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From the American Xaticmal Preacher.
THE DANGER AND EVIL OF De
parting FROM GOD.
A SERMON,
By Rev. Edward V Kirk. Boston, Mass.
“Take heed, brethren, lest there b fJ n ,.
heart of unbelief, in deparfsng from the h\ mg God. H tu.
8: 12.
The gospel is heaven's music on earth ; n melody
of two voices. The air is sung by Love ; and the
burden of the song is, Salvation by Mercy. It this
•were the only voice, and this its only theme, yon
would perhaps hear nothing but tones of tender
sympathy, of fervent affection, of joy, of hope, of
delight. ’ -But this song is sung to the soul in the
midst of peril. You therefore hear an accompany
ing voice singing a subordinate but harmonious
part. It is tremulous and solemn, sometimes aw
ful, as it utters the notes of warning. We are
now to listen to it, as it announces
THE DANGKIt AND EVIL OF DEPARTING FROM OOP.
We inquire—
1. What is it to depart from God ?
Men sustain many relations to God which can
never be destroyed. Ho will always be our Crea
tor, Preserver, Sovereign and Judge. So one may
always sustain to his follow-creatures certain rela
tions that do not depend on his character or prin
ciple' ; often not upon his will. Bit a man cannot
be said to live as a social being unless h c loves and
is loved; and at the basis of love, is confidence.
We may continue to be the creatures of God, lis
live on ills goodness, to be held in the hollow ot j
Lis hand, to remain under the inspection of his ;
eye, to be responsible to him; but we have depart
ed from him at an infinite distance, it wo exercise
no confidence, heart-confidence in him.
There arc. then, what may be (•ailed a fundamen
tal departure from God, and various forms of sep
aration consequent on that. j
1. The e<- ntiul, fundamental departin'* of the >
aoul from God is the want of confidence.
Confidence in things is that act ,>t reason through
the understanding by which the mind knot's the
properties of substances, and calculates with cer
tainty upon, their action. Confidence in per so ns An
an act of reason through the heart, by which it
knows their qualities, and calculates with certainty
upon their actions. By ttio first, man lives m
communion with nature; by the last, in com
munion with man and God. It a philosopher were
to Jose his confidence in nature, or if ordinary men j
should, they would cease to live in harmony with
things around them, and even to sustain Tnc. A j
man cannot step, or cat, or try to speak, without j
confidence in nature, lie cannot live iu society
without confidence in man. He cannot live in
communion with God without confidence in him.
What it is. can be better understood than defined, j
The infant exercises it when, looking into the ;
m ttiierV h.ce it' soul is traquillized to a perfect re- j
pose. Wo mav strengthen confidence by reason
in ■ and l v evidence; we may sometimes an i\o at j
it bv reasoning; w-,-should always bo able to d<
f Jit by tbs ia e s ms; yet in iteelfit is not
r a-on, but the heart in 0.v.-r >e. Another being )
is felt, in a measure, to be it'life: the source ot ;
its joy, futisluc ion, repso an I hope.
,W, when the eternal .iehovah ceases to be that !
to any sou!, it has dot art I from the living God. j
Ir lias either no confidence in any being, or it lias :
given all its confidence to creatures, in place of the i
Creator. _ j
tt mav be contemplated, however, more dis- ;
tinctlv in Pome of those forms, i
2. 'Which are tie revolts <f that fumLimedal dc- j
pari are ji am Hi in.
Confidence inGod involve? a belief of his Word,
because the veracity and faithfulness of a being is j
one of the great objects of confidence. The be- j
iiever knows no. only that G d is, in distinction |
from nature and man, but ting lie is a Person of the '
most absolute an t uncliangc-ablc vei.icity and i
faithfulness. Unbelief U the doubt or denial of
this. What he has declared is not received as
truth. This may manifest itself in many forms.
There may be skepticism a-to fee moral character !
of the Seri} ’ ares. S one think they tend to form
a spirit contrary to sound morality. Some have j
no confidence in the narratives of miraculous
events. Sonic reject their testimony as to the char
acter of man. Some deny the threatening? as des
criptive of future e rets. To sonic, the promises do
not an near worthy of their pc sonal confidence; to
others, the requirements are not received as the
very commands of our Almighty Greato .
This is the evil heart of unbelief. The testimo
ny of the Creator is not received ; and this is be- j
cause there is a want of confidence in him. By
faith \vc know that ti e worlds were made of
nothing. Mow there may be an old heathen max- !
im “Out of nothing nothing come?,” or there may j
be inherent difficulties in the case which make it |
seem reasonable to some to doubt this fact; but j
he that has power and confidence in the veracity of j
God will have no difficulty in believing this state- j
ment. And so it will be found with all the other I
statements of the Scriptures: confidence in God •
will make it easy to believe them ; and the loss of |
that confidence will give increasing weight to tiie !
objection? and difficulties. Difficulties about the i
threatening?, about the Trinity, election and atone- i
ment, gain force in the same way. Suppose, now. j
that Abraham had indulged an evil heart of unbe |
lief, he would have found it impossible to have J
surmounted this objection: ‘Tt cannot be right,
even iu God, to require me to slay my innocent
child;” or this: “if Isaac is slain, the promise
must fail.” The rich young ruler stumbled here ;
he had not confidence that Christ could make him
happy, if he should give up all his earthly posses
sions*. Dive? could not believe that ho would be
made to weep and wail, and cry for one drop ol j
water, and find an impassable gulf between him ;
and heaven, “jn-t for the few sins he committed |
iu this life.” But if I f had had confidence in God i
n? infinitely holy, inflexibly just, and unebaugea- |
blv true, it would have been as manifest in his :
paluc i a it became in 1.5 s prison of despair. The j
thief on the cross might Lave been staggered by
the greatac-S' of hi? guilt, the strength of his evil
habits, the weakness manifested by the dying Sa j
vior. But he staggered not through unbelief. He [
trusted in the word oft ’Urist, because he had con- 1
fide nee in the character of C blast. In fact, laith as
belief must spring out of iadh ;? confidence. And j
if the Scriptures present God iu the unity o( In* j
essence, we believe it; if in the plurality of per
sons, we believe it. If the Father is represented ■
as giving the Son to be a sacrifice for us, as oiler- .
ing him to sinful men; If ns accepting the sinner .
iu Christ; or if the Son is represented as offering j
himself to us, and the Spirit; or if the Spirit is !
represented a? offering to enter our hearts, there is
nothing contradictory in all this, bul something |
every way accordant with our necessities and the l
Divine goodness. When Adam and Eve heard the i
threatening upon the act of eating of the prohibited I
tree, and the prohibition itself, they doubles* acqui- |
esced iu it a* every way right. But when their con- j
fi icnce in God was abandoned, they lost the ira- j
pression and the belief of the command and the
threatening. When the little church continued
praying until the day of Pentecost, their confidence
in God remained unwavering. But an evil heart
of unbelief would have chilled their zeal, and scat
tered them from the prayer meeting So some occu
pation that should seem more reasonable and pro
fitable, as well a? more agreeable. Men will not
; continue near to God in fervent, importunate
pray er after their confidence in him arc shaken.
Their interest in the Scriptures willabate, because,
insensibly to themselves, they arc losing their con
ti lence in their truth and importance.
Confidence in God also involves love. If he has in
finite moral excellence, and that is perceived bv any
one, he of course loves him for it. A parson may
believe that God is good witjn ut loving him ; but
to have confidence implies love, so fur as excel
lence is perceived. When, therefore, one begins
to be indifferent, and cold, and thoughtless of God,
he has departed from him. He does not any more
believe that God i? that perfectly excellent and
gracious Being he once thought him to be. “Thou
hast left thy first love,” is the charge against the
Ephesian Church. The heart has greater confi
dence in some other person or some object. The
wor d in some form has come to be supremely ex
cellent in his view, and God is forsaken. Another
effect of losing confidence in God is, cessation of
obedience. Who will hesitate to obey God, when
he believes that God is reasonable, wise, holy, just
and good, and that in keeping his command meats
there is great reward ‘ We have departed from
him by an evil heart of unbelief when we can
transgress his commandments, and neglect his re
quirements.
And, again, we depart from God when we cease
to hope iu lum. Our confidence is gone. Although
he has uttered so many gracious promises, yet, if
we do not confide in him, wo can have no confl
deuce in them.
Suppose a man like Daniel, threatened with the
lion’s den, if he pravs toGod ; yet lie hopes for de- '
Uverance against tfie king's command and threat, !
because of his confidence in God. Suppose a wo- i
man corrupt as the woman of Sychar; she knows ;
that Christ can purify and exalt the most debased
nature to the purity and glory of an archangel : 1
that is the faith which saves her. Suppose Peter
to be overwhelmed with a sense of Jus guilt in
denying Christ, yet he knows that the blood of
Christ cleanseth from all sin, and he has hope, i
But Judas has departed from God, and fled to <
Mammom. He has no confidence, and so becomes t
9 prey to despair, j
Now we inquire—
-11. How >vc are in danger of departing trotn Gvd. !
We may say, in a word, it is by having a tenden- i ■
cy to unbelief: “lest there be in any of you an i !
•vil heart of unbelief.”
1. It is a danger arising from the heart.
The heart of man naturally swarms with those
venomous reptiles that are the enemies of piety;
varying in their modifications in different persons;
in all csaenially the same. Their name is legion.
One of the mos't dangerous positions wo can occu
py is that of doubling their existence, power and
subtlety. One is sensual dulness. If you would j
sec it in the extreme, observe a man who has juti ,
come out of a fit of drunkenness. Alibis finer I
sensibilities are blunted; he has no eyes to see
spiritual beauty—no heart to relish anything bul
brutal gratifications. If you would see it in a form
less revolting, take a person who has been reading
romance until the midnight hour of Saturday, and
then attempt© to hear or read the Word of God on
Sunday. They hear, says Jesus, but do not un
derstand, because their ear is waxed dull of hear
ing; they have not “their senses exercised to dis
cern both good and evil.” This was the ground of
our Saviour’s caution : “Take heed of yourselves,
lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with
surfeiting, and drunkenness, a id cares ofthis life.”
It is easy to blunt the edge of our spiritual sensi
bilities, and to lose every perception of God’s being
and excellence.
Worldlinessis another; the insinuation into the
heart of that dreadful falsehood, that vve can be
happy without God, but cannot be happy without
the world.
Softness, effeminacy and cowardice are sources
of infidelity. The burden, the shame, the pro
tracted pain of the cross, the greater e\ ils to which
it will still make ns liable, begin to weigh heavily
with some, and they go back from Jesus.
Sloth is an enemy of faith. Faith must be kept
vigorous by exercise. Unbelief grows best when
we are spiritually asleep. If you remit study,
meditation, prayer, and the activities of a self-de
nying obedience, you will gradually lose your per
ception and relish of the truth, and so your confi
dence in God.
Perverseness of will is an enemy of faith.— i
There is in some natures a sulleuess which makes
them enjoy being contrary. They must have
something to oppose, somebody to he opposed to.
or they are not contented. The indulgence of that
temper destroys faith.
Self-will, too: no matter iu wj\at way it is in
dulged. even iu the petty affairs of life, it separates
the soul from it? Saviour.
Irascibility, or an angry disposition, is the ene
my of faith. It is never indulged but it brings a
i cloud over the eve of faith, and chills the heart of
love.
Covetousness, or a narrow diluting to money
and possessions, will separate the heart from God.
Pride is another of our enemies. Sometimes it
makes one delight in doubting where others be
lieve; in showing off skill in argument ; in de
j spiting wliero others reverence. It makes us re
i iuctanf to yield our prejudices; ready to tauc
I offense ; averse to humbling ourselves before man
or God,
Now one may retain the forms of religion after
the very root of it has decayed; and wuen there
is no longer confidence in God, there u no more j
real communion with God, no more life.
But we may trace it beyond the heart.
2. It is induced- hy which permits ;
those poisonous weeds to grow.
We begin to depart from God by indulging ,
1 wrong thoughts. And we must be in the habit of
j questioning our imaginations and fancies, and not i
| throw the reins on their nicks; fur, if we do, !
they will <. rry us away from God and holiness.
By refusing the cross. Just wherei hrist would
; humble us, we may resist. Just where lie requires i
i self-denial, wc refuse to obey. The very opj r
: tunity may have come for iis mightily to attack
| orr corruptions, and we neglect it; there begin' a |
I secret declension. Wo arc not so strong in God 1
I from that time.
Neglect of the right kind of meditation. Tnc !
confidence of the heart in God is to be strength- I
ened
/>‘.y discovering the reasonableness of that con*
j fidence;
| By meditating on God’s excellence and glory i
( By vigorously applying the mind to di-cover
i them;
By filling the mind with promises, and their j
j fulfilment to others, and to u? ; and with the glory
j of their final fulfilment,
i Now we must sec—
j 111. The eril departing from God. Itisallsum
-1 med up in this: he Is God, “the living God.”
j See,
1. Its immediate consequences.
It affects the whole character. Faith i? the basis :
l of all genuine excellence. But faith in God is the I
! sain of Christian character. Here let us stand, !
i fixed in this principle. After we have ceased to •'
regard our heavenly Father as a Person, ] ->os>cd i
of a moral nature, and an infinitely perfect char
acter, allthc rest of our religion is a delusion, our 1
i life is hollow; we have a name to live, and are
dead. If any grace appears to be growing, it must
| be sickly, and soon wither. We have departed j
from the living God.
Its immediate consequences are realized, too. in '
the sense of diminished happiness. Every ,-xer- I
else of rational confidence in a being benefit* u-. ‘
and makes us happy. Distrust, or the want of
trust, is our misery. And after a being has reposed
in God, and felt the strong support of his omni: o- j
tent arm. it is only wonderful that the same per
-1 son, on becoming a backslider does not become
j deranged. What a change ! To go from God to
j his creatures for support, for consolation : to ahan- i
■ don the arm of the Eternal, and lean on an arm
! of flesh I “ Departing from the living God” to go ;
to a dead creature 1 If it were not gradual, it would
( produce an overwhelming shock, which might
! well unsettle reason. In prosperity, there is no |
| sbelteting in the living God; in adversitv. there !
! is no abiding under the shadow of the Almighty,
i Jesus has ceased to he tiie shep' erd, and the poor
1 soul wanders and stumbles on deceitful mountains
j or in miry plains.
And,
2. Its ultimate, results ar U-rnt-lf.
By this unbelief tho.-c Jews lost ('.maun who
came out of Egypt with Moses ; and it is this their
example the apobtic is hero citing as the occasion j
of his warning.
It will certainly tend to diminish thcgloiv of
heaven to him who thus declines. All tl-.at dark j
season is a time of unfitting for heaven. It is a
period taken out from the btief season allotted t *
preparation. This is sad to contemplate.
h will diminish his usefulness. What good ’s
such a person doing by Ids example, bv his eon- i
vernation, his prayers 1 He ha? departed from the
! living G o. There is no life, no power in him.
It may be the precusor of eternal death. How
does he know he shall ever recover from it ? His
former experience cannot assure him ; the doe
l trine of “perseverance’’ cannot, for he has lost the
evidence that lie* Is in Christ, or ever wn> ;
Hero is n call for repentance to such as have do- I
i parted from the living God. Let them contcm- !
i plate the folly of incurring such a loss as the U.s
: of God’s friendship and favor and fellowship; of
; repose in the Almighty and faithful Jehovah, the !
1 Friend of Abraham ; the cessation of their own I
1 lofty and holy conceptions of the infinitely glori
ous One. Once they could adore him; the°soul
i seemed to stand on the verge of infinity, and soar
| on its joyous wings, upward and upward, toward
; anevet increasingly attractive smile of parental
i Lve. But the infinite is now annihilated ; and
the soul has lost its wings, and sunk down to creep
with the curse-burdened serpent <m the ground
and feed on dust! Once the soul could cast it? !
cares on the compassionate redeeme* - . Now it
must bear them alone. Once it was full of hope ;
the future was an opening vista of brightness, of
repose, of blessedness. Now it is dark, repulsive. I
fearful. And for what has all this been sacrificed
Here is Esau again selling his birth-right for a ,
mess of pottage. Not a moment should then bo 1
lost in recovering what may be recovered of these I
squandered treasures of the heart. Repentance is
the first step ; tbatis, the beliefo{ the evilofdenart
thus from God. This precedes all true belief in
the mercy of God. To increase the strength of
this godly sorrow, let memory recall the kind of j
service which has been rendered to Cod during
the period of unbelief. Formality, heartlessness, j
insincerity, have made them offensive to the heart- i
searching Jehovah, unprofitable to yourselves, and j
a reproach to Him whom they mocked. There j
has been unspeakable wickedness in aur pride and I
blindness of heart. Wc have refused to see the
truth, to bow to Christ’s golden sceptre, to accept
las grace, to trust, hi> faithfulness.
Precious opportunities have been wasted, op
portunities of improvement and of usefulness. Ev
ery sabbath passed in unbelief is a mispent dav ;
every sermon thus heard has furnished an oppor
tnuity of spiritual profit, only to be despised.
The precious Word of God has lain neglected •
providences have been unimproved ; the influen
ces of the Holy Spirit have been trampled under
foot; the Lord's Simper has been a solemn farce
to the careless participant. Every opportunity of I
prayer has been permitted to pass by, as a cloud !
that had no rain. Precious, precious hours, days, !
privileges, opportunities wasted ! These should j
bring the heart contrite and broken to God’s altar i
while yet there is hope.
Who can measure the wickedness of treating
God thus! His perfections of being and of cha
racter, his veracity, mercy, faithfulness, justice,
all set at naught; and by such a creature as iran;
poor, insignificant man ; by a man redeemed at
such a cost; by a man who has been enlighten
ed and impressed by God’s truth; a man who has
vowed to servo him ! Oh!let the heart break us
it reviews the past; such a length of time spent in
backsliding! How many days has it been; how
many months ; how many years ? And all this
time the soul has hung in fearful suspense over
the hypocrite’s hell. All this time there has been
a reckless indifference to the welfare or the woe
of others’ souls. Surely the evil heart of unbelief i
is the evil to be lamented above all that generally
causes grief. What is the loss of property, of
health, of friends of human favor, compared with
Both professors of religion and those who have ;
made no such profession should inquire, in view
of the admonition we have been considering: Is 1
there in me an evil heart of unbelief? “Take heed” 1
is the word of warning. “Brethren” are addressed; }
for it is certain that all who aro not united to Christ |
and ids people hr faith Imve in them an evil heart
of unbelief. Brethren are addressed, because
neither their profession nor tlieir experience pre
vents them from having this fearful possession.— b
“Any of you/* says the warning voice. Vour sta- p
lion, your pretensions, others' estimate of you, cl
will not make it impossible in your case. Look (
within: “lost there be In you an evil heart of un
belief.'’ And to guide your research it may be «
well to inquire about your views of God himself. — fi
Do they alVect the heart, either awaking reverence,
or love, or trust, or godly sorrow? When you
think of God, do you desire his favor above all
good: do you lay your property, your plans, your n
person, your interests at his footstool; do you de- ,
sire to cast down every barrier between your soul *
and him ; docs his loveliness, his glory, his love
satisfy your soul? Inquire after your plans ofhle; i
what are you living for; what pleases you most, \
or with whom and where you arc most contented, j
Inquire after vour ordinary thoughts ; in what
channel they run, when you are m the Lord s *
house in company, in business, alone. Inquire after i
your habits of reading, the character of the books j
you read, your motive ii* reading them, the impres
sion they leave, on you. Inqnire after your conversa
tion ; whether the general' tenor of it is to promote
faith or unbelief. There is not so much mystery .
about the loss ofspiritual light and religiousjoy as
many im igine. It isthc withdrawal of God’s Holy
Spirit that accounts for if all. But the reasons of *
his departure may ordinarily be seen in some of i
the modes of grieving him hero alluded to. M e
depart from God in one oftwo ways ;by neglect- ’
ing cither the law or the gospel; by ceasing either
to believe or to obey. If we try to obey without
fait hin Christ, we depart by a legal spirit from the ,
God of grace. If wo trust in Christ that we may
be saved without obedience, benevolence, self-de
nial, activity, earnestness in doing right and doing
good, we equally depart from the living God. The
life ot faith may be summarily defined ; making
Christ our trust, and Christ our example-
IClmmiclc ft Sentinel
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.
| SI \DAt MOU.MMJ OCTOBER .*», IHS2
INDEPENDENT TICKET-
Foil
DANIEL WEBSTER,
OP MASSACHUSETTS.
FOR \ ICH-PHESIDEAT,
( HARLES J. JENKINS,
OF GEOBGXA.
ELECTORS;
FoR TilK sTATL AT LARGE,
IT. 11. Cl MMING, <>f Richmond.
I'.DWAKD V. HILL, of Troup.
: Ist. !»i>t HAMILTON \V. SHARPE, of Thomas. !
2d. •• VVM. M. BROWN, of Marion.
Bd. “ WASHINGTON ROE, of Bibb.
4 ! h. “ BLOUNT C. FEL’REI T„ of Troup.
! Oth. “ NOAH STRONG, of Forsjth,
I tUh. “ Yoi NO J.. ]1 \KItIS, of Clark,
i 7th. “ .lOHN J. FLOYD, of Newton,
i Sib. “ PHILIP S. LEMLE, of Jefferson.
on ch»* Cliroiuiclc A Heiiliofl.
As the new Postage Law went into effect on 1
the first of Oelobcr.it may be desirable on the
jR! r t of our Subscribers to know tlio rate* of
postage ou their papers ftoin that date forward.
Here they are;
; Id Kichmotui County FIfF.F.
Wsbki.t paper to any part of the U. S 26 cents per an. |
i Tit! Wei ki.t in Georgia "9 do. t!«.
j Do. to any purl of the U.S 13 do. do.
; Daily in Borgia T$ do. do.
Ho. to any pa tof the U. S. .. 1.56 Us. Ho.
! The-c me the rates year when, paidi , ad-erne*.
i If tlio postage is not paid in advance the rate is
j doubled.
Nota Bt.xK.- Everyman should pay his postage
j in advance.
Wf. invite tire itUention <>f our city readers to
the article of Greene Street. He treats on an itn
j port ant - .!>;« I—one1 —one that interests every property
j holder in the city.
Population of Augunta.
From the Census Report pn -cut<-d yesterday to |
i ti;e City Conn**;!, by Mr. Wm. 11. Pritchard, v.e
; make tlio foil >wing abstract: In Ist Ward 3,4 3**— j
jin 2i.d Ward, .‘I. 1 39 —i. 3rd Ward, 2.328—in 4th
■ Ward 3.7A8. The returns of business citizens and j
i suburb inhaitauis, were I,sl9—making a t< tal of j
j 14,* 72. Os whom, there are 7,7*.’vs white*—344 j
tree negroes, and 6,030 slaves.
The number of children eu itied to tlio benefit of i
the p -or school fund, in the /. y. 462.
Ti:e numbor of orphan children is 265, ol’wliom i
i lit* are male- and 146 females. The names, age !
and location of those children arc* given in Mr.
' Piutciiaku's report to the City Council; and the j
j names,age and !■ cation of children entitled to the
i benefit of the p or school fund, were banded over
’ to ti e Ordinary* and School Commissioner of ‘he
1 oounlv.
|
The Accident on the State Hoad.
Tiih Chattanooga Ado. ,>• pubbshea the m-I
--sucholy dctcOs oft he accident on the State Road,
at Cincamauga Creek, and appends the following
| co.nmcnls and ;■ igges; ions; winch except the fen
i ting of the real, an worthy of consideration:
‘•Previous to tills disaster the road had for sev- .
eral months been so e from any serious accident •
: of a M y k'lid. And why did this occur ?No blame
attaches to any one ou board the train. In the 1
first place, the engine was an old one, and was at !
l tlm Tune unfit iW ihe service required of it. TilO
i engineer could not make time with it, hut had h>>t
1 four hours that day, winch brought the train to .
the bridge after dark. This may be. regarded as ;
the primary cause of the accident. 2-.1, the watch- |
man of the bridge was not at his post. If he ha 1 !
| been the accident would n<*t have occurred. We ■’
I don’t know how rigid his instruct ions are, and ! i
1 would not unjustly eon sure him. 3d, the engine .
had no “cow catcher."’ These arc the obvious j
causes of the accident. Where rests the blame, I
we leave the nubile to determine. One thing is ’ 1
certain, that tae ordinary precautionary measures. | ]
as security against accidents, which tire adopted j }
on most other roads, me not in use ou this. This 1
road might be rendered us safe as any in the coon- { 1
try by the adoption of the following means. Ist,
the road should be well fenced throughout its cu- t
lire length, with suitable “cattle guards’’ at the i
road crossing:-. -’ I, Every engine should be fur- t
nished with a “now catcher.' These were for
merly used on this road, and wc arc informed by f
an engineer, that by slightly vary ing their con- j t
at ruction, they can be used with perfect safety even j <
over a flat rail, fid, Every car should be furnished j
with u brake, and bakeman to apply it. 4th, None i
but tlio best ’locomotives should be cmploved, to
that schedule time could alway sbo made. By the e
adoption of t lie above measures, the liability to c
accident would be lo*scncd in a tenfold degree. 1
VI by then should they not be carried out at once • a
But we do not expect to see the above plan adopt
ed immediately, but it must eventually be done to
give the u most degree of safety tothe road. One
thing could, however, lie carried into effect at
slight expense that would avoid the possibility of
the recurrence ot accidents similar to tnat of Thors- x
day last; and that is, to lenec in the entrances of ■
all the covered bridges, win rc cattle arc disposed
to congregate. The fence need not bo extended p
more than luO feet rom the end of the bridge, and if 1
a good “cattle guard" be extended across the track, f
cattle cannot reach the bridge. Is not this sug
gestion worth considering? r
By the new Constitution of the State of Indi
ana, all foreigners who have been in the United |
States twelve months, and have resided in that
State for six months are entitled to vote for all (
officers, from the President’s downward.
e
4
Danger of Sleep 'no in Church. — The Cincinnati J
Commercial is rosponible for the following rather S
tough story*: “Last Sunday, in one of ourchurch- |
es, an old gentleman, a worthy member of the j
Christian persuasion; fell asleep and began dream- 2
ing he was on a hunting excursion. All of a sud
den, and to the astonishment of every body, ho
hallowed out: “Fetch him, Dash; a glorious shot S
—three woodcock with one barrel—hurrah for i
me;” and he rose up from his seat and cheered /
lustily. lie woke himself by his hallooing, and
immediately seized his hat and walked out. blush- p
ing like a red-pepper.” $
lleoilli of Charleston. P
Office of Board of Health, ) tl
Friday, 9, P. M. f t j
The Board of Health report 7 deaths from Yel- if
low Fever for the past 24 hours. *
J. L. Dawson, M. D.
Disjusals.—Lieutenant John S. Devclin. of the f c
I nited States Marines, who has been on trial at e<
the Brooklyn Navy Yard, it is said has been dis- I 1
missed from the service by sentence of the Court I
Martial, ||
[<. OMMt MOATED, j
Leveeing Augusta.
Mr. Editor; Time permits me only to make a I
suggestion on this important subject—l will not say ,
proposition—it is this: If the Planters below the j
;ity would, by an embankment, protect the South
Commons from the effects of back-water, would it | ;
not be to our interest to raise a levee to prevent j -
future aggressions from the direct current?
Since examining the damage done ourstreets by j
;he late freshet, I cheerfully retract an allusion
made, a week or two ago, to the tardiness in re
pairing them. Little injury was sustained from it
to private property or by our mercantile commu
nity. The canal, railroads, and even the bridge,
have been speedily put in working order. The
health of the place has not in the least been inter
rupted ; and with the exception of holes washed
in our beautiful streets, and the loss ol the crops
in the low grounds below us, Augusta has resumed
her great and wonted prosperity.
The recurrence, however, within a few years, ot
alarming freshets, should turn our thoughts to
means of prevention. The question naturally
arises, if New Orleans is protected against the
mighty Mississippi by a levee, why may not Au
gusta, by a similar embankment, keep the Savau- i
nab out of her streets? But the cost of such a |
work is urged as an insuperable objection. We (
cannot afford to pay for such a wall around the j
whole city, for in every estimate this has entered j
into the calculation. Now we tire impressed with
the opinion that if we were to raise a levve seven
to ten feet above the high-water mark of 1840 or
1352, the planters immediately below us would co
operate and effectually prevent the back-watc ever
reaching the South Common.
It ought to be generally known that there are
miles of embankment on several of the planta
tions just below the city, in fact reach mg up to its
corporate ! limits, and which, if raised higher and 1
united to a levee at our eastern boundary, might
protect us completely. It is to the interest of >v. - I
uors of these possessions to co-operate in this con- j
templatcd undertaking, and they arc men of means, j
energy and intelligence.
The topography of these lands favors the drain- j
age of all rain-water before the freshets of the riv
er usually come upon us. The B averuam empties
into Cupboard Creek, and this into Rocky or the j
Double Branches, which latter enters the hit van- j
nah several miles below the city. The embank
ment on these lands commences at or near tins :
hu t named creek, and reaches, as already stated,
our South-eastern boundary. Raised five feet t
higher, (but it should be ten) the late i re.-diet ;
would uol have covered this levee. One p .inter j
we know contemplates building his dam much j
higher, and no doubt others will do the same, and j
t!ds part of the work may be completed oven thou 1 *! j
Augusta do nothing for herself. Can anyone ih*-n
doubt that these gontlcim u would not co-operate
if the city were fully protected by a levee ? It’ they
knew that no water could teach their po-ses-mir
th rough our streets or by the Beaver-dam, they
certainly would keep out the river opposite their
respective places, and tlm -ecu r< us a a-in l the
back-water.
If this be true, then wo invite attention totlf* j
important consideration in kneeing Augn-ta.
But after all, the mala question is. what woqM !
this levoc cost 1 None but t ic luDv cmiipetc .t it; 1
• i
engineering could make a proper estimate. There i
| is no doubt that the work can bo done, mid that to j
secure the city forever. The great diftiemty is
Hawk’s Gully ; but f. rtunatcly st no mid dirt are
here must abundant. Besides the banks of the
Canal, Masball's old Brick V r i xv uld alb -d am
ple material. The outlet from tin Canal must lie
of solid masonry, but all the rest of the woo
would be common earth. Should the ri_ tof v :.y
not be granted where the banks ot ti e river arc
deficient in height, the corporation owns-the-dr. ets.
Greene Sihflt.
Census of Richmond County.
Ai'-i pTa, Oct. 2, 1852.
T<> tir K!lt< r of (Jit Ohrml'h rf* Sentiml: —l
promised you an abstract of the Ce ,?is returns
of Richmond county. Below you have them:
White males 3,831
“ females 3,631
“ mules between C and 10 1.459
“ females bet ,vetn 0 and 15 1,426
Total White population I ‘.347
Free black nudes 154
“ “ females 196
Total free colore I persons 35 1
Male slaves 4,145
Female slaves 4.i"' 8.4 45
Total population of the county 19,142
Among my returns I find only , re, orb I as
deaf, -C rns deaf and dumb, and only < >,■ lunatic.
Very Respectfully.
W.v. H. Terr hard,
Census Taker Richmond < ’ mtUy.
Triinitf* of Respect.
San Marino J.odge, N>>. 34. i
Grcencsboro, Ga., Scot. 19, ITT. \ •
Whereas, it haa 'pi sed our Snprei Gn . .
Master to call one worthy and esteemed brother, j
Samuel Wright, (who dej urted I’nis life on tlie 1-!i !
iast.,i from his labors in San Marino Lodge, to the
fruition of the Grand Lodge above : Vv e bow with ,
humble resignation to the stroke that inis thus sev- |
ored a link from the. fraternal cm-'u. Surri-midcl |
with all that could make life desirable, in thevgor I
of manhood, our be!o\cd Brotl'or lias Icon .sum
moned away i.om the endearments of home, and
the tics* -f friendship, to his everlasting rest. Peace
to his memory. O'er his foibles we throw the
mantle of a Mason's h/.'f'y, and to his virtues con
secrate the best affections of a J lcon's heart.—
As a citizen, our Brother was quiet and loyal; as
a friend, generous and sincere: as a husband, tru
ly d.voted ; as a father, kind and affectionate; as ,
a Christian, meek and humble; as a Mason, good
and true;
Therefore hte It Ita.-olred, That in token of our
respect for bis memory, we will accompany his re
mains to the tomb, iu the hope that he uitl come j
forth at the last day to the resurrection of the just.
Resolved, That we tender onr hea-tfelt sympathy
and condolence to his smitten family and friends, :
and commend them to the grace and mercy of that :
God, who tempers the winds to tlie shorn iambs. i
ii., Ko/m/, That wc wear the usual badge of mourn- 1
ing for thirty days.
lit Halved, That the preamble and resolutions be
entered on the minutes of the Lodge ; and that a
copy of the same be tendered to his bereaved fai.ii- j
ly ; and also sent tothe Masonic Journal (Marietta 5 i
and the Chronicle Sentinel, of Augusta.
\V. L. Strain, G, M.
W. T. Shannon, Sco’ry.
Eulogy <>n Mr. Clay.—lt is stated in the Louis
ville Journal that the Hon. J. J. Crittenden will
deliver a Discourse ou the Life and Services of the
great Clay ou the 29th November next. The
largest hall in the city is to be obtained, and all
friends from a distance are to be welcomed by
regular Louisville hospitality.
Statistics of the Poor ok Charleston.—The fol
lowing is an abstlract of the City and Transient
Poor, during the year ending the Sl'si August, 1852;
Inmates of the Poor House.—Charleston 74- S.
Carolina 21: New York 4'); Pennsylvania 15 • N.
Carolina 5; Maryland G; Rhode Island 2; Geor
gia 8 ; Maine 8: New Hampshire 2; Connecticut
4; Virginia 2; Massachusetts 6; Vermont 1; N.
Jersey 3; Florida 1; Texas 3. Total—United
States 201. England 25 ; Scotland 21; Wales 1;
Ireland 290; Germany 51; Sweden 4; France 6 ;
Italy 13; West Indies 1; Canada 2; Austria 1 ;
British Americas: Prussian; Denmark ]; Spain
2; Cfiba 4. Total Foreign Poor, 414. Total 645.
Out-Door Pensioners.—Charleston 119; S. Caro
lina 48 ; N. Carolina 9 ; Pennsylvania 1 ; N. York
11; Louisiana 1; Now Jersey 2. Total United
states 191. Ireland 04; Germany 15; France 0;
England 6; Scotland 1; West liuiias 4; Halifax 1.
Food foreign poor 130. Totul 321. Grand total
H) G.
The whole expendintures for the relief of the ,
:>oor during tuo corresponding fiscal year, was j
M 2,067.69 cents, being an average of nearly s'l2.£"
br each person. The year previous the whole ex- !
sendituro was $10,597.23, and the whole number
if inmates and out door pensioners was 691. Fur
lie three fiscal years previous to the annexation of
he Neck to the City, the expenditures were as t’ol
ows, viz; 1850, *7,069.82 ; D 49, *7,503.12 ; D4B
— Courier. ‘ '
The exact amount of the deficit of the late Loco- i
bco State Treasurer, Peter (t. Glover, as ascertain- 1
dby the committee of the Legislature appointed •'
o examine his accounts, is stated at $37,042.91. t
avo, if not three of the Treasurers immediately i
ireceding him wore also defaulters. — St. Louis Re- t
•uh. Sept. 22. x
From the K. <>. Picayune, 2 t ' f h ult.
Later from Texas.
By the arrival of the steamship James L. pay,
Capt. Talbot, wc have received Galveston dales
to the 24th hist. . . , .
Tiie Southwestern American savs oiticial advices
have been recivcd at the Executive Department,
announcing the death of Hon. Bennett H. Martin,
ittd'ro of the Sixth Judicial District ot the State.
The News says that Gov. Bell will call an extra
session of the Legislature in February next.
An extra from the office of the San Antonio
Ledger <nves the following account of an Indian
titrht. It was furnished by Mr. Wallace, the mail
carrier bet ween San Antonio and El I’aso;
September 15, 1852.
Dear Sir—-I now write to inform you of the mis
fortune which happened to me on* my way to El
L* llso with the mail. At Big Bluff, five miles below
the California Springs and about seven miles
above the Fainted Caves, on the evening of the
9th, about 8 o’clock, a party of Indians, thirty-two
in number, charged my camp, whilst m the act of
harnessing the animals for the march. I ran out
in front of the Indians and asked them what they
wanted, and to halt or 1 would fire on them. I re
ceived no answer other than the war whoop and
the flourish of arms. We raised our rifles to fire
id them at the distance of one hundred yards.—
Tom Rife onlv , tired, but without any effect, ihe
Indians then'feli back, circling around us, took
possession of the top of Big Bluff, directly oyer
our camp, and then the fandango opened, which
continue 1 until dark, the termination being on my
1 part. Kodolph Erie slightly wounded, one mule
I and one horse killed. On the part or the Indians
I three killed that we know of, one doubtful, but
1 badly wounded. Before sunset the Indians rein
forced seven or eight in number, and before dark
■ took their" stand around us. 1 put the three
; ambulances in triangular shape near the water
i hole, which was the only one within five miles.—
: All quietness during the night. Before daybreak
Tom Rife and myself climbed to the ton of the
bluffs, determined to hurt somebody or be killed,
but found no Indians there. At daybreak I dis
covered eleven Indians within three hundred yards
of camp. I hailed them and told them wc were
ready for the day fight.
The commander came close to camp, and asked
why we did not travel the road and come out and ■
light them 1 replied that T was not in no hurry, i
! that I had plenty of provisions and animation, and
1 could whip them on any part ot the road. I“*-‘
! commander finding we were all in camp, returned
I with his parly on tin’ road towards the California
I Springs. *As the sun rose, I discovered, at about
I half !i~milo distant, a party of thirty-one Indians,
! p av ing a gully near tnejroad, which it was evident
; that t hev expected us to* pass in the night, and lu
te- .Ud to have a secret shot at us. After collecting
on the bill, they placed sentinels at three different
points, two on each hill. During the time seven
i Indians came in from towards the Kio Grande, and
j fVo in appearances, a general council was held on
tie ib;!. Thn e different smokes were raised. Cine
j w:-answered west of the Eio Grande. Aftei this
the whole party marched on the road. 1 came to
the conclusion "to return to Fort Clark for an es
| cor* to pass the head of Devils river, and if no cs
! ( it could be furnished there, to goto Fort Inge.
1 n the first place, my answer was that they had
I no animals, which I did not much expect. 1 then
j started to Frort Inge, and found but one connnis
' sinned officer. He remarked that ho would like
very much to go himself with an escort, but being
the '-uly unmissionod officer at the j>ost, as sever
al had deserted a short time previous. I wish you
to stale to the Dost master at San Antonio that I
i could not by any means pass the Indians with the
i mail on mule back, for the number which kept
| around us. Afar they struck camp, I retreated
| p.r t lit Las More-. They followed us us far as the
I crossing of DeviL river, and then slopped. J will
j return t oday with three hired men, which makes
I our number nine, mid if wc cannot clear the road,
j wo!.all tight it uni with them, audit’ any arc left,
i t< make tlcdr way hack to K1 Paso for the return
I mail. W. A. Wallace.
i The Vi estern Texan says that a short time since
the dead v-iv of a man was found by some Me xi
-1 caiis ■. nr the rancho of J. VV Gray. A day or so
I previous a man on horseback was seen |iatsiii£ in
that direction, and shortly afterwards four others
passed the same wav. They had not been long
gone when the report of a gun was beard, and soon
after r he four men returned with a lee horse. The
ini. r< uce is that the first was a horse thief, and
that the tour men were in pusuit. They probably
thought it was not worth while to trouble the
I country xvilh his punishment.
Movements of Gen. Scott.
I ’ Miis, Kentucky, pt. 28. —Gen. Scott arrived
; a*, ti.'s ; . , ■ last night, and was met by the Scott
(lu,.rds, ot Georgetown, and a large delegation of
i ciii/ens. lie made no speech, merely thanking
: the citizen* f r the favorable reception at their
(.a'ld-, and expressing in warm terms his sense of
the hospitality and kindness he liad met with in
Kc v. T>uring his progress from Blue Licks.
i the cith.v i;- <-n the line of his route turned out
freely, and his carriage was several times stopped
t r •■••i\ ••• ‘ gi actings of the villagers on the road.
T. Fdr was largely attended, and tiic cattle ev
hilu’cd were very fine. About fourteen thousand
I *t rangers arc now in town, most influential eili
z.-ns if the State. Gen. Scott will visit the Fair
ground- tiiis morning, and will then address the
I cit’zens, T1 welcome extended to him here pur
la!', of ni g <.f a political character, the Dcm
>• - ami Wm-rs alike sharing in it.
Tic Kentucky military companies make a fine
appearance, ana a grec number of soldiers who
had fought under Scott are in town. The place
on cuts n beautiful appearance. Large parties of
, h - m l g ;r men arc flocking in, principally
1,-n 1, r-< hack. It is also a jubilee among the slave s,
hundred* ot' whom, male and female, crowd the
sties, s, walking and mounted. Gen. Scott’s health
i* excel’cut —the sojourn at the Licks having re
-h ,ud invigorated him. lie is looking well,
1 end is in excellent spirits. He puts up at the
I- • rbon House.
'id, crowd in attendance of the Fair is immense
i and it is estimated that33,oC'.* pers. ns arc on the
grounds, a large number of whom are ladies. A
| circle was formed, with Gen. Scott in the midst,
when the Hon. G. P. Williams, on behalf of the
| Bourbon Agricultural Society, introduced Scott
I to the audience and made a brief address welcom
ing him to the soil of Kentucky, Gen. Scott replied
in ah autifdl and eleoquent speech, which was re
ceived with rapturous plaudits.
From tir Rum Courier.
Ltlucalloiial Meeting.
Cave Spring, Floyd County., Ga. i
September 241 h, 1552. 1 i
Ac ording to previous notice, a number of citi- |
zons met at llie Masonic Hull for the purpose of I
perfecting a [place of operation in the establish- 1
meat of a Literary Institution at this place. Judge j
Pierce was called to the chair, —Wm. Rivers was
requested to act as Secretary, and O. P. Fannin to
be liis Assistant.
On motion the meeting was opened with prayer
by the Rev. Mr. McDaniel. After wi ich the Agent
appointed at the preliminary meeting, was called j
on to report. Whereupon the Rev. Mr. Ewing i
reported that he had devoted as much time to the I
agency as Ids Itinerant duties would allow. That I
he had succeeded in collecting in subscriptions
and otherwise, the sum of twelve thousand dollars.
Ho accompanied his report with remarks appro
priate to the occasion.
On motion u committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. Johnson, Gill and A. B. Summons, ap
pointed to select suitable Trustees for the Institu
tion which the meeting contemplated establishing.
During the absence of the Committee, the meeting
was addressed by Messrs. Knowles, McDaniel,
Johnson and Ewing.
The Committee then reported as follows. The
Committee beg leave to suggest the following list
of names as suitable persons to act as a Board of
for the contemplated Co’lege to wit;
B. is. Moseley, Esq., Polk County.
F. Wimberly, Esq. “ **
F. A. Kirby, Esq., Chattooga “
Dr. J. M. Hamilton, “ “
Dr. W. 11. Felton, (’ass “
G. H. Gilrcuth, Esq., “ “
Milter Irwin, Esq., “ * 4
T. A. Sharpe, Esq,, Waiker “
Jno. F. Green, Esq., Gordon “
Rev. J. Knowles, Floyd “
Mr. O. P. Fannin, “ “
Maj. Jas. Lake, “ “
Rev. J. H. Ewing, “ “
Rev. W. T. Price, “ *«
Rev. D. D. Cox, “ a
Jno. Rush, £>q., “ tt
M. H. Hanie, Esq., *• «
Jno. Baker, Esq., “ u
J. R. Simmons, Esq., “ u
Tue Report of the Committee was received and
adopted, and on motion S. J. Johnson, Esq., Maj.
J. 11. Gill and R. S. Simmons were added to the
Board ot trustees. After the benediction the
meet i 11 g adj o timed.
__ W. T. Price, Channan.
v* m. Rivers, Scc’y.
<>. P. Fannin, Ass’t. Seo’y.
The i ibst Fruits.—As an evidence of the ad
vantage of manufacturing establishments to a
town, wc instance a single item brought in requi
sition by the milling establishment of Mr. Bell.
Hoop poles and Staves—articles, for which there
has never been any demand heretofore at this
place, but which can* be supplied to any extent by
the country around—arc now made cash commo
dities, and wagons are coining in almost daily
loaded with them, and lor which the owners re
ceive Ou cts.a hundred, cash, thus creating so much
ready money from property hitherto valueless. —
Chattanooga Advertiser.
Lynching. —During the trip of of the steamer
Prairie City from Cincinnati to Louisville, on the
15th inst., two thieves were caught by the Captain '
in the act of plundering a passenger while the
latter was asleep>. He immediately gave them both '
a pretty severe drubbing, and then tied them to
the capstan. Just before the boat arrived at Mad
ison, lu., a committee of the passengers waited on <
the two chaps, and gave them a good dressing with t
rope’s cud. They were then set rsborcJF. 0, /Tc, .
News by the Canada.
Halifax, N. K., Tuesday, )
28th September, 1852. [
The Royal Mail steamship “Canada,”
Lang, arrived at her dock in this city at an early
hour this forenoon. She sailed from’Liver]> .of -j
--her usual hour on Saturday, the iMh inst., and
brings the large number of ICO passengers, and u
Bill freight ot valuable Fi ich and English u. ....!**
Field Marshal, the Duke of WellingUm, cxpdr i
on the 14th inst.
The English papers are filled almost exclusively
with biographies of His Grace. The Dukt died
suddenly from an appoplectic tit on Tuesday p. jp
the 14th inst., at his seat, Waimer CastV, .1
Dover. The event has caused t..e pr .i ami;
sensation in England, and the funeral solum i
were to be of a national character.
The Collins’ steamship Atlantic, which sag- J
from New’ York, at 12 o’clock M. on the A , ar
rived at Liverpool, at an early hour in the cveuh.:
on Wednesnay the 15th inst.
The 11th ot November has been fixed for the
meeting of V m British Pari lumen t.
Parliament is to meet for the despatch of hr I
ness early in November. The 11th is believe ito
be the day.
The Morning Herald is authorised to stare : . r
the information of the public li at two sir ps >•{ war
have been sent by the Peruvian government : ,
Lobos Afuero, and a small military f recto be p r
manenth stationed there; that the w oleos tie
Peruvian Islands, Lobos included, are formerly -
nexed to the ma’n land of Peru, and that by article
213 of the new law, none btn vessels uu-.ur
tract with the Peruvian government will bcah
ed to load guano ; that an other ve.-.-G* anchoi: v
in the roadsteads of the Island snail U- coi.iwc.il ,i,
and if guano be found on board, the '-apt in nnff
crew will be proceeded mr.-mstfor ro-mury.
Most of the papers pit fi sh the pt.iilou to tne
Queen of the Nova Scotians respecting the id -cr
ies, but the subject seems to have lost much of its
interest with the public.
The recent high dividend of neSubmarir. T c
graph Con oany has given an impetus to tel gr., ii
enterprises, and it has brought Messrs, i! inison's
proposal to unite Europe and America, via K-. land,
Greenland, Ac., more prominently forward. They
have now obtained exclusive right from i c Dan
ish government to Labrador. > I'ions arc prop---
j sed to be erected at Kirkwall, Orkney : Scrwick,
i Shetland; Thors Haven, Faroe 1.-Jau > ; Kick!
vick. Iceland; Julians Ilaab, and at
one of the m<jst eligible ofthe English set ! m v Ms
on Labrador coast. Surveys nave shown that the
Led of the sea, is favorable, and the gieutc-st length
of submarine w ire would not exceed bcu miles.'
A letter in the Dublin Kveirng Mr.;*. i> »m Mr.
j Russell, of Limerick, to the ('band air oi (bommeree,
| intimates that the Government Cornin'-• abm la s
j reported in favor ol Foyness a< a 11 aiis-A’.hditic
Packet Station.
Steam Marine for War Purposes.—The «.
’ mission appointed by G--vernmci u; t er.qti re ; a I
| repoit on me capabilities of the mereuiUiie stwtra
j marine for war purposes, have to a
j Clvdc to make en jnivies, and wm next v: -u Lu -
| pool. All steamships of war are henceforth to be
built with full instead ot auxiliary -m,,n ; ■ wer.
i'Jie screw frigates ] ''auntie sand liigidiy-.-i : r
orderc'd to .latnaica, there aw:dt 1 '> • v- trouj.
Admiral Seymour.
A Spanish war -
power, am I thirty two gun qf. -r si, i i<-. n t.e
coast ot Cuba, luuueiied ontiiO'iTiam - out, .
1 Uh inst.
A new palace tor the Queer is to be built ut Bal
moral, Scotland, at a cost ol Ci- ■ ' -■ b.
Jlism.L.iMf 1 • Math i;-.- There, i- a civ.d scarci
ty of silver coin in En-zland, -disg to the large
shipments to Australia. P l a a<;d the .u e,
i Australian emigrants als<- tukc out a grv.,'. d-.ul.
i The deficiency is to be met h rnediat) !y by » new
i issue from the mint.
j The ptemiier Famli v ,utd -wa -1 nil from Liver
| pool for Australia via tju-w -t wu, Uic Jay the
| Canada left, wi! A a fuii com]-’- ’neni of j.a»e's,
I and the mails for the « ape ul Good Jlop- and Aue
i tralia.
Favorable replies have been received to the cir
cular of'the International ‘Trap postage As- ■ ia
tiou from liic Ministers at L.-mlon of tiie Thiu-J
Statcp, Austria, Spain. Hr.. T S. rtli.ia, aim T.,.r
--tugal.
fsixty-nine bales of Barbadoes cotton have jnst
i been received at Lond' ii.
Mr. Pagin, the eminent archi!- - t i- .lead.
A letter from Berlin menu m.- 11 at 1. ,-.veil Me- a
| has purchased for America the valmt'-io musical ii
j brary of Kink, the organist.
Harvest, generally g. wss . -r. an 1 : !-
j tilled the expectation- of a n , tied yb ;,i.
: Tac Leviathan line-of-baTilv st.-aiushl,., VVi;;,’- r
; Castle, 14*• guns, was lanuc’.i <i succv->li;Ilv at jpiv
-1 mouth in the presence of \ topic.
Fras« i . Louis Nr.pi>h n left ; n Thurs
day, on his promised tonr to th>* S -it’, and ff. o-L
; The paper- contain little else than tc acvomit- of
• ! his receptions, whi'-h have all ;.< rc-cmbMut,.,-. t,
I least, of being entisusiast; -. Along the whole
! route he was received with cries of •• Vhv i'Em
i percur,” with which it is st ite ! be aj ■ ..red mnbi
I pleased. When last heard of he ;;s -,r Nov rs,
| and in reply to an address tr -m the eb.anvil Gvn
j eral of that place in fu\ or ■ !; new imp.-rlu' ; .-.im-i,
I the President made the significant answer;—
i “ When the general interest is at stake, 1 will try
j to anticipate public opinion, ■ \V 1 To , w it in the
| case of an interest wbi-h t ity an: ~r > ovsom: .'
lu Palis a petition to the Senate is clr. b bg
| among tiie poorer clas-.-s, ■ ;: -i . ■ . ■ t ■
| memorial of fathers of families a!, i ia- in,
i re-establishment of the Emp ; r - in tl u pen u au'l
i family of Bonaparte.
During the prsj year the trade of Fra; with
. I the L'nited States has been:—lnn -rts. llu." c ■ •
i francs; Esporis, 145.. Oc-o) irnm-.
Hie Constitntiono! Inis an t; -ic on the prescn*.
; Mate of the Fr ich Steam Nnvv, ; w G. -
| sumes the possibility of a successful invasion
I England.
i As » matter of curiosity. P aorh of n
! the Paris Patrie and Pos-o. in ar;L-• -wcl;■ _r the
j death ot the Duke Well-neb : . 1 -,_v- ,n rv
1 marks deroga orv of tiie dcee-.-cd. The licKats
1 give- !■;- bi 1]
| stitutioncl pmis s him. The Pa. s ' ... . «»
I course; and the Union, As vmb'n. NMtouci and
1 other journals, merely anno-tnee hi- cat'n.
I Italy.—The intrigues as Sir llenrv p ~-r in
i Italy caused the Austrian governm > ..■• ■- x
| ty. The garrisons of Fl< rente
I be reinforced.
Letters from Gartini:;, of the ; rh '.bn: dc-
I scribe the damage done hy the ci uption of Ktn. .
! One stream of lava had iiows-I t..- >. v.-iu,
j 15 miles from the crater, and another towards
i Mila, devastating the vim-var is in r-nb -v. .
1 Prayers had been offered ia all the c’.urci by
! way of averting the evil,
I Tyrrkey.—The eorresjiondcnt of tin- Dc.i'r
j News states that the Porte is exerting itself w ith
| much earnestness to -procure an; init-ni; ,-•? the
I jurisdiction now exercised by oreign •■■■: u!s in
Constaiitiuoplc over citizens of their rvsq-c.ct ivc na
tions.
The difficulty with Eugiund r- -e. tit 'b. at
tack on the ship of war Modcste In.-> been ad
cd.
India.—The arrival <■!’ the . d In ii m ,-n 11
j is telegraphed from MarscilKs. The date- arc to
j Sth August from C.deutla. Tiie Bom!-ay mdl is
j missing. The news is unimportant.
Liverpool Market.
Tiie ail vices per tiie Canada, received on F.un <iv, (he 17‘h,
caused an active speculative itujiiiry. aud the sales of Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednes-cty reached about .' 0 tales,
lat a partial advance<>f I -10th a ‘ s d, ab- itt DJ.ddo hales be
ing on speculation and for export. The Altai.•.tv's news n
Thursday morning, caused buyers to recede from the im
provement, and the market closes steadily at pro Fu- quo
tations, except for middling Orleans, wlb -U is quoted 1-Itid
per ib higher. The sates of the week ending Friday even
ing were 46,559 bales, of which speculator* tv 17.470 and
exporters 3,050, leaving the stock on I ,nd ;■ <.*•* ‘b>, f
wliich 422,000 are Americans, against 4*4,'“ 0 American
at the same date last year. The principal b -clars qm,te
—Fair Orleans (tv.d ; Middling do. 5 Vi; 1 Mot-de t .1;
Middling s*id ; Fair i pland 6d ; Maiding 5 9-ICnl ; 1 Odina
ry Orleans, 4qd a 5, s a d . Mobilt n<\ Atlantic 4.Q a sbwd.
Slav re Markrt.
[By Telegraph, no ilate given.]—The Canaii i’s news
caused an advance of If. The sales ■■ f the week amount to
9,056 bales.
Liverpool Corn Market.
The Corn market is without change, b e transactions be
ing to a fair extent for consumption, at i> . following quo
tations, acct rding to Brcwn, Shipley & (.’•> ; Western (Vital
Dour, 2is. ; Philadelphia, haliiniorc arid Ohio, gls. :>j. ;
Canadian 2ft@2ls. : Sour 17s fid. %. Us. ; Wliite Indian
Corn, fifcj. fid,; Yellow and Mixed, 2 pr-G ' lbs. ; wheat
ss. 10d@6 fid for White, and 5s 3d C? 5s Nd per TO lbs for
red.
Loudon Money Market.
Discount sales coo'inuc low.
Consols—The highest price during the week for cash has
been 100' s , and the lowest 99*3, closing at 99 k U a for
money and 100 ... for account.
American Securities.
Baring Brothers say—w-ih the exception of some sales
of U. S. 6 per eent Bonds of DbfiS at 109 V, the transaction?
have been of no moment whatever.
£talc of Trade in Manchester.
There has been no perceptible change in Goods, n--r re
the fresh engagements either in Goods'ior Yarns f sufficient
moment to call for remarks. Buyers cot.iiaue to act with
caution.
Look it This!—The 80. ton Post, the lerdUg
Democratic paper in New England, in a labored
article occupying four columns of that paper pro
duces evidence to show that. Gen. Pierce i> a tho
rough-going Compromise man. From the Po Us
article we clip the following :
3. On the 20th of November, Franklin Pierce
attended the Union meeting in Manchester, New
Hampshire, and made a glorious speech in support
of the Compromise measures. Among other things,
ho said :
“If the constitution provided for the return of
fugitive slaves, it should be done. 7' ?/;> /■ nmo
would dissolve the Union did not hah <>r aejnore
slavery more than he did ; but even with it, we had
livtdm peace, prosperity, and security Iren the
foundation of our institutions to the present time.
The Pos t here makes its boast tout L de
clared that "the men* who ic ufd ft
did not hate or deplore .Anecru mcr< than h n :d.l
Stick a pin there. — M-dni‘ An e.
Louisville, Sept. 27—The weather has been
cool and pleasant. There was a light frost on! of
the citv last night. Flour and Provisions are dull.
There are more sellers than buyers of hogs.