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hey ha 1 warriors to oppose us, and ye. 1
tre conquered them not\ They had no a
nor sympathy from any quarter, and w e
had all the Southern States to aid and as
sist us—and we made a drawn fight ofit-
There may be some difference, and a
gainst us too. in this contest. No South
ern State will furnish a dollar or move a
finger for our side—that is certain—but a
large minority, individually, if not under
State authority, in every one of them,, will
not be restrained from fiiling their ranks
against us. The New York and South
Carolina Kegiments, shared shoulder to
shoulder, the bloodiest battles of Mexico;
in a single battle the latter left half their
number on the field ; —they are not inferior
to us, and with right, justice and the Con
stitution on their side—and on their own
soil— they will never submit, and a mil
lion of men cannot exterminate them.
Let us beware, then, how we rush heed
lessly into'stich a contest. It is easier to
issue a menace than to execute it—it may
inflame and provoke, but it can do no
possible good,—and I say it with regret,
it is in very bad taste at this time, to say
the least es it. On the other hand, let us
inquire into the causes of this disagree’ i
ment and discontent. Let us find out the !
evil; a whole people cannot be so excited !
for nothing; there is evil somewhere, I
and let us remove it, be it what it may.— |
If we have done the South injustice,—if,
we have excluded them from a vast ter- i
ritory of common property, in violation I
both oftheir constitutional rights, and the I
principles adopted in 1820 for division in
such cases, —it we have insulted them, —
if we have degraded them,—if we have
denied them their Constitutional rights,—
let us noi shed their blood,(even if wo
might wt:h impunity), but let us retract, — j
it is safer, more just, and more honorable !
for us,—and let us repair the wrongs, and J
re-establish brotherly love, and cherish j
and cultivate it, and enjoin on our po.s- i
terity to cherish and cultivate it, for ages
to come. Thus we shall show true magn
animity and courage,—shall command
their respect as well as our own, —and
hand down the Constitution and the Un
ion unimpaired to our posterity at least.—
Those are the traitors to the Union and
the Constitution, who would resort to for
ce rather than do justice.
“Constit utionai. Un ion.”
A C A RIB’S REVENGE.
In a work recently published in London, by
Captain Millman, are to be found some of the
most thrilling scenes from life in the tropics il
has even been our fortune to meet with. The
following account of a Ca rib’s revenge on a sea
captain, named Sack Diver, on one of the nar
row mountain paths of Gundnlotipe, is exceed
ingly graphic and forcible:
“While he was making up his mind, a dark
figure had stolen unperceived close behind him,
with a small basket in his h ind of split reeds,
out of which came a low, buzzing murmuring
sound. He lay down quietly across Iho path,
at the point of the first angle of the elbow of the
mountain spur, not many feet from the hind legs
of the norso. Jack Diver, w’th a scowling look
turned his horse round With some difficulty. It
plunged and reared slightly, hut went on. Oc
cupied with retaining his seat, the master of the
transport scarcely perceived the figure lying in
the path. Ho could not see who it was for the
face of the man was towards the ground. But
the horse saw it at once. The animal, accus
tomed to mountain roads from its birth, had of
ten stepped over both men and animals, which
arc sometimes forced in the narrowest parts to
lie down to let the heavier and stronger pass, in
that highly dangerous and disagreable method,
lifted his feet cautiously, one by one, so as not
to tread on the prostrate figure. As the horse
was above him, the man lifted with one hand
the lid of the basket, and a swarm of wasps flew
suddenly out.buzzing and humming fiercely, and
in a moment they began to settle on the mov
ing object. The. horse commenced switching
his tail to drive them away, pricking up his ears
and snorting with terror.
The man on the path lay quite still until they
had thus moved on a few yards, and then he
raised his head a little, and watched them with
his keen black eyes. The wasps, driven off for
a moment, became only the more irritated, and
returned with vigor and wonderful pertinacity
to the attack, beginning to sting the poor ani
mal furiously, in all the tender parts. They
assailed the wretched master in his turn, dart
ing their venomod barbs into his face and hands
and driving them nearly frantic. The horse
plunged furiously, and Jack Diver, losing |fi s
stirrups and his presence of mind together,
twisted his hands into (lie horse’s mane to keep
liis seat. letting the reins fall on his neck. At
last, with a rear and a bound into the air, the
maddened animal darted off at a gallop: but the
faster he went, the closer stuck the persevering
wasps Jack Diver shut his eyes, screaming
with fear and pain. Then the Carib chief rose
up, and again the hawk-like scream echoed along
the valley. The turn is to be made—can the
horse recover himself: Yes, maddened as he is
he sees the danger instinctively. His speed
slackens—he throws himself on his haunches,
with his tore feet on the very brink of the pre
cipice. One more chance! The blind infatuat
ed man remains on his back. Again the horse
feels the stings of his deadly persecutors: a
gtin ho plunges forward, si riving to turn quick
ie round the corner. Round, and he is in com
parative safety. On a sudden, from behind a
buttress of projecting rock, then start across the
path throe dusky forms, dinging their hands
wildly in the, air. Then was heard that rare
f.nd awful sound, the shriek of a horse in the
fear of a certain and coming death: when swerv
ing to one side, he lost his footing on the slippery
shelf, and struggling madly, but unsuccessfully,
to recover it, ho fell over and over—down—
down a thousand feet down! From the sailor’s
lips there -came no cry. But once more the
hawk screamed. A glorious feast to the ants
and tin* Joiihy crows.
Race Horse Killed.—The celebrated
twenty-mile-an-hour horse,” Trustee, was
killed in a three-mileheat,over a iiarrowed
track, at Cincinnati, a few days. Thefol
lowing acc< tint of the race is made up
from a letter trom Charley Ellis,the trainer
of Lady Suffolk:
Four horses wore entered for a purse—
three-mile heat. The celebrated twenty
mile and hour Truster . Ellis’s Grey Ea
gle, Shavetail and Bluffer pony —the two
former standing even in the betting, the
two latter not in the ring. The track had
been harrowed during the previous night,
leaving it full six inches in depth, which,
with the extreme heat s os iheday, made the
race a tremendous effort for the horses.
At three o’clock, the horses came to the
stand and got well of!'. Trustee and Grey
Eagle going’lapped for twomilesand three
quarters, never changing more than halt
a length during - the whole distanse; amidst
the intense excitement of two thousand
fiersoris present. The exertion ot the two
eadinghorses was so great, over the worst
possible ground, and under a burning sun
that they both gav> out about the same
time, but both, by their indomitable game,
succeeded in reaching the score in the
greatest distress. Trustee winning the heat
in 8.39, Shavetail barely getting within his
distance, and Bluffer pony shut out
Before tftse bugle sounded for the second
heat, Irushv, .the pride of the Eastern
turf had expired^and Grey Eagle; owing
to his distressed, aihnost dangerous state,
had been withdraw!*. This left this very
extraordinary race to\ Shavetail.
Charlev states that hV* remained up al!
night with the grey, and th ; nks him unin
jured. On the 14th, he started for New-
York with Lady Suffolk.
[From the Soutberiv Press; 1 }
ABOLITION All) AND COMFORT FOR
SOUTHERN SSUBMISSION.
Thu New York Tribune of July ‘29, contains
no less than five articles to prove that the Union
or Submission party in the South is chiefly the
Whirr party, and that the Southern Rights p-ir
♦y is Democratic. This claim of kin made by
the leading Free-sil and Abolition [taper of the
North, with Messrs. Foote. Cobb and Shields,
is rather too significant. The affectionate solici
tude manifested by the Tribune, the organ of
Seward, for the triumph of such Democrats as
these, vviH te.u-b the petrpie of tie South the
real tendency of events.
There is nothing truer in social and [wlstieal
life than that a man is-known bv the company
he keeps. We invite the attention of the South
to -nipther fact. When Foote Inst visited New ;
York, we believe just betore the bust session of
('ongress, the Tribune came out against him
with a most terrible castigation, in which his
previous inconsistency and vituperation were
set forth. Now the Tribune has discovered the
advantages to its cause of the election of Foote
and comes out .with the boast that the Whig
vWI of Mississippi constitutes his main body
•**nf supporters. And only two days before the
Tribune with exultation the appearance
of CjCssh;sM. Clay, as an Abolition candidate
for Governor of Kentucky, and boasted that he
would probabfy receive ten thousand votes.
When a paper which rejoices in the support
o” Cassius M. Clay, rejoices also that its party
is supporting such Democrats, as Foote, Cobb
& Cos., it is the duty of both Whigs and Demo
crats to reflect on the signs of the times.
The Tribune says:
“Only one “Democratic” paper in Georgia (the
Athens Banner ) supports the election of Howell
Cobb for Governor, but Mr. Cobb is sustained
by every Whig paper but one, (the Avgusta Re
public.) The Whig organization, with a few
Union “Democrats,” forms the Union party,
while the “Southern rights” (Disunion) party
is made up of the old Locofoeo party, Judge
Berrien refusing: as yet, to join the “Union”
organization. \V ith this exception, all the lead
ing Whigs in Georgia belong to the “constitu
tional Union party,” as the new organization is
termed. The Union movement in Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi and other Southern States re
ceives the great bulk of its support from the
W big party, as in Georgia.
[From the New Orleans Delta.]
THE FOOTE AND QUITMAN AFFAIR.
The following is General Quitman’s card in
reference to the difficulty between him and Sen
ator Foote. We think the circumstances re
flect very little credit on Senator Foote. His
attempt to connect Governor Quitman with the
disappearance of the public arms at Jaeksen,
was a most discreditable breach of all propriety
and good faith equaled only by the indecen
cy of getting lip a fist tight in a large assem
blage, which included many ladies, when too he
had been duly informed that any demand from
him on General Quitman, would he promptly
attended to at another time and place.
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Hernando, July 19, 1851.
The joint canvass between Senator Foote
and myself terminated yesterday abruptly in
Sledgeville, Panola county.
It is due to von that the causes which
brought about this event should be made pub
lic.
1 embarked in the canvass under an agree
ment. in writing, proposed by the friends of
Senator Foote, and accepted by me, “that dur
ing our canvass, nothing of a personal charac
ter should be introduced l>y cither party, but
that the canvass should be confined to the po
litical issues between us, before the people;” to
tiie observance of which understanding our
friends mutually pledged themselves.
At our first and second appointments, I de
clared expressly, that I would neither i iff rod nee
personal matter, nor assail my opponent's mo
tives, nor even allude to his political acts, not
connected with tlie present issues before the
country, unless compelled so to do by the course
of my opponent. On my part. I have so far as
1 was permitted, conformed to the agreement,
and adhered to the course proposed—but 1 re
gret to say that my opponent has habitually
disregarded the terms of the debate, and fre
quently used even irritating and inflamatory
language. At Greneda he startled the audi
ence with the declaration that his life had bean
endangered five or six times during this canvass
and that he expected to be assassinated, but
that in such an event, the blood of an Union
man would cry to Heaven for vengeance. It is
true lie said that he did not accuse any promi
nent man of the States Rights party of such
intention, but by this language he left the mur
derous imputation upon his opposers generally.
As the canvass proceeded, he became more per
sonal. I had. upon several occasions, alluded
to the arbitrary and alarming powers asserted
by the present Administration—l instanced the
threat of President Fillmore, to use the military
force of the United States against Texas ; and I
cited the indignity lately offered to Mississippi
in urging the arrest and removal of the Cover
nor of the State to New Orleans for trial, on a
groundless charge, thus virtually suspending
the executive powers ofthe State Government.
In the debate at Panola, Gun. Foote in an
swer to this point of my argument, defended
the. conduct of the President, and although he.
disavowed the intention of imputing to me any
guilt, yet he intimated that there was cause for
suspicion in the alleged fact that some arms be
longing to the State, of Mississippi had been
carried off to be used in the. Cuban Expedition.
In my reply I said that the charge or insinu
ation, coming from whatever source it might,
that I had been either instrumental in, or cog
nizant ofthe removal, or abstraction of any of
the public arms from the State, was false and
scandalous.
With this, 1 supposed further allusion to the
subject would end; but on the next day at
Sledgeville, Senator Foote, in the same qualifi
ed manner, repeated the insinuation. Deter
mined to repel in a manner which could not be
misunderstood, such indirect assaults upon my
character, in my rejoinder 1 deliberately pro
nounced the insinuation false and cowardly and
scandalous and ungentle manly. Upon some in
quiries by him of what 1 meant, 1 repeated the
same language, lie then enquired whether I in
tended to insult him.—l said that I would an
swer that question outside of the crowd.
Standing upon the ground with a table and
my papers before me, I then turned to the aud
ience and was proceeding to sav, that under
the circumstances I believed that further joint
debate between us would be injurious to pub
lie morals, and therefore f declared our joint
appointments terminated from that day. While
thus speaking I was several times interrupted
by Senator Foote, and at length heard his
voice near me on my right exclaim you are a
liar, and turning towards him, 1 saw him ad
vancing and aiming a blow at me, which slight
ly grazed my person. Before I could turn up
on him, he quickly backcd/mt of the reach of my
arm. and as I sprang towards him a number of
gentlemen rushed in and protected him from
merited chastisement, hut not until I had dealt
him a blow with my fist, and one with my foot
the force of both weakened by the efforts of
persons present to hold me back. This scene 1
occured in the presence of a large and respect
ful audience of ladies and gentlemen.
While I feel mortified in having been even an
unwilling participator in a scene so disreputable
to a canvass for a high and dignified office, I
feel assured that 1 will be justified by an intel
ligent public in having used the strongest lan
guage to repel an insidious attack upon my
character, repeated for the second or third time.
I shall make no comments upon this affair, be
ing content to leave ft to the judgment of an
intelligent and high-minded community.
Yours, &e.
J. A QUITMAN
-sr°Threo steemers landed at St.. Louis on
the 15th from the Upper Mississippi, with no
less than 30.000 sacks of grain.
Cincinnati, July 29.
Two parties of young men are forming ror
Cuba, under Capt, Robinson, who was con
cerned in the late Cuban Invasion. They will
leave to morrow for the South.
Governor McDonald’s Letter. —The let
ter which we republish from the Southern Stan
dard. clearly indicates the ground upon which
rests the Southern Rights party of Georgia.
The people of that State have authoritatively
declared that they would endure past wrongs
in the hope that no further inroads would he
made upon their righis. This is by no means
00-ineideut with the position of the eo-opera
tionists of South Carolina, and is no less a sub
ject of regret to them, than to the more violent
advocates of disunion. But we do not despair
of Georgia. Her resolution may yet be recon
sidered. and the position to which she is enti
tled in the rinks of resistance, assumed irrespec
tive of future grievances’ Or if this lie imprac
ticable, we do not doubt, that time will convince
them of the insatiability of our northern oppress
ors. Co-operationists do not propose to await
further aggressions, but to postpone decisive
state,action, until there is a reasonable hope of
obtaining concerted resistance.— ( ‘olumbia Trans
cript.
Wild Cat! —The San Antonio Western
Texan learns from a gentleman from Eagle
Pass that it is generally believed that Wild
Cat has had some misunderstanding with the
Mexican Government, which he intends to set
tle l>v a resort to arms as he has moved his
women and children this side of the RioGrande.
A California Picture. —A writer in the San
Francisco Picayune states as a fact illustrative
of the resources of California that in the build
ing now being erected on Commercial street, by
Moffatt & Go., for the U. S. Assay Oflice, the
bricks used have been furnished from the sour
ces following:—China, Liverpool, Australia,
Sacramento, New York, New Orleans, Stoekton,
Mission Dolores, Boston and Baltimore. We
presume that no other city in the world can
produce a structure-which has put under contri
bution so many and so distant countries for one
article.
A Spunky ‘Bloomer.’ —A young lady recent
ly appeared at a ball in a neighboring city dress
ed in short skirts and pants. The gentlemen
admired her neat and comfortable dress, but sev
eral ladies accused her of being immodest—
She turned to someoftiicm whose dresses were
quite low in the neck, and replied. “If you will
pull up vour dresses to a proper place about
your necks, your skirts will hang bo lower than
mine do.”— Hartford Times.
THE COLUMBUS TIMES.
TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1851.
SOUTHERN RIGHTS NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
CHAS. J. M c DONALD,
OF COBB COUXTY.
FOR CONGRESS.
HENRY L. KENNING,
OF MUSCOGEE.
FOR STATE SENATOR,
K. K. IIARRISON,
OF STEWART COUNTY
Stlesrapbcft
EXPRESSLY FOR THE TIMES,
ALA BAM A ELECTIONS.
Montgomery, 11 o'clock. A. M. (
Aug. 6.1851. )
Slate Rights ticket in Mobile elected, 450 majority
In Butler same ticket by a targe majority. Dallas
elected one Southern Rights man. Perry two South
ern Rights men elected. In Barbour Southern Rights
elected, Cochran's majority 495. Lowndes elected
Union ticket, over 100 majority. Chambers elected
Union ticket, 400 majority. Returns indicate the
election of Bragg over Langdon by 1500. Election
of Harris and Cochran doubtful. Vote will be close
—further news this evening.
Montgomery, 6 o’clock, 15 in. P. M. )
Aug. 6, ’sl. \
In Talladega, White, 400 majority—entire Union
ticket elected. In Benton 700 majority for Rice.—
In Coosa 426 majority for Harris—entire Southern
Rights ticket elected. In Autauga 153 majority for
Harris—Southern Rights ticket elected. In Pike
reported 200 majority for Abercrombie—Union tick
et elected. In Perrv 40 majority for Harris. Golds
by, King, 11. C. Lee and Cook, elected. Greens
boro 200 majority for Erwin. In Clark 561 majori
ty for Bragg. Harris and Rice will be elected.—
Cochran is beat.
Mobile, Aug. 6, 1851.
Bragg's majority in the district over eighteen
hundred.
Montgomery, 8 o’clock, 15 m. p. hi. )
August 4, 1851. j
Judge Bragg has carried Mobile city by over two
hundred majority. Mobile county will go for South
ern Rights by four hundred majority.
Montgomery county has gone for the Union tick
et by the usual whig majority.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Mobile, Aug. 5.
Glorious triumph for Southern Rights ; Bragg's
majority in this county 435.
THIRD DISPATCH.
Montgomery, 4—l*. M. )
August 9. (
For Congress. —Bragg’ Abercrombie, Har
ris, Smith, Cobb, &. Wnitc. Hubbard not heard
from. Legislature gain two Senators.
House unclassifiable but a majority of States
Rights Democrats we believe.
New Cotton.—The first halo of new cotton was
brought to this market on Wednesday last, from the
plantation of Mrs. .1. A. Colby ot Baker county
weighing 441 lbs., and stored ut the Warehouse of
Guoby, Daniel A; Cos.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Charleston Mercury considers it certain that
the co-operation movement in that State is on the
decline. The late meeting in Charleston in favor of
that policy, though a large one, is represented as
destitute of enthusiasm, and as having tailed to make
auv deep impression even on the city of Charleston,
where, if any where in the State, the natural timidity
of trade and capital would be enlisted in favor of an
inactive and temporising policy.
Our opinion is, that the final course of Smith Car
olina is yet to be developed, and will depend much
on the elections in the three great cotton States of
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia; whose interests in
the great question are so intimately associated with
her own.
Arguing from the known principles of human ac
tion, it is easy to perceive that the eo-operation party
in South Carolina must be strengthened by the grow
ing probability of its practicability. There is no doubt
of tics fact—that there is no party in South Carolina
that would not prefer the co-operation of all the cot
ton States in a movement of resistance. Indeed, the
very basis of the secession party is, that the submis
sion of Georgia, and the indications of submission in
the other States, had proven that co-operation was
not to be hoped for ; and the simple alternative left
to Carolina was, submission, or separate action. Mr
Rhett only raised the banner of sea rate secession af
ter these facts had been demonstrated. Before that,
South Carolina had uniformly besought co-operation.
The tenor of her language to her sister States was
constantly, “we do not desire to lead—we await your
action—elect your own mode of resistance and re.
dress, and we are with you in everything but sub
mission.” When the other States declined to ad
and decided to submit; South Carolina was left alone
to act for herself. Georgia had decided for herself;
and South Carolina is about to exercise the same
privilege of acting for herself. Has she not a right to
do it ? Mr. Cobb says not. Tile “union sts” ot Geor
gia who have claimed the right for Georgia, deny it
to South Carolina and claim the power of the Federal
Government to coerce her sovereign judgment ln
force of abolition arms. Now, as co-operation in
South Carolina lias declined with the decline of
Southern Rights feeling in Georgia, Alabama and
Mits'ssippi it is fair to argue that it will rise with the
rising spirit of tho people of these States to defend
their institutions. It is plain that a Cobb adniinistra.
tiou in G*orgia could have no influence upon the
policy of the Palmetto State. The people across the
Savannah regard Mr. Cobb as one of their enemies,
as a deserter to the Northern side of the contest, and
they would scorn his example and his counsel.
Not so, with a Southern Rights administration. —
Should McDonald and a large majority of his politi
cal friends in the Legislature, be elected, the hopes
of the co-operationist in South Carolina would re
vive, and their power to rally the people to that poli
cy be strengthened. South Carolina does not intend
to submit, in our opinion. If she can resist in con
junction with her fellow Slates in oppression, she
would greatly prefer it. If she is forced to do it alone,
she will do it. The election of Cobb and a Union
Legislature will precipitate the catastrophe of her
movement : and if Cobb is true to his declared prin
ciples, Georgia will lie involved in a civil war to aid
a Federal Free Soil administration in the subjugation
of a Southern, Slave and Cotton State.
ALABAMA.
The returns as far as received from the 2d Dis
trict. are as follows:
For Abercrombie, Russell 550—Macon 600—
Montgomery 370—Pike (reported) 200.
For Cochran—Barbour 495.
Counties not heard from—Dale, llenrv, Coffee
and Covington.
The returns indicate the certain election of Capt.
Abercrombie. But as there is nothing more uncer
tain than populat elections, except the “verdicts of ju
ries” there is always a chance while a county remains
to be heard from.
Mobile —ln th : s District, Bragg, Southern Rights,
has made a clean sweep. We hear that some of our
union friends are quite happy at this result, as they
claim Judge Bragg to be one of their political stripe.
This is an afterthought. We happen to know bet
ter. If he had been a sub , why did they try so hard
to beat him with Langdon ? Judge Bragg stood ex
actly Where the Southern Rights party of Georgia
stands. He took grouniagainst the Clay compro
mise, and denounced it a swindle to the South, and he
boldly proclaimed the sovereignty of the States and
the undoubted right of secession. Mr. Langdon on
the other hand,_,occupied the Cobb platform. He
defended the compromise as “ fair, liberal and just,”
and denied the right of secession, and on these issues
he was beaten 1800 votes. Whereupon the subs
affect to rejoice. May they win many more such
victories! f s *
Our Telegraphic Despatches inform us that Har
ris and Rice, Southern Rights, have both succeeded
in their Districts. So far Alabama stands erect on
her sovereignty and on the Southern Rights plat
form.
POLITICAL PATCHWORK.
As the Presidential election approaches, both
of the old political parties at the North will begin
to have use for the poor foolish South; and ae
cordiflgly “ about this time may be expected’
(in Almanac language) a series of ingenious plans
and devices, all tending to “soft soap,” blind)
cajole and catch the votes of the South. On the part
of the Whig party, the game has already commenc
ed. And at Albany in New York, we have seen
hree committees, to-wit: the Legislative Commit
tee, the Syracuse Committee and the Utica Commit
tee, representing the “splits” in the II big party, in
solemn session—for what ? Why to patch up a com
mon declaration of words to which the consciences
of Woolly Heads and Silver Grays, might be screw
ed up or down, and just strong enough to eatcli
Southern gudgeons.
In this interesting Sanhedrim of New York Whigs
—a party heretofore sold body and soul to the aboli
tionists, and in all the late struggles, throwing the
whole weight of their political influence into the scale
of insult, humiliation and wrong to the South—we
here find Seward and his party putting their “woolly
heads” together with Fillmore's “hither” wing ofthe
party to see if they cannot invent a net to catch South
ern fools and get them to vote for the Whig candidate
for the Presidency. It would be impossible for these
men to testify m <re strongly, by any act, the utter con
tempt in which they hold the spirit and intelligence
of the South. A hare sup]msition on their part, that
a party could lie got in the South to vote for the
nominee ofthe political scoundrels who have laid on
our back so heavy a k>ad of disgrace, and at our doors
so fearful a prospect of future peril to our rights, safe
ty and liberties, is an effort of insulting mockery that
cannot be exceeded. What is worse, these political
montebanks do not even throw a screen over the wires
which they propose to attach to their Southern pup
pets to make them dance to their abolition music.—
The hook is not even covered with bait. If the South
bites at it, it will be the gudgeon of all gudgeons.—
The Savannah News sketches the programme of this
extraordinary meeting :
Political Patciiivork. —()ur correspondent
Oharlemac notices the efforts that are now be
ing made by the eleaders of two divisions ofthe
Whig party of Now York to effect a re-union!
A split lias for some time existed between the
Silver Greys, or Whigs proper, and Woolly
Heads or Sewardites. The former profess to
be national Whigs, and desire to preserve the
unity ofthe party, while the latter Represented
hv the Syracuse Committee, tiro higher law
men, and are for making war upon the fugitive
slave law. A committee from each faction to
gether with a Legislative Committee are at
present in Albany, where they are endeavoring
to agree upon the basis of a reorganization of
the party. Tint Editor of the Express in a let
ter dated Albany. Aug. 2d, says :
“The Legislative Committee were in session
until nearly one o’clock this morning, without
coming to any agreement upon the Letters sub
mitted to them by the Utica and Syracuse Com
mittees.
“The Syracuse Committee rejected, late Fri
day afiernoon, the proposition from the Utica
Committee insisting upon an expression of con
fidence in the. National Administration, and an
acquiescence in the Compromise Measures of
Congress as a settlement of the Slavery ques
tions: until time and circuinstances shall demon
strate the necessity of their change.
“The Utica Committee rejected propositions j
irem the Syracuse Committee, embodying gen
eral vie.,sof the Constitution and Laws, and
avowing opinions which seemed to abandon the
National Administration, and which left the
Compromise Measures open for re-agitation ail'd
repeal.”
It will be seen that the. most that is demand
ed by the Anti-Seward or Fillmore party is tli.ft |
their opponents should “acquiesce in the com- I
promise measures of Congress as a settlement
of the slavery questions, until time and circum
stances shall demonstrate the necessity of a
change!” So much for Northern devotion to
the compromise. And yet this party is held up
to us as the National Conservative party, and
the Compromise as the filial adjustment of our
sectional difficulties.
The Express says—“ There was not much
probability of a satisfactory agreement between
the two State Committees, or the three Com
mittees, when we last heard from the Capitol.”
They should adopt the policy of the Whigs
of Pennsylvania, and agree to disagree.— Ear.
Xeios.
Since the News wrote, we understand that this
Albany Junta has agreed upon a union tor the Pres
idential eampaign. We shall publish it at another
time. It amounts to this—We all agree to cloak our
abolition principles and designs & to pretend to adhere
to the Clay compromise pending the Presidential
election. —after that—and after we have elected Gen
Scott, or some other Free Soiler, President, by aid ot
Southern votes, we agree that all hands will be at
liberty to recommence the slavery agitation, and
make new war on the South.”
IVe warn our countrymen against these machina
tions. Let these schemers be taught that if the South
is patriotic enough to sacrifice its rights to its lore for
the union,it is not base enugh to lick the hands that
have laid the yoke on its neck.
We expect shortly to see the Democratic Party of
the Nortli making a similar movement. Indeed, the
thing is already started. John Van Burcn, whose
selfish ambition tore that party into fragments, has
lately become violently enamored of the old Demo
cratic organization—he has just discovered that he is ;
bound to it by the most loving ties of gratitude—for
past obligations to his father, &c., Ac. Let the
South be on its guard against the wiles of Jthe ene
my. If the North, or either of its parties, wish to
■'orm an alliance with the South, let the proposition
be listened to only, on the principle of justice for the
past. Let them come forward with the confession
that we have been wronged and swindled, and in
scribe on their banner, justice to our brethren of
the South , and then nominate a Southern man —
Mason of Virginia, Davis or Quitman of Mississippi,
and support him as the champion of the restoration
of the South to its position of honor and equality in
the union. I)o this and we may trust them. Oth
erwise “we fear the Greeks bringing gifts.”
On this subject, we call attention to an extract
from Mr. Toombs’ late letter of acceptance. He
speaks, we suppose, the voice of the union party of
Georgia. He repudiates all alliances with Northern
Whiggery. Hear him:
“Its acknowledged exponent is the Free soil party, but it is
also virulent and dangerous, both in the Whig and Democrat,
ic parties at the North. The Whig party has succumbed to
it, and it controls the organizatin of that party in every non
slaveholding State in the Union. It is thoroughly denation
alized and sectionalized by it, and will never make another
national contest. The Whig party of the South will never
meet the Sewards, and Winthrops, and Vintons, and John
sons, and Baldwins ofthe North, in another national conven
tion. We are indebted to the defeat of the policy of these
men for the existence of the government thU day. We
shall trust them no more.
The Democratic party at the North, though prostrated, is
not yet utterly destroyed by this same cause. The Kreesoil
element sways the party triumphantly in Massachusetts, and
to a very great extent throughout New England. It has an
nihilated it in New York and controls it in Ohio. But the
majority of that party in New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Indiana
Illinois and lowa, are as yet unsubdued, and are still capa
ble of a mighty effort for the constitution and the Union.
Our true policy is to compel both parties to purge them
selves of this dangerous element—if either will, to sustain it
—if neither will, then if we expect to preserve the country,
we must overthrow- both, and rally the sound men of both
parties to a common standard. This is the only policy which
can preserve both our rights and the Union. Lot us steadi
ly pursue it.”
TALL BRAGGING.
The Macon Journal and Messenger publishes some
40 extracts purporting to be from letters front differ
ent parts of the State in which the most “ high falu
ten” anticipations and boastings of Cobb victories are
indulged in. One says, “dont be surprised if the
sth and 6th Districts give Cobb 10,000 majority
while the rest, from the Wire Grass to'the Mountains,
claim their hundreds and thousands. The Journal
introduces this “ cheering news” (!) with a well
timed caution to its union friends not to be “lulled
into inaction and security.” The editor appears to
think the “news” was too goo I to be safe, if not
true; and he goes on to say that the fire-eaters are as
active as cate and as vigilant as weasels, and that the
Unies must work.’ work J work /” Wliat is the use
of “working” so hard, if the thing is so dead ? If we
felt that sure for McDonald, we would go to sleep and
wait for the fifteen and twenty thousand majorities,
that were awaiting us at the polls. It is really cruel
in our cotemporary to call on his friends to fatigue
themselves in a campaign that is already as good as
won by such thumping odds. But the Journal and
Messenger lias a capital good reason for this, and
here it is :
“ If Mr. Cobb is chosen by 20,000 majority, we shall hear
no more of disunion for existing causes. The country will
then enjoy quiet, and may enter at once upon anew career
of prosperity.
* * * * *
“We have no hesitation in saying that, if the Union men
will make the same exertions that the are now
making, Mr. Cobb’s majority will not be less than 15,000
votes—that they will carry every Congressional District, and
four-fifths of the legislature.”
And we have no hesitation in saving that the “un
ion men” may make what exertions they please, and
we will beat Mr. James Johnson in this district,
“like a stick and we believe from what we hear
that we shall beat them in a majority of the Districts
of the State.
STEVVART COUNTY.
We are gratified to learn from a friend, that in
compliance with the almost unanimous wishes of the
Southern Rights party of Stewart county, Rev. Ca
der A. Parker and Mr. DeWitt C. Thorn ton
have consented to become candidates for the Repre
sentative branch of the Legislature. \\ e are highly
pleased with this arrangement. They are gentlemen
of high moral character —of fine abilities—of stern
integrity, and are thoroughly imbued with the doc
trines of the Southern Rights party. If elected, they
will make able and effective Representatives and do
credit to their county and to the party who elect
them. The friends of these gentlemen are sanguine
of success. Harmony and good feeling prevails in
the Southern Rights ranks throughout, the county.—
And if they cannot succeed with these gentlemen, j
they could not with any.
POSTSCRIPT.
The returns from the lower counties by the Eu
faulamail, confirm the election of Capt. Abercrom
bie.
The counties of Dale, Henry and Coffee caved in,
giving altogether about 350 for Cochran. Aber
crombie's majority in the District between 7 and KftO.
The Prospect Brightens.—The following
is an extract of a letter to a gentleman in this
city, from a friend in Carroll county:
“In relation to the prospects of the Democrat
ic Southern Rights party in this district, from
the limited knowledge, I have, of the state of
parties, I am induced to think that this district
will roll up a majority for McDonald, exceeding
that of my friend Towns. In this county, we
will give the wide-mouthed free-soilers the clo
sest rime they have had in years. I am not
without hope of beating them—they give up that
wo will succeed in electing our representative
from this county. In the county of Carroll,
McDonald will get a majority of from 300 to
5)0. In Heard county, McDonald’s majority
will exceed 100.”—.1 ugus/a Cons/itulionalist.
Tiif. Second District. —James Johnson, Esq.,
o ’ Columbus is the unfortunate gentleman selected
by the Fill moreites and self-styled Unionists for de
molition in the Second District. He received the
nomination of the Convention which assembled at
Americas the other day, after several unsuccessful
baljotings in which the friends of Gen. Warren, Col.
McDougald, and E. R. Brown, of Sumpter, contend
ed manfully for their respective favorites. The Con
vention, however, could not be united upon either of
t’l ‘se unselfish martyrs in the cause of the Union,
and Mr. Johnson was taken up by rival factions to
compromise the difficulties in this division of He; bijf-
Cotistitutional Union family. Personally, Mr. John
son is a worthy and clever gentleman, but his politics
a-e of the most ultra Fe leral and Consolidation stamp.
With Cobb, we understand he denies in emphatic
terms, the right of secession as a constitutional or re
s Tved remedy, or that a State has the right to se
cede for any cause. U. A*r such circumstances no
one can for a moment doubt the success of the gal
lant Running over an opponent holding such mon
strous doctrines. —Macon Telegraph.
U. S. Naval Force ordered to Cuba.—The IV i
York Journal of Commerce states, that despatches
were received the evening before, at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, ordering theschoolship Preble, and the
brig Dolpin, to be prepared, with all despatch, to
sail direct for Cuba. The object is supposed to he
to intercept any expeditions that may he sent from
this country for the invasion of the island. A re
inforcement of marines will he put on board the Pre
ble, in addition to her usual complement.
It is believed that orders have been sent to Nor
folk, directing the dispatch of the Cy.'tne and Ports
mouth on the same service.
Somebody has been hoUfg our brother of the
Tallahassee Floridian, if we may judge from the fol
lowing :
RULES TO BE OBSERVED IN AN EDITOR’S SANCTUM.
1. Come in at at! times—what business has he to be pri
vale ?
2. Take bis papers with perfect freedom—what use can he
have for them?
. [f you brief? in a long communication, just “to fill lip
his paper,” insist on reading and discussing it. Why
uldti’t he be glad to spend an hour in listening?
4. If you see his exchanges piled up innn orderly manne
on his table, seize and scatter them. What business has lie
to be particular ?
5. Ifyou find his chair vacant at any time, sit in it. Why
should he wish to keep his stationery and scissorings from
his visitors ?
fi. Rut if you can't got that chair, though there are a
dozen others in the sanctum, be sure to sit on a table and
put your feel on another. If you can't practice such inno
cent freedoms in an editor’s room, where can you do it ?
7. If you see the editor particularly engaged in writing
“a leader,” talk to him as industriously as you can. Will
he not be gratified to hear you ? Os course he will.
Do not understand us, as copying these rules for
observation here. On the contrary we are always
glad to see our friends. We begin to think we are
(he most meek and amiable of the knights of the scis
sors. If we get the first chance at our newspaper
mail, it is by a stroke of good fortune. But we nev
er grumble—-for while our friends frequently ilo talk
to us, while we tire gestating an article, we arc am
ply repaid in the news they bring us and the ideas
and knowledge we get from them. And in times of
high excitement, on the eve of an election, for exam
ple, if we are badly crowded, we quietly take what
we want, slope to another part, of the office and leave
our sanctum in quiet possession of the friendly inva
ders. When we come in and find our chair occu
pied, with our scissors, table and writing fixings all
appropriated, while the devil is crying for copy, and
we are in haste to stop his mouth <Y fill his rapacious
maw—then if we do keep cool (and ire do) we flat
ter ourself that wd are the most good-natured and
imperturbable of Editorial ‘mortals. Hut in spite of
all the annoyances, we say (honor bright ) that we
would rather see our friends than not. It is very
rarely that a crowd of talkers around us impedes our
pen or our thoughts, if we are intent on anything to
say. If we are not, then the sooner ivc tire halted
the better. We hold that an editor picks up as
much, if not more (especially if lie is a lazy fellow)
from the mouths of his visitors than from the newspa
pers. No man comes in that docs not know some
thing or who lias not seen something that has es
caped his attention. They come to let it out, and
the editor is the gainer. We copy the rules, there
fore, not as an uncivil hint to our visitors, but just to
show how annoying some editor’s visitors can make
themselves. __
‘ HOW WILL YOU VOTE!
We clip the following article from the Mobile Adverti
ser, a paper devoted to the rights of the South under the
Constitution and in the Union. In order to render the
truths it contains entirely applicable to the political meridian
of Georgia, we have made a few verbal alterations only.”—
Sac. Republican.
C. C. Langdon, the editor of the paper from
which the Republican quotes for the edification of
Georgians, was the Federal, Consolidation, Anti-
Secession, Cobb, Foote and Fillmore candidate for
Congress in the Mobile District, and was beaten by
a Southern Rights Bragg, two thousand votes. —
As fared die editor of the Advertiser in Alabama,
so may his sentiments fare, when commended to the
people of Georgia!
gggyMaj W. Williamb delivered a clear, beautiful
and conclusive argument in support of the doctrine ot
State Sovereignty on Wednesday evening. Me
should be glad to see the argument in print. Its
reasoning and authorities brush away all the Cobb
webs of the modern eonsolidationists. Alexander
Hamilton and the elder Federalists were beaten in
their argument on the adoption ot the constitution,
and failed to make this a consolidated Government.
Fillmore, Cobb, Stephens and Johnson cannot do
at this day, what their political fathers of the last
century with a thousand fold more ability than they
possess, were unable to accomplish. This Govern
ment is a league of Sovereign States, and it is noth
ing else.
Annexation of Cuba. —A New York corres
pondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer says that
he has been in the habit of mixing with the ex
iled Creoles in New York, and knows well their
feelings. Jt would be impossible tor him to ex
aggerate the intensity of the outburst ot patriot
ism which the late news from Cuba has produ
ced among them, or the burning desire which ex
ists in their bosoms to see their Island separa
ted from Spain, and annexed to the United
States. lie has it from the best authority that
annexation is their ultimate wish.
Fugitive Slaves. —It appears from the census
re urns that the State of Maryland lest last year two
hundred and fifteen fugitive slaves —about two hun
dred more than all that have been recovered in about
the same period by the fugitive slave law.
[For the Times.]
La Fayette, Ala., Aug. sth, 1851.
Dear Sir : In haste, I give you the result ot the
contest between Southern Rights and Submission in
this county. We set out with the publicly declared
majority of 1000 against us ; but in a canvass of four
weeks, in spite of the charming name of union ,
which that party assumed, to cover up a shameful
submission to federal aggressions, and in spite of the
uniiopulnr doctrine of “ immediate unconditional se
cession” which we were forced to tight under, we
have succeeded in greatly reducing the above ma
jority as the result below will show, and are led to
hope that the people may yet be aroused to a sense
of their danger in time to save the pool* distracted
South, from the clutches of Abolition.
Southern Rights. Union Ticket.
For Congress. For Congress.
.S F. Rice 802 A. White 1325
Representatives. Representatives.
J. F. Dowdell 918 W. Carlisle 130d
,1. T. Block 867 P. Allison 1299
W. W. Meadows,.Bs2 C. Presly 1265
.1. T. Shepard,....Bs6 G. It. Hendrv. ..1236
F.
Col. Nelson Tift has been nominated as the
Southern Rights candidate for the Legislature from
the county of Baker.
Raleigh and Gaston Road.— At the recent meet
ing of the stockholders of this Company, at 1 lender
son, N. C., it was ascertained that 8270,000 were
subscribed to the capital stock. To comply with the
conditions of the act of the last general assembly of
that State, it will be necessary to raise §130,000
Camphine.—A correspondent of the Wash
ington Telegraph chronicles a serious accident
that occurred to a Mrs. Durham of that city, by
the explosion of a camphine lamp, on Friday
last, and observes that though this is the record
of the thousandth, yea the ten thousandth re
cord of such events, yet people will madly per
sist in the use of this dangerous fluid, which
has caused so much loss of life and so much
suffering; and suggests that, there is no other
way to put an end to this destructive substitute
for oil and candle-light, but for the strong arm
of municipal law to intervene, to punish the
users and sellers of it by heavy fineand ipioris
onjncnt.
[From tin- N. O. Delta.]
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.
Han Francisco again in Ashes !! !■— Fifteen
Blocks Burnet/! I !—Loss Three Millions of
Dollars ! !.’
The .steamship Alabama, Capt. Foster, arrived
here yesterday from Chagres the 24th ult.,
bringing fifteen days biter from California.—
The Alabama has brought no mail; but the
passengers were in possession of Ban Francis
co and Sacramento papers to and of the Ist inst.
From some of these, with which we have
been politely favored, we give the following,
.•uminary of current events in the Eureka State,
the most important of which is another, and the
last great fire in San Francisco.
Gregory's Express furnishes the Sacramento
Placer Times with the following details of the
calamity :
Steamer West Point, June 22.
Great Fire. —Leaving San Francisco this
morning about half past eight, about ten miles
this side oftown, we discovered flames and smoke
issuing from the vicinity of Stockton and
Jackson or Pacific street. At the earnest re
quest of the passengers, Capt. Wright put about
and ran back. The fire we found, __ had origin
ated on Stockton, near Pacific street, and back,
up against the wind to Broadway and Powell
streets, the wind blowing from the north
west. Before the wind it burned down to Mont
gomery st. on the east, and Clay on tho south.
The Alta Office and Jackson House burnt.—
Both sides of Washington st., from the Plaza to
Stockton; the adobe, Burgpyne’s Office, the
new Parker House, and Jenny Lind Theatre;
the Union Hotel saved. From the Parker
House, the fire extended across Merchant st.,
and burnt the north side of Clay—the south
saved by the firemen.
One man was killed by falling timber,
and one child burned. Numorous arrest
have been made by the Vigliance Com
mittee. One man i> expected to be hung,
who was caught in the act of setting fire
after the fire had been once checked.—
Two others are to be tried for puttitg the
orignal fire.
The south side of Broadway, from Mont
gomery to Powell, Pacific from Montgom
ery to Powell. Jackson the same to Wash
iogton from Montgomery to the west side
of Stockton, with the exception of the
Veranda, the Customhouse building, the
Bella Union.
Montgomery is burned from near Wash
ington up to Broadway, with the excep
tion of Bidleman’s * building. In fact,
there are not a dozen building in the lim
its bounded by Broadway on the north
Washington on the south, Montgomery
on the east, and Stockton on the west. —
Then there is a burned the street above
Stockton also, between Washington and
Clay, and a little below Montgomery.
Slaverv in 1776—While this subject of
slavery is commanding the attention of people
jin every section ofthe Union, it intv not be un
j'ntcresting to give a lew tacts in connection
| vitli its existence in 1776. From an authen
tic source, we learn that slavery, at the period
when the. different States assumed the direction
of their own affairs by declaring independence
existed to*some extent, as now recognised in
the Southern states, in every one ofthe original
thirteen colonies. The following table exhib
its, in an accurate light, the. slave popula
tion ot each colony at the above mentioned
time:
1 Massachusetts 3.500
2 Rhode Island 1.373
3 Connecticut tj.ooo
4 New Hampshire 629
5 New York 15,000
6 New Jersey 7,600
7 Pennsylvania 10,000
8 Deleware 9 000
9 Maryland 80,000
10 Virginia 105,000
11 North Carolina 75,000
12 South Carolina i io,ooo
13 Georgia... 16,000
Total number of Slaves. 502,102
Since the year 1776, seven of the above orig
inal members ofthe confederacy have effected
the abolition of slavery in their borders, viz:
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York. Massa
chusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and
Connecticut The history of these States war
rants the conclusion that its abolition was not
owing to any prejudice in the minds ofthe peo
ple against slavery, but because of their being
unsuited for the duties that the enterprise of that
region required, as developments then made
showed that the production of the great staples
ol the United States was impossible in this cli
mate.
McDonald’s Prospects.—So far as this sec
tion of the State is concerned? we think Mc-
Donald will receive a larger majority than was
! given to Gov- Town’s. The prospect is bright,
: and constantly improving. The object of the
! false erv that McDonald is a disuniomst, and
I that the Democratic and Southern Rights parties
are disunionists, is getting to be well understood
bv’ the people, and they are determined not to
be defrauded of their votes and their rights by
this transparent humbug.
A friend who has just returned from the mid
dle part of the State, says that the prospect
therefor the election of McDonald is most nat
tering. ,
From other parts of the State, we have pri
vate letters which confirm ns in the belief, here
tafore expressed, that Mr. Cobb, and his consoli
dation cohorts are doomed to a Waterloo detent
on the first Monday in October. —[Albany Pa
triot. _____
Dr. Franklin used to say that rich wid
ows were the only piece of second band goods
that sold at prime cost.
An Irishman writing from California says :
“It’s an illegant counthry. The bed bug’s are
as big as dinner pots, while the fleas are used
for crossing creeks with—one hop and they are
over with two on their backs.
It is universally conceded that there
never was a better promise of an abundant har
vest in Ohio, then is now presented.
TELEGRAPHIC.
[Transmitted expressly for the Daly Morning News.]
ARRI V A f. O F THE N I A G A RA.
FURTHER DECLINE IN COTTON.
New York, July gl.
The steamer Xiagara has arrived with Liverpool dates to
the 19th July. Cotton (except the better qualities, which re
mained unchanged,) had declined an eighth (‘id). The
sales of the week amounted io 39,000 bales, of which specu
lators took .>OO and exporters 7.000 bales.
Flour was easier; Corn had declined a shilling; Consols
were quoted at 96 ;i [. The tone of the Manchester market
wits better. Political news unimportant.
Arrival of tlie Washington.
SECOND DISI-ATCII
New York, July 31.
The steamer Washington, which left Southampton on the
16tli, arrived last night. Slu- gjot aground off Sandy Hook,
but received no material injury, and came up to her wharf
to-day at noon. Her news is anticipated by that of the Ni
agara.
THIRD DESPATCH,
A Frigate Despatched to the Gulf.
Philadelphia, July 31.
Orders have been received here from Washington, order
ing the frigate Saranac to proceed immediately to llio Out I
of Mexico.
Baltimore, July 23.
To-day, Tlmssday, in New York market Cotton was un
changed, and fifteen hundred bales were sold. Daguerre
f lie inventor of the Daguerreotype died uenr Paris.
[Reported for the Constitutionalist.]
Chaklejton, Aug, 2 —P. M.
Cotton.—Prices are very full, with an upward tendency
Sales bales at ."> to 7 cents.
[Reported for tile Constituliaualist.]
! rparture of Lnpei for Cuba.
1.11/.tXG OF THE PjIMPF.RO WITH HIM MF.X.
New Orleans, August 2.
The Cincinnati and Pampero sailed to-night for Cuba.—
Lopez goes on the Pampero. Men and arms are now on
board. The Cincinnati cleared al the Custom House regu
larly. There is a mass meeting now holding to celebrate
their departure. There is great enthusiasm and excitement.
New-Ori.eans, August 3.
The Pampero sailed al 5 o'clock A.M. with BUO passenger !
for Cuba, via Florida coast. 360 have gone via Mobile, it j
is stated that the Spanish Consul sent the •'lnciimatt. .
[Telegraphed for the Charleston Courier.]
Baltimore, August I. I
The sloor-Gi war Plymouth, at Norfolk, Va., has bee ll 1
ordf.tsrf. so proceed, immediately, to Cuba.
Advices from Toronto state that the Canadian Government
strongly opposes the proposal to open the Ft. Law rence to
vessels of all nations, unioss some equivalent for the privi
lege be rendered by America.
A rrivnl of the Atlantic.
FOUR 0.1 VS I„ITF.R FROM EUROPE
Baltimore, Augusts—B.4o P. M.
The I . 8, steamship Atlantic arrived at New York 10-dny, j
w ith 132 passengers from Liverpool, which port site left on I
the 23d ult.
The F.uropa had arrived out.
Cotton, in the Liverpool market, was depressed, and had
declined an eighth of a penny. The sales for the three day
since the Niagara’s departure sum up fifteen thousand bales
of which exporters tookTwenty-flvc hundred, and speculators
t°°k none. Fair Orleans is quoted 5 •. and Middling < ‘rlcaris
and Mobile at 4Vd. On Wednesday, the 23d ult., ftp to 1
o’clock, three thousand bales had been sold, and prices
were barely supported.
The British House of Commons have decided against Mr.
Solomons, the recently elected Member for Greenwich, tak”
ing his scat on account of his inability as a member of the
Jewish persausion to take the usual oath. The Ecclesiastical
Titles Bill was carried on iis second reading in the House of
Lords. Mr. John O’Connell has resigned bis seat in Ibe
House of Commons. Dr. Lingnrd the historian is dead. l u
consequence of the decline in Cotton, Mr. George Wright,
Jr. and Mr. T. W. Stock, Liverpool merchants, have failed
—the former for sixty-thousand, and the latter for thirty
five thousand pounds sterling. .pp,
Burning of tile Sliip Joseph Bangor.
New-Orlkans, August 5.
The ship Joseph Bangor, hence for Liverpool, was burned
yesterday at the South-west Pass with 2,600 bales Cotton on
board. The ship and cargo are a total loss.
Spencer, the slave of John It. Shaw, wlm recently ah
sconded with $4,500, the proceeds of a check with which lie
was sent to the Bank, has been arrested and $1,200 of the
money recovered. He had forwarded $3,000 to Henry Dan
bridge, Negro Preacher, Boston.
The steamship Cherokee has arrived. Private letters slate
• lirt the revolution has been put dew n, and iliat several ins
argents h avc been taken prisoners.
Appointments,
Washington. A tig. 1.
Thomas t . Walter has been appointed Architect of (he
Patent Office building, vice Robert Vlills removed.
Virginia State Eights Convention.
Richmond, Aug. |.
A general convention of all State rights associations of
Virginia has been called to meet in this city.
New Orleans, Aug. 5. j
The Picayune has published an extra, containing a letter !
from Havana, which slates that the Revolution had not
been put down, but the Patriots held their own—that Trini
dad, < iiunfuga* arid Villa Clara had sent out their bands, and
that banners bad been raised,on the 28th ult., at Guinea and
Miranda.
The sloop of war Albany, and steamer Vixen sailed from
Pensacola on Saturday, il is supposed for Cuba.
New York, A tig. 1.
The Cuban excitement lias lulled teniporarilv, but will
probably revive when the favorable news expected by the
next Chagres summer arrives. In the meantime, the United
States authorities here are at work to prevent Americans
from engaging in the mischief. Capt. P. O. Wilson, master !
of the steamboat Cleopatra, was taken into custody yester
day by Deputy Marshals Kakidcwit/. and De Angelis, charg
ed with being engaged in the late expedition. Capt. VV
was at the post office at the time. The arrest was on the
old warrant issued last April against Messrs. John L. o\<ul
livan, Capt. Louis and Maj. S„ and included also Capt. VV.
Per Steamer Atlantic.
France. - The vote ill the French Assembly on the revi
'doii of the constitution, stood in its favor 446 ; against. 227. j
As the vote was not two-thirds in favor as required by the I
constitution, the measme is defeated. The greatest excite- I
mont prevails on the subject, and the ministry are accused
or corrupt movements relative to the petitions presented for
a revision.
It was reported that the whole ministry had resigned on
Tuesday , but this wtts not believed in London.
Charleston, Any. 7.
Kentucky Election —Boyd, Beckenridgc and Blanton,
Democrats, and Marshall and (iray, Whigs, are believed to
be elected to Congress. The vote for Governor is a close
one.
a ! l f Uorlle<l to announce WM
IS. ■ tori.. , a Candidate lor the office of Clerk of the Pit
ponor Court of Muscogee county, at the ensuing election in
January next. july.V
lire autharizeil to announce the
name of JOHN R STURGIS, as a Candidate for CUerif ofthe
superior Court of Muscogee county, at the ensuing Election
in January next. ® julv3
MARRIED.
In this city, at the Methodist Church, on the 6th inst., bv
the Rev. Mr. Crumley, Henry VV. Verktille, Esc. of Sa
vannah, to Miss Ellen Jane Lockhart, of Summerville,
< labama.
GRAY & VANPELT,
W O'lld caU the attention of PlanterAind country Mer-
VV chants to their stock of 8.1C0.Y, B.IGOhYG ROPF
SUG.IR, COFFER, Sic., which they offer for’ sale on
reasonable terms. Call aud see our goods. Broad street
Columbus, Ga. augfitwtf
HENRY L. BENNING Eso
Southern Rights candidate for Conor, ‘’
dress the Peopie of the Second CongjZ!’
Ariel at the following times and places; ***'*
Perry Wednesday ] 2tl H
Vienna Saturday j^, 1 ‘ I
Irvinville, Monday “ I
Starkesville, Wednesday am, “ H
Albany, Thursday o] s t I
Ncvvnan Friday.. ,22d “ H
Bainbridge Saturday H
Blakely, Monday ojq,
Cuthbert, T uesday 26th
Lumpkin, Wednesday... .27th
Buena Vista,... Wednesday.... .>,[ H
COMMERCIAL INTEL uIGENcjHB
Latest date from Liverpool,
Latest date from Havre,
Latest date from Havana
Departure of the Atlantic Steamer, H
ENGLISH STEAMERS.
From Europe. N. York. I
! Kuropa Inly if’ S
j A tries ..July 16.. ’ ‘
I City of Manchester Tulv 25..
; Cumbria Jmic2B.. ..Jules I
1 Asia Inly 5..Ju1y30.. •” I
I Cnnnda July 12.. .. . I
America July 19.. Angl.l.. I
| Philadelphia July 25:.
j Niagara July 26..
| Africa Aug. 2.. Aug 27..
i Kuropa Aug. 9.. ..Septa’ H
City of Cilasgow Augl3
! Asia \ugl0. .SeptHi
j City of Pittsburg Sept.l
AMERICAN STEAMERS.
From N. York. Liverpool. SouthY, Ii
Lafayette ..June 17.. ♦
I Baltic ..June 23..
i Franklin
I Pacific ..July 9..
! Washington .. . .July ig 1
Humboldt . ■
Hermann .July 12.. •-Alien *
j Oil ins July If*..
: Franklin July 26.. a
‘; dfap
J SCHEDULE OF THE HOURS OF CLOSING AND ARRjy^M
THE MAILS.
j NORTHFRN Mail close* at 5 o’clock. P. J], |
I Western “ “ “ 7 tt •• .. ’* I
LaGrango “ “ ”11 “ “
Bartlesville and Macon Way-Mails, close al ;i.>Yi„ tt „tL
j daily.
1 Enfauia, closes al *• P. M, Sunday, Tuesday and Th,._KjN
j Stewart, “ “ 7 “ Monday and Tliiirsdav. ‘*■
West Point via White.sville. Ga„ closes at 7 P w <| Wn
i and Friday.
j West Point via Berlin, Ala., closes al 7 P, M. I
I Traveler’s Rest, via Hamburg, closes 7 P. M. ■
llalloca, via Pondtown and Buena Vista, 7P. M. .V, , H
! Oswichee, Ala., doses at 7 o’clock, P. M. Monday and; H
day.
Tnskegee, via Craw ford, Society Hill, 7 P. M. >W t .M
Thursday.
, Knoll closes at 12 o'clock, M. Tuesday anil Friday.
California Mails made up on the 9th and 223 of each
.tRRir.II.Si.
Northern Mail arrives at 5 o'clock, A. M. dnilv.
Western “ “ “ 8 “ “
LaG range “ “ “ 5 ‘\ “
Enfauia. “ arrives half past SP. M. Tuesday,
and Saturday.
Stewart Mail arrives at BP. M. Thursday and Sun.lu I
West Point via Whitesville. Ga., 7 o’clock P.M. ißi.
Thursday.
West Point via Berlin, Ala., arrives at 7 P. M. Tliundj; IS
i Traveler's Rest, via Hamburg, arrives al 6 P. M. Mondai H
i llalloca, via Pondtown and Buena Vista. 6 P. M. MonJr
| Oswicliee, arrives at 10 o’clock, A. M. Tuesday and fridJjfl
Tnskegee via Crawford and Society llill, 3P. M. Monde. ‘ I
Thursday.
Enon Mail arrives at 12 o’clock M’ Tuesday and Frldtr. i
Post ftjfier, ( Winn lute. Jnlf 3fl.
- - -—m
THE MARKETS.
Arrival of tlie Europn.
COTTONS TILT DOWNWARD” j
Baltimore, AugiDii jn
The fttoainer Kuropa arrived at Halifax to-day. (
; during the week had declined Vd., with sales of the wJHn
| 45,009 bales. Fair Orleans W-
Augusta, August 4-P.V |jL^
i Cotton.—The recent foreign intelligence has brought
market to HComjlcte We heard of no tranutfßiK;
j to-<lay.
Savannah, August t IB
■ Cotton.—The only sales reported on Saturday ‘-‘Hi
j lot of 33 bales at 7,Vj.
Charleston, .\mrusl t- F.M K
! Cotton.—The market is quiet and uyclra.^isl,
j 232 bales at to H cents.
New York, August:’ I
Colton was unchanged in this market to-day, and the m. 1
am)imt(Hl to eighteen hundred bales. Middling CphtutM
were quottnl at 7?j, and Orleans at from Bto r 1 ceatn. T-l
sales during the week comprise 801)0 bales.
Augusta Aug. a I
Rem arks.— By our table this morning, it will be seen th:B
the Rrcript.t this year reach 2,312,385 l)ales against
074 bales last year—showing an increase of 273,014 bill- n
Tlie receipts at all the ports up to the date of issuing <• I
last letter sheet, oth July, shew an excess of 294,271
which was 20,057 bales morr. than we now report. The l
ing off in receipts the past month can be accounted fur op!J|
in two ways—either planters have neglected to send tbeel
cotton forward, or nearly all on hand has been sent tonv-R
ket. The latter we think is the right conclusion, aiul th'fi
falling off in receipts this month, (August) will leave tbl
increased receipts this year about 250,000 bales. Bhouiil
our figures prove correct, or even should the excess tbUyml
reach 270,900 hales, it will be a short crop, when coinpnr-:|
to the increased consumption of ew+on goods which basts* I
en place during the year, a stocks held in Jb'l
country ami in Europe
ijf the growing to sjjcak with n-1
thing like r land has been p I
that the yield wlli hr yet to he seen. B*l
far, the tknison has been more unfavorable and huckwerll
than last year, and the present prospect of the whole cottoJ
growing region is any tiling but encouraging. In thi> *t*f J
a fair average crop will be made, if our planters are favorul
with a late fall, but with the most favorable season, fr*m
an we can learn, the crop w ill fall short of the amount calcu
lated on whop the seed was put in the ground.
The stock or cotton on hand at all the up to the
latent dates received, is !0G,432 bales less than was vmi hand
•on the first of hot month, and 55,310 bales less than held on
hand on the first of August last year.
Our table of shipments, show an increase to (irent Britain
of 363,479 bales, to France of 10,483, and to other Foreign
Ports of 82,227 bales—increase to all Foreign Ports 462,W
bales. To coastwise Ports, the shipments show n dccrcic
of 127,682 bales. The shipments to all ports, foreign and
coastwise, reach 2,514.585, against 2,180,088 bales last year,
being an increase of 334,497 bales.
The Receipts at Augusta and Hamburg reach 221JW
bales, against 250,177 hist year —decrease 28,339 bale*-
while the shipments to Charleston and Savannah are 200.*
715 against 235,454 bales last year.
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.
From Ist September , 1850, to latest dates received.
1851. 1850.
Savannah. Aug. 1 294,110 316,393
Do. Sea Island 12,275 9,67*
Charleston, Aug. 1 365,4% 349,33-
l)o. Sea Island 16,010 16,720
Mobile, J iilv 25 429.996 330,736
New-Orleans, uuly 25 942,545 706,153*
Florida, July 23 1785,529 180,304
Texas, July 19 42.099 30.37 P
Virginia, July l 19.140 9,J00
North-Carolina, July 19 12.388 10,048
Total Receipts 2,312,588 2,038,974
2,038,984
Increase of Receipts this year, 273,614
New York, August 5—P. M-
Cotton.—Prices are irregular. Sales 500 bales.
CORRECTED TRI-WEEKLY BY J. K. RKDI> A CO.
BAGGlNG—Keiitcky p vard 5> @ W
India “ uf. I*
ROPE ip’ll, <| id. !•
BACON—liatns ip ||> 12 ® M
Sides >p ||, l-J ,a. IS
Shoulders p p,i t © H
PORK—Nett p ||J 5 ©
BUTTER ip lb) f> pi
CHEESE (pit, wv® 14
CASTINGS *p|t, “©. 11
COFFEE—Rio (pll, 13 © H
Java -p lb If. <£ 1.
CANDLES—Sperm p ]|, 50 © Wl
War Vlb -'1” : ,3
Tallow ir a, 18 (o'. 91
FEATHERS p u ,| 35 lO
FlSH—Mackerel No 1 p hid 14 00 © 16 01
Mackerel No. 2 p bid 12 00 © 15 00
Mackerel No. 3 p hhl 850 ® 0 ,KI
Wiad p bbl 18 00 © -
Herring ip | JOX 100 ® -
I LOUll—Western tp i,|,i fi 00 ® ?6°
Canal p hid 750 ia, 9 m
City p pi,| sso © fi M
P 100 lbs 100 ?
GRAIN—Corn p bushel 90 *
“koat p bushel 90 ® 1
... , u , ° ats P bushel - ■, , *•*
GLASS |,o\! 225 ft . 00
GUNPOWDER p keg! 500 (a. fi
lllliES ....... pft Bl® 9
IRON—Swedes p ||,j 5 ® 6
English p ft, 4 is
LARD ..pft 12 @ D
LEAD p lb! 7 * -
LIME |,hi 250 a 350
MOLASSES p gallon 45 ® 50
NAILS .plb! 4)j'@ 5
OlL—Lamp p gallon 225 ® 27.
Linseed p gallon lon ® 125
Train p gallon] 65 ®
PAINTS Pkcg 225 @ 275
peas ‘.'.p bushel 100® -
KICK ptb 5 @
SYRUP—l.emon per gallon 125 ©
Raspberry p del; 600 @
salt psack ; 100 ® 12’
SHOT p bag! 175 ® 200
SOAP p ftl 5 ® • <
STEEL—Cast pit, 20 @ 25
German.... pit, 15 @ 18
American p tb 10 ®
SUGAR—St. Croix pft —-®
New-Orleans pft 6V® H
Loaf, refined Plb 12 ® 14
Lump p tb 10 ® 12
SPIRITS—Brandy, Cog P gal 100 ® 400
American p gal 40 ® 1 0(1
Peach p g ; ,j loo@ 162
Apple, P gal •BO @ “5
RUM Jamaica, P gal 200 300
ivmvpv Se r^“ gta,Kl * gal 45
WHISKEY—Irish pgid 400 ® Z.
Monongahela pgal 100 ® 2o ..
„ „ Western Pgal 28 ® 33
(.IN-- Holland pgal 150 @ 200
taiioi.7 Am ‘’* ican ® 5°
‘INLt.AR pgal 37 V @ 50
WlNES—Madeira, pgal 125 ® 400
Sherry pgal 150 @ 300
Ctiampagne Pgal 15 00 @ 18 O' 1
Malaga pgal 70 00 ® 10°
Port gal 250 @ 4 O'*
Claret pbox 300 @ 300