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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST. JA mTsTa KDN £ R, JR. terms! Daily. per annum $8 00 Tri-Weekly, per annum 6 00 If paid in advance ..5 00 Weekly, per annum ..‘I 00 If paid in advance 2 50 To Clubs, remitting $lO in advance, FD E COPIES are «ent. 'Phis will put our Weekly pa per in the reach of new subscribers at TWO DOLLARS A YEAR. [O^Subscribers who will pay up arrearages, and send four new subscribers, With the money, can get -the paper at $2 00. [ETAII ne w must be paid in ad vance. (El 3 Postage mustbe paid oh all communications and letters of business. Ar rival of the Steamer Britannia. ONE WEEK EATER INTELLIGENCE. Important Commercial News. Acceptance of bills of Prime, W ard & Co. THE EUROPE AX HARVESTS. Downward tendency in the Grain Market State of the Cotton Market. The Commercial Revolution and the Failures — Tremendous Hurricane on the English Coast — Improvement in Consols. — The 'Monster Steam er Great Britain Afloat —Troubles on the Con tinent of Europe —Open Hostilities Anticipated , Ssc. 4f c * The steamship. Britannia, Capt. Harrison, arrived at Boston at quarter past live o'clock on Sunday morning. She sailed from Liver pool ou the 4th inst. She touched on Cape Race, N. F., ou the 14th hist., but got off with out damage. * The intelligence is of an important com mercial character. The commercial commu nity will be pleased to learn that the bills of Prime, Ward & Co., which were refused ac ceptance by Ovcrend, Gurney & Co., have since been honored by that firm. The Hon. Mr. Winthrop and General Arm strong came out by the Britannia—she also bangs £12.000 specie. The aspect of the grain markets is to be seen at a glance, in the annexed comparative state ment i Prices of Breadstuffs in Liverpool. Aug. 18. Sept. 4. Per Caledonia. Per Britannia. Arterican Wheat.* 7s. fid a3s fid Gs fid a7s fid Western F10ur.... .25 0 a *26 6 24 6 a25 6 Indian Corn 25 0 a32 0 26 0 a3l 0 Indian Meal 13 0 al4 0 14 0 als 0 The Queen and lloyal family still continue in Scotland. The steamer Great Britain was successfully floated off on the night of the 27th ultimo, and* arrived at Liverpool on the 30th. The wreck of the barque Canton, of Hull, with the loss of 300 emigrants, is reported to have taken place upon the west coast of Scot - land. The British Islands had, within the previ ous week or ten days, been visited by a suc cession of disastrous hurricanes, which had caused incalculable damage to the shipping. Notwithstanding the war speech of Lord Palmerston, on the subject of Spanish bonds, there is but little fear entertained in England, that an appeal will be made to the ultimatum. A smart engagement took place on the loth of June, at the Cape of Good Hope, between a small party of British troops and the over whelming number of Kafirs, in which, the former suffered a defeat. • The Sarah Sands sailed from Liverpool on the 3rd instant. The overland mail from India had been re ceived. —The general state of the country wa satisfactory.—Trade was somewhat depressed at Calcutta and Bombay,but brighter prospects cheered the merchants from the favorable state of the crops. Finanoial Lvtelltokncr.—lt will be grati fying to know that the drafts of Prime, Ward & Co., of which, acceptance was on Wednes day definitely refused by Overend, Gurney & Co. were on Thursday honored by that firm.in consequence of the interposition of the fr iends of Prime, Ward& Co. Notwithstanding that the funds have con tinued tolerably steady since the departure of the last steamer, a fearful pressure has been felt in the money market, deeply affecting, if not entirely paralysing every branch of trade and manufactures. This distressing state of relax ed monetary circulation, has been followed by several heavy failures, many of which, from the character and position of the houses, have spread the utmost alarm among the whole trading community. Whatever may be the immediate causes which have produced this state of things, the Bank of England has not escaped its share of blame, and there will be a general despair of amendment until it displays a spirit of improv ed liberality and accommodation. ' The liabilities of the defaulting houses in London exceed two millions sterling, while in Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, Cork and Limerick, numerous large houses arc ir retrievably gone. In London, we have to notice the stoppage of the houses of Lyon & Firmey, and Kirkpat rick & Co., whose liabilities are stated res pectively at £60,000; in addition to which many houses of lesser note have declared their incapacity to cpnrinue. Among the manufacturers the difficulty of obtaining money has been felt with peculiar severity, and several large mills have been compelled to stop. Were the evil believed to have reached its climax, the sanguine might indulge in something like returning confidence. But while improvement seems remote, deeper despair continues to usurp the place of hope fulness. The funds opened firmly on Thursday morn ing, and remained without much alteration, until the breaking up of the “Bank Court,” when they advanced to 87|, at which they stood until the announcement made at the court, that loans would be granted until the I4th of October, upon Stock Exchequer Bills, and Hills of Exchange, at the reduced rate of 5 per cent., has been confirmed by the later re ports, and it is hoped that, as the measure will have some effect in aiding many houses who arc now exposed to embarrassment, it may produce a generally useful effect. Last evening there was an improvement of one eighth to one fourth per cent, in Consols. The quotations being 87| a \ for money, and 88$ to i for account. The reduced three per cents, were 88 to |,and the new 3 J per cents. a Bf>f. India Bonds for £IOOO and under were os. discount. Long annuities are 9 a 9 1-6. Bank stock stands at J 96 a 197 i. Jn foreign stock there is no remarkable fea ture. Mexican is stated nominally at 19. The bullion of the Bank has decreased du ing the month £540,618, the amount now held being £9,239,618. The failure of Grey & Boxburgh, of Green ock, is just reported. The firm was engaged ■ - ' ■■■■■■ ■ eaMßH j ee ax-aa i uia^uii-..-..-'*x in the corn, timber and sugar trade, and their liabilities are believed to be considerable. The French steamer Philadelphia had not arrived up to the night of the Ist inst. In Paris, the eldest son of the late Duke of Prasin, only seventeen years of age, has com mitted suicide, he being overwhelmed with the disgrace fallen upon his family. M. Alfred Montesquieu, son-in-law of Gen. Peyron, one of the first families in France, has stabbed himself in consequence of either gam bling losses or for having committed forgery. And lastly, the Prince of Deckmuhl, son of Marshal Daroust, who has been deemed for some time insane, has stabbed his mistress, a woman whom he brought from India. Being a Peer of France, he has not been arrested; but he is said to be kept in close confinement by his friends. Ireland. —The furniture of the late Mr. O’- Connell, at Marion square, Dublin, is adver tised to be sold. It is expected to realize a considerable amount. The library is not men tioned. Reports arc circulated of ravages by the po tato rot, many of which are well authenticated. , Although the Irish grain crops are one fourth larger, the crop of sound potatoes, it is confi dently asserted, will not exceed that of last >ear. . , ■ c - Scotland, —Her majesty s reception in Scot land has been highly satisfactory to all parties. France. —The suicide of the Duke dc Pras liu still agitates the public. Government hav ing seized upoU the newspapers which eharg ed the slate officers with aiding the suicide, the excitement became intense?,. The French government has formed an alliance with Aus tria to oppose the liberal measures of the 1 ope. The opposition journals say that the French people are all in favor of the liberal policy of his holiness. # k • . \ A secret department exists in the French Post-office, in which suspected letters are bro ken open and read, by order of the government. An employee who officiated in this department before the revolution of 1830, is reinstated at a salary of ten thousand dollars per annum. This, it is alleged, affords a clue to the exten sive robberies of the mail. Charges of corrup- ; tion are made against thirty or forty officers of ; government. Six journals have been seized for exposing government abuses, viz : the Democratic Paci fique,the Estafette, the Gazette de France, the Tnion Monarchique, the Charivari, and the Reforme. An infernal machine was exploded 1 on the Boulevards on the evening of the 27th | ult., at the most crowded part of that fashion- | able promenade in front of the Case dc Paris, i It was an oaken box, containing fulminating powder and various kinds of projectiles. For tunately' no jOije was hurt. The assassin was ; immediately guested. Count Alfred dc Montesqui, officer of the Legion of Honor, the husband of a rich A merican lady, and the father of seven or eight children, was found dead in his bed-room in Paris, from a stab by a poimird in the heart. A legal investigation ended in a verdict of death by his own hands. He was forty-three years of age. Italy. —The British government arc prepar ing a formidable naval expedition at the loni- j an Islands, to aid the Pope against Austria, i should the latter invade his dominions. Italy still remains in a state of ferment. The ; town of Ferrerahas been invested by'the Aus trian troops, and a declaration of war seemed unavoidable on the part of the Pope. Pope Pius has declared that he will lead the Italian army' in person, in case of war w ith Austria. Spain. —Narvaez has returned to pow'er, at | the request of the Queen, but in opposition to the wishes of her mother and the King of the ■ French, whose intrigues he is pledged to op pose. A roy'al order of the Spanish government, dated 3d August, announces that by' the data collection in relation to the crops in Spain, the yield would be abundant, and that in conse quence thereof, the royal orders of the l4th and 23d of March last, limiting the exporta tion of grain, and taking off the home imposts are repealed, and reinstating the trade in grain and bread-stuffs to its former footing, as well | in regard to exportation as to importation, and reinforcing the different regulations heretofore enacted on that branch of commerce. The Queen of Spain is enciente —her accouche ment is expected in the winter. The King says he cannot return to the palace, as a husband, until after that event. Her favorite, the young Gen. Serrano, is still the “power behind the | throne.” She has applied to the Pope for a divorce. Four of the secret police of Paris have ar rived at Madrid, Charged w'ith an intrigue to seat the family of Louis Phillippe on the throne of Spain. So says the Madrid Commercio. Switzerland. —Nothing of public interest has taken place in Switzerland. The diet con tinues its sittings, and is resolved to suppress the Sondcrabunds, Bavaria. —Among the liberal measures to be proposed at the approaching Session of the Bavarian Parliament, are ; trial by jury, open ing the courts of justice to the public, and the freedom of the press. Sardinia. —The King of Sardinia has de clared his intention to aid the Pontificial pow er, and England warmly sympathizes with his holiness. Such a war must annihilate i‘he Austrian dynasty in Italy. The Markets. Liverpool, Sept. 4.— Corn. —Best Western canal Flour, 245. 6d. to 255. 6d. per bbl.; Rich mond and Alexandria, 235. 6d. to 245.; Phila delphia and Baltimore, 235. 6d. to 245.; New' Orleans and Ohio 20s. to 215.; sour, 18s. 6d. to 205.; Indian corn, 265. to 31s. per quarter; Indian co m meal, 14s. a 15s. per bbl.; Indian corn, damaged, 20s. a 255. per qr.; wheat, w'hite and mixed, 6s. 6d. to 7s, 6d. per 70 lbs.; oats, per 45 lbs. 2s. 2d. a 2s. 6d.; oat meal, per 210 lbs. 265. a 285.; barley', 60 lbs. 3s. a 3s. 4d. A gradualdownward tendency is perceptible in the corn market with little hopes of a rcani mation. A large business, how'ever, continues to'be done in wheat and Hour, but at declining rates, mainly influenced by'large supplics;both home and foreign. The home harvest is looked upon as secure, and the crops generally are considered to be full average, and other produce is not deficient, cither in quality' of supply. The present quotations cannot be regarded as the minimum point; Cotton. —-Sea Island, ordinary to middling 10 a 13d per pound; fair to good fair, 15 a 17d; good to fine, 20 a 25d; stained varies from to lOd; bowed Georgia, ordiary to fine, 61 a Bth Mobile, ordinary' to middling, 6J a 6&; fair to good fair, 7{ to 7£; good to fine, 7| a Sd; Alabama and Tennessee ordinary' to middling, 6 a fair to good fair, no quotation; New Orleans, ordinary to middling, 6£ a 7fd; fair to good fair, 7i a 8d; good to fine, Bjtl a Bi|d. The sales for the w'eek ending on 27th ult. amount to 20,710 bales, of which only 600 were for speculation, and 1500 for export.— The American descriptions this week consist of 2990 upland; 9020 Orleans; 2730 Alabama and Mobile, and 190 Sea Island. The pressnrewhich unfortunately' still exists in the money market, has materially affected the operations of manufacturers, producing a disinclination to speculate, and a decided curtailment of the consumption of cotton. Prices are, however, maintained with remarka ble firmness and a fair amount of business has been done. It must notwithstanding be con fessed that business w'cars a gloomy aspect in the manufacturing districts, with little promise of reaction until money'becomes more obtain able. V’ •"* -"y~f L, j_aj —■ Lrrrrgr From Baring’s circular, dated on the 3d J September, at London, we extract the follow in<r; The cotton market remains inactive, and prices are barely supported; stocks of goods and yarns are gradually accumulating, not withstanding the lessened, production, and spinners and manufacturers are seeking still further to curtail their operations. [From the N. O. Picayune, Voth i/nf.J Later from Havana. The brig P. Soule, Capt. Smith, arrived yes terday from Havana, whence she sailed on the 10th inst. The royal mail steamer Tcviot arrived at Havana on the sth inst. from Vera Cruz, with $115,500 in specie, with about twenty pas sengers. Her accounts from the city of Mex ico are to the same date which we have given I from that city—the 29th August. We have | looked through the accounts published in the j Havana papers of the actions of Contreras, j &c., but we find but little, or rather nothing, j which is new to us. The various movements j j of Gen, Valencia, up to the time of his dis- I graceful flight, arc taken from the official doc i uments which accompanied Santa Anna’s de : nunciation of him. These wo have before read and mentioned. The cowardice of Torrejon, in command of the cavalry, is duly commemo rated. The difference between Santa Anna and Valencia is narrated in faithful terms, and Santa Anna’s account of the retreat upon the city of Mexico, after Contreras was carried, is | given in his own words. The private correspondence of the Diario do ! la Marina represents that the Mexican Gov | eminent had some difficulty in inducing any j one to accept the office of commissioners, hut j the commissioners we have before named.— I Gen. Herrera, Gen. Mora y Villamil and i Senorcs Couto and Atristian, were engaged on | j the 28th of Allgust, in negotiating. Accord ing to some accounts, if Gen. Santa Anna did j not obtain fair terms, and such as would save i i the national Loner; the war would be continu- 1 | cd. Others said that peace would be made at | all hazards. In regard to, this, however, the ! editor of the Diario says that there arc two notable letters from Mexico touching on the | matter. One of them declared that Congress , would not consent to convene in the capital, ; but offered to meet at Queretaro, from which | fears were ent stained that it was their design ; to disapprove of any treaty which might be • ; made. This view of their probable action was confirmed by the fact that the Executive, by ; his own confession, did not possess the power i to make a peace. And furthermore, says the : Diario, there were many general officers in | Mexico at the last dates who declared that ‘ they would resign, or which is the same thing, abandon Santa Anna, if a treaty should be con- j eluded. From all which, it would follow that the position of the President is extremely critical. On the other hand, accounts from Quereta ro and other States agree that there is a league ; among eight of the States to resist to the last | extremity; that even should the city of Mex j ico succumb, not an inch of the territory sought by the United States should be con ceded. The editor of the Diario then draws the conclusion, from all he can learn, that it was altogether probable that even should a peace ho concluded, it would not put an end to hostilities, and that Paredes would not fail to sustain hostilities. However this may he, we are not the less solicitous that Gen. Scott should succeed in forming some kind of treaty with Santa Anna’s Government, which treaty ! i will be more valuable should it receive the I sanction of Congress. Give us but this treaty, I and the Mexicans may well be allowed to , wrangle among themselves as to the propric jty of it. It will be quite an easy matter for 1 the United States to hold their own under it. i W e write the above upon reading the dc j tails of the news from Mexico given by the ! Diario immediately upon the arrival of the English steamer. In a subsequent number of I the paper the editor enters into a more critical I examination of the news and gives the follow i ing digested summary of the result: The Americans under the command of Gen. Scott arrived in the immediate vicinity of Mexico a little before the middle of August. ! The Mexican troops who left the capital to observe their movements, and to cut off their retreat in case they should make a decisive at tack Upon any one point of defence, had no encounter with the Americans before the 19th, on which day Geii. Valencia,* contrary to the i orders of the commander-in-chief, offered them j battle, and apparently not without advantages j on the evening of that day, but was complete ly overwhelmed the following day. Gen. Santa Anna, in immmediate command of the auxiliary forces which left the capital to assist Gen. Valencia, succeeded in checking the Americans and preventing their entrance into the city of Mexico the same day. Gen. Scott having proposed to Santa Anna an armistic, the latter accepted it, the American troops being stationed within cannon-shot of the city, and the Mexican troops inside the city—the lat ter being the principal portion of the army, inasmuch as the troops who served under Va lencia did not exceed 6000 men, though for the most part veterans. The armistice being accepted for the purpose of negotiating a peace : upon honorable conditions, the negotiations had been commenced, and on the 29th were yet going on, notwithstanding that the summons of the Government for the assembling of Con gress had had jio effect* From preceding oc currences and from the fact that Congress had not met, it was in inferred that Con fess was not disposed to approve even the consent to negotiate, much less such a treaty as should result from negotiating. Many members of Congress offered to meetQucretaro, that place being the centre of operations for those opposed to peace. The conclusion of a j treaty was no less offensive to several military ■ chiefs, although they had been so far adhe rents of Santa Anna. And finally, the disap- | pearauce of Gen. Valencia, as well as the cxis- j tence of a league of States, of which Queretaro ! was the centre, and the arrival of Gen. Pare des, who some letters say had already pro- '• xiounced at Toloca—a 1 threatened to prolong the war, thus rendering useless all the efforts j of those in the capital who were at work to secure a peace, and threatened to wrest from j the hands of Santa Anne, whose acts in favor of the conclusion of a treaty it was thought would require even the support of the American troops. Our readers—the editor of the Diario con tinues —will recollect that when upon the invi tation of the envoy of the U. States the Mexi can Government consulted Corgresa to know whether-it should listen or not to the proposi tions which it was proposed to make to it, Con gress did not respond to the demand made upon it save in an evasive manner, that the set tlement of that business,belonged to the Gov ernment. But they will also recollect that the Government replied to Congress that it pos sessed no such powers, inasmuch as they were not granted by the fundamental law, and as in conferring extraordinary powers upon the Ex ecutive in April, the power to make peace was expressly withheld. Accordingly,the necessity, of the co operation of the legislative body to sanction any treaty which should bo made being recognised by the Government itself, if Congress should refuse to meet, as it was sup posed would be the case, this want of their eon ; curreuco, even should they make no express ' declaration against a treaty, would be a power ' ful weapon fi#r those united by the league at i Queretaro, as well as for all who might be dis -1 posed to join them out of hostility to a treaty, j or from their personal dissatisfaction with the | Provisional President. Notwithstanding, we do I • • •• . ... ' . L. —i l ' l isSiSaS-ETf-yssr: j not think it improbable that the commissioners will bring their labors to a successful conclusion, and that for the ratification of their work, and to supply in a measure the absence of Congress, that an assembly of notables will be formed in Mexico. At the same time we foresee, by the general tenor of the correspondence from Mexi ico, that the end of hostilities has not yet ar rived, and that assuredly the treaty which may be concluded will not terminate them. Such are the views of the Diario de la Mar ina, a journal. conducted with great intelli gence and industry, and with ample facilities to obtain information from Mexico. We have gone at length into its views,thinking that noth ing, in the absence of news from any quarter, would give more interest to our readers. In the Diario de la Kahuna we find th > fol lowing letters from Mexico: Mexico, August 29, 1847. My Dear Friend —l have the pain of announ cing to }'ou that on the 2 ist inst. the Mexican arms suffered an unexpected^disaster. The first action which took place at Rio Frio was favora j ble to us, our loss being 2000 men, while that of the enemy was 1000 and odd. This was oc casioned by the imprudence of Gen. Valencia, who disobeyed entirely the orders of the com mander in-chief. The second action took place at El Pcnon, and there our army was compell ed to retire by the destructive fire of their ar tillery. The same day Gen. Scott demanded an armistice, which was granted. Santa Anna fought personally in the most brilliant manner, but I believe that he will find himself com pelled to resign, as parties are agitated in a most alarming manner. Many think that peace will now he made, hut my opinion is that Congress, which is to re-assemble at Queretaro, will oppose whatever I treaties may be made. Another Havana paper, the Fare Industrial, i says: We have seen a letter written at Tacu baya, on the 26th of August, by a general of the American army, which among other things contains the following: After many combats of little consequence against very superior forces, having on our side 7000 men, we encounteredthe army of the enemy* commanded by Santa Anna, at Churn huso, four miles from Mexico, where it was advantageously posted. To this point we were : able to bring up only two light batteries of eight guns. The enemy had artillery of heavy calibre and 32,000 men. We had a bloody j battle which lasted two hours, and in which various charges with the bayonet left us in j possession of everything. The mut of the i enemy was complete, and we drove them to the very gates of the city. Our loss is about 1000 men, and that of the enemy exceeds 5000, including many general officers and persons of distinction. . The Diario dc la Marina comments Upon this letter, the point of its conclusions being that , the Mexicans yet have .an army of about 13,- 000 men, one division under Alvarez and PeroZ ! being outside the city and in the rear of the ; Americans, and the other division within the town. The whole of Santa Anna’s long explanation of the causes of his defeat, which we received by the Mary Kingsland, and which would oc cupy two or three pages of the Picayune, is spread out on one of the Havana papers. We must be excused from copying the documents, fearing that we have already trespassed upon the patience of our readers. Later from Chili. By the arrival of the royal mail steamer i from Jamaica, the editor of the Diario de la Manila of Havana is in possession of dates from Valparaiso to the 27th of July. A letter of that date says that the most important event ! to be communicated is the opening of the Chil ian Congress on the Ist of June. An abstract of the President’s message is given, but we think we have before seen it. There is at any rate nothing in tho meagre abstract given of it to command attention. A law has passed the Senate of the Repub lic, after a violent opposition, authorizing tho construction of a railroad between Valparaiso and Santiago, the Capital. It was thought the lower house would sanction the project. — The charter for the road, as it passed the Sen ate on the 27th of July, was for thirty years. ! The Government guarantees an interest of fire per cent, upon the capital of six milions of dollars for ten years; it concedes the mines upon the line of the road, an exemption from duties of materials to be used in tho construc tion of the road, and other privileges of minor consequence. A law has been proposed to regulate the coinage £of the country upon the decimal sys tem, without excluding the present circulating medium. A great variety of measures have been in troduced into Congress for important local re forms and internal improvements. There was a prospect, too, that the special privileges of the Deputies aiid Senators would be abolished, j some absolute laws repealed, new tribunals created, and judicial proceedings improved.— Altogether we have a very favorable picture of the tranquility and progress of tne South American Republic. The papers of Chili give news from Otahiti to the 12th of Jtine. According to them, the new Governor appointed by the French Gov ernment had entered upon the discharge of his duties in the midst of the utmost transquillity. Queen Pomare bad been received with great honors, and a grant of $6,000 made to her. [Correspondence of the Savannah Georgian .] CASSVILLE. Sept. 13th, 1317. Editors of the Savannah Georgian — Gentlemen :—I must flatter myself from what I see and hear, that Col. Towns will beat Gen. Clinch by a large majority. The | people are not satisfied with the mum policy , of Gen. Clinch. They say, that his party I says, he can write, if he cannot speak, and i they wish to know, why he docs not come out, j since he has been repeatedly called on in pub- I lie, and write a declaration of his principles, | or at least simply answer the questions,#which they have asked him in the papers. And Ido ' think there is a great deal of reason in their amazement at his silence. Who likes to vote for a man, of whose principles we know noth- ~ ing ? Does he think that it is a matter of no importance, that the yeomanry of our coun try should know something of a man who so licits their votes for Governor ? or does the General prefer the non-committal to the ad- j venturous policy in politics ! If he docs not answer, may the Democrats answer for him on the first Monday in October. The Cotton Crop. ( Correspondence of the Montgomery Flag Sf Advertiser.) Lauderdale Co., Ala., Sept. 13. Gentlemen: —The present growing crop of cotton in Lauderdale county, Ala., in my judgment, is inferior to the crop of 1846, and will not yield as much, notwithstanding there was more planted this year than there was last year. The present growing crop was, in the first place, injured by the cotton lice. Second ly : the excessively long rainy season we have had, which continued from early in the spring until the first of this month (September) with but few intervals of dry weather during the time, has injured the crop more seriously than any other evil which has befallen it. The worm, which is doing so much damage in Mississippi, has not made its appearance here as yet. But if we admit that the present growing crop will yield as much as last year’s crop, it will be impossible to gather it.* This will be readily admitted when we consider the tact that, tills crop is about one mouth later than that of 184 G. Last year I commenced picking by the 10th of August, and by the loth of Sept, had gathered about 100,000 pounds. This sea son I shall not commence picking until about the 15th of the present month. There may be a few planters in this county who have picked some little this season —but I have not heard of a bale being made. Yours, &c. The Coming' Election. In speaking of the approaching elections, the Washington Union makes the following remarks in reference to dissensions produced in some counties in Georgia, by the conflict ing claims of Democratic candidates. We commend them to the attention of our readers. We cannot dismiss this rapid article from our hand—this appeal to the best feelings of the democratic party—without devoting a sin gle moment to our brethren in Georgia. We learn this day, by a letter addressed to a friend in Washington from one of the most distin guished citizens of that State, that the “pros pect of Col. Towns” for the governor’s chair (that able and high-minded republican) “is fair; and we have a prospect of a majority in the Legislature. This would be certain, if the regular nominees in some four or five counties could be permitted to run without democratic opposition.” A\ e hear of this difficulty, we confess, with astonishment. We ask, *is it possible that any man can be so silly and so | selfish as to press his own claims at such a J critical time in the affa'rs of our country, as ! to endanger the success of the republican tick | et? If democrats do venture this dangerous expedient at the hazard of defeating their par ity, they ought never to boast of their patriot ism again. What is more—the people will mark them, and will be very apt to banish them ever afterwards from their confidence.— How unworthy are those men, who will con sult their own little passions, and sacrifice their party and their country to their own petty ambition! We appeal to them, by all that is noble in their own bosoms, by ail that they owe to their country, to rally around the ban ner which is erected by the nominating de mocracy of their country, to bide their own time, and await the will of the people. We have never known a man who lost an atom by his magnanimity; whereas many a man has committed political suicide by attempting to elevate himself at the expense of his party. [Front Bn r;i, Olanc*.] Import and Sales of Cotton. 'Statement showing the Import of Cotton into Liverpool weekly, during the first six months of the year 18 J-7; also the number of bags and bales sold to Dealers, Spinners and Exporters; the report ed sales to Speculators, &c.; and weekly price of Uplands, for 1847. B)_- C • .HjT • ‘ c| is . in 17 u £5 » . .rtCr ® ? °. J 4 « 7 * c ~ « I%° -* D - 2 ~ 2~ ~ Z 2 ~ r/T £ o d. d. Jan. 9 107 on 22900 550 34300 53030 6a 1} 16 13000 1850 14100 29250 Ga 7 23 22879 14850 850 3000 19300 6a 7A 30 48031 142201 1I ; 70 9200 24590 51a 7 j Feb. 6 11396 17030 1570 8100 27000 6a 7A 13 14593 10000 1200 8000 19800 6 a 20 47042 122201 1050 1250 14520151a 7| 27 18001 18240 1100 0500 20140 57 ao| Mar. 0 4842 18000 1200 7000 20200 5Aa 7 A 13 6031 14950 1150 2000 18100 52a 7- 20 14800 12850 2600 1000 10-150 s*a 0^ 27 62335 19910 3200 9,700 3281(V5|a 7 April 31 19317 18100 3100 96001 30800 oj a 7 10 25853 19310 1200 5000 2551(052a 72 17 43429 34700 2100 29300 001601 Oja 24 31853 18150 700 4800 230509 4a 7£ May 1 52545 21550 350 1900 23800|5|a 62 8 10431 22790 530 3750 270705 fa ol 15 15066 2.5690 800 1800 28290'5Aa 6A 22 40813 20120 7520 1850 2949015A a 7 2? 1 11801 23-120 0.580 9000 39000'af a 7 June 5 13888 26M0 4280 8100 33820 04a 7A 12 17041 10010 5270 58.50 27130 6# a7A 19 38921 26400 4400 5020 30400 Oja 7j 20 15821 .48870 5530 9800 51200 04a li i . r, .. jmi k Forwarded mio me cuuu ° : iT! * r,u4' ) lrv not accounted for 2d ditto... 5976 ia thegales [From the Savannah Georgian, 22 d insl.] Fire. About 2 o’clock this morning the cry of fire awoke our citizens, and it was soon ascertain ed to proceed from a building occupied by Mr. Edward C. Councell, as a Job and Book Print ing Office, in Bay Lane, near the City Hotel, and immediately in the rear of the clothing store of Messrs. Price & Vender. We have not been able to ascertain the loss sustain by Mr. Councell, but presume it must be considerable. We arc informed there was no insurance oil the printing materials. How the fire originated has rot been ascertained, but from the fact, that there was no work done in the office last night, it is presumed that it must have been the work of an incendiary. We cannot award too much praise to the fire companies of our city for their prompt ness on this arid all other occasions, as from our contiguity to the scene of conflagration we could observe that in less than half an hour from* the time the alarm was sounded, two en | gines were on the spot. Interesting - Correspondence. From the Charleston Mercury, we extract the following correspondence which reflects equal credit upon the living and the dead, — than whom our Army boasts no nobler, nor more chivalric spirits. The soldier’s fear, that inaction might be the lot of his command, was the only one that could ever have moved the dauntless heart of Butler. Letter from Maj. Gen. Worth to lion. A. P. Puller. \ Tacubaya, Mexico, Aug. 26, 1817. I Sm: I trust a cordial intimacy and friend- I ship of twenty-five years with your late Broth- ! er, the gallant Col. Butler, will excuse the tresspass of a stranger. Your Brother fell most gloriously in the great battle of the 20th, before the gates of Mexico. In that bloody conflict, no man gave higher evidence of valor and patriotism, or exhibited a brighter exam i,ple. He fell when it was God’s will, precise ly as he would have desired to die. His body rests here; his memory in the hearts of his countrymen; his spirit, bright and pure as his blade with his God. j The enclosed letter, written the day before the battle, I did not receive until the day after, I through the hands of Dickinson; and it is not because of the kind things, said by a friend’s partiality, but because it is probably the last letter he penned, that I send it to you; beg ging that at some future day it may be returned to me, to be preserved and cherished. The gallant Palmettos, who showed them selves worthy of their State and country, lost nearly one-half. This victory will carry joy and sorrow into half the families in South Carolina. Col. Dickinson is getting on well, and will, it is hoped, save his leg. An armis tice is concluded, and Commissioners meet to morrow to treat of Peace. God speed them. Very truly, your obedient servant, W. J. WORTH, lion. A. Pickens Butler. Letter from Col. Butler to Gen. Worth. San Augustin, Aug. 19, 1847. D ear General : We are here in tribula tion,. I can but hope however, it is but tem porary. It is ordered that this division re main as protection to the train. There is gloom on us all: while lam one who believes there trill be fighting enough for all. The moral effect is withering. The regiment though \ r weak in numbers, is tiptothTfaT^h^^, , I trust South Carolina may have a place in the ■ P lctur f; .We have been watching you and : your divunon for the last two days with f ra ternal affection; but the entire voice of thl ’ "my. Where I have been, or heard is 4™ - bounded confidence in “Worth.” “So mote it be. But I have strayed from the principal point or purpose of my note, which is To our friend. Col. Dickinson, more impatient and not so long a soldier as myself, nearer the flashing of the guns; and with good taste, wishes to get near you. If you can make him useful, ho will feel much gratified 1 am tiware you are surrounded with a talent ed staff, but a little more of a good thin l ' will render it not the less complete or effectual. I am, my dear General, yours sincerely P. M. BUTLER, S. C. V.* General W. J. Worth, Comd’g. &c. 2«gn st a , ©cor 3I a . FRIDAY IVIORIVING. SEPT. 24. FOR GOVERNOR HON. f. W. TOWNS. oF tai.ror. Democratic Nominations for Senators. 2d Dist.—Bryan and Liberty—J. M. B. Harden. 3d “ Mcl ntosh and Glynn— T. M. Form ax. 4th “ Camden and Wayne—Elias Fort. sth “ Lowndes and Ware—Gen. T. Hilliard* 7th “ Tattnall and Bulloch—John A. M attox Bth “ FcriVen and Effingham—W. J. Lawton. 9th “ Burke and Emanuel—W. S. C Morris. 19th “ Thomas and Decatur— Wm- 11. Rjey Isolds.. 13th “ Baker and Early—Dr. Wm. J. Johnson. 14th “ Randolph and Stewart—William Nelson. I7th “ - Macon and Houston—John A. Hunter. I9th “ Dooly and Pulaski—Geo. M. Duncan. 29th “ Twiggs and Bibb— W. W. Wiogins. 21st “ Washington and Jefferson— B.S. Carswell, 24th “ Hancock and Baldwin—S. Buffington, Jr. 25th “ Jones and Putnam — James M. Gray. 26th “ Munroe and Pike—Col. Allen Cochran. 28th “ Merriwether and Coweta—Ore. Warner. 31st “ Fayette and Henry—Luther J. 32d “ Jasper and Butts—Col. J. C. Waters. 3.5 th “ Wilkes and Lincoln—lsaiah T. Irvin. 33d “ Newton and Walton—Warren J. Hill. 38th “ Clark and Jackson—Samuel Bailey. 39th “ Gwinnett and DeKalh—Jas, P. Simmons. 40th “ Paulding and Cass—Francis Irwin. 41st “ Cobb and Cherokee—Wm. H. Hunt 43d “ Habersham and Rabun—Eim’o Cofuhi. 44th “ Lumpkin and Union—Elihu 8. Barclay. tgsgrWe received no New York papers by last evening’s mail. The telegraph between Philadelphia and Baltimore was not in work ing order on the 20th inst. SHALL THE PRcliE BE REPEALED ? This question, Fellow-Citizens of Georgia, is practically before you. You arc solemnly called upon to answer it through the ballot box on the first Monday in October next. Do you ask for proof of this? Wc furnish it to you from the declarations of those high in the ranks of the whig party. The following i& the language of the Hon. John M. Clayton, a very distinguished whig Senator from Dela ware —a prominent competitor at the last whig nomination for Tice President, He stands High in the confidence of the Protectionists. He is an able and conspicuous champion of the manufacturers. It is used in a recent po litical letter written by him : “Instead of Addressing them (tup peo ple) as the friends of INCIDENTAL PRO TECTION, THE advocates of a JUDICIOUS TARIFF, a>ld other, npMDttVM phrases with WHICH PARTY POLITICIANS P.AVF. fyfl'E? THE MASS WHEN THEY INTEND ,TO PICkL'& THEM, THE WHIGS HAVE SPOKEN OCT, SPECIFICALLY IN FAVOR OF TKV •'fVF.Tt f OF 1842, AND PLEDGED TIIFAISELV*Si,4X THE,INVENT (IF THEIR TO TO RESTORE TILVi V T2 lU* IFF, AND TO REPEAL THE TARIFF OF 1816.” • • .-f * •• : y I • . i* What language can be more explicit? Here the settled purpose is openly announced to re new that vile and oppressive system of plun der and outrage on the rights of the people. These nabob manufacturers, although bloated and gorged with their ill-gotten gains; though they now roll in wealth extorted from the mass es—wrung even from the hard hands of poverty and honest labor, yet like blood sucking ya.m pyres they crave for more. Not content to do well, and let all pursuits prosper as they arc doing under the present benign tariff of the democratic party, they shout for more blood. They cry out for heavier taxes. They raise the ruthless war cry of Repeal, Repeal, Re peal, and hoarsely bellow' for the restoration of the infamous tariff bill of 1842. Are you prepared fellow-citizens to submit to this out rage? Will you allow the iron heel of a mo neyed despotism again to crush you to the earth? Yoiu. supineness may do this. Arouse then and gird on your armor to resist the im position so degrading to you as freemen —an imposition so outrageous that every Georgian, whig and democrat alike was a few* years ago ready to resist it unto blood. The awful ca lamity of a civil war was averted by the detcr | mined opposition of the South. The fell ty ; rant of monopoly then reluctantly let go his hold. Like the greedy tiger that already had his victim by the throat, and had tasted his bloo I, and when driven from his prey yet pant* and rages to renew the onset, so did the grasping spirit of monopoly and class legisla tion reluctantly shrink back from the fierce cry of the South, goaded to madness by the outrageous oppression. The manufacturers yielded to the Compromise bill in 1833, but they ruthlessly banded together to violate it in 1842. The democracy of the land rose up in its might in 1841, and overthrew’ the cor rupt combination against the rights of the people. In 1846, a dehiocratic Congress re pealed the Act of 1842, and established in its place the present revenue tariff. Under its benign influence all interests are prospering. With moderate duties, the'government is de riving ample revenues. Our produce com mands high prices, because we are allowed by our government to take in payment the pro ducts of foreign countries. We are allowed the freeman’s right. “To buy where we can buy cheapest, and to sell tohere tee can find the best market and the highest prices. This is Free Trade. The w’higs w'ould by their sys tem diminish our importations to one half, and treble the duties upon them. This is what thev call protecting home industry. Planters and Farmers of Georgia: Have you not had sufficient experience under the two systems? Look at your condition now, i ail( I compare it with what it was fur a sene* of