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the constitutionalist. J A ivl c. S GA« uNER, JR. TERMS. Daily, per annum .. $8 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum.. G 00 If paid in advance .....5 00 Weekly, per annum '..8 00 If paid in advance ~ 50 To Clubs, remitting £lO in advance, FIVE COPIES are sent. This will put our Weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. who will pay up arrearages, and send four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at £2 00. [£j*All new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. must be paid on all communications and letters of business. —I■MIIHI WIIB ■■IIIIIMM Ml— —gin *Tis now the Fxomiscd Hour. A SERENADE. The fountains serenade the flowers, Upon their silver lute — And, nestled in their leafy bowers. The forests birds are mute : The bright and glittering hosts above, Unbar their golden gates, While Nature holds her courts of love, And for her client awaits. Then, lady, wake—in beauty rise ! ’Tis now the promised hour, . When torches kindle in the skies To light thee to thy bower. The day we dedicate to care— To love the witching nighty For all that's beautiful and fair In hours like these unite. E’en thus the sweets to flowerets given, The moonlight on the tree, And all the bliss of earth and heaven, Are mingled, love, in thee. Then, lady, wake—-in beauty rise ! ’ Tis now the promised hour. When torches kindle in the skies To light thee to thy bower. c. P. M. The Dearest place is Home. Os all the spots that heaven has blest, The dearest place is home : ’Tis there the fond heart loves to rest, And never loves to roam ; Whilst love plays round the smiling hearth, 'Tis heaven’s own blris enjoyed on earth. Os all the joys that man can feel, The purest sure arc there ; While o’er his heart affections steal Like balmy summer air! His wife’s caress, his children’s smile Unlike the world are free from guile. Os all the gifts bestowed to cheer M an’s pilgrim path below, The richest treasure resteth here. Which they are best who know. Whilst love plays round lha smiling hearth, Tis Heaven’s own bliss enjoyed on earth* [From our Correspondent. j OFFICE OF THE PICAYUNE-EXTRA, > New Orleans, Aug. 21—10 A. 31. 5 Arrival of the Steamship Alabama—Three D ays Later Lora. Vera Cruz—Return of : Gan. Pared 33 to Mexico—His Success ful Escape into the Interior. The steamship Alabama, Capt. Win die, ar- ! jrived this morning from Vera Cruz, having sailed thence on the loth inst. Quite the most important news by this arri val is the return of Gen. Paredes to Mexico. I At last accounts he was in Paris. He reached Vera Cruz on the 14th inst. in the English ! royal mail steamer Tevoit, under an assumed name. The steamer was telegraphed about 6 | o’clock in the morning from the castle. From the steamer herself a private signal was thrown i Out, known only to English merchants, that a distinguished personage was on board. Pre paration was made for his immediate recep tion by his friends, but all was still as mid night. The steamer anchored and DonMirti no, passenger from Havana, leaped into the first boat lying alongside, lan led on the mole, and went to bis friend, Pepe Zamora, b orrow ed forty ounces, three horses, hat, coat and servant, and was past the gates in less than thirty minutes with a fast horse and a clear track . The mail from the steamer in the meantime came on shore. Among the letters were some to the Collector and others from Gen. Camp bell, our Consul at Havana, disclosing the fact that Gen. Mariano Paredes y Arrillaga, ex- Prcsident of Mexico, had taken passage on the steamer, and directing them to look oat for him. The information came an hour too late; the bird had flown. We gather these facts from one of our correspondents, and below we give a letter from another without having time to ponder upon his speculations as to the in fluence of the return of Paredes u on the war. We are deeply pained to learn of the death of Col. Wilson, of the 12th Infantry. He was represented to us bv the last arrival as conva lescent. but be died the evening of the 12th inst. He was to have commanded the train which, left Yera Cruz on the 7th inst. He was buried on the 13th inst., the following or der having been issued for the occasion: Orders No. 34. Headquarters, Vera Cruz, Au~. 12, 1847. It is announced to this command the mel ancholy intelligence of the death of Col. Lou is D. Wilson, of the 12th Regiment U. S. In fantry, -who died on this date. The escort for his funeral will be command- ! ed by lieutenant colonel commanding, and consist of the Ist Infantry, stationed in the city. The funeral will take place at 5, P. M., on to-morrow, to which all the U. S. Navy, citizens and strangers, are respectfully invited to attend. By order of Lieut. Col. Miles. W. L. CRITTENDEN, Act. Adj. The company of Capt. Haile, of the 14th in fantry, reached Vara Cruz on tho 12th inst., was immediately armed and left the same eve ning for the scene of action. There has been no further arrival from the train, which was deemed a good omen. No further courier has arrived at Vera Cruz from Puebla. One came through on the 12th inst. by the way of Ori zaba to a commercial house. He left Puebla on the 7th. He reported that the army com menced its march that day agreeably to an nouncement. We annex the Alabama’s repoit. Beport of the steamship Alabama. —Left Vera Cruz Sunday 15th August—Tampico Tues day, 17th—arrived off the Mississippi at 2, P. M., 20th—at New Orleans at 2, A. M„ 21st.— Left at Tampico brigs Mexican. Pety, and Eliza Fountain, discharging, uncertain when to sail. Left at S. W. Pass ship Franconia, bound up. During the night of the 20th, a passenger on board, by the name J. S. Townsend, ■was missing, and it was supposed had jumped over board. Had 1 ett his state room in a great haste in his night clothes—so said by the gentlemen in the same state room. An inventory was ta ken immediately after he was missing, by the Captain, and all his efleets taken in charge, and will be delivered to bis brother or friends at new' Orleans, with further particulars, Passengers. —Mrs. E. A- Evans and Sou; p. M. Hanson, Lieutnant L T , S, Navy; R. Leltoy Parker, Midshipman U, S. Navy ; Lewis Tay- j lor; James Elliott; G. G. Payne; Hiram La See y J. S. Towmsend, lost overboard. [ Correspondence of the Picayune.] Veka Chlz, August 14, 1847. It is with great mortification and regret that I have to inform you that Geh. Paredes passed through our city this morning, about 7 o’clock, , nr «i i,w."W,EW(IM WUMBW ( in disguise, and before it was ascertained that j such was the fact he "was out of reach on his way to the city of Mexico. He arrived this morning on the royal mail steamer Teviot, under an assumed name, and entirely unknown to the captain of the vessel, i As soon as the vessel came to anchor he imme- i diately came to the Mole in a pilot boat, and i proceeded through the heart of the city to the residence of a Mexican merchant, to whom he made biillselt known, and obtained from him a round-jacket, a sombrero and horses for himself and servant, and tt bamosed the ranch,” without ceremony. One hundred dollars reward was offered for his arrest as soon as information reached Col. Wilson that he was or bad been in. the city, and every effort was made to arrest | him, but the “bird had down” arid given us a ; specimen of assurance and cunning that would ; do credit to the father of Yankee tricks. 1 The Mexican merchant who assisted in the escape is Pepe Zamora, and during the search for Paredes his house was,surrounded. The ; officer entered and was assured by Sr. Zamora that Paredes was not in the house. . “Has he ! been here,” was the question asked, “Yes,’’ re plied Zamora, very coolly. “What did lie want” asked the American. “He introduced himself to me as General Parades, and asked me to befriend him, and I told him that I w ould. He then asked me to let him have a jacket, hat and horses, which I furnished him immediately, and he lias been gone from here two hours.— Y'ou are welcome to search, but I can assure you that you will not rind him here, and what I tell you is so. There are his coat and hat, | which you can take along if you like.” I forgot to mention that a letter was sent by ; the American Consul at Havana informing the ! authorities here that General Paredes was on board, but it came to hand to late too do any good. There is hardly an American here but what felt that he could crawl through a gimlet hole when the astounding news that Paredes, the sworn enemy to Santa Anna, to Americans and to peace, and the only man who at the present situation of affairs can partially re- i store the confidence of the Mexican people and ! inspire them once more with a hope to conquer : their enemies, had passed, unknown and unmo- | lested.into and out of our the gates of our city, i He will no doubt make every effort to reach Mexico before Gen. Scott does. The conse quence will no doubt be the overthrow of Santa Anna.and most likely he will take in hand the ; reins of Government, crush all attempts at ne ] gotiation, and head the army in person against j Gen. Scott, should he think it expedient; but I if not, fall back to some place beyond the city and prepare himself for another and perhaps better occasion. At all events he is just the j man that the Mexicans have been wanting i ever since the battle of Cerro Gordo, and now- 1 that he is with them once more, there is no ' j telling what mighty events may be the result i of his return from exile. ! Zaballa, a Mexican, who stabbed three Americans about two weeks ago. has been tried ' and condemned to twenty year's solitary con- | : fiuement. This grand scoundrel has committed no less than four murders, besides dangerously wounding others, and when the city was sur- I rendered he was turned over to the new au i thorities as a notorious scoundrel, and Mr. Holtzinger was particularly charged to see | that by no means this man should be set at liber -1 ty or allowed to escape, but still Mr. 11. let him loose, with a pack of other cut-throats, to | try their hands upon, tne Americans, and many | of them have gone and joined the guerrillas. Last evening the remains of Col, L. D. Wil son were escorted to the grave by fie Ist In i fantry and aconcoui'se of American. andMcxican .citizens. The coffin was placed in a vault in ; the cemetery where it can be conveniently ob tained by his friends, i The U. S. sloop of war Saratoga is anchored off'the city, where she vail remain for some time. P. S. Aug. 15—Not even a rumor from above, I enclose a slip from the Sun of Aaohuac ohee j published yesterday. [From tne Georgia Telegraph.] R-r. McAllister of Chatham. If must be gratifying to the Democratic party to find that in the presient important canvass this distinguished Democrat is not idle, but is 1 putting forth all his energies and speaking with his accustomed force ande loquence to ensure i the .success of our Candidate and Republican j principles From the very commencement of the ; campaign we find him moving and advocating I important Democratic Resolutions in the prim- i ary meeting held in Chatham for the purpose of j nominating delegates, and since the nomination j of Hon. George W. Towns, we find, by referrice | to the Savannah Georgian of the sth inst., that j he acccepted an invitation to address the Demo- I cracy of Effingham on the 24th ult., which he i complied with both in the letter and spirit of the ! acceptance, if the hurried sketch of his address can give us my idea of its merits. This ac : tivity on the part of Mr. McAllister is not chronicled with a view- to claim for him more than ordinary praise as an able Democrat, but merely to show to the Democracy of Georgia an example worth following. It is fresh in the | | recollection of all that he was the Gubernatorial | | candidate of the Democratic party in the last | campaign, and that he was defeated. It is also \ j remembered that the opposition resorted to I [ means not only demagogeical but disgraceful. The whig press of Georgia not content with j misrepresenting him, politically descended to , abuse hi n personally. No name to be found in the Whig vocabulary, invented, published, and I issued at Billingsgate, was too harsh with which ito denounce him. The honorable weapons of political warfare were laid aside as too genteel and personal abuse and vile vituperation sub stituted in their stead. Sectional prejudices, political jealousy, and private malice exercised their influence, and aided in the defeat of Mr. McAllister, but we see that this has no- abated j “one jot or tittle” his zeal in the good cause of Democracy, and the first opportunity that of fers itself, we find him in the front rank doing battle manfully for the Democratic nominee. | There are instances of man becoming careloss, | indifferent and lukewarm after a defeat. Let any who would thus act follow his worthy ex ample and prove their fidelity to their principles i in spite of defeat. This is the only wag to insure 1 the triumph of Republican measures. This | enthusiastic zeal displayed in the activity of Mr. McAllister during the present campaign, must exalt him in the estimation of the true Demo- j cracy of Georgia as a man and a politician. JUSTICE. Charity Hospital. —ln the twenty-four hours ending at 6 o’clock last evening, the admissions of all disease into the Hospital were 55. There were 12 deaths during the same period, all of which were of yellow fever. Discharged, cured of yellow fever, 23; of other diseases, 11.— N. O. ; Delta, 1 2th. inst. I ’ The Lafayette Statesman publishes tho fol lowing as the list of deaths in that city since the i commencement of the epidemic: “Frointhe 26th July to the 17th August, inclusive, 220, :of which 88 died of yellow fever—3 3 being from j New Orleans. August 18th, 18 interments, yellow fever 1(5; 19th, 20 interments, yellow fever 20; 20th, 2 interments, up to 9 o’clock, A. M, j 7 'ha Truth for Once. —fnTcliancery one time, when the counsel of the parties set forth the I boundaries of the laud in question, by the plot, , and the ccun.se! on one part said, “We lie on i tins side, my lord:” and the counsel on theother part said, “We lie on this side, my lord;” —tho lord chancellor, Hatton, stood up and said, “If you lie on both sides, whom will you have me , i to believe. ! We observe the rates of Freight on Grain over the W. & A., Georgia, and South Carolina Rai 1 *oads have been revised since the Cars reached Dalton —they have been arranged thus : • » From Charleston to Dalton, 28 cts. ; “ “ Kingston, 26 u Divided thus: f , W. & A. Road to Kingston 6, to Daltou 100 miles, 8 cts. Georgia Road to Atlanta 171 miles) W Bridge toll and Dray age at Angusta, *'] “ So. Carolina Railroad 136 miles, 6 4 28 “ [Coosa River Journal. Augusta, Georgia: Friday moßiTcu "auge 27. FOR GOVERNOR H3H. G. W. TOWNS. CF TitßOf. Democratic Nominations for Senators. 4th Dist.—Camden arid Wayne—EliaS Fori, hth Dist.—Low ndes and Ware—Gen. T. Hilliard, 7lh “ Tattnall and Bulloch—John A. Mattox 8(h “ and Effingham—W. J. Lawton. 9th “ Burke and Em,aria el—W. S. C Morris. 12th “ Thomas and Decatur—Wm. H. Reynolds. 13th “ Baker ami Early—Dr. Wm. J. Johnson. 14th “ Randolph and Stewart— William Nelson. 17th “ Macon and Houston —John A. Hunter. 20th “ Twiggs and Bibb—W. W. Wiggins. ! 251 h “ Juries and Putnam— James M, Gray.. 1 2oth “ Munroe and Pike—Col. Allen Cochran. ! o<th “ Merriwether and Coweta—Ore. Warner. ! 31st “ Fayette and Henry—Luther J. Glenn. I 32d “ Jasper and Butts—Col. J. C. Waters. 38th “ Clark and Jackson —Samuel.Bailet. 39th “ Gwinnett and DeKalb—Jas. P. Simmons. 40tJi “ Paulding and Cass —Francis Irwin. 41st “ Cobb and Cherokee—Wm. H. Hi nt, j 43d “ Habersham and Rabun—Edw’n Coffee. j 44tii “ Lumpkin and Union—Elihu S. Ba 'AYina arc indebted to our correspondents, j ■ the editors of the New Orleans Picayune and Delta, for slips from their respective offices, j containing later advices from Mexico. The slip from the Picayune being more full, will be found in our columns this morning. Stats Policy.—Slate Finances—and the Issues they Involve. Wc have read the several editorials of the ! Chronicle Sentinel in reply to one by us un der the above head. Upon two points of fact | we were in error and stand corrected by the i Chronicle. The correction of one is to be found 1 in the following paragraph ; The Constitutionalist states that, ‘*in No ; vember, 1843, State Bonds and Central Bank bills were at about six or seven per cent, be ! low par only .” That, as they were nearly at par - before Governor Crawford was installed into office, as Governor, he could not have produced that result, nor could the Whigs, ! for the Legislatures of 1841 and 1342 were ; Democratic. The Constitution'xltst states rightly the value | ' of Central Bank bills about the Ist of Novem i ber, 1843; but he is far from being right as to i the Bonds of the State. By referring to the tables we find that, November Ist, 1813. those bonds were quoted at from seventy-five to I seventy-six. Thus, they were at a discount ■ nearly four times as great as stated by that j I paper. They sold rapidly at seventy-five to j seventy-six on the first of November. On the j I 20th they were firm at eighty, and December j I 29th, they could not bo bought for ninety ccntn ! i Nov. Ist, Central Bank bills were at 6 to 7; j j on the 29th from 4 to 7, and Dec. 29th, from j 3 to 4. ■-*- The error is a slight one as to the time of j I the enhan''ement of the value of State Bonds. ) . I It does not in any way interfere with our ; statement as to the causes of it. We still ia | sist that the causes of the enhancement of Central Bank money are the same that en tranced State Bunds,—to A* it : democratic lo gislation. As the whigs had. not been in pow er for two years up to November Ist, 1843, ) how could whig legislation enhance their j | value? The other error corrected was in reference 1 j to the debt of ,*5300,000 due the Phoenix Bank j j of New’ York, which Gov. McDonald found 1 I under protest when ho came into office in ; ; 1339, Wo were correct in saying that Gov. j ; McDonald found the State under protest for ; ; that sum, but not correct in ascribing it to 1 ; whig financiering in 1833. This sum was a j j part of $725,000 authorized to be borrow’edby i the legislature of 1337. This svas a denxo i cratic legislature. But the record will show that the loan was not a party measure. If I our files do not deceive us, the bill was report ed and supported by the Hon. J. A. Merri | w’cthcr. Messrs. Crawford and Jenkins also ; | voted for it. But twelve whigs voted against it. A part of this large loan was appropriated to carry out the distribution of loans by the Central Bank to the people. These distribu tions had been predicated upon the deposit act passed by Congress. Under it the share of the surplus revenue to be deposited with Georgia was $1,401,393 12. Owing to the i embarrassments of the country and the banks, the fourth installment of this sum was never paid. But already to a large number of coun ties, the distribution had been extended by the Central bank, taking them in alphabetical l order. It seemed to the legislature of 1837 just that the counties at the end of the alpha ; bctical list should have the same measure of relief extended to them. This policy of loan i ing money to the people, whether right or i wrong, was the fruit of protective tariffs. But for that perversion of all legitimate legislation I by which millions were unnecessarily filched i from the people that the lordly manufacturer j might sell Ilia goods at double prices, this vast accumulation of money into the the U. S. j Treasury w’ould never have taken place. Speaking of that enhancement of State Bonds and Central Bank bills which took place before the inauguration of Governor Crawford, ; the Chronicle asks the following questions, and makes the following reply ; Why had they rose in value before? Be cause of Democratic legislation and policy? Not at all; but because of those of the Whigs. The Chronicle however, stops dead short in ; its proof. It does not show, or attempt to show | what it asserts. It makes the assertion but does not allege a single fact to sustain it. There is an excellent reason for this. There I arc no such facts in existence. Yule Calleye. —The annual commencement of Yale College took place on Thursday week. The graduating class numbered one hundred and twenty-four, the largest that ever graclua- | ted at this time-honored establishment. Tennessee. . From the Nashville Union, of the 17th inst., wo have returns of the election which give the following result: The Congressional delegation will stancj.six democrats and five whigs. The Legislature will stand, 12 democrats, 13 whigs; Repre sentatives: 34 democrats, 41 whigs. Thus the whigs will have a majority of one in the Senate, and seven in the House. The major ity for N. S. Brown will be between 800 or 900. , • . The Union gives some tables of the elec tion returns from several counties, showing that the apathy of the democrats in the large democratic counties lost the Governor. In the large whig counties the democrats gained —in the counties more equally divided, they lost less than the whigs—while in the large democratic counties their vote tell off, and the whigs did not gain. Indiana Senate. The Senate of Indiana is again a tie, (not 26 democrats to 24 whigs, as before stated) this be ing the third occurrence of the kind within the last four years. In the House the Whig majority is from four to six. The IVluscogce Rail Road. The Savannah Republican, of the 2oth in stant, says —“By a private letter from New York of the 19th inst., we learn that the Wall street proprietors of the Macon & Western Hail Road have made their aijrangements to run from Barnesville to Flint River, leaving the connexion.from that point to the people of Columbus. Messrs. Cooper and Stroup will, it is said, furnish the rail at seventy-five dol lars per ton, and take a proportion of the stock inpayment.” . ..... Atlantic Steamers. The Guadalquiver, Capt. Hoskeus, advertised to leave Liverpool for New York, we see by the last accounts, k further detained. The day last fixed fur her departure was the 12th or 15th inst. The next in order is the French steamers New : York, announced to leave Cherbourg on the loth. The Caledonia, one of the Cunard line, is also on her way. She left on the 19th. The Hermann, the second in the Bremen line will be launched about the first of September. The French steamship Missouri arrived at New York on Saturday evening, about 7 o’- clock, after a very good passage from Halifax. If she had not run short of coal she would have made a quicker passage from France than either of the other French vessels. She is similar in every respect to the Philadelphia and the Union —fully as strongly built. [communicated.] Georgia Rail Road. W A Traveller” has made many complaints against the “mal-arrangement” on the Athens Branch, to which he calls the attention of “the Directors.” The complaints of travellers are very common on all Hail Roads, and should never be reluctantly heard by the Directors, ! when well intended. If these complaints, 1 however, be very briefly disposed of, it will ; be from no disrespefct to “A Traveller” or the j public: Ist. The stale charge of an interest by *Hke late engineer” at Union Point, w ould be curi ous if true; but it is absolutely false, and was most probably known, to be so by “A Travel ler’s” informant. 2d. The cars do not “run at any rate” more than three times per week, and the Company cannot afford to carry the mail as cheaply as it is said to be carried by horse power. As to the other suggestions in this connection—the Directors have no cause of quarrel with the people of Athens, and therefore do not wish to make them feel any unnecessary “burthens.” It is not their fad It that the branch is unprofi table, and if one of their citizens underbid the • Company for the mail, he had a right to do so; ahd the people of Athens, or “those who visit the town,” should be put to no “inconveni ence” for it; 4th. The 3d specification seems to require no reply, and as to the 4th, the .Directors re mark, that no car runs at night, except when forced to it by circumstances, or induced by large profits. The regular expenses of night ser vice are much heavier, and accidents and extra damage more frequent, independent of the yuali ty of the road , as neither stock or the obstruc tions can be seen. True :if a man has to die, he had (as stated) as w’ell die in the night as in the day; but most travellers would prefer not being killed at all. Finally, on this head : j the freight and passengers on this road (except on special occasions) are carried together, and ; freight cannot be delivered at the stations in 1 the night—and the train cannot start from Athens at 2 o’clock, take the freight at the different stations, mid get to Union Point in | daylight. The truth is, “A Traveller” happened to be ■ journeying in the midst of a cluster of frolics, \ for w’hich few’ Companies can at all times ful- i ly provide. Commencement at Athens, Cat tle Showe and pleasure trips to tne Stone Mountains, &c., no doubt crowded him at Union Point, and very naturally put him in too bad a humor to make the proper allow ances. This was a sort of windfall —not only for the branch, but for our host at Union Point. The travel on this branch has averaged about two per day each way , and “A Traveller” will perceive that he will not likely be put to the same inconvenience again at the same point, unless when seeking the luxury of crowds. Even these the Directors are anxious to pro vide for, by furnishing extras “without stint,” as recommended. They used all they had on this occ ision, and are manufacturing new’ cars as fast as shop room and disposable force will allow. “A Traveller” (who states that he is a stock- 1 holder) has a right to be assured, that there is every disposition to accommodate on this j branch as far as the interest of the stockhold ers will allow, lie truly states this branch to lee unprofitable, and urcly, neither he nor a reasonable public would require, that it should i bo made a heavy charge on the Company. THE DIRECTORS, Items. _ . Potatoes. —Tlic Providence Journal says— “ The potatoes in this vicinity arc very fine some of them at least are —but we understand that in some instances the decay soon after they have been dug, although they appear in excellent condition when first taken from the ground.” Heavy Loss— It is estimated that the losses by plunder of the United States trains in Mex ico amount to $5,000,000. This is certainly a large amount. From all the published ac counts, we would suppose that $2,000,000 would cover ■ this business for the rancheros and the guerillas. Destructive Fire. —The extensive wadding factory of Asabel Booth, Esq., in Bennington, Yt., was totally destroyed by fire on Saturday the 14th inst. The loss is estimated at from SIO,OOO to 12,000, and iio insurance. Men for the Brandywine. —A draft of one hundred and twenty men for the frigate Bran dywine, fitting out at Norfolk for the Brazil station, sailed on Thursday week, under the charge of Lieut. Ellison from Brooklyn, N. Y. Suicide of a Fanatic. —A resident at Nashua, N. 11., named Atwood, an infatuated and al most infuriate victim of the Miller delusion, attempted to kill himself —and has probably succeeded. The Alexandria Gazette says that a letter from the lion. 11. L. Ellsworth, of Indiana, formerly commissioner of the Patent Office, states that he has 1000 acres of corn, from which he expects to make fifty-five bushels to the acre. Zachariah! only imagine 55,000- bushels of corn on one farm ! New Hampshire Ahead. —The Governor and Council of New Hampshire have appointed Thursday, November 25th, as the day of an nual Thanksgiving in that State. Gov. Dorr,.of Rhode Island, is very ill, and has been confined to his bed, for several weeks. Au ass must have large cars, because he must hear a great deal before he can. understand. Balaam’s ass was an exception. He probably travelled a great deal and picked up much use ful information. There are “a few more of the same sort left,” who go upon two legs. Mexican Care for Rheumatism. —The Mexi cans split a dog down the middle, and bind the half on the affected part. The animal heat extracts the pain So says Durivage, of the N. Orleans Picayune. Do well white thou lives; but regard not what is said of it. Content thyself with de serving praise, and thy posterity shall rejoice in leaving it. There is a place in Dutches county, N. Y.‘ where the children are so fat and greasy, that they have to be rolled in sand to keep them from slipping out of bed. A Tincture of Roses may he obtained, accord ing to a German paper, by taking leaves of the common rose, place them, without pressing them, in a bottle, poor good spirits upon them, close the bottle and let it stand until required for use- This tincture will keep for years, and f ... yield a perfume little inferior to one of roses. A few drops of it will suffice to impregnate the atmosphere of a room with a delicious odor. Common Vinegar is greatly improved by a very small quantity being added to it. , Important to Topers. Tile Dfiltou Eagle says—“A farmer in De- Kalb coltnty, in this State, has commenced the manufacture cf whisky from the common cow pea. Go it; develops the resources of , the country. The Memphis District of Tcnnesce. The “National Intelligencer” bfthis morn- ( ing claims the election of Harris (whig) in this ( district, but counts without its host. The “Memphis Monitor” of Friday evening, settles this question; and, to make “assurance doubly sure,” we have seen a letter this evening, wit tenon Saturday the 14th, from Mr. Stanton, the “member elect,” who states his election by < a majority of 25 votes. The last letter from, | Tennessee says,“we have lost the State by our over-confidence. The Whigs were perfectly quiet until within a few days of the election, ; acknowledging all the while that they would be beaten. Wc then looked on and saw them use the most desperate exertions; and we foolishly considered those exertions as nothing more then the certain indication of their com ing defeat.” (This is a valuable lesson, which : ought not to bo thrown away upon us.)- Washington Union , 23d inst. A Twister. The highly courious poetical quotation, which Dr. Johnson has affixed to the word Twister,in his English dictioury is well known, but its origin, probably few are acquainted with, at least, it has no doubt, been long since for- 1 gotten. A communication was published in the Boston Weekly News-Letter of April 27, 1759, which contains the following account of it; < “A French author wrote the following four lines as a specimen of the fluency and copious ness of expression in his language, which be ing produced as such to an Englsh gentleman, one who has wrote, but I forgot his name, be ’ translated them into English, and forthcr added ■ eight more lines on the same subject, showing thereby that the English was nothing inferior to the French language, but rather afforded greater variety of expression.” Quand un cordeur, cordant, vent corder une corde, Pour sa corde corder, trois cordons il accorde ; Mais, si un des cordons de la corde decorde, Le cordon decordant fait decorder la corde. : TRANSLATION. When a twister, a twisting, will twist him a twist. For twisting his twist, he three twines doth intwist; But if one of the twines of the twist does untwist, The twine that untwisteth, untwisteth the twist. ADDITION. Untwisting the twine that untwisteth between, He twirls with his twister, the two in a twine, Then twice having twisted the twists of the twine. He twisteth the twine he had twisted in twain. The twain that in twining before in the twine. As twins were intwisted, he now doth intwine. I ’Twixt the twain intertwisting a twine more be tween i He, twirling the twister, makes a twist of the twine. We would like to see the newspaper that 1 would suit every body. It would be a curi- 1 osity. Such a thing never did nor never can have a place among things of earth, yet thou sands are astonished that the paper to which they arc a subscriber, does not contain just such articles as they like to read best. One expects moral essays; another love tales and miscellany ; another mirth and anecdotes ; another looks for a sermon ; while all wonder that their particular taste is not suited—never for a moment supposing that an editor caters for the mental appetites of thousands. in n ■iiMjjtam A Schoolmaster Hoarding - Hound. Extract from the Journal of a Vermont Schoolmaster, published in a Vermont paper- Monday : Went to board at Mr. B- ’s/had* a baked goose for dinner; suppose from its size, the thickness of the skin, and other ven erable appearances to have been one of the first settlers of Vermont; made a slight impression on the patriarch’s breast. Supper: Cold goose and potatoes; family consisting of the man, good wife, daughter Peggy, four boys, Pompey the dog, and a brace of cats; fire built in the square" room ü bout 9 o’clock, and a pile of wood lay bv the lire place; saw Peggy scratch her fingers and could’nt take the hint; felt squamish about the stomach, ’ and talked of gbing to bed; looked sullen, and put out the fire in the square . room; went to bed and dreamed of hat in»eat en a quantity of stone wall. ° Tuesday: Cold gander for breakfast, swamp tea and some nut cake, the latter some conso i latlon - Dinner ; The legs, &c., of the gander done up warm—one nearly despatched. Sup per : The other leg, etc., cold; went to bed as Peggy was carrying in the fire to the square room; dreamed I was a mud turtle, and got on my back and could not get over again. Wednesday: Cold gander for breakfast; ! complained of sickness, and could eat nothing. Dinner: Wings, etc., of the gander warmed up; did my best to destroy them for fear they should be left for supper; did riot succeed; dreaded supper all the afternoon. Supper: Hot Johnny r cakes; felt greatly revived, thought I had got clear of the gander, and went to bed for a good night’s rest; disappointed; very cool night, and could’nt keep warm in bed; got up* stopped the broken pane with my coat and vest; no use; froze the tip of my nose before morning. Thursday: Cold gander again; felt very much discouraged to see the gander not half gone; went visiting for dinner and supper; slept abroad, arid had pleasant dreams. Friday: Breakfast abroad. Dinner at Mr. B.’s; cold gander and hot potatoes, last very good, ate three and went to school quite con tented. Supper : Gold gander and no potatoes; bread heavy and dry; had the headache and could’nt eat; Peggy much concerned; had a fire built in the square room, and thought she and I had better sit there out of the noise; went to bed early; Peggy thought too much sleep bad for the headache. Saturday: Breakfast, cold gander and hei Indian Johnny cake; did very well; glad to come off so. Dinner: Cold gander again; did’nt keep school this afternoon; weighed and found that I had lost six pounds the last week; grew alarmed; had a talk with Mr. 8., and concluded I had boarded out his share. Anecdotes of 2than Alien. At a dinner given to Mr. Secretary Walker, on board the Hibernia, lying at Boston, a few days since, the Hon. John P. Bigelow, of tho Governor’s Council, related the following an ecdote of Ethan Allen, the Revolutionary Patriot: “When Lord North and Ethan Allen dined in company', the former proposed the health of the King, which Allien drank, of course; but in turn gave the ‘Devil,’ insisting that as the company had drank Lord North’s toast, they were bound to drink his.” The Boston Atlas, referring to this story adds the. following, which is a better one; While he (Ethan Allen) was in England, the English Ministry tried various means to shake his stern republican principles, an j wiq him, if possible over to the side of the mo the* country. At length Lord North, we believe it was, offered him as a bribe, one half New* Hampshire. Ethan listened attentively, and replied that the offer reminded him strongly of an ancient scene of temptation, where ales« important {nrsenage attempted to bribe a mo a impor'.an person > :e, bv ottering him tho whole world, and all its possessions, if he would but fall down and worship him. “And, aided Ethan, fixing his keen ey r e on Lord -North, “would you believe it, the d —d rascal did'nt uwit a spuire foot of the territory." Remarkable Properties of Guano. A native of “down east,” describing with characteristic exaggeration the remarkable pro perties of guano us a promoter of vegetation, said that a few hours after planting cucumber seeds, the dirt began to fly and the vines came up like a streak; and although he started oT at the top chills speed, the vines overtook ami covered him; and on taking out his knife to cut the “darned things,” he found a large cu cumber gone to seed in his pocket! Special Notices. o* Doctors EVE and CAMPBELLS will at send toiuy Professional Business during my absence for the summer from the State. July 17 PAUL F. EVE. STEAMBOAT COMPANY OF GEOR GIA. This Company having been re-organized and placed in an efficient state for service, are pre pared to send forwarded without delay all freight that may offer. Goods consigned to WM. P. W ILLIaMS. Agent at Savannah, will be forwarded free of Commis sions. . 'Phe connection of R. M. Goodwin with this Company has terminated. JOHN B. GUIEU, June 6 I—y Agent at Augusta. ID* DU. J. A. S. MILLIGAN, will at tend to the practice of 3lcdicine and Surgery, in Augusta and its vicinity'. Office in Metcalfs Range, up stairs. Entrance one door below Mr. J. Marshall’s Drug Store. June 13 (im 215 .. Wiatar’s Balsam oi Wild Cherry It is not often that we find amongst the Medical Faculty sufficient candor to accord any merit whatever to “Patent Medicines” as it conflicts with their interest so to do—but below we give au exception; OPINION OF A REGULAR PHYSICIAN. Exeter, Me., Sept. 30,1815. This certifies that I have recommended the use of Wistar’s Balsam of Wild Cherry for diseases of the lungs, for two years past, and many r bottles, to ray knowledge have been used by my patients, all with beneficial results. In two cases where it was thought confirmed consumption had taken place, the Wild* Cherry effected a cure. q|| E. BOYDEN, Physician at Exeter Corner. None genuine unless signed I. BUTTS on the wrapper. For sale in Augusta, wholesale and retail, by HAVTLAND, RISLEY & CO.,and also by THOM AS BARRETT & CO., and Dealers in Medicines generally in Augusta. Aug 24 to — Sand's Sarsaparilla. Loss of Appetite, Indigestion, Dy spepsia, Heart burn, Gastritis or Inflammation of the Stomach, all proceed from the same cause, being an unhealthy secretion of gastric juice and bile. Ihe sain arv glands no longer send forth a healthy flow , and the Liver issues acrid bile. Then follows acidity of vhe stomach, eructation of wind, distress ol eating, op pressionof the precordia, headache and nausea, tremulous sensations, and a variety ot other pecu liar feelings known only to the suiierci. lor t and kindred diseases a new remedy h** su f. upon the world, having for it object the reJ] f sering humanity. SANDS’ SARSAPARILLA*