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CHRONICLE & JENTINEL. BY WILLIAM S. JONES. PMLl.TßjjßEpy* WEEKLY » yt ., rv BANK BUILDING TERI IS Daily Paper, peran’mjin advance«slo I Tri-VVeekly Paper, “ “ 5“ " •• 5 Weekly, (a mammothsheet) “ •• 2 CASH SYSTEM.—In no case will an order fort he paper be attended to, unless ccompanied with the money, and in every instancewhen thetime for which the subscription may be paid, expires before the re ceipt of funds to renew the same, the paper will be discontinued. Depreciated fundsreceived at va.uem this city. . Correspondence of the N. Y. Courier 8? Enquirer . Tlie JJew-York State Fair. Syracuse, 10th Sept., 1849. This busy and advancing city, which, re versing the fate that befell the disobedient wife of old times, turns itself from salt to life, is putting on its appearance of a packed city—not merely a thronged one. Every indication is given of a great festival of Agriculture, such as has not before been /•-witnessed. I see already many of-the principal agricul turists of the State, and some of the leading gentlemen of Canada, who are known as fast friends of whatever may interest the farmer. The citizens of Syracuse seem to be offer ing their private hospitalities liberally—and this feature in the character of the city must always be remembered to its eulogy. The Press seems this year to have sent hither an unusual number of representatives. City and country —editor and correspondent—are here, and whatever of usefulness or animation or beauty may be possessed by the Fair, will, it is evident, not be concealed from the world. Thanks to the intelligence and common sense of the People, a Festival without a record would, in this century, be a sky without a star to tell of brightness. Canada is so easily reached from this city, that its farmers will undoubtedly look in upon us in great numbers. One hour to Oswego, and thence by rapid boat to all parts of the pro vince, the Canadian who has been accustomed to dream of old England as the only place where there are blood horses and fat cattle, may see on these grounds stock which would elicit admiration at Smilhfield, and disturb the dynasty of the Derby. There never was such a place for the mu sic of bells as this is. I have been amused by tracing a resemblance in the clear and ringing notes that do welcome the arrival of every ve hicle, with the bells that are forever, in a Span ish town, calling up the memory of some de parted worthy. The music is always pleasant, for it has associations of the dinner hour, which is the great pivot to the traveller of this day. Never was there a place, except Springfield, like that for a cotillon of cars. They are *• for ward and back” perpetually. • The shadows of the proximity of midnight are upon the city, but I could not suffer this first evening to pass without some brief notes of the Fair—whose progress I am here to re cord for your readers. Syracuse, 11th Sept., 1849 —The Fair has developed, even to-day, enough of varied in cident, of impressive position, of admirable result, to make it certain that the Fair of 1849 will be regarded in the history of the festivals of the society as among its most brilliant and successful. A further examination of the Fair grounds confirms my previous opinion that none were ever belter selected. They have the same un dulation of surface which forms the great beau ty of the Boston Common. The various build ings—large, capacious and impressive—crown the heights. There is a delightfully cool, fresh, shelter for the stock. On all sides an interest ing view presents itself. The Onondaga Lake in the distance, and the fine farms of Ononda ga around, while the buildings of the city are seen stretching away up the valley, while so many well built villages—Salina, Liverpool, Geddes, &c., appear so near that it seems as if they were fragments of a great city, tempo rarily severed from each other, and soon to be brought together into one large and impor tant town. Syracuse was full yesterday. The kindest host of either of the hotels could do nothing more for his best friend than'lhe limited dimen sions of a “ cot.” To-day the crowds have been rolling in from all sections, as locomotive and car could testify, if iron could speak. The hotels are deserted in despair by those who ar rive now, and the private hospitalities of the citizens taxed to the utmost. The trains are so heavy that it is utterly impossible to maintain the usual regularity, and all is by spasmodic action. When a train does arrive, it is with such an array of cars as would be suf ficient to bear the burthen of an entire village, and there are many villages concentrated here. I recollect well, and in proper place noted it for your columns, how special General Taylor was in his mention of the great pleasure he had hoped to have in the examination of the agri cultural implements which he knew would be exhibited at the Fair. The flash of steel jn his own gallant army might have had more of the exciting and dazzling; but it could not have had more of veritable beauty than was shown by the exquisite array of this department of manufactures. I noticed a magnificent plow— shaped, formed and moulded with the utmost care and precision, and garnished with the ap propriate gilding and coloring, combining the elegance of an ornament with the utility of a “field piece”—which was intended—is intend ed—as a gift to Old Zack, and I know that he will receive it with unfeigned pleasure, and will regard it as among the most acceptable that could have been transmitted to him. It is from the factory of N. Starbuck, of Troy, a name as indissolubly connected with the plow as is Ful ton’s with the machinery of steam. Jethro Wood, Freeborn and Starbuck were the ori ginators of the cast iron plow, an instrument which has had more to do with free soil than any human organization ever did. Meneely, of West Troy, has a beautiful bell, of a sound so clear and musical that its every ring will be a wide-spread harmony, on which is graven in ineffaceable letters, that it is a gift to General Taylor. All these things are evi dences of the wide-spread affection and re spect borne for the good old man—so terrible in war so wise in peace. If he had been pre sent at the Fair, it would have added very great ly to its interest, and not the least feature of that interest would have been the solicitude felt by the crowd to see and admire the soldier statesman. The show of implements includes all that any farmer, fancy or practical, could desire.— Here are devices tc sow and to reap—to cul ture and to harvest—machines that can do the work of the farm so neatly and rapidly and uniformly, that the hard labor of the science of agriculture would seem to be a remembrance of the past; yet these are generally for the smooth table lauds, such as few in our State possess, and consequently canqot be available to the great body of the farmers—even if it were, in the truest political economy, a wise thing to have machinery take the place of men. The steel work is exquisite. The spades, hoes, and all the varieties of implements are as elaborately polished as the burnished plate of the parlor, and yet it is strong, and in gaining beauty has not lost value. The same most in genious well is here, which last year attracted, by its exceeding cleverness, my notice. It is even improved. An easy crank-power lifts alternately two buckets. They are emptied without being touched by the hand. From them can be poured, with perfect nicety, either all their contents or only a tumbler full’, while the joke of the thing is, (and yet no joke, for it is so certain,) that the bucket does not turn to receive the water, but it is taken in by a moveable but not complicated valve at the bot tom. It is made by Mr. Salin, at Penn Yan. I am thus particular in describing this ma chine, since I know that many of your country readers—gentlemen “who dwell at home at ease,” —will appreciate what luxury it is thus to have a convenient well —losing the bucket being, in domestic arrangements, what, m a printer’s office, is best symbolized by knock ing into pi—a mixture of the troublesome and the inconvenient. The show of stock is very large, and it is stated, by those who are best qualified to judge, is much superior to any other which has preceded it, exceeding even Buffalo. The cattle are unusually large, and of proportions which, even to the inexperienced eye, tell of good breeding and blood. There is a very large assortment of horses, and some of much elegance—but of this department of the Fair, I will write more when my means of informa tion are greater. There are some exquisite collections of da guerreotyping here—so tasteful and correct in their management of light and shade—so well colored—not over-colored —but with fidelity to nature, that they deserve to be classed as pictures. Those of Garit, of Albany, are vsgy much admired—especially his superb frame in which is grouped the Senate of New York and the leading men of our State. Their resemblances are so good, that it has seemed to me. to-day, as if I was reviewing a winter at the capitol. Messrs. Evans and Powelson, of Buffalo, have exquisite pictures in their daguerreotypes —graceful and rich—agreeable in coloring and faithful in portrait. These artists really make their work so beautiful, that the language of eulogy is completely unfeigned. The sweet picture of a group at chess is very much ad mired, The quiet, satisfied look of the win ner. and the puzzled appearance of the loser, are inimitable. How delightful it would have been if daguerreotying, such as this, had been known in the days of Randolph and Jeffer son, when they played their famous game at chess, the victory at which, Mr. R. said, cost him the friendship of the illustrious man of Monticello. There is a superb chair here, whose embroi dery is the admiration of crowds. It has the gorgeous coloring of the finest specimens of the old work that has survived to our day. This charming fabric was made by a young lady of Albany, Miss Jane McElroy. Mr. Clay's arrival was a great episode in the history of the day. The Express Train had ceased to be such, by breaking down below Utica, and it was, of course, several hours be hind on arriving here, but there was a great crowd around the depot, and their reception of Mr. C. was most enthusia tic. He looked very well, far belter than we were prepared to see him, judging by the many histories of his illness which had reached us. If he is a sick man, “ Even in his ashes, lives the wonted fire.” He had a word of kindness or courtesy, or wit for all, and as he went along the street, it was with great difficulty that the people would let his carriage move on. In the afternoon Mr. Clay rode around the Fair grounds. He seemed delighted with the exhibition, and certainly he delighted the people there, for the throng within, before dispersed and scattered, soon gathered itself and moved on in admiring procession by his side. A da guerrotype of himself was shown him—“ Hor ribly like me,” was his quick reply. He show ed no weariness, but his rich melodious voice seemed to have lost none of its charm of tone, and there was indeed in all his behaviour—the Irank, free hearted, enthusiastic man. He al ways will have as he always has had, friends, deeply, warmly, thoroughly attached to him —a friendship never ending, but with the life that created it. Dr. Alexander Thompson has been weaving into Floral Hali more of exquisite beauty than is often seen, and it is already, even before the great day of the crowd, admired by very many. The prettiest thing there is a vase formed of dried grasses and greens. The centre of the Hall has its Temple of Flowers—rich in ver dure —made more lovely by the intertwining of roses around it, in every hue of the prism. Homer, one ofthe finest villages of the State, sent to the Fair an agricultural bower, sur rounded by all the implements of farming—a complete garnering into one pretty device of all the accompanyings of the farm—and .this af fair was heightened by the fact that it made its journey through the streets of the city drawn by forty oxen, and the whole team was so well broke that it moved on as calm as the most peaceful procession of lamas could have done. To-night there are grottoes of earnest con verses scattered about, while saloon and con cert room and camps are lighted—active and glittering, in the vivid action. Meanwhile, (as the French writers would say)the press neither sleeps nor dances, but has “ much observa tion. ” Sentinf.l. Syracuse, Sept. 12,1840. This city has been not merely crowded—the work but faintly expresses it—it is saturated— absolutely overflowing with the masses. I think I have had some experience in great gatherings of the people, having participated in the event ful days of 1840 and 1844,—but never have I seen such a mighty outpouring of the people. It is a significant feature of the affair that large as this crowd is, it is chiefly composed of the citizens of the Counties as far west as Roches ter and a little east of Utica. The truth is, the State of New York is becoming such an Empire in itself, that any one of its sections can furnish the material for all the festivities that can be proposed. Before alluding to the details ofthe Fair, 1 must allude to the change that is evidently com ing over the habits and manners of our people. They go into the enjoyments of a gala day with much more, joyousness and animation than in years past. There is not the solemn mirth there once was. The signs—the badges the decorations—all have more ofthe jocular about them, and amusement seems to have been, at least, admitted among the characteris tic features of American crowds. The scenes at the Fair have been, through out the day. those of extraordinary animation and interest. It has been visited' by tens of thousands of people, and apparently by most of them with satisfaction. Even that immense area—containing space enough to hold an army, was, in all its extent, gay and life-like in the throngs—while the street that led to it, was as densely packed with vehicles, as Broadway ever was in its most animated hour. The State Society may well be glad to see these evidences of the increased and increasing interest felt by the people in their efforts to make the cause ot agriculture the leading and successful one in tliia country. The reception of Mr. Clay yesterday did not satisfy the people. They we’re determined to have a speech out of him—and so they besieged the doors of the Empire House—blocked up the avenues—kept all the fresh air out of the windows—until some of the considerate and merciful friends of the statesman of Kentucky, suggested that he should satisfy the desires of the people by a short address. He proceeded to the balcony ofthe Syracuse House, and his appearance there was the signal for the gather ing ot a great crowd. I thought he spoke very well with the same bold and clarion note which had so often chained the Senate and per suaded mankind. He alluded to his being an o a man—gray headed—worn out—and when ie s aid this the voices from the responsive crowd shouted—No—no ; you are good for fifty years yet. He said that when he should, as he expected soon—attend an Agricultural Fair in Kentucky—-they would ask him, what he saw here—whether the Herefords— the Durhams— the Devons were superior, and he would be compelled to answer them, that there might have been the very finest of these animals at the Fair, but he saw nothing but the people. He had hoped to have passed through the State, quiet, unobserved, unrecognised; and here again the cry broke forth—You can never do that I The speech, or rather the address, indicated very clearly that Mr. Clay is vet a man posses- 1 sed of great mentalyvigor, and that he has the physical power and the abundant strength, bodily and intellectually, to enable him to serve out his entire six years Senatorial term. His appearance seemed greatly to gratify the crowd, very many of them declaring that the whole object of their coming to the Fair was gained when they had seen Harry Clay. AH the persons competent to judge, speak of the very excellent show made in stock, and es pecially in horses. The great improvement in this animal for elegance of form and condi tion. as well as for the more useful qualities, is very perceptible. It is also to be remarked that there are every year more and more gentlemen here, bringing in for competition some valuable horse, which is their own private property, and which they keep because of their appreciation of the true worth of an animal ofthe best blood. The cattle are very large, and more than reasonably fat. I saw an enormous ox exhibi ted to the inspection ofMr. Clay, whose weight be estimated to be about 3500 pounds, but which in reality went up to 4000. The sheep are more distinguished for fine ness and beauty of wool than for any particu lar weight of carcass. The absence of any of the great markets of the cities making the cul ture of the wool the more profitable. I noticed in yesterday’s letter some of the elegant gifts designed for Gen. Taylor had he been present. To-day I saw another—a su perb silver mounted curry comb, intended to be given to the General for the use of “ Old Whitey,” whose name was permanently en graven upon it. One of the most beautiful fabrics of Ameri can ingenuity which is here exhibited, is some porcelain door plates, made at Northampton. Massachusetts. They are of elegant coloring, and a material which neither wears away or tarnishes, but which is always in order and in good taste. The increasing variety"of whatever is inge nious is wonderful. It seems as if to the in ventive mind of the American was given the patent to find out step by step, and in rapid succession, whatever can lighten the labors ol life or adorn and illustrate our worldly pilgrim age. It shows itself at a gathering like this in ceaseless combinations of the useful and the beautiful. The magnificent feature of this Festival is to me—not so much the cattle and implements, and grains, and fruits and flowers—so much as the people. Mr. Clay was right, when he said he could only see the people. The habits, the enthusiasm, the strange varieties of character, the singular scenes perpetually acted by ear nest actors, —ail these make these three days of imposing interest. The crowd follows this man more with enthusiasm, and allows anoth er to pass by with indifference. It is excited by the least deviation from order or disobedi ence to law—revels in a loud witticism, and never stops to be sad. It seems in the midst of all the gaiety, to be most occupied with curious inquiries about its place of lodging or dining, and neglects the finest stock in the world, if by absence from the Fair grounds it can hear a well-sung song or witness the eccentricity of the clown. Yet it breaks no law—not a bayo net is raised to enforce the law. It wins us in all its terrible might and power of numbers, within the law. It is an American crowd more prompt to relish a joke than even Charles Lamb ever was, and more careful of the cour tesies and precedence due to the female and the aged, than ever was the most polite of Euro pean nations. But it is most midnight—Syracuse must be full, for the very house floors are covered with sleepers. Sentinel. Decease of an old Savannah Merchant. —Private letters by the last steamer from Eng land inform us that Mr. Andrew Low, for a long time the senior partner of the only British Importing concern in Georgia, died at Liver pool on the 31st ultimo, in the 73d year of his age. Mr. Low was a native of Scotland, and came to America in 1801, and establish the House of Andrew Low& Co. in Savannah, soon after. In addition to a large estate, he leaves an un blemished name and a high character for mer cantile integrity, as an inherintance of t still greater value, for his relatives.— Savannah Re publican. From Texas. —By the arrival here this morn ing ofthe steamship E. A Ogden, from Gal veston, we have received files of the News and the Civilian to the 4th inst., inclusive. The following, which we take from the Gal veston Civilian of the 4th inst., is the cotton statement of Texas for 1849, furnished by Mr. Hill, of the firm of Doswell, Hill & Co.; On band September 1, 1848 bales*. 744 Received since at this port 32,671 Received since at other ports 6,156 39 574 Shipped to New Orleans 11,356 “ Baltimore 382 *' New York 22,544 “ Boston 2,345 ** Northof Europe 1,745 “ Prance. 750—39,122 Balance on hand September 1, 1849,** 452 Os the receipts at this port, there were From Houston bales** 12,692 “ Brazos river 9,533 “ Trinity river. 5 923 “ Sabine river. 3,809 “ San Bernard river 115 “ Chocolate bayou. 877 “ Bastrop bayou 34 “ Lavaca 128 There is now a prospect of efficient protec tion to the Texas frontier. The Austin Gazette states that Dr. Ford's company of mounted ran gers—o,ie of the three ordered out by Gen. Brooke—has been mustered into the service of the United States by Gen. Harney. This com pany has been ordered to range between Cor pus Christi and the Rio Grande. Capt. Grumble’s company has been organiz ed and mustered into service before this time. Capt. Smock is also filling up a company. This, in addition to the force already report ed, says the Civilian, will enable our citizens on the frontier to sleep once more in security. The returns of the State elections up to the 4th inst. give Bell, for Governor, 2400 majori ty, which the Texas papers say cannot be over come. Ihe vote for Lieutenant Governor, as far as returns have been received, places Greer about IcOO ahead. He is doubtless elected. 1 he vote for Congress, as far as ascertained, stands thus: Howard, 3766; Williamson,2sl2; Pilsbury, 1502; McLeod, 544.— N. O. Pica yune, 15 thinst. The Storm.— -The wind, which for the last three week’s, with scarcely a day’s interrup tion, has blown steadily from the northeast, commenced freshening yesterday morning be tween 2 and 3 o’clock, and at 7 the appearances indicated an approaching gale. Instead, how ever, of getting round to the southeast, as was apprehended, it veered more to the northward, and as we write it has sensibly slackened, and it is probable the blow will exhaust itself from the northwest We fear that it has been vio lent at sea, and has been fruitful of disasters to vessels on the coast. The steamer Vanderbilt, which waited for the mail at Wilmington until 5 p. m. on Tues day, crossed Cape Fear bar about 8 p. m. with the wind blowing moderately from the north east. At midnight the sea began to roll heavily, and at 2 a. m. the wind commenced blowing a gale from the northeast, which continued up to the time of her crossing the Charleston Bar. The sea much of the time was a complete sheet of foam, coming in occasionally from the southeast as well as the northeast. The boat was compelled to iay-to a part of the time, and was slightly injured in her upper works, but bore herself quite gallantly through the gale.— Charleston Mercury, of yesterday. Chronicle nub Sentinel. AUGUSTA, Si : FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 31, 1849. FOR GOVERNOR: EDWARD YOUNG HILL. FOR SENATOR FROM RICHMOND AND COLUMBIA : ANDREW J. MILLER, FOR REPRESENTATIVES EROM RICHMOND: CHARLES J. JENKINS. ALEXANDER C. WALKER. Senatorial Nominations. sth Dist, David J. Sermans, of Ware. 6th ‘ l Dan. F. Mcßae, of Montgomery Bth “ Thomas R. Hines, of Scriven. 9th “ Jas. Grubbs, of Burke. 10th u Edw. J. Blacksrear, of Wilkinson. 12th “ Peter E. Love, of Thomas. 16th “ Van Leonard, of Muscogee. 17th “ W. N. L. Crocker, of Macon. 18th “ Robert Dixon, ofTalbot. 21st “ Jas. R. Smith, of Washington. 22d “ Andrew J. Miller, of Richmond. 23d “ Jos. W. Thomas, of Warren. 24th “ Joseph Gonder, of Hancock. 25th “ James Godard, of Jones. 26th “ Mickleberry Merritt, of Monroe. 27th “ Jas. A. Miller, of Crawford. 28th “ C. D. Park, of Meriwether. 29th “ Blount C. Perrel, of Troup. 33d “ Elias Beall, of Walton, 34th “ Henty Sanford, of Greene. 36th “ Thomas Johnson, of Elbert. 37th 11 Jacob Eesrheart, of Madison. 39th “ Hiram R. Williams, of Gwinnett. 47th “ M. Montgomery, of Chattooga. IdiP Our subscribers down town who may fail to receive their papers, will please leave notice at the office. [£|pThe Mail failed again last night, North of Charleston. Three mails from New York will be due this evening. “ It is worthy of remark that South Carolina stands fourth among the Southern States in the consumption of cotton for manufactures, and that, too, without any fuss or parade about the superior enterprise of her people in this respect, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia manufacture 20,000 bales each, and South Carolina 15,000. We commend these statistics to our neighbor of the “ Chronicle and Sentinel,” Au gusta, and as figures don’t lie, he will perceive that the State betakes the liberty of catechizing so much about the want of energy and enterpri 3of her people, their slothfulness, and all that sort of thing, is not so many leagues behind Georgia, so frequently put for ward as an example in the work of regeneration. Nor will it, we think, be many years before the State of “ and “resolution mongers,” outstrips, Georgia, notwithstanding her boasted yankee spirit of enterprise, and her far-famed northern agricultu ral editor.” We clip the above very modest and very characteristic paragraph from the South Caro linian, for the purpose of correcting the figures, however that journal may flatter itself that ‘‘ figures don’t lie.” We should like to see the evidence that South Carolina manu factures fifteen thousand bales of cotton. — Give us the data. Georgia has about forty cotton mills in operation, and manufactures nearer forty than twenty thousand bales. That Georgia is far ahead of Carolina in every industrial enterprise, for the develope menlof her vast resources, is attested by hun dreds of Carolinians who have visited the State this year, the evidence of one of whom—by the way, one ofher most intelligent and prac tical sons—was contained in our paner yester day, and to which we beg leave to refer the Carolinian. We are not surprised to find the Carolinian laboring under the happy delusion that Caro lina is not many leagues behind Georgia—it is thi§ blindness to the progress of others, this self-sufficiency and conceit, in her own great ness, which has kept her stationary or receding, while Georgia has been steadily going forward building her six hundred miles of railways, and her forty cotton factories. Georgia has confided in the industry and en terprise of her people, while Carolina has looked to her “ resolution mongers” to regain her lost prosperity. A few more years of such confidence will open the eyes of her people, and show them the advantages to be derived from a “ famed Northern Agricultural Editor,” as well as the blighting curse ofher great “reso • Union monger.” That such a day will, ere long, dawn upon South Carolina we are rejoiced to believe and know, from evidences in the constant course of development. That she has been too long accustomed to use the “resolution monger” at Fort Hill as a sort of labor-saving machine to think for her, is a fact of which many of her intelligent sons are already convinced ; and they are well satisfied that the building up of Graniteville, or even the proper disposition of a few loads of manure, contributes more to the real and substantial prosperity of the Slate than all the resolutions and gasconade that have been put forth at his bidding. The Consul at Lyons. The extraordinary clamor raised by the De mocratic journals at the appointment made by General Taylor of M. Heudebert as Consul at Lyons, has led to the disclosure ofthe names of some of the leading Democrats, in Missis sippi, who gave him written recommendations. I he Jackson (Miss.) Southron thus announces them : “ Among the distinguished men of the Democratic party who lately gave him (Heudebert) written recommendations for office, may be found, fled , the names of Gen. H, S. Foote, United States Senator , Col. D. C. Glenn, candidate for, and Gen. John D. Freeman, Attorney General; J. S, B, Tha cher, of the High Court of Errors and Appeals ; J. J. Deavenfort, candidate for Circuit Judcr e ; Ma joi Work, of Jackson, and other names equally dis tinguished in the so-called Democratic ranks ” This disclosure will probably silence the clamors of those who have assailed the Admi nistration so virulently for this appointment; for it cannot be supposed that men occupying the elevated positions of those named would recommend a man so abandoned as some of the Democratic organs have represented M. Heudebert. Cotton Crop of Alabama.—An intelligent correspondent of the Mobile Advertiser, from the most authentic data at his command, esti mates the Cotton crop of Alabama for the year 1348 at 612,922 bales, averaging 509 g lbs., (the average weight of those received at Mo bile,) which at 6-J cents, the average price in Mobile amounts to $19,515,063.47. Os this number however he estimates that 12,000 bales have been manufactured within tiie State, which of course increased greatly their value. This is a most flattering, and yet it seems very lair, report of the great resources of Alabama. With such an annual income and its proper di rection in the development of her other re sources and capabilities she will attain a high position in the confederacy. A Desperate Resort. We find the following notice of a new mode of electioneering adopted by the dependents at Milledgeville, in the Dalton Eagle. It evinces a degree of desperation unparalleled in the history of a Georgia canvass: The smallest business vet. —A poor old man who resides in this neighborhood, and who is desti tute of education, asked the editor of this paper the other day, to read a letter for him, which he had just received from his son, who is confined in the Peni tentiary for some offence against the laws of the State. The son is also illiterate, and the letter was written for him by one ofthe Keepers. Two sides of a foolscap sheet were occupied, and all, but just six lines , consisted of apathetic appeal to his father and all his friends to rally to the support of Gov. Towns , who was a true friend to the convicts. No metho dist preacher’s appeal was ever any stronger. The Keeper wrote in the poor convict’s name, as though his very soul’s salvation depended on the re-election of Gov. Towns. The letter also stated that all the convicts loved Gov. Towns, and were going for him, and had writ ten letters to their relations and friends in all parts of the State to rally to his support. Health of Charleston.—We rejoice to learn by our telegraphic despatch, that the health of Charleston is not so bad as the rumors of the day represent. We sincerely trust their hopes of the early disappearance of the disease, in the present advanced stage of the season, will be fully realized, though we fear the pre valence of east winds, which have now con tinued for weeks, will disappoint their fondest anticipations. To prevent exaggerated ac counts of the health of the city prejudicial to her interests, the authorities should* require daily and accurate reports from a vigilant and active board of health. This is the only true policy in such a calamity. Burns’ Pardon--A new Disclosure. The Atlanta correspondent of the Dalton Eagle furnishes that paper with the following account of the pardon of Burns, which is cer tainly not very flattering to Governor Towns. From this statement it seems he was ready to pardon him at any time, if he could shield him self with a petition. No matter whence it came or by whom signed, there must be a pe tition ; “ Most of your readers will remember that, in the year 1843 or ’44 an atrocious murder was committed, in the city of Augusta, on the body of an old and highly esteemed gentleman named Collier by a ruf fian named Robert Burns. Burns fled from justice, but was afterwards apprehended, tried and sentenced to hard labor in the Penitentiary for the term of four years. He entered the Penitentiary in Feb. 1846. Soon after Towns’ Inauguration, which took place in November following, he was appealed to by Burns’ Attorney for the murderer’s pardon. Towns ex pressed Ins willingness to comply with the request, but insisted that a petition, properly signed, should be presented. It being impossible to procure signa tures to such a petition in the city where the blexly deed was committed, the matter was suffered to sleep until some time in January last, when the Governor was again appealed to. Again he persisted in re quiring that a petition be obtained in favor of the cul prit’s pardon; but the same hostility to his release still existed in Augusta—no citizen of that city being willing to sign a petition for that purpose except the Attorney alluded to. Towns, however, fearing to displease the Attorney and a few others who took an active part in the murderer’s release, actually set the scoundrel at liberty in February last on the petition of twelve or fifteen persons, all of whom were resi dents of, or sojourners at Milledgeville ! In order to conceal from the people of Augusta, the fact of Burns’ release, the Governor turned him loose at night— at the same time cautioning him not to show himself in or about Augusta ! The murderer, acting upon his Excellency’s advice, left the city immedi ately for Columbia, via Savannah and Charleston.” A Manly Rebuke. We commend to the press of the fault-find ing party the subjoined article of the Forsvth (Ga.) Rev, a neutral paper, respecting the abuse and ridicule which are continually heaped upon the Chief Magistrate of the nation. It is a dig nified and well-timed rebuke, and reflects much honor upon the neutral press. The editor says: “ We notice in many of the Democratic papers a disposition to depreciate the talents and information of the President of the United States; and, accord ing to the representations of some, he is but little bet ter than a downright fool. We have seen several re ports of speeches made by him, which would have disgraced a common school boy. Every one who knows anything, and is not wilfully blind, is well convinced in their own minds that these reports are either garbled or are wilfully misrepresented. If Gen. Taylor w’as not a man of more than ordinary talent, he could never have achieved the important victories he did in Mexico. In regard to the manner in which he has administered the affairs of the Federal Go vernment, we have nothing to say, pro or con. in an editorial capacity. With Gen. Taylor, as a politi cian, we have nothing to do—we only speak of him as a soldier, as a man, and as President of the United States, As a soldier, he has done much for his country —as a man, he lias proven himself to be pos sessed of talent, and, as President of the United States, he should receive the respect of all parties. That many persons may disapprove of his public acts, is perfectly natural and proper, and that they should express that disapprobation is also perfectly right and proper. But this can be done without un derrating his talents, and charging him with the grossest ignorance. Abuse of a political opponent is not the way to convince men of sense of the error of their cause —it may crush the individual, but his po litical principles will continue unhurt. If the De mocratic pirty believe that Gen. Taylor’s course is detrimental to the best interests of the country, why, let them say so, and reprehend that course as much as they please; but do not attack bis private charac ter, and, least of all, do not try and make it appear that he is a fool. What man among us but would become perfectly indignant to hear a foreigner call the President of the United States a fcol 7—and who would not blush with shame to acknowledge, even to himself, that he lived under a Government that had a fool for its Chief Magistrate 7 Then why try to make other people believe what you do not and would not believe yourselves 7 And if you succeed in making persons believe that the President is an ignoramus, it will be productive of more harm than good. It will lower our standing and detract from our influence among the nations abroad, and, presum ing on the reputed weakness of our rulers, they would insult us without provocation, until we taught them better. But, apart from this, it does the De mocratic party no good, and the Whig party no harm; and, if it serves any purpose whatever, it is nothing but the mere gratification of party malevo lence.” Select Classical School, ‘ Mr. J. N. Doyle proposes to open a Select Classical and English School on the first of October next. Mr. D. we are informed, is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and brings ample testimonials of his acquirements, charac ter and experience. See advertisement. The North British Review for August has been laid on our table by J. A. Millen. Among the several articles, all of which are very creditable, we observe a very favorable notice of Lieut. Lynch’s Expedition to the Dead Sea, and a very valuable and highly interesting arti cle on the “Railway System of Great Britain.” Departure of the Atlantic Steamers. From Europe. New York. Boston. Europa Sept. 1 Sept. 26 Cambria Sept, 8 Oct, 3 America Sept. 15 Oct. 10 Hibernia Sept. 22 Oct, 17 Canada Sept. 29 Oct. 24 Niagara Oct. 6 Oct. 31 Caledonia Oct. 13 Nov. 7 Europa Oct. 20 Nov. 14 Cambria Oct. 27 Nov. 21 i\ew York and Bremen Monthly Line. —Leave 1 New York on the 20lh of each month, and Bremen I on the 15th. i From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, History of the Hungarian War. At last we have, probably, a veracious though succinct account of what has actually been the course of the Hungarian campaign. It is given by Field Marshal Paskiewitch, the Rus sian commander-in chief, in an official despatch, and there is no conceivable reason to suppose that it is not exact, because the writer can have had no motive to tell anything but the truth. We put it on record, as a contribution to the history of the times: — Debreczin, July 30 — August 11. Sir —You have been informed of the en trance into Hungary (on the sth—l7 June) of the army under my command. I now deem it my duty to give you, directly, a summary of the lads which have hitherto signalized the campaign. The defiles of the Carpathians were not se riously defended by the Hungarians. They successively abandoned all their posi tions in the mountains, where they had even raised entrenchments. The2o,ooo'men under the orders of Wysocki and Perezel have re tired with precipitation. There has been ab solutely nothing more than a few brilliant skir mishes, when our cavalry has been able to come up with the enemy’s rear guard during their retreat. I thus rapidly followed, without any hin drance. the road of Bardfeldt, Eperies, Kas dran, to Miskolosa. When I reached the last town 1 was obliged to give some little rest to my troops, among whom the cholera had man ifested itself so virulently that 5,000 men were attacked in three days, and principally with the object of awaiting the provisions which had not been able to follow me in my rapid march. Desirous of turning this time to account, 1 despatched the 4lh corps of the army to De breczin, under the orders of Gen. Tcheoloeff. He marched on Tokay to cross the Theiss. The bridge which exists there had been taken down; the entrenchments were defended; our cavalry sent to turn the position, not having been able to cross the river on account of its steep and marshy banks, 100 Cossacks, led by their major, stripped and threw themselves into the river with only their sabres. Astounded at this resolution, and fearful of being taken in the rear, the enemy fled. Our troops continued their march to Debrec zin, which was occupied without much oppo sition. Gen. TcheoloefF entered the place on the 6th of July. This expedition produced a great moral effect Scarcely had the news arrived at Pesth when an emeute broke out and the Diet and the Ministry retired to Szegedin. Having proposed, as the principal object of my operations, to go to the assistance of the Aus trian army which was kept at Presburg by the rebels assembled at Comorn, I recalled the de tachment of Gen. Tcheoloeff, and proceeded toward Pesth. During this time the rebels had attacked the Austrians on the left bank ol the Danube. The latter sustained at Dered a combat, in which Gen. Paniuiine took part. Soon afterward the Emperor of Austria took Raab, and the Aus trian army arrived before Comorn. It was at tacked by the rebels at Acs. The appearance of Gen. Paniutine saved the Ist corps, and compelled the retreat. Arrived at Gyongya, I was informed that a party sent by me to clear the road had entered the capitol of Hungary. I immediately sent the regiment of Musul mans to Waitzen, which he occupied without striking a blow. The approach of theßussiau army decided the enemy to leave his position under Comorn, only leaving a garrison for tho defence of that fortress. On the 3—15 July the army of Georgey, 45,- 000 strong, with 120 pieces of artillery, ad vanced upon Waitzen. Our light cavalry, ac cording to orders, had turned back. In the evening the rebels occupied a strong position before the town. A large part of our cavalry, with a brigade of infantry, under Gen. Rudi ger, hastened 4 to attack them. The artillery of the enemy enabled him to maintain his posi tion, but all the attacks of his cavalry were re pulsed with Joss. Next day our first echelons arrived after a forced march of eight miles. The enemy was hemmed in and could not proceed to Pesth to take the road of Szolnok. The corps d arme united for the night At the point of day I attacked Waitzen, and after a desperate resistance of several hours we con quered, and the rebels were soon in full retreat. The 3d corps pursued them for two days and captured some guns, with considerable losses on the opposite side. The 2d corps had proceeded with the rest of the troops to Waitzen. The enemy, hoping to profit by the serious engageraentat that town, had directed some 15,000 men toward the flank of my army, in order to seize the bag gage and provision trains. As soon as I learn ed this, a brigade of cavalry, supported by one of infantry, set out so rapidly that they reached the enemy between Taura and Szombok, at tacked him, and carried off some guns, and forced him to retreat to Sznolnok, The end assigned to the first part of the cam paign was completely attained. The whole of the upper course of the Da ube became free, the Western part of Hunga ry was restored to obedience, and the Austrian army was enabled to resume the offensive. My manoeuvres necessarily tended to the maintenance of my communications with Gal licia, and to prevent tne army of Georgey from establishing itself in the northern part of the country where the mountains would have of fered him a shelter and the means of a long de fence. I therefore retraced a part of the road which I had traversed, and Georgey was forced to throw himself behind the Theiss. I caused the passage of the river at Tisza to be forced. The rebels sought in vain to defend that im portant point, but notwithstanding their advan tages, our troops succeeded in establishing three bridges, and next day two corps d'arrnce. found themselves in the village of Tisza Fured. The rebels, however, having made a show of remaining at Tokay, I threw a bridge across the river at Czeye, which afforded the pessibil ity of manoeuvring on both banks of the Theiss. Georgey was obliged to precipitate his retreat by Tokay. To cover himself, while I proceed ed to Ui-Varos, he directed toward Debreczin a corps underNagysander. J marched directly upon him. The enemy had displayed a large force ot artillery, covered by accidents of ground. The fire of our guns immediately responded to it. Our infantry having deployed in the centre, supported by its artillery, the rebels soon expe rienced considerable losses; threatened on the flank by our cavalry they took to flight. The right wing was attacked, however, by our light cavalry, which killed several, captured some guns, 3,000 prisoners, and all the baggage; our own loss was slight, but Lieutenant General Koupianoff, of the 2d corps, had his leg broken by a howitzer. The town of Debreczin was occupied on the 21st of July—2d August—and in the very tem ple where the deposition was proclaimed, a solemn service invoked the blessing of Heaven on the Emperor and his august heir. The insurrection is now concentrated in the South of Hungary. The 3d corps which I sent forward went past Gross-VVardein and is now atKoros. The Austrian army, after entering Szege din, maintained an advantageous contest be yond the Theiss. It is advancing to the aid of the Ban of Croatia. In the North of Tran sylvania, Gen. Grotenhjelm, with about 10,000 men under him. has had much success against the troops of Bern. General Luders, of the sth corps, at the end of two brilliant combats, successively took Croostadt and Herraannstadt, and continues his operations in the centre of Transylvania. Such is now the state of things in Hungary. You have observed that the rebels have not dared, on any occasion, to accept a serious combat with the Imperial array. Attacked by the vanguard, they deployed all their artillery ; as soon as their echelons approached each other
