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THE CONSTITUTIONALIST, j JAM ES GARDNER.'JR. -■ , TEEMS. : Daily, per annum > .. * ;v,-. .V.\V$"G (>» Tri-Weekly, per annum .6 OC If paid in advance.. .5 00 Weekly, .per annum... 3 00 If paid in advance . 2 50 j 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. . . (TJ’Subscribers who will pay up arrearages, and • send four new subscribers, with the monej., can get •the paper at $2 00. • . fCjr’All new subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. U3 3 Postage must be paid on all communications and letters of business. 1 From the Bouton Post .] We have been favored with the perusal of a private letter written by this gallant officer to a relative, and have taken the liberty to pub lish some extracts from it. The responsibility of the publication must rest entirely with us, as the author had no idea of its being seen b v any one save his relatives and immediate friends; and hence the reason that it contains j so minute a history of his personal move ments : Headquarters Ist Brigade 3d Div. It.1 t . S. A., Mexsoque, Mexico, Aug. 2. , 1M(. *Since I left Vera Cruz to this hour, I have hsd-no means of communicating with the States. Although but a few months in the i service, I know what is fatigue, anxiety and , exposure. Contrary to my expectations, and * contrary to my orders from the department at Washington, I was compelled, for the want of j the requisite provisions for transportation, to ; remain for more than three weeks at Vera Cruz, axd more than four in lerra C alieute, (the vomito region as it is called.) I left the dreaded city on the 10th of July with 2,500 men of all arms and a train of wagons, which Wheif closed up extended more than two miles. On the 6th of Yug. I reached Puebla, without the loss of a single wagon, with my command m fine condition. My command was attacked six times on the march, but the enemy’s force in each instance was easily dispersed, with trifling lessen our side. The National Bridge afforded the enemy great natural advantages, •. t > which they had added breastworks on a high bluff which commanded the bridge per • fectly; across the main bridge they had also thrown a barricade. I soon discovered that there was no way in which his position could be turned, and that my artillery was inaffec tive from the most commanding point where it .could he placed. I determined, of course, to cross under the plunging fire of the ene my’s escopetas. My order to advance was admirably executed. At the moment Lieut. Colonel Bonham’s battalion rushed forward with a shout, the enemy poured down a hea vy fire, by which several of my men were se verely wounded. Col. Bonham's horse was shot near me, and a ball passed through the • rim of my hat, in very disagreeable proximity to mv.face. Our men leaned the barricade, fpMowed by Capt. Duperu’s pompahy of cav alry, and in less than ten minutes the enemy ■were in flight in every direction, and the American flag waved upon the high bluff which they had occupied. The Mexican . force, as they said afterwards.consisted of 5000 .=. raei, - Had they possessed courage and skill ■; in: the use of arms, our loss must have been very great. You can hardly conceive the * strength of the natural defences of the road . over which I have passed. Rumors came to L tne almost every night that we would bo at • tacked by large forces the next day, but they made no where anything like a brave and stern resistance. The official reports of the great battle of Mexico will probably reach you as soon as this letter, and I shall therefore not attempt to give minute details. It .was fierce and bloody, beyond anything that has occurred in this war. The battle differed in many res pects from that of Buena Vista. There, Gen. Taylor received the enemy in a strong position selected by himself. Our force bn the 20th consisted of less than nine thousand men; the Mexican force, within supporting distance and engaged, undoubtedly exceeded thirty thou sand. We attacked him in position upon ground of his own selection, admirabfy forti fied. You will distinguish, so far as numbers are concerned, between the battle of the morn ing and that of the afternoon, although spo ken of in official reports as one engagement, under the designation of “the battle of Mexi co.” We took, during the day, thirty-five pieces of artillery, an immense quantity of ammunition, eight hundred mules and horses, and more than two thousand prisoners among them eight generals, and any number of colonels. The Mexican loss in killed mid wounded must have been immense. Our troops buried 6QO Mexicans upon the field of battle, com menced in the morning at Contreros, and the loss in the afternoon was much greater. Our loss has been heavy. With this small army we could not afford to purchase many such victories at such a price. One of the regiments of my brigade (the 13th) lost, in killed and wounded, onc-third of its entire force. In killed and wounded we number not less than 1,000; and among them, I lament to say, an unusual proportion of valuable officers. The ■. New England regiment suffered severely, and behaved throughout in the most gallant man ner. My horse, at full speed on the evening of the 19 th, when leading my brigade through a perfect shower of round shot and shells, fell under me upon a ledge of rocks, by which I sustained a severe injury by the shock and bruises; but especially by a severe sprain in my left knee, which, came under him. At first I was not conscious of any serious injury; but soon became exceedingly faint, when Dr. Ritchie, surgeon of the 12th, (a portion of my command,) who was following the advancing columns closely, overtook me, and administer ed to me as well as he could under the circum stances. In a few moments I was able to walk with difficulty, and pressed forward to Capt. McGruder’s battery, where I found the horse of poor gallant Lt. Johnson, who had just re ceived a mortal wound, of which he died that evening. I was permitted to take him (my own having been totally disabled), was helped into the saddle, and continued in it until 11 o’clock that night. It was exceedingly dark, the rain poured in torrents, and being separated from my servants and baggage, I was without tent or covering; add to this, that during the afternoon of the 19th, we had gained no ad vantages oyer the enemy, who remained firmlv entrenched with 7,000 men opposed to about 4*ooo on our side, without the possibility of bringing our artillery to bear, and you will readily conceive that our situation was not the most agreeable. The morning of the 20th was, however, as brilliant as the night of the 19th iyas dark and gloomy. Soon after daylight the enemy's works were carried with the bay onet; and of their 7,000 men, regular troops, under the command of Gen. Valencia, probably 4,000 cannot be found to day. As we passed this field in pursuit of the fugitives, the scene was awful, the road and adjacent fields every where strewed with mangled bodies, of the dead and dying. We continued'the pursuit until 1 o'clock, when our front came up with • the.enemy’s strong works at Churubusco and San Antonio, where the great conflict of the 1 ( afternoon commenced. At San Angel, disposi tions having.been made to attack v m reverse the enemy’s works on the San Augustin road, • General Scott ordered me to march my brigade, in concert with that of the intrepid General Shields, across the open country between Santa Catarina and the above-named road, in order to T*tit off the enemy’s retreat. We gained the position sought, and although the enemy’s line was perfectly formed, and ex- I tended as ‘far as the eye could reach in either I direction, they Were attacked vigorously and j successfully. Arriving at a ditch, which it was impossible tor my horse to leap, I dis mounted, and hurried forward without think ing of my injury, at the head ot my brigade, : tor 200 or 300 yards, when, turning suddenly upon my knee, the cartilage of which had been seriously injured, I fainted, and fell upon the bank in the direct range, and within perfect i reach of the enemy’s lire. That I escaped j I seems to me now providential. The rout and | overthrow of the whole Mexican force soon j became complete, and we could easily h;ue j taken the city; but General Scott was met with , f a proposition for an armistice,(after demanding the surrender of the city,) with a view to open ' negotiations for peace. In mv judgment, the army, full of ardor and confidence, was humanely and wisely re strained. Major Gen. Quitman, Gen. Persi i for F. Smith and myself, were appointed com missioners to meet the Mexican commission ers to settle the terms of the armistice. I had not taken off my spurs, or slept an hour for two nights, in consequence of my engage ments and the pain of my knee. I obeyed the summons; was helped into my saddle, arrd rode 2h miles to Tacubaya, where the commis sion assembled at the house of Mr. Mclntosh, the British consul general. Our conference commenced late in the afternoon, and at 4 o’- clock the next morning the articles were signed. That I was thoroughly exhausted you will ; readily imagine. I slept an hour or two that i morning at Gen. Worth’s quarters, and my sprained knee which was by far my most se rious injury, has beqn daily improving; and ! to-day I ride without much inconvenience. I have lost several dear friends, although our acquaintance had been of short duration. I visited the hospital yesterday, and saw officers and men with shots in all parts of their per sons. Although all who were not really dy- i mg, seemed cheerful, and many who had lost limbs in high spirits, still I sickened at the sight. My general health has been good. I have been either in my saddle or on my feet every rod since I left Vera Cruz, which can be said by few officers in my command; for almost j all were obliged, at some point of the inarch, in consequence of the change of climate, wa- j ter, exposure, &c.,ffo avail themselves of the ! ambulance. Colonel "Watson, with his ma rine corps, accompanied me and has been uni- 1 formly well. He is an excellent, agreeable gentleman, and an admirable officer, and I re-. gret that, having been left with General Quit man’s division at San Augustin, he had no opportunity to participate in the battle of the 19th and 20th. ; " '■ ’ Now a word with legat'd to the great object of this war— peace. There is no doubt that Santa Anna is sincerely desirous of peace.— "Commissioners 10 treat have been appointed, and met Mr. Trist this afternoon at four. My belief is that peace will be the result, although no mart, can speak with confidence. f Finm the New Orleans Delta, 22 cl irtsL) Mexican Aflairs—Paredes arid Santa Anna. We learn that one of the Mexican prisoners now in our city received, via Trimpi'Co, by the last arrival, a letter from a friend in the City of Mexico, dated on the afternoon of the 28th, in which it is stated that Gen. Paredes had en tered the city of Mckico with a large iWfie.ahd arrested Santa Anna and imprisoned him in thecarcel San Jago. We give the report for what it is worth, neither denying nor endorsing its truth. It is by no means improbable, as Paredes at the last accounts was at the town of Toluca, near the capital, ready to take ad vantage of any mis-step of his old enemy, or any confusion in the capital, to regain his for mer position and influence in Mexico. The temper of the mob is adrairablv suited to such a movement. At our last accounts they Were much incensed against the Americans arid San ta Anna, and were ripe for a revolutionary demonstration. Paredes is just the man to snatch the goldeil opportunity and profit by it. He would no doubt rally all parties around him, and arouse a warmth of zeal and enthu siam which it is vain for Santa Anna to en deavort o excite. He is a Plan of gallant, dash ing and commanding address, and will no doubt attract the general confidence of the multitude. He comas, too, under circumstan ces which demonstrate his sincerity and pat riotism. At the darkest hour of his courtly history, when her powerful enemy has grasped her body in his mighty talons, and is pressing them home to her very heart—when foreign armies environ her States, and foreign fleets blockade all her ports—then it is the. gallant Caballero de Guadalajara leaves the country circles of Paris and Madrid, and forgetting the recent ingratitude and harshness of his coun trymen, rushes to her aid in the hour of adver sity and peril. There is certainly in this some of that spirit, for examples ol which we are not wont to look to the Mexicans. May not this spirit prove contagious, and infuse a little more vigor and firmness into the Mexican re sistance to our arms. It is very certain that if the movement re ferred to by us has not been made, that Pare des will not delay in raising his red banner, and rallying an insurrectionary force around it. If he does so, we consider the serious difficul ties of this war, commences then. If we were to succeed in making peace with Santa Anna, Paredes would immediately overthrow that chieftain,and organize a party which would war against us as long as a single American citi zen could be found west of the Sabine. It would be the “war of Texas,” as this war was styled at its commencement. How long it would last, and how much annoyance, loss and injury such a prolonged and indecisive border war would produce to our country, may be ima gined by those who arefamilar with the obsti nacy of the Mexicans and the pacific character of our policy and institutions. We see but one mode of avoiding these se rious evils and ending this war. It is by oc cupying the country, and organizing a gov ernment, whiph, from its central position and our other great advantages, can reduce the Mexicans to one or the other of these alterna tives —a satisfactory and conclusive peace, or the continued occupation and possession of the country. [F rom Hie CassriUe Pioneer .] For the Pioneer. DALTON, Sept. 18th, 1847. Messrs. Hoods;— l have been asked very frequently, who will deliver Gen. Clinch's inaugural address, should he by some chance luck be elected governor. It has been asked so often that 1 desire through the medium of your paper to make the er uiry.—lt has brought to my recollection, a scircunastan.ee which was told me about the old general at a dinner given to some volunteers, or probably hero himself, just after his resigning . ll : or command in the Florida war. he-aimicr was given in Camden, and during tne festivities, the old hero was called on for'a sentiment. Instantly some friend arose and I a l ddl ' c ; ssed m Geting in a laconic apccch for the General—this, however was not satisfac tory. Some enthusiastic friend called on old j Withlucoochie again—whereupon, the Gen arose, and remarked: Gentlemen, it is of no use to reiterate —my friend who has just taken his seat, has expressed my sentiments exactly. Well, I have thought should the General be elected, (but the prospects are much against him) he would get his friends Preston, on the Hon. William C. Dawson to deliver it for him, {'and then certify that it was exactly his senti ments. I should like to hear from you or the subject, because it would be a grerat gratifica tion to the curious and enquiring to know hat you think about it. Permit me while making this enquiry of you, to give you the idea ot a friend vesterd iv, relative to the generals dull name —this friend says his name is Duncan Luck Clinch—that he has had more good luck than any man living agreeable to his Talents, and mentions the few following items:—that he had good luck to get to be a general —he had good luck to fight 72 hours with the In dians, and killed ! : t—he had good luck to have I General Call close, by with 500 volunteers—he j had luck to resign after the battle —he had first rate luck in having the soldier to protect his property, and to sold them his produce of ! one years grbwth for $25,756 9.s —he Rad ex cellent luck' in putting his note in the St. Mary's Bank lor jjkl.OOO, and returning it as specie funds—he has had better luck not to pay it, and in conclusion my friend thinks he will have the good luck to get beaten about 3000 votes in the coming election, and much more lucky for the credit of the State of Georgia. AKIS TIDES. ua u s ia , (Georgia. TUELDAY MORNING SEPT. 28. FOR GOVERNOR HOH. 6. W. TOWN S. ___ OF TALBOT. Democratic Nominations for Senators. Ist Dist.—Chatham—Thomas Purse. 2d “ Bryan and Liberty—J. M. B. Harden. 3d “ Mclntosh and Glynn—T. M. Forman. 4th “ Camden and Wayne—Elias Fort. sth “ Lowndes and Ware—Gen. T. Hilliard. 7th “ Tattnall and Bulloch—John A. Mattox Blh “ Striven and Effingham—W. J. Lawton. 9th “ Burke and Emanuel—W. f*. C Morris. j 12th “ Thomas and Decatur—Wm. H. Reynolds. 13th “ Baker and Early—Dr. Wm. J. Johnson. 14th “ Randolph and Stewart—William Nelson. 17th “ Macon .and Houston—John A. Hunter. 19th “ Dooly and Pulaski—Geo. M. Duncan. 20th “ Twiggs and Bibb—W. W. Wiggins. I 21st “ Washington and Jefferson—B.S. Carswell. | 24th “ Hancock and Baldwin—S. Buffington, Jr. 25th “ Jones.and Putnam—James M. Gray. 2tith “ Munroe and Pike—Col. Allen Cochran. I 2Sth “ Merriwether and Coweta—Ore. Warner. 31st “ Fayette and Henry—Luther J. Glenn. 1 32 d “ Jasper and Butts—Col. J. C. Waters. 35th “ Wilkes and Lincoln—lsaiah T. Irvin. 3pd . “ Newton and Walton—Warren J. Hill. 38th “ Clark and Jackson—Samuel Bailey, 39th u Gwinnett and DcKalb—Jas. I*. Simmons. 40th “ Paulding and Cass—Francis Irwin. 41st “ Cobh and Cherokee—Wm. H. Hunt ■ 43d *“ Habersham and Rabun—Eow r l) Cofue. 44th “ Lumpkin and Union—Elihu S. Barclay. RICHMOND COUNTY. FOR REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM SCHiIY. JR. Democratic Ticket for Wilkes County. For Senate 35th District, ISAIAH T. IRVIN. h'ar House of resentatiees. Lewis s. brown. HENRY P. WOOTTEN. I " " ~ ” ] ‘ ~ i Northern Mail had not/arrived last I evening when the Post-office closed, 9 o’clock. The Price of Military Services. j <; Ynu have obtained great pensions anifynucU praise; Glory like yours should any dare gainsay. Humanity Would rise, and thunder ‘Nay!’” , Don Jh&Hk Thus did England’s noblest Bartl apostro phize the Hero of Waterloo—the conqueror | of the great Napoleon. The splendour of his achievements did not so dazzle the imagiua- I, “ O ! tion as to conceal the fact that the honors and i the estates that his country’s gratitude had ! showered upon her laurelled hero, had kept down in a remarkable degree, the debit side of his account against his country, for military j services. The glories of Apsley House and its magnificent hospitalities, sustained by thej “great pensions” bestowed as rewards of great deeds, attest his country’s have caused his most exacting admirers : content. W Let us now inquire how stands jfiie case between the Hero of Withlacoochq/ and the public. Can we not truly exclaimjbf him, ‘Ton have obtained great pension* and much praise.” For that thirty years service did he not rc | ccive his pay—a very gentlemanly income, I | fr° m the government, an ample requital for most of that time, as it was spent in, luxurious inaction. For that one battle—that famous M ithlacoochee battle, wherein those fourteen hapless Seminoles were hurried untimely without shift or shroud to their last account —incontinently killed outright with villanous gunpowder, lias not the victorious Hero been ; a Presidential Elector—and a member of Cou i gress —both very honorable positions, and the latter, one in which the occupant gets “great pens ions” any how, and “much praise ” if he shows himself of sufficient mental capacity to win it. For his “whole souled and generous pat riotism” in the furnishing of Corn at $1,50 per bushel and Sugar Cane at 8 cts. per pound, standing in the field, he has received $25,756 25-100. A reasonable man would suppose that the people and the public treasury had pretty nearly balanced those old accounts. The very last item is of eleven years standing. It does not seem that there have been any more items charged “public services,” in the last eleven years , still unpaid. Nothing extra was done by the Hero in Congress requiring extra pay. But it seems that General Clinch and his friends are still not satisfied. They demand for him the office of Governor of Georgia, and they bring before the public Judge Dawson’s certificate that General Clinch is capable of discharging its duties. The people are getting a little impatient under these continued de mands. It was thought that this old account had been footed and paid long since. We now propose an inquiry which the occasion suggests. How much will satisfy the account? If elected Governor, will one term pay it? or must Governor Clinch have another term after that? Will this get from him a receipt in full, or must it be followed by a seat in the United States Senate —or a place on the general tick et of the whigs as Vice President—or guien sabe! Perhaps they will demand for him the Presidential Chair, to follow General Zachary Taylor. A great country this for military % - % chieftains. The new military dynasty will begin perhaps with the Hero of Palo Alto, Resaca, Monterey and Beuna Vista, and be continued in the person of the Hero of With lacoochce. But who will be great enough to follow in the footsteps of the illustrious Hero of T V ithlacoochee? Governor Crawfoi’d’s Administration. We do not here propose to review the offi cial career of this gentleman. Let us concede that he went into office a man of talents—a man of intelligence, of business capacity, and knowledge of the sort rightly adapted for its duties, and that his administration has been a successful one. We now ask, does all this prove that General Clinch is fit for the officer D yes it prove that General Clinch is capable of discharging the duties of that office with success and with credit to himself? Talents, intelligence, business capacity and knowledge ot the civil duties attached to civil office, are net necessary concomitants of a General’s epaulettes, nor are they transferable. They are not heir looms of the office to be handed over by one Governor to his successor when lie hauls him the Great Seal of the State. If so, we might suppose that Governor Crawford ■ would be patriotically willing to the transfer, particularly iii case Os the election of his friend General Clinch, provided he had no further use for those endowments. But when Gov j ernor Crawford quits the office, he carries his : talents, business capacity and all along with ! him. Col. Towns will not need them. He has got a plenty of his own for all the exigon -1 cios the office may require. General Clinch, however he may be in need of them, should he be elected, must rely on his own resources. Gov. Crawford will not play Lt. Governor to him and assist him in the office. He will no doubt be otherwise engaged. Though others may occupy that position towards General ■ Clinch, in case of his election, yet it is not on | the strength of their talents and business ca pacity that the people expect to vote. It is not with a view to any such back stairs influ ence the intelligent constituency ever bestow office. Now because Gov. Crawford is a whig and a man of talents, and makes a good Governor, it does not follow that every other whig that may be a candidate for the office is a man of talents, and will make a good Governor also. In England, where a hereditary Peerage exists, men are born legislators. The elded son of a Peer is born to be a Peer of the realm, and to a seat in the House of Lords. But it does not follow' that he is born xvith an y more brains than the son of his father’s boot-black, nor that he will ever have sense enough to make a statesman. Yet the constitution of that country makes him a law maker. The people of Georgia are not prepared to the ab surdity that Whigs will necessarily make good Governors and Democrats bad ones. They ' do not understand a logic which by its very { terms would allege that a party line so divides the population into two parts that on one side of it is found all the talents, respectability, business capacity and intelligence suited for public office, and on the other none of these requisites. They will not vote in such away as to indorse any such absurdity. If the Whigs could show such a system as | a Whig system of policy in this State, that their party seek to carry out and which the Democrats oppose, then they might ask with some propriety for a Whig Governor, as ne cessary to carry out that policy. They might even be justified in voting a very inferior man into the office because he is a Whig, in preference to an able and efficient Democrat.— But this not being the fact, they cannot carry thp State against the talented, efficient and Democratic candidate GEO. W. TOWNS. The Magnetic Telegraph. The Agent of the Company was engaged yesterday in setting the posts through the city. We understand this Company is pro ceeding with energy in the completion of their task. The posts are up on a considerable part of the line between this city and the Central 11. Road, and by the middle of November the whole line to Macon and perhaps to Colum bus will be leady for the wires. [communicated.] A Candidate’s Campaign. ( Con tin ued.J Sunday.—Went to camp-meeting—a great place for electioneering—got together in little squads in the outskirts of the congregation, and keep up a chat during service—unfortunately the preacher put a veto on it this time—said we had better get under the arbour and be quiet while he was speaking, or go further off, if wc must have a confab, and not disturb the rest —guess I did’nt gain many votes that day. Monday.—Started out to visit the wavering, and bring them back to the right faith—that is, to vote for me—met my old friend Hardin, who goes it strong for temperance—no chance to ‘dodge,’ and was compcll’d to take about with him—well, says ho, I suppose you have broke the temperance pledge,, and treat as much as the rest of the candidates—to be sure, says I, my opponent treats, and I should have no chance to be elected if I did’nt do that same—ah, says he, you expect to get elected by drenching the voters with whisky, and then go to the Stats House and swear (mind that, says he) that you hav’nt gained your election by treating, oanvassing, &c.—and he look’d at me right seri ous, but I thought I’d stand up to him—now, says I, your whig candidate treats, and I know you will vote for him—besides, says I, there have been better men than me down there, and I never knew one turn back because he could’nt swallow the oath—then I thought I’d give him a poser—you profess to be a whole hog temperance man, says I, why don’t you carry out your profession, and vote only for temperance men, whether they be whig or de mocrat —he look’d pretty sour—said he coul’nt give up his political principles, for that plight bring ruin upon the country—so we parted. Tuesday.—A barefooted urchin came into the store, and wanted a good knife—selected one of my best, and pocketed it—“ Pap,” says he, “don’t drink any of your treats, and you mought give me a good knife,” and off he went. Knives and jews-harps, and sundry other articles, are vanishing daily, and what is perplexing, the whigs spunge on me as well as my own good friends, Thursday.—Went to a barbecue—found Jemmy there—between us, we bought out all the liquor, and set it out for the company—a jolly set —towards night they became very belligerent—had several battles—eyes and noses suffer’d considerably—got Jim off about dark—came to a fork in the road, and we and our horses differ’d in opinion as to which prong we should take, but we were just in a condi tion to be, not very wise, but very obstinate — took the wrong road, and soon us’d it up en tirely—push’d on thro’ the woods till we es pied a light gleaming through the crevices of a log cabin—in trying to get to it, we bogg’d down in a swamp, and then we shouted—a dozen hounds cut out from the cabin to salute us, and we saw the man of the house come out with his rifle—then we thought best to keep quiet lest he should find our whereabouts, and a random shot might do mischief-—when he got near enough, and the dogs hush’d up a little, we gave him our names in pretty loud English, and the old fellow seem’d right glad to find we were not thieves and robbers—put up with him for the night—found out one of Jim’s electioneering tricks—always carries a flask of “old peach” in his pocket—man, wife and children, all round, drank out of the bot tle—l saw I was in the back-ground—get no vote there—started home early next morning— wife said I look’d as though I had camp’d buti Saturday—Went to Justices Court again— same old scenes acted over —lots of voters tip toing about, and some flat on their backs, with their faces turned up to the sun—spent one V to-day —came across a good old whig, who was quite friendly—‘got his skin pretty full, and he was just in the right stage to be open hearted, that is, to tell family secrets, and all such things as he had’nf ought to —when sober he was a shrewd old fellow, and knew a thing or two —he took me out one side, and confi dentially advis’d me to take my name down, for, says he, Jim is a wheel horse in elections, and he’ll beat you —you don’t know the secret of success about here —you have never been to the wars and Jim has, so he has a little military fame to push him ahead, and mighty little docs these times—ho was out under Jack son in the Creek war and saw several Indians, and ever since he’s been a warrior and a hero, and now when he finds a fellow rather lean ing ffiie other way, he takes him off and tells him how he fought for his country —what he suffered in the howling wilderness among sav ages —how he liv’d on parch’d corn, an Iso on —then his eyes become very lachrymal, and the truant voter is sure to give in-—we sent him down to the Legislature last year, and he made a pretty good member, for his name be ing low down in the alphabet he could’nt mis take in voting—but he has no taste for poli tics. and much prefers discussing the qualities of a bottle of Cogniac—he “don’t take the pa pers,” so he is rather ignorant of the position of his party—don’t know the strange compa ny they’ve fell into, and when he gets deep in his cups, he is sure to abuse Webster aud all the federalists for giving “aid and comfort” to the enemies of his country, while he was fight ing her battles. dint, says I to my whig friend, do you ad mit that your part}' depends on military fame for success in the important elections for Gov ernor and President? Certainly, says he— what else can we go on—besides, all our old principles that we contended for in times past, have slipt away from under us, one after an other, till we have nothing left to stand on— coons and cider barrels w'on’t take now—so we have struck at the “Generals” to keep our heads above w'ater —as to principles, w r e must “keep dark” just now, for old Zachary wont let them out —but when he gets time to go in to the A 13 C of politics, and gets through the Spelling Book and along up into Dictionary, he’ll give us a set, and if they don’t fit us, w'e’ll try mighty hard to fit them. Then he gave me a knowing wink—now, Judge, says he, you can keep a secret, so w r e’ll go and “liquor” on that old peach you were bragging bout. CvVD.DU'U. [communicated.] Mk. Editor : — An article in your paper of the 23d inst. headed “Tolls on the Augusta Bridge,” is calculated to produce an erroneous impression, respecting the charges of the So. Ca. Hail Hoad, for the transportation of pro duce from the Augusta to the Hamburg De pot. Whatever may be the nature and extent of the concessions occasionally obtained from Draymen, I imagine that there is no custom better established and more generally recog nised, than that of charging 75 cts. per load from Augusta to Hamburg. The elements of that sum (as the article to which I refer cor rectly states) arc toll crossing the Bridge and returning 50 cts., Drayage 25 cts. lam also informed by Merchants in Augusta, that they have not only paid during an entire season the above price, but in many instances even the higher sum of 87£. It may be, and I have no doubt it frequently is the case, that Mer chants in Augusta having produce at the Geo. H. Hoad and merchandise at the Hamburg Depot, are enabled to contract somewhat un der the regular rates. But I apprehend these are the exceptions, not the rules; and I sub mit, that it is hardly fair to compare such cases, with that of the So. Ca. Rail Road, in the receipt daily of thousands of bushels of Grain, forced forward not only by the promises of the Company to the public, to permit no de lay, but also by the rules of the Geo. Rail Road, which compells produce to be removed within twenty-four hours after its arrival. The same is true of the quantity of Grain commonly considered a dray load. I find it variously stated at from 20 to 25 bushels. But admit ting the highest figures (25 bus.) to be cor rect, w r e still find the Bridge-toll to be Z cts.. per bushel. For whether there is, or is not, return loading, the- deduction, if any, is made upon the return load, unless, indeed, which is not the case ninety-nine times in an hun dred, the return loading should also belong to j the shipper of Grain from the interior. So much for the drayage, and for the So Ca. R. Road Co. This Company, as is well known, has agreed to receive Grain at the Augusta Depot and transport it to Charleston for 10 cents per bushel. Seven cents is the charge from Hamburg, w'hich, deducted from 10 cts. will leave 3 cents per bus. as the -sum assumed to cover toll drayage. Now without a soli tary exception, the So. Ca. R. Road Company whilst it has charged its customers only 3 cts. per bus., has actually paid and is now' paying 3% cts.; in other words, 75 cts per load of 20 bushels. So far from considering the dravage between the two Depots, as a job out of which money was to he made, it has never de rived (and does not desire) the slightest ad vantage from it. On the contrary, as I have shown above, it has paid out of its Freight ac count (over and above w hich it has charged) I cts. on every bushel of Grain received from the interior. If then there has been bleeding, it would appear the So. Ca. Rail Road Co. has been bleeding itself, not the country Merchants.— AVhcther it is for the interest of those living in the interior to consign their produce to the So. Ca. R. Road Co., or to the Merchants of Augusta, is for them to determine. Os one tiling they may rest perfectly assured, that the So. Ca. Rail Road Co. will discharge all its obligations to the public, to the best of its ability and with perfect good fatth. JUSTICE. An Honest Fellow, Truly. — The N. Y. Com mercial tells a story of a good man—he must have been conscientious and verdant also—re siding in the country and employed as a sort of agricultural laborer, who, having contrived to scrape together fifty dollars,took it in to his employer with a request that he would take charge of it for him. The request was com plied with. The year rolled round and the la borer applied to another friend to know what would bo the interest upon it. He w r as told three dollars. “Well,” said he, “I wish you would lend me three dollars for a few days. My boss has been keeping fifty dollars for me for a year, and I scant to pay him the interest Jor it.” The Commercial says this is true. Daring Fell. —The American frigate Mace donian, formerly conquered from this country, and now sent over here with a gratuitous sup ply of provisions, was waiting at the tail of the bank on the 27th of August, when the Queen arrived in the Clyde. Just when the Queen’s steamer, was about to pass the Mace donia, and while cannons were roaring from the shore in every direction, and the atmos phere resounding with the huzzas of the mul titude, two seamen w ore observed on board the American frigate, the ode coolly sitting on the summit of the foretop-royal, and the other on the mizeil tdp-rdya! mast.’ Immediately a third sailor was observed mounting the main mast; he also ran up the rigging to the top royal mast, which he nimbly ascended,-and then standing on its very top with One foot, he d 1 berately took off his hat, waived it three timesround his hedd, add give a cheer to her Majesty. A seaman on board one of the Queen’s ships w r as next ascending to the sfirrindt Os the top mast; but when he bad rieafly reached *ho top, he was to appearance ordered dow n by the officer, who very prudently, we’ conceive, countermanded the imitation of a most brave and daring, but certainly a very foolish feat. Some of the papers add “ that the Queen sent an invitation to Commodore De Kay and his lady to visit her yacht. —English paj>er. DEATHS. 7T At the New Orleans barracks, on the 19th inst., Capt. Robert Fen nkr, aged 34- years, Assistant Commissary U. S. A. He was a native of Halifax, North Carolina, and for the last twenty years re sided near Conrtland, Alabama. At the Red Sulphur Springs, Va., on the 7th in slant, M ss Julia, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Bach man, of Charleston, S C., aged 19. Special Notices. I. O. O. F. A regnlar meeting of Miller Lodge No 10. will be held This Eccnisig (Tuesday) at 7 o’clock. — Punctual attendance is requested on business of importance. By order of the N. G. J. E. MARSHALL, Sec’y. Sept. 28 {FT Female Institute.—Rev, Mr. HARD designs to resume his duties on the FIR-ST MON DAY IN OCTOBER. The course of studies will be as liberal In this as in any similar institution in the country. There will be assiduous efforts to secure the improvement of his pupils by thorough instruction, by the use of the best text Books, and by a faithful exaction of perfect recitations, BOARDING.—A few young ladies can receive Board in his Family. Terms may be known on application at his resi dence, Broad-street, METCALF’S RANGE. Sept. 28 } O’ We are authorized to announce WM. SCHLEY, Jr. as a Candidate for the House of Representatives, to represent Richmond county in the ensuing Legislature, Sept. 26 INFORMATION WANTED. NICOLAS HENRY ZENGE, of’Oberdor la, (Germany,) is requested to give some informa tion about his present abode to the undersigned, who has received news of the highest importance to him respecting a succession. Any person who knows anything about N. H. ZENGE, w'ill be suit ably rewarded by communicating it to F. LAM BACK, Augusta, Ga. Sept. 12 3mo 66^ W. MUSGROVE 8080, * ATTORNEY AT LAW, HAMBURG, S. C. Office opposite Smith &. Benson’s old Warehouse. June 9 ly i STEAMBOAT COMPANY OF GEOR GIA. [p~p > 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. WILLIAMS, Ageivt at Savannah, will be forw'arded free of Commis sions. The connection of R. M. Goodwin with thi< Company has terminated. JOHN B. GUIEU, June 6 I—y Agent at Augusta. ITT DR. J. A. S. MILLIGAN, will at tend to the practice of Medicine 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 6m Four months after date, application wifi, he made to the Honorable the Inferior Court of Burke county, when sitting for ordinary pur poses, for leave to sell a Negro Man belonging to WILLIAM R. ROBERTS, a minor. JAMES A. MURPHREE, Guardian. A.* 37 «»