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About Daily chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1837-1876 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1850)
CHRONICLE & SENTINEL. BY WILLIAM S JONES OFFICE IN RAIL ROAD BANK BOILDINQ. DAILY, TRI-WEBKLY WSBKLY, TERMS—DaiIy Paper, to city subscribers, per annum, in advance $6 Daily Paper, mailed to the country 7 Tri-Weekly Paper, “ “ “ “ •• 4 Weekly (a mammoth sheet) “ “ •• 2 CASH SYSTEM.—In no case will an order for the paper be attended to, unless accompanied with the money, and in every instance when the time for which the subscription may be paid, expires before the receiot of funds To renew the same, the paper will be discontinued. Dcpreciatcdjfunds'reccived at value in this city. From the Macon Journal Sc Messenger. Will Georgia lead off 1 In a recent speech at Waltorboro, Mr. R ed m declared "We must secede-Georgia wi.l lead off—Carolina will go with her—Alabama will soon follow, and Mississippi will not be far behind ” This declaration ot Khett, and '" out giving, of the Cltarleo.on and its correspondents, clearly establish what we have long since believed, viz : that South Carolina is at the bottom of this whole disu nion movement, and that her deliberate pur pose is to make a cat’s paw of Georgia. VVe have no doubt that communications have passed between parties in Carolina and others in Georgia, making definite arrange ments for the Executives of their respective States, having reference directly to a concerted movement against the government. The Charleston Mercury of Saturday last, gives the proof, prima facia, of this in the following paragraph. The Editor says : “We have authentic information from Mil ledgeville that Gov. Towns will certainly call a Convention of the State. Doubts of his ac tion had been expressed in various quarters, though for ourselves, we never for a moment doubted, and the information was sought to satisfy others A correspondent of the Mercury shows the object of obtaining the above information in the sentences which follow, viz : “I take it as a matter of course, that Gov ernor Seabrook will call the Legislature of the State together. When the Legislature meets, what shall it do ? Why, do exactly as Geor gia has done—call a Convention of the people of the State together. This Convention ought, if possible, to sit at the same time the Convention of Georgia sits—that South Caro lina may move along with her I pari passu.” As she acts, we should act —and present to the South and the Union a united front, with united counsels and united strength, to sup port them. Thus, will the liberties of the South be redeemed, and her safety be se cured.” Nothing coula more clearly prove a distinct understanding than this The Executives of the two States who have solemnly sworn to support the Constitutions of their Stales and of the United States, are thus convicted of concerting plans for the overthrow of our Federal compact ! What a commentary upon the frailty of human nature, and the radical, revolutionary spirit which is abroad ! Where are the friends of the Union ? Where are the men who in 1832 rolled back the tide of nulli fication 7 Where are the men who stood in the breach in Georgia, aitd maintained the in tegrity of the Union ? Are these men, after all that has been done by Congress to concili ate and satisfy the South, willing to play sec ond fiddle to South Carolina 7 Are they willing to burst s he Union to atoms, merely be cause the old nullification sore is yet festering and smarting on the backs of the chivalry ? • Are the planters of Georgia willing to engage in a civil war, which will bankrupt themselves and make their children beggars, merely be cause California has been admitted as a State without slavery ? We do not believe any such thing. We do not believe that Governor Towns and his followers have the power to place the people of Georgia in any such position. If Carolina desires to make an issue against the general Government, let her make it. If she feels that she has neither charac ter enough, nor power enough lo insure suc cess, let her do as she did in the days of nulli fication. The people of Georgia are ready to fight their own battles; but we greatly question whether they can be made to pull the chesuuts out of the fire for any other Stale. The last Legislature had no right to commit the State to any definite line of action. The people of Georgia think and act for themselves, and while they are as loyal to Southern rights and interests as any men living, they will not dis solve the Union for existing grievances. No collusion between the Executives of the two States can bring about such a result. “ Geor gia will net lead off; ” nor do we believe that either Alabama or Mississippi will follow into the bottomless pit of disunion, even if Caro lia should conclude to lake the fearful leap alone. From tha Baltimore American. Mr. Senator Davis, of Mississippi, in reply to Gei. Houston, who had charged Gen. Tay lor with unfriendly feelings towards the Sta.e and people of Texas, delivered a speech in the Senate some weeks ago which is, we think, one of the best specimens of oratory to be found in all the speeches of the present session. Mr. Pearce had replied to the charges of the Senator from Texas and had exposed their unfounded nature —and he had done it with characteristic ability from the evidence of docu ments and official facts. The subsequent vindication from Col. Davis derives peculiar force and interest from the circumstance that he was himself an officer in Gen. Taylor’s army, and could speak to the points involved with all the accurate knowl edge of an eye-witness, and with all the fervor of one, who, reverencing his great comman der with a feeling not devoid of enthusiasm, felt indignant at the unjust imputations cast upon him. Moreover, that commander was dead ; the hero, whose laurels while living might disturb the slumbers of an aspiring Themislocles, rested from his labors, leaving hie memory with all its glories to the keeping of his countrymen who will take care that it shall suffer no aspersion. We subjoin the conclusion of this speech, regreting that we have not at hand the means of more copious extracts. The narrative given by Col. Davis of the movement upon Monterey and of the severe and repeated con flicts which preceded the surrender of that strongly fortified city, is worthy to pass into History: * “ Imperfectly 1 have discharged a duty which 1 feel it incumbent on me to perform. If 1 had died last night, it would have caused me to die with a feeling of regret that I had left it undone. I have done it as a simple duty, not from any uakindness to the Senator, far less from any disposition to detract from or depre ciate in any degree the soldiers of Texas. But it was that I might do justice to many of my comrades, whose dust now mingles with the earth upon which they fought—that I might not seem to have unredressed the wrongs of the buried dead. I have endeavored to sup press all personal feeling. It is true that sor row sharpens memory, and that many ceeds of noblest self-sacrifice, many tender associa tions, rise vividly before me. rude assault on mv old commander, |g|K whose deeds as a soldier were a thing apart I from his political life, has pointed the defence especially to that assault. I remember the purity of his character, his vast and varied re sources., which made him always the best in formed man in the camp of all which was passing about him. 1 remember the immense g responsibility under which he acted at the battle of Buena Vista, where he was recom- mended by his senior general to retire lo i Monterey. He then found himself with a ’ handful men opposed to twenty-one thou- i sand veterans marshalled against him. The struggle between the duties of the soldier, i what might be the feelings of the soldier, and i the sympathies of the man were terntle. Around him stood those whose lives were in his charge, whose mothers, fathers and children i would look to him for their return—those there who had shared his fortunes on other fields— some who were eager for the combat, without knowing how direful it would be—immediate ly about him those loving and beloved, with such confidence in their commander that they but waited his beck and will to do and dare. On him, and os? him alone, rested the respon sibility of meeting thn crisis. It was in his power te avoid it by retiring to Monterey, there to be invested and captured, and then restraining himself under his instructions. He would not do it, but cast all upon the die to maintain his country’s honor, and save his country’s flag from trailing in the dust of the enemy he had so often beaten, or close the conqueror’s career as became the soldier His purpose never wavered—his determination never faltered ; his country’s honor, his conn try’s flag to triumph, or to find an honorable grave, was the only alternative presented. Underthese circumstances, on the morning of the 23d, that glorious but bloody conflict com menced. It won for him a chaplet that it would be a disgrace for an American to mutilate, and which it were an idle attempt to adorn. I leave it to a grateful country, conscious of his services, and with a discrimination not to be confounded by the assertions of any, however high in position.” From the N. O. Crescent City, 1 4th tnst. The Cotton Crop, As the Cotton crop is looked to as the great thermometer of trade and commerce, in this country, as well as some of the most important parts of the old world, we have thought we could not do our readers a more acceptable service than to present for their examination, at the close of another week, its prospects, according lo the most authentic and reliable accounts we have received from all sections of t’ie Cotton region to dale. Before entering upon this task, however, we may remark that our cotton market during the week has been active a 1 ; very full prices, and the business, considering the limited supply, has been large. New cotton comes forward very sparingly, showing, in addition to the very backward season, rather poor results of pick ing. Factors are quite firm in demanding ex treme rates and appear not at all influenced by any downward movement in Liverpool, feeling entirely convinced thstsuch having been produced by exaggerated estimates, caused by the favorable weather in July; and when the true sta'e of the crop is made known, a very decided reaction must ensue ; besides, we learn that planters generally desire their Cot ton held for higher prices, many limiting at 15c. The fact of one short crop of Cotton be ing foliotced by another, has its effect in produ cing the belief, that when the truth is fully es tablished on the other side of the water, which must now be the case in a few weeks, prices must go up materially both abroad and at home. The further we progress in the season the more general is the conviction of a very short crop, as in addition to the facta set forth in our paper of the 6lh inst, the accounts since received are decidedly of a very adverse character. From the Felicianas, where but a fortnight since quite favorable expectations were enter tained, we now hear, that owing to the destruc : live ravages oi the boll-worm, an entire change has taken place, and but an indifferent yield can be expected in that region. In the Red river country, as will be seen by our extracts, which are fully confirmed by letters from the planters, a still greater change has occurred, and froiu that section ofconntry, where, until quite recently, it was believed that a crop would be produced to make up in pari for the inundated lands on the Texas and Mississippi rivers, only a small crop can come, with some danger of being very greatly cut off by the cat erpillar, which, owing to the extreme back wardness of the season, could do great mis chief. Great complaints continue to be made, throughout the whole country, of the shedding of the bolls, forms and blooms—and of the great injury to the stalk by stunting and pre venting the growth—beside, the boll-worm is rapidly extending his ravages throughout the whole cotton region—this scourge seems ac tively at work in every quarter, ranch to the annoyance and dismay of the planter. The accounts from the Atlantic, particularly from Georgia, are more and more gloomy, and the recent advices fully confirm the des -1 tractive effects of the storm 0f241h of August, > as also ofthe drought. VVe are now in the middle of September, : with by far the smallest receipts of new Cotton > ever known at a corresponding time of the ■ year, with most discouraging accounts, as will 1 be seen, from more than three fourths of the whole Colton region, and with hardly a hope of a yield equal to the past crop, besides having to encounter whatever of the adverse events which may yet take place ; say an ex tension ofthe caterpillar, by some thought im minent —the continued ravages of the boll worm —the equinox—an early frost, say in all ! October or November—the happening of one ’ or more of which might cut of the crop 100,- 3 000 to 200,000 bales, or more. * Under these circumstances, it can be seen why holders are loth to sell, particularly when r they see the continued extensive consump -1 tion in England, the active demand for goods and yarns, the small stocks of both, the in crease of consumption on the Continent and in * this country; and, in a word, a state of things 3 showing that the supply has been overtaken by 1 consumption. Cotton Crop in Rapides.— Extract of a letter from a correspondent of a commercial r house in this city : September, 4. 1850 —“When I wrote you ’ last I promised, in a short time to inform you * more particularly about the crops in ihis part * of the country. In my first letter the accounts 3 Irora our Parish were rather favorable, and I ’ believe we had better prospects than any of ’ our neighboring parishes ; but for the last ten 5 days, 1 as.-ure }Ou, the tune is changed, and 1 1 can now speak without doubt—and you may rely on it snflicieudy to send it to your house » in Liverpool, and it may be relied on as strict * 1/ correct. The boil worm has passed through * our Cotton like a blast, and ruined the pros -1 pects that we had ten days since ; and if all parts of the country have experienccdthe same 1 destructive blight, you may set it down as the ’ shortest crop for ten, or perhaps more, years past This is so general as far as we hear from i that I have little doubt that all the cotton re [ gion has, or will meet the same fate. Our Par > ish affording the best prospects every where within our knowledge, will not average a half t crop; you may set it down as true and make i all your calculations accordingly—the crop oannot reach 1,800,000 bales. “Along our river, I am informed, there is not a hall crop, or poor crop, but no crop at all. We had ten days ago a good prospect for full two thirds, (some at least,) but none more than a half now ; and many not a third of a large crop. My own crop will far short of my calculations, and would be worse still but for my new ground, which has not suffered so much. Few or none but myself here have new 7 ground, and the old every where is deso lated ; i know of no exception You can judge better of the other States ; but ours here is cut off one third in two weeks past: Cot ton must be 15 cents at least. If you depend on any other account here you will be deceived ; it is now too late for crops to recover—what it is, it most remain. Bear in mind this Par- ! ish will turn out from one third lo two thirds of a crop —not averaging a half crop througti- j out —on this you may rely, not even if there ; isl no front till the fifit of January. My miod was never better made up, because the injury is general, |and too late to be repaired: oo fresh forms now can come to replace what is lost. I will inform you again as the picking season advances. Cotton Crop. When cotton commenced opening, we were induced to believe that this would prove an average crop year in Wash ington county, but from all the information we can get, we believe that our planters have come to a different conclusion, and now bewail their present prospects. The last drought we had happened just at the right time to produce the most disastrous effects, which is seeu in the universal shedding of forms and boils. Our only hope now is in a late frost and a favorable season for the making of cotton from now out. —SandersvUle Georgian. The Cotton Cpop —ln our last number, we spoke of the crop being less than an average. From reliable information, we can safely say that it will not be more than one half. This will be owing to the ravages of the boll worm, which has made its appearance on al most every plantation in the parish.— Clinton Floridian. The Crops. —From what we can learn the cotton plantations of this county cannot pro duce more than half a crop. The plant is perhaps, later than ever before known here, and the stand very bad. The crop will yield tolerably well and but for the dry weather in the summer, would have been much better. — Holly Springs Miss. Gaz. (Utironiclc ani) Sentinel. AIX GUST A, Git FRIDAY MORSISG, SEPT. 30. The Cavalry Corps* We are requested to remind Citizens that an adjourned meeting will be held this evening, at Lamback’s, as we understand, to hear the report of the Committee appointed at a pre vious meeting, and for the consideration of other matters therewith connected. A general attendance is requested. The Two Extremes. The National lutelltgencer says: “ We said, before the passage by the House of Represen tatives of the Compromise acts, that between the two extremes of opinion in the North and the South lay, in our judgment, the path of true policy in regard to the lately much-vexed questions. The following rhapsodies, which we copy from journals not the extremes! to be found in the opposite quarters of the countrvV in which they are respectively printed—though* extreme enough—leave little room for doubt that Congress has in reality, in its recent ac tion, found and followed the path between the two ; From the Albany ( Whig) Journal , September 9. Another Triumph for Slavery! —Freedom's Banner trails in the dust at Washington ! Slavery has achieved another triumph ! Twenty-five thou sand square miles of Free Soil has, in ihe last half of the 19lh century, by an act of the American Congress, been surrendered to Slavery ! And amid the clanking of the newly-forged fetters we hear the craven voice of exultation ! Yes, Northern throats are hoarse with rejoicings at the victory obtained by Slavery over Freedom? Oh that some avenging angel would blot out the disgraceful record, that our posterity might be spared the mortification of blush ing at the degeneracy of their Fathers! From the Charleston { Dem .) Mercury, Sept. 10". C'ongress. —From our despatches, it will be seeu that the bill for the admission of California (the fire brand of the Union) passed the House on Saturday. They have fired cannons in Washington, and dis played lights as for a great victory. Well, it is a victory over law and the constitution —a victory over justice and all sound statesmanship—over the mi nority, who stood up for principles, without which a nation becomes a mere horde of anarchists—a victo ry of :he Executive over Congress, and of the spirit of abolition over all the Departments of the Govern ment. The burning of powder may not stop with Washington city. Spirit of the Disunion Press. The Disunion papers of Georgia are begin ning openly to avow their doctrines. The Co lambus Sentinel, 12th inst., says : “We have all along contended that the admission of California would fill to overflowing the poisoned cup of degradation which the North has for years been preparing for the South. We have declared our determination to hold to the Union so long as there was hope that we would be safe in the Union. That hope his now been disappointed, and we aban don the Union as an engine of infamous oppression. We are for secession , open, unqualified, naked se cession Henceforth ws are for war upon the Government ; it has existed but for our ruin, and to the extent of our ability to destroy it, it shall exist no longer.” The Columbus Times also says: “In less than 60 days the struggle must take place in Georgia, which fixes the doom of her sons as equals in the Union, or the underlings of Yan kees Once consummated, no amount of effort will unfix that doom —we shall stay beaten, and like whipped spaniels, never dare raise our head? again in the presence of our master race at the North. Organize then for the battle. Form clubs, enlight en the people, show them their danger, put arms in their hands, point them to the foe—they need but to know the issue to defend their rights. Open your purses, pour out your money as you would your blood for your liberties and your property; do any thing and everything, and exert all the means and talents that God has given you to arouse the people to this great question, and to save this State from re creancy to the South and eternal disgrace to herself of backing out.” The Macon Telegraph, of the 17th inst., says: “It remains to be seen whether the men of the South will, with freemen’s hearts, strike for their rights, or with the spirit of slaves and dastards sub mit to this Congressional qjackery, until they are driven from their country like the Poles. If the territory—the land and property of the South, can be taken by a vote of the majority, why not her slaves? The question then which springs to the lips of every one, is, what are we to do? The mere poli tician who waits to see the course of the popular breeze before he sets his sails—the time-server and office-seeker, who palters with the great issue of equality and degradation, submission and slavery, despicable at all limes is doubly so now. For our OWN PART, WE ARE FOR SECESSION, FOR RESIS TANCE, OPEN, UNQUALIFIED RESISTANCE.” Lord Elgin, Governor of the Canadas, ar rived at New York on Saturday evening. It is said that his visit is for the purpose of ac companying to Canada Lady Elgin and his family, who have been spending the past six weeks at a cottage near Rockaway, L. I. The U. S. Steamship Susquehanna. This noble steamer is being rapidly fitted out, and will soon be ready to take her place in the navy. The machinery has so far progressed toward completion, that steam will probably be applied by the close of the present month. The Susquehanna is to he Commodore Par ker’s flag ship, and attached to the Home De partment. Population of Milwaukee. —The census of Milwaukee shows a population of twenty thousand and twenty-six. In J 834, only sixteen years ago, Solomon Juneau was the sole white male inhabitant of the town. In t| lo spring of that year the first frame building was pul up thore. Even in 1840, but ten years ago, Mil waukee could only number seventeen hun dred inhabitants.— Mirror. ilinrv Advlees from Malaga to the 20th August, state that there had been some detention by bad i w- ather in curing fruit, and no cask fruit would be received until after Sept 1, and no vessel would probably leave for the United Stales before that time. At the recent Agricultural Fair in Mont gomery County, a prize was awarded to Na than White for the best Ham. This gentle man’s mode of curing is as follows; The pork should be perfectly cold before being cut up. The hams should be salted with fine salt, with a portion of red pepper, and about a gill of molasses to each ham. Let them remain in salt five weeks ; then hang them up, and smoke with hickory wood for five or six weeks. About the first of April take them down, and wet them with cold water, and let them be well rubbed with unleached ashes. Let them remain in bulk for several days, and then hang them in the loft again for use. More Steam Ships.— We understand it is in contemplation by a party in this city, who has been engaged in the carrying trade for many years between New York and Liverpool —and who thinks it of sufficient value to en deavor to retain —to commence immediately the construction of two large steam propellers, to run between the above named cities. It is intended they should carry steerage as well as cabin passengers. We are much gratified to hear this, as we are eat tain that if such ves sels be not soon brought into operation —and that, too, upon an extensive scale, to success fully compete with the steamers of that des cription now building by the Canard Com pany —the firms in this city, and also those of Boston, Philadelphia and New Orleans, (who at present nearly monopolize the carriage of emigrants from Europe,) will most materially suffer for their supineness. At present we have only heard of three for this city, the two above spoken of, and one far advanced in building, for Messrs. Spofford & Tileston, the pioneer of the American New York and Liv erpool propellers. But three are not near enough for a city of such commercial impor tance as New York, and we hope we shall soon be enabled to recount the construction of many more of this description of emigrant vessels. Since the above was in type, we have learn ed that Messrs. Richardson, Watson & Co., of Philadelphia, are preparing to construct two propellers of 2,000 tons each, to form a month ly steam line between that city and Liverpool It is estimated that the cost for building them will amount to $320,000, of which SIOO 000 will be contributed by the above firm.-mV- Y. HerMd, 15 th inst. N. Mnscogee and Russel Agricultural FairX / In presenting the following List of Premi*' < urns, the Board of Managers would remark, / that owing to the lateness of the season, they hare curtailed the Premiums offered for Cot ton, Corn, Wheat, Oats, Rye, and Barley cul ture —but Premiums will be awarded to any of the articles that may be presented at the Fair, which shall prove of superior quality. As soon as the present Fair is over, a Premi um List for another year will be published, and a premium offered for the beet managed Farm; the best field of Cotton, Corn, Oats. Wheat, Rye or Barley, and a Committee ap pointed to report upon the same. The Board of Managers fondly hope, that every farmer within reaching distance of Co lumbus, will take some part in swelling the tide of Agricultural improvement, and bring whatever he might have of merit, whether in Stock, Implements, Grain, Fruits or Flowers. The Managers are aware that there is but lit tle time to prepare in, but all will be upon the same fooling, and unless the effort is made, we shall never know what Muscogee and Russel can do. Discretionary Premiums will be given for all articles of merit not mentioned in the list. Especially are the Ladies of Muscogee and Russel invited to bring specimens of their Painting, Embroidery, Needle-work, and all the domestic Arts, not forgetting their orna mental Plants and Flowers. Competent per sons will b> appointed to lake charge of the Ladies’ department, to insure the safety of all articles sent. The Managers appeal to the Agriculturist, the Manufacturer, the Citizen and the Me chanic, for specimens of all their various handy work, and if they do not quite come up to the World’s Fair in London, they will open a gate of improvement at home. The Premium Tent of the Society will be pitched upon the Fair grounds, and the premi um Flag hoisted over it. Those gentlemen contemplating bringing stock will please com municate the same to the Corresponding Sec retary at least ten days before the Fair—that suitable stalls may be provided for them. All articles designed for Exhibition must be handed in on the morning of the 18th November, distinctly labelled with the owner’s name, that a record may be made of it. Regulations op the Fair. — All members of the Society, and all who shall become members previ vious to or at the Pair, will be furnished with badges, which will admit the person and the Ladies of his family to the Exhibition at all times during the con tinuance of the Fair. Tickets to admit a single per son, 25 cents. All Exhibitors at the Fair must become members of the Society, and have their animals or articles en tered at the business office, before taking them into the enclosure—except Ladies’ work—this will in all cases be admitted free. Chas. A. Peabobt, Corresponding Secretary. List op Prizes. —Of the Muscogee and Russell Agricultural Society, to be given at the Fair, on the third Wednesday in November next. For the best acre Sweet Potatoes, silver medal, $2 ; do. do, bushel Sweet Potatoes, diploma; do. do. acre Turnips, sil ver medal, $2; do. do. bushel Turnips, diploma; do, do. Treatise on making and applying Manure, suited to Southern crops and culture, silver goblet, $10; For the beet Tieatise on cultivating Corn in the South, silver goblet, $10; For the beat Treatise on the cultivation of Cotton, including the picking and packing, silver goblet, $10; For the best Trea tise on the Farm, by a youth of Muscogee or Russel, the Birmingham medal, $5; For the beet bag Cotton grown in Muscogee or Russel, silver goblet, $9; For the second best, diploma ; For the best bushel Wheat, raised in Muscogee or Russell, silver medal; For the second bent, silver medal. Stock. —For the best fine wooled Sheep, silver medal; For the best Mutton Sheep, silver medal; best Ox, for the butcher, silver medal; best Cow, for the butcher, silver medal; best Georgia and Ala bama raised Jack, exhibited on day, silver cup, $8; 2d and 3d best Diplomas; best Mule, age consider ed, silver medal, $2; best stallion, four years old and upwards, silver goblet, $lO ; best 2 year old colt or filly, silver cup, $3; 2d and 3d best diplomas; best brood Mare, with or without colt, silver cup, $8; 2d and 3d best diplomas; best Bull, age considered, silver medal $2; 2d and 3d best diplomas; best Cow, age considered, silver medal $2; 2d and 3d best diplomas; for the heaviest Hog, not over two years old, silver medal $2; best Boar, silver medal $2 ; for the heaviest Pig, from 6 months to one year old, silver medal $2; beat breeding Sow, silver me dal $2. To the Manufacturer and Mechanic.—For the best Plow for southern culture, and of southern make, silver cup, $8; best Road-waggon, Muscogee or Russel make, silver cup, $8 ; largest collection of Agricultural implements, silver medal; beet two hoise Waggon, Muscogee or Russel make, silver medal, $2; beat 6 paiis of Negro Shoes, Georgia I or Alabama make, silver medal, $2 ; best piece of Factory Osnaburga, silver medal, $2 ; beat piece of Factory Sheeting or Shirting, silver medal, $2 ; best piece of Linsey-woolsey, silver medal, $2 ; best Churn, silver medal, $2. Horticulture. —For best. Treatise on raising Fruit of all kinds in this section of comtry, silver goblet, $10; For best specimens of Fruit for the sea son, silver medal; For largest collection of Vegeta bles, silver medal, $2 ; For best Bouq iette of Natural Flowers, silver medal, $2 : For largest collection *f Pot Plants, with names, silver cup, $8 ; p or best Treatise on the culture of Fiewers, by a Lady of Muscogee or Russell, silver cup, SB. Dairy— For best specimens of Muscogee or Rus sel Butter, not less than 5 lb<» silver medal $2- for beat sample of c dense, of Southern make, silver medal, S 2; For best Treatise on the management of ♦he Cow in the South, silver cup, SB. Further News by the Canada* Halifax, Sept. 16, A. M.—The Royal Mail Steamer Canada arrived here at half-past five o’clock this morning. She left soon after for Boston, where she will arrive to-morrow fore noon, thus making the voyage from Liverpool to Boston in about 9 days and 20 hours. The steamer Pacific reached Liverpool from New York on the 4th inst., at 11 o’clock A. M-, making the passage in less than eleven da} s. The steamer Cambria, which left Bos ton August 23d, arrived at Liverpool on the 2d Sept., making the voyage in twelve days. Liverpool, Sept 7.—Cotton has further de clined Jd. per pound since previous accounts brought by the Asia. The sales of the week amount to 38,800 bales. Breadstuff's. —No change has taken place in Flour. Sales have been making throughout the week at full prices as quoted at the close of last week. Wheat lemains steady—prices as quoted by the Asia’s advices. There has been a decline of 6d. per quarter of 480 lbs. in Indian Corn. Nothing of importance doing in American Stocks and prices are merely nominal. The political news presents no striking fea tures of importance. [Second Despatch.] Halifax , Sept. 16, P. M. — Cotton. —The of ficial quotation for fair Orleans is Bfd. Breadstuffs —The favorable weather during the past week, enabling farmers to gather their crops safely, has dispelled all apprehensions in regard to a scarcity of grain, and speculation upon this subject has ceased. A steady de mand, however, continues for Wheat and Flour at full prices as quoted by the Asia. Indian Corn rules dull at fully 6d. per quarter decline. Groceries. —Holders of Sugar were insisting on higher prices. The sales have been at very full rates Coffee has further advanced two to three shillings in Liverpool per cwt. and de dined £d. per lb. in London. Molasses was in brisk demand at full prices. Rice —Sales of Carolina at 17 to 17s. fid. per cwt. being of good merchantable quality. The crops are now nearly all harvested. It is confidently asserted that there will be at least an average crop of grain. The Potato crop is much sounder than was anticipated. England. —The Butcher Haynau, as he is called, received quite a cool reception in Lon don. As a slight indication of the regard in which he is held in that metropolis, I give you the following account of his cool treatment. He arrived at London on Monday morning, and to satisfy his curiosity paid a visit to the extensive Brewery of Messrs. Barclay, Per kins, & Co. On inspecting the Visitor s Book the Clerk discovered that ose of the visitors •was Marshal Haynau, late Commander of the Austrian forces. This fact became known all over the brewery in a very few minutes, and before the General and his companions bad crossed the yard, nearly all the laborers and draymen ran out with brooms, dirt and other such like weapons, shouting at the top of their voices, down with the Austrian Batcher, toge ther with other equally unwelcome epithets. Haynau thought prudence the better part of valor, and began beating a retreat. An attack on him was commenced by dropping trusses of straw on his head, after which grain and other articles of almost every kind were free ly thrown upon him. The men next struck his hat in slouch fashion over his face and eyes, and jostled aud bustled him very undignifiedly in all directions and in all manner of ways. His clothes were literally torn from off his back H imself and party finally suceeded in reach ing the entrance gate; but no sooner had they made their exit than a crowd of coal-heavers seized upon them. Ho was pelted and struck in every shape with every available missile, and even dragged alongou the ground, being pulled, not very comfortably, by his ample moustache, which afforded good facilities a* a means of pulling, from its excessive length and strength. At this juncture the once stern aad proud Marshall of the Austrians, was com pelled to retreat into a public house nearby where he concealed himself in a close!. The furious mob rushed in after him, threatening loudly, but fortunately for his highness, they did notsucced in discoveringhis retreat. Here the affair ended, Tnis assault has been much commented upon in all the English and Pro vincial papers. The effect which the death of Louis Phil ippe, will have upon European politics is much discussed in the Englisn' journals. It is generally thought that the event will have the effect of arousing the latent energies of Prince de Joinville—that the dispute now pending in the Bourbon family wi'l be healed and an ef fort made to place him at the head of the French Republic. The proceedings in Congress at Washing ton have also attracted much attention. The engrossment by the Senate of the Fugi'ive Slave Bill has been strongly commented upon. The news of the steamer Pacific was pub lished in London at 2 o’clock on the day of her arrival. Her actual running time from New York is stated at 10 days and 17 hours. France. On Saturday the Council General made a strong movement in favor of having the constitution revised. The Council, hovv'- ever, do not propose to have the state of seige removed, nor are they willing that the electo ral laws should be repealed ; so that there is not much sympathy between the Council and the Socialists. It is reported that the Duchess de Orleans has written a letter to M, Thiers, informing him that the Q,ueen, her mother-in-law, and other members ol the family, are desirous of his presence at the Councill de famille, to be held at Claumard in the course of the present month France is rapidly improving in general rade, and in consequence of the difficulty in finding a sufficiency of hands, wages have ris en to prices before paid. Denmark and the Duchies, —There is nothing of importance relating to the position of the armies or the settlement of the dispute—at least nothing has transpired during tne past week. The German Empire —A telegraphic despatch of the 3d inst. states that the semi-official pa pers announce that in consequence of the re solution which the Council of Princes agreed to on the 26ih ult, all the Governments of the League have imitated the example of Prussia in declining to attend or assent to the Austrian Federal Diet at Frankfort. Lord Palmerston has addressed another note to the Russian Cabinet, with a view to induce Prussia to join and assent in the execution of the protocol of the second of July. It is as serted that this request has been met by peremp tory refusal on the part of Prussia. Austria. —The Hamburg papers have advi ces from Vienna, statingthat the Russian Cabi net has resolved to induce the German powers to join the grand diplomatic Congress to be held at Vienna. At this Congress the pending question of the European policy is to be deci ded and a new basis for the system of States is to be established. Very Funny. —The editor ofthe Columbus (Ga.) Times whom we take to be ofthe male gender, appears to be in a very lamentable slate ol excitement about the admission of the state of California into the Union. In an ar ticle entitled “The Georgia Convention, — Secession the Remedy,” he twice earnestly puts the question, “What will the women of Georgia do 7” Aad then immediately adds, We can only answer for one, —ourself; and every other man must answer on his own sol emn responsibility.” A more complete Hiber niciitn we have rarely read, for admitting, as on such testimony we are bound to do, the womanly nature of the writer of the article; we are still puzzled to understand how an * other man” can be a “woman of Geor.io ‘* N Y. Com. Ado. glB, TELEGRAPHIC NEWS Transmitted for the Chronicle & Sentinel From Washington. Charleston, Sept. J 9 On Wednesday the House passed the Senate Bill, granting alternate sections of land and right of way for constructing a Railroad f rom Chicago to Mobile. The Democrats of Massachusetts have no minated Chas. H. Bostwell for Governor New York Market. Thursday, Sept. 19, P. M advanced; 2,000 tales sold. Provisions improving. Other things unchanged. Baltimore Market. Coffee buoyant; sales of 7,000 the week at 10£ to Ilf ; stock 7,ooobags. CoiJf advanced fc. Flour quoted $4.81. Charleston Market. Thors*at, Sept. 19, P. M.-Cotton-Sale* tO - 700 bales—making the sales of the week 3100 bales at extremes of 12f to 13jc. Receipts of the week 3500 bales. The week closes at an advance of fully { a fc. Middling Pair is worth 13| a 13j c From the Charleston Courier.—By Telegraph New Orleans, Sept. 17, 11 52 P. M.~ The Canada’s advices received here to-day have had no effect on the market. One thousand bales Cotton sold on Tuesday at full prices— good middling Flour has declined a quarter of a dollar. Most articles are at pre sent inactive. Cleared, barque Cherokee, Gelty, Charles, ton. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS Correspondence of the Baltimore American, In Senate, Sept. 16. Mr. Dickinson reported the House hill ma king appropriations for the civil and diplo matic service of the United States with amend ments. AMr. Pratt gave notice of a bili to punish the abduction of slaves from the District.” Mr. Fremont introduced a bill to settle pri vate land claims in California The bill to suppress the slave trade in the District of Columbia was read % third lime, and after a few words from Mr. L inton, against the omnibus plan, and in favor of passing bill* separately, .Mr. Clay said a few words in favor of his omnibus plan—saying it would have saved four months’ time. Mr. Douglass said the bills had not passed separately, as a part of the omnibus bili. He had reported the California, Utah and New Mexican bills before the compromise. Mr. Benton said the time had not come when 1 any man could come into the Senate and pass bills as he pleased Mr. Foote briefly rejoined. The bill was then passed—yeas 32, nays 17. The general bounty land bill was then taken up. Messrs. Shields, Mason, Cass, Badger. Se ward, Hunter, Turney, Bright, Ewing, Butler, Yulee, Hale and Dawson, debated the subject An amendment including the officers and seamen of the navy, was agreed to—yeas 29. nays 21. The hill was postponed till to-morrow The Senate adjourned at 4 P. M. House. Mr. Baylv reported from the Committee of Ways and Means the Army Appropriation biH, which was ordered to be pnnied, ami referred to the Committee of the Whole on the elate of the Union. Mr. Bayly introduced a resolution, (which was agreed to,) making the Mexican indemni ty bill and the Army and Navy appropriation bills the special order of Hie day for to-raor row and each si acceding day therea ter unul disposed of. Mr. Hall made an ineffectual effort to have the District business made the special order of the day for Friday next. Mr. Halt, of Mo., under a suspension of the rules, introduced a bill in relation to the pay of Virginia claims. The bill provides that the proper department shall no: in any case allow commutation and commutation and interest, in lieu of half pay to such claimants as was provided for under the third section of the act of 1832 This bill, is intended to prevent the recur rence of the payment of such claims aAh» Barron claim, which waspaidbyMr. Ewing with compound interest. Mr. Bayly moved to amend the title of the bill by substitut ng for it as follows, viz: '■ Bill to deprive citizens of Virginia and Kentucky of their vested rights." Mr. B. went on to argue and to show that, by the decision of the Supreme Court in sim ilar cases, the claimants of this character have a vested right under the law, and that the government was absolutely bound to pay the claims; and that Congress cannot interfere with the matter, although the decision of the late Secretary of the Interior might not be in accordance with the opinions of genletnesiou this floor. The bill was finally passed. Mr. Wright, from California, presented joint resolutions of the legislature of that State, which were ordered to be printed and also gave notice ofthe introduction of certain bills. Reports being called for. Mr. McWillie, from the Committee on Printing, to which was referred the memorial of Wra. A. Belt, reported a joint resolution. providing that said Belt shall be relieved from his contract for executing the public printing, and that he shall be paid for the printing which he has already executed, at the rate of 45 per cent, reduction from the prices provided by the joint resolution of 1819; Also, that Thomas Ritchie, and Gales 8f Seaton shall be appoint ed by the t.vo Houses to execute, under me direction ofthe Clerk of the House, and Se cretary of the Senate, the remainder of i!e j Congress printing for the present Congress, at the price of 35 per cent, reduction from :ii6 resolution of 1819. Mr. McWillie stated to the House that tne present contractor received but 36i cent* printing a volume, nearly all ruled hg ure work, of more than 900 pages; that in factne only received about half sufficient to pay 10 ; . , the paper which was used in the printing ‘ the volumes. He (Mr. aMcWillie) was fied that the contractor could not execute t - contract —that the losses had been most rUi * °us. g The whole subject waa referred to ,ne " c lect Committee on Printing. lV 1 Mr. Bayly, from the Committee on J 1 and Means, reported a bill creating t " e °. hef ’ of Assistant Secretary of State, and for o purposes, which he moved to refer to the 1 inittee of the Whole on the state ofthe I u Mr. Bayly said the bill was approbates the whole Committee of Ways and i (except Mr. Jones, of Tenn ; and that i i the same bill which had been brought 0 consideration of the Judiciary Com® lltßt Mr. Buchanan in 1846 when he was eCI T re , of State, and which was then subaeqtieu J. ported to the House by the Judiciary bon tee. , og After debate the bill was referred t® Committee ofthe Whole on the &tate . r g- Union, and ordered to be printed, wuh * port accompanying. r"aiui*» Mr. Daniel from the Committee on G . reported a bill for the relief ol the Ora i . . Alexandria Railroad Company, au ® jJ , the payment to it, ofthe sum of £GO,UU
