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The Galphin Claim. —The committee appointed
for the investigation of tins claim, have reported, five
adversely to the payment of interest, and four sus
taining the decision of the Secretary of the Treasury,
allowing interest.
The Crops. —Our western exchanges continue to
bring gloomy accounts of the cotton crops. The pros
pects in this section are discouraging in the extreme.
The rust and the lice are devastating our fields.
Gex. Conference of the M. E. Church Sooth. —
This body which met at St. Louis, Mo., on the Ist
inst., adjourned on the 14th, in consequence of tire .
prevalence of cholera in that city. The conference
will meet in this place in May, 1854. The Rev. Dr.
Bascombe was elected Bishop. We regret to an
nounce that, during the session of the Conference,
the Rev. Isaac Boring of this State, a brother of the
missionary to California, died of cholera.
JJj’ The jury, in the case of Win. B. Martin, who
was put upon his trial for murder at this term of Mus
cogee Superior Court, liave brought in a verdict of
voluntary manslaughter.
Lute from Europe.
The steamer Hibernia has arrived, bringing Liver
pool accounts to the 4th inst.
Cotton had advanced from 1-8 to l-4d.
The sales of the week were 90,000 bales, of which
speculators took 38,000.
The Queen of England was safely delivered of a
Prince on the Ist of May.
Eugene Sue had been elected to the chamber of j
Deputies.
In political affairs, nothing of importance to note. !
A Southern Paper at Washington.
We had extracted for publication, the a.!dress of
sixty-five Southern Senators and Representatives in
Congress, to their constituents, recommending the
establishment of a paper at Washington, devoted to
the interests of ihe South. We are unable to lay it
before our readers this week. We are pleased to see j
that this movement is made by men of both political
parties, and we hope that their constituents at home i
will cordially second them in their effort. We need
such a press. The organs of both parties at Wash
ington are infected with northernism; it is natural
that they should be so, supported as they are to a
large extent, by northern patronage. In the lan
guage of the concluding paragraph of the address:
“Let us have a press of our own, as the North has,
both here and at home—a press which shall be devo
ted to Southern rights, and animated by Southern
feeling ; which shall not look to the North, but the j
South, for the tone which is to pervade it. Claiming
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our share of power in Federal legislation, let us also !
claim our share of influence in the press of the couu- j
try-. Let us organise in every Southern town and ;
county, so as to send this paper into every house in
the hind. Let us take, too, all the means necessary
to maintain the paper by subscription, so as to increase
its circulation, and promote the spread of knowledge
and truth. Let every portion of the South furnish
its full quota of talent and money to sustain a paper
which ought to be supported by all, because it will be
devoted to the interest of every Southern man. It
will be the earnest effort of the Committee w T ho are
charged with these arrangements, to procure editors ‘
of high talent and standing; and they will also see |
that the paper is -conducted without opposition and :
without reference to the political parties of the day. I
W ith these assurances, we feel justified in calling up- j
on you, the people of the Southern States, to make |
the necessary efforts to establish and maintain the j
proposed paper.
“Any person wishing to become a subscriber to the
paper, the price of which will be moderate, can send
Ms name, and that of his post office, to his Represen
tative in Congress, without waiting for the Prospec
tus to he published.”
The committee which drew up the address, was
composed of Senators Butler ami Morton, and Rep
resentatives Toombs and Jacob Thompson.
[YANKEE CORRESPONDENCE.]
Boston, May 13, 1850.
Immigration —The Najadin—Opera in Boston —
Jenny Lind — Barjium — Salvi — Mrs. Butler Kem
ble and her Play—Petticoat Parliament in Ohio ‘
—Professor Webster—The Franklin Squadrons
Newspapers Daniel Webster—Garrison
Rynders—The New York Herald , <f-r. — The Re
port—Railway from Boston to Lake Erie—Fail
ures, ij-c., ij-r.
I>em Sentinel:
Haifa dozen Irish villages came up the old Bay. j
and into the city of Poston, within the last three days, i
Yon have, doubtless, got before your astonished mind's
eye, the apparition of a company of mud cabins, in the [
predicament of that well authenticated house that, I
long ago. came flying over the from Jerusa- !
lem to I-aivtto. But moderate your amazement —’tis
only the old story. The “Plymouth Rook” and sev
eral other ships have just brought us in over 1,000
Celtic emigrants. There are 50,000 of them here al
ready, within a circle of two miles radius, round the
State House. The Boston Pilot and other friends of
the immigrants, advise all the new comers to proceed
at once to the interior ; and this advice is very largely
acted on, but still there is always a helpless sediment
left here after the repeated incursions of these poor
foreigners.
The Swedish ship of war. Najadin, is here; her
officers liave been ashore, admiring the Yankee lions
>f the municipality, animate and inanimate. The
Swedish consul acts the part of dragoman.
Maretzek’s Opera Troupe have closed their en
gagement in Boston, and departed. Their perfor- j
mances, on the whole, were very good. But the j
fact has been that they excited no furore among our ;
citizens, and they did not always draw full houses, j
The oi polloi of this eity, are not yet educated up to ■
the niceties of the Italian opera. But their harmonic
sensibilities will be taken by storm, in a few months,
when Jenny Lind comes amongst us. Barnum, who i
is to be her cicerone all over the States, is making the I
most active preperations for her avatar, lie is run
ning up a monster concert room in Broadway, at New
York, to give Jenny’s audiences ample room and
verge enough. He is also scattering notices and an
ecdotes of the aforesaid nightingale throughout the
newspapers, with a liberal hand, and thus tickling the
ribs of public expectation, with the taet of an accom
plished impresario. The Havana Operatic Troupe is
coming to Boston. Public report speaks enthusiasti- :
cally of Salvi's power of larynx. Mrs. Barrett and
Mr. Yandenhoff are just now drawing large audien
ces at the Boston Museum.
I suppose you have heard of Mrs. Butler Kemble’s 1
new play, lately performed at New York. It is noth- 1
ing but a very close adaptation of the “Mad'lle. de ;
Belle Isle” of Alexander Dumas, published two years ;
ago in New Orleans. She calls her version “The
Duke’s Wager"—and has got SSOO for the copy
right. The subject is a very indelicate one for a la
dy to dramatise. The Duke de Richlieu lays a wa- j
ger, that he will get into the chamber of the first wo- ;
man he meets, at midnight. The whole thing turns j
upon this, and a sentiment of gross gallantry aceom- !
panics the spectator throughout the pieoe. What. ,
with the plagiarism and lisenae of it, Mrs, Kemble's ;
laurels are not very clean or creditable. Have you ,
pondered on the late petticoat convention at Salem,
in Ohio, got up for the purpose of vindicating the j
rights of women ? Between four and five hundred j
bonnets met in a large room, and adopted a string of
resolutions, in the Spirit of Tennyson's Lady Ida, and
a memorial, to be presented to the legislators of the
State who are met, to discuss, at Columbus, the ne
cessity of anew constitution for that State. Luere
tia Mott and Luoy Stone are appointed to go to the
male convention and wrestle with them (in argu
ment) on the rights and privileges of the softer sex.
They will contend that woman should have the elec
tive franchise, and be enabled to fill political and gov
ernmental places. All this would be very well, if
they could do away with the destiny v. hieh. gentri_
cally speaking, makes mothers of the sex. Let them
abolish maternity first, and then they may safely go
for the abolition of their other grievances and disa
bilities. The matronly duty, of rearing the trouble
some little heirs ofimmortality, would stand somewhat
in the way of voting at the booths, speeching from
stumps, electrifying caucuses, or commanding “the
applause of listening Senates.” The old maids and
childless widows of society may indeed have the priv
ilege of doing such things, but the kindly matron and
the delicate maiden should not tuck up their petti
coats and tramp through the political arena. The an
cient and picturesque Amazons, who used to go to
battle in a masculine way, and draw bows and swing
weapons, always cutoff their right breasts, that they
may do their bold work the better. But then, they
had horribly unfeminine busts. Our amiable woman
hood should not imitate these fair belligerents, nor
sacrifice, for any privilege of the rougher sex, those
graces which are the peculiar, and indeed necessary
ornaments of the softer. But lain growing senten
tious. Let us make a summersault out of this theme.
The Boston Post printed, the other day, a letter
from a gentleman of Terre Haute, Indiana, who knew
a man, who saw Dr. Parkinan, who was thought
dead and dismembered! This man who saw Dr. P.
attempted to speak to him, but the Doctor turned
uhruptly away and took the next train for Louisville !
These anonymous letters damage the cause of Profes
sor Webster far more than they serve it. The pris
oner's counsel have applied for a Writ of Error, and
the demand is to be discussed before a full bench of
Justices, in the Supreme Court, next month. A writ
of error is also applied for in the case of a man nam
ed Pearson, found guilty of murdering his wife and
two children at Lowell.
You are doubtless happy to hear that Mr. Grin
noil's application to Congress for officers and sup
plies, to enable his two ships, the “Lady Franklin,”
and the “Rescue,” to proceed in search of Sir John
Franklin, lias been successful, and that these vessels
will sail in a day or two. Capt. de Haven is to com
mand the first and Capt. Griffin the other. Several
ships have left England on the same errand. The
Resolute and Assistance, sailed from Woolwich on
the 25th of April, and the Pioneer and Intrepid,
steamers, left on the 27th. They were bound to Cape
Walker and Melville’s Sound. Sir* John Ross, who
is near seventy years of age, is to command these
vessels. The “Lady Franklin,” (English) Capt.
Penny, and the “Sophia,” Capt. Stewart, left Aber
deen on the 13th of April, to go look for the missing
navigators, in the direction of Jones’s Sound and
Wellington Channel. In addition to these, the
“North Star” is searching in Davis’s Straits, and the
Plover, Enterprise, and Investigator, in Bherings’
Straits. The emperor of Russia has issued orders
that search shall be made for the “Erebus” and “Ter
ror,” by all his cruisers in the Arctic latitudes. A
large amount of humanity and courageous enterprise
is engaged in this general effort to rescue poor Sir
John Franklin. It reminds one of the old chivalrous
setting forth of brave spirits in quest of the llolv
Greal, in the traditional days of King Arthur. The
days of chivalry are not entirely gone by.
Talking of newspapers, (no, “thinking of newspa
pers,” I should rather liave said,) one of them, the
weekly Spirit of the Age, has ceased to appear; it
has been exorcised and sent to the Red Sea with the
rest. W. 11. Channing, the editor, says, very frank
ly—“the paper is stopped, in brief, because I am
brain-sick, and it does not pay.” If reasons are as
plenty as blackberries, he could not have given a bet
ter than the last. But, vogue la galerc ! another is
coming to fill up the gap. A daily paper to be called
the “Press,” is to be published here on the first of
June. It will be edited by T. Derin Reilly, Esq., the
present editor of the “Protective Union,” (which ad
vocates the rights of labor against capital,) and lately
the courageous colleague of John Mitchell, when
their paper, “The United Irishman,” lashed the poli
ties of Ireland into a storm. Mr. Reilly is a young
gentleman of education and tine talent, and a demo
crat of the first water. Two distinguished Irish reb
els, whose names and portraits were put in the Brit
ish Puo and Cry, Messrs. Doheny and Brenan,
(the latter the sometime editor of the Dublin Felon,
and the Dublin Irishman.) have begun to publish in
New York a weekly paper, called the “People’s j
Journal.” These ardent and intelligent spirits, with !
others in the different cities of this sea-hoard, will j
doubtless bring a vigorous power of democracy to re- I
enforce this glorious and hospitable Republic, and 1
thus compensate it for the inferior Celtic multitudes ;
which seek a refuge upon our shores. It is curious ;
enough that the strongest influence of population, !
flowing, and probably to flow over the United States,
is Irish. If we don’t take care, the next generation \
of us may be found talking with the brogue of the |
Bannow or the Blackwater.
Daniel Webster got a dinner from about fifty of his j
friends, at the Revere House, lately—a select affair—
ten dollars a plate. He spoke there as I heard him I
speak a few days before, in the square before the Ho- !
tel, on the occasion of his reception by Mr. Curtis, on j
the part of the laboring population of Massachusetts.
I suppose you have had his open-air speech before
now. He was listened to by a square full of people
with the most respectful attention, and cheered occa
sionally in an animated way. It is a good thing to
see the veteran orator confronting, in such a brave
and vigorous way, the political bigotries of Massachu
setts—a State always famous, even from an infant
colony, for its rigid intolerances in matters of religion !
and social observance. Garrison and the rest of;
those who think with him, seem to have inherited
some of that terrible Sword-of-the-Lord-and-Gideon :
spirit of old times, and are for smiting hip and thigh, j
and giving the South the ancient treatment of “Ai j
and her King.” But their fanatical influence is on I
the wane. These men appeared in New York the
other day, to hold their anniversary, among the oth
er anniversaries recently held there. But they were j
met by the renowned Capt. Rvnders and his merry j
men, who hooted and shouted, and drove the speak- |
ers from their platform with an intolerance as furious ,
as their own. Garrison, in the course of his sarcastic J
speech, gave Christianity a lick with the rough side of j
his tongue, whereupon, a couple of the Captain's peo- |
pie, in an uncontrollable rage of piety, hallooed out, !
“Hold your tongue, damn you! By God, you shall
not abuse religion !” W asn’t that funny ? Matsell
and his police stood looking on, with a hilarious equa
nimity, and apparently thought the whole “as g</od as
a play.” The Herald and the Globe say the aboli- 1
tionists were served right. The Tribune and Mirror
are horribly wroth with Bennet for his rowdy opin- j
ions. But it is remarkable that none of them justify ,
the dreary frenzies of poor Garrison, Douglas, and
the rest.
******
Last week the Massachusetts Legislature granted
a charter for a railroad from Boston, via South Bos
ton, Dedham, and on to Fishkill, 200 miles. When
this road is finished, there will be open way, for 700
miles, from this eity to Dunkirk, on Lake Erie.
There are other roads, either built or in contempla
tion, which, in less than four years will extend this
route to a length of 1500 miles. This opening up of
the interior will, it is hoped, improve the markets .of
Boston—send us more vegetables, melior (mealier)
potatoes, fatter beef and mutton, and all of these at far
cheaper rates than the present.
Freshets and failures have been doing mischief
among the factories of the North latterly. Three or
! four of the Dwell mills have ceased to work. For
eign competition is undermining our cotton and other
manufactories. England, to feed her miserable mil
lions and save herself from revolution, is purchasing
markets in this country, with her free trade reciproc
ity. It is bad republican policy to protect that ty
rannical monarchy, at the expense of our native indue
-1 try* ‘ er y had. Better let the English millions
i grow wolfish, and tear down their aristocracies. And
i it must come io that.
YANKEE DOODLE.
[CORRESPONDENCE OF THE “ SOUTHERN SENTINEL. ”]
New Orleans, May 16, 1850.
Dear Sir : The U. S. Mail Steamer “Ohio,” Lt.
James Findlay Sehenck, U. S. N. commanding, left
this port yesterday morning for N. York, via Havana.
She carried out a large number of passengers, most of
whom are bound for California, and would be trans
ferred to the “Georgia,” at Havana. A number of
them were from your place, and it will be gratifying
to the their families and friends to learn that they
were well and in fine spirits, and most sanguine of
success when they reach the far-off land for which
they are bound.
An affair of honor came off a few days ago between
Walker, the principal editor of the “Delta” newspaper,
and a Dr. Kennedy, of this city. Two shots were ex
changed, but nobody hurt. One of Kennedy’s bul
lets went in hearing distance of Walker’s ear. Much
merriment has been created in the city at the un
looked for termination of the affair. It was believed
generally that from the bitter animosity that existed
between the parties, one or both of them would be
certainly killed. I guess a man’s honor may be easily
satisfied after twice looking into the muzzle of a pistol
when he knows that its leaden messenger will soon
be among his “diggins.”
Our eoiton market has been extremely dull for the
last few days, and in some cases sales have been
made a l-Bc. a 1-4 decline from the quotations. This
depression is supposed to be only temporary, and
that it will soon increase to full prices again is gener
ally anticipated. I quote middling, 11 7-8 al2 1-4;
good middling, 12 3-8 al2 5-8. Prime Sugars are
very firm at 5 l-4c. and a fair article from 4 1-2 a 4
3-4 e. Shoulders are more in demand than any oth-’
er description of Bacon, and firm at 3 1-2 a 33-4 e.
Sides at 4 7-Bc. Whiskey, 21 a2l 1-4. Coffee has
advanced fully an 1-8, and we may quote as extreme
prices, 8a 8 1-2 c. per lb. Molasses unboiled, 26 a
27.
The cotton and sugar crop will undoubtedly be
cut short the ensuing season to an alarming extent.
The overflow has already caused great distress in the
up country, and late arrivals in the city state that
the cotton crops on Red River and the Mississippi as
high up as Vicksburg are almost entirely ruined, and
that the planters will save nothing at all. You may
then look out for a considerable advunco in cotton,
soon as these facts are generally known. Middling
cottons will be worth from 14 a 15 cts. before the
Ist day of October next.
Trade generally with us is dull and unaniinated.
Summer is at fast approaching towards us, and even
now it is what we Georgia Crackers call “fly time.”
The Steamer Creole, having on board Gen. Lo
pez and staff’, and the last detachment of the Cuban
Expedition, sailed a few days ago for the rendezvous,
and no doubt ere this, have effected a landing on the
Island. We are anxiously awaiting advices frem the
gallant band, and in a few days will receive the news
as to their success, for they will most certainly be
successful. Those men know no such word as fail.
It was generally understood among both officers and
men, prior to their departure from this city, that it
would uot do for them to fail in their attempt. They
were all perfectly aware of their fate, in case any of
them were made prisoners, and you can well imagine
how men would conduct themselves in battle under
those circumstances. I will advise you immediately
on receipt of any thing from thorn.
lam happy to see that the press genrally are in
favor and warmly support the movement on Cuba.
The “Bulletin” of this city, in several articles, ap
peared to me to disapprove of the entire affair, and
even before the sailing of the second detachment,
there appeared in that print editorials, which to my
knowledge served to dispirit some who were anxious
to join it. I regretted very much to see it, and was
loth to think that the gallant junior of that admira
ble paper would ever write or countenance any
thing that would cause doubt or pain in the hearts
of those who were using every means in their power
to liberate a down trodden people from the yoke of
despotism, and who were engaged in the laudable
attempt to extend the “orea of freedom.” Many gen
tlemen who have joined the expedition, served in the
same army with him in Mexico, during the war, and
if they had not a right to his support and sympathy,
could have easily dispensed with his opposition.
Since commencing this I have learned that Judge
Walker and Dr. Kennedy only exchanged one shot.
As ever yours ( KOSMOS.
Southern Meeting.
All who are in favor of sustaining the South
ern Senators in Congress, in their prompt and
patriotic opposition to the surrender proposed
lor the South by the majority of the committee
of Thirteen, under the false name of a Comprom
ise ; and all who are in favor of a fair division
of the public lands between the North and the
South on the Missouri Compromise Line ; and
all others, who feel an interest in the great ques
tions involved, are invited to attend a public
meeting at the Concert Hall, on Saturday eve
ning the \Bth inst., at 8 o’clock. The time has
come for Southern men to make a stand for their
rights of property and political equality.
J. 11. Howard, W. T. Colquitt,
J. It. Redd, S. A. Bailey,
11. L. Benning, J. Forsyth,
W. A. Redd, P. J. Seinmes,
T. B. Spencer, J. Baugh,
E. S. Nance, W. B. Wallace,
J. H. Wallace, J. Vanzant,
J. B. Wells, S. B. Hamlet,
F. Berringer, A. Calhoun,
H. T. Greenwood, R. C. Forsyth,
A. H. Cooper, W. W. Flewellen,
F. T. Snead, A. A. Dawson,
It. B. Murdoch, J. H. Merry,
A. S. Marriner, M. W. Stewart & Cos.,
D. A. Garrett, F. W. Clem,
S. Buchanan, M. Rose,
P. Morris, J. P. Ector,
W. W. Taylor, R. R. Howard,
G. W. Lively, C. S. Harrison,
I. A. Brokraw, J. Wooten,
W. 11. Chambers, B. V. Iverson,
J. E. Hurt, W. F. Plano,
S. C. Lindsey, J. L. Morton,
G. Robinnett, R. M. Gray,
B. It. Gscuriledr, E. S. Gray,
M. H. Dessau, A. F. Moreland,
B. P. Mendheim, E. Mendheim,
M. Mendheim, J. Frank,
F. J. Abbot, D. Averett,
W. A. Douglas, W. Wade,
E B Fishburne, Sammes & Rooney,
W. M. Bosworth, 11. W. Banks,
A. Porter, C. J. Rosevelt,
J. Munn, P. Baugh,
W. Cromwell, W. B. Stokes,
J. C. Cook, R. J. Moses,
V. Pye, J. N. Bethune,
A. B. Ragan, E. Barnard,
B. Coleman, W. P. Baker,
11. Mangham, G. B. Terry,
A. Backer, J. Backer,
D. P. Ellis, J. R. Jones,
W. E. Jones, A. J. Robison,
S. J. Hatcher, G. J. Pitts,
W. Williams, U. Noble,
W. Snow, J. A. Bradford,
J. Echols, W. Ligon,
R. P. Spencer, J. D. Howell,
J. Ligon, E. C. Bandy,
G. W. Cherry, J. Sturgis,
J. T. Flewellen, C. S. Newberry,
J. E. Browning, P. Browning,
C. Kendall, J. B. Hicks,
D. S. Sauls, D. D. Ridenhour,
J. Ligon, R* H. Harris,
T. A. Douglass, G. L. McGough,
T. Markham, E. Cary,
j \ A. Iverson, T. M. Brooks,
I G:~€lrSherwood, A. A. Lowther,
Wm. C. Howell, Rob’t, L. Bruce,
TV J Kellett, J Gregory,
TV TV Smith, J J Boswell,
M Sapp, R Wright,
T Sapp, * A Magruder,
J G Walker, J Faulkenberry,
GTV F Parkman, W K Schley,
A T Lawrence, A Lyman,
S B Harvell, J B Wright,
N Ward, G S Davis,
P T Schley.
E. G. Thomston, J. J. B. Hoxcy,
Andrew Conn, D. Thornton,
IF. L. Stapler, G. C. Wheeler,
J. D. Greenwood, R. A. Warner,
D. Greer, Jr., C. Wheaton,
E. A. White, A. C. Frost,
A. G. Barden, TV. C. Clapp,
G. Hunger ford, J. H. Whittlesey,
J. F. Winter, B. dcGraffcnreid,
P. Freer, F. A. Frost,
TV. G. Clemons, J. P. Manley,
J. B. Day, J • A. Barnett,
F. C. Johnson, J. M. Brooks,
T. King, L. L. Cowdery,
J. Loyd, D. Hudson,
R. TV. Fox, J. B. Levy,
J. Terry, TV. H. Grace,
TV. B. Brower, E. Morrell,
J. S. Roper, M. S. Trccy,
11. S. Smith, G. E. Thomas,
Thos. Hoxcy, H. A. Thornton,
J. M. Chambers, Van Leonard,
M. J. Crawford, N. Me Lester,
J. Bethune, K. McKenzie,
J. Warren, O. Thomas,
S. F. Grimes, R. B. Kyle,
TV. Y. Barden, J■ A. Urquhart,
C. J. Williams, J. TV. King,
P. A. Clayton, F. G. Wilkins,
J. J. Ridgway, A. S. Rutherford,
I. Mitchell, F. A. Jepson,
E. J. Hardin, M. TV. Threat,
J. Kyle, A. G. Redd,
L. I). Johnson, B. .4. Richards,
B. F. Malone, C. Cleg horn,
R. Carter, M. J. Kendrick,
J. H. Everett, J. Hodges,
11. V. Howard, J. Moss,
J. TV. Craig, TV. B. Christian,
J. TV. Warren, F. A. Stanford,
T. J. Brooks, L. M. Diggers,
J. TV. Frost, T. J. Stanford ,
T. TV. Grimes, J. and J. Smith,
Capt. D. Hood, J. J. McKcndrec,
L. S. Wright, P. H. Sinead,
J. J. Redd, TV. T. Smith,
E. S. Greenwood, C. E. Mims,
D. F. Thom, TV. C. Hodges,
J. Morris, R. T. Brice,
I). Kyle, L. Gambrill,
L. J. Davies, T. TV. Tollman,
11. 11. Eppiiig, T. W. Schoonmakcr,
TV. N. Nelson, J. H. Bass,
R. S. Bass, H. TV. Nance,
J. M. Hughes, S. T. Austin,
J. T. Rives, T. A. Prall,
P. Thweatt, P. Farr or,
TV. B. Frost, W. Stanford,
M. G. McKinne, A. Robinson, Jr.,
T. G. Lee, O. P. Tillinghast,
J. S. Arnold, J. D. Johnson,
C. Stratton, J. L. Howell,
J. Shaw, J. H. Butt,
John E. Davis. W. Jones,
R Patten, G Hallenbeck,
D Adams, C G Bize,
J D Carter, J R DeWitt,
W H Thompson \y Cooper,
E H Calhoun, F M Gray.
W Degnan, John Quin.
Seaborn Jones, J G Smith,
Whigs in Italics, Democrats in roman.
Pursuant to this call, about 500 citizens of Colum
bus assembled in Concert Hall, on Saturday evening
last. We have not room to-day for the Secretary’s
Report of the proceedings. Dr. Hoxey presided, and
a committee of sixteen, composed of the strongest
men of both parties, was appointed and introduced a
set of resolutions warmly supporting those Southern
Senators who had opposed the Compromise Bill.
These resolutions, which we shall publish next week,
were adopted by a very decided vote. We regard the
meeting and its result as the most favorable indica
tions of a spirit of resistance on the part of the South.
POST SCIPT.
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
QUICKEST PASSAGE ON RECORD.
Ten days from Liverpool to Columbus—Eu
ropa Arrived—Sales 57,000 —Market firm at
former prices.
COMMERCIAL.
CORRECTED BY RUSE, rATTEN, & BRICE.
COLUMBUS, Ga. May 23, 1850.
Stock on hand, Sept. 1, 516
Received this wek, 1418
Received previously, 59,1 7
59781
Shipped this week, 296
Shipped previously, 52827
Stock on hand, 6658
Columbus, CD. May 22
The Comparative table will show the tailing off at all
the ports up to the last dates, as follows:
1849-50 1848-9
N. Orleans May 17 755.680 10-10.250,
Mobile “ “ 318,318, 496,811
Texas May 9 25,510 30,646
Florida “ 8 158.090 185,305
Charleston May 1G 318.927 112.529
Savannah May 14 285.379 349,310
N.C. May 4 9,069 8,493
Virginia May 1 8,625 11,235
1880,483 2534,609
1880,483
Total decrease at all the ports, 654,126
Dr. John E. Bacon
OFFERS his professional services to the public. He
has had a large experience in the practice of Medicine
particularly in Obstetrics, and the diseases of women
and children. His office is next door below the Drug
Stor of Danforth & Nagel, up stairs; messages left at
their Drug Store will be attended to. His residence is
the one formerly occupied by the late Dr. Goulding, op
posite the Court House.
Columbus, Jan. 10,1850. 2 6m
MERRY & WOODRUFF,
Have received one of the most extensive assortments of
am mb mm sjtism,
EVER offered in this market, all of which has been MANUFACTURED WITHIN
THE LAST FEW WEEKS, under the immediate supervision of Mr. Merry,
whose experience in the Clothing department for the last 15 years, is a sufficient guaran
tee to all who wish to purchase
WELL MADE CLOTHING,
and of the best styles, to call and examine their stock before supplying themselves else
where. Their stock comprises every article necessary for
A GENTLEMAN’S OUT-FIT.
Their stock of shirts, drawers, undershirts, gloves, hosiery, cravats, umbrellas, pocket
handkerchiefs, &c., cannot be surpassed in the State. Coats, pants, and vests, of every
style and pattern that can be desired. They also always keep on hand a large as
sortment of SUPERFINE HATS, from the most fashionable Hatters North; all of
which our customers can depend upon getting at the VERY LOWEST MARKET
PRICES.
GEO. W. WOODRUFF, Jr. JOS. H. MERRY.
Columbus, Apnl 25,1550. W and
COLUMBUS FIRE COMPANY NO. 1.
MEET at the Engine House this evening, atß o’clock,
in full uniform, for drill. By order of the Foreman.
May 23, 185 °- D. M. CLARKE, Sec’y.
Williams, Flewellen & Williams,
attorneys at law,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
FINE LIQUORS AND WINES.
HAVING purchased of Messrs. Greenwood Sl Mor
ris their extensive and well selected Stock of fine
Liquors and Wines, which added to ours, makes our
Stock complete, and will compare in prices and quality
with any in this market.
Retailers and customers will lose nothing by calling
on us before buying elsewhere.
ELLIS, KENDRICK & REDD.
May 23, 1850. late Ellis if Gray.
LONDON PORTER.
TENNANT’S Scotch Ale, and best London Porter,
in pint and quart®, by
ELLIS, KENDRICK S, REDD,
May 23, 1850. late Ellis if Gray.
~~ GOLDEN SYRUPY “
A SUPERIOR article. For sale bv
il ELLIS, KENDRICK if REDD.
May 23,1950. late Ellis if Gray.
HAVANA CIGARS^
PRONOUNCED by the best judges to be the finest in
the market. ELLIS, KENDRICK if REDD.
May 33, 1850. late Ellit if Gray.
WOOL MANUFACTURE.
THE Coweta Falls Manufacturing Cos., ofColumbus,
is now prepared to Card and Manufacture Wool.
Cash paid ior Wool, or Kerseys exchanged for the
raw material. May 23, 1850. 21 ts
WARM SPRINGS.
A....-A npHIS establishment,situated on Pine Moun-
Tjjjjggfl L tain, in Meriwether county, 36 mile® from
■ Columbus, and the same distance from Griffin,
will be opened for the reception of visitors on the first
day of June.
53?” A tri-weekly line of stages will run from Colum
bus, and a daily one from Greenville to to the Springs.
JOHN L. MUSTIAN.
May IG, 1950.’ 20 11st Sept.
NOTICE.
A MEETING of the Stockholders of the Rock
Island Factory will be held on the sth day of June
next,for the purpose of electing seven Directors. By
order of the Board of Directors.
D. ADAMS, Sec’y.
Columbus, May 16. 20 ts
THE CELEBRATED BOGARDUS
Horse Power.
Manufactured solely by G. Vail Cos.
MORRISTOWN, NEW’ JERSEY.
f PHE subscribers have made arrangements to keep on
X hand a constant supply of the above HORSE
POWER, which ha.® received the first premiums at all
the Agricultural and Mechanical Fair.®, wherever ex
hibited, at the North and East, as the most efficient and
durable (bejng all of iron) Horse Power known, and
therefore tre cheapest for the Planter and Mechanic
who need them. Persons who are about to erect new Gin-
Houses, Corn-Mills, See. are invited to make a trial,
and if they are not suited, may return them to us with
out charge. J. ENNIS & Cos.
March 14, 1850. 11 e3w ts
A GREAT BARGAIN.
A few copies of the Splendid Engraving,
The Death of Jno. Wesley.
FOR sale by the subscriber at $5 50 each. This is
no cheap printed copy, but a magnigficent print
lrom Gillar’s London Plate, size 28 by 54 inches, con
tains twenty figure®, each of which is a portrait, making
as a whole a HISTORICAL PICTURE of deep and
lasting interest.
This Engraving was never offered as a bonus to sub
scribers, by Godey, for his Magazine, nor by anv body
else, for any body else’s Magazine. The prints hereto
fore offered in that way,have been only copies in inferior
style on small plates. D. F. WILLCOX.
DE BOW’S COMMERCIAL REVIEW,
A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF
Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, Internal Im
provements, Statistics, general Literature, etc.
Published in New’ Orleans, at §5 per annum.
The bound set® of this Review complete, from Janu
ary, 184 G, nearly four years, may be had at the office.
These volumes contain a mass of information in re
gard to the population, resources, wealth and progress
of the South, in every department of industry, etc. to be
had from no other source, and must constitute an im
portant addition to the library of every planter, merchant
or citizen.
A few sots remaining, for which the proprietor solicits
orders.
Planters having estates for sale or wishing to pur
chase, by advertising in the Review, will be able to reach
the whole planting interest of the South. Address
J. D. B. DeBOW,
New Orleans.
Williams & Howard,
attorneys at law,
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA.
ROJST. R. HOWARD. CIIAS. J. WILLIAMS.
April 4, 1850. 14 ts
J. I>. LENNARD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TALBOTTON, GA.
| WILL attend to business in Talbot and the adjacent
i counties. All business entrusted to his care will meet
1 with prompt attention.
April 4,1850. 14 ly
KING & WINNEMORE,
Commission Merchants,
MOBILE, ALABAMA.
Dee. 20,1849. [Mob. Trib .] 15 tl
~ THIS PAPER
IS MANUFACTURED BY TIIE
Rock Island Factory,
NEAR THIS CITY.
Columbus, Feb. 23,1850. 9 ts
HICKORY JOHN.
I AM now standing this celebrated STAL
( LION, at the plantation of Col. John G.
Winter, six miles below Columbus. Terms, §lO the
season. Hickory John is of the best blood in America.
L. D. WRIGHT.
April 11,1850. 15 ts
TO RENT,
TILL the first day of January next. The old printing
office room ot the “Muscogee Democrat ”
Apply at this office. 18 ts.
At Goat.
A LARGE STOCK OF NEW DRY GOODS, AT COST.
•
AS I expect to leave Columbus in a few months, I now offer my entire stock at Coet. If yon don't hurry, jroa
will lose bargains. The stock consist®,in part, of Silks fullard. Silk Tissues, Berages, Muslins and Lawns, Ouag
ham?. Print®; Swiss, Mull, Book and Jaconet Muslins, Bishops and I. Lawn, brown Linen, Cufft, Capes.
Collars, Mantiilaa, Ribbons, Lsce®, Fringes, Gimps, Bonnets, Buttons, Shoes, Hosiery Stc. dtc. for Lwiti.
Cloth3, Cassimeres, drap d’Ete, Cashmeret. Italian and Mantua Cloth, Linen and Linen Drilling; limn Check*,
Collonades and Stripes: bleached, unbleached and striped Homespun ; Hats, Boots, Shoes, and a gemsal ataafc
ol READY MADE CLOTHING, for Summer wear, all of which will be sold atCOST.for Cash.
The Store House I now occupy, TO RENT. B. A. RICHARDS.
P. S. Two hundred Palm Leaf HATS, AT TEN CENTS
Apiil 25, 1850. 17 4b,
——— ■ _ - ■—* - ■■ v-
New Dress Goods,
FOR
ujiif nnm wim.
THE undersisigned have just received a great variety of goods, suitable for the Spring
Trade—among w hich are
Com colored Barage, anew and Fashionable color;
Plain Green, Blue, Drab, Pink and Black, do
Plain and Printed Tissue Silks; *
French and English Gingham®, in great variety;
White and Colored Embroidered Swiss Muslin, splendid;
Ladies’ and Misses Silk Parasols, superior quality.
MILLINERY.
A LARGE STOCK OF MILLINERY ARTICLES.
m
All of which will be sold by us at our usual low’ prices. Persona wanting
NEW’ AND FASHIONABLE GOODS,
will do well to examine our stock.
KYLE & BARNETT.
April 9. 1850. 1 ts
REUBEN RICH’S CENTRE’ VENT WATER WHEEL,
TO THE PUBLIC!
A NOTICE appears in the “Columbus Enquirer,” of the 16th instant, purporting to
be an acceptance by W. 11. Morris, of my Water Wheel challenge—w'hicli if strictly scru
tinized will be found to be a most pitiable effort to delude the public into Buch an impres
sion. A proffer is made to bet SSOO, that the Morris Wheel will do more sawing and grind
ing than mine, “the openings in each wheel being the same.” A principle contended for in
my wheel—and one which I stand prepared to demonstrate—is that its peculiar construc
tion limits the discharge of water, to just one-half the measurement of the openings. Thus
a wheel with openings measuring 224 inches dieharges but 112 inches of water. On the
other hand, the Morris Wheel, with similar openings, or 224 inches, would discharge full
224 inches of water. It follows, therefore, that under the test proposed by Morris, he would se
cure to his wheel, the use of just double the water employed by mine; and the public will easily
detect in the notice referred to, a miserable effort to delude them into the belief that Morris
will bet on the superiority of his wheel over mine, both operating under like heads, and em
ploying or discharging a like quantity of w'ater, while nothing is more foreign to his inten
tions than any such bet. Another proposition is to determine the discharge, by measuring
the gates ! Now, as Wheels of similar sizes frequently have gates of different dimen
sions, the fallacy of a “gate measurement” as proposed by’ Morris, is apparent —and equal
ly applicable is my former remark to such a proposition.
It is a blind — palpably designed to mislead the Public!
If Morris reall y entertains the faith with which he seems so solicitious to inspire others—he
will accept the following challenge—Embodying as it does terms even more favorable than
any heretofore proffered him.
CHALLENGE.
Limiting his wheel, to the quantity of water required by mine under any named head, to per
form any given quantity of work, I will bet him one thousand dollars that his wheel wiH not
be able to do the work in the same time. And if he so desires—l will add the following viz:
Five hundred dollars, that thus arranged my wheel will do 25 per cent more in the same space
of time; Five hundred on 30 per cent, more ; Five hundred on 35 per cent more; Five
hundred on 40 per cent, more; Five hundred on 45 per cent, more; Five hundred on 50
per cent, more, and finally, Five hundred, on doing three times as much ; and again, if this be
not sufficiently tempting, I will couple with the foregoing, One thousand Dollars that with
the two wheels geared to each other, my wheel, will reverse the action of his —and Five hun
dred dollars more, that thus fettered my wheel will do more work than his unencumbered ! !
And to cap the climax, I hereby obligate and bind myself, to present him with five hundred dol
lars, whenever he will lodge the money necessary to cover the above, in the hands of any unobjection
able party, the measurement of water, and indeed the entire trial to be made under the supervision
of mutually agreed upon Millwrights of known capacity and fairness. REUBEN RICH.
P. S.—l respectfully tender the above challenge also to the Hotchkiss wheel.
The public will not regard any notices of “challenge accepted,” &c., until informed that the money has been
put up in responsible hands.
Agents of the above Wheel, G. W. WINTER, Columbus, Ga.
GINDRAT & CO., Montgomery, Ala.
Columbus, Ga.,j\pril 18th, 1850. 16 ts
Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry.
A. 11. lIcWIIT,
HAS received this week, a large and general assortment of Ladies’ and Gents’ GOLD WATCHES,
also, Silver, Hunting, and other Watches; also the most fashionable and desirable JEWELRY
worn this season, consisting of Breast Pins, Bracelets, Ear Rings, Gold Thimbles, Silver Ware,
Plated Ware, Silver Card Cases, Gold pens, SONS OF TEMPERANCE Jewels, MILITARY
Goods generally ; together with a large assortment of other goods, received and on the way from
New York. For sale at his usually low and uniform prices.
Mr. WM. B. MOORE is permanently engaged in the Watch Repairing Department Mr.
Moore, as a Scientific Watch-Maker, has no superior North or South, as the many will attest who
have favored him with their work.
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Music Boxes, Accordeons, Ac. repaired at shortest notice and the
lowest prices.
Engraving on Seals, Stamps, Keys, Silver Ware and Jewelry, neatly executed.
Call and 6ee me at the old stand. A. 11. D.
Columbus, March 21, 1850. __ 12 ts
Spring and Summer Clothing.
limittS k BMiil,
Next door to Hill, Dawson & Cos. Broad St, Columbus, Ga-
ARE now receiving an extensive and well assorted stock of Fashionable Spring and Summer
Clothing, Gents’Furnishing Goods, Fashionable Hats and Caps, Trunks, Carpet Bags, Valises, Ac.
Also, the largest and most extensive assortment of
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, AND VESTINGS,
ever offered in this market, which will be manufactured in the latest styles, and warranted to
please. Those who favor us with a call, may be sure of getting Goods at reasonable and steady
prices.
[fjr Persons wanting Cloths, Cassimeres, Drillings, Vestings, &c. by the yard, can be
accommodated, on the most reasonable terms.
JAS, D. WILLIFORD. JOS. H. DANIEL.
Columbus, March 14, 1850. • 11 ts
Sit si'itiMi am> si ntimi dry goods.
1 1. TOM,
ARE now receiving anew and rich stock of Spring and Summer Dry Goods, and will
continue during the season to receive every style of NEW and FASHIONABLE GOODS,
which may be imported. Prices as low as usual, notwithstanding the advance of costs.
Columbus, March 14, 1850 11
BROKAW
IUVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE INVOICE OF
lillli MB IBlia ii,
EMBRACING many rare and beautiful styles of French Muslins, Cambrics, and Prints; Em
broidered Summer Silks, French and Scotch Ginghams, Kid and Silk Gloves, Bonnet and
Cap Ribbons, Ladies’ apd Misses’ Hos&, A 5-4, 10-4, 11-4, Bleached Sheetings,
10-4 and 12-4 Brown Sheetings, 19"* anc * Linen Sheetings,
Pillow Case Linens, HJT. Fine Brown Linens,
Byown Half Hose, Silk Hose, Linen Drillings, Drap D’Ete, Table Diapers,
Furniture Fringes, Gentlemen’s Silk and Beaver Hat 6, Summer Twoeds,
Ten Cases Assorted Bleached Cotton Shirtings, &c.
CLEMONS.
Cclumbue, February 28, 1860. 9 ts