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sririrn o \ \ i .1 i\ J A iV) t S GAR ONE R, JR7 "77 77 T.tsnms. Daily* per aumim.. $8 DO Trv Weekly, per annum G 00 If paid an advance 0 00 Weekly* per annum 3 00 If, paid in advance 2 50 To Oiubs, remitting $lO in advance, IDE CORIES are sent. This will put our W cckly pa per ia the reach of new subscribers at ■* TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. u ho will pay up arrearages, and send four new subscribers, with the money, can get the paper at $2 00. ITT All new subscriptions must be paid in ad > ao.ee; Er’ Postage must be paid on all communications and letters'of business. [From the Chronicle 4* Sentinel Extra, Sc]>t. 7-J LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM JVJEXICOJ^ Arrival of the Steamship Fashion. tJEN. SCO XT'S AR It lV\l7 7yT THE CAPITAL BJCIHMiThtNcT Batwaen VALENCIA AND SCDTT'B ADVANCE. The Mexicans Defeated, Dispersed and DRIVEN INTO THE CITY. CONGRESS CON MR TRIST’S PROPOSALS. CITY. VALENCIA AND SANTA ANNA TAKEN PRISONERS I From, the N. O. Delta , 3d insl.] By the fast steamer Fashion, which arrived last evening, we have the following important intelligence, which comes directly from an of ficer in the service, whose opportunities for getting correct information arc equal to those of any nelson in Vera Cruz* The Fashion left Vera Cruz on the 27th Au gust, and Tampico on the 29th. The courier who brought the news of Gen. Scott’s arrival at the Capital, arrived at Vera Cruz on the 26th, and the battle which he reports as hav ing taken place under the walls of the city, occurred on the 20th of August* The following extract from the letter of the officer who communicates the information of Gen. Scott’s operations, together with the let ter of oor regular correspondent, is all that we have relating to this important affair. Extract of a letter from an officer at Vera Cnu under date of the 25th August, 1847 :: •‘Your correspondents have doubtless in formed you that. Gen. Scott reached the city of Mexico on the (I have not the date at hand.) Worth went around behind the city, and cut off the water. Valencia, with a large force rallied out of the city, met Gen. Scott, and fought a little while and then vamosed into the city. Santa Anna then brought out a force and fought some time, but retreated into the city in great disorder —convoked the Congress, and sent out for a cessation and hostilities, ex pressing himself willing to treat -with Mr. Trist. Hostilities ceased —Scott surrounding the city. There is no doubt of the correctness of this information. Some think peace will soon be established, but nobody thinks so in Vera Cruz. Maj. Lally was heard from beyond Fe rote, on his way to Puebla, not molested.” The following from our regular Vera Cruz correspondent, was scribbled off very hastily, just as the Fashion was about to leave : August 27, 1847. Editors Delta :—Every conceivable variety of rumor relative to the movements of the Great General and his generals, have been afloat for several days past, but none having the color of authenticity about them, I omit sending them to you. This morning, how ever, a rumor found its way from the interior which leads to the belief that Scott has had two most decisive battles, in both of which the American a-ms were successful. The first of ! these was with Valencia, who had his share of the amusement with the advance guard; and the other was between the General him self and Santa Anna. The best and most au thentic information I have received, is that the armies of both Valencia and Santa Anna have been dispersed; that the city is in a state of confusion and panic, and Congress has been summoned together, to take into consideration the propositions of our Government for nego tiation —the same propositions of Mr. Trist. That these rumors are better founded than any that h*ve been received for some time, I have no doubt. But in a day or two more, when the regular news comes here from Mexi co, wc shall have cither a confirmation of it, or otherwise. * * * * P„ S. —I have just time to inform you that the prisoners taken from Wells’ train, (Lieut. Henderson and 13 men,) have been, according to a Mexican who arrived here this morning, shot. He says he saw them shot. Dr. Hamden, of the Louisiana Battalion, died this morning, after a protracted illness.— He will be buried this afternoon. Captain White’s company is still at Tampico. A gentleman who came by the Fashion states that Valencia and Santa Anna had been taken prisoners. We give this report for what it is worth. It is not improbable, though scarcely credible. Matters and thing's ia Vera Cruz—The Guerrillas—Father Jarauta, &c. Vera Cruz, Mexico, Aug. 22, 1847. ' Eds. Delta:— Since writing my last, informa tion was received here from the National Bridge, which states that the fortifications there are quickly progressing, under, it is supposed, thasuperintcudeuce of the renowned Guer rilla Chief, Captain and Padre, Jarauat—be tween whom and his first lieutenant, I before informed you, there was a breach. This has been made up, however, and this fellow now hai at various places —Orizaba, Quatapec and Tehuantepec —upwards of 4000 guerrillas.— The rumor further states that the attacks on Lally’s train, and the reinforcements seat after him, were headed by this same Jarauta, who, if report does not belie him, has been heard to say that, “he would walk a thousand miles barefoot to have the satisfaction of sheathing hia knife in an American’s heart.” A score of rumors in relation to Gen. Scott's movements are in circulation, but they can be traced to no good source, and are not reliable. You will j f>QC by El Sol , of yesterday, that the editoi: j heard a report of the imprisonment of Santa, i Anna and some of his generals, on account of : their counselling in favor of peace measures. For the truth of these and all other rumors time alone will vouch. Amongst other arrivals here lately, we have had Col. Miles, who is sent here as Lieutenant Governor of Vera Cruz, who has made himself quite a favorite since his arrival, by the polite • ness and perfect survity shown by him to - . : wards all whom he meets in the way of business ’ -.or otherwise. Maj. Reynolds, the new Pay- i master, who came out 'lately, has been ill of fever on board the storeship North America,and is under the care of Dr. Macfarlane. I forgot to mention to you before, that Capt. Butler, formerly your Harbormaster, has command of the V. S. government propeller Florida, which is retained here for the service of the Quarter master’s department. Capt. B. will get into a passion occasionally,especially if any one “takes the boat through mistake,” but npfie m'orb wil ling to forget an injury or do a favor than that 1 same old chap. Whilst on this sfibject, I ought not to omit mention ot Mr. Whittier, the cap tain of the “mole,” from whom I have received many acts of kindness in forwarding my letters since my arrival here. There is nothing new j from the infterior to-day. Bes ancon has not j been heard from, Fairchild is again encamped outside the city—holding himself in readiness to be called out at a moment’s warning. The Sun of Anahuac of August 26th, has the following in relation to the report of the capture of the city; Mexico Taken. —The prevailing rumors of the day is, that a letter received from Jalapa, by a person in this city, states that a division of Gen. Scott's forces have attacked El Pinon, to which point the Mexicans directed nearly their whole force, thinking that it was a general attack — that in the meantime Gen. Scott, with the re mainder of his troops, raadehis appearance in the rear of the enemy, having marched thither, passing through Gaudalupe and capturing the City of Mexico! —that the Mexican troops, so surprised, had laid down their arms, after a short struggle. We have not been able to find out who had recieved the letter above mentioned, nor how it came. We therefore gives it as a rumor. There is, however, no improbability of it being true. N. B, Since writing the above, we have ■ Earned that a letter has been received from | Jalapa, by a respectable person here, stating | that the news of the capture of the City of ; Mexico had been confirmed. From the Sun of the 25 th of August, wc i take the followoing accout: From the Interior. —We received through the politeness of a friend, the Jalapa Boletin de las Noticias of the 20th. Its editorial col umn is, as usual, filled with rumors —for in stance : that the people of the capital had form 'd into an array, and had sworn to die under the ruins of the city, before abandoning it I— great enthusiasm prevailed ; that Gens. Va lencia, Salas and Lombardiui were at the head . of the government, and that Bustamcnte was expected to succeed them ; that American soldiers had cone over to the Mexicans ; that disunion existed in the ranks of our troops. The Boletin says that Sr. Aburto, the gueril rilla chief who commanded the guerrillas that attacked the detachment which returned here i a few days ago, has reported his exploits to ; the Governor* i If further says that the train, after having been attacked at Cerro Gordo, retired to the Plain at the same time the guerrillas also re tired. On the following day the train com menced marching to Jalapa, and on the eve ning (Thursday) had not yet entered that place. On the iDth, it was reported in Jalapd, that the guerrillas would attack our troops near that place, and all the evening the roach for near a mile, was covered with men, women and children, whom curiosity had attracted there. This gave rise to firing of cannon and musketry froin oiir troops, and the citizens succeeded in reaching their houses without receiving any injury. The guerrillas are said to have numbered 350. The fire commenced at half past 5 o’clock, and lasted a very short time. At night tran quillity prevailed in the city, and a party of mounted men from the train entered the city and passed through the principal street; at the same time guerrillas were seen near by. The Boletin says that the loss on the side of the guerrillas was small. At 11 o’elock on the 19th, Maj. Lally in quired of the alcalde whether the citizens of Jalapa would commit hostilities against the Americans if they entered, or not. To which the alcalde answered that the population was unarmed; but that a great aknuber of the guerrillas being in the neighborhood, he could not take the responsibility of their actions. — On the morning of the 20th, the train of wa gons and the troops entered the city. The Boletin says that the wagons arc filled with : sick and woundecL Yesterday it was rumored in Vera Cruz that Father Jarauta had attacked the train a short distance the other side of Jalapa; but that he i had been driven back by our troops, with loss : on both sides. I I * ' Augusta, o£orgia* WEDNESDAY RTORNINgTsSPT. 8. FOR GOVERNOR H3N. G. W. TOWNS. OF TALBOT. —— .... ■ ■ i We owe an apology to our weekly readers ; for the quality of the paper on which it lias been printed the last two weeks. The fact is our subscription list has increased so rapidly that we ran out our usual supply, and the pa per we use to day is the best we could obtain Our arrangements now are such, that we hope in future to keep up with the increase. The communication signed “A Backwoods Candidate” is a good thing. It winds up rich. V'e enter our protest, however, at the fling at our “dozen country convention fixings .” It is the true system. There should always be re gular nominations and none but regular nomi nees should receive the support of the party. This unfortunate prejudice against such nomi nations, and encouragement of “independent j candidates ,” has been fruitful of division and disaster to the democratic party. Vv'e have lost the legislature by it in times past, and may hse it again. If we do, heavy blame ; should rest upon those whose independence could not bear to submit to the wishes of the majority of their par ty. The Conquest of Mexico. Our paper of this morning contains some interesting intelligence from the scat of war. | Mingled with some unreliable rumors are some facts upon which wc may probably rely as au- ; thentic. It is probable that on or about the 20th Au- j gust, General Scott w-as knocking pretty loud ly for admittance at the gates of the city of | Mexico. That the banner of the stars and stripes is now flying over that famous capital i l at this time we confidently believe. This may : not have been without some bloodshed, but w'e do not give credit to the idea that there was any severe resistance. It is sincerely to be hoped that no time was wasted outside of the city in fruitless negotiations. Still less that any cessation of hostilities was agreed to, with a view' to a treaty without the indis pensable preliminary of first taking possession of the city. No peace can be made with the Mexicans to be relied upon under their pre sent state of government, or more properly j speaking, want of government. Their condi- I tion approaches in the nearest degree to anar chy. There is no party or faction among them ; sufficiently stable to hold ‘power long enough \ i or firmly enough to make peace, and carry out faithfully its provisions. Under the circum stances we hope that General Scott has pur sued the only policy which, can place this country in a position to force upon Mexico a reliable peace. This is to take possession of the city of Mexico—declare the whole coun- ' try cortqUcred, dud establish in the capital a gbVerliment '3e facto under subjection to the United States government. General Scott should declare himself Goveriidr General. Holding this advantageous position, il will j be for him then to survey the political fele ! ments in confusion m ound hlrii, and ddvisc the government at Washington City if from those discordant materials a power can be raised up which can command the respect, and obedi ence of the Mexicans, and at the same time de- I serve the confidence of our own government i so far as to induce it to establish it, recognize | it as representing the people of Mexico and concludcVith it a treaty of peace* ”Tho Artful Dodger.” This is a soubriquet applied to a precocious young pick-pocket, named John Dawkins, standing t.orue three feet six inches in his stockings, who figures conspicuously in Dick- | eus’ popular story of “Oliver Twist.” He ; was as adroit in dodging constables as he | was skilful in extracting purs is from the pock- ! els of unwary pedestrians, while his exploits in his recreative hours in cards and other light accomplishments, were not less marvellous. In the language of the contemplative Master j j Bates, his associate in business and pleasure, : descriptive of “The Artful Dodger,” “You must put your boots on over night, and have j a telescope at each eye, arid an opera-glass be- ! tween your shoulders, if you want to come over him.” What strange Waywardness of imagination ; could have suggested to any political eppo i neut. however bitter, the idea of an analogy between this ideal personificatidri of a London j pick-pocket, and the gentlemanly and cour- j ! tcous candidate of the Democratic party, we | do not undertake to explain. Our present j purpose is to do justice to that gentleman, as ; far as he can receive it through the Democrat ic journals of the State. There is so much evidence of studied efforts on the part of the 1 Whig journals to do him all the injustice they I can, that we despair of seeing him fairly judg |ed by his political opponents. In view of the numerous slanders afloat against him, we fed I doubly convinced of the propriety of his ap j j pealing directly to the people from that truly republican rostrum —the stump, and thus en ; abling the people to form their own opinions j of him, arid not depend solely on the state- j | ments of his opponents, or even, as in Gener- i ! al Clinch’s case, the vamped up certificates of his friends. No ulan wild secs and hears him, will doubt his readiness and promptness to meet all votes, and all questioxis, on which his opinions die called for. Now ass to' the charge of dodging the yeas j and nays in Congress. The Savannah Repr'b- , | lican lias the honor of originating this charge, j i The public can judge of the anxiety of that ' paper correctly to inform itself of lhs real facts ! f of the case, when we remind it that Cdldilel } Towns was charged by it with dodging all the ! yeas and nays called in the months of Decem i ber and January,- Os the session commencing the Ist Monday lit December, 1315. The fact | was, Col. ToavUs was not elected till January, | 18 4G, and it was the 2Gtll of that month be -1 fore he took his seat. A person desiring to i give a fair hlstopfcff his congressional career, i should have informed himself when it com ■i j mencccl. i Cal. Tennis was selected to rUn for Con gress in a decidedly Whig district—Whig by I several hundreds—arid so certain were the Whigs of filling Mr. Washington Poe’s place, ! who caused the vacancy by resigning, that this gentleman spoke of it in his address to his constituents as a certainty. Col. Towns I i was then a private citizen, practising his pro - J session as a lawyer, and enjoying a large and lucrative practice. His party believed that he ! was the only Democrat in the district that could be elected. His personal popularity was great enough to command hundreds of Whig votes. He was, therefore, prevailed upon to run. He, however, stated beforehand , that he would be compelled to return to some j ; of the spring terms of courts in his circuit, to attend to the business of his clients. He did return to Talbot Superior Court in March, leav- ! ing Washington City about the 6th of that i month. He was in attendance on that court I r I while it lasted —about two weeks. At the close jof this court, he was taken violently ill. For | more than three weeks, he never left his bed. j ' There he lay, prostrated by sickness, for this 1 long period. Yet such was his anxiety to re- i turn to his duties at Washington, that the very first time he left his yard, Was to get into a carriage at the gate to be taken to Macon, ! that he might be taken thence by the most speedy public conveyance to Washington. He did repair forthwith to Washington. I But the exertion was too much for him in his then enfeebled state. He was in his place and voted when his health was such that he could attend. But his zeal to get back and attend | to his duties was the means of enfeebling him and retarding his recovery. He therefore was j probably not in his scat a number of times ; when the yeas and nays wore called. It is | for a just minded people to determine whether the heavy calamity of sickness and a long debility following it, arc to be visited upon Col. Towns as crimes, or gross delinquencies. If those who have been so industriously : counting the yeas and nays on votes given while Col. Towns was not a member of Con , gress, and when after his election he was pros trated by disease, had taken the trouble, they could easily have informed themselves of these facts. The colleagues of Col. Towns in Con- 1 gross could have furnished a large portion of j j this information. Mr. Toombs and Mr. Stephens arc annually in the habit of returning to Georgia to attend ito their private and professional business. If the yeas and nays are counted, on these gen- ; tlemeu they wall be found not very far behind I Col. Towns. This may be said also in refer -1 ' < ncr-ffT— —I Ilium I I!■Il l■ II I -m--i -|i IT I " —1...11l _ 1 rrT"ironMiiihiimhi—immi u AUGUSTA WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT, SEPTEMBER 8, 1847. ARTICLES. 'Per. Wholesale. | Duty. ARTICLES. Per. Wholesale. Duty. |l EXCHANGE. BAOOIJYG— Gunnv,.... ... , ! 21 to 23 ! oq pr.ct. OlLS— sperin,W.Strainei. 130 to 13* free. 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New Orlean.-: *• • • 30 Bank of ihunburg, “ g J Usnaburgs 8uz....;..j;.;; 10 )<ch 111 Peach 8randy........ •••• 75 'a ) 100 I<X) pr.ct. Alabama Notes,.. 2 (d) dis. (iissorled) 17 to 19 SEoiAR-Cuba. Muscovado 16 7*to 8t 1 Commercial Bank of Mmcoii, failed INo. 1... Lbl. 13 1-4 t 1* R. Sc St. Lrh .... 9 'tell j ivn cllp ad r vePDTiiv Do. No. 2,...... 8A to 9i {2O pr. ct. Havana, while.. •• • • 10 toll \' 3o nr ... rrhont- , <-)K LNCEKI AIN. . . L^ ri ! a^:::: :::: blm jj Oats . U . Jootooo j2° pGct. *,■ OAP —American,'‘yellow tb sto 6 oJ pr. ct. | GUNPOWDER- .. keg. 550t0 6 00 SHOT— All sizes'. LU 162 to 1702 u pr. ct. C iun bus at Macon ■Hives-toy a (aoprei u <»«jM <*»,*» e-«• 1 Dry, salted to pi. u. . American •••• 8 tolO I HA F—Eastern ...ilOO; to > „ , TALLOW —American •• • • S.ito 9 10 pr. ct. CHECKS. North River, ..<« to \ 2O P r ’ ct * TOBACCO^ Georgia..... Ifc 4to ( pr . ct> On No tv York, i. i i 1..:;:. i: *j • prem | IRO.V— Pig 1100. to 30 pr.ct. Cavendish;. 15 to!6 ) F Philadelphia,... 1 “ Swedes,assortedi ton. 4|to 5£ 30 pr. ct. TWIJSTE— '. ••••; 16 to2o (30 pr. CL ' Boston, i « H00p...., ;i». 7to 1 ... ~•”*! 2? 1 Charleston ahd Savennahj;:i .1! i .'.. par. Sheet }b | Bto 10 j~ P* TEAS —Poucliotig ..... 50 to o I Lexington, Kentucky,. 1i1.....1 •* Nad Rods ! ( 6to 7 Gunp’der «sc Imp.; --- -1 75 to 10U ! Nasiivdle Tennessee ' u LE.lD— Pig and 8ar...... 1100. 6to 7 ) Hyson j 1 75 tobO I I free ’ _ * Sheet 1....1 6 .’.to 8 >2O pr. ct. Young Hyson. ...••• •; 50 t 075 J j . _,■ •. ~. .W* 1 - ■ ■ White Lead 1 ! 7ito 9 ) WJjVES— Maileira -.. gal. 200t02 25 30 pr. ct. i Georgia, 8 pfsi cents.... ...■-. * * n .......... no sal^. , LIME— ibbl.. 150 to 250 Claret, Mar.’! es'eask 25 to(>0 40 pr. ct. ) Georgia, o per cents JH to lot! MOLASSES—Cuba gal.. 28 to 30 } •• Do. Bordeaux doz. 300t03 50 40 pr. cu “- # N. Orleans.!!... 37‘,t0 40 i 3O P r - ct * Champagne 900 <©ls 00,40 pr. cu *Nottaken by our brinks, but redeemable atthe Plam .YAILS—Cut, 4d to 20d...[ -1130 pr.ct. Malaga j 1 56 tod2 ‘4O pr . cL [| e rs Bank, oavunuah, m specie. EXPORTS OP COTTON TO FOREIGN AND COASTWISE t*ORTS, COMMENCING IST. SEPTEMBER, 184<5. SAVANNAH, CHARLESTON7~ S. ORLEANS. ~ NEW tHMi OI’HER PORTS. , TOTAL. WHITHER EXPORTED. I “T 1 — 1 7 7T 71 77777 ! 1847. 1346. 1847. i 1846. |i 1847: 1846; I 1847. t 846 ! 1847. 1846. 1847. 1846, || 1847. i 1346, i Liverpool .71 9677) 63,970 111,979 108,842 123,792 i 360,689 520,297 51,116 91,391 31,843. 5i,t,9l |784,1791,029,478 Hull i,073j i,4ao ! 1,073 1,400 Glasgow am! Greenock 8,767 3,147 3,738 4,208 4,845! 13.395 ; Cork and a Market...,. i 5,945 4,030, 1,445 ...; j 22/474 557 Ibd i] 15,007 9u,u79 Total to Great Britain ; 107,227 67,i1? 121,662 117,070 111,155 2:18,082 '384,347 50U,004 Ilaxte G iLldj, 7393 49,214 ””19,307 39,293. ,” 90,103 144,0ut 30,7dl 53,558 ' 3/Jl7 7,873 229,476 327,676 | Bordeaux 1... ........ 1 ........ 1 i 3TO 2,315 Id ~*• ! 380 2,315 Marseilles.. | 420 1,665 SJ6 1 418 1 3,184 6,u92 3,643 10,166’ 8,492 1b,06* | NaMes.'.' ........ 573 1,347 2,495: 1,933 4,2‘4 404 1,714 2,940 9,820 Total to France “11, 150 8,813 _ 61,452 5J,980 39,293 ~66,82l j~95,>80 ~15i,838 40,798 ~ <5,438 7,873 241,290 357,bt1 Am5terdam....;.;;;;..;...,....... 1 77777777 i 564 J 51896; I 4,376 3,877,, 856 l3d 777177. : 5,232 10,(38 | Rotterdam ; j ' 7 .11 595 2,072 ' 2,387 2,604 ........ ..... ... j 2,982 4,076 Antwerp 1 Hamburg ~ .....;. 1 ..' • 7,466 3,585 8,827] 9,730' 1^,303 13,315 Bremen-.;;. 1 3)93 4,369 3,419 i 3,433; 1,889 ........ ........ 7,852 8,401 Barcelona...; i !j 7,836 . I 7,636. 6,485’ Havana, &c ! ! i ( 6,485 22,700 21,455 ,i 23,959 21,455 Genoa, Triesta, &.C j 944 1,922 8,428 6,592 6,645 4,373 30,512 52,607 5,078 7,436 4,169 4,287 5.'»,776 77,217 I Ghent, &c I 'I 2,080 i Ollier Ports ; 4,518 1,429 ...; l 1,613 i 10,9-60 fa, 074 4,774 4,336’; 20,252 25,452 Total to other Foreign Ports ‘ 944 1,022 17,212 11,710 19,774 26,832 83890 113,073” 39,575 “ 38,020 4,l6 r 9 4,287 ” 1t.5,574 195,844 New York ! Boston ! 26,837! 18,316 29,450. 18,527 33,496 34,197 1 5,546 111,666 I 18,866 12,880 183,995, 195,58»* Providence 3.207; 1.131 ,4,376* 3,? 89 12,279 13,206 i 470 5,783 7,903 6,905 28,2/15 30,774 Philadelphia 2,842 5,458 U,43i 9,3p> j 3,205' 2.*??1 13,582 13,690 A 667 932 37,730 32,215 Baltimore 2,)77, 1,528 5,678' 2,436 4,661 S’,UB-1 7,288 5,507 2,6(» 2,494 Other Ports 19,5 >4 18,421 639, 451 17,612 14,593!! 7,428 8,679 ...V.... ' 18,i 30 4,414 63,813 40,4«8 Total Coastwise I 1147830 108,454 Tdf7o2 88,317 116,801 115,895'{“159,501 ~219,686 * j “69,456 61,055’ 617,150 ”593,428 Grand Total Ii“334,151. 180,306 ” 347,088. 2t8,077. 307,023 417,633 j 723,118 133,085. “j 97150 “!6?,485 T24>(?o f,852^9602,946,051 . -- r 'n -TT.-I ' Y TT* r '?rnf|-' Tm ~~~r nil "TV : Ti T "IT ' i *>T*lf I'l HI B III I M —ll I 1~l ‘ ence to them. They do not return to attend to engagements made prior to their becoming members of Congress. They continue to take new business, and return to Georgia to attend to it, in preference to remaining at M ashing | ton City and voting on the yeas and nays, i We have never before however, found fault | with these members on this point. We notice it drily to show that they too, like Achilles, are vulnerable in the heel. Y r et because they sometimes turn their backs on Washington j City to attend to private business in Georgia, as other whigs from Georgia have done and will do again, w e have riot charged them with dodging. In conclusion we would add—Col. Towns has never injured Georgia by any vote he has . j given, or failed to give in Congvessu lie has | never concealed his opinions. He has never , i thought it, in the very face of a canvass, uu- ; necessary to reiterate his often declared prin- i ciples. He is a frank, manly, straightforward politician—ready to meet every question, and never desirous of shunning any responsibility imposed upon him by his position. sgy*The Magnetic Telegraph is in operation as far South as Petersburg. Va. The first com munication was received at Washington the j 4th inst. New Orleans and Mobile papers failed to come to hand yesterday morning. The Providence Transcrip of the Ist inst. ; say*,that the French steamer Nero York put iu- ; to Newport on Wednesday evening for coal, ; and would probably leave for New York next j i morning. A letter from of the passengers, received in ! New Y'ork, says that the steamer had been I two days and a half out of coal, when she put into Newfort. She has 116 passengers in i i first and second cabins. The C-unard Line of steamers will hereafter leave at 12 o’clock M. on their days of sailing, i peremptory orders to that effect having been received from the Admiralty. The Weather. The Greenville Mountaineer of Friday last, : says :—“The rains me becoming more partial, I | and a change to dryer weather is hoped for.— s Corn is beyond the fear of drought, and Cotton would be greatly benefitted by sunshine.” [communicated.] A Caniiiatc’s Campaign. Mr. Editor —Were you ever a candidate ? Do you say no ? Ah, you have never been in the best position to study human iiutur, and you ought to come up here among the moun tains and hold out for an office, if you want to find out all the crooks and turns of the heart of man, (aye, and woman, too.) Why, you would learn more iu one campaign, than you could in a hul life down there iu the city. I have been figuring in that line only a few weeks, and I have learnt lots. I’ve a notion to give you some of my experience byway of ex tracts from my journal. You know I am a sort of great little man up here —no, you don’t know it, but I do —and my friends think so too, and I was powerfully solicited to run for the Legislature. They said I was the best nag on the turf—-could beat Jimmy all hollow. Well, they tickled my van ity so much that I really thought I was about the, tallest specimen of a Loco Foco in all these diggins, and I Jist come out so, without any of vour down countrv convention fixings \ ~. - * ° j —but to the extract: Monday: —Announced myself a candidate. What a fuss among the knowing ones —they ■ gathered in clubs about the streets to discuss the election!—hundreds of prophets riz up iu in one day and halfof’em predicted my defeat, but there always hare been false prophets — some said I would get the drunkards because I sold whisky—others, that they could’nt vote for me because I joined Taylor’s Temperance Society. The first fellow that call’d on me was old Tim Fincher, —“Well, Judge, you , are out at last—l’m glad of it—Jimmy is a goner this time.” Then he leaned over the counter, (lie was a six footer) with a keen eyo : to the whisky barrel, “Give me a drink, Judge.” “To be sure, sir,” says I. Two days before I would have poked him out of the j house. How this candidacy changes a man. , I am taking my first lessons in politeness. Wednesday. —Hear bad reports from abroad i —t fear lam wofully deceived—some of my party say I’ll be laid out cold as a wedge—wish S I cotild get my name down —shan’t sleep much to-night. Thursday. —Peter Slim call’d—“Well Judge, you are in the right track now —no man of your abilities ought to hide his light under a i bushel basket. You’ll wind him up this time, though he has been'the cock of the walk these ten years.” Aside—“ Lend me five dollars, I’ve a particular use for it —return it next ! j week.” I pulled out the money for him, and i ! that’s the last of it till I sue it out of him. i | Friday. —Old Mrs. Jenkins called —“Have j you any nice cap truck ?” I put out the best, ; for I knew she was a cash customer. She ! I made a selection, and with a winning smile re * marked that she had four sons old enough to vote, and I must give her a couple of yards for j nice caps —“Oh, yes, to be sure, madam.” i How could I refuse ? Saturday. —My friends said I must go to a Justices Court to electioneer —rode twelve miles —found Jim there before me—treating heavy—got the first whisky down the voters | and that was a decided advantage. The first j j and last drink, they say, pins the basket —call- ■ ! ed for a quart of the Knock-kneo, and tried to j make myself at home among them—some | laughed in their sleeves —thought I was spend ■ ing my money for nothing, or may be, felt | j happy at the prospect of plenty to drink— 1 They drank like horses —had to borrow money j to pay off my score —swinging bill —thought some of tbe Locos rather shy —no dependence on xvhite men —started for home about sun- j down—hard work to get Jim off —he was get- j ting in a good way and did’nt like to quit, but would’nt leave him to operate alone—very dark night—lost our way and got into a briar | patch—bruised my leg against a fence —had a warm discussion with Jim. for he was rather tight —parted friend ly. * Sunday. —Told wife we must go to meeting t —eould’nt get out the carriage—they’d say I was an aristocrat and a swell-head —she must ride behind me on old black, and when she got there she must shake hands all round, and be mighty glad to see every body— twould help me out, for I must be the people's man. cry devout during service. Monday. —Neighbor Thompson came in.— “Well old friend, you’re a candidate, I sup pose. You know I’m bound to —but I wish you well —give me a small drink of your whis ky.” Strange way to wish a man well—drink of his whisky, and vote against him. Wednesday. —Had a call from my friend Wiggins —knew he wanted a dram, for he gist —II* I MTill ■«, nr I Ml 11 il Ml— ■ I * TTH I I natcrully lovds it—“ Will you take a drink of gin, • friend Wiggins r—(l was particular to accent friend) —“Well its you, ITT take a lit tle—T nevefi drinks case I loves if, but I Del sorter colci>ck'y like, Judg and a drap hopes ime when gets painified in that way.” f thought hi took a large dose merely for medi cine—but the way he gave rcc soft sawder—it was worthquart at least. Thursday. —My friends say 1 must make a j speech next Saturday—the people want to* know my«principles —now I never made a speech in n|v life, but I must get up one some how. Friday: —Made out d regular built speech for to-morrow, and got it pietty well in my head —hope I shaut get frightened. Saturday. —Rode sixteen 1 miles to a Justice Court and muster —stept into a doggery, and told the owner to set out a quart—as he put it on the counter, he called out —“Come up boys, and take some of Ju Ige M trim's treat”—how they pricked up their cars. Old Johnson came up, and swore he would’nt vote tor any man that would’nt drink with him—now 1 was in' a fix, but I concluded the old fellow’s party was the strongest, and away went the temp r ance pledge—sacrificed to expediency—l drank with him—perhaps the more readily, because I felt my courage was oozing out when ray friends told me that they were waiting for “that speech.” I went out, and stept on a log, (not a stump,) and as I look’d round upon the mass of independent voters, I felt squally— more especially, as I found I had taken a drop too much, not being accustomed to the ardent | —I imagined my tongue was not quite man ageable, but the crou d was waiting, and sumc , thing must be said or done—l commenced— “Foliow-shippizens” —what a blunder —they | all laugh’d, and I felt very quart. I started again—“My friends, our principles—oiir prin ciples”—l repeated it again, but lor my life I : could’nt think of the next word, and if I had, it would’nt have come out no how', for there was something very like a frog in my throat,' , and the heads of the voters seem’d to all rttn together. “Let’s have them principles,” says one, (a whig, no doubt,) —“llchaint got any,” says another—“ He’s stall’d,” says a third— “ The Judge can’t come it,” says a fourth, and so on—my old friend, Johnson, came to the rescue —“I tell you what, boys, if the Judge I can’t make a speech, he can make a durn’d good egg-nog. How I got off the log, I can’t ■ tell, but I wanted an auger hole jist to crawl I into—l slipt off home as soon as possible.— That was an awful night in the campaign— | ashamed—mortified —disgusted with myself— ' afraid to sec any of my friends—l could’nt s I CC p —how to redeem my blunders of that day, troubled my brain —till wearied out —to- * wards morning I sorter doz’d, and I saw a weather-beaten, dried up 1 aukce, in a glaz d ! cap and bottle-green coat, coming up the lane —he look’d at me, and notic’d Iwas in trouble, and it seem'd he knew what I was thinking a bout, for he told me he had some Patent Ma chines that would fit my case exactly and hc show’d me what he call’d a Politico Spcechifi co Machine —a small affair, fill dup with all sorts of springs and wheels, and it could be wrapt up in a man’s cravat without discovery —and, says he, when you get on a stump you can just touch a spring byway of pulling up your shirt collar, and you will 11 off a speech that will astonish the natives—you see there is a sort of ventriloquist “attachment taat throw's the sounds from your own mouth, and