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CHRONICLE & SENTINEL. BY WILLIAM S. JONES, uIILI. TBI-WEEHLI A>l) WEEKLY. TEEMS: • DAILY PAPER, to City Subscribers, per annum, in advance |6 00 DAILY PAPER, mailed to the country 7 00 TKI-WEEKLY PAPER, mailed to the country... 400 WEEKLY,(.a mammoth sheet) “ ... 200 CASH SYSTEM.—In no case will an order for the paper be attended to, unless accompanied with tub money, and in every instance when the time for which the subscription may be paid, expires before the receipt of funds to renew the same, the paper will be discon tinued. From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser 1 9th inet. Arrival of the Crescent City from Havana. The U. S. mail steamship < rescent City, Lieut. D. D. Porter, commander, arrived this morning from New Orleans, via Havana, iu 4 days and lb hours from the latter port. Tne following account of her reception and treatment while in port, communicated by one of the officers of the ship, will be read with much in terest. The Crescent City entered the harbor of Havana at break of day, and it was supposed, by those on board, that it was owing to our not being seen unti. we were well inside, that we were not molested. At sunrise the captain of the port came alongside and asked for Mr. Smith, who, he was told, was still on board. He then informed tapt. Porter that, as the ship was in port, no step:-, would be token to expel him, bat that no communication would bo allowed with the shore nor could any nersou from the shore be allowed to co ic on Eoard. Capt Porter replied that ho de-ured to pre sent his protest to the American ! , on wliic the captain of the port politely offered to tu ther orders from the Captain General. In the meantime he informed Capt. I orter that the ship might lie in port as long as it suited his purpose, or he might go to sea when lie pleased, as they ac knowledged no control over her, but she shoula not communicate with the shore in any manner. Such was the Captain General’s order, and guard boat.s were placed around the snip, fli'ed with the usual police for boarding foreign vessels. They could uot relish the duty, as the boats had no awnings and the sun's rays were very powerml. gong was sounded tor breakfast, the Spanish officers were politely invited on board. After breakfast, Capt. Porter ordered the paint pots to be brought up and the men were set to work to paint the ship outside, hrorn this it seemed to be inferred that Capt. Porter intended to make a protra -ted stay, for the nolice boats were relieved, and two boats with similar crews were detailed fr >m a frigate to keep guard. At nine o clock, the capfVui of tne port return ed, and informed Capt. Porter that he would not be permitted to lay his protest before the Ameri can consul. Capt. Porter asked of what use a consul was, if American vessels in difficulty were not permuted to communicate with him, and urged that by all civilized nations a consul was recog nised as the representative of his country, and the law of nations entitled citizens to have access to him. The captain of the port declined entering into a discussion of the matter, said that he was exercising no authority of His own, but was acting entirely under orders. The interview terminated, and the engineer was ordered to put on the steam, Captain Porter intending to drop a copy of his protest on board an American barque and a brig lying iu the lower harbor. As the Crescent City was about moving, however, word came that M. Morales (of the house of Drake & Co., and the agent of the Company) had permission to come alongside, which he did in a few minutes, in a shore boat, accompanied by a Government boat, in which were three officers. Mr. Morales suggested that the difficulty could be got over by Mr. Purser Smith sending to the Governor General a written denial of his author ship of the publications complained of. Capt. Porter refused to permit Mr. Smith to do this, as he had himself twice disavowed it, which disa vowals had not, been received ; nor would lie per mit any correspondence with the authorities by any officer on board the Crescent City. He said that lie considered it beneath the dignity ot the company to make farther explanations. Capt. Porter also refused, on his part, to hold correspondence with any one on this subject, ex cept through the United States consul. Inquiries wore then made of Capt. Porter respecting the nature of the communication lie wished to send to the consul, especially whether it contained u dis avowal of the charges against Mr. Smith. Capt. Porter replied that it was u protest, and t hat it did refer to Lite former disavowals of those charges made by him ; adding that the protest itself was written iu pram terms. The object seemed to bu to draw out au apology on the part of Mr. Smith, which woul i lead to a settlement ot the d.fficuliy. In this however they failed, and the Spanish of ficers, after some discussion among themselves, of fered to go on shore and see if it was net possible to get the protest delivered to the consul. Tins they thought could be done, if it was first ascer tained that the document contained nothing offen sive to the Spanish Government. Captain Porter denied them information on this point, bat they went on shore, accompanied by Mr. Morales, and after a short lime Mr. Morland, acting consul came alongside in a Government boat, accompanied by the captain of tne port, Don. Guillermo Chacon, The consul was not, however, permitted to come on board or to send letters by the Crescent City, Capt. Porter personally delivered bis protest to hit' l , and being informed by Mr. Moreland, that nothing more could be done, the Crescent City put to sea. As she passed the custom house a great crowd was assembled to see her departure, but there was no expression of feeling. The American flag was of course run up to the fo»'e-topmast head as she passed them. In passing the Moro Castle the Crescent City tired a single gun. The following is the protest delivered to the American consul by Capt. Porter : Protest. Whereas the first article oi the treaty of amity between Spain and the United States declares *; the re shall be a firm and inviolable peace and sin cere friendship between his Catholic Majesty, his successors and subjects and the Lnited States and the citizens thereof, without exception of persons or places;”and whereas. Article 6th of the same treaty promises ‘'mutual assistance and kindly acts towards the ships of either power, when iu the ports of the other, which engages to defend and protect them to the extent of jurisdiction, by laud or sea,’’ and article 9th secures the citizens or subjects of oach,_ tree access to the courts of justice of the other in ail cases and provides that all cases be prosecuted by order and authority ot law omy, and that the par ties shall have liberty of counsel and defence. How far the Spanish authorities in Cuba have conformed to this treaty is apparent trom the tact that they have arbitrarily ana without any form or process of law, caused a Uuitea States steamship, engaged in the pursuit of a legitimate and peace ful" business, to be turned from their port on one occasion, and refused communication on another, merely- for an imputed offence committed in the territory of the United States, (for which offence, if actually committed within their own territory the Spanish authorities had no right to punish > n American citizen,) for on two occasions the under signed has, m plain terms, denied that Purser Smith wrote anything against the Spanish Govern ment iu the newspapers of the United States. B it tlie word of an officer, who has heretofore enjoyed the confidence of his Government and the company, it seems has been entirely disregarded by the Cub in authorities, as if they were ignerant cfihvi polity whicii governs civdiaed nations. On the contrary, they have pursued a vindictive and unfriendly course, which mart, if persevered in, indict great and serious injuries on the commerce of t ie United Slates, andag dnst which course, as applied to this ship, or any of the company’s, the undersigned once more strongly protests. The undersigned begs leave to dravv the atten tion of the Spanish Government in Cuba to the fact that the Crescent City sai.ed trom New ’I ork with a large number of Cuban and American pas sengers on board, every one of whom had with him a passport from the Spanish consul at New Y »riv, granting permission to sail in the Crescent City, for the port of ilavana, with a guarantee ot ga c lauding on the shores of Cuba. _ Moreover thatthe Spanish consul at that place did not in fo r u the passengers, or give anv notice to the United States Mail Steamship Company, that there w ;s my likelihood of the Crescent City being pre vented from entering the port of Ilavana. i. is rue mat a manifesto was issued to the un dersigned, but the Company were in no wise bound by such m mifesto, having perfect r ght to consider it the hasty and ill-advised act of u subordinate of ficer, Martin Galiano, (by whom it was signed,) wlneli act, if persevered iu, would interrupt the friendly intercourse of the two countries; and which they would likely uot respect after the disa vow d of the imputed offence by the undersigned. Tue Spanish authorities in Cuba have, in a most arbitrary course pursued by them, violated the treaty of amity existing between the two countries; have'infticted serious injuries on private individu als and on this company. Interests of a large amount are likely to suffer by the non-deliverance of the mails entrusted to the Government officer of a friendly nation, and the wheels of commerce, e.< far as regards this ship, as entirely at a stand. Mr, Smith, the officer in question, has been a long time employed iu the company s service, wilii the full knowledge and previous countenance of the Spanish authorities who h ave driven him friiu their harbor; and it is a well known fact that the undersigned, and those under his command, have always abstained from any act of interference with the affairs of the island, cither by speech or act, though it might naturally be supposed that they could not help sympathizing with the misfortunes of the unfortunate captives. In conclusion, the undersigned takes tkis oppor tuni y to protest again in the strongest terms against the indefensible disregard ot the treaty of amity and law of nations, by which American citi zens are, without notice and legal accusation of offence, or opportunity offered to defend them felvee, eobjacted to prescription end severe mer cantile loss ; the flag of the United States treated with scorn and contempt, and the Government treated with di-respect, iu the person of its officer, who, though commanding a ship owned by a com pany, is placed in his position by a written order of the United States Government, and by a law of ! the Congress of the United States. The under signed also protests against uot being allowed to make known to the American consul the situation iu which he is placed, having been refused most positively permission to communicate with the i representative of the United States in the island of : Cuba. An appeal to the consul of a count.y is I even respected among barbarian powers, from * whom a knowledge of the law of nations U uot so ! much to be expected. Respectfully submitted, D. D. Porter, Lieut. U. b. Navy. To the authorities of Cuba, Oct. 14tt, 1852. From the West Indies.—By the barque Prince ton, Captain Seeley, at New York, we have files o Georgetown, British Guiana, papers to the 2oth ot GazeUc of the latest date, gays that the weather had been intensely hot for the previ ous two weeks, and the plantations were begin-* ningto suLer for want of ram. The epidemic winch had been prevalent for some time, had abated some what, but the mortality, both among the shipping and the inhabitants, was still in excess otthe usual Baroadoes papers to tke of September, mention that the yellow lever, in its most \im,ent type, has made its appearance among the troops of the garrison. There had been about thirty cases iu the 69th regiment, of which sixteen proved fa tal—all privates but one, Lieut. Orme. Several of the police force had been attacked by the disease, and one death among them and two among the cLizens, had been recorded. The Demarura Colonist states that it is also very sickly there. The same is the case at Berbice. though the Ga ette of that place denies that it is the yellow fever which is prevalent. From St. Thomas. — We have been favored with the following extract from a letter dated St. Thomas, Sept. 23.—“ We have had very bad weather. On Thursday last, the 23d, it blew a perfect hurricane. Two vessels foundered iu the har bor. a«d one was wrecked on the rocks. On Satur day and Sunday it blew a very severe gale from the South. Yesterday was but little better. “Our poor seamen are still dying of the blaek vomit—five died yesterday. The physician has acknowledged that our dear friend, the Kev. Mr. Richards, died of yellow fever.” Religious Revivals.—There has been quite an iule .sting protracted meeting in the Baptist chui eh in this place, which closed on Saboath nignt last. On Sunday aiternoon, the Rev. Vffl. T. Brandy, baptised fourteen persons in the Oconee—ton whites and four colored—who thus made an open profession of religion. We were pained and grieved to sec on this in teresting and solemn occasion—for the mode o r ! beptism adopted by cur Baptist brethren has al ways struck us as being ' sculiarly solemn and impressive—that neither the sanctity of the holy Sabbath, nor the impressiveness of the solemn ordinance, could restain the juveniles, black and white, from thei • usual ribaldry and blackguardism. They seemed to have forgotten the time, place and occasion, and to have imagined themselves at u circus. We understand there is also a very interesting protracted meeting in progress at Watkinsville, in the Methodist church. Thirty-five persons, we learned on Tuesday, had joined the church, and the revival was still progressing.— Athe.is Herald. Cljrouiclc & Sentinel i AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING OCT’R 23. 1852. . INDEPENDENT TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT, DANIEL WEBSTER, OF MASSACHUSETTS. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, CHARLES J. JENKINS, OF GEORGIA. ELECTORS; FOR THE STATE AT LARGE, H. H. GUMMING, of Richmond. EDWARD Y. MILL, of Troup. Ist. Dist.— HAMILTON W, SHARPE.of Thomo . 2d. “ WM. M. BROWN, of Marion. 3d. “ WASHINGTON POE, of Bibb. 4th. “ WM. B. FANNIN, of Troup. sth. “ NOAH STRONG, of Forsyth, 6th. “ YOUNG L. G. HARRIS, of Clark. 7th. “ JOHN J. FLOYD, of Newton. Bth. “ PHILIP S. LEMLE. of Jefferson. Extreme I line** of >lr. Webster. The following dispatch reached ns near five ! o'clock yestesday afternoon. W o sincerely hope 1 it may not be true. Such an event, come when it j may, will shock the groat American heart from center to circumference. But we will not antici- I pate so great a calamity. We trust that he may long live to enjoy the rich blessings of those insti tutions, to the perfection and adornment of which, his great intellect and patriot heart have contribu ted so much: Baltimore, Friday 2 P. M. A dispatch has just been received from Boston whioli says Mr. Webster is dying—cannot possibly , live through the day. Health of Savannah and Charleston. The Board of Health of Savannah report 31 deaths—23 whites and 3 blacks—in that city for the week ending the 19th inst. Os these, one died of typhoid fever; one of bilious fever; two of fe ver; fou* of remittant fever; and seven of yellow fever. This, in a population of 18,800, is one in • every 590 souls. This is a more unfavorable report ‘ than for the week previous. In Charleston, for the week ending the 16th inst., there were T7 deaths—s7 whites and 20 blacks. Os the whites, 5 wore natives of Charleston; 8 of different States of the Union ; 25 of Ireland; 15 of Germany; 8 of Italy; 1 of Canada, and 1 of Eng land. There were 44 deaths from yellow fever, 2 from remittant fever, and 1 from typhoid fever. This is the worst week of the season for Charles ! ton, and shows a mortality of one in every 558 pev j sons. According to these reports, the difference in the ' health of the two cities is very trifling, and the mortality in both is truly fearful. A frost will re lievo both from the terrible scourge from which they are now tuffering, and we sincerely hope it is near at hand. Bishop Doane was taken suddenly very ill, dar ing the performance of service on Sunday at New Brunswick, N. J. Fears are entertained for his | recovery. The Slate Fair. The Savannah Republican of Thursday, contains the following notice of the Fair at Macon. The story about the “Southern Cultivator" and “organ ism" is entirely a fancy sketch of the correspon dent’s. The Southern Cultivator aspires to no such dignified position as that of becoming the “organ" of any body. Preferring to rely upon its intrinsic merits to commend it to the public favor, it neither seeks *r desires any suoh prop for support and sustenance: # Macon. Oct. 20—6 P. M—The influx of stran gers has been immense. There are twice us many persons iu attendance as yesterday—probably ten thousand. The register books having been given to the committee, it is utterly impossible to give a list of articles on exhibition. We hope to do this here uller; but this is uncertain, as it is utterly impos sihlo *to say at what hoi” - the committee will re port. Our impression now is, that the Fair is de cidedly superior to tnat «1 last year. An effort will bo made to have the next exmbi tion in Augusta, and to make the “South*rn Calti • ator" the organ of the Society, instead ot the “Soil of the South" Quite a discussion occurred on this and collateral subjects to-day. The probability is that both will be made the organs, and that the Fair will be made migratory —giving it to that city which offers the greatest inducements, bavunnan wo hope included. t Pickpockets are still very active. One was caught to-day and caged. Another was caught last night and given one hundred lashes, well laid ’ on. The Agricultural Convention meets to-night, i s when an important discussion is anticipated. The ! j Committee on premiums will report to-morrow, s Tue grand fancy ball takes place to-night.- 1 1 1 Snow at the East.— Snow fell to the depth of | six inches at Nashau, New Hampshire, on Friday, i A letter from Farmington, N. H., dated the 16th inst., slates that the tops of the hills and moun tains in that vicinity are covered with enow. At !• Portland, Me-, there waa also a snow storm on ■ Friday. f The first snow of the season at Ogdensburgh, N. - Y., commenced failing at 6 A. M. and continued - until 2P. M, the day Col. Fanoln’e Acceptance. The Executive Committee having filled the va cancy in the Independent Electoral Ticket, for Webster and Jenkins, with the name of Gol. Wac. F. Faxsw of Troup county, notified him thereof I aud received the following letter in reply. I The selection of Col. F. is a mostjudicioua ot e, and we congratulate him upon the commanding position ho occupies before the country: LaGbange, Ga., Oct. 16, 1852. James T. Nisbkt, Esq., Chairman Executive Com mittee: Dear Sir, —Your favor of the loth inst., propos ing to place my name on the Webster Electoral Ticket, is before me. Ido not feel at liberty to decline the appointment, and in accepting, deem it my duty to state succinctly the causes which in duce my course. I have over been a Whig. Gen. Scott is the nominee of a portion of that party—but I object to him that “his convictions” lead— -Ist. To a virtual abrogation of the veto power. 2nd. To a mercenary army. BJ. To “the melioration of slavery even to its * utter extinction.” 4th. To the annexation of Freesoil, but not Slave Territory. 5t h. To the suppression of all opposition to laws of Congress, whether right or wrong. 6th. To the extension of the Presidential term, already long enough. 7th. To a strong Government with too great an infusion of the military element. Not recognising the above as Whig principles, I shall not commit m\self to their support. When principle, or the interest of the South is involved, 1 can tolerate no such word as “availability.” I can vote for Mr. Webster without doing violence either to ray feelings or my principles. In haste, respectfully yours, Wm. F. Fannin. Democratic Harmonies. The harmonies of the two wings of the Demo cracy are daily becoming more aud more interest ing, and as the election day approximates they are acquiring a degree of point and raciness which the earlier part of the canvass failed to impart, i In this latter category the following correspond i ence between the Chairman of the Executive Com- I mittee aud General Wofford may be appropriate i ly assigned. Alluding to this correspondence the Athens ; Banner says: The polhical department of our paper to-day, I contains matter of absorbing interest to the peo ple of Georgia. First in importance comes the correspondence between Mr. Gardner and Gen. Wofford, in relation to the two electoral tickets for Fierce and King. The render will perceive that Mr. Gardner has “ tv Iced up the wrong passenger in offering a seat to Gen. Wofford in the secession train of cars for the Presidency, and that he ureters a seat in tl o | Union train for Fierce aud King. His answer is precisely such an one as the occasion demanded, it is irauk, bold, manly and honest, and will win for him shouts of applause from all those who pre fer justice and plain dealing to the trickery which would ensnare our people to their ruin, under pre texts as shallow as they are disgraceful. It is very apparent from the whole tenor of Gen. j Wofford’s reply that he feels he occupies the | vantage ground, in rejecting the proffered bribe, I and he plumes himself upon his position. It was \ evidently a great mistake to suppose that so old a I politician as Gen. Wofford could be entrapped in 1 each a snare and with such a bait. But to the cor j respondence: Augusta, Ga., 80th, 1852. Dear Sir: —With a view to harmonize the con ! fl'eting elements in the democratic party of Geor ! giu, a meeting of democrats took place at Atle ita 1 on the 18th lust,, of whose proceedings you arc no j doubt ere this fully apprised. The action of the ; Union Democratic Convention, in resolving almost unanimously to throw no obstacles in the way of | concentrating the utmost strength of the support i ers of Fierce and King upon the Democratic Elec i toral ticket, was predicated upon the concilitory | pirit aud cordial desire for a restoration of har ! mouy between the two wings of the democracy, exhibited and made clearly manifest by the mem bers of the Democratic Executive Committee in attendance there, and went very far towards ac complishing tne work of harmony. Indeed the good work may be considered as requiring but two or three steps more to make it complete. It was intimated in the letter of the Executive Commit j tee, that should the opportunity be afforded them ■ by the creation of vacancies or the eie • .oral ticket ' they should be filled by persons entirely accopta ble'to our Union Democratic brethren. I rejoice that the oppoi tuuity is now afforded the Commit tee to maae good that assurance, by the with drawal of Col. Thomas M. Foreman, and of his al ternate, for the express purpose of enabling the Committee to tender the position of Elector to a Union Democrat. Our uemc3ratic friends in ute first district desire the place shall be tendered to you us a token of their fraternal regard for the Union Democracy of the Sixth District, and an ac knowledgement oftheir respect tor your long and valuable services as a champion of Democratic principles. It is a tribute of good will from the sea board democracy to the mountain democracy, and if accepted in the spirit in which it is offered, it will tix the seal of a thorough re-union among those who have been hitherto separated by issues now past and gone. lam authoriz I by the Ex ecutive Committee to tender you the position, and to respectfully urge your acceptance. It is the wish both of the Union and Southern Rights dem ocrats of the Fist District, now happily re-uninted. They will together give the ticket, with your name on it as one of the Electors, a cordial support, if you give them the opportunity, by accepting the appointment. This tender of the appointment has been made without reference to tne Electoral Ticket, put forth by the Minority Keportof the Atlanta Convention, and which we presume was without your authori ty. Pievious to that event it was the desire and intention of the Committee to offer you the find vacancy which should occur, in pursuance of the purpose indicated in thoir communication to the Committee of the Union Democracy at Atlanta. A speedy reply to this letter is respect rally re quested. I await it in the confident hope that it will be in acceptance of the appointment, thus adding another proof of your devotion to the true interests of the democratic party. I remain, dcareir, Very respectfully yours, James Gardner, Jr. Chairman Dem. Exec. Committee, Gen. Wm. B. Wofford. Hollingsworth, Uct. 20th, 1852. Dear Sir:— l acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the SOthult., in which, as Chair man of what you are pleased to style “the Demo cratic Executive Committee,” you offer me the appointment of Elector upon your ticket, in the piace of Col. Thomas M. Forman aud his alternate withdrawn. In respectfully declining, as I do, to accept the appointment tendered by you, duty, to myself, to the democratic party, and the country, requires that I should briefly assign some of the reasons which have urged me to this determination, i It is obvious from the whole history of the con troversy between the two divisions of the demo cracy of Georgia, that it owes its existence at this day to an unfounded claim by tbs wing of the party to which you belong, to the exclusive control ! of the entire party. Hence, your usurpation of I the party name aud organization at a time when the two divisions were at issue upon questions vital to the peace and safety of the country—hence your premature nomination, on the 81st day of March last, of an electoral ticket of your own ex clusive choice, and taken entirely from your wing of the party —hence your refusal to meet in a be coming soiit the earnest request of the Union men of (jeorgia, favorable to the election of Fierce and King, for a common electoral ticket that should “fairly represent ” us all. Whilst this proposition was an open question, hopes were indulged that so reasonable and just a ground of re-union and co-operation in a com mon cause, would be the result of the conference which had been appointed to take place at Atlanta on the 13th of September. The record of the proceedings of that meeting G resents to the world the representatives of the nion division of the party in an attitude of en treaty for ro-uuion upon the principle of mutual concession, which 1 regret to say was not met by a corresponding sentiment from your wing of the party, but was rejected by its accredited organs under pretexts and excuses as galling to our feel ings, as they were clearly violative of our rights. In orderto protect themselves against this un just and unfraternal coarse of action, the Union friends of Fierce and King have been compelled to resort to an electoral ticket of their own, upon which my name appears as one of the electors, and i although it has been done, as you correctly sup j pose, without my “ authority,” it certainly has not | been done without my approbation. I have ac j cepted the nomination, and taken my position in a | contest forced upon mo by the refusal of your ! wing of the partly to co-operate with mine, upon | a basis alike just, fair, aud honorable to us all. i I cannot consent to abandon that position under , the petty allurement of having my name put upon 1 the ticket of the self-styled “ democratic party” of i Georgia, now seeking to deprive its members of j their rights of representation and equality in the ■ section of their common agent*. I regard these rights as too precious to freemen ever to be surrendered to the tyrany of party—and ! more especially at the bidding of one wing of a party in a state ot separation witk another. In connection with this point, 1 cannot refrain from i remarking that, whilst the self-styled “democratic executive committee,” of which you are chairman, ! have refused to acknowledge the principle of fair | representation as a right to which Union democrats j are entitled, they have condescended, as those having authority, to yield it as a matter of grace 1 ip auoh apeeiaf instances and to *ueh extent as ■■■« - they, in their discretion, may see proper. Hence it is that I am informed of the withdrawal of CcL Forman aud his alternate, “for the express pur pose of enabling the committteo to tender the position of elector to a Union democrat.” I re ceive grace only from my Maker —l demand my j rights from my fellow men. But whether your position to accord to Union democrats one out of the ten electors be considered in either light, it falls tar short of the proper standard for either— It is too niggardly for grace—too short ot the full measure of justice for right. It is somewhat remarkable that not a single vacancy in your electoral ticket could be brought about for tlie purpose of harmonizing the party until a large portion of the Union men had taken a position of self-defence under an electoral ticket oi their own, although Judge Johnston aud Geu. Haralson had placed their names completely in the power of your committee. The world may be left to judge whether there was really any obstacle presented by their alter nates, as also te decide whether the little pittance of representation, at the late hour, aud when the parties have taken their final position for the con test, and which has been doled out ostensibly' as an act ot mere grace to the Union democrats has been tendered “ without reference to the electoral ticket put forth by the minority report of the At lanta Convention.” \ou have been pleased, sir, to speak in terms of respect for my “long and valuable services as a champion of democratic principles,” and even to tender mean appointment upon your ticket on ac count of those services; for all of which I thank you. But whilst the occasion will not permit me to refuse the tribute thus volunteered in my be half, it demands that, instead of appropriating my championship of democratic principles to an or ganization which denies the rights of equal repre sentation to all the members ot a party which it seeks to control, 1 should devote it to the cause of those who have right and justice on their side. I am, very respectfully, t ours, &c. Wm. B. Wofford. To Ja». Gardner, Jr., Chairman, &c. The Cassville Standard , a zealous organ of the Union wing, comment* upon the correspondence in the following strain: “What! do they think me such milky boy To pay my vengeance with a few soft words We learn from an article in the Constitutional ist, that the Southern Rights party have tendered to Gen’l. Wm. B. Wofford a place on their electo ral ticket. Wondrous condescension! Unparal leled magnanimity ! Did the self-conceited, arro gant clique who work the wires of the Southern Rights, or more properly disunion party, suppose that Gen. Wofford or any other Union man of hon or and principle, would accept a place ou their ticket at this late date, and under existing circum stances ? Verily they must fancy a place on their ticket is equivalent to the highest post of honor in the nation . Gen. Wolford very properly declined the proposition. He could not have done other wise. We regard the proposition, coming at the time it does, and made to one of the electors of the independent Union ticket, as adding insult to in jury, and “heaping up wrath against the day of wrath.” The Union party some weeks since pro fered the hand of fellowship to these men. It was at a great sacrifice of feeling that this was done, ou account of the ultra tendencies of the Southern Rights party, so fully developed in their past his tory. Yet, anxious to promote the union of all the supporters of Fierce aud King, they made the prof fer. The Southern Rights party selfishly aud in sultingly refused it. Now that wc have a ticket ot our own, and a good one, and one that bids fair to carry everything before it, they very graciously step in and offer the pitiful boon of one elector upon their ticket. We forbear to express all we feel Sat this new indignity. We call the attention ot j the Union party to it. Give it a calm considera tion in connection with the past history ot this party —the Atlanta meeting aud the formation of the late independent Union ticket. Isituots hame ful? Is it not disgraceful? Is it not insulting? Freemen of Georgia I friends of the Union! goto the polls on Tuesday week, the 2d of November, and rebuke these disuuioniets through the ballot box I As necessary to illustrate more sally, the good opinion they entertain of each other aud the cor diality of the greetings of the “Harmonious De mocracy,” we subjoin a few extracts, culled trom the press of the Union wing. They are particu larly entertaining. t rom the Cassville Standard. Down with the Discnionists. —The intelligence from various sections ot the State relative to the prospects of the Union ticket is most cheering. The friends of the Union are beginning to awake from their lethargy. We to see it, and earnestly urge upon every good Union man to tali into the ranks, and once again beat back the Dis unionists. There is no doubt that the prominent members and leaders of the Southern Rights party are nearly every one secessionists and enemies to the Government. Will Union men suffer these disunionists to get into power i n Georgia ? Surely not. Wo have twice beaten them back, and yet with a tenacity of life unprecedented, and with tlie most dogged 'determination, they again rush to iho onset.' Shall we sutler them, as they are at tempting to do, to run us off our own platforms, and trample us under foot ? No sirs—never ! Ihey pretend to be in favor of Pierce—they call them selves democrats, but let not Union me n be deceived by these professions. They made the same pro fessions last fall, and yet they run the President of two disunion convention* for Governor. Des pair and revenge have driven these men mail, fhev are willing to say and do anything to get into’power, and to revenge themselves upon the Union Democracy. This retaliating spirit is with them paramount to principle, and this is but too evident notwithstanding their late professions, and their pretended acquiescence with the doc trines of tlie national democracy. It is visible in their actions which speak louder than words. It was especially visible in their late conduct at the j meeting in Atlanta, where the dire spirit ot ha i tred to the Union party prevented them from ! forming a ticket with Union men upon it—rather j than do which they were willing to hazard the j loss to Pierce and King of the entire Union vote j of Georgia; for had not the independent Union ticket been put up, the great body of the Union I party would have refused to vole, rather than sup ! port a ticket in the choosing of which they had no representation, aud whose party, even had there been no previous evidence of unsoundness, exhibited in this single act a spirit of revenge aud selfishness that extinguished the last spark of con fidence in their professions, and stamped them iudellibly with the marks of infamy. W e will dc- I fy their revengeful spirit, and scorn their shallow hypocrisy—and we will teach them at the ballot j box that— “ Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long, back on its If recoils,'* From the Southern Banner. Never Surrender! Vote the Union Electoral Ticket!— As the time for the Presidential election approaches, we feel bound by every consideration of patriotism aud of duty to exhort the Union men of Georgia, favorable to the election of Pierce aud King, never to surrender to the disunion faction, impudently claiming to themselves to be the “ de mocratic party ” of Georgia. No man who is not absolutely blind in relation to the current of past and present events can fail to see that they are, in reality, the same old seces sion or disunion party, assuming to themsclvee a new name and organization the better to accom plish their defeated purposes. Wc call upon every man to reflect upon the im portant trutu, that when a set of men deliberately form and avow a design to break up their govern ment, they never relinquish it. Prudential motives mav cause them to disguise their purposes under a thousand forms, but the same hatred which couid once induce them to raise their hands against its existence, will continue to burn within their bo soms until life shall cease or their designs shall bo accomplished. Are we unkind or uncharitable in this suppo sition? Look at their history from the beginning to the end! See them in the first place disor ganizing both of the old political parties by a “sec tional movement” for the avowed purpose of breaking up the compromise or rending the Unioh. Twice defeated by the people of Georgia, see them the democratic party fur their own selfish ends, and appointing an electo ral ticket oftheir own, two 'months before the Na tional Democratic Convention, and while the two wings of the old Democratic party of Georgia were at open war upon the finality ot the compro mise measures of Congress. Was this ticket nominated to carry out the plat form and nominations ofthe National Convention ? No. It was only to carry out the views of the sectional Southern Rights party of Georgia who appointed it. Had Geu. Cass been nominated by the convention, they would have refused to sup port the nomination. Their electors so tell us at this very day. Waging war, as they did against the adoption of the compromise by the National Convention, it was reasonable to presume at the time they were appointed, that its adoption would drive them from the National party. It is a mere matter of policy, and not of principle, which now makes them support a compromise candidate ibr the Presidency, aud a compromise platform. In succumbing to both, they might lay some claim to sincerity by a different course of conduct from that whicn they have pursued, although it is hard to believe that men ever submit under such circumstances from proper motives. In pretending to yield, what do they do ? The first thing which wc behold is that they lay claim to absolute supre macy over the democratic party of Georgia. They utterly refuse either to take down or compromise their electoral ticket in such a manner as fairly to represent all the friends of Pierce and King.— j Why this exclusiveness—why this obstinacy in refusing to yield to*o just apropoeition ? Evident ly to appropriate the democratic organization of Georgia to their own exclusive control ? What do they want with it I Certainly to s&xesionixe first the democratic party of Georgia, and afterwards the State itself. These facts demonstrate their intentions beyond a doubt. - If permitted now to carry them out by the sur- i ' rentier of the Union men to the arrogant preten- I —M ■JMUMWMMMMMWMM—— —1 tiousjthen, farewell democracy, or farewell Union! j It will be a dark day lor one or the other — i perhaps for both— when they get the ascendancy, j Union men of Georgia ? You never can or will i vield the State to the dominion of so unsempu- j i *ous and dangerou- a faction—a faction which, J having been twice subdued by you, should at least ; have been content with u modest co-opcration with you in a common electoral ticket for the same can didates for the Presidency aud Vice Presidency! Look also at the letter of Gov. Troup accepting the nomination of the Southern Eights party of Alabama! What is his moaning? “1 lend soil my name to preset ve your organization, and for that purpose only, whilst I vote for Fierce aud King through the selt-styled democratic electors in Georgia!” W hat does he want them to preserve their or ganization for ? Why in order that he may fall buck, upon it whenever ho may deem it neces sary. \\ hat says the Washington corresponent of the Charleston Mercury on the same subject! lie tells them not to enter into the existing Presiden tial contest ns a distinct organization, but to aci temporarily with the national democracy. Hear him! “ Co-operation for a given purpose does not real ly imply or compel an entire merger or absolute in corporation.” Again hear him ! “ This Presi dential election is but a tempo?ary thing," —the I great issue still undisposed of, looms up in the future, huge, shapeless and threatening—shitting its position and outline like tlie storm rack soud- j ding the sky before the breath ot the approaching ; tempest.” Again—&a.'s the same correspondent, under date ofthe Bth hist: “The great body ofthe Southern Rights parly having determined to diso* id their separate or ganization for a time, toe-, operate with that part\ candidate closest to them, and frustrate the balance of power party in the North this attempt at organi zation could not but prove a failure, however re spectable aud earnest the movers of it. Aye! "for a time ” —that's the word, and we desire our people to mark it and write it in their books 1 Tne thing is too plain. All these facts are but the long ears which betray the ass beneath the lion’s skin, and unless he is now stript of his dis guise, we shall soon hear him aguiu braying ou: “Disunion, Disunion,” not at the head of a con temptible faction, as heretofore, but at the head of the columns of the democratic party ot Georg ia. Extract from the correspondence of the Cass ville Standard: Dalton, Oct. 18. Editor :—l listened to-day to one of the most powerful aud argumentative speeches by Col. Thomas, of Elbert, that it has been my fortune to hear for a long time. He is a Union democrat, and one ofthe Union Electors, and his speech was ; mainly directed against tlie D union party. He 1 admitted that Scott and Webster were Union com- j promise men, and gave them all due credit for ; their devotion to the Constitution aud the Union. \ Ho gave his reasons for preferring Fierce aud j j King, and why he could not, without a sacrifice of * principle, support the disunion electoral ticket.— His speech was argumentative, and addressed to | the understanding of the people. He demonstra ted that the DisunionLts were not entitled to the confidence of the people, and showed concln-ive | iy why they ought not to be trusted. He told the I people that the disunion, delegates had voted in i the Baltimore Convention for Douglass, and ehow | ed that Douglass was in favor of the Wilmot Pro ' j viso and had voted for it eve:y time he had au op j portunity to do so since he has been in the Senate I —that he also endeavored to have the Mexican ’ Anti-slavery laws re-enacted by Congress. With j these facts staring these pretended Southern i Rights delegates in the face, seventeen out of j twenty one preferred Douglass to any one else, I and were prevented from voting for him every 1 '! ballot by the Union delegates, and four only of j ! their own number; aud thaton one ballet twenty ; : of the secession delegates voted for h : m, aud thus 1 j gave the voti ot Georgia to him for President.— i j These are the representatives of a party that now i have the unblushing impudence to ask Union men to vote their electoral ticket, and thus place them in power in Georgia. I wish 1 had time to give you the substance of Col. Thomas’ speech. The ! best evidence of its ability, power and effect, is to j be found in the uneasiness and anxiety of the dis- i unionists, and the fact that their best speaker pre- { i-ent did not attempt to answer it, except in one j particular. When Col. Thomas concluded, the j disunionists called their new convert, Judge 1 Wright. He commenced bis speech by endeavor- . ingto show that the secessionists (be among them | of course) were the only true democrats, and that | Col. Thomas aud those acting with him were not | democrats. It was really amusing to see this un- ! fledged, nullifying, bank, tariff, union, secession 1 whig—“ all things by turn, aud nothing long,” j laboring to convince the people that such men as \ Tumliu, Wofford, llolsey, Chisolm, Chastain and j others were not democrats, and that he, and such \ as he, constituted the only simon pure democra- j cy !! I If he be a true democrat, save the country ; from democracy ! City Mortallity. —The health of Baltimore con- ; tinnes remarkably good, there having been but 66 j interments during the week, ending Monday morn- j ing, out of a population of about 200,000 persons. This is 61 less than daring a single week of the last . summer. Os the above deaths, 14 were of con- i sumption, 7 of ecarlect fever, aud 13 infantile nn ! known. The deaths in Philadelphia for the weekending the 16th inst., were only 158, The deaths iu New Y'ork last week numbered I BTO, being 13 less than those ofthe previous week. 4 died from cholera ; 21 from cholera infantum; I 13 from cholera morbus; 42 from consumption; ! 8 from small pox; and the residue from other com plaint*. Health of Charleston. Office of Board of Health, i Thursday, 9, F. M. ) j The Board of Health report 7 deaths from Y'el- I low Fever for the past 24 hours. J. L. Dawson, M. D. j The Robbery In Monroe. The two robbers arrested f »sed through Griifiu ; in the care on Thursday night, and were carried i down to Forsyth and committed to jail. Wo be- j lieve the report of the death of Mrs. Jackson, j from the harsh treatment of the robbers, is not true. The persons arrested are the celebrated Dr. | Roberts, committed to the Penitentiary some years ‘ ago fora similar offence in Harris county, and par- I | doued by the last Legislature, and the other is an ; | equally celebrated character iu these pr., by the name of Skeggs—Simpson was an a. ntned name : j They were, no doubt, the ringleaders of the gang, j | — Jeffersonian. Who pardoned Dr. Roberts, Gov. Towns or the j Legislature?— Chron. & Sent. Hurricane ot Apalachicola. This unfortunate city, says the Columbus Times, : has been visited by another terrible storm. We learn from a letter before us dated the 14th inst., ! that on Saturday the 9lh inst., about 12 m.thc tem pest which had been gathering for two hours, bur-t forth in all its fury on the devoted city, carrying every movable thing before it. Houses were I blown duwn, roofs, porticoes chimneys, and fences ! carried away, vessels capsi 'd or carried high ard ; dry on terra tlnna. The poor arc the greatest suf ferers, many of them homeless, and the fishermen have lost ail their boat* and tackle. The storm lasted over two hours. At three o’clock our inform ant sallied forth to survey the damage. We give the result of bis observations in hie own words; “Captain Howard, the pilot, together with two of his seamen were drowned. The brig Metamoi is dismasted and high and dry. I drove my around her this morning. Tlie barque Gleii is ashore, but can be got off without grp, at expense or trouble. Two pilot boats, with tome half a dozen lighters, are either capsized.or sunk. The steam boats Palmetto aud Albany are total wrecks. The losers of real estate are as follows ; J. L. Mitchell, ware-house & pickery down, SIO,OOO Darden’s steam-press ’ “ |o oqq Athseneum, owned by Havriok “ Livingston’s house (new) “ School House “ Negro church (now) “ goo James Pena’s house (new) “ 500 Tom McMahon’s house “ Capt. Bennett’s house unroofed Capt. Courtson’s house “ Bryrn’* house “ Hauley a residence “ House ofthe heirs of 11. R. Wood “ I lobert’s residence “ Council chamber “ H. F. Simmons’ store “ J. Griesson’s residence “ Exchange (drinking house) side off and unroofed Ellison’s store “ “ Columbus block generally unroofed. Ormans, Spratts, and Rains’ houses, piazzas gone, j Had the gale Ja-ted but two hours longer, the j town would have been annihilated. Tlie water was not so high as hist year, but the wind more violent. The energy of onr citizens is not para lyzed—houses already are rising op the ruins. The store of Abbott and Griffin unrooted —the printing office knocked into ‘pi’—no more issues. Stores on water street, roots generally in jured. No rain since the gale and the weather is now delightfully calm.” i Ocb Railkoad iin Progress. —From information < at our disposal, we doubt not, that the extension ol the South-Western Railroad to Amcricus in ter county, will be completed iu all the year 1803. r The same" may bo said of the Columbus and Ope- I leika Railroad. The connection from Fotr ' 11 - lo y 1 ou the South-Western to Columbus will bo com pleted by March or April next, aud the connection tl with Augusta (via Wanes boro) will be secu 1 n c. or before the 1 et August next—^ Sav. *. rfep. n Jjii illaprtic Cdrgrapfy. Charleston Market. Friday, Oct. 22. — Cotton. —The Bales to-day are I*soo bales at 9% to 10% cents. The market has declined an % to % cent. Bv tue Ettkoi-a.—Breadstuff's were firmer than they were at the sailing of the Arctic. Consols closed at from 100% a 100%. Great Britain —The ship Prince Albert return ed to Aberdeen on the 7th inst. from the Polar Seas. She brings, however, no tidings of Sir John Franklin. Bishop Tarry, of Scotland, was one of the pas sengers lost on board the ill-fated ship Mobile, Capt. Tarbox, which was wrecked on the 28th ull. r on Ar slow Bunk on the coast of Ireland, whilst on her voyage from Liverpool to New Orleans, Accounts received in London state that Jenny Lind intends to make Dresden her residence. Germany.—The cholera has subsided in this country. Ten key.—The Sultan is dangerously ill. Baltimore, Oct. 21.—General Scott reched Bal timore to-day, Thursday, and met with a mot-t en thusiastic reception. New Orleans, Oct. 20. —The U. S. mail steam ship Empire City is belown She brings most probably later news from Havana. New Orleans, Oct. 20. —Cotton in the New Or leans market on Wednesday was brisk, and 6000 bales changed hands at steady prices. Middling was worth 9% cents. The stock on hand compri ses 148,000 bales. Mess Fork was dull at from 10.75 to fl7 per bbi. 1200 bags of Coffee were sold it 8% per lb. Exchange on London was quoted at 8% per cent, premium. Freight were firm—to Liverpool a half penny. From the Baltimore American.—By Telegraph. New York. Oct. 19.—The steamer Crescent City arrived this morning from Havana. She entered the port of Havana before daylight, and was allow ed to remain, but not to communicate with the -hore. Boats filled with police surrounded the ■steame-' carefully watching cverv movement. Capt. Porter was not allowed to lay Ibis protest before the American consul. After sometime Mr. More iand, of the firm of Drake & Co., came on board in company with a Cuban official, and endeavored to compromise the matter, but Capt. Porter refused fn h**M communication with any except the Ameri consul. Mr. Moreland then returned, and in a short time came along side with the Consul and the Captain of the Port, but the Consul was not permitted to go on board. Capt. P. handed him bis protest and put to sea. Thousands were assembled about the Custom House witne. iug the scene in breath ess silen' ?. As the steamer passed Moro Castle, ; she ran up the Americ .n flag, fired her gun and j swept out to sea. New York, October 19.—The brig Clara, from ; Turk’s Island, renor*s that on the 25th of Sept. | she spoke the British bug Arthur L' ,vy, from I St. Domingo for Boston, in a sinking condition, j Took off her crew and moveable property. On *:ho 8d instant, the British barque Element : was wrecked on the East side of Turk’s Island. All hands were saved. Cincinnati, Oct. 18.—Five more counties have been heard from this morning, making fifty-nine countias in all heard Irom. The Whigs, so far, gain thirteen hundred votes over the last election. Tbe Democratic majority, it now appears, will not exceed 7000. OoOEN3BURG, N. T. Oct. 19.—A fire broke out in Isabella street this morning, which spread rap ’dlyatdwas not cheeked until one half of the business part of the city was destroyed. The loss in good s and buildings is very great, but cannot at jires-ent be c jrw Uly c limated. The loss by the fire' here to-day was |95,000, on which there was an insurance off 65,000. Washington, Oct. 19.—For several days there has been a heavy run on the Potomac Savings Bank, John F, Callan, President. The Bank has hitherto been able to meet ail demands, and pro fesses to be able to continue to do so, or at most : suspend for a few r days in order to convert its as j sets into cash. New York, Oct. 19.—The storeship Fredonia is 1 here taking in provisions, «fcc., for three companies of troops who are going to California. Warning Against a Forgery. | The National Intelligencer of Wednesday says : Believing that little is ever effected by petty tricks, in the decision of great National issues, ; we seldom notice the little fabrications which ap -1 pear openly in the columns of the partisan press | on the eve of a Presidential election. Finding, however, that one of these counterfeits, (stvled by . our adversaries “Roorbacks,”) which appeared a few days ago in the columns of the Union, a» d which we were yesterday enabled to nail to th <• 1 ter, has received a fresh and more covert ' the shape of u handbill for Southern c* : , 111 j we recur to the fabrication wi T a vie** , *rcuiation, i Southern friends on their guard a inet°iL This On the 12th instant the Ur i * purported to be a laielett©'. f rom ti iif® d T Wnat ’ ( -^P. boi b of Ohio pl- dC ; D f Gen g in a"false j position in regard to t»; ie Fugitive Slave h: v, and Monday last wo reeved from Mr. Campbell, by lonfit I , ? " Dlißhed . veßterda >-» the following ! uTL/ii, vy t ‘‘Hamilton, Oct. 18, 1852. J " the oj the i\ uuonal Intelligencer : j , ‘‘-tke publication in the “Union” of Tuesday, the 12th mat., over my name, declaring Gen. Scot; tor a repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, is a | ope forgery. I never wrote or published such a circular. Lewis D. Campbell.” Yesterday there was placed in our hands a large liandpuJ, printed by the DemocraticCoramitt ein this my, containing tho fabricated letter, accom panied by various inflammatory imputations on Gen. Scott, together wi.h other electioneering mat ler, and hoadod in staring capitals, 44 Astounding . Disclosure—A \oice of VVarning to the South.” This handbill was of course prepared before the appearance ot Mr. Campbell’s contradiction ; but we are credibly informed that one hundred thou soud copies of it have been printed, and as they have doubtless been transmitte d to tho South in great num >ers, we give this information to tho i 'Vhig pre-sos in that quarter that they may guard the public against the imposition. Wedothis lest Union may not itself come forward promptly with a disavowal of the fraud which, wo presume, ban been practised on it by some on© possessing more zeal than honesty. Railroad Accident.—Tuesday morning last a freight train on tho Macon and Western road, loaded principally with article> intended fur the State Fair at Macon, was running just in advance of the passenger train, and on rising the grade to come into Griffin two cars es tho freight train became detached from the train and started back on tbe track. The grade being considerable they ran w ith a degree of force that caused a smart “smash up” when they met the engine of the i passenger train. Fortunately no per&on was hurt, i the omy damage being t> ‘ the box cars that ran j backwards which were considerably torn up, and the passenger engine which was so disabled as to reouire repairs before it can run again. Tho accident caused a sore disappointment to % crowd of waiting passengers at the depot. p 0 were ready with their carpet bags to tak** for the Fair at Macon, and who, in were delayed for several hours b'' consequence I be righted again.— Grijiu, things could nf Rafonla\ R,D * Section.—The Jacksonville News, ‘ - mid tiie Tallahassee Floridian, of tl e , have brought a few additional election * .ns from Florida. We have now reports 'rlese authentic—generally however reliable—from all but two small counties—Holmes and Walton. In casting up the figures in our table, Broome ap pears to have a majority of 278 over Ward ; and Maxwell a majority of 198 over Cabell. The two counties not reported, gave to Cabell two years ago, 118 majority. Should the Whig vote stand the same in those counties. Broome’s majority in the State will be 165, and Maxwell’s eighty-five. That both are elected there is no reason whatever te doubt.— Sac. Georgian. Collision on Lake Erie.—The steamer Ocean was run into on Sat> rday last, on Lake Erie by tiie schooner Mansfield. The steamer discovered the schooner bearing down upon her when about 4 miles from the locality of the Atlantic tragedy. Her helm was immediately put aport till she turn ed nearly around, when the schooner ran info the forward part of her wheel. Had she struck a few icet lore or aft otthis the Ocean would have pone down with a large load of passengers. The schr had all sail set, and cut throu h into the kitchen, leaving her figure-head sticking in the steamer.— Much indignation is expressed p.'c Bnffa'o, and an investigation is demanded bv the citizens of that place. T. Butler King, it is now said, was not removed, but has resigned his post of Collector at Sun Fran cisco. The vacancy thus made has been filled by the appointment of Beverley C. Sanders as his successor. It; is said that the reasons which led to this action on the part ot Mr. King were, that a difference of opinion had arisen between him and tho Government relative to the amount of duties which ought legally to be imposed on imported goods arriving at San F’rancisco, and that bis decisions as collector of the port, had given offence t j the French and British importers, but particularly the former, and did not meet, the approbation of our own Government. Tale College.— The classes in col’ege, hi at present organised number as follows : Seniors, JVo’ Sophomores, 144; Freshmen, 113 —total 487, The Freshman class is quite full, and if any of rhe new students have entered the S<phom re fiass as heretofore, the whole number enter.ljtf it this term must be unusually large.
