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jpera,ivM *• COMMUNICATION.* ^Jh and cloudiness. Was this difference owing I * e * 1 v ; c inity to Athens, and the moral influence of I to it 3 List place* two establishments do not possess From the N. O. Jeffersonian' Republican, 9/A inst.\ A War with Mexico. — _... It'affordsus much pleasnreto be ena- ^ r or *5 P™ 01 ' bled 10 qi'ote such sentiments from the p cs they entertained in 1844, but are afraid to pro- Tropic, as those which are subjoined- from that P“.P erof yesterday, not so much be- v the advantages of the late improvements in ma- They claim that the Governors election has nothing! ca use they are rf reiteraUon 6f idle views we *K rt TT om iMm'ntr hnndanmn riividpnrln 0 0 W1 e po ltics o the General* Government, have repeatedly expressed as to rthe policy il o tvhii* tlia- : * •-»•»« i . * » * ' . vet they are paying handsome dividends 10 ”‘ UI “* e general irovernm I rhi-'T’ 5 1 ™ , while they admit it would be considered a whig (1,0 capital invested. They consume y***’- 1 ” ... .. _ . . = (tr0 thousand bales of the raw material. ^capital invested. They consume yearly jtey ifth ' y could elect M , Crau^T NoTwa^fth Mexto bT 1 ... tlmnteinit hales of the raw material. i nenl in evprv 1 n Knri n r, man In thn TInito.1 Utata. ■ .... 1 V® . - Is*” 1 vlc " our government should adopt jjiihc event ,. , . . .o . - of a war with Mexico, but because they peal to cv eI 7 laboring man in the United States, and s h ow that however we inaj Wrangle about Wbe# it has been convenient, since our absence more particularly in the cotton growing sections, to i oca i concerns, ‘our country, right or wrong,’ , m Alb»ny< wc have nnide the subject of educa- j come forward and investigate the principles of tiie : , s r f, er a l| t h e moUo ofeventirue Aine- „ matter of enquiry, and have visited some tW ° P^V•f do ‘V.Tn *’ 1 ^ £* I W™- ' ;-; m tdging_ flka that we can learn upon W *" *“* “ fa¥ ° r ° f ^ The wh,g8 I ^ have now to ™v ,W if is this subject, there is a universal thirst for knowledge Distribution of the proceeds of the Public l^ods j tcnce by de C l arin * g war against the United .... amongst the States, assumption of State Debts, abol- ; States, we hope our government'will make lshuig the Veto power vested m the President Them nochihi’s p | a J of the matter, but proceed former opposmen to the annexation of Texas to the al once> vvith energy, to put’an end to the United States and the.r present personal prejudices contest in a wav that shall redound to the in opposition to the measure, and the country itself. Who are the most anxious for a National Bank, the farmers or the rich moneyed capitalists, the speculators, stock-jobbers, &c. ? I think you would find the working class the last to petition for such an institution. But, on the other hand, yon would find the moneyed aristocracy and the stock-jobbing speculators are the very persons who would have the management and control of such an institution, an institution which could regulate the value of our property and produce, the price of which it could raise or depress at any time, by discounting large sums at one time, and then curtailing or stopping their discounts entirely. They could prevent our State institutions from accommodating the people in times of their greatest distress. Money is the great est power that can be wielded, and there is more danger to be apprehended from that power than any other, and the proper way is, never to give it such an influence that you could not arrest it in its tyranni cal operations when you wished. rvading eveiy condition of society; but there are thousands who have not the opportunity, or perhaps L means of giving their children even the rudi- ncnts of an education, and who endeavor to recon? jile themselves to the acknowledged evil, by the -ecssity of the case. Where is the wisdom of our statesmen, when a subject so vital to the perpetuity f our Republic as the proper education of her sons, ■ neglected? Where the charity of our philan thropists and religious societies, who collect money ■j instruct the Heathen, and neglect those upon thorn the welfare of their countiy, and perhaps •heir own children depend? That Legislature which ■toll perfect a system of education that will ofier •he advantages of an education to every child with- h our borders, whether rich or poor, will deserve fflC 0 f the brightest pages in the history of our Sate—those charitable societies which shall devote a part of their means, energy and influence to the accomplishment of the same object, will be blessed sith the consciousness of having been the benefac tors of their country, and with the gratitude of those v.ho may become the recipients of their charities. Sunday Schools are already doing much—let them le extended to every neighborhood. Why not es tablish Circuit daily schools for thinly populated dis tricts ? Wc arc confident that such a system would accomplish much at a small expense. But our principal reliance is, and ought to be, upon the State—il is the first duty of a people to secure the enjoyment of civil ljberty and happiness for their own generation—and the second, which is not less important, to adopt the means, whatever they may be, of securing the same blessing to their children, ad the generations who shall come after them. I How can this be done, but by proper education ? “ Sweat’s Mountain” is situated in Cobb county; its base extending to the line of Cherokee. It is said to be two thousand two hundred feet high, but of this we are doubtful. We were one of a party who climed its sides and stood upon its topmost | rock. let the elevation be what it will, the view i from hence is grand, and the feelings which are awakened, sublime. The forest was spread out like an ocean of green waters at our feet, whose I verge was bounded by the horizon on one side, broken only by the towering “ Rock Mountain” in one direction, and the “Kinnesaw” in another, and on the other side a chain of the “ Blue Ridge,” with some issolatcd peaks, of which we knew not the [names. A delightful breeze swept over the moun tain-small clouds flitted over the face of the sun, throwing their shadows in fantastic shapes upon [the wide spread plain below—whilst here and there [farms like verdant islands, dotted the scene. We feel that it would be useless to attempt to describe the feelings which were produced by the panoramic view by which we were surrounded.— [those who have witnessed such scenes can appre ciate them, and those who have not must do so to [understand them. (Continued next treek.) tlieir election every where, but this last triumph we hold the greatest of all. Let the fate of Clingman be a warning. Charleston Alei cury. Warlike News! From tho Picayune which arrived here on Wed nesday evening last, we learn that Gen. Gaines lists made a demand of the Governor of Louisiana r one thousand men, to assist in repelling an as sault upon Texas, which Gen. Gaines had reason to micipate from ten thousand Mexicans reported to c on their march to the Rio Grande - , and within gilt days march of Gen. Taylor’s quarters. This requisition was promptly met by the Govem- |or of Louisiana, and the requisite number, and more, v.as made up in an hour or two! The volunteers were to sail forthwith, to join Gen. Taylor’s com- ennd.—Muscogee Democrat. Texas—I m portent. The Editor of the Van Buren (Ark.) Intelligen- jeer says, in his paper of the 2d inst, that he has been placed in possession of certain items of Texan news [through the politeness of Mr. Gregg, of Marshall, IHarrison county, Texas. Among these items we |find the following: Tho Dragoons that were ordered into Texas were Ircndezvoused near Nacogdoches, waiting for the ■employment of waggons and the engagement of sup- Iplies necessary for their consumption, we under- I stand have been ordered immediately to Austin by ■forced marches, ahd much excitement was created lin Harrison county by the movements; os the or- Thc Tariff question is of much importance to the planting inrerest generally, and especially in the South. The argument of the whigs, that tax ing goods high makes them cheaper, is so at vari ance with reason and common sense that I think it unnecessary to offer any reasons to prove to the con trary. We will look at matters of fact. Who do we find petitioning Congress to grant protection? The manufacturing interest. And why do they do that ? Is it because it makes their manufactured articles cheaper, and that they arc making too much money out of the farmers ? Or would you not ra ther conclude they wanted to make it up in some other way, to wit: by reducing the value of our cot ton to less than one-half of what it should be—fur nishing their machines with the raw material for less than one-half the money that it should cost?— Commerce and Agriculture go hand in hand. Crip ple one and you wound the other. The present Tar iff prohibits the introduction of a great many foreign articles, and admits a great many free of duty, there by making the duties much higher ugon the articles that pay duties. The manufacturers in Europe must clear expenses or stop. They must enhance the value of their goods, or reduce the price of our cot ton, and it appears it has been easier to reduce the price of cotton than to raise the price of goods. Con sequently, we are compelled to consume less goods, while the supply of the raw material keeps getting ahead of the consumption of manufactured articles, and has reduced the once flourishing South to one of the poorest planting sections in the United States. The distribution of the proceeds of the Public Lands, is upon the same principle of the old Inter nal Improvement system, to spend the money a:id squander it among the States, to create a vacuum in the Treasury, for an excuse to increase the Tariff. Tho people of the United States have to pay the ex penses of he Government, and why not pay out the money ready collected ratheT than to distribute with the left to the States, and then draw out of the pock ets of the people with the right hand the same a- mount, with the additional expense of collecting and distributing ? And in the distribution it never finds the way back to the same pocket, but to the pockets of office huntcre and office seckere, who probably paid the least It has more the appearance of a bribe than any thing to which I can compare it. Then comes the assumption of the State Debts— another scheme of the manufacturers at the North to keep up the high Protective policy, to enrich themselves at the expense of the cotton growers of the South, and to offer it as a bribe and inducement to the indebted States. But I hope the planting in terest will be sagacious enough to see their true in terest, to put a stop to such swindling legislation, and come back to the good old Jeffersonian, Demo cratic Republican doctrine of “ equal rights to all— exclusive privileges to none.” Let this be the order of the day, and then wc shall be a free end flourish ing nation. Next and last, comes the abolishing the Veto power vested in the President of the United States, which was incorporated in our admirable Constitu tion, which was formed by as wise and as virtuous, and as good men as ever lived, and under which we as a nation have prospered beyond anticipation.— They cannot get round the Veto power by construc tion, and hence the whigs wish to strike it out of our great and good Constitution. Examine the leaders of the whig party, and they are for a liberal construction of our Constitution, while the democrats are for a rigid strict construction, willing to do no thing but what is plainly set forth, and not to acton doubtful powers. honor of the American name, and at Lite same time convince all European powers, that wc are masters of our movements on this continent. q “If there is to be war, let it be np tem porising’ affair, but prompt, efficacious and conclusive. Let the whole country! with out a dissenting voice, sustain the Govern ment, and let the Government act as be comes the representative of a great nation —a nation too magnanimous to provoke a war with an irresolute and powerless peo ple, but energetic enough, when forced into it, to make the aggressive'party fully atone for its rashness. Wc hope that Mexico, re lieved from the gasconading influences of a few hotheaded funcjtontuies, .will yet re trace her steps. If she does not, the con sequences will be upon her . own head. A war with this country and Mexico should, as a thing of course, be short and decisive.” From the N. O. Bulletin, 9th inst- As war with, Mexico is by many deemed a probable event, some information relative to the strength and resources of our adver sary might not at the present crisis be un interesting. The entire population of the Mexican States, twenty two in number is estimated al aboi)l : seven millions. From this amount a deduction rulist be made for Indians, h&lf-brc&ds'ifrftf negroes, who con stitute about six-sevenths of.lhc census.— These are all mere slaves, and a class too ignorant and degraded to be enumerated a- mong the military statistics of the country. In physical vigor and intellectual capability they are said to be inuch inferior to the ne groes of the Soutli, andi, are certainly kept under a bondage much more galling and enervating both to mind and body. Throw ing this portion of the" pppulation out of the account, there remains only about a million of Mexicans who can be said 40 be of pure Spanish or European descent, upon whom any reliance can be placed for tlie defence of the country. Even this small fraction of the populace is greatly degenerated, and compared with the Spaniards of the day of Cortez or the Anglo-Saxons, of the pres ent era, may be calFcd.an efleminatc race. There has been nothing to .stimulate and devclope energy of character in their inter course with the puny and harmless aborigi nes. The rivalry and frequent collision with formidable antagonists, so essential to the growth of habits of endurance, enter prise and intrepidity have been "entirely wanting, and hence the Spanish Mexicans are much deteriorated from the parent stock. It will be obvious to the most su perficial observer, that in a contest with such an enemy, our Government has noth ing to dread. The wonder is, tliat-an ad versary so entirely impotent and helpless should have the tennerity to threaten war. No doubt, however, great reliance is to be placed on the forbearance and good nature of the United St at -'8. Having borne so many insults and outrages meekly, perhaps the calculation now is that;our government cannot be. proynkfldiinlO.; retaliation or re 8cntmcnt of injuries-. - iEholMexicans havi resolved, at any rate,"to experiment on our moderation, and may find, .after a while whether or not it has any limits. The Mexican vessel Relampago, refused yesterday to take the rnail we had prepared to send to Mexico and the Sandwich Is lands. We learn that Abe other papers in the city have been treated in the same way. We are at loss to understand the proceed ing. Can it be sulkiness—or is there real- iy'an embargo or declaration of war, made known by the Mexican Consul to the com mander of the vessel, which prohibits him from the carriage of American mails 1 As straws show which way the wind blows, perhaps, hero maybe found a true index to our international relations. New Cotton and tbe Cotton Crop. We notice, in-several of our exchange papers, the receipt of new cotton, at. the principal'of our commercial marts. It is certainly, very early, for this great staple of the South, to make its appearance in the markets ; and on the mind? of those at a distance or abroad, it is calculated to pro duce a false impression. Many would consider it ns evidence of an abundant production of this article. But il is in truth, the foreboding of a short crop. These early bale? of new cotton, are the gatherings of the first boles which have been prematurely forced open by the un- parailed drought and pnrening sun, under which the country lias been'suflering for weeks and "months past.. In many places, we learn,- that prior to the recent showers of rain, with which we' have been visited the cotton fields were almost whitened with cotton, opened before its maturity; and that, almost the entire crop of forms and young boles has been made to fall from the stalk by the extremely dry weather. We are just from a little excursion into the coun try, where we met with gentlemen, from South Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi, —they all concurred,. that these States, like Georgia, were seriously injured by the drought—that the Corn crops, were very short, and that the production of cotton, was cut off at least one-third. We are not evil croakers or panic makers, in these mat ters; but must say, from the indications be fore us, that the present will be a short crop. Good seasons, and a late fall, however, may do much to repair theravagesofthe drought. We have an abiding confidence in the'be nignity of a smiling Providence. Federal Union. ALEXANDER A. ALLEN, TTOItJ\'JEIT JIT L.3IP, Baiabridgc, Decatur County, Georgia. is y July 9,1845 PETER X STROZ1ER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Albany, Georgia. april 16,1845. 1 t£ E. H PLATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Albany, Georgia. april 16, 1845. I tf SIMS & CHEEVER, lyj FACTORS General Commission Merchants, Apalachicola, Florida. Wm. W. Sms. Wm. W. Cheever. April 16, 1845 1 tf THOMAS DOWELL, One of the late firm <f A. Wood Co., Sar., Ga., H AVING gone into the Commision and Factor age business, will attend to the sale of Cotton and other Produce "sent to him, and will also attend to the purchase of Family and Plantation supplies. His charges will be as moderate, as any other per son’s doing bussiness in this place. References: Messrs. N. B. & II. Weed,) Medical Copartnership. DOCTORS DAVIS A MATHEWS R ESPECTFULLY inform the citizens of Albany and vicinity, that they have this day associated themselves in the practice of their profession, and hope that tlieir union will prove satisfactory to their mutual friends. They will give prompLattention to all calls either in the city or country. Their office will lie continued at the one, at pres ent, occupied by Dr. W. L. Davis. 03“ Messages left either at their office on Broad st., or at the residence of Dr. Mathews, corner of Pine and Jackson st’s., will be promptly attended to. Albany, Ang. 27, 1845, 20 tf. Dissolution of Copartnership. T HE partnership heretofore existing between LEWIS & McKEWEN, is this day dissolved. The business will hereafter be conducted by the un dersigned, who solicits a continuance of the patron age which has been so liberally bestowed upon him by his fellow citizens. DAVID LEWIS. Albany, Aug. 25, 1845, 20 It. HENRY J. STEWART, ATTORNEY AT LAW Troupville, Ga. August 13, 1846. 18 tf T HE Third Quarter of Mrs. Boughton’s School for Young Ladies, will commence on the first Monday in September. Terms of Tuition, 4, 6, and 8 dollars per Quarter. Girls from a distance can obtain board in respectable families for from 6 to dollars per month. Aug. 6,1845, 17 tf. JYbtice. T HOMAS H. KEY respectfully announces his friends that he is a candidate for the Clerk ships of the Superior and Inferior Courts of the Coun ty of Dooly, at. the ensuing election on the first Mon day in January next. June 25. 11 tf COMMISSION 6c FACTORAGE. N. B. Knapp & Co., Mr. Geo. R. Hendrickson, Mr. Hiram Roberts. Savannah, Ga, July 30,1845, | Savannah, Ga. JOHN BILBO. ATTORNEY AT LAW. ALBANY GA. Will practice in the several Courts of the South- Western Circuit, and Thomas and Stewart coun ties. april, 16,1845. 1 tf. J. LAW, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Bainbridgc, Decatur County, Georgia, Will attend punctually the Superior Courts of the Counties of Early, Baker and Decatur, of the South western, and of the County of Thomas of the South ern Circuit. July 9, 1845, 13 y HENRY MORGAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ALBANY, GEORGIA, Will praceticc in all the Counties of the South-wes tern Circuit. June 18,1845. 10 tf D. &. J. VASON, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW, Albany, Georgia. april 16,1845. 1 tf Information Ffom Mexico. A private letter was received in this city, by the last southern irtHil from Texas, west of the Nueces, dated July 26t h, and stating that the Mexicans realty were concentra- If you believe in the Democratic doctrines, and ting provisions and munitions of war at wish to retain them, come forward next October, and Malamorns as fastas possible, and also troops vote for Democratic McAllister, and tho Democrat- a t Monterey. The writers of this letter are ic candidates for our next Legislature,and my word engaged in the Mexicantrade,andcommu- dere were not accompanied with any assigned cause for it, you will not have any reason to repent of so nicate at least weekly with Malamoras.— for the movement, and many feared that the Coman- doing. The whigs are playing the wolf in sheep’s j They are not likely (tf be deceived in this dies might have threatened a descent upon that city clothing, saying general politics-has nothing to do matter, for their facilities for obtaining cor- whiletho Convention was in station to capture 1 with the Governor’s election, until it is over, and if, re ct information are ktiqwn lobe equally the members. The orders for the engagement of by accident, contrary to their expectations, Mr. ns good, if not better than those of any oth- waggons, Sic., were countermanded and the troops Crawford should be elected, they will proclaim it a 1 er persons in Texas ; and their experience whig victory, and they will try tosaddleall the a- with the frontier Mexlcr - ~ ■' ' |at ogee put in motion for Austin. More Troops for Mexico. Orders were received on Saturday requir ing Captain Duncan, at Fort Hamilton, a Ifeiv miles below N. York, to be in readiness |at a moment’s warning with his company lof Flying Artillery, to inarch for Texas.— lit will require two small vessels to transport ■this company with their horses. Their lacstinaiion is the mouth of the Aransas. [St. Ithree comp: I Post to New R. K. & J. R. HINES, Attorneys &. Counsellors at Law. Offices in Macon & Albany, Geo. They will practice in the following Counties. Bibb, Macon. Thomas, Thomasville. Houston. Perry. Decatur, Bainbridge. Dooly, Vienna. Stewart, Lumpkin. Macon, Lanier. Sumpter, Americus. Lee, Starksville. Randolph, Cutliberl. Early, Blakely. Pulaski, Hawkinsville. Baker, Albany, And in the Circuit Court .of the United States for the District of Goorgia. They will attend any other Court, not conflicting with the above, when engaged specially to do so. The attention of both partners will be given to all business entrusted to their care. Letters may be addressed to the firm at either place. Richabd K. Hikes. . John B. Hikes. April 16, 1845, 1 3m GREAT DISCOVERYI DR. WATSON’S UNRIVALED FEVER AND AGUE PILLS! A CERT AIN and permanent cure for AGUE and FEVER, in all its various forms, in four hours. For sale in Albany, Ga., by Welch & Epping, at the Drug Store, and by Agents generally throughout the SouSiem part of Georgia and Alabama. Price only fifty cents—one box to cure two case3. Albany, June 11,1845, 9—5m. RICHARD F. & J. LYON, ATTORNIES COUNSELLORS AT LAW. AERANY, Raker Co., Ga. H AVE recently entered into a Partnership in the Practice af Law, and will continue the prac tice in the several Courts of the counties of Raker, Macon, Lee, Rooty, Randolph, Recatur, Sumpter, Erwin. All matters submitted to their care in any of these counties, will meet with prompt attention, and lie brought to a speedy conclusion. april 30th 1845 3 ly. SAPPINGTGN’S AKrniPDB’IWISIB IPEHaSSj,. A Certain and Effectual Cure for Fever and Ague, For sale by W. E. SMITH, april 16. 1 tf JOHN SPENCE, is such, that bove obnoxious doctrines upon us; and the State ■ they can hardly be deceived.—Washington would be considered by other States whig in prin-1 {Jnion. ciple, as much as if we were electing a President. Sodth-Western Planter. Military Movements. We are informed that a portion of the 8th Regi- North Carolina. The Highland Messenger (Whig and supporter of Clingmanjoannotmces tnc feat of Its candidate fori:Congress, e de- and ment, now stationed in East Florida, are ordered to s|ate3 lhnti the ctfejol r(tf HH* give Graham proceed.immediately td the relief of the 6th Regi- a ma j or ity of 32G. Clingman publishes a —iuiiuji is iiic niuuiii vi iuc a....... ment to be stationed as follows:—Two Companies (j ar ([ ( a long one) intlip Messenger to ex- Gen. Worth, the commanding officer at' at ^y West; two Complies at Tam^&y; Com- , ajn hU de f cat . ^ that- matter is set- . Augustine has received orders to send P an,es . J ’ andG ’ Pensa f la; P™ Company at St. ft ed The Messenger maintains that Gra- tee companies of U. S Troops from that Augustine; Company A., Baton Rouge . Company j lam ; 3 - mor c than half .ft Democrat—so i-Jst to rfew Orleans. The P schr. Gen. toreador toe ™ch the better We h»d, judged that lie . Worth was to leave Jacksonville immedi- Head Q°^«» oftba Ragiment to remarn for the wa8 a tme Southern man, i and on that ac- lately for St, Augustine, for the purpose of present at St Augustine—S/. Aug. News. I count dcs ; re d his triumph ,Over a betrayer I conveying them to their destination, she j Being kissed to death by a pretty girl, is Capital of the South. Our brothers of the “old I nqving been chartered for that purpose. | punishment. (North State” have-gone glpnously through GROCERIES. T He. subscriber has now on hand, and will be re ceiving from New York and New Orleans, the following articles of x Groceries, - which he offers to his customers, and the public gen erally, on as reasonable terms, FOR CASH, as can he bought in this market; and respectfully solicits the patronage of the public generally.' Among his assortment can be found Rio and Cuba Coffee. Manilla and Ky. Twine, Sugar, Refined Loaf and Kentucky Bagging, West India. Cotton do. Flonr, Northern and Wes". Nails and Spikes, tern. Powder ana Shot, Bacon, Country and Wes- Percussion Caps & Flints, tern. Looking Glasses, Lard, Vinegar, Coffee Mills, Soap (varieties of) Shingling hatchets, Tobacco, (various brands) Cpllins’ Axes, Snuff (bottles & bladders) Weeding So Patent Hoes, Sperm & Tallow Candles, Table Salt and Brooms, Cheese, Butter, Molases and Syrup, Spices & E. Ind. Bagging Mess and Prime Pork, Manilla, and Ky. Rope. Whiskev Stc. &c. JOHN JACKSQN. Albany, Geo. april 16 1845. 1 tf WATCH & CLOCK MAKER, I s prepared to exeente all orders in his line of busi ness, with despatch, and in the most superior style. Watches cleaned or repaired will be warranted to keep good time. Gold wrought into Rings or other ornaments, and silver into spoons, will be warranted in workmanship equal to that of any establishment in Georgia. Terms Cash, and prices to suit the times. Shop situated on Breed srteet, next door above the ‘Patriot’ building. May 14th 1845. 5 tf RICHJMRR MM. CEJMRR, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Albany, Georgia. Will practice in the Counties of Baker, Lee, Deca tur, Dooly, Sumter, Randolph and Early, of the South-Western Circuit, Stewart, of the Chattahoo chee, and Thomas, of the Southern Circuit. ET Office under the “ Courier” Office, Broad st. JOB WORK of all kinds executed at tins Office with neatness and despatch. April 16,1845. THOMAS PINKNEY SMITH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Albany, Georgia. april 16, 1845. 1 tf HORA & HeGWIER. j-^EALEBB in Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots, 1 Shoes, Hats, Clothing Stc. Albany, April, 16tb, 1845. tf.