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THE CONSTITUTIOMLIBT. JAMES GARDNER, JR. TERMS. •Daily, per annum $8 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum G CO ■ft" paid in advance 5 00 Weekly, per annum 3 00 If paid in.advance 2 50 To Club*, remitting $lO is advance, FIVE •COPIES afe sent. This will put our Weekly pa mper in the reach of new subscribers at 'rWO 001/L VItS A YEAR. [fjr’Subscribers who will pay up arrearages, and Send four ne*v subscribers, with ttavbiortt y/can get the paper at $2 00. ITT All new must be .paid in ad vance. ftjT Postage must be paid on all communications ■and letters of business. ii ■mu I'miniMim ■»!!■ w—ibwih ■ i i i 11 in i r By Magnetic Telegraph. [For the Baltimore <S7m.J .ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH is tea ift »hi p I T lui o n-. $ DATS LATER FROM EUROPE. Condition of the Cotton and Floor Markets, &r. The French Steamship I aiori, Capt. Herbert, from Cherbourg, June 22d, arrived at New York yesterday afternoon, at 6 o’clock, and in consequence of the telegraphic connection with Philadelphia having been interrupted, we j did not receive our despatch until 10 o’clock last night. She brought over 139 passengers, compris ing 16 iu the first cabin, 27 in the second, and 96 in the steerage. Emilie de G harden, editor of the Presse, was arrested for libel in insinuating the sales of titles to peerage, and was bound over to ap pear for trial on tlve 22d of June. The Chamber of Deputies have extended to the Ist of February the law permitting the. tree importation of food into France and Por tugal. 'The harvests in France promise an abundant yield. The French hnd American companies’ steam er Philadelphia, was at Cherbourg, to take her place in the line as the next regular packet. The letters will not be delivered from the post-office to-night. The English consul has ordered that the blockade should bo enforced with less vigor. Wc have accounts of the arrangements en tered into between the Junta and the British Commander, guanmticing a liberal Govern- j ment to the PortugAcste nation. The Junta, . deprived of the chief of its squadron and its ; best troops, finally consented to accept the ar- | mistiac and the four Articles Os the treaty pro posed by Colonel Wilde, on condition that a ministry should be formed which should be a j guarantee against despotism and acts of cruel ty. A ministry having at its head Count Lav- ' radio was considered the best to satisfy this , demand. Flour Market, Paris, June 18th. —In our ftoUr market to-day, sales were smaller than ; yesterday-. Flour was offering at 107 f. to 1101; : per 159 kil-.; sales were made at lo3f. to 106 f. per 159 kil. Sales of flour from the provin ces, to arrive* were made at 9of. to 11 Os. per 159 kil. In Belgium and in Holland, prices of grain have advanced —also iu Germany. Prices whre lending upward in Paris. Havre Cotton Market, June IS. — Sales of 250 bales of Louisiana, ordinary, at 95f.; and 100 bales Mobile, ordinary, at 98f. 50c. The quotations are, New Orleans inferior, 88f. to . 91f.; very ordinary, 92f. to 95f.; ordinary, 97f. to 99f.t good ordinary 104 f. to 105 f,; fair, H if. to Hos.; good fair, 11617 to 117 f.; fine, 118 f. to I2ofq very fine, 12Of. Florida and Upland, inferior, 88 f; to9of; very ordinary, 9lf. to 93f.; ordinary, 9lf- to 96f.; good ordinary, 97f. to 99f.; fine, lOOfi I From the Savannah Georgian, 10 th irlst.] Georgia Regiment. The attention of Col. Jackson, late of the gallant Regiment from our State, having been directed by one of the editors of the Republi can, to a slander against the Regiment, con tained in a letter published in the Muscogee Democrat, the Colonel has, as appears by the following, with which we have been favored in a proof slip from the Republican office, nailed the base coin to the counter. We did not notice the letter in the Musco gee Democrat, in the hurry of business, or wc would have called the attention of Col. J. to it. One of the misfortunes of being a volunteer, is a subjection of the most injurious reports, often slanderous in their character. Our read ers will well remember how the unfbrtunc entente on the Rio Grande was magnified into the most hideous form, calculated to shake the confidence of the timid in that soldierly department of the Irish Jasper Greens. They also remember how that story was blown into thin air by the purifying breath ofTruth, who, as the sister of Hope, follows the foot-steps of that goddess, both sure and steadfast, dis pelling all the foulness of inj usticc, predicated on false reports. Col. Jackson, wc are proud as his fellow ci tizen to slate, earned a high reputation in Mexico as an officer and a gentleman. Young as he was, and is, his bearing as a soldier won the esteem and admiration of officers and men, whether volunteers or regular's- During their tour in Mexico, we have asked more than one regular officer what was thought of the Georgia Regiment, and the response was always grati fying in the extreme. In one instance, a gra duate of West Point, in the Regular Service, answered our inquiry by saying—“ The Colon el stands A. No I—that1 —that is the best criterion of the standing of a volunteer regiment.” Such a slander as that which lias appeared in print, is au insinuation against the Colonel, which we are pleased to find him promptly denying. Gen. Quitman, whose character as a soldier is well established, and who com manded the Regiment, as General Officer, dur ing most of their tour of service, in his official farewell, bears full testimony to his character i as a disciplinarian. Gen. Patterson’s ilnofß- 1 cial note, commending their high discipline, obedience, and general good conduct, the vir- | tucs of a soldier, while in the face of au ene my at Vera Cruz, is highly flattering to both the Commander and the Regiment. Quitman had them under his eye during the fatiguing and harrassing march —those hours too, when the excitement of even a march gave place to the lassitude of inaction, and when the human frame, worn down by suffer ing, prompts, if at any time, the accents of in subordination. But Quitman, whom the brave Tattnall prises as a soldier, separated with regret from a body of men who, as well as their comman der have entitled'themselves to the admiration of every true Georgian. To attempt to brand such men as house breakers, as plunderers, even in an enemy’s country, naturally excites feelings of indigna tion in'the bosom" of all who admire virtue and valor. To the Editors of the Savannah Republican: Gentlemen—-The following paragraph is ex tracted from the letter of a correspondent of the Muscogee Democrat, to which'you were kind enough to direct my attention: • “I heard this evening that my beloved Gcor-*. gia Regiment, on their counter march to A era Cruz, in passing Mount Plover, General Santa Anna’s hacienda, or private residence, stripped it of every valuable it contained. So goes the story here, in this branch of the Army; and General Scott, 1 understand, wrote to them if he could catch them he could hang them every on k. How lucky for the ‘boys’ that j they were not caught! I look upon this ru- i mor as a slander on the Georgia Regiment, ! but let me know. If true, I wonder how Col. Jackson bore this departure from his former rigid discipline, for which he was so much dis tinguished:” As I have been interrogated on the subject, I do not hesitate to say that the charge, em braced in the above, is false, and that I know it to be so. Iwas in command of the column to which the Georgia Regiment was attached on its return march for Vera Cruz, and upon approaching Santa Anna’s hacienda, sent out (as was my custom) a special guard to protect it from molestation. Thus guard was indeed j out before the regiments were dismissed. A j highly reliable officer was in charge of it, who ! reported to me that the house had been com- | pletely stripped before our arrival, and that j nothing valuable had been left unmolested. — j Similar depredations had been committed up- \ on all the “ranchoK” 'on the road, I heard at ( the time, by whom and for what cause, but learning from experience how false many of these reports are, I am not disposed to give currency to what might have been a slander. Upon my arrival at Vera C!ruz, I made a re port iu person, of what 1 had seen., te General Patterson, who informed the that he was id- ! ready in possession of the facts, and likewise ; of some very valuable paintings taken from a ! portion of the soldiery preceding us, which had been violently tom from,, their frames in j the hacienda of Santa Anna. The idea of Gem .scott’s having written the tetter alluded to, is 1 of course, supremely ridiculous. As the Georgia Regiment has suffered more, perhaps, than any other from the circulation of the most unjust, false and slanderous reports, I deem it but due to the officers and men who composed it, to publish the following letters, one of them written after the depredations COMPLAINED OF WERE KNOWN TO TIXVE BEEN committed bv OTHERS. 1 offer these in addi tion to my own humble testimony of the gen eral good conduct and discipline of the Regi ment. Very respectfully, vour ob’t sorv’t. HENRY 11. JACKSON. Game st. Lucas Martin, ) May 6th, 1847. $ My Dear Colonel: —The official connexion which has so long existed between us, has been dissolved by the late orders from tlm Head 7 Quarters of the Army. To-morrow morning I shall take up my line of march for the interior, while you, having completed your term of ser vice, will set out on your return to your homes, to rejoin your families and friends. I cannot permit this interesting occasion, of our, per haps, final separation to pass, without express ing to you, and to the officers of the Georgia Regiment generally, the sincere regard which , my association with you and them has given rise to in my baeast.and the sorrow with which I contemplate our separation. I have determined, at my earliest leisure, to i convey to the Executive of the state of Georgia, j my Very high estimation of the good conduct, i discipline and gallantry of the regiment which you led into the field, and which you have so successfully commanded. Wishing you, my dear Colonel, a safe and speedy return to your family and friends, and all happirless and prosperity afterwards, and praying you to present to your officers and men iny sincere and heartfelt far well, I am, vour friend and ob’t servant, J. A. QUITMAN Brig. Gen. U. S. A. Col. IE R. Jackson, Coxn’g Georgia Regiment. t ionffriah) Head Quarters Volunteer Division, I New Orleans, 24 th May, 1817. ( My. Dear Colonel: —Before leaving this city, ; I desire to oiler you, and the officers and men | j of your excellent Regiment, riiy cordial thanks for your patient emit;ranee df toil add (Aposurc, for yoilr gallantry and efficient service at Ve ra Cruz, for attention to duty, dbedience of orders, High discipline, arid for general good Conduct while'under iriv cdmhiand: My intercourse with your Regiment has been most agreeable, and Will always be remember ed by me with feelings of great satisfaction. — Wishing yourself ;*ul every one of the gallant gentlemen Under you, a Speedy return to your homes find friends, with a hope that Georgia may (as I have no doiibt she will.) properly ap preciate your meritorious services, and bidding each of you an affectionate farewell. I am, my dear Colonel, with the highest es teem and regard, very sincerely vour friend, R. PATTERSON. Map Gen.'U. S. A. Col. 11. R. Jackson, Ist Reg. Ga. Volunteers. [F, om the N. O. Delta, 6fk inst.] Latest from Matamoroz and Monterey. The U. S. steamer Fashion, Capt. Ivy, from Brazos St. Jago the 2d inst., arrived at this port yesterday* She had on board fifty dis charged volunteers, and Quartermaster’s men; We received by her the American Flag of the 30th ult., and the letter of our Monterey correspondent. The principal items of news which we find in the Flag, are the following; Camp of Instruction.— Gen. I topping, now in this city, proceeds immediately to Mier to superintend the formation of a Camp of In struction at that place for the troops now here and to arrive out for Gen. Taylor’s column. — The 16th Regiment, entire, is now at Comargo and will be the first at the camp. Two com panies of the 13th Regiment, passed up the river on Monday; one company is iu Fort Para des, where it will remain for the present, and two more are at the Brazos, expected up. The other five companies of this Regiment are yet j to arrive. The 10th Regiment, complete, is ; iu camp at this place, and will remove to the Camp of Instruction when relieved by the Illi nois troops, understood to be on the way out. The Batalion of the 3d Dragoons, now here, are undbr orders to remove to the camp, but their march is delayed in consequence of the non-arrival of horses. In addition to the troops above mentioned, the following forces, raised and to be raised under the recent call for volunteers and as | singed to General Taylor, will enter Gen. Hop- I ping’s school at Mier as last as they arrive. 1 One Regiment of Infantry from Indiana and : one from Ohio ; one Battalion (five companies) I from New Jersey; one Battalion (five com panies) froin Delaware and Maryland; one Battalion (five compjuiies) from Alabama; one company of foot from Florida; four companies of horse from Illinois, Arkansas, Ohio, and Alabama ; two compaiuies of foot from Virginia, and one company from North Carolina. The troops will be exercised in their studies at this school under Col. Belknap, and when they shall have passed through a course of instruction under him, they will be fully pre pared to fight under Gen. Taylor’s invincible banner. Mr. Craft, who was imprisoned on a charge of shooting a Mexican, has been acquitted and is now at liberty. Maj. Ben. McCulloch and his company of spirited|boys, havejbeen quartered in town [or several days. The Major, who is in bad health, left for Comargo yesterday. They enlisted for six months, and if not received, will return home and disband. [F/’om the N. O. Picayune, llh i/i.vL] From Tampico. The schooners Sarah and Maj. H. Bache ar rived here yesterday from Tampico, both hav ing sailed on the 27th ult. a 9 ' Hy these arrivals the most interesting news relates to the American prisoners in Mexico. — All the accounts, verbal and written, agree that intelligence had been received at Tiimpico that Majors Gaines and Holland, C'apt. Clay and the other American prisoners in Mexico had been released and ordered to Tampico tin i der a large escort. This escort was said to con -1 sist of a force of 900 men. The verbal reports 1 which have reached us are to the effect that when the prisoners had reached within 150 miles of Tampico, they were met by Urrea, who detained them as prisoners. The story is furth er that Urrea had ordered out all the men of the country that could be raised for the pur pose of making an attack upon Tampico. It appears to be certain that such was deemed the immanency of an attack that three companies ! of ths 11th Infantry, which were awaiting at Tampico bar transportation for Vera Cruz, were ordered up into this city. Every man there was under arms expecting the town to i be attacked. ; V e have heard so frequently of the appro- ; • hensions of an immediate attack upon Tam pico, that very little attention is paid to them. The present alarm appears to be better founded than usual. We see no reason to doubt the re port of the release of our prisoners; of their ! encountering Urrea and his treatment of them. We have nothing but the reports current in Tampico, and credited by Capts. Farwell and McDowell, of the schooners which have ar rived. The Sarah was boarded on the 28th nit., off i ■ Sofo la Marina from the U. S. brig Ileckla, { blockading the port in company with U. S. j schooner Flirt. The following letter is from Clifton, whom j oiir readers will recollect as the Harbor Master | of Tampico. , Tampico, June 27, 184 7. Gentlemen —As several a easels have run great | I risk in coming in towards the bar of Tampico, i • you will please give notice to masters that there are three United States pilots at the.bar, 1 and that as soon as a ve.iu’l shows herself a boat goes out to meet her; but should the bar be too rough to pass, a black flag will be hoist ed on the North Point and the Vessel Avill cither anchor in eight fathoms or stand off Should a vessel by accident get so close in as to have to run in or go ashore, a boat will come as near as possible, and point with A flag iii 1 what direction to steer. BriAg the houses on the NOrlh Point to bear W. X. W. and they will be off the mouth of the channel. If avg should think it safe for her to stand in, a while flag Avill be hoisted. All tins will bo when it is impossible to get over the bar; when it is j really possible to cross, a boat will be off the bar from daylight Until dark. , Cassius M. C lay, Maj. Borland and all the American prisoners are expected in toAvn to- i morrow or next day. .The three companies of ' the 11th Regiment of Infantry, now awaiting | transportation to Vera Cruz, have been order- j ed up to town, as it is said the prisoners have ; a very large escort —I have heard it set doAVii at 900 men. . j ; The schooner Star, from Vera Cruz, and schooner Prentice, from Mobile, tame in this j morning. j 1 have been sent to the bar in company with ' C’apt. Edward Jenkins to form a United States i Pilot establishment, as the former one did not ; give satisfaction. C'apt. Robert Wagstaff is | actively engaged in my place in the interim. i Respectfully, See., A. J CLIFTON, Gen. Taylor's Taylor Letter. The following article, to which reference is made by tbe letter of General Taylor, was published in the Cincinnati “Signal” of 13th April, and is as folloM's: General Taylor and the Presidency. —We per- ’ ceivc in various quarters, the nomination of General Zachary Taylor for the presidency.— | So far as such a demonstration is the mere tram- | port of military enthusiasm, or the trick of po lirical faction, it would be unworthy of notice; but we think it. evident that this movement of | the public mind has a much higher character, | arid growus out of a conviction that General i ! Taylor has displayed an energy aid wisdom i | of conduct, and a modesty of demeanor, which | are as requisite to the deliberations of a cabi ; net as the plan of a campaign. It is a great i mistake to suppose that the people are blinded in their political preferences by the bare fact of j military achievement. It was the popular im i pulses arid the stern honesty of Andrew Jackson i which aroused the sympathy and trust of the i nation; arid we predict that, whatever skill or ; success may attend the march of General Scott | : to Mexico, he will never excite the attachment 1 or confidence which follows the hero of Huena j Vista. We are not surprised, therefore, that 1 i ardent spirits are calling for the SAvord of 1 General Taylor to cut the Gordian knot of po litical intrigues; Rut it is a far different ques tion whether his iiame and fame shall he made ; an instrument of inert partisan warfare. In this respect, there is i* distinction, which we are confident General /Jaylor will be among the first to perceive and tict iipon, and which we hope to illustrate ill the few remarks that j avo feel constrained to make in reference to j existing arid future agitations of this subject, j What an enviable rank in the eyes of the world, and tlie hearts of his countrymen, | General Taylor now holds ! Bhoilld he re- i turn from the fields of the Rio Grande and the ; bights of Sierra Madre, with what affection 1 and respect would he he greeted by irieii of all j parties! Himself never a politician—content j in the quet discharge of the duty and the en- i j joyments of domestic life—andAvhile prompt to ; i meet the Indian foe, in prairie or everglade, | and to stand by tlie flag of the country, when j advanced to a foreign frontier, yet devoted, as j all accourfts represent Hint, to* that home and j family, in the bosom of Avhich the intervals of | Ivis life, thus far, have passed peacefully and 1 happily—we confess that our impressions of General Taylor are such, that avp should not be surprised if he firmly disregarded every ac- j clamation which connected his name Avith the 1 presidency* Should he do so, he jeopards noth ing of the present spring-tide of popular fiivor— nay, more, he takes instant rank with Wash ington, as an unconscious but eloquent preach- ! er of highest political morals. How much ; more enviable such a destiny for the CA r cning | I of his days, than to cast the mantle of his ! military fame and private virtues over the ex- , cesses and corruptions which disfigure the party politics of the day ! lie is no friend to ; the reputation of Gen. Taylor who would thus seek to restrict the applause of the ! whole country to the interested clamor of a darty. Still, as a citizen of a free republic, General Taylor is in the hands of the American people; ! | and avc can readily imagine a contingency in ; j which it would become his duty to assent to j the demand of the country, and assume the rc ! s possibilities of political life. But it must be j tbe re juisition of the country, not of this or that set of office-seekers, Avbieh will call him either from his rank or his fireside. It must be such a call as campelled Washington to forego the retirement of Mount Vernon —unanimous, dis interested, the voice of the people, not the flatteries of politicians. Wc bolicA’e that it is in General Taylor’s power, at this juncture of the national politics, to take independent ground, arid become the President of the People. ! Our support of him, or of any other man, shalljnevcr be pledged in advance of a full knowledge of the principles and views with which he would assume that responsible sta tion; but we may be allowed, as an indepen dent journalist, to indicate some of the signs of the times which point to the result just men tioned. 1. ’Die presidential canvass of ISIS is in ut- ter confusion. Among the whigs, a Pittsburg meeting nominates Judge McLean, who is also understood to be a genera! favorite of his party in the northwestern States; the anti-Avar spirit of New England and the Western llesciwe in dicates its preference for Senator Corwin; the southern and middle States cherish a fancy for Scott, which only requires a A'ictory at Perote to manifest itself; Avliile, as an undercurrent, deeper and perhaps stronger than all, is the : chivalrie feeling in behalf of Henry Clay, now j intensified by the death of his gallant son, and j Avhich yet may determine the shape of the con- j dieting elements. The democrats are in a con- ! dition equally chaotic. In the west, General ; Cass has many and warm friends; Mr. Cal- j houu, Avith his compact and disciplined body guard, stands ready to make his presidential j fortune, or mar that of other aspirants in the j democratic ranks; Silas Wright, if the New York reverse had not occurred, Avould have been prominent in the field, and is still the fa- A r orite of many; Avhile quietly at LindeiiAvald : sits the statesmen of the party, aalio will pro- j hably never again join the the political melee, \ but might prove more available in a strict par- J ty trial than many men Avhose names are fro- { quently heard in the present connexion. In 1 the general confusion, an apprehension prevails : that the election will revert to the House of Representatives, a result greatly to be deplored; and hence the popular impulse, Avhich chooses to adjourn the strifes of parties and the strug gles of their leaders, Avhile the country takes breadth under the administration of an inde- | rEND F, XT Pl 5 ES ID ENT. 2. A circumstance that may lead to the elec- j tion of General Taylor, by a sort of acclama tion, is the fact that tire pride of the respec tive parties would thus be saved—neither au thorised to claim a triumph, and neither suf fering the ignominy of defeat. A long inti- ] niacy between Mr. Clay and General Taylor reconciles the whigs to tire political orthodoxy of the latter, although General Taylor is said not to have A’oted for many years; Avhile Mr. Polk, who is, and has been, as avo are authori tatively informed, entirely free from any in tention or wish for a second term of service, may still ho gratified to yield his seat to the successful gen eral of the Mexican Avar —closely identified as that Avar is AA'ith the success of his administration. -7. The above consideration are subordinate, howeA’er, to the principles which are iiwolved : in every presidential canvass. The country has beeri diA ided for fifteen years upon most exciting topics; and if Gen. Taylor, immediate- 1 ly upon his inauguration as President, was constrained to adopt either extreme, the con- ! sequences might be fatal to the success of his ! administration. It so happens. hoAvcA'cr, that j the results of Mexican hostilities Avill remove many of those points of collision —at least for ! a feAV years* A debt of one hundred millions | induces the necessity of a tariff, sufficiently ad- j A'anccd in its rates to satisfy New England and j Pennsyh’ania, and at the same time will pro j * T cnt any distribution of proceeds oT the pub- i lie lands’, Wa cannot suppose that the whigs Avill again urge a Bank of the Unite 1 States*, and. Congress will insist Upon a fair trial of the j independent treasury, removing some of impracticable restrictions which lx ia c embar rassed the fiscal action of the government, and are an annoyance to individuals'. So far, there fore, as past contests of the respective parties are concerned, an administration composed of the leading minds of all parties, and supported by the whole people, is not only practicable, but niay redound to the highest interests of the Avholc country. Only on one condition, hdAvevur! The excc utiA e must no longer insist Upon legislative in fluence. There arc questions approaching, that the people must be allowed to settle in their own way, without the interference of executive patronage or prerogative. The old political is sues may be postponed under the pressure of circumstances; and as for the new—those com ing cA'ents which cast their shadows before— let it be understood that the only party of safety, for those who may hereafter fill the presidential office is to rest in the discharge of executive functions; and let the legislative Avill of the peo- j pie find utterance and enactment. The Amor- : can people are about to assume the responibili- ' tv of framing the institutions of the Pacific States. We have no fears for the issue, if the i arena of high debate is tlxc assemblies of the peo ple and their representative halls. The exten- : sum over the continent beyond the Rio Grande j of the ordinance of 1787, is an object too high i and permanent to bo baffled by presidential ! vetoes. All that avc ask of the incumbent of j the highest office under the constitution, is to I hold his hand, to bow to the will of the people | as promulgated in legislate forms, and restrain I executive a ‘tion in its appropriate channels! | Gh'c us an honest administration of the gov- i eminent, and an end to all cabals of a'cabinet — ! all interference from the White House—de- j signed to SAvayor thwart the action of the Am- ! crican people. If such simplicity and integrity j should guide the administration of General j Taylor, the north and Avcst would yield to it a j Avann support and a hearty approval. We have said all on this subject Avhich the present dcA'clopmcnts of public opinion require. As other scones unfold avg shall seek to chroni cle them with fair and independent comment. Meamvhile, avg bide the movement of the A\ a ters, holding our columns, and our ballot to bn disposed of according to our sense of duty, as emergencies of this and all other questions , arise. [ From the Troy Daily Post. 1 Another Letter from General Taylor. We take great pleasure in laying the follow ing correspondence before our roarers, not only on account of the pure and patriotic sentiments expressed by Gen. Taylor, but because avc knoAv the public feci a deep interest in every thing that falls from his pen. The gentleman to AA'hom Gen. Taylor’s let,- j W is addressed, is one of the mast res 'ectablo j citizens of our county, and though from mo- j tives of delicacy he withholds his name, yet his communication to us, and the original let- | ter from Gen. Taylor, Avhich are now before i us, bespeak an intimacy betAveen them, which accounts for the frankness and freedom of ex pression, Avliich characterize the latter. Lansinoburoh, July 3, 1817. Messrs. Editors :—lt is with inestimable plea- ! sure that I transmit, hereAvith enclosed, a let- ! ter which I had the honor to receive this morn- | ing, from Gen. Taylor, “the hero of many bat tles, and as many A'ictories.” It amply speaks ; for itself. With characteristic brcArity and pointedness, it strikingly exhibits the exalted i and ennobling sentiments and disinterested | patriotism Avhich have eA’er marked the career j of its author, which have Avon the utmost con fidence of the American people, and Avhich at I no distant day Avill be rewarded by the high- j est and most honorable gift which a grateful ! Republic can bostoAv. As the letter has not the slightest priA’ate or personal bearing, I am unaware of the necessi ty of an apology for its publication, and would i therefore submit its contents as the rightful I property of an interested public. Yours, truly, Headquarters, Army of Occupation, } Camp near Monterey, May 29, 1817. $ Dear Sir: It is Avith much pleasure that I acknoAvledge the receipt of your most interest ing letter of the Ist inst., and to Avhich I de sire to reply in terms more expressive of my thanks to you for your kind consideration for myself, and yet more so of my high apprecia tion of the upright ami patriotic sentiments Avhich are the principal tenor of your letter; but I urn burdened with official duties, and at this moment, Avith many letters from distant sources, Avhich require attention, and Avill ne cessarily oblige me to reply to you m a few lines. The Presidential office presents no induce ments for me to seek its honors or responsibil ities; the tranquillity of private life, on the contrary, is the great object of my aspirations on the conclusion of the war—but I am not in sensible to the persuasions that my services ! are yet due to the country, as the country | shall see fit to command them, if still as a sol i dier, I am satisfied, if in higher and more res -1 ponsible duties, I desire not to oppose the ' manifest Avish of the people — but I Avill not be i the candidate of arty party or clique, and 1 should the Nation at large seek to place me in : tlie chair of chief magistracy, the good of all j parties and National good would be my great and absorbing aim. Sentiments such as these, have been the bur den of my replies to all Avho have addressed j me on this subject, expressing the assurance I that by the spontaneous and unanimous Amice | of the people alone, and from no agency of my i own, can I be withdraAA'n from the cherished 1 hopes of private retirement and tranquillity 1 Avhen peace shall return. Please accept, Avith this my brief reply, tbe warm appreciation and high consideration of Yours, most sincerely, Z. TAYLOR, Maj. Gen. U. S. A. 3ugxx s t a , (Georgia. TUESDAY ItfORNING, JULY 13.1847. FOR GOVERNOR HOM. S. W. TOWNS. OF TALBOT* Aiiother Letter from General Taylor.—ls this also a Forgery? The consternation into which the whigs have been tliroAvn by the letter of General Taylor to tlie Cincinnati Signal is not allowed to sub side before another bomb shell is throAVn into } their camp. The Avhig press generally stigma- I ti/ed that letter as a forgery, and called the malicious author of the hoax all kinds of ; I naughty names for thus trifling with their i feelings. It Avas so cruel in him, even in sport i ; to snatch away from, them their last hope of I ! crawling into poAvcr, which they thus sought i | to do under false pretences. Hut they could not quite shake off the “big scare,” and Avcre wholly unable to delude themselves into the belief, though some affected to do so,that it Avas a forgery. Some few even tried to pretend that they liked the letter “excellently well,” though their aatv faces told a different talc. To put the matter beyond dispute, another letter of the same sort, appears of eleven days later date which pitches into the “party schemes' of the I Avhigs in a most edifying manner. It appears in the Tray Post. This is a whig paper. Will its brethren of the Avhig press charge this editor also with perpetrating a forgery, or being the dupe of a mischievous trick? The miserable effort to appropriate his mili tary fame, and gallant sendees to his country, to promote the factious aucavs of political “schemers,” is again emphatically rebuked by Ihc old Hero. Read his language and note it avcll. Oh ye mousing politicians, who stay at home arid revile the Avar as infamous, and all those engaged in it as adroit cut-throats — house bdrriers and skull breakers of the amia ble and inoffensive Mexicans, and yet would appropriate the laurels Avon in this “infamous ’Car” by its greatest soldier, in order to gain office; power and spoil for tbeir party read the j following: , i “jT icill hoi he ihc candidate of any party or clique, and should the nation at large place i me in the Chair of Chief Ma gistracy, the good [ j of all parties; and the national good Avould be i my great and absorbing aim.” |* Farewell whigery to your schemes for riding i into power upon the back of the .Herd of a ’ Avar you have abused and opposed General i Taylor Avill not consent to be the Sind-a-bad ■ to such an Ohi Man of the Mountain, that | would thus insolently bestride him. . j The letter avc refer to Avill be found in our I columns. take pleasure in acknowledging the j compliment which comes, anonymously “from j a lady of this city,” of a basket of very splon- I did Tomatoes. They consist of three kinds, | and arc the second growth from seed from Virginia. The large red tomatoes are the largest wc CA'cr saw. One of them meas ured sixteen inches in circumference, and four of them AAeighed 3 lb. 1> ozs. The straAV colour are truly beautiful in colour and in shape, and arc said to be very highly flavored. ; The nectarine tomatoe is a small beautiful pink, about the size and shape of a nectarine. Whoever introduces a new variety of so val uable a vegetable is a practical philanthropist, and deserves a public A'ote of thanks, jfrggp Our citizens Averc thrown into a state of alarm, on Sunday evening last, by a report j brought by a passenger from Charleston, that 1 the steamship Southerner Avas ashore on Cape , Jioraain. But yesterday afternoon all fears for j j the noble steamer were removed. The stcam { er ashore proved to be the Iris, a uoav vessel on her first trip from Ncav York to Charleston. She Avent ashore on Sunday morning about 2 o’clock, the weather thick and boisterous, the Captain mistaking Cape Remain light for that of Charleston. The only passenger on board, | Mr. Janes, of Griffin, arrived in this city by i the cars last evening, and he describes to us the : situation of the A'essul until the time she got ! off (o o’clock Sunday afternoon) as any thing j but agreeable. On every side Avero they sur | rounded Avith breakers, the A'essel all the time I thumping heavily, and after eA'ery thump trembling in every joint. She however, rc- I ccived little or no injury in her hull, and Avhen j she floated off was found to be perfectly tight. ; The machinery receiA r ed some injury, and the j Iris Avill be overhauled before making her ret urn trip. Mr. Jones says the Iris is a fine sea boat, • and had made an excellent run up to the time ; of her going on shore. I hat she is staunch and Avell built, avc have tho best evidence, for if she had not been she never could have Avlth stood the thumping she receiA r ed Avhile ashore. The River. The Savannah river is now in fine boating condition, and was yesterday running over the loAvcr wharves. From present appearances, there is eA’ery prospect of its remaining so for some time to come, as Ave haA’e been visited 1 for the past week with heavy showers of rain. I of the Georgia Rail Road for the month of June, in 1846 and 1817; June, 1816. June, 181/. Increase Passengers, 8,050 92 10,621 35 2570 4? Freight, 4,665 31 11,179 11 6513 77 Mail, 3,313 49 3,313 49 516,059 75 525,143 95 59, 084 20 Miles run by Freight Trains in June, 1816 o'J'fl it a it it 4 1 < I, ,« 1817 5740 Decrease, p .j Williams, who was found D f mur der at the late session of the Superior Court in this city, was, on Saturday, sentenced bv his Honor Judge Holt, to be executed on the 13th August next. A bill of exception has been | filed by his counsel, and the case will go to the Supreme Court, which sits in November. The Corn Crap. In this section there never was a better pros pect for a good Cora crop than at present. On Beach Island, we learn from a gentleman who recently visited it, Corn looks tine, and should we escape a/reshet before August, the planters on that Island will harvest the best crop of Corn made since 1837. The Weather. The past week we have been visited with copious showers of rain. On Sunday, it liter ally poured down, and some of our streets presented the appearance of rivers. If it has extended any distance into the interior, it will prove very injurious to the growing crops, pur | ticularly Cotton. The Telegraph. The Baltimore Sun of the 10th iust says— “ The line of telegraph between this city and Philadelphia, was not in working order last evening, in consequence of the rain. We are therefore without our regular commercial des patch from Now York. We leant by a despatch to the Patriot, however, received in the early part of the afternoon, that the new* by tlvd French steamer Union has ha ' no effect ontke Hour market, and that sales of Hour and grain were making at the prices prevailing yesterday, Gen. McDuffie. We regret to learn front the Abbeville Ban ner of the 7th iust., that the life of this dis tinguished statesman is at this time very low with a nervous affection, and fears are enter tained for his recovery. T XIADDEUS Phklps, Ksq., a distingushod merchant of New York, died in that city oil Wednesday last. He was an ardent advocate of Free Trade and Free Banking. Alabama. Gov. Martin has withdrawn from the can vass for Governor, and the contest will there fore be between Cuapman, (Deni.) and Davis (Whig.) The U. S, Mail Steamer Washington. It seems that the engines of the Washington were stopped seven times during the passage from New York to Southampton, for necessary repairs and alterations, which occasioned a loss of thirteen hours of running time. Her hot wrlls weii? found to be entirely too small; and 011 her arrival at Southampton, larger ones were immediately ordered in that place, to be in readiness to place in her, on her return from Bremen. It is not expected that she will he able to leave Southampton before the 10th day of July, . Magnetic Telegraph. , 11. B. French, Esq., Clerk of the House of Representatives, . Was ,at a meeting of the Stockholders held on Thursday,Bth inst., elect ed President of the Magnetic Telegraph Com pany, in place of Amos Kendall resigned. Th« other officers elected on the same occasion are as follows: — , ... Directors—Hon. Amos Kondall, of Wash ington; Geo',’ C. Pcnriiman, Baltimore; Mcrrit Canby, of Wilmington; Gao. 11. Hart and V'm M. Swain, Philadelphia; John W. Norton and Thomas M. Clarke, of New York. .... , . , Treasurer —George it. Hart, Philadelphia,' ro-cdected. , Secretary' —Thomas M. Clarke,- of Kew York,' re-elected. ~ - Jiocnsts. ' ■ t : The seventeen year Locusts have made their appearance in immense numbers in the Wes tern part, of North Carolina. Seventeen years ago they visited the same v The Cotton Crop. The Mobile Advertiser of the 7th inst. says —“The prospects of the growing crop have greatly improved under the favorable weather of the last few weeks, though there arc still loud complaints in some sections, and the sea son is very backward. We give, in another paid of our sheet, extracts from the different portions of the cotton growing region, to which wc refer the reader, and from which every man can draw his own conclusions. — The accounts are somewhat conflicting,and all must be taken with some grains of allowance. The "weather for some days past has been very | wet and should it continue any length of time the consequence to the crop will be serious. It needs dry weather during the remainder ot the season.” Virginia Wheat Crop. From various parts of Virginia we learn that the wheat crops have been harvested without any damage, and that the yield is good both as to quantity and quality. Gen. Rust, re siding near Leesburg, Va., has just finished harvesting, and he estimates his crop of wheat this year* at 10,000 bushels, which is represent ed to be of a superior quality, [COMMUN'ICATKD ] Democratic Meeting" in Emanuel. According to adjournment, a respectable portion of the Democratic party convened at Sw'ainsboro’, Judge Eldred Swain being re quested to take the Chair, and Dr. L. J. KiL patrick to act as Secretary, After a brief state ment of the object of the meeting by Judge Swain, it was moved and seconded that the Chairman appoint a Committee of eight to re port; accordingly, the following named gen tlemen w'ere appointed, viz: ivl. G. Foster, John A. Kemp, John Yeomans, Noah. lison, Eleazer Durdin, Benjamin E. Brinson, R. Mil ler and Wm. Roundtree, Esqs. The Commit-