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CHKOxMCi.k AN If SKN HNEL. augU s t a . SATURDAY MORNING, OCTO !ER 3. FOR PRESIDENT, WILLIAM HENRY IIAIIJ ISON, Os Ohio; \ Tiio invincible Hero of Tippccanoc-i -the incor ruptible Statesman —the inflexible R publican — the patriotic Farmer of Ohio. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, JOHN T Y L E R Os Virginia; , State Rights Republican of the sell ol of ’9S — one of Virginia's noblest sons, and c nohatically one of America’s most sagacious, \ rtuous and patriot statesmen. | FOR ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE*PRESIDENT, GEORGE R. GILMER, of Ogle|iorpe. DUNCAN L. CLINCH, of Camtfn. JOHN W. CAMPBELL, of MuJogee. JOEL CRAWFORD, of Hancocll CHARLES DOUGHERTY, of C ark. SEATON GRANTLAND, of Ba Jwin. ANDREW MILLER, of Cass. WILLIAM EZZARD, of DeKaii. C. B. STRONG, of Bibb. JOHN WHITEHEAD, of Burk. . E. WIMBERLY, of Twiggs. FOR CONGRESS, WILLIAM C. DAWSON, of Gi [ene. R. W. HABERSHAM, of Habe: iham. JULUI3 C. ALFORD, of Trouj EUGENICS A. NISBET, of Bilb. LOTT WARREN, of Sumter. THOMAS BUTLER KING, of Klynn. ROGER L. GAMBLE, of Jeffcilon. JAMES A. MERIWETHER, o| Putnam. THOMAS F. FOSTER, of Mmf ogee. FOR SENATOR, J ANDREW J. MILLER, { FOR REPRESENTATIVES,! CHARLES J. JENKINs! GEORGE W. CRAWFOI.D, WILLIAM J. RHODES.! Grand Kaliy. I To-night at the CityTlall, the frie, ds of Harri son, Tyler and Reform have a Grand Rally, when every man is expected to his duty The Election Commit ee. We are gratified to announce that our proposi tion for the appointment of a Commii :ee to protect and secure the rights of legal voters , and to pre vent illegal votes, has been met in I hat spirit in which it was intended, and thateachgparty has ap pointed a Committee of nine, to con.lst of the fol lowing named individual: * John Kerr, John Bones,! Adam Jo»'..;tson, Thomas fin, James Harper, D. L. Holli.jiy, Porter Fleming, Henry Horal R P. Spellman, Benton WalLn, John Holmes, R. V. Goetcl|ius, R. D. Glover, Thos. J. Jenjiings, S. Millen, Thomas Bail ett, R. Rutherford, Wm. Xant,| Messrs. Kerr, Johntson, Harper, ;|ones, Tobin and Barrett, are appointed a sub-co|irmttee, who are requested to meet at the Glol e Ifotel this day at four o’clock, to define the duties ol the Commit tee. i ■ —| — W ar in Europe, * The papers by the Great Westcrn|if we are to judge from the copious extracts "«hich we have seen, are filled with the speculation<|of the whole European editorial and letter writini corps, rela tive to the anticipated war betweel France and England about the Eastern question > and many of them seem to consider a war as inevitable, while others doubt such a result. As wc f egard all we have seen mere speculation, and e? titled to no more credence, we have not transfe|ed any por tion of them to our columns, preferjing to await some more definite demonstration by |he respective authorities. ; _i_ More Negro Evidenc|;. The Louisville City Gazette cite a case, said to have occurred early in the last A. ministration, in which the sentence by a Court J\ art.al of dis mission ol a Cadet at the Military .|cademy was reversed, and the Ollicers composing the Court rebuked, because ot the admission of evidence up on the trial showing what a negro l|ad said in the case. The Secretary of War, (Mr- Eaton,) it is said, “reversed the opinion of the! Court, and rebuked the officers composing it, f.jr dismissing a young officer upon hearsay testimony and that the testimony of a negro ! He sail, if the negro had been there in person, he could testi fied against Cadet Drake, and mucl| less, there fore, could his statement be received|?Pcond-hand cd.” The Editor of the Gazette c. Js upon us (the Editors of the National to to procure the Opinion in this casejjaud publish With this request wo should hu*j; pleasure in complying, if the Opinion wore wit|in our reach. Hut it is not. We have heard of tie case before, and what we hear I of it correspond! substantially with the above statement. —National Intelli gencer. I General Vin Bi-hen.—The intelligent Vir ginian, who recently, at a public festival, intended to compliment the President, by giving as a toast — ‘ Martin Van Bvttl t AliemeM in the cabinet ee/nnl his achievements in |he field'' has been outdone. At a meeting of thf Germans in Buffalo, favorable to the a few days ago, one of their orators statnj.o his speech, **that during the Hattie of tin Thames, General Harrison was taken prisoner by (inicral Proc tor, and that he was rescued by general Van Ilm en, who mm mandril the rcservL one who, by a rapid and masterly movement, advanced upon the enemy, retook the General, changed the for tunes of Ihe day, and achieved.u V ctory.” What ih Mill better the assertion wi|s received as gospel by the meeting. We opii|e that even (.'ru ral Van Hurra will laugh at iis own prow ess on that occasion.— Aew \orkJOonvncrc:ai. Execl riVK Clem km r.— Durin| the 20years last past, there have been pardonedfby the Gov ernor* of New York, from the state f risons, 3,310 convicts. | I Portrait of Van Huron. Wc invite the public attention to the follow ing extract from a Speech delivered at the great South Western Convention, recently held at Nashville, Tennessee, by the Hon. Mr. Critten den of Kentucky. It is a portrait of Martin Van Buren drawn by a master-hand, and no Nevv- Englaod man need be told that it is “ true to the life.” Mr. Crittenden said he did not believe Mr. Van Buren possessed either the head or the heart to be the President of this proud and independent nation. He was nurtured in the Albany Regen cy school of politics, and had not the capacity or the warmth of heart to know, or feel like a politician of the West. He was emphatically a free-trader in politics, buying where he could purchase cheapest, and selling where he could command the highest prices. He had been for the war and against the war. Should the Feder alists say to him, Mr. Van Buren we can support no man wli i supported the last war, which ru ined our com mcrce and brought the country so deeply into debt, how readily could he reply, gen tlemen, who took more decided ground against that war than I did? Madison I opposed, and gave my hearty support and influence to Clinton, your own favorite candidate ! Should the Re publicans, on the other hand, approach him and say, we can support no man who did not support the last war, how readily he would assure them ; that he did support it, and point to his reports | and speeches in its favor, made after Madison’s re-election, and the war had become popular. Take the subject of Abolition too. Should leading abolitionists tell Mr. Van Buren they would like to vote and use their influence for him if they coul! only have some evidence that he would help carry out their principles, why who could furnish them with more strong and endu ring proofs than Mr. Van Buren, of his firm at tachment to their principles? How sincciely he would point to his vote instructing the New-Yirk Senators upon the Missouri question—to his vote in the New York convention, in favor of exten ding the right of voting to negroes—to his vote in Congress to reslrict slavery in Florida —to his declaration, for the public eye, that Congress has constitutional power to abolish slavery, any day, in the District of Columbia—and to his recent rescript, that he saw nothing in the admission of negro testimony into court against a gallant offi cer of the navy that called for his interference ! On the other hand, should the anti-abolitionists say to him, Mr. Van Buren what guarantee will you give us, that if we go for you you will not favor the schemes of the infamous fanatics? Hotv gravely he would refer them to his repeated decla ration that lie will apply the veto to any bill hav ing for its object the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia ! Upon the subject of Internal Improvement too, he is equally ready. To one party he points to his vote to establish toil-gates upon the great Cumberland road, such was his love and zeal for internal improvement. He points also to his ap proval of numerous bills making great appropri ations for works of that nature. To the opposite party, he vrillsay he is against internal improve ments by the general government, and points with apparent exultation, to the complaints of the friends of the great National road, that he asked for no appropriation whatever for it in his last ta ble of estimates for expenditures ! On the subject of Federalism he occupies the same ground also. To the Federalists, he can turn to his ardent support of Rufus King, their great champion, and exhibit the book he wrote in his favor. To the Republicans, ho can point to his support of Dame! D. Th^mpkins. Mr. Crittenden asked if he was not justified then in pronouncing Marlin Van Buren a free trader in politics ? He asked what he had ever done to advance the true interests of his country, or promote its prosperity ? The answer, he said, would be No, for the very good reason that he had done nothing. \\ hy.said he, if old Plutarch were to burst from his tomb and be called upon to write the life of Martin Van Buren, and record the ser vices he has rendered his country, great God what a blank the old historian would present to the world ! He asked what reason the people had for ad vancing such a man to the highest office in their gift. Call over his name—does it fill the heart with grateful emotions ? No. At the name of W ashington—of even Jackson—and of Harrison, the heart glows with emotion ! But sound the name of an Buren—’tis as cold as a tomb-stone —aye, as Van Buren himself. Jackson Principles. Read the following, from Gen. Jackson’s first Inaugural Address “ The recent demonstration of public senti ment inscribes on the list of Executive duties, in characters too legible to be overlooked, the task of Reform, which will require, particular ly ■> the correction of those abuses which have hrn't the Patronage of the Federal Government into conflict with the Freedom of Elections, and the counteraction of those causes which have distur bed the rightful course of appointment and have placed, or continued in power, unfaithful or in competent hands.” On the foregoing passage, the Richmond En quirer remarked as follows : There is one passage in his address which cannot escape the reader’s attention. Reform is legibly inscribed on the banner of Executive du ties and more especially, such reforms as consist in the correction of abuses which have interlined with the freedom ot elections, or the rightful course of appointment, or have thrown the offices ot the nation into unfaithful or incompetent hands. He then tells us plainly that we are to have no more travelling Secretaries, no offices dis graced, no money wasted, for the -ake of reward ing the electioneering minions of ambitious as pirants.” Extract from the annual Message of General Jackson to Congress, in Dec. 1831 : “ r have heretofore recommended amendments of the Federal Constitution, giving the election of President and Vice President to the People and limiting the service of the former to a single term. 8o important do 1 consider these changes in our fundamental law, that I cannot, in ac cordance with my sense of doty, omit to press them upon the consideration of a new Congress, hor my licws moieat large, as well in relation to these points as the disqualification of members to Congress to receive offices from a P.esident in whose election they have had an official agency, which I proposed as a substitute, I refer you to my former Messages.” General Jackson has the following declaration in his last Annual Message, dated December 1836: “To retain it (the Public Money,) in the Treasury unemployed in any way, is impractica ble. It is, besides, against the genius of our free institutions to lock up in vaults the treas ure of the nation. To take from the people the right of hearing arms, and put their weapons of defence in the bands of a standing army, would he scarcely more dangerous to their liberties, than to permit the Government to accumulate immense amounts of treasure beyond the sup plies necessary to its legitimate wants. Such a treasure would doubtless he employed at some time, us ’I has been in other countries, when op portunity tempted ambition .” Sm nfla stems. —A Loco Foco shin plaster shop in Baltimore has been shut up, and the pres ident has been arrested and committed to prison for cheating the people. We mow ot another shin plaster shop, a little s »uth of Baltimore, the president of which will certainly be turned out next March,for deceiving the people. From the Baltimore American. Which is the liank Party ? The Newark N. J. Advertiser of the 21st ult. gives statistical tables showing the increase of Banks and of Banking capital, during two periods respectively: —one period from 1820 to 1830; the other from 1830 to 1837, when the suspension of specie payments took place. The tables also show which party was predominant in each State when the various new Banks were chartered; so that by this exhibit an accurate knowledge may be had of the doings of each par ty in the way of increasing the number oi Banks in the country. It is to be borne in mind that the Administration has been loud in denouncing Banks ; in charging upon them a concerted design to embarrass the Government; and stigmatizing the whole system as one of monopoly and exclusive privilege. The Whigs as a party have been called the Bank parly, the evils which have afflicted the currency have been ascribed to the conduct ot the Banks in opposition to the Administration. But all this is familiar to our readers. Now how strange will the result appear when it is known that the Administration party through out the Union has been the most active in crea ting new Banks since 1830. A statement of facts in reference to this, shows that Irom 1820 to 1830, including the last five years ot Mr. j Monroe’s administration, and the whole of Mr. i Adams’ term, the increase of Banks in the Uni ted States was only 22; increase of capital near ly eight millions of dollars. From January Ist, 1830, to January Ist, 1 837, during which period tho party in power had possession of the Gov ernment, the number of new Banks created was three hundred and forty-eight; the increase of Banking capital was upwards of two hundred and sixty-eight millions. It is very well known that about the time of the veto upon the United Stales Bank, the party in power openly encour aged the increase of State Banks, with the view of demonstrating to the country the capability of local Banks to supply a currency which should be a “ better currency” than that, formerly sup plied under the auspices of the United States Bank. The Globe, in December 1833, speaking of the Western Slates, says:—“They are re solved to avail themselves of their own State credit, as well as of the National credit, to main tain a currency independent of foreign control, j Mr. G lay’s presses in Kentucky begin now to I feel how vain are all their etforts to resist the dc | termination of the people of the West. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kentucky, are re solved to take care of themselves ; and no longer depend on the kind guardianship of Biddle, CI.AT & Co,” The statistics go on to show, by a second table the political character of each Legislature, in every Slate during the period from 1830 to 1837 when the astonishing increase of Banks and of Banking capital took place. The aggregate number of sessions was one bund ed and sixty two for the whole Union during that period. Os these, one hundred and eighteen were Jackson and Van Buren ; four were Calhoumte; and forty. Anti Jackson or Whig. The number of new Banks created as above named was 318. Os these, two hundred and twenty four were char tered by Jackson and Van Buren Legislatures, and the increase of capital was about two hun dred and live millions and a half. The number of Banks created by Whig Legislatures was one hundred and' twenty-four and the increase of capital something over sixty two millions. To which party, then does the responsibility properly belong of increasing the number of Banks in the country beyond the proper limit? The example being set by one party and the lead • being taken, it would follow that the speculating spirit thus generated and strengthened must , spread throughout the community, and infect all , classes, more or less. By what party was this 1 example set? \\ ho took the lead? In whose • hands was the dominant power vested ? Let • these questions be answered and the reply will ■ show who are to be held accountable for the ex t cessive issues that have brought derangement in > to the currency and its attendant embarrassments. The same party that destroyed the United States • Bank, and thus disturbed a well regulated sys • tern of circulation, operated with alike disas- L trous influence in their attempts to remedy the evil which they had caused. The multiplication , ot Stale Banks was as much a part of this policy ! as the overthrow of the National Bank in the bu i ginning. W hether it was foreseen or not, and indeed that the stimulation given to the quick growth of local inslitulions and the spirit of spec ulation, such result in a general explosion of the whole substituted system, and thus prepare tho way for the Sub-Treasury, project, as a thing contemplated from the first~w hether this be so . or not, it is unnecessary now to inquire. The , history of the limes and a plain record of facts > prove that the most important interests of the country have been sported with and experimen ! ted upon by the Administration with a view to political ends and party purposes. From the New Orleans Picayune of the 21th ult. From Texas. By the arrival yesterday from Galveston we have received files of papers from Galveston to the 19th, Houston to the 16th, San Louis to the 14th, and from Austin to the 9th instant. The pilot schooner Santa Anna, Gapt. Simp ton, from New Orleans, had arrived. The Cour ier says that she made the passage in 60 hours Irora wharf to whart. 'J he Santa Anna for the second time this season wasstmek with lightning on her passage. A Frenchman, passenger, whose name was not known, was killed by the stroke. The vessel was not injured this time, though on the former occasion, at which time one oi the hands on board was killed, one of the masts was torn into splinters. 7 here are no further accounts of engagements with the Indians. It was thought tha. they had retreated to a great distance. Col. L. Burleson has resigned the command of the Ist Reg. Infantry, and Col. Win. G. Cook has been appointed to succeed him. Nothing is said of the general health of the country. Gen. I elix Houston has been confined to his bed by an attack of lever, but has recovered. Accounts from Austin state that President Lamar s health, which has been bad, was improv ing. An express had recently reached Austin/rom San Antonio, bringing advices that a party of Centralists had crossed the Rio Grande. They are represented as about 1000 in number, Capt. Howard, a brave and skilful officer, has been promoted to the rank of Major. The loss of property at Linnville, by the late Indian depredations, is estimated at over one hun dred thousand dollars. A letter which we re ceived yesterday assures us that the place is fast rebuilding, and all apprehensions of another at tack has been abandoned. 1 he citizens of Austin gave a public dinner complimentary to Gen. Felix Houston on the 3d inst. Houston is said to be healthy; only 2 deaths having occurred during the week before last. A paper called “ The Musquito,” has been commenced at Houston. It seems spirited and independent. - L. Holmes, member of Congress from * ‘atagorda county, died a few days since at Matagorda, of congestive fever. Col. Karnes, the greatest pioneer and Indian fighter that Texas ever had, is r ported to have died at San Antonio on the 16th ult, CCj he Board of Health of Savannah report the death of 35 persons during the month of Sep tember. Last year, during the same month there were 62. From the Charleston Courier of yesir d iy. Additional Particulars ofthe news by the Great Western. The Mail from the North failed agai.i yester day, it being only from Weldon, N. C., but as has been the case for several days past, New York papers came to hand by private conveyance. The Philadelphia North Arnertca't says the Grand Jury on Thursday last returned nine true bills against Doctor Eldridgc, for forgery, and three more against Brooks, the swindler, alias Jesse D. E. Quantril. Eight Days Liter from England. — Great Western Arrived. The steam ship Great Western arrived at New York on Sunday afternoon, having lelt Bristol on the 12th instant. The Great Western brin :s nearly sixty passen gers; among them are Mr. Jaudon, the agent ot the U. S. Bank. She has a very large cargo of dry goods, silks, and woollens, and $500,000 in specie for the U. States Bank. She spoke the President on the 14th of September, in lat. 51 and lon. 14. The prospect of the harvest all over England is most excellent. The first division of the British fleet, consisting of 15 vessels of war, has left Singapore for Can ton, to commence attacks. Cotton was down jth of a penny. Great preparations arc making in the naval de partment in England for the expeted war. There has been an insurrection in Paris, but it was soon put down. The funds at London are falling with alarming celerity. Theßiitisli Three per Cents are as low as S7g, and those of Franee are down to 76, with every probability of a fur ther retreat before the end of the current week. Investment was out of the question, and as the sellers were numerous and on the increase a much i greater decline was expected. The Damascus Jews.—M. Cremieux and } Sir Aloses Montefiore had interviews with the j Pasha upon this subject, which appear to have terminated very satisfactorily. The Viceroy, it was understood, would superintend the investiga tion at Alexandria. The Liverpool Mail gives some particulars of the late failures at Manchester. One of them, (that of a Mr. Henry Forth, a hand and power loom cloth dealer and agent) is described as the heaviest that has occurred in the same line for many years past the business of the individual having been pushed to an immense extent. Air. Forth's liabilities arc estimated at from 150,000/ to 200,000/. It was believed that the manufac turers and spinners would be the principal suf ferers. One single firm was reported to be cred itor for 30,000/, and it is concluded so exten sive a failure cannot but be followed by some | others. It was, indeed, quite understood that such would be the case. By accounts from Odessa we learn that two English houses of high respectability have re cently tailed there, namely, Maberly & Simpson, and Thomas Carruthers & Son. Freights were rising again, and most English Captains arc de manding 60s per ton for London. We find 525, 6d had been refused. —Malta Mediteranean. Our private letters, says the London Times state, as a current rumor in high quarters in Paris, that the Bank of England was about to suspend cash payments, and to request of the Bank of France a loan of 80,000,000 francs (3,200,000/.) which would be readily accorded. The Ist division of the Britisd fleet, consisting of fifteen vessels of war, has left Singapore for Canton, to commence attacks. The Queen continues to enjoy good health, and was getting larger in the zone every day. A certain in cresting event is, it was said by the court gossips, to occur somewhere about the middle of December. It is said that the Texian Loan has at last been negotiated. Mail Packets between France and America. : —The French Chambers have promulgated a law regulating lha establishment of a line of steam packets to convey the mails between Havre and New York. Two principal lines of communi cation are to be established by the government, and served by steam packets 450 horse power, one starting from Bordeaux every 20 days, and from .Marseilles every month, in order to arrive at Martinique, and continuing by Guadaloupe, fc>t. Thomas, Porto Rico, Cape Hayti, and St. Ja go, to Havana. The other starting from Nazaire every month to Rio Janeiro, passing by Lisbon, Gorce, Pernambuco, and Bahia. Three secon dary lines, served by steamers of 220 horse pow er, will be established in order to continue the principal lines, the first to Mexico, touching at Vera Cruz, Tampico, Galveston, and New Or leans; the second to Cen ral America, touching at Chagres, Carthagena, Santa . Ala: tha, and La Guayra; the third to Alontevideo and Buenos Ayres. To effect this a special credit has been opened to the ALnister of the Navy, to the amount of 28,400,000 francs, to be devoted to the construc tion, arming and fitting up of 14 steam packets of 450 horse power, and 4 steam packets of 220 horse power, and which is to be appropriated to the expenditures of 1840, 1 841, 1842 and 1843. Harvest in France. —The Auxiliarie of Ren nes reports that the wheat and rye crops in Brit tany have almost universally been very abundant and the grain of the best quality. It represents the buckwheat to have been equally productive, the intense and long continued heat had excited fears. The gathering of apples has exceeded all expectation. Liverpool, Sept. 5. The import of the week is 13,678 bags, namely, 6407 from the United States, SO from the West Indies, and 7490 from Bombay. The sales of the week are 20.900 bags of which there are taken on speculation 9a)o American, and for export 470 American, 200 Alaranham and 100 Car thagena. The prices of Brazil and West India Cottons are lowered gd. p lb. Liverpool, Sept 8. We have had a very moderate business in Cot ton to-day, the sales not exceed 1500 bags, of which 300 Americans are for export. The mark et remains \ cry uull, but there is no material change in prices. Liverpool, Sept. 10 The sales since Friday amount to 15,000 bags, of which 3000 bags are sold to-day. Prices are low eied (fd. lb. The arrivals are 6 vessels from the United States, and 3 from l razil. Liverpool,, Sept. 10. Only 3000 bags of all descriptions have been dis poseed of to-day, of which speculators have taken for American. The market still continues dull but there is no alteration in pikes. * Liverpool, Sept. 11. The business in oui Cotton market is very limit ed, and almost entirely coniined to the supply of the immediate want of .he trade, and the week closes quietly but steadily, without any change from last week’s quotations of American. E°ypt is in fait demand, at full p.iccs. Surat continues to Le fieely offered, and in some instances a de cline of £d lb. has been submitted to, particular ly in common qualities. Os 1000 bales offered bv auction this day,sßo were sold at barely previous rates. Ihe sales ot the week amount to 14 830 b ties, including 1100 American on speculation ’and 600 American for export, as follows: Uplands cr dinary to middling 4 3 8 0 of, fair to good fair’ 5 7 8 0 6 good to fine 6g (a) 8; New Oilcans, ordinary to middling o (S) 54, fair to good fair 6 0 6s, good 8 > Mobile ordinary to fair to good fair 6 0 64, good to % I 4 ’ Alab ? ma > ordinary to middling 4 7-8 ® fair - t 0 8° 0 - d i^ ,r ® Sea Inland stained and saw ginned o* 0 104 ordinary 12 0 124, mid dhng 13 (a) 13* fair 0 14,goo‘d fair 154 0 17- good and line 20 0 24. 3 w I ** editor* ancA nn* j an d sta iacd arc advertis ed lor auction on Friday next. iho v i L * verpool > September 11, s . 1A n h ~ pu ] )h ® ® ale of to-day, of 1000 bales of Suiat offered, 620 were sold at 4 to 4 »- lb decline m the previous sales by private. aecune tu • . Havre, Sept. 7. Luton. The inactivity in business hat charac-t tt*iLscd oui market at the close of our previom circular, sales continued to predo ninatc ever since, ior were the a ivices received last Thursday Irum ihe United States, per Great Western steamer, via England, productive of any change in the situation of Mercantile affairs. Political questions are be ginning to lose some of their ascendency over the public°min;l, now that the general opinion is mani fested in favor ol a pacific tcrmii ation. The de pressed state that has prevailed in transactions daring the past week, cannot therefore be ascribed to any appreh nsions or probability of war, but it is rather owing to the large stock of Colton on hand at such an advanced season of the year, and the evident eagerness on the part of holders to re alize, in c nsequence of the intelligence from the United States, as to the extent of the fast ap proaching crop. On the other hand, dealers being fully alive to this conviction, snow but little wil lingness to come forward, and therefore operate with much caution. Prices have in consequence, notwithst anding the favorable accounts from the inland towns, further receded fl a 2 on ordinary and mi ding U. S. descriptions, hut extreme grades have undergone scarcely any variation Although, how ever the demand has. upon the whole, been rather limited, several large sales were effected, say : 900 bales New ordinaire and •*- ties ordinaire ex Margaret Forbes, at f7O; 1,337 bales Upland £ bun ordinaire and £ petit courant ex New Jersey, at f'O, and 457 bales Mobile,ordinaire and bon or dinaire ex Elizabeth, at f 76. The decline was in some instances still greater on Mobile Cottons, several sales being made under current rates.owing to their bad cond.tion. Ancient Federalism. We invite the attention of our rcaderes to the following excellent remarks which we copy from a late number of that valuable paper “ The Lour Cabin.” “The ast hope of Van Burenism is its attempt to direct the attention of the people from the misgovern ment anti monstrous abuses which now I exist to tho contests and differences ot forty | years ago. If tire wire-workers can only set the ! people by the cars about politics of the last gen- I eration, they may hope to glut themselves on the Spoils ot the Treasury for another foui years, and by repeating the trick, for forty years to come —for it is one that answers for all times and oc casions. Let the Olfice Holders oppress and im poverish the people ever so much—let them rob the Treasury and burn the public buildings, or commit any rascality, and they have one unvary ing stratagem to divert public attention, which is this. They say to the People—“ Don’t believe those Whigs they are all old Federalists, Aristo crats, and enemies of the Common People.”— Now, we do not care to unite with them in heap ing odium on many of our noblest Kevolutiona ry Patriots, and we neither aid nor oppose their abuse of the deceased Federal Party. We do not see that it is at all to the purpose. But this assumption that the Van Buren party is the true Democratic parly is most preposterous. Its falsi ty has been proved over and over again, until it is believed at least that no intelligent man can be fooled by the cry of Federalism against the friends of Harrison and Tyler. Still notwith standing this Van Burenism will continue its dir ty appeals to slumbering prejudices; and as Saul in his last extremity attempted to conjure up the ghost of the dead Prophet to avert his im pending doom, so the shade of Jefferson is inces santly invoked to cover the misrule of Van Buren. In the face of an intelligent community, this des perate resort must prove unavailing.” In addition to the above, the New Haven Pal ladium has ths following sensible article, in rela tion to the constant and pitiful slang of the Loco Foco press about old Federalism. It will com mend itself to all men of sense. “What consummate inpudcncc it must re quire for the loco loco editors to talk about the whig party being the Hartlord Convention or anti-war party—when this same whig party has tor its leaders such men as Henry Clav, whose voice rang out in trumpet tones for the war, anil who was appointed by Madison to negotiate the treaty of peace at Ghent! —such leaders also as HARRISON who advocated the war and pe rilled his life in it—such also as Scott and Gaines, and almost every brilliant hero and statesman concerned in the war. Jackson was originally supported in New England by the federalists. In this State at the organization of the Jackson parly under the lead ot John 3VI. Niles a resolu- JgCgh was passed in Convention, “that it was ex pedient that an Electoral ticket favorable to the election of Andrew Jackson, be formed upon liberal principles without reference to the old party distinctions ” Nearly all the present Van Buien leaders in this State were members of this Convention which made this first attempt to break up the organization of the republican party. That Convention gave, (as will be seen by the resolution) a broad invitation to all the federal ists in the State to unite in support of Jackson. It was accepted by great numbers—but as soon as Jackson began bis career of tyranny, misrule and corruption, those federalists who had any respect for themselves and regard for the country began todiop away from him—but the spoilsmen and the monarchists, the Walls, the Buchanans, the Hubbards, the Prentices, the Wilkins, the Gilpins, the Williams, the Rushes, &c. &c. &c.— all who united for the purpose of plunder, and who for it would consent to do all that the President required of them, are with the admin istration. This is the whole history of the mat ter—a matter, however, of no importance com pared with the questions to be settled in Novem ber. Genedal Prosperity. —The Newport Her ald relates the following conversation between a whig and a locofoco : “What General will the Whigs have next,” (inquired a loco the other day,) “after they elect General Harrison ?” “ General Prosperity,” promptly replied a facetious whig, of whom the question was asked. Ihe loco seemed much pleased with the answer, and thought he could be in favor of such a General without compromising his principles. From the New York Commercial Advertiser. o\F.n nir, Moustaixs, Ho!—About a 3 7 ear ago we copied from a journal of the interior the Cleveland Herald—the card of a Mr. David son, proposing to cany the mail from New York to New Orleans in some marvellously brief space o( time, not upon terra firma, but through the air, Mr. Davidson, it appears, applied to Congress for assistance in developing his project, but met with no attention ; whereat he expresses his disap pointment and mortification in a letter to the edi tor ot the St. Louis Gazette, from which we ex tract the following. He is “going ahead,” it seems, without the aid of Congress. The letter is dated at New York. “Like the fabled Phoenix, I rose from the ashes of my destruction at Washington, with a new energy and redoubled zeal. And I am happy to inform you that through an engagement entered into with a brother of mine in Virginia, with the view to experiment on my plan of airostati n, I have been enabled to go forward with it; and al ready, a large portion of my machinery is in a state of rapid completion.—l am gelling it made by R. M. Hoe & Co., machinists, of this city. It will be completed in a few days, when I shall take it, together with such materials as are necessary to construct the body and other parts of the icros tat, to Virginia, near the spot of my nativity, where myself and brother will proceed immediate y to erect the erosiat— American Eagle— and, from whence I intend to take my flightTmark the spot and date the era of practical aeros'aiion. , la e Serially altered the arrangement of my machinery since I wrote on the subject. I now contemplate using my weight as well as my s.rengi rin giving motion to the wings of the aerostat. The two combined give me a power at sar o 00 pounds.—This power, according to .e most rigid mathematical calculation, will put and keep in motion 250 pounds of i t;er i under any circumstances—whether on th in the water, or in ihc atmosphere. ° Rarll) ’ When you hear from me again you n 1 be surprised if it be through a notice to iheoni'r* of an exhibition of practical aerostation 1 ‘ C most obedient and humble servant, ’ ' J ° Ur DAVIDSQX. A letter has been addressed to the Cover Pennsylvania from Pittsburg, on the sub ;JT° f f specie payments. The following paragraph f ° his reply seems to be the only one of any interest therein. “As I considered the s U s * sion of specie payments extended to a longerT' 1 than was necessary, I shall not sanction " lle further extension. It the hanks cannot meet iW engagements-on the 15th of January next it *? be a seiious misfortune; but it is one i n "if production of which I have have had no h and for (he consequences of which 1 shall kT * official responsibility.” f na The census of the Twelfth Ward of R ! ■ more has just been completed, and shows a „ a gregate population of 1 1,653 souls. f-om the results which have been asccrta”'! thus far, we may presume that the population the whole city will present a total of lUS non ,° 1 10,000. — American. Modesty.—We agree with the old “£ rise,” that “modesty is a quality that dorns a woman.” But affected modesty, u' the following, we cannot abide. Yesterday a lady went into a store on Ch tres-street, and after fidgeting and riggli ng abp ‘”' she put her cambric handkerchief t 0 h fr j u ! f ' and with a tremendous mental effort, asked clerk if he had any hose confmers for sale. Tf° gentleman being quite ignorant of the meanin! of the fair customer, was rather embarrassed bul not wishing to appear altogether green, said’that none of the article was on hand, hut assured the lady that an invoice of a large lot on the wav from France had been received, and they WoUl j soon arrive. “ Wh Y» Ia said t!i e lady, “ there they are with clasps; it is a pair of those stocking ffo-/,/. eners that I want,” pointing with her parasol to a lot of spring garters.—N. O. Picayune. Fire at Salem, Washington County \ Y.—A letter in the Troy Whig states that afire broke out on Wednesday morning in one of the sheds attached to Hank s coffee-house, which<lc slroycd the following property :—The store of J, Beatty ; a building formerly occupied by Mr.' Billings as an office ; the corner budding occu pied by Major McFarland as a dwelling, ° an d bv Russel & Curtis ; a house owned by J H. Bovd, and occupied by Mrs. Sicard, and the coflee-houst occupied by Mr. Hanks, and owned ny George Vail, Esq., of Troy. The Associate Reformed Church, Session-house, and the barns and out houses of the hotel were repeatedly on lire, but were extinguished by individuals standing on the roofs. Mr. Beatty and .Mr. Vail were insured. MAR KI E57 In this city, on Thursday evening last, by the Rev. JI. A. C. Walker, Mr. William F. Pember ton to Miss Mary H. S., daughter of Win. Wight rnan, Ksq , ad of this place. oBITL A R Y. Died, in Houston county, Ga., in the vicinity of Tort \ alley, 0:1 the 27th July last, Mr Robert J. Allen, aged 27 years. The deceased was a native of 13oike county,Ga., the youngest son of James and Frances Allen, with whom he lived. Robert left his father’s house to visit Lis rela tions in Houston county, where he arrived in ap parent fine health. In a few days he became in disposed, and visited and consulted a physician; not the least apprehension of danger was enter tained. Rut the disease so rapidly augmented in violence, that regular medica, attendance soon be came accessary, and still assuming an increasingly dangerous type, a consulting physician was sum moned. Rut the tearful malady bid defiance to combined efforts of skill, and Robert, though 1 young man, beloved by friends and doated on by relations, especially his aged parents, must die. Rut young as he was, he had prepared while in health for the solemn tiial that now awaited him. A few months previous lie had attached himself in membership to the Methodist Episcopal church. The writer of this notice had but little acquaint ance with the deceased, he can therefore say Out little respecting him. He remembers, however, that a celebrated King once asked an individual if he did not consider him the happiest of men; to which he lepiitd, he could not judge of any man's happiness until he had heard of his death. Taking this as a criterion, then Robe rt J. Allen was a happy man in life. His death was truly a caira one, for sure I am, I never witnessed more patience and perfect resignation manifested under paintal affliction. Conversations rcla ive to his views and feelings of a fu me and eternal state, were re peatedly had with him as he approached in full conscioum'ss the confines of the grave, and to all, his replies afforded great satisfaction. His dying charge to his parents was to meet him in iicaven, where we believe his spirit now rest'. A large procession wa< formed at the house of his brother, Hugh Allen, where he died, led by tie students of Wesley Manual Labor Scnool, bearing his corpse to the church, where a very appropriate and feeling discourse was delivered by Rev. Join P. Dickinson, from the Ist 2d and 3J verses of the 7th chapter of Ecclesiastes The relations sat near the remains of their de* parted kinsman, and the young men were toque’ - ed to occupy- one side of the church dining the funeral exercises, where we trust many resolved fn-TTi tnat lime to seek a preparation for doatii. Alter the sermon his body was again carried by the young men to a newly selected.buryingground, where amid tears and weeping he was decently inten ed. Will it avail any thing to say in conclusion to the lilends of ihe deceased, and all who may ica | this notice : You are dying—you will soon be dead too—arc you prepan d ? May biod helpyou to live the life ol the lightccus, that vou may die their death ! Consignees per South Carolina Kail Road. Hamburg, October 2, IfcdO. P R McCray; Woodward Sl Brothers; T Dawson; Hopkins & Stovall; W E Jackson ;H P Peck; >’ Carter; I S Beers & Co.; T S Metcalf; TW Fm c ‘ man ; Rones & Carmichael; C Hall; A Sabal; H Aldiich ; D B Hadley ; JM & W Adams; Clarfc McTier & Co.; F II Cooke; J Kent; F Spear ; Russell & Hutchinson; Rathbone & Raker; Re** 6 fe Beall; S Simmons; Howard & Ga raony j H Hutchison; G Parrott; II L Jeffers; J F Benson- QfT The Subscriber lias taken an office in mr-. Camfield’s buildings on Jackson-street,iuxtdooi the one formcily occupied by Judge where his professional services can be at ail limes commanded He intends to re-commcncc, on the first Monday in November, the LAW t-CilGw which he formerly conducted, on the same plan, and the same teims, as befoie. oct 2 dlwwlm WM. T^GOULP-_ Cj’Dr. GARDNER, fmmcrly resident surgeon n the New York Hospital, and physician at I> Cl vuc Hospital, New York, tenders to the public professional services. Office in Washington street, between Broad an Ellis streets Residence, United States Hotel, ap 2 ffj" EXCHANGE ON NEW YORK— At sigW» and at one to twenty days sight. For sale oy nov 23 GARDELLE & RHIM'y- QC7 > AUGUSTA BENEVOLENT SOCIETY--' For the benefit of the sick-poor of Augusta. ‘ l committee for the present month are as folio" 5 ■ Division No. 1. —p. H. Mai.tz, Nathaniel Green, Miss Margaret Smith, Miss Mary Wightman. Division No. 2. —W. F. Pemberton, J. M. Newby* Mrs. H. F. Roberson, Miss A. C. Righton. Division No. 3. —John Cashin, James Panic Mrs. Tremley, Mrs. E. Camfield. sept 7 J. \V. WIGHTMAN, Sec y'-