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• i Springfield and Harper's Ferry was struck oat, end the clause providing for the Civil Superin tendence prevailed by a vole of 103 to 77. The next amendment voted upon by yeas and Days, was a proposition to strike out the fiftieth section of the Bill. This was tost 90 to 88. The next amendment voted upcn has reference to the rations, and the amendment of the Committee was lost. The yeas and nays were ordered upon the passage on motion of Mr. Profit of. Indiana. The vole was 123 to 62. The Army Bill having been disposed of, vari ons motions were submitted as to the order of business. The first successful motion was to go into Committee of the Whole. Mr. Briggs of -Maas, was called to the Chair, and a half a dozen - members submitted so many motions as to the . order of business which they were anxious to have considered. The successful motion was to lake up a Bill to regulate the taking of testimony in reference to contested elections. 'This Bill was debated through the day. Washington, Aug. 5. The Senate adjourned yesterday evening soon alter four o’clock. The Revenue Bill was order ed to a ihird reading, when Mr. Kvans of Maine reifies ted that the BUI might then have its third reading. .Mr. Calhoun expressed himself anxious to be heard upon the subject belore the vote was taken, and upon the liual passage, and upon his motion the Senate adjourned. 1 he House devoted the whole day after the pas sage of the Bill providing for the re organization of toe Army to the Bill from the Committee on Flec tions, providing for the taking of testimony. Toe debate continued at length before the Com mittee lose. No effort was made to take the ques tion. to-day’s proceedings. UNITED STATES SENATE. Tiie Journal having been read, the morning bu siness commenced with the reception of reports and memorials. A Joint Resolution in reference to the Naval Pension Fund, some days hetore under considera tion, was passed. A bill was also passed in relation to the District Courts of the Northern District of New York. -The Committee on Military Affairs, through Mr. Preston, the Chairman of the Committee, reported back the Bill which passed the Home yesterday. Mr. Preston moved that the Senate disagree, and that the Senate appoint a committee of Conference. The Report was concurred in. A committee was appointed, which w ill probably ccn-isl of the>ame S~*3R3rrn Wiir.^??^re“TenfrßfP« a brief debate arose upon the printing of a map of dc importance to any body. Mr. Calhoun said that the Tariff Bill of lS2Shad beeu called the Bill of abominations, but bad as that Bill was, that was worse. That bill averaged 46 per cent, as near as he could make a calculation; but this, according to the statement of the Chair man of the Committee, was hut 36 per cent. But this Bill proposed cash duties, ind with its other burdens, it imposed a duty quite as onerous as the act of *2B. What was still worse, it violated the Compioimse Act, and was 4 in violation of the proms ivesof thr- author of the Act, and the pledges of the Governor of Mass, who took a prominent part in the framing of the Act of 1838. This Bill too,as another a»d a greater objection, bo stated, violated not only the Compromise Act, but it provided for the distribution of the Public Lands. It provided for duties, and we had a flood of experience which idiowed us that low du ties were belter than high duties. Notwithsiand iug all the adverse times usder a reduction of du ties, the industry of the countiy had never pros pered so much before. Reverse the protective system, and this was a mere protcccivc Bill, and the effect would be to paialize again the industry of the country. After spending considerable time in denouncing the bill as a prohibitory measure, and in no sense a Revenue Bill, Mr. Calhoun ptoceeeded to discuss the question of Protection and free Trade in what he called a more philosophical manner. He de nounced the whole Protective policy as levy, plun der, tribute ; and used o'her terms cf a correspond ing character Being of this character, he argued that the Bill which contained such p:;nciplcs, contained them in violation of the Constitution of tte U. 8. which forbids protection of oje class at the expense of another. It was agrarianism of the worst sort. — You were bound to ask whether lhc*e burdens could be paid, and t is he argued had not been done. Mr. Calhoun, whose speech shoved that he had spent much lime upon the subject,though he said nothing he had not said one hundred times before, contended that his views were nottostile to rnanu factutes. tree trade, he argued, 4 or strict, stern. He venue duties, could be maintained without hos tility to the manufacturers, lie professed to be lieve that hostility to protection lunnonised with protection for mauufactuies. Mr. Calhoun also avowed himself a friend of Mauufactuic;, but his friendship w»s hardly an in ference tu be drawn from any ol his conclusions. — In conclusion, Mr. Calhoun said he did not expect that his remarks would have any effect upon the Senate, and lie did not believe an angel’s voice would, have any effect. He spoke lor another sphere, and the People would heed what he said The People, he believed, would remedy cxi-.tiug evils, and under the banner of Free trade, low du kes, economy and retrenchment, separation from hanks, the Democracy would triumph. Mr. Ucntori continued tho debate in a speech in opposit •!i to the bill. He called the bill many hard nai.tes, and repealed them many limes. When Mr. Benton took bis seal, Mr. Walkci ul Missis sippi role, ami moved a iccommitmcut of the bill with instructions. The motion seemed to h*-ve been for the sake of a speech. The yeas and nays were oalied upon the motion, and it was lost by J vote of two to one, 26 to 13. This lelt the question just where it was, and upon the mo tion shall the bill pass. Mr. Hvans rose to reply, and spoke at some length m answer to the several speeches of Messrs. Woodbury, Benton, and Walker of Miss. The speech was very able, and was listened toon all sides of the Senate. The argument of the Senator from S C., was answered in some detail, beginning with the denunciation of the Tariff of 1828, and ending where be closed. it was shown that the tariff' of 1828, so much denounced, was made a bill of abominations by the enemies of the bill itself. They piled amendment upon amendment in order to make the bill odious, and who voted for it then ? Mr. Kvans showed who supported it by naming Mr. Van Buren,Mr. Woodbury, Mi R M Johnson, Mr. Wright and Mr. Buchanan, and others, among those who voted for the measure. Mr. K. turned over the defence to these gentlemen,and is speaking as i close. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. DEPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AE- Jfairv. The report of Mr. Cooper of Penn, from the com mittee uu Indian Affairs, was the first business be fore the House this morning. The debate was con tinued by the author of the report in reply to the speech of Mr. Cushing of Mass., and in a continued examination of the examples cited by the member from Mass. Mr. Cooper having closed his remarks, the ques tion was about to be put upon a substitute proposed by Mr. Everett of Vt. to the resolutions submitted by Mr. Cooper of Penn, as the organ of the commit tee. The substitute was chiefly a resolution to the effect that the answer of the Secretary of War was not satisfactory to the House. Mr. Adams said, he should vote for the amend ment proposed by the gentleman from Vermont.— The House had already had many collisions with the executive branch of the Government ; to his great sorrow and regret these differences were mul tiplying. He was anxious, as fa: as possible, with out compromising the dignity of the House, to re concile these differences of opinion. He agreed with the gentleman from Vermont that in the pres ent case there was no direct occasion for censure beyond the expression of an opinion that the an swer was unsatisfactory.. After the adoption of the Resolution he hoped the answer would he forthcoming, with the papers called for by the Resolution which had been adop ted. The Secretary of War had no right to give his reasons for withholding information in such a case. He could have no reasons which were satis factory. It was enough for him to know that the House wanted the information called for—wanted it for national purposes, and in the discharge of its high duties. It had been said by his colleague (Mr. Cushing) that the information should be furnished if required for purposes ot impeachment. How could his colleague or the Secretary of the Treasury know that it was not for this very purpose that a Committee of the House had called for the informa tion they bad desired > But he did not agree with his colleague thatsurii information could not be procured unless for pur poses of impeachment. The House for any purpose had a right to information in the possession of the Departments. Mr. Adams spoke at considerable length, and with a good deal of earnestness of man ner until the expiration of the morning hour. His last remarks were of the most eloquent character, and produced a strong impression upon the House. He spoke of the degeneracy of the age—of the change of public sentiment, when a member could rise upon the floor as his colleague had done, and defend the Executive in such an exercise of power as had been practiced. Mr. Adams was blazing forth like a meteor when he was called to order by the expiration of the morning hour. The subject was then passed over until to-morrow. PRIVATE BILLS. The House on motion of Mr. Cowen then went into Committee. Mr. tioardmamof Mass, was call ed to the Chair, and the day was devoted to the considcratien of Private Bills, to which there was no objection. A hundred Bills and more have been favorably considered in Committee and will be reported to the House. It has been the best working day of the session, and much of the success has been ow ing to the inielllgcnt Chairman. Correspondence of the Baltimore Patriot. Washington, Au g. 6. UNITED STATES SENATE. The business of the Senate has nor been of importance during lha day, except one or two measures. A suggestion was made at an early hour that the bills upon the private calendar be considered, and it was generally acceded to. AHMT Blit. During the day, the conferees made their re port, which was read and concurred in. The committee of conference upon the Army bill have reported, and the report will be concur red in by tbe two Houses ot Congress. The regiment of dragoons is not to be disband ed, hut after tbe 4th of March it is to be made a rifle regiment. The regiment at present has re ceived orders to be on duly. An abolition of storekeepers is also recommend ed, end a further reduction in tbe rank and file. Tbe Bill to supply lire deficiency in the Navy pension fund was also passed during the day, and after some debate. A Bill for the re-organization of tbe Navy De partment was also passed. At an early hour a motion wag made to go in to Executive Session, and after a short lime the Senate adjourned. ' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Journal of yesterday’a proceedings read by the Clerk, recorded the good things done yes terday. The Journal was so long that much time was consumed in the reading. It was a no ble record, however, and very pleasant to hear. The House was then occupied for so|se time in miscellaneous business. A number of resolutions were adopted calling for information from the Departments, and in ad dition to these a resolution agreeing to put a slop to the debate upon tbe bill reported by Mr. Hal stead, from the Committee on Elections, and pro viding for (he taking of testinlDny in cases of Contested Elections. The bill was urJer consideration through near ly tbe whole ot Thursday. At one o’clock on Monday the debate upon the bill will close. A bill was then passed requiring the Secretary of State'lo make an annual report to Congress upon the subject of the commercial relations of the country. The report from the committee on Indian Af fairs respecting the conduct of the Secretary of War, was the order ot tbe business tor tbe next hour. Mr, Adams was entitled to the floor in contin uation of the remarks made by him yesterday. Mr. A. addressed the House with his usual abili ty, with earnestness and in reply to the remarks of his colleague who had spoken in defence of tbe veto and tbe Executive while aMtbe same time he had spoken in derogation of Congress. Mr. Adams spoke particularly of this last re mai k and considered that his colleague had rather wronged himself than degraded Congress by his efforts to bring disrepute upon Congress while at the same time be was ready to do all homage to the Executive. He had said that he wasjin fa vour ot the administration of John Tyler, and un doubtedly he was for no man bad rendered a mote devoted support to the Administration. Mr. Adams commented upon the exercise of the veto power by the President. Thrice he had interposed the veto power and blasted the hopes of the country and Congress. A bill had now been signed by the Speak ?r, and this day would be placed in tbe bands of the President. If ft Was approved the effect would be salutary upon the country in tv/entv-four hours it was apwpved. In cunnajcUo» with «wr negotiations, i/ow completed, the effect for good would be in stantaneous. Instead of being unable to procure the means for the support of the Government, a loan of 12 or 20 million, could be at once negotiated. The great error of the President was in sup posing that tbe supreme power was lodged in bis bands, His colleague defended him upon tbe same grounds. Like Charles the First, he preferred to be governed by conscientious motives, but in tbe name of conscience the worst errors might be committed, and often were. Mr. Adams spoke until the expiration of the morning hour, and was followed by Mr. Proffit in reply. PRIVATE BILLS. The House then went into committee of the whole, Mr. Uoardman of Conn., in the Chair.— Bills of a contested character were considered, and a long debate upon a claim of Ex-Governor ■Shannon, of Ohio, was debated at length. The bill was debated by Messrs. Mason, Medill and others of the Ohio Delegation, and was then passed over with a recommendation that it be re ported to the House not to pass This Bill dis posed of, tbe House soon afier adjourned for the want of a quorum. Correspondence of the N. Y. American . A Precious Morceau. Washington, July 29. The Committee of the Whole yesterday after noon finished the Contingent Appropriation Bill, and reported it to the House with a few amend ments. It is a very important bill, and the neces sity of some of its permanent provisions is abun dantly proved by the testimonies adduced (in the debate) of the audacious corruptions of the Van Buren Administration. Among others, a fact staled yesierday by Mr. Linn, (Chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures) is highly in structive as to the propiiely of checks and guards on tho administrative power. A manufacturer of mail-bags in Ohio in con sideration of his consenting to become the Loco loco candidate for Slate Senator received a new contract for mail-bags to the amount of between >.200,000 and $300,000, at a reduction of only 5 per cent on the former preposterous prices, while a Whig manufacturer was at the same lime offering to contract for any amount at a re duction of 25 and fifteen percent on former pri ce.-! The Loco toco wer.l on with his contract, the result of which is that the Department has now SOB,OOO worth of new mail bags on hand entirely useless, and having been so tor years— the contract so far exceeding the wants of the De partment, for the sake of giving a fat job to a worthless partizan as a reward for political servi ces. The correspondence with Mr. Van Buren at t\»e time, in which iho«*e objects were Boldly avowed by the contractor's friends, and as boldly recognised by Mr. Van Buren, is now in the hands of the Committee of Pubic Expenditures, and will be published. There is now on hand in the Postoilicc De partment a quantity of blanks for various purpos es, sufficient to last fifty years ! This is the way that such men Blair arid other Locofuco printers grow enormously tich by public thieving, while every honest man in tho country was grow ing poor by the distress which they caused or pro moted. M ill not tho country be roused by such facts? Aral yet, these are only items in a vast budget. Can it be wondered, that we arc a bankrupt na tion' Preaching anti Practice. A certain preacher was asked why he did not practice iris own doctrine? He very frankly re plied, that he was in favor of the division of la bor, and that, us ho had to do (he preaching, lie would turn over the practice to his hearers. The following wholesome lecture, as compared with Mr. Tyler’s subsequent practice, would seem to indicate, that he had come to the same conclu sion, as the rule now is, that all office holders must serve him personally. — True Whit*. To the Hun. S. A l . Hobble, Acting Postmaster General. Sir: Information having been received in a form entitled to attention, that the Postmasters at •••■», Pennsylvania, and *•***, Ohio, have so far violated the obligations which they implied ly assumed on taking office under my administra tion, of abstaining from any active partizanship, or in any way connecting their offices with par ty politics, or using them for party purposes, I have to request that inquiries shall be instantly instituted into their conduct, and that if the charges against them be found to be true, they be immediately turned out of office, and citizens ap pointed in their places who wdl otherwise con duct themselves. The Post Office Department, in all its operations should be conducted for the single purpose of accomplishing the important objects lor which it was established. It should, in an especial manner so far as is practicable, be disconnected from party politics. It was estab lished for specified purposes of equal importance to every citizen. To convert it into an engine of party to be used for party purposes, is to make it tne fruitful source of the most alarming evils. Ramified as it is, and extended to every neigh borhood, the purity of its administration, and ne cessarily of its agents, should be particularly guarded. For a Deputy Postmaster to use his franking privilege (a privilege bestowed upon him for the sole purpose of exonerating him from oppressive charges in the necessary correspon dence of his office) in scattering over the country pamphlets, newspapers, and proceeding to influ ence elections, is to outrage all propriety, and must not for a day be tolerated. Let this be left to the politicians. I should be happy if one or two examples shall be found sufficient to correct an evil which has so extensively prevailed. I will take this occasion, also, to add, for vour instruction, that the appointment to, and conti nuance in the office of Postmaster of any one edit ing a political newspaper is in the highest degree objectionable. It involves most of the con sequences above stated—introduces politics into the Post-Office—diminishes the revenue and confers privileges ou one editor which all cannot enjoy, in a word, it is my fixed purpose, as far as in me lies, to separate the Post-office Depart ment from politics, and bring about that reform which the country has so loudly demanded. JOHN TYLER. Sept. 28, 1841. A few days ago, .he Washington Globe con* tained some severe strictures on the expend-' t lure of about one hundred and thirty thousand dollars, to effect a termination of the semtnole w/» , in Florida. This looks monstrous, to be sure„» pecially when everybody remembers that J f r Van Buren expended upwards of thirty i iil lions in this same war, without product ne s tithe of the effect brought about by the sl3* j qo<j expended by the present Administration ir , ’ pav , iug some thirty Seminole chiefs to emigre t * e take their followers with them. Why d the Globe harp upon the present Administrat ...i.c, 60,000, and preserve silence about Vac Huren’r thirty odd millions? Does that paper lhink , h . people a set of foois!— Prentice. QC/’lt is a somewhat singular fact If ,at the floor, tn the Patent Office at Washington so stone imported from Germany by a Conn ecticut man, who works an extensive quar l land of‘.blue laws” and -horngtr .flints ” Th" stones were transported as baltar t cost. That, together with the lo- *V* es s®.“* many enabled the-calculating’* Yankee £f£'. rush tiie Government with the (imported .r n. . a price less than he could oflord huT own vLh mg him too, it is said, a handsome profit. * efironfcle sentinel* AUG US TaT. i TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 9. WHIG NOMir^TIONa FOR CONGRESS. RICHARD W. HABERSHAM, of Habersham. ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jefferson. THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Glynn. RICHARD 11. WILDE, of Richmond. ABSOLOM H. CHAPPELL, of Bibb. AUGUSTUS H, KENAN, of Baldwin. HAMILTON P. SMEAD, of Talbot. AUGUSTUS R. WRIGHT, of Cass. FOR THE LEGISLATURE. senator. ANDREW J. MILLER. HSPRESENTATITBS. GEORGE W. CRAWFORD, CHARLES J. JENKINS, SAMUEL H. TARVER. TIR" THE NEW FEATURE. ft is a source of no ordinary gratification to us to witness the prompt manner in which the Whigs are responding to the “hew feature” in the prospectus for the “Reformer-Revived.” It is equally flattering to our vanity as an editor as greatful to out fellings as zealous Whigs. This prompt action is right, it is the proper spirit, it brings fresh to our recollection the memorable spring of 1840 when almost every mail brought . its fifty to an hundred subscribers, good and true I hearted Whigs, ft encourages us to prosecute the work with zeal, energy and a hearty good will, when we see our friends rallying so prompt- J ly and cordially to our support, and it augurs well | for tbe success of our measures. Rally around ; iK. standard say .we, inscribe upon -it* iolda ■ '‘Henry Clay a sound currency—no rotten banks,” and put your shoulders to the wheel like gallant, high souled Whigs and push the Refor mer-Revived along. Send up your names to be enrolled upon that fast swelling list of one bun . dred and fifty high spirited Whigs, who approve of the -new feature,” and we will welcome, thrice welcome you to the noble contest for “de liverance and liberty” from currency tinke.rs and a depreciated rag currency. fn reply to the numerous enquiries “when will the first number of the Reformer-Revived be is sued” we have the high gratification to state that from present manifestations, should no accident i intervene to prevent, we shall send forth the first number on Saturday the 20th inst, and we must ' r therefore ask our friends for a prompt return of their subscription lists, prior to that period as it is 1 desirable that our first issue should be sufficient 1 to supply every subscriber. While on this sub ject we desire to make a suggestion to our nu e merous friends, which if promptly adopted will give the paper a circulation cf 20,000 copies in two weeks.—ft is this—Let the prominent, lead ing Whigs in every county in the State make up a purse, some will give five some ten, some '- twentv and others fifty and a hundred dollars [ ’ each if they feel in the right spirit, to have the paper circulated, and by this means it can be i- placed in the possession of every luke warm voter e among the Whigs, and those who will read it t among our opponents, neither of whom would e subscribe. This is the true policy and is carry i- ing out the object of the paper. Whigs of Georgia 3 arouse and move forward in this contest and if yon do your duty, the Reformer-Revived will, . aye, shall tell most powerfully upon the rotten v banks and currency tinkers in the October elec -1 lions. The fate of the wotk is in your hands Y and success or defeat awaits your action. B C. J. Jenkins, Esq., Is out in thi-5 morning’s paper, in reply to “ A t Mechanic and we tike great pleasure in inviting s the readers’attention to his communication, for its i manly and dignified tune. The Whigs of Rich mond should be proud of such a representative, and all parties should unite, in this time-serving age, in doing honor to man who has sufficient firm- ness and honesty to express his opinions regardless y of their influence upon his personal popularity. y Read the communication, and then, like prudent e and wise men, determine that Old Richmond cannot ** dispense with tiie services of such men as Miller and Jenkins. ; Our Job Office. 0 Having recently made considerable additions of r t new and f ancy tyfe to our office, it is now in ex - cellent condition for doing any work with which '* our friends may favor us. We can do all sorts of ? letter press woik, books, pamphlets, bills of lading, visiting cards, steamboat bills, horse bills, show " bills, hand bills, commercial and law blanks, rail toad and <jray receipts, posting bills, bill headings, warehouse receipts,ball tickets,business cards,etc. Orders from the country will meet with prompt al •t tention. The business season will be upon us ere J* long, and we hope we m;*y look to our friends fora continuation of the patronage they have already expended us, and we confidently assure them that j their orders shall be executed in a style superior to q tiny office in the city, ?ind at prices adapted to the i- depressed state of the limes. Give us a call. s . The National Intelligencer of Saturday says : r The Revenue Rill yesterday passed the Senate, and was returned to the House of Representatives, it a will to-day be laid before the Pro sident, with whom 4 the solemn responsibility will then rest, either to ® sign the bill and give relief to a suffering people, and spread joy and gladness and {gratitude through the laud, or, shutting his eyes and his heart to the public distress, refuse his assent to the bill, and | plunge his country into hopeless rn isery. May the y Giver of all Good “incline his heart to wisdom,” e and avert a decision so calamitous ! e The yeas and nays on the pas rage of the bill are r Yeas — M essrs. Archtfr, Barr ow. Bates, Bay ” ard, Choate, Clayton, Conrad, C'refts, Criltem.'eu, e Dayton, Evans, Huntington, Keer, Mangu.m, ' Merrick, Miller, Morchead, Phe?,ps, Porter, Sim mons, Smith, of la., Sprague, T allmadge, Wbite, 0 Woodbridge—2s. Nays—Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Benton, Buch -0 anan, Calhoun Culhbert, Fulum,Graham, King, 0 Linn, Mcßoberls, Preston, Rivet;, Sevier, Smith, 0 of Conn., Sturgeon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, “ Williams, Woodbury, Wright, Young—23. ? From Washing ton. s The Baltimore American of Saturday says;— 1 Gentlemen who have just rett irned from Wash ington state that rumors were very current there, f and generally believed, thru Lord Ashburton - would leave that city in afr w days preparatory | to his departure for Eng l and, the terms of the r treaty which he was sent ro this country to ne t gotiale having 'seen concluded to his satisfaction. It was also str .. c d that Mr. Websler designed to resign his ofjicc as Secretary of State soon after , the adjourr .ment of Congrers. Os course we do not know vrhat credit is to be attached to those r sports, I j-jt ss the same rumors have reached us I before f som ether sources, it is possible that there naay ' Je some truth in them. The iWagmolta. /’he July number of this periodical, the first . -he new series published in Charleston, war i*:«'on our table yesterday by Mr. Charles Gron , ville. the agent for this c.'ty. Our anticipations , ( of the change to Charleston have been fully suf t tained so far as the typography of the work is ?. concerned, which would do credit to any publirb r ers in this country. The little leisure wo have been able to devote to its contents satisfies us L _ that the readers of the Magnolia have much oth a er cause to rejoice at the change than mere typo- W graphical execution. It is apparent from this ?! number that Mr. Simmes is determined to make id le it a much higher toned and more useful work 1- than it has heretofore been, casting aside the 8 light trash usually found in periodicals, for matter of a more solid and substantial character—this is well and we wish him god speed. The edito rs rial bureau evinces industry, zeal, tact and talent, 31 and is exceedingly well storeo 1 . It n (Jj* At a recent collection in one of the Churcli ie es in Mobile, the greater portion of the receipts 5 was in shin plasters, which purported to le good f ’ or a drink or drinks at some tar in the city. S° j much for the bettercurrency, which the currency I tinkers ptomised the country when they began their experiments, . I The Ball la Motion. We take pleasure io placing before the rc-adei fi the following letter from a gemlemarpia Rm» to ' bis friend, who has submitted it to us lul publica- ti tian, and we smccicty hope that the coie ludiog b suggestion ot the writer will not be lest on our ( Whig friendfthrouglioat the Slate. We have no- , thing to apprehend from the most searching inves- s tigation, our principles will bear the seve-est test c of scrutiny, and if the people be made familiar with t them success is certain. Whigs do your duty. . Rome, July 23rd, 1842. j Dear Sin—l send you a brief account of the , political discussion which came otf yesterday at , Hardin’s Mills,io Floyd county. 1 regretibat you ( were not present, as well as every ore else who , can judge impartially of men and measures. At an ( early hour as directed by a Committee of Arrange ments, Col. Wright of Cassville one of the Whig | Congressional Candidates commenced an address to | a large and intelligent assembly cf both parties —j After a playful allusion to the disadi antages under , which he appeared before the au itorv in being obliged to open the argument, and to precede . three, not only champions, hut the bestloOM.ing men in Georgia, he came at once and boldly up to the consideration of the prominent topics now he-' fore the people. He depicted in strong and with a master hand the depressed and waning con dition of all the leading interests of the country now, as compared with their prosperity tu former times; briefly retraced her history for the purpose of ascertaining the cause of the distress, and the measures wliiih in his judgment, enlightened by forty years of national prosperity, and for warned by half as many of embarrassment and ruin, would recall to activity the palsied energies of a whole people. In tins connection he spoke of a Nation al Bank as emphatically Ihe measure of bis party. With a perspicuity, a vigor and beauty peculilr to his style of oratory, he forhibly demonstrated its constitutionality, by argument, by precedent, by the reiterated sanction of every department of the governrr.cni, and of all parties. He sustained its expediency by his theoretical opinions of finance and the effect which it would have upon the cur rency, and powerfully supported those opinions by aa ftppohl to tb« ht-twrj of Iho Un»«c4 SUteo Bank in connection with that of the nation. He boast ed that he came before kis countrymen with no new measure, no new experiment, but with one which their fathers had tried and sanctioned, one which had more than once brought us from distress and peril to safety and prosperity. He repelled indignantly the charge of the Democratic papers that the Whigs arc the supporters of the corrupt system of banking, under which the country now suffers. He demonstrated by the sudden and large increase of the number and capital of the local banks, immediately after the Veto of President Jackson, that it was the failure of Whig measures and to the acts of their opponents that the state of things now so loudly complained of had their ori gin, and by the journals of the Georgia Legisla ture, that the Whigs here, have bravely resisted the cureut of ruin, had nobly breasted the gather ing storm —and patriot like, had endeavored to pre vent as well as predict the evil which would ensue. In his conclusion he called upon the gentlemen who would reply to hipn, to specify their measure of relief, or if they held that this was too much fo r the pcop e to ask of the Government, he called up on them to state their financial policy. Opposed to a National Bank, he contended, they must sup port either our present system or a mctalic currency and the Sub-Treasury. In a few sentences he sketched most graphically our present irredemable, ' depieciated paper circulation, and enquired if they were in favor of this. With equal brevity sud i clearness ho exhibited the grinding operation of the Bentonian currency, and asked in a lore to which the sympathy of his hearers lent point and [ energy, is that the system you advocate ? Col. Wright’s speech upon this occasion although mostly argumentative, was impressive and-inmany passages thrillingly eloquent, and marked through out by a courtesy, a candor and a slalesman-like ’ dignity which drew waim encomiums from all par -1 ties. William 11. Stiles, Esq. of Cass, one of the Dem » ocralic Candidates replied,or rather made a speech, for either he did not consider his opponent’s argu ment worth a reply, or he had pieviously arranged his speech and was afraid of losing the thread of it, amid the sadJleb gs full of newspapers ami mat.u --' scripts which he exhibited, in case ho should al -5 tempt the business of replication, at all events he overlooked both the strong and the weak points in * his adversary’s speech, and wholly omitted to le- J spoud to the demand for the announcement of the financial pioject of his party, lie consumed about s an hour endeavoring to prove that the Whigs were all federalists and monarchists and represented their t prominent men as jockeys, booted and spurred to t ride down the dear people. He spent about the r same time in vulgar abuse of the Whigs, for hum bugging the people iu IS4O, and ot the people f-r being asses enough to submit to the operation upon that memorable occasion. Among other of his de r derations was one that there exited no financial necessity for the extra session, for he was in pos- session oi testimony then, ’ushovv that at its com -1 meucement there were twenty millions in tf,e Ha lt tionat treasury! “If any one doubts it, said he, v “let him call lor the documents,*’ “I’ve got the doc - umenta,” shaking a bundle of newspapers in his >, hand. “ Exhibit your proof of that,” demanded one of lus opponents, 41 produce your boasted doc - uu.ents After fumbling several minutes in his e bundle, he produced a newspaper cditoiia), coin a menliug upon Whig extravagance in burying Gen. )' Harrison and not one word of the state of the trea t sury, “ will that satisfy you he asked in a lone 0 of tiiumph; and after reading two or three ex e tracts equally pertinent , he was allowed to proceed, it being evident he could nut bring his mind to the point in issue. If his flights had been comet like j before, they became after this interruption still { more erratic. The treachery of his memory or his ( understanding was strikingly apparent. After a > harangue of two hours and a half he yielded to the . entreaties of his friends and spared them farther k mortification. Bis Stilishness both of manner and e matter may suit the meridian from whence he came, j but the people of the up country are incapable of appreciating its beauties. „ Col. A. 11. Ken an, of Baldwin, next addressed the assemblage in a very neat and pertinent speech marked by'his customary'boldness, manliness and brevity. He was unusually caustic and happy in r , his reply to Hie rigmarole which had just proced- ed ; and Air. Stiles evinced, by his excitement and i, uneasiness, the pa:u he experienced under the lash To use his own figure, one of the booted and spur h red jockey'* had mounted him, and what wonder he should prance when he felt the gaff in kis flank. , ’The manner in which Col. K. repelled the asser -1 tit u, that General Washington believed a Bank to be unconstitutional at the time that he signed its charier, though acting under the obligations of an oath, was a line specimen of indignant and impas sioned eloquence. lie presented the true points in issue, in two or three striking point." of view ; and with the good taste characteristic of a man of , chivalrous fueling, omitted to notice or imitate the n abusive pa.rt of his adversary’s remarks. While Col. Kenan appears to want the cogency cf thought and brilliancy of fancy', with which, Wright sus tains and enlivens his argument, he possesses a readiness, a reckless, dashing independence o l manner, which give him great advantages as a pop -0 ular orator -r General Haralson, ofTioup, had the benefit of 0 the conclusion ; but counterbalanced by the disad. ;e vantage of having to sustain a sinking cause, and [s rally-routed forces. To effect this, he brought in e to play a fine fund of humor and pleasantry; and it his argument failed to convince, his jest could not but amuse. Icdeed, he scarcely attempted to return the blows which his heavily'-armed adversa ries had dealt so liberally upon him: he only is sought to blunt their force, or, by stepping nimbly i- aside to avoid the fate with which they threatened 1S him. His speech was long, and on the whole, in teresting; and his auditors must have had little veneration for Momus. if their risibility was not is excited to the utmost; but it presented no new l ' points in argument or views of policy, save this— e that he was finally provoked to disclose his scheme is , 9 f finance so far as it relates to the State of Georgia, i- Though, he wishes to be considered alone responsi >- bl ? for it, and not his party. It is the same, he \ s said, as that proposed by Governor McDonald, some e time since. He wishes to let all the present in -1 corpora ted banks run out by the expiration of their charters, and confine the business of banking to a ° single Slate institution, with branches at the va !r rious commercial points. You will perceive that s this is just <ke system which works so beautifully i- and beneficially in Alabama. t “ Let me ask you,” said Col. Kenan, “ to state to these people where the capital of your.bank is to be procured. The State has no* even the means of - discharging her liabilities. Must 94*e borrow mo -5 ney to bank on, did Alabama, or tax the whole d people to raise a banking capital, to afford coramer* ° c»al facilities to a few ? Which scheme are you *Q y favor of ? When will you get the capital of your n bank? Or, will you set it a-going without capi tal ? Here, the facetious General was in a dilemma, from which, neitlu r the *x it ion »»: hi" t * r a stroke os his Wii coaki exiitcaiv him. Ti.elir>t al ternative was manifestly impolitic and impra« tica- n ble; and the laat certainly would be unpopular. a He was literally conSrcd,and with a hearty laugh c at his expense, the assembly dispersed. Beloie he r speaks again, he must have his financial project q more matured; and not only know* what sort of a 0 bank he wants, but where he is to get the capital e also. As an orator, he certainly does not rank J high, though inmeasuiably superior to his feeble coadjutor of yesterday. Hi* social qualities con- « stitute his great excellence; and if he should not be c chosen as one of the representatives of Georgia iu t Congress, there is no question but that he will Le t one of her best citizens at home. This display has convinced methatgUie Whigs r have every thing to gain by discussion. They have important measures to bring before ihe couu- 1 try—they have a set of candidates capable of sup porting them honorably, to I hem-elves and the pai- i ty. Their opponents propose nothing, : advocate nothing, but are against everything; and with a ticket greatly inferior in popular taienls, cun they do oilier than lose by investigation. (Tj* Holmes of the Literary Depot is ever on the qui vive with something choice in the literary world in the shape of sn Extra New World or some other gem, and he yesteiday laid on our table three extra number of the World, contain ing that admirable wo»k by Dr. H. R. Madden, THE UNITED IRISHMEN, Their Ike* anil times. Also a double Brother Johnathan containing THE CAPTAIN’S WIFE, A new naval tale complete. Call aft see him. New York and Albany Rail Hoad. The n.-Lt st(*p towards the commencement of this important work to the city ot .tew Y ork was taken on Tuesday lasi. A large party cf gentle men, including the president and directors of the Company, left New York on Monday, and pro ceeded to the village of Pawling, in D?ffiiess Couniy, where the ceremony of first breaking ground for the great work took place in due form. The inhabitants of the county turned out in great number, and welcomed their visiters with enthusiastic hospitality. Thir road, which is to connect the two impor tant points of New York and Albany, passes through one of the richest and most productive portions of the Olale. For the Chronicle 4- Sentinel. Messrs. Editors—My attention has been direc ted to the communication of“. 4 Mechanic ,” ad dressed to Mr. Andrew J. Miller and myself, which appeared in your paper during ray absence. The subject of which it treats, having excited much feeling in this commioity, and the communication itself being altogether respectful, and kind in its general tone, I feel that I may indulge m3' decided inclination to respond promptl}', fully, and frankly, without establishing a precedent, which shall com mit me to a controversy with ever>’ anonymous writer who may choose to arraign me at the bar of Public Opinion. 1 am askedJir.sf,foi “ a circumstantial history of an act passed at the lost session of the Geneial As sembly, establishing a Board of Aldermen, for the city of Augusta, prior to its passage.” On my re turn to Milledgeville from one of our Circuit Courts, or soon afterwards, the Senator from Richmond in formed me that the act referred to had pat-sed the Senate, requested me to give it my attention dur ing its progress through*the House, of which I was a member, and placed in my hand a memorial from sundry' citizens of Augusta, in conformity to which he had introduced the Bill. He give no indication whatever of more than ordinary interest in the measure, but acts introduced bv him, and conducted through the Senate, at the request of our common constituents, ami then turned over tu me, as claiming m>’ atten tion no Icssjhan his own ; and so I regarded it. — Having carefully read and considered its provi- I sions, I gave it, with the exception of a single clause, m3’ approval and support. With the entire concurrence of Mr. Miller, I moved to strike out the objectionable section, and otherwise slightly'to . amend the bill, which motions prevailed. When t it came upon its pa?sage, 1 stated to the House that the measure was local, that it had been called for by a memorial then in my pjsscssion, (which t might be read at the Clerk’s desk if any member ; desired it,) and thatlheic was no counter memorial, r nor (so far as I knew) any’ oilier expression or in ) dilation of opposition io it at home. No one ob ; jecling, the bill passed the House as amended, ai d - was returned to the Senate for concurrence in the r amendments. i 1 had very little conversation with Mr. Miller - on the subject, and (if my memory be fcut at fault,) 1 none whatever with any other person, having u - ceived neither verbal nor w ritten communication - (except as above slated,) from any' one or more of my constituents. Tins i* all I know ot its history , prior lo its passage. I am asked secondly “what will be your fntine 4 legislation as regards this act, in ca :e of jour re -1 election ?” I answer, that must necessarily depend - upon circumstances, which I cannot certainly ac* s ticipatc. Should the citizens of Augusta ask no legislative action upon tin- subject, by memorial or • otherwise, I shall propo-e none, unless it he to re " duee the properly qualihralion, and thereby in— -1 crease the constituent body, which 1 now incline * to think is 100 *mal). There is, however, abund » ant reason to believe, that our fellow-citizens op- L * posed to the act, will invoke legislative action, L * will petition cither for its modification or repeal. I It is impossible for me lo conjecture, with any sat s isfuctory approach lo truth, what modification will ’*■ be proposed. E I have been told, that the advocate? and the op r pouents of the measure, would probably unite in i proposing that the act be ?o amended as to abolish , tire properly qualification for voters, retaining that f for Aldermen. I have no hesitation in saying, I would vole foi that, or any other amendment which 1 would reconcile conflicting opinions, and theieby 1 give stability to the new Board, without destroying i its utility. In a government like ours, the iegisla -1 tor’s hist o: jr*ct should oc to enact good laws ; bis ■ second to make them acceptable to those upon whom they are to operate. In the present state of uncertainty, as lo the aspect in which this question ■ will come before the next General Assembly, I e can only add under this head, that if I should be a . member of it ; I will make that the rule of my con - duct. u But it i> proper that I should advert to the other s alternative. As an individual. I must frankly say u that lam opposed to the repeal of the set. N'otbir.g ha< oc uned to change the opinion I entertained g when 1 voted for it. Your correspondent has not . a<kc«. for an argument on the subject, and perhaps f the proper limits of this communication would pre c elude one. e The citizens of Augusta, however, are divided t upon this question, and circumstances sometimes render it expedient and proper to dispense with an a institution good in itself. If, therefore, a majority ( l of those opposed to the act, and of those originally in favor of it, should concur in the propriety of its repeal, I as their common representative, would not set up my opinions in opposition to theirs, but would vote in conformity with their concurrent wishes when ascertained. I must be permitted heie to notice an impressien prevailing to some ex if tent, that this is only an entering wedge to a limit- ation of the right of suffrage in State elections. 0 Were there space in an article like this, I would satisfy any reasonable man, that there is a wide y difference in piinciple in the two cases; nay more, v that there is a wide differeace between limited suffrage foi Ibis Board of Aldermen, constituted as it is, and for members of the Gty Ceuncil. I must, e however, content myself witli saying, that so far lt as I am concerned, the apprehension is wholly v groundless. I have never contemplated such a movement, and without a change of opinion, can e never propose or vote for such a measure. u Whether or not this explanation will, in the lan _ guage of your correspondent, “ dispel the clouds e of discontent which now rest upon the minds of e many of my friends and constituents,” I know not. - It is offered in a spirit of frankness, and as much r concession as may consist witk self-respect, which a no man, worthy to represent intelligent freemen, would consent to surrender, t CHARLES J. JENKINS. , i The Harrisburg Keystone announces Governor Porter refused to sign the ApporiflßH L ‘ menl bill recently passed at an extra sessioi^H 1 ; 3 Pennsylvania Legislature, called for this f If this be the case it is slated that no ► members of Congress can lake place in $ this year. The honorary degree of L. L. I>. 1 ter red on Edward Everett* at Minister at the Court u Lt. verities of Cambridge and hrom the Lynchburg Virginian. Duvet taxation. \Vl;«n t. e "jit-> k a 01; sciu me was first pro muiga;:'l: was dciiarod that I bat‘*g: cat measure 01 eDiuerance and Liberty” was only the first ol l a aeiic- . of propositions, c utemplated t»y .ts advo cates, :tio design of which was to effect a thorough 4 revolution in our financial system, but in 1 the entiiC policy of the government. The authors of that measure, which, though it was foiccd up on au evidently reluctant party, was afterwards euthu :iaslicaiiy defended by hundreds who were driven into Us support, were challenged to reveu ! the other measures,thus darkly aliuded to, but ne- | verdi"tintiliy mentioned. They, however,mantain ed a profound silence generally—though Mr. Khett, ; of S. C. who was, like his leader,Mr. Calhoun, just 1 pipping the siieil ol Loco Focoisin,but who is now rccog.iiZid as a “cock of she walk” in that party, even then, bolder than his coadjutors and allies, took open ground lor the abolition of the custom houses, and in favor oi the support of the govern ment i*y u system of DIRECT TAXES. That system, however, was manifestly unpopulai ai first; and “the party,” therefore, gcneially' dis claimed ail intention of forcing it upon the country. They knew indeed, that it hud never been resorted to, even under ihe pressure of circumstances which left no other alternative, without exciting public discontent and popular clamor—they knew, that of all the measures of the administration of the eider Adams, the imposition of a direct tax was, next to the alien and sedition laws the most odious— they were uwuic that of all the modes of raising revenue, it is the most unequal ami oppressive in its character —and hence, they shrunk from the premuiuie avowal of their purpose, relying upon the force of party discipline to induce a tacit ac quiescence at a future period, when they might be compelled to take a stand on the question. That lime has come—and the avowal is now openly made, not only by the Calhoun section of the Loco Foco parly, but by those who have heretofore rank ed witn it- other division. me Washington correspondent of the New York American remarks: •‘They declare loudly and universally in favor of the entire abandonment of our present Revenue system ol indirect taxation. No more duties on imports! No more protection to our agriculture, manufactures or Commerce! Custom-houses aie to be put down as monsters, in the same category with b. nks. The Sub-t reasury was only the in troduclieu of the Locofoco system of reform into the business of keeping ai d dUbuising the public money. The free trade and dire* ttaxation scheme goes toUbc veiy source, and applies the sy stem to the ebusiness of raising ana collecting the public money. ‘• You aie scarcely prepared or able to credit this, because you have not yet had a chance to read what we hearing lor the Inst fortnight. But there is no mistake about it. Read the Loro foco speeches made during these Tariff debates and you will find it al» laid out as 1 have said. Loco focus of every t variety and section—Northern, Southern, Eastern, Middle and Western—almost without exception, haimonize in this giand move ment. Yesterday was rich in these disclosures. R. D. Dacis and Gordon, of New York, Gwmu of Mis sissippi, Burke of New Hampshire, and Daniel, of Non 1 Carolina, each and all, came out and com mitted their party fully against the present Re venue system, and in favor of direct taxation. This is the issue made up by themselves. Meet them on it. Whig"! throughout the Nation, immediately. Blow the trumpet and begin the battle.” Upon this issue we are prepared to meet the op posing p.:rtv, and we cannot doubt the result of the contest unless the spirit of American freedom is utterly extinct, and the people are prepared to sub mit to a boovlpg; far snore exacting and grinding in its character tnan the yoke which Great Britain attempted in 1776 to fasten on the necks of our Revolutionary lathers, and which,like the infant Heiculcs, they snapped iu twain. At the outset we declare, as we have always done, that of the theory of Free Trade we are sin cere disciples, but we deny : hat that is free trade which on one aide, a boh >he s all duties, and on the other imposes the highestdu.ies which every aiticlc is able to bear, the introduction of whicn E not positively’ prohibited. Let Great Britain, Fiance, Germany, and the European Stares abolish their tariffs, and draw their revenues directly from their subjects by means of the tax-gatherer,—and then we will aaree that the U. States shall do the same, not only as a measure of national comity and stiici equilv, but as being in accordance, when universal ly acted upon, with the highest interests of ait countries —breaking down ail the barriers to that unrestrained and universal freedom of intcrcouse between the nations of the earth, the interruption of which, by artificial restraints, is ucq*:e"tionably the most fruitful source of commercial derange ment mid disaster, as well as cf individual poverty and suffering. But a partial Free Tiade system can confer no benefit 011 the country by which it is adopted. If she permits ail other countries to l.vv a tax upon her products, carried imo their ports for sale, while liicii products are admitted into her ports free 01 duty, or by the payment of a nominal rax, the remit manifestly' is that her people are forced to support, to riio extent of the revenue derived from 1 tin* duty on her exported rommodiiies, the govern mmU of the nations to which those commodities are txpoited, as well as hi r own. Are the people prepared for this ? Arc they prepared to strike off all duties —to abolish our custom houses,and in vite foreign nations to pour their fabrics upon our shoics, to an extent equalled only by our wants, and thereby to prost.aie the American mauufar- j -- 1 — lures, whose origin can be traced Co a universal public necessity, by which we maytigain, and at no 1 very remote day, be visiUd. Ye?: Patriotism in— . voked, from ISOS to iSlh, the aid oftlio.se, who , saw, with Mr. Jefferson, tint to be independent for the comforts of life, we must fabricate them our -1 selves,” and, yielding to the cal! —when our ports were close,il, not by piolcctiug duties, but by jiio hibitory ehaclineuts, such as the Kmbargo a..d the ’ War, — a number of our citizens invested their capital in thG branch of national industry', for the purpose of supply ing those piecing national wants j which could fie met from no other quarter. And the question now is, —. l o far the new aspect ol it is presented- in Hie nropoHtion to at olish the cus . torn ho.:s •, and to sustain the government by di r reel tasvs, —sh II our existing manufacturing, es » tablishments be, nut protected incidentally but des * troyid' Shall we lay the axe at tin* root id this * source of national independence as well as of na 1 tioual prospen’y, and throw wide open our ports to tin* m.inulacluieis of England, I* ranee and Germ ny while their ports are cio.wd and barred against ne ?* us r U m ght, indeed, well admit of a doubt whether, regarded simply as a leveuue measure, tin* policy of direct tuxes, as the substitute for customers on imports, is not to be depreciated. Look at the dif hculty with which the great Male of Viigiuia now raises an annual revenue of liltmore than half a million of dollars, and the clamor lo «**hich it leads when a proposition is made lo augment tise taxes, even, by the uddi’i >n of one or two cents upon the h -mdred dollars value. See, in other Mato, *he odious docitinc of Repudiation opcnlv avowed,and in others, as in Pennsylvania, acted upon while it is denounced, —not because the States which have resulted lo this dishonorable expedient are unable to pay their debts, for there is not cue of them which cannot nay what it owes with but a slight pressure upon the citizens, —but actually and solelj' because their Legislatures, dare not incur the odium of levying increased taxes, in order to pay their just debts. Should we witness this degrading and hu miliating spectacle, if those States, instead of send ing tax gatherers among the people to collect spe cific sums, from which there is no absolution but in hopeless poverty, had it in their power, by a s> stem of direct taxation, which leaves every man free lo pay as little or a- much as be pleases, to replenish their exhausted coffers? Never. We may, it is true, be rot erred to the present condition of the National Exchequer, which although no at tempt at rc-pudiaiion has yet been made, never theless destitute both ol cash and credit. This, however, is not because that government has a right l«! collect duty oh imports, but became, hav ing that right, it has failed judiciously t«> exercise ii—because, uudor Inc influence of an unfortunate combination of ciicumstant ts, superinduced by that fatal propensity to manufacture hobbies upon which Presidential aspirants may ride into power, the du ties were reduced to a point not adequate to the public emergeneie< —the revenue derived from tnem {.tiling snort, duiing Van B urea’s four years,many rm.li i.s of dollars, and of cour>e, having bten since that time still further reduced, leaving the govern ment p.uportiouatf ly less able lo disehaigc He sa cred obligation which it has assumed. The duties must be raised, even though the expenditures of goveiuin nt wcie reduced to one-half the amount they rear bed under the ‘-economical” rule of Mr. Van ijuici; or o! ms ‘•illustrious predecessor.” Cut if they .;i ,- ail taken oil—if the custom-houses be aholi'hcd, an I Federal Marshals a«e to go through theltiui, iu Lowing in the foot steps of our lax co.kcu i' and gleaning for the general government the ■ enmant left oy the Slate officers—if, our man ufacturers are to be prostrated for the benefit of foreign capitalists and their laborers—if that source of national independence and wealth is to be cut off and dried up—if, while the European nations are prohibiting our bread-stuffs and imposing heavj duties on such articles as they design to lake from us at all, we throw open our ports to them, without a tax, —we shall, as Mr. Wise predicted, in his better days “ die of an abstraction —We shall be the victims of a theory, which, extolled on all hands, has never yet found a nation willing to a dopt it, though some of them recognize it in their standaid works, and leach it, as a fundamental truth, in iheir public schools ! Who, then, goes for direct taxes ? Who wish es to see the Federal Marshal walking by the side of the Stale collector assessing our lands and ne groes,our horses and cattle, the table on which we eat and the bed upon which we sleep —a system, which, like the dew ot heaven, falls impartially upon all, but, unlike the dew, impoverishing in stead of enriching the spot on which it falls ? Let all such vote for lire Loco Eocos. If a majority of the people desire the establishment of this policy, as the suffering will be theirs, so is the right lo inflict it. But they will curse the hour, when, de luded by a theory, they lent themselves to a pur pose so suicidally ruinous. * Extract from the Editorial remarks of the En quirer, on Mr, Madison’s Message to Congress, Hth of December, 1815. “The President* in speaking of the finances,urges a word in favor of the Manufacturers. He lecom mends, that in adjusting the duties on imports to the object of revenue, such a tariff maybe used, as to protect certain manufactures,more especially ‘articles defence or con nected of— -,\ Hi the 11 a v c WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10. Iveup il before ihe i eople, 'fill ihe “ HtFUKMKK R| vi VI. II ” V-.JI . the largest circulation of any paper ever publish* ! ed at the South, provided the Whigs do their duty. We shall see . Hoi! on thru Hull. Tin merchants and trader* of Col ambus Geor gia have determined to discontinue the airomina hie practice of receiving depreciated bills, except at their regular discount. This is the true prin ciple, and it is a duly which Columbus owes to the c mntry, to take a bold stand in deience ol a sound currency, for her institutions have contri buted largely to the present deranged Nate of things. Hut we will not discuss who done the mLchief, let us rather welcome our Columbus brethren into the told, and invoke their aid in a cause, the success of which is so important to the country. Go then and do likewise! say we, unto every planter, Merchant and Mechanic in Western Georgia. The True Spirit. The following pointed communication from a geiieiun.4, whole souled Whig, is m the right pirit, and we commend it to ihe Whigs of old Ricl.ioond at worthy of their unanimous approbation. We knew too well the generoua impulses tha< thrill the bosom of “ One 1 f the People ,” to doubt lor a moment, that he would be found wanting in duly to his old and tried friends in Hie hour of in ej.— Burn men aie worthy the name «»l Whig. To the Editors of the Chronicle 4- Sentinel: Gentlemen—From the manly and dignified manner in which Andrew J. Miller and Chales J. Jenkins have .'expanded to the call of “ A Me chanic,” 1 feel fully and amply'satisfied,that they did nothing mote Ilian Republicans Humid have done, and what they ought 10 do again under simi lar circum-.tances. 1 shall, therefore, with great pleasure, “pick my flint and try than again.” O.nE OF THE PEOPLE. Periodicals. Hcnt’s Merchant’s Magazine for August, prompt as the precepts it inculcates in mercantile transactions, is 011 our table. Praise of such a wo:k is superfluous. Tuk Southern Literary Messenger for August is on our table, and like its numerous predecessors cannot fail to secure a cordial greet ing from its legion of readers. Oar acknowledgements are due to Mr. Mason the American publisher, for reprints of Bent ley’s Miscellaxey, Blackwoods’ and Tin. Dublin University Magazines for July, all oi which fully sustain iheir high reputation. Henry Clay—The Democratic Review, the organ, pur excellence , offs party, in its last num ber, Ims an article headed, *• Clay in the field again.” The article thus opens ; “ Ciay is a line fellow.—He is so bold, he is so brave, and in the political melee, he rides thun* ■ dering along at the head of his hosts, in the van ' of the strife, so gallantly, and with so haughty a crest! Like the panache ol Henry 1 V r , wberev r ?r the fight is hottest and the blows the heaviest, r there streams its white flutter as the signal to his i friends oi the point ol pressure, and the direction » to which they should follow. He is a man eve -1 ry inch of him—worth fighting, worth healing.” , And it is thus that the noble and gallant *‘Har ’ ry ol the VVe?.L” extorts admiration even from 1 his bitterest political opponents, ’•’hey cannot > help yielding him iho tribute of their praise.— Alexandria Gazelle. 1 A successful experiment was made at the a * f Philadelphia Navy Yard on Wednesday morning ri with f Captain Stockton’s large wrought iron can e . e non. i his mammoth gun is 13 feet long, with ea bore of 12 inches, and will cany a ball of 112 || pounds. Il was first loaded with fifteen pounds -of powder, out that load did not reach the touch - VI util mill nmu out UUUI lilt: UlUUt* holi', and a was therefore drawn out, and a larpra t* b f wad rammed in first. It was then tired off, first wall 15 pounds, then 25, then 35, and afterwards with 45 pounds. The last discharge is said to - have made ths ground shake lor many yard.-. iiu>v iiijui/ in . givuiiu su.inc iui many yaiu around. This terrible nslrumenl ol’ defenn was placed on board one ol the iron steamers at tue Vard lo be taken to Sandy Hook, where it is intended lo try its power in throwing hails.— Ball. Amtr. The receipts into the Treasury of the IT. Stales lor the first half of the year 1842, as reported to Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury, went as follows. The amount may be slightly varied when the accounts of the second quarter are accu rately adjusted : From cu-toms $7,974,689 SO From lands , 705.001) ou From mi-cel hi neons sources 54,145 32 From loan 1,594.479 09 From treasury notes 8,490,536 06 Fioro trust funds 148 602 15 18,907.513 02 The expenditures of the Government during the same ,vcrit d were : Civil list, miscellaneous,and foreign intercourse $2,935,107 2s Militaiy establishment 3,020.347 *7 Naval establishment 3,039 512 73 Intere-d, &c.,of the public debt 104,231 77 Reimbursement ami interest of trea sury notes 6,922,065 01 16,680,324 ..0 Tm t funds 123,288 93 16,803,613 59 The lioiiiiJary Settlement. The opposition wliidi is beguiling to manifest itself agumst Hie projected treaty between the t . •Stales and Cleat Britain on the sul.jactof the N’oilli Eastern Boundary, is,lo >ay the least of it, some what extraordinary. The source from whence this opposition came cannot be overlooked. As the lasi icsort of a party which lias lost every ten«- blc position, the martial spirit ol the country is in voked, and a war question is stirred. \Ve can regard the sudden hostility against the boundary settlement, so recently started, as noth ing more than a political movement, if, as we are given to understand,an agreement lias been set led satisfactory to the General Government, to Maine and to Massachusetts, who arc the parlies concern ed in the anangernen*, there arises a strong pre sumption that nothing of an improper character his been conceded —but that, on the other hand, eveiy thing has been yielded on the part of England, which ought to tie required. The opposition,how ever, has started wiih an apparent disposition to liud fault without regard to the real merits of the question; it has not waited to ascertain precisely the facts of the case; but by a seemingly conceit ed movement the whole arrangement has been con demned, ana a rejection of Ine treaty recommend ed. A member from Mississippi (Mr. Gwtnn] opens the first attack, and a member irorn Georgia (Mr. Black) unites in the assault —the.-e gentle men having been selected, probably, as the pioneers in tire enterprise, oecuuse their local prepossessions might seem to have no inrtuence in determining their course oa the subject, it would seem lobe unusuii yaiiiotic in .>outhein gentlemen so stand up i.i behalf cf Northern territory', t.> come forth as ihiiiii.-i m defence cf the National soil —t».u> d;v ' '.ncniieivo ol sectional prejudices anda.- suming the high ground of chivairrc devotion to the honor of the whole country.* We look upon these displays with some suspi cion. The party from which they proceed are driven to desperate extremities. They want polit ical capital; for, they have become bankrupt on every ilvestment hiherto made. They cannot make a stand on the currency' question ; the Sub- Treasury is done, and the humbug of an exclusive metallic circulation is exploded. They have been equally discomfited on the Tariff. It is manifest that nothing can be gained Dy crying out “ free trade, 3 ’ or by denouncing protection. Jn looking this way and that for some available position lu rally upon, tho Van Buren leaders appear to think that a war question will answer their purpose. The settlement of a long and vexatious controver sy must be opposed, even although an arrangement is profit-red upon advantageous and honorable terms. If a war should be provoked, the calami ties and distresses which it would bring upon the country are to be reckoned as nothing, provided the disturbers of the peace, the fomenteis of discord, the reckless agitators in the business, secure politi cal ascendancy. Against such a course as this, we have a right to protest in tire name of all good citi zens. It may be that the present condition of the coun try' producing in the minds of multitudes a restless feeling of discontent, or an indifference toward re sults of any kind, since all control of reason and good policy has ceased in the Government, may have the effect of favoring the appeals now about to be made to the warlike spirit of the people.— We trust, however, that there is yet in the coun try an abiding sense of justice and propriety, with judgment and discretion enough to direct the pub lic mind towards wise and pacific measures, and lo restrain the fiercer impulses of passion, until at least the national honor and interest shall require the assumption of arms.— Balt. American. * We sincerely hope the Editors of the American have not done Mr. Black such gross injustice in a serious vein to attribute to him any such high mo- I lives for his conduct; for we can assure the Edi tors tint Mr. Black belongs exclusively to that class of politicians whose character singles him out knd who e habits fit him for the small, dirty work ■ his parly.—Ed. Ciiron. ■ There is a roan at Rochester, who has become ■ celebrated for adjusting difficulties, that the Hies in his neighborhood, when they are out of Igs, send for him to settle coffee / I I'rom the Georgia Jnvrna'. 'l‘r\ AND COFFF.t:. — It Eet-TTi*. ijCltfi liiL lOil'jEV ... ili"t ti<- Hon .ViarX a <loo(H>r am* i! lion. K. iiavc»ol.’ii totax tea and atf e How is , till-, i: f1; t litncti > cmnc, explain itawx if joucan? Tlic' ytofle won il I e glad -o heat fi.»m you. [communicated ] . 1 In tin; Houre Ilf ilepiesenuu-.es ol the United St iii> mi (he debate on the Naval appropriation I bill, tiov. Rejnolds, of Illinois, a J.icoloco, was malting a strong speech against the'Kav> abuse., sbuwiut that a single vessel had <•<*' more to re pair it, than to build it. The facts were astound ing —Hie locos were very uneasy. At last, exlra Hilly > i till, a 1..c0, slept the old (inventor, and told him be was treading on corns. UeyaoUn —lf I am. they arc not m;i cons. Smith- -But they arc those ul your tiiends. fit’ijnolJs —How ; Smith —Our parly made the expenditures. A general laugh ensued, and Reynolds moved tu adjourn. Next morning nothing ino.e was heard again*! the Navy abuses. The case las a parallel 111 Georgia. Seen# —caucus room. The Democratic Committee have published - ,li add re.*-sin which they suy—“nothin# hut the al<le unil energetic oppo.-ition of the Deiim. rat;c p**f> raced your tea and coffee from being w ‘ddled at |** e famous ex'ia session with a tribute to retrenching w i | *s6 er y- ,> In the House of Representatives on Saturday, the ICth July, 1542, on the motion to make tea free. Mask A. Cooper, a. loco member of Congress from < ieoigia, voted against it.—Un the qlie hull to make Coll* o pay a tax of live per cent ,o\ 21* per cent. Mark A. Cooper and Kdward .1. Walk, both loco loco members of Congress fumi (.coi u. voted for Hie highest duly ! ! ! Cooper and Black —Hemic men, you tread on our corns. Committee —How * leave you been voting for “saddling ten mid coffee, with tiilute to retieiich iug whiggery.” Cooper and /Hack —we —we —we —ah —wc — umph—we voted lor free trade —we- —ah —we vo ted hi carry out our anti-tariff doctrines —all who vole to make those articles free are protective tanll men. Commit lee (aside) —Curse on such men,we never know whereto find them. Co p- r and black —Gentlemen Committee, see what a glorious list of good and line Calhoun men voted with us. Our votes will show our piinci jjle‘— lea and coffee must be taxed. Cook, here h Dixon H. Lewis, Houston and Chapman, from Ala bama —S. 11, Butler, .1. Campbell, Pickens, ami Rhett, of South Carolina, besides others, who voted with us. ‘loihinittee—Wow’ did these gentlemen vote ai the r-Xtra speoian. Cooper and Black —Strongly again-1 the duty. Committee —Worse and worse. Cooper and Black —Ah, that will make no odds —the humbug has lost its favor, and so we can say one way last vear and another tlfi . Warner (aside) —These mfiiifieis will ruin us ; wheie was Colquitt P Cooper and Black —He —was absent. Warner (in alow voiced —1 wfih you all had b?r n absent. Committee— A bad beginning. Fouche—l had intended makin. fifty speeches about lea and coffee. Both subjectr arc now taken from me and I shall have to defend my' fiicnds, rather than assail my opponents. > h, cursed for tune! how eloquent I intended to be about the pool 1 man’s tea and coffee—let’s adjourn. But stay, Warner, how will the rest of the address do * Warner —It will not do at all. It is filled with errors «-'f fad. • Fouche —What P . Warner —All true. Fouche — Oh that 1 had stuck to school keep ing. 1 never had sense enough to dive poli tics. Come, Cooper, let’s go. (Exeunt omnes ) , Warner (behind) —A pretty set of turncoats, who quit their own pany to get office in ours. They 1 gel all the offices. They ruined us iu 1840, and 1 they will do so agiin m 1842. Abuse a bank, do - you p I will let you see, that Ido not give up the bank to oleasc VOU. , LtaiiK 10 please you. The editors of the Richmond Vv hig propose enlarging ihcir paper in the fall, and print it on ’ new type —Tiny also expect such editorial aid - in a few months as will make the whig, “if not ii the ablest, equal to any journal on the continent I and worthy of the high favour it has received at - the hands of a generous, liberty loving, tyrant-ha ling people.”—May success alien f their efforts. e Correspondence of the Bull imure Patriot, g Philadelphia, August 4, P. M. i- There was sevcial descriptions of stocks taken j, at the exchange heard to day, hut in small par- O CC,S --" The weather continues cool, wi h the wind Is from the North East, accompanied with slight i- rain since nine o’clock this morning. New ITobk, Thursday, P. M. Business of every description c ntinues ex tremely dull. The Flour market is drooping— sales of Genesee and choice brands of Ohio were mafic at $5,75. Southern Flour is dull, without sufficient selling to warrant quotations. Cotton is heavy—soo hales sold this morning I at prices in favor of the purchaser. There was quite a small business done at the I stock exchange. Nothing was done in Southern Exchanges worthy e»I note—Exchange on London is firm at 100*. a 107, ami on France at 51.42A a 51.40. Philadelphia, August 5, P. M. There was nothing of account transpired at the stock exchange to-day. The weather continues cold and unpleasant, with the wind from the eastward —am! so high this morning as to prevent the ('ape May boats from starling on their trips at the usual hour. •Several blacks were taken up and committed to prison in Moyamensing, last evening, lor disor derly conduct, among themselves, however. The market lor Flour has been rather fiat for the last lew days, though tiie stock and receipts continue very light ; prices remain at $5,31 lor Western, $5,50 lor old, and $5 02A per bid. for fresh ground Pennsylvania, with moderate sales; $5,50, however, is the extent that puichasers seem willing to give, and the market may he con sidered on the decline. New Vo uk, Friday, P. M. A regular North East storm set in last eve ning, which continued throughout thenigi.t and the greater part of lire day—this put a slop to what little out door business there was. No flour could ho landed, thereloie prices remain as they did yesterday —there is some enquiry for Colloi., the Miles to-day are GOO hales—the fi icr descrip tions, such as had been held lor the manufactur ers, having fallen off’A cent per lb.— in all cases 1 find buyers have the advantage. Nothing of importance lias yet been done in foreign exchanges lor 10-murrow’s packet. A few hills on London have been taken at lOfi a 107, and on France at 5,42 A a 5,40. Cold Comfort. —The Federal Union in its up hill work ot defending the Centra! Bank, sug gests a mode by which the credit ami diameter of the Bank may be retrieved. Listen -it is well worthy consideration, at least ol the bill-holders —to whom it holds out the prospect, that at some distant period, the bills may be worth a little more than they are at present. This cunning financitr, (he should figure on the Rialto,) recomends the following assu! slanli ully the mode by which ail present difficulties may be remedied. Ist. Thai there should be no more calls upon the Treasury, beyond what the trearury can pay. 2d. That the State expenses should be less than her revenue by which meancs a sinking fund obtained. 3J. i’iiu people should hear in mind that this is ihc-ir own Institution—and that therefore liny should submit quietly to losses, incurred by their own Bank. This financial Dogberry deserves promotion, lei him have it. Suppose he makes a calculation, and let the dear people know, how long a time it will i k • to accumulate a fund to ledtvm the bibs—they stand in need ol same comfort par ticularly at this time, when the bills are at a dis count of 25 per cent, and every day falling in val ue.—Macon Messenger. To the Editor of the Baltimore Patriot , Sir: An incident has just been related to the writer, by a country merchant, which in these times will no doubt be very acceptable to many of your readers. On the last return of “Harry of the W est”lo Ashland, he stopped at a certain Hotel on the road kept by a staunch loco foco. Mr. Clay feeling thirsty approached the bar in company with the driver of the Stage Coach, and politely asked the landlord for a glass of cool water, at the same time asking the driver if he would also f akc a glass—in a short lime Mr. Clay called a second lime for a gliss of water, . the diiver if he would take another, to which he assented. The land ord appeared very grum seeing he had to give histime to helping to > water alone; but on drinking the second glass Mr. Clay threw down 25 cents. The landlord bright ’ ening up declined receiving it, saying he could not take pay for water. —Mr. C-ay replied, “why . not? You have waited upon me, have given mo what I most wanted;” and walked out, leaving • the quarter behind. The landlord was heard to I say soon ofter\vards,that he (Mr. Clay) was none of your stingy teetotalers, and has been a strong Clay man ever since. D. E. P, An Apphopiate Custom, —It is the univefeal 1 practice, wo believe, for all our men ol war, in ’ going up the Potomac, to salute the venerated mansion of the Father of his Country in passing —an honor which was paid to it by Captsin New ton on a late occasion. Even the enemy, in as cending the Potomac in IS 14 to lire the capiiol, 1 forgot for a moment his savage intent, and paused l to honor the resting place ot Washington. It is ■ a ceremony which we hope will continue through all time. There is sublimity in the cannon’s roar around the res ing place of the hero and the patriot; and the associations it calls up are lofty and ennobling.— Mobile Herald. Receive. —To make excellent Com Pudding, to be eaten with meals, &c. Take 4 large ears of green corn, boii them until half done—cut the corn oil' as fine as convenient—mix with it 2 heaping spoons full of flour—-one pint sweet milk—and salt and pepper to season—bake until well done. Serve it up hot. Fiom the Balt more American . The Volo Power. The difficulty of defining by woids the me oat un* and exu.nl oi tins power, under the con stitution, renders it one liable to great abuses, it is vi hind in the President without any other qali iicution than that of being subject to a reversal by a vote of two thirds of both Houses of Con go —a qual.licution which takes away little or nothing hum ils character. There is no difficulty in ascertaining the spirit of the constitution in relation to this powe.. it was designed to be used only in extreme cases. The chid considerations winch tu make it ne cessary were—first, that the Executive might have some safeguard and means of defence against being encroached upon or swallowed up by the Legislative department— since without it, says a high authority, he -might gradually he stripped ot his authorities by successive resolutions, or annihilated by u single vote;” and secondly, it was considered that tho veto power would afford some additional security against improvement and impioper legi.-, ation. That u was regarded as a power to be sparing ly exercised is plain from the following rrmaiks in the Federalist:—-“The superior weight and in fluence of the legislative bony in a free govern ment, and the hazard lo the Executive in a trial of strength with that body, afford a satisfactory security .filial the negative would generally he employi great caution; and that, in ns ex ercise, would oftener he room lor charge of timidity than ot rashness. A King of Great Britain, with all Ids train of sovereign attributes, and with all the influence he draws from a thou sand sources, would, at this day, hesitate to pul a negative upon the joint resolutions of the two Houses d Parliament.” Such were the views and inferences of the founders ol the Constitution concerning the na ture ol the veto power and its probable exercise. Vet the limitations here indicated could not be annexed, in the Constitution, lo the great ol the power—because they are themselves of an in definite character, and to he viewed, not so much a ajji/silive rest ruin Is as the probable counterac tuns of other parts ol the government resulting from lhe regular operations ol the whole system. 'The idea of the V eto power, and the analogies which were adduced to illustrate its nature and use, hen it was proposed as a feature in our Constitution, cam.; itum Un* U < ii«U government- And here we cannot hut think a great mistake was committed ; lor the analogies which were re lied on as applicable to the case, do not exist. There aie two sources oi power in the British Government. Thus the House of Commons de rives Us power from the people; ifie Crown ho ds what authority it possesses tromthe old principle of the divine right ul kings secured by hereditary 1 succession.—'These powers cannot both be su preme at once. The question of supremacy was in fact settled by the revolution of 1688, when i the piincipie of hereditaiy succession was put , down, and Parliament assumed the sovereign power of tire realm, which power il exercised by 1 cubing to the throne \V iliiaui of Orange a man ’ who had no more right to it by hereditary claim ( than the Gn at Mogul had. 'The regal power bus been suffering gradual diminution since that period until now the royalty ol England is little more than an empty pagentry ana a memorial of - the past. 'The Veto power, then, in Great Britain is a mere imbelle it mm —and a weapon formidable enough in iiseh but quite harmless in hands too * feeble to use it. When the lluu.se ol Lords uni -1 les with the Commons in any enactment there is j presented a combination oi the aristocracy and a the popular power which is altogether too formid able for the Crown lo resist. abb; Dr Hie Drown to resist. In cur government there is but one source of power; and many contest between the Execu tive anti the Legislative departments each claims to be the exponent of the popul tr will—or, in other words, to he sovereign. A British mon a th will not dare to defeat the legislation ol Par liament ; for he knows that the actual sovereign ly of the realm resides body, and that he himself teigns only by Us permission. But an American President,looking forward to a re-elec tion, or anxious to carry out his own favourite no tions, or to deieal a political enemy, may embar rass the action of Congress at evciy step—may nullify the doings of both Houses—and in the meantime employ all the influence vi his station and ass the patronage of the government to strengthen his parly, and secure by ail manner of insidious arts a popular majority to confirm his arts, i'lie lempi a lion rto do ibis aie strong and constant—the attempt may be successful or it may lad. Bui in either case tiie country suffers trunrdistrac'.ion and fierce disputes, and fails to enjoy any of the quiet blessings of good gov ernment. li the supremacy of ‘he Legislature were as fully itcogiiized in the U. fcJ. as it is in England i the Veto power would he but rarely used among j us. But the President claims to he the represen -1 tative of the people as well as Congress—and to make good his claim he will ex* rl, if there he oc casion. every power vested in him to the utmost. The "Veto power will thus he used not only to forbid— but also by indirection to dictate ; and be fore Congress ventures upon any act it will be come a matter ot the first importance to ascertain whether it is in accordance wiih the Executive pleasure. The power of saying what shall not he done is not far removed from the power of saying what shall be done. The nearest analogy that we can rail to mind, as applicable to the \ eto puwor in our govern ment, is to he drawn from (he nature of the same power m the Roman Commmwealih. The tri bunes used the V eto in tiie* name ol the people ; and they soon contrived to make then power su preme and then to al>u*e it. It the President had the \ eto power subject to a reversal by u vole of the majority of both Hou ses he would still retain ail tiie moral power that belongs to it. His objections duly set forth, with reasonings annexed, would he entitled to respect ful consideration. Bui so long a-: the Veto pow er stands as it is, it cannot be denied that the President may, d he chores so to abuse it, not only posse s “ an active agency in all legislation,” hut hold also a cm trolling power over all legisla tion. II the supiem.- power ol iegisluli an under the ( onstiiutiuii really belongs to Congress, noth ing will secure the possession of it to that body except such a qualification of the \ eto power as will leave it reversible by a majority of the two legislative bodies. “ J’lie President is in the most profound igno rance ol the stale ol public feeling towards him. Not long ago. he said to an eminent W hig Sena tor, (who had been obliged to visit him on offi cial business and who had made some incident al reference to the state of public opinion,)— “Sir, you know nothing about public opinion.— You are deceived by the papers you read. Read the Madisonian! and there you will see what thepe.tple think of my administration!!!” Washington Correspondent of the N. Y. American. One of these mornings, possibly, this poor miserable man w.ll wake up from his delusion. “Read the Madisonian,” he advises! “And there you will see what the people think of my admin istration!” And iK it possible he does not hear it thunder not far oil I — T» uc Whig, The next Senate. The term of one third of the present Senate of the United States exp res on the 4th day of March next- Ti e retiring members are as fol lows : Loco focos. Whigs. Williams, of Maine. Crafts, of Vermont. W ilcex, of N. H. Kerr,of Maryland. Sm : i, m Conn. Graham, of N. C. \V.;gr,l. «t \. V. Pre-lon, **l S Bui i;.ij.;n, ol Penn. Conrad, of Lou. Catbbcrt, ol Geo. Crittenden, ot Ken. Bag by, of Ala. Smith, of Indiana. Allen, of Ohio. Young, of Illinois. Linn, of Missouri. As the Senate is now constituted there arc 29 Whigs, 20 Locofocos, and Mr. Rives Tennes see not represented We have every hope that the Senate of flic next Congrcac will be saved to he Whigs, whatever the House may bo. There is nothing purer than honesty—noth ing richer than wisdom—nothing warmer than . love —nothing sweeter than charily—nothing brighter than virtue. These united in one mind, form the purest—the sweetest —the richest—the , brightest and the most steadfast Happiness ! } The New Orleans Picayune says : Darwin Gibson, was tound guilty of pacing * forged letters of credit for a large amount. Sen j tence—five years at hard labor in the penlenlia r '*• * Double EscAPE.-Theschr. Saul, Capt. Simp ’ son, from,Boston on the 22d ult., for Savannah, 5 was struck by lightning on Saturday evening, 23d ult., whenfoff Plymouth, and the Captain, who was struck senseless; shortly after, smoke was seen to issue from the hatchway, and on remo ving them the flames burst forth with such fury i that the crew had bare lime to escape in their 1 boat. ; They remained in the boat all of Saturday night, * endeavoring to get into Plymouth, but found it - impossible. On Sunday evening, with the aid of , a small piece of sail which was fortunately in the I boat, they made out to reach Nantucket, and un * fortunately capsized in running her ashore on the beach, thus a second time narrowly escaping ; with their lives, and took shelter iu the Humane ■ House on the beach. Cargo partly insured in Boston. No insur ance on the vessel, which was owned by the Cap lain.—Suvh. Republican. The value of the cargo of the schooner Saul, burnt off’ Plymouth on the 30th ult. is slated in the Boston papers to be over $20,000, of which about SIO,OOO was insured in this city, and $4, 000 in Augusta, Georgia,