate, and the American vesel pro- :
ceeded on her voyage.
“I learn that three other vessels are fitted
out with similar commissions, as privateers
under the Mexican fLg. The authorities of j
Barcelona behaved well in this affair. Part 1
of the crew of the American vessel were on
board of the pirate, and were compelled to |
! aid in bringing her in, while part were left on
| board their own vessel.”
Cheering Prospect* for the Planters and
the Stale.
After a drought of long continuance,which
had begun to threaten serious consequences I
to the agricultural prospects of this district, i
we have, says the Baton Rouge Gazette of :
the 26th ult., been favored with copious show- j
ers of refreshing rain, succeeded by genial I
sunshine. Phis has tended to remove the
troubles and fears of the husbandman and
I the consumer, and in the course of a few {
i weeks we expect to see the cane, corn and
cotton fields, beautiful to the eye and pleasant )
to the imagination, covered with verdue and
°
vegetable life, rapidly approaching to maturi- |
ly. Then shall we have the means to pro
vide our less fortunate fellow-creatures of j
other climes with food and raiment, and en- |
deavor lo deserve the benefits conferred upon |
us by an all-wise Providence.
A Good One.
The Eastern Argus says—“ When the brave
ami gallant Captain Walker, who has so distin
guished himself in the Mexican battles, was on
a visit to Washington city, several months ago f i
Daniel Webster asked him; “Well, Captain, j
when do you think we shall have peace!” To
which the heroic Walker replied : il Jasi when you
ichigs learn to act like men and support your
country .” That was a scorcher. »
PROCEEDIN’ GS OF COUNCIL. (
Council Chamber, June 5, 1847. |
The following Report was read and re- i
ceived, and the Resolution reported by the i
committee was passed.
REPORT.
The Committee to whom was referred the
communication of the Commissioners of the
Augusta Canal, relative to suggested modifi
cations in the present plan of the work,
Report, 'hat they have had under conside
ration the several mailers therein reierred to,
and have examined on the ground the seve
ral lines occupied or intended to be occupied
by the work within the corporate limits of the
city. In their examination they were ac
companied by several of tiie Commissioners,
and by Messrs. Chase and Sanford, woo as- ,
forded all the information sought from them. |
As the matters referred lo your Committee
| are eminently practical in their nature, they
; consider themselves fortunate in being able
! to advise with a man of the great practical
experience of Mr. Chase, and were happy to
■ find a substantial agreement between him
and Mr. Sanford,the Chief Engineer. As these
| gentlemen were familiar with the subject, the
Chairman of your Committee addressed a
note to them requesting a full statement of
their views in relation lo this matter. 1 heir ;
i respective answers are herewith submitted j
as a part of this Report.
Your Committee, is however, of opinion
j that it would be improper for the Council to
' order any modification of (he existing plan,
without the consent of the Canal Company,
and the holders of Real Estate, a tax upon |
whose property is specifically pledged for the j
payment of the Bonds heretofore issued by
the Council. They are of opinion that their
consent will be readily given, if those to be j
j called on for it were fully informed as to the |
i advantages of the two plans, and therefore
recommend that the owners of Real Estate, I
he convened, in a general meeting, at some ,
suitable time and place, and requested to ex
press their opinion in relation to the pro
posed change, and if they agree on the pro- ;
priety of making it, that the Canal Company |
| be requested to g've its assent thereto, and |
that the four B inking Institutions, w ith j
! which the Council entered into certain agree- !
cnenl relative to cashing the Bonds issued
on account of this work, be requested to
concur in the proposed change. It these sev- j
eral bodies approve of the change, the Com- :
mi'lee are of opinion that the Council might ;
j properly authorize its own Commissioners lo j
j carry on the work on tlie mod;fied plan, and
j that the Canal Company might safely make j
| contracts for the tise of the water of the Ca
nal in a single fall, instead of dividing it into
j two, relying on future legislative comfirma- 1
tion, if such should be deemed necessary, to :
ratify tfieir acts made in advance of an ac- :
I tual change in their charter.
The Committee therelore recommend the
I adoption of the following Resolution:
Resolved. Thai his Honor the Mayor be,
and he is hereby requested, to invite the hold- .
ers of Real Estate situated within the limits ,
! 0 f ih.> nty. to meet at the < n™«i, on i mu-s
--liay, the 10th June, at 3 o’clock, F. M,, to
consider the matters set forth in the forego
■ ing report, and take such action in relation
| thereto as they may deem expedient.
Ail which is respectfully submitted,
B. CONLEY, 1
L. A. DUGAS, ( c . ,
G. F. I’AlthH, 1 Special
W.M. K KITCHEN, [Lommiuee.
THOS. HOPKINS, J
! Augusta, April 291 h, 1847.
D. Conley, E-q , Chairman, &c.
Dear Sir —l have received your communi
cation, and with great pleasure comply with
your request that I should give my views in I
relation to the proposed change of the plan !
of the Augusta Canal, by abandoning the se- ■
cond,and shortening the third levels.
The reasons which have convinced me
that the proposed change would be highly ad
vantageous to the city as a whole, while no j
part of it would be materially injured, are as j
| fallows :
Ist. That a saving of outlay, probably not j
j less than twenty thousand dollars, would be
( effected, if applied to raising and extending
j the embankments and other works upon the
first level would greatly increase the water
j power.
2nd. That greater security can be given to
the city during freshets, in consequence of the
less length of the embankments within which
such freshets would be confined, and there
fore proportionably less liable lo breaches J
i and overflow of water.
3d. That it is considered a great advan- I
tage and gain of water power by practical ,
men with whom I have conversed, and with
whom I fully concur, lo use the water at one
| fall, of 26 feet, instead of two falls of 13 feet
each, which is necessarily the case by the
original plan from the nature of the ground.
.4th. That on many accounts it is by pro
prietors of Factories deemed very desirable
that all their buildings, including boarding
i houses, should be as nearly concentrated as
possible.
f 6th. That the proposed plan may be com
pleted in a few months, whereas, if the ori
ginal plan should be adhered to, an expendi
ture of time and money, which cannot be es
timated with precision, must be incurred, the
excavation already havingproved much more
difficult than was anticipated and the difficul
ty of obtaining labor very great.
6th. The mode of leasing and regulating
the water would be much simplified and many
causes of trouble, inconvenience and litiga
tion, would be removed by a change of plan.
7th. That the sale of the whole water pow
er would sooner be made and consequently
relieve the Company from the annual lax for
repairs.
~ Bth, That the point designated for the se-
cond set of factories (which by the original
plan was near the Southern boundary of the
Commons of Augusta,) is nearly as far from
the central part of tiic city as the factories
would be if the proposed change were made;
il would seem that no material benefit could
result to the citizens of the lower part ot the
.city by adhering to the first plan in preler
cnee to the second.
These are the principal reason?, and I deem
it unnecessary to adduce others, and without
attempting to show their combined influence,
I respectfully give it as my opinion, that by
the present pian the whole water power
disposed of will not yield a sum more than
.-ufficieut to meet I lie current expenses for
repairs and renewals, whereas it the propos
ed change be made, il will lead to such en
largement ot the Canal, and consequent in
crease of water power, winch when sold, will
yield the legal interest upon the whole capi
tal invested, in addition to the annual. charges
for repairs. &.o.
Verv respectfully, your ob’t serv’t,
C. O. SANDFORD,
Chief Engineer, A. C.
B. Conley, E*q , Chairman , cf-c.
Sir: Agreeably to your request, I here give
my opinion as to the best u-e ot the water
power of the Augusta Canal.
For manufacturing purposes I consider it
best to use all the power of said Canal in as
small compass a? circumstances will admit,
for location of mills, dwelling house?. &.C.,
I consider it objectionable to extend either
of the contemplated levels further eastward
or to cross the Rail Road track. By exten
sion of said levels you consequently dimin
ish the power of the C otal, inasmuch as leak
age, evaporation, and loss ot head is con
sidered—also this extension must, according
to appearances ot the lower level or that
which will pass through the Beaver dam so
called, require very great expense to exca
vate and maintain —that with the waste of
land and expensive bridges required on the
two levels, will, I believe, satisfy ail, that il
should be abandoned.
The money which would be required for
! this extension of said levels, would, if laid
| out in increasing the heights ol your present
Canal embankments and dam, &.C., probably
add to your present power 51) per cent.
It is my opinion that the whole fall of 26
feel should have been made use ol in one
fall. To have made the most of your water
power a division of this tali into two of 13
feet each, is not considered equal to the
whole or 26 feet together—say two falls of
| 13 feet each will not give more power than
one of 24 feet, consequently there is a loss of
: 2 feet in the fall, by dividing.
; But the division of a fall is sometimes ne
cessary, as the ground may lay in such a
manner as to make it expensive to cut race
ways for the large fall, for any groat dis
tance —this is the rase with your Canal. As
the present mill is now located it would re
quire an additional depth of the face-way of
; auoui If el tor Pomt oeo or iuou teel in
length to make use ol the 26 feel fall.
There could be much expense saved in the
j excavation of the present lower level leading
I the water into the Savannah flvef, should
you not wish to make a water power from
said level with the river, (which I am in.
i formed lias been your intention,) but which
I I presume you never will do, as it would be
so often overflowed by the rise ot the river, as
to make it of but little value. By abandoning
this lower level, as respects water power, and
only use it as a race-way for your other lev
el?, would save the expense of an excavation
i of about 4 feet in depth for the whole length
j of this lower level, which 4 feel will be found
, to be the most expensive part to excavate.
The velocity of water which will pass
through thislower level, when used as a race
i way, will probably make it necessary to give
j some protection to the bottom of the slope
I banks by placing a few timbers to secure
; them—these timbers I am of opinion will be
' required at any rate for the protection of the
sides of said Canal. This depends however on
j what bottoms you may find.
As to locationT>f Colton Mills, for the sev
. eral interests of the city, I am fully of opin
‘ ion that the benefits arising from their loca
| tion will be much the same in all parts of
j the city. la;l the mills be located where they
i may in it, operatives will not be confined
| to any particular quarter for the purchase of
i goods, but will soon find wheresoever pur
■ chases can be made to their best interests.
Respectfully, yours, J. CHAISE.
; Extract from the minutes of Council.
VV. .MILO OLIN, Clerk.
[communicated.]
Democratic Electing in Morgan.
A portion of the Democratic party of Morgan
county, convened at the Court House, upon a
previous call, for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to the Gubernatorial Convention at Mil
ledgeville.
The meeting was organized by calling Isaac
Walker, Esq., to the Chair, and appointing Wil
liam Woods, Esq , Secretary.
The object of the meeting having been explain
ed by Isham S. Fannin, Esq., on motion of Col,
John B. Walker, a Committee of nine was ap
pointed to report the names of four suitable Dele,
gates.
The Committee of nine, appointed t»y tht
Chair, consisted of John B. Walker, Thomas
Swift, Esqs., Dr. Anthony Elias Alliston, Cartel
Shepherd, Thomas Gibbs, Isham S. Fannin,
Timothy White and Hugh A. Lawrence, Esqs.:
who, after retiring for a short time, reported the
names of Robert Crawley, Thomas J. Burney,
Thomas Gibbs and Thomas P. Saffold, Esqs., as
Delegates to the said Convention, which report
was unanimously adopted by the meeting.
On motion of Hugh A. Lawrence, E*q ~ it
was
Resolved, That the said Delegation have au
thority to fill any vacancy that may occur in their
number.
The following preamble and resolutions wer«
presented by Thomas P Saflold, Esq . prefaced
by some patriotic and eioquent remaiks.
Col. John B. Walker followed in a short and
spirited address in their advocacy, after which
they were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, the present Democratic Administra
tion of the General Government lias fully met
the wishes and expectations bf the Democratic
~ party o the country, both in measures adopl-
I ed to promote our prosperity at home, as well as
in those for prosecuting the wai with Mexico —
and, whereas, the most unmeasured and unpat
riotic abuse has been heaped upon the President
bv the Whig presses and politicians, it is the du
ly of that portion of the people who approve his
course, to give expression to that appiobation.
‘ l'kercforc, Resolved , That the policy pursued
by lue present Administration of the General
Government nas been eminently pr.nnoliyeul the
best interests of the country, as is evident trom
the unparalleled prosperity pervading all classes
and section:.
Resolved, I’hatthe President has exhibited ad
mirable wisdom and lort-sigbl in tiie measures de
vised lor carrying on the Aar in which we are un
| happily engaged, and is entitled to all praise lor
the energy and rigor which has attended the exe
cution ol those measures.
Resolved, That the march of the Army of
Oc upaiion, from Corpus Christi to the ivio
Grande, was ordered at the suggestion °l Gener
al lav lor, mu ein his letters lu the ar Depart
ment of October 4lh, and February 4th,
1846; that said march violated no right ot Mexi
co; and that the war in which we are now engag
ed with that country, was commenced by her
soldiery shedding lue blood of our citizens upon
territory w hich was then, and is olid, a portion ol
our common country.
Resolved , That in all negotiations with Mexi
co. intended to restore friendly relations between
the two countries, we should insist uj»on ample
indemnity, not only for old injuries, but tor the
expenses of the war.
Resolved , That Generals Scott and Taylor,
with the officers and men commanded bv laem,
are entitled to the thanks of the whole country,
for lh-- glorious services rendered by them in con
ducting the war with Mexico.
Resolved, That in reference to the next Presi
dential election, we cannot, and will not support
any man who is not only sound, but above ail
suspicion upon the slavery question, and that we
shall regard opposition to lue “ Wilmol Proviso’ 1
as the lest of that soundness.
On motion, the proceedings of the meeting
Were directed to be published in the Constitution
alist, with the request that the Federal
Milledgeville, and the Union, Washington City,
copy the same.
On motion, the meeting adj. timed.
ISAAC W A LKKR, chairman.
William Woods, Secretary.
[communicated.]
Democratic dleeiiujj in I'ulaum.
Fursuaul to notice, a portion of the Democratic
’ ! Party met to-day, at the Court House, for the
1 purpose of electing delegates to the Convention
i to be held at Milledgfeville on the 4lh Monday o*
i | this month, in view of the nomination of a can
s ! didate for Governor.
I On motion of Henry M. Tripp. Esq., Lewis 11.
Lynch, Esq was called to the chair, and B. F.
Adams requested to act as Sec rest ry. The meet,
ing having been organized, and its object ex.
plained, the boliots of the meeting were taken for
three delegates to said Convention, which result
* ed in the election of Nathan Bass, Pleasant J
Mullens and Dr. Irby B. Hudson.
A m ition was then made by Dr Hudson, that
1 a meeting oft he patty be lul iat the Court Hou>e
on the 3rd Monday ofthis month, for the purpose
, of choosing delegates to the Convention of our
T Senatorial District, which motion was carried,
j The regular bu-iness of the meeting having
been performed, Col. Wingfield introduced the
5 following resolutions:
* Resolved , That the President of the Unite :
1 States, for the singleness of his devotion to Re
2 publican Principles, his unflinching firmness in
3 sustaining them, and his zeal in carrying them
, out to a successful issue, is entitled to the lasting
j gratitude of every friend of equal rights.
Resolved, 2nd. That the Currency was never
in a better condition than at present, and that
too, without the aid of a National Bank. Th..t
prices of all kinds of Agricultural produce have
risen under free-trade with all the world, not
withstanding tiic sundry sage predictions of ruin
5 and universal Bankruptcy, as the result of a repeal
* of the odious and oppressive tariff of 1842.
* Resolved,‘3rd. That we boldly challenge a com
? parison between a Democratic and Whig admiu
» islration of the government.
e Resolved, 4 th- That we approve the whole
* course of the President in relation to the Mexican
VVar. That we feel no concern about the oppo
sition set up in some sections of the country, be
cause it is wholly unwarranted by the history of
the facts and can do no harm but in its recoil.
Resolved, bth. That Gen. Zachary Taylor and
Gen. Winfield Scott, together with their auhor
f dinateofficers and men, are entitled to the thanks
)’ of the whole country, for tiie glorious successes
j j incur arms upon the plains and mountains of
j Mexico.
filter a few remarks by Col. Wingfield, in sup
port of his resolutions, a motion was made by R
Dejouinelt, Esq. for their adoption by the meet
ing; which motion was carried with great enthu
siasm and entire unanimity.
On motion ot N. Stanford, Esq it was then
Resolved by the meeting, that its proceedings be
signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and pub
lished in the Georgia Constitutionalist and Fed
n ercl Union.
a j The meeting then adjourned, until the 3rd
Monday of this month
LEWIS H. LYNCH, Chairman.
Beni. F. Adams, Secretary.
died7
Os Consumption, in Elbenon, on the 29th May,
1947, Mrs. Anna Christian, wife of Ira Chris
lian. Esq., in the thirtieth year of her age. She
* died as she had lived for several years past, a tru
ly devoted and pious professor of the religion of
Jesus Christ. “Blessed are the dead who die in
- the Lord for they rest from their labours uud their
works do follow them.”
s The Whole World Should Know It.
r That Dr. Jayne’s Expectorant is a certain
b cure for Asthma, and that for coughs, colds, con*
* sumption, whooping cough, croup, bronchitis and
e every other disease of the lungs or throat, it
> sure to prodqce the most decided benefit. It is
* recommended by thousand who have tried it, and
t all say that il is the best remedy, without any ex
ception, for all Plumonary Dcseases that has
r ever been known, for it always gives relief, anJ
cure? when every other mean? have failed