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THE MORNING NEWS.
BY JOHN M. COOPER.
WILLIAM T. THOMPSON, EDITOR.
Friday Morning, May 31, IN JO.
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Washington Gossip.
The correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, writing
under date oi Mny 26, says :
The President’s plan is now well understood to bo
in effect a plan to defeat any adjustment of tlio vexed
question at this session. To pass the California
liill, unless in connection with other measures, is well
kuown to be impractfcnble nnd out of the question.
California cannot come into the Union, at this sea-
eion, except by means of a compromise, or a Con
gressional convulsion. The President has been in
duced to change his views by very opposite influ
ences. The \Vllmot Proviso Interest, at one time
denounced by those who assumed to speak for the
President, now wields an irresistible power in the
administration and over the President himself. Ac
cording to Mr. Hugh N. Smith's address to the peo
ple of New Mexico, the Secretary of War has been
influential with the President in opposition to the
campromUe, and for the purpose of delivering New
Mexico into the grasp of Texas. Thus in the cabi
net, as well as in Congress, the ultras are working
lo the same end, and for the restriction of eluvery on
one side, and its extension on the other.
But the Wilmot Proviso faction say that they can
defeat the compromise bill first, and then buy ott
Texas. It will take two parties to make a bargain.
The Southern men and the compromise men will not
agree to that.
The Northern Proviso men wish to buy eff Texas,
in order to make a free territory of New Mexico.—
The Southern Proviso would be then eff-red. to wit.
That the territory relinquished by Texas shall be
slave-holding territory. Mr. Strange, of North Car
olina, in hie excellent letter to Mr. Foote, suggests
this latter proviso as it partof the compromise now
proposed; but he aays, however, ho would not make
it a tine qua non. But after tho defeat of the com
promise, and the admission of California, the whole
South will, of course, make it a sine qua non. The
consequent agitation in the country would be fearful
ly increased. , ,
Certain politicians who were here last Sunday
week, haveretumed to New York, assured that Mr.
Clay’s compromise caunot pass. I learn, however,
through three different channels, that the nnti-Sew-
urd Whig merabersof the House, from New York,
will probably come ultimately into the support of the
compromise.
political rivalries, jealou-iies, and aspirations, have
ltecn enlisted against the compromise, nnd it would
be very strange iflike influences should not, to some
extent, be brought to its aid.
Tnero Is a feeling in the Senate iu favor of cstab-
1'shing a branch mint in California, and tho result will
ho to provide, at present, for assay officers. Should
tho California mint be established, the proposed
branch at New York will be unnecessary. It New
York has two thirds of (lie commerce of tne country,
it is no reason why we should give her the other
third; or give her facilities, by luw, that will be pre
judicial to the Interests of other places. Ion.
% From California.
The steamer Crescent City, which arrived at New
Y’ork on the 25th, brings San Francisco dates to the
Slot.April. She brought the mails and 8200,000 in
dust. Her news is of very little interest.
BaCfamCntoeity is again overflowed worse than be
fore: great damage done.
John H. Peoples, editor of the first American paper
published in Mexico, during the war, and Lieutenant
Browning, were drowned on an expedition to Trini-
dad.
A large fire has occurred at Sacramento city, which
destroyed property to the amount of 865.000.
A quarantine law paesed by the legislature has been
pronounced infamous, and if enlorced will crush
commercial prosperity.
Lumber and provisions very low. Frame houses
brought out in sailing vessels will not sell for enough
to pay freight.
A meeting of tho merchants of San Francisco was
held on the 19th ult. to fix the value of gold dust at
from 16 to 817, but it does not appear to be well re
ceived.
Business generally, although dull, has improved a
little. Prices for all kinds oi goods are still very high.
The river Sacramento is again very high, nnd an
overflow is momentarily looked for. 'No alteration
has taken place in the leudlng articles. In provisions
a slight improvement is perceptible.
The business of transporting passengers to the
Chagres river is fast going into, tho hands of the
Americans at Chagres. It appears to be heal hy.
It was reported to be very healthy at Panama, and
the steamers now due and those there will take all
persons waiting for passage. The number of Ameri
cans transacting business at Panama had greutly in
creased.
Thestcamer Tennessee,Cole, nrrived at Panama on
the 13th May; left San Francisco April 21. She brought
about 8588,000 of gold dust on freight, and 132 pas
sengers, and tho XL S. Mail, in charge of Mr. Wm. W.
Callaw, U. S. Mail agent.
The papers express themselves in indignant terms
at what they call the unwarranted interference of the
Collector of San Francisco with the City authorities,
mid call upon the people to maintain their indepen
dence, and support their constitution.
Several new diggins have been discovered at Pin-
cerville, where the laborers get one pound of gold a
day. They are said to be the richest mines yet dis
covered. „
New and important discoveries have also been made
on Trinity River, which are being carefully explored.
Cleveland, O., May 2-4. The Cleveland Bank was
broken open last night, and robbed of 830,000—
820,000 iu gold, nnd the rest in Ohio Bank bills.
The Slavery Compromise. The Washington Union,
of Sunday, says ;—
“ The signs in the Senate are morn cheering. We
are assured by several intelligent gentlemen, that tile
adjustment proposed by the Committee of Thirteen
will pass the Senate with some modifications, and
(hat the signs ure decidedly better iu the House. This
improvement in tlie sentiment of the two Houses is
attributed to the proposed modifications, which are
reconciling members to the system. It is only owing
to the fact that dio voice of the people is coming up
in favor of it."
Drowned. On Wednesday evening last, between
8 And 9 o'clock, as Alfred Robinson, second mate of
the bark Texas, laying at Telfair wharf, attempted
to gp' on hoard, ho fell off the staging into the river
nnd wa* drowned. He was a native of New York,
and about 29 years of age. llis body has not been
found.
Death by Lightning. During the thunder-storm
which passed over our city on Wednesday evening,
an Irish woman, named Julia Sullivan, aged about
30 years, residing in the family of Mr. John Fitzger-
ald, in Margarct-srreet, near West Broad-street, was
instantly killed. There were several individuals m
the room at the time, who narrowly escaped. Mr.
Fitzgerald was lying on a bed, and his wife was sit
ting near him. A Mr. Lee was within a few feet of
Julia Sullivan, nnd was severely stunned.
Fire —About 11 o’clock hist night, a number of
barrels of lime in front of the new Custom House,
took fire nnd burnt rapidly for a few minutes. Seve
ral citizens in the vicinity at the time, extinguished
it immediately.
Severe Gulc.
Yesterday afternoon between 2 and 3 o’clock, our
city was visited by a very severe gale of wind, ac
companied with torrents of rnin nnd hail. The hail,
however, was not very large, and did not fall in suffi
cient quantity to do any damage to vegetation that we
could ascertain. For about ten minutes the wind
blew a perfect hurricane from the southwest, uproot
ing trees and tearing down awnings. In South
Broad-street, a number of old Pride-of-Iiidin trees that
have stood the gales of upwards of fifty years, yielded
to the storm, and their familiar forms and the friendly
shade they afforded to the pedestrian, will be regret
ted by all.
At the corner of Barnard and Brougliton-streets
several trees were blown down, and one fell against
the store of Mr. llilzliein, breaking a portion of the
top wall and knocking in the window sashes. Iu
South Broad street a tree fell on a small house, knoc
king in a portion of the roof and throwing down the
chimney. The Venetian Awnings on the South of
Gibbon's buildings were blown down nnd broken into
pieces. On the Buy, in the vicinity of the Exchange
u large number of trees where injured, some uproot
ed and othere stripped of their limbs. The railing
around the Belfrny of the Exchange was removed,
from its position and a portion of the copper roofing
thrown into the street.
We are gratified to state that so far as we could
leam no person was injured.
LATEIl FROM HAVANA.
FURTHER OF THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.
The Charleston Courier of the 30th inst., says:
We lenrn from Capt. Kean, of tho brig Argus,
which arrived yesterday, from Havana, that when lie
left there was considerable excitement in the city-
caused by n report that the expeditionists bad land'
ed on the south side of Cuba, to the number of sever
al thousands, nnd that they had taken possession of
Cienfuegos and Trinidad. Every soldier had left
Havana to go in pursuit, and the protection of the
city was left to the militia of the Island.
The bibleis not to be “amended” to suit the
tastes of the Rev. gentlemen who have broached the
subject iu the Baptist Church. The American nnd
Foreign Bible Society at New-York disposed of the
subject hy a heavy nnd very decisive vote against the
proposed alteration, A revised edition, however,
with the innovation incorporated, is coming out, but
of course the church is not resp onsible for it.
The resolution adopted is in these words:
Rosolced, That this Society, in the issues and circu
lation of the English Scriptures, be restricted to tho
commonly received Version, without note or com
ment
Tho following preamble nnd Resolution, offered hy
Rev. Mr. Turnbull, were also adopted :
Whereas, By the Constitution of this Society it is
its object “to aid in the wider circulation of the
Holy Scriptures 1n nil lands,”
Resolved, That it is not the province and duty of the
American and Foreign Bible Society to attempt on
their own part, or to procure iroin others a revision
of the commonly received English Version of the
Scriptures.
Claims on Portugal.—A correspondent of the Jour
nal of Commerce intimates that this Government is
about to insist upon the immediate settlement of its
existing claims upon Portugal, by hostile demonstra
tion ff necessary. Tlie writer of the letter, however,
appears to have other motives for its publication, than
merely communicating information.
Mr. Clay and Gen. Taylor.—Both the N. York Ex
press and Courier and Enquirer have come out in
strong opposition to Henry Cluy, whose recent speech
iu the Senate, in opposition to the President’s “plan,"
is condemned right out.
From Port an Prince.—The American. CoriW at
Port au Prince relioisted his flag on the9th inst. The
»loop*-of-war Germantown and Albany sailed to lee
ward on the 9tb. U. S. steamer Vixen, Capt. Ward,
for Anx Cayes, sailed on the 10th, all well.
. Kg 5 * Prof. Webster and his family,tlie Boston Mail
ravsTentertain strong hopes of a full pardon. A gen
tleman who had visited the condemned man, obBerv-
i4it» the editor of that paper Hint he never saw so
efcequfu! and pleasant a man in his life, considering
the fesribieneas of his position.
j Queen Victoria is thirty-oncycars old, and the
momcrof seven children.
Another Destructive Fire in Charleston.
On Wednesday morning laet, a fire oconrred in
Charleston, which, from tho brief accounts which
have reached us, must have been one of the mpst ex
tensive conflagrations with which that city has been
visited for many years.
Thirteen wholesale stores on Hnyne-streot, nnd a
large number of buildings on Market-street, were
consumed.
The Charleston Hotel was repeatedly on fire, but,
by the great exertions of the firemen and citizens,
was saved.
We have Been a private letter, which estimates the
loss at near two millions of dollars.
The Mercury says a grent portion of the insurance
is in offices out of the City.
LATER!
By the boat last night we received the Charleston
Courier, in which we have the full particulars of the
fire. We have only time to give a list of the princi
pal sufferers.
On Hayne street — Messrs. Townsend, Arnold &
Co., Btock of dry goods, much damaged. Fully insur
ed. »
Wiley Banks &. Co.—Stock of dry goods partially
distroyed. Insured for $50,000. Building also insur
ed in Charleston Insurance & Trust Co. for $15,000.
Kelsey & Deas, Dry Goods deulers—partial loss—
fully insured in Charleston and New York.
F. D. Fanning & Co., Hat nnd Cup Warehouse—
Stock nearly all consumed. Insured for $24,000 iu
Charleston and Augusta. Building insured in Charles
ton for $8,000.
D. F. Fleming & Co., shoe dealers, stock pnrtially
injured. Insured tor $20,000 equally between the
two Charleston offices.
Harrall, H«re & Co., dealers in snddlery—stock al
most entirely consumed. Fully insured, chiefly in
Hartford and New York Companies. $1000 in Au
gusta Insurance & Banking Co. Building insured for
$6,000 in South Carolina Insurance Company.
Messrs.Gilliland &. Howells, dry goods merchants—
part of stock saved. Fully insured—$20,000 in Hart
ford Cos. nnd $10,000 in Augusta, nnd $10,000 in
Charleston. Building owned by Ker Boyce—no in
surance.
James S. Beach, Books and Stationery. Same build
ing, G. Z. Waldron & Co., Clothing establishment.
Stocks eliglitly damaged. Both fully insured.
Building insured for $6,000.
Hyatt, Me Burney & Co, dry goods dealers—goods
removed, damaged. Sufficiently insured to cover
loss—$1000 ill Hartford, $10,000 in Charleston Trust
and $10,000 in Augusta Banking Company. Build
ing insured for $6,000 in South Carolina office.
Courtney & Tennent, hardware merchants—stock
partially saved—loss 50 per cent.—Insured for $19,-
000 in Charleston Insurance and Trust—nnd in Au
gusta Banking agency for $15,000, Building insur
ed in the South Carolina office for $6000.
F. W. Grant, grocer, corner of Meeting nnd Hayne
street—part of stock damaged—insured in Hartford
Fire Co., for $2,800. Building owned by Townsend,
Arnold & Co., insured for $6,000 in the Charleston
Insurance &, Trust.
Taking an easterly direction, the fire then commu
nicated to a brick block facing on Market-st., consist
ing of seven tenements, nothing of which now remain
but tlie bare walls. They were each insured in the
South Carolina Insurance Company for $2000.
S. S. Mills, grocer, iu one of these buildings had
stock much injured by removal. Insured for $1000.
Thestocka of Goods were removed from most of
the stores in Hayne-street and from the west side of
Meeting-street, in close proximity to the fire, and have
sustained more or less injury by such removal, which
will increase tlie liabilities in the offices where they
are insured.
After consuming a small lirick building belonging
to F. D. Fanning, attached to the store facing Uaym
street, tlie fire was arrested.
The Courier estimates the loss at from three hun
dred and fifty to four hundred thousand dollars, a
much less amount than we were at first led to suppose.
WEBSTER AND THE ABOLITIONISTS.
Reply to Hie Citizens of Newbnryport.
Mr. Webster has written a reply to the letter of the
citizens of Newhtiryport, Mass., in relation to his
speech delivered iu the Senate on the 7th oi March,
which, it will he remembered, expressed the admira
tion of its signers of the sentiments uttered by tlie
distinguished Massachusetts Senator on that occasion.
Mr. Webster commences his reply hy a review of
the second section of the 4th article oi the Constitu
tion relative to the reclamation of fugitive slaves, and
the subsequent acts of Congress in relation thereto,
and shows the observance of such laws by Massachu
setts, even while she was a colony. He then proceeds
to say i
“ For innnv years, little or no complaint was made
against this law, lior was it supposed to be guilty of
tlie offences and enormities which have since been
charged upon it. It was passed for the purpose of
complying with n direct and solemn injunction ot the
constitution; it did no more than wus believed to be
necessary to accomplish that single purpose; mid it
did that, in n cautious, mild manner, to be every where
conducted according to judicial proceedings.
I confess I see no more objections to the provisions
of this law than was seen to them by Mr. Cabot nnd
Mr. Strong, Mr. Goodhue and Mr. Gerry; and such
provisions appear to me ns they appeared to them, to
ue absolutely necessary if we mean to fulfil tlie duties
positively and peremptorily enjoined upon us by the
constitution of the country. But since the agitation
caused by abolition societies and abolition presses
has to such an extent excited the public mind, these
provisions have been rendered obnoxious nnd odious;
unwearied endeavors have been made, and but too
successfully, to rouse the passions of the people a-
gainst them; and under the cry of universal freedom,
and uuder that other cry, that there is a rule for the
government of public men and private men, which is
of superior obligation to the constitution of the coun
try, several of the States have enacted laws to hinder,
obstruct nnd defeat the enactments of this act of Con
gress, to the utmost of tlieir power. The Supreme
Court o’ the United States has solemnly decided that
it is lawful for State officers nnd State magistrates to
fulfil the duties enjoined upon them by the act of
Congress of 1793, unless prohibited by State laws;
and thereupon prohibitory State laws have been im
mediately passed inflicting fine and imprisonment
on all State officers nnd magistrates who shall pre
sume to conform to these requisitions of the act of
Congress. And these prohibitory andpennl lnwsof.the
States have rendered it imperative on Congress to
mnke further nnd other provisions for enrrying into
effect tlie substantial intention of the act of 1793. And
this is the cause of the introduction into tlie Senate,
of a bill on the subject, recently, by tlie committee on
the judiciary.
“Notwithstanding all that may be said by shallow
men, ignorant men, and factious men—men whose
only hope of making or of keeping themselves con
spicuous is by incessant agitation nnd tlie most reck
less efforts to alarm and misguide the people, I'know
of no persons, iu or out of Congress, who wish any
thing more to be done on the subject oi fugitives
from service than what is essentially necessary, in
order to meet the requirements of the Constitution
nnd accomplish the objects of the act of Congress of
1793. And whatever enactments I may deem essen
tial to this purpose, I, for one. shall certainly support,
ns I feel bound to do. by my oath of office, and by ev
ery consideration of duty and propriety.”
Mr. Webster tlien proceeds to express himself in fa
vor of the trini by jury in case of tlie arrest of a fugi
tive, and condemns the action of Stntes that have pnss-
■ nd laws making it a penal offence in their own officers
to render any aid in npprehending or securing such
fugitives, ami refusing the use of tlie jnils to keep
them in custody until a jury be called together. Re,
however, denies that the Constitution requires a jury
trial in tile case of the arrest of a fugitive slave. He
thus briefly replies to tlie voluminous letter of Horace
Mann:
Congress and tlie country, which shall look marc to
tilings important and real, and less to things ideal
und abstract. That there arc serious difficulties in
our present condition, growing out of the acquisi
tion of new territories, is certainly true. These diffi
culties were foreseen anil foretold. An holiest and
earnest effort was made to avoid und nvert them.—
They are now upon us. But we can overcome them,
and still remain a prosperous, happy, and united peo
ple, if prudence and conciliation shall animate our
public councils, und n spirit of forbearance, moder
ation und harmony spread over tlie lund."
Forrest in Congenial-Company.
Since tlie appearance of Jamison’s affidavit in whicli
lie exculpates Mrs. Forrest from all blame in connection
with tlie Consuelo letter, Forrest has paraded an affi
davit of a fellow by tlie name Hunt, once the husband
of tlie popular actress Mrs. Hunt, in which the depo
nent declares thut Jamison is unworthy of belief,
that he is j grent libertine and the destroyer of his do
mestic pence. The whole affair lias now got to such
a pitch of degradation that we doubt if it will longer
continue to excite nuch interest oil tlie minds of res
pectable people. A man who would mnke such an af
fidavit as thut sworn to hy Hunt would be capable of
giving his assertions a latitude to suit the emergency,
to say the least. But to those who know him, and
who know the character of Jamison, Forrest, the
Willises mid the whole batch with wlibni Mrs. Forrest
has been associated, ore not surprised thut lierrcputa"
tion should have suffered blemish.
I’ASSENGERS.
Per steamer-Jasper, from Charleston—T u n,
and lady, L U Sams, J T Harvey, H Law! M Tnri *-
ley A L Jones, 2 on deck. y ’ L " w *®. McKi*
Per steamer Oregon, from Auguita—m;. -,
ver, Miss M .1 Waver, Mrs Fielding « m S" ? E W a .
Plon, Burch, J Ilumprcys, M M Dye, lt,.v 11 ’ c hai n .
W II McIntosh, D It Fickling, j f Blsknv **“ w '
Patterson, J S Darlington, W Snrdus N ' " v
Cohen. *
Per steamer Wm Seabrook, from ChnrW
Kara, Miss Perryclenr, 2 Misses Barriefi
s.u, Mrs A E-Blakewood, 2 children and 6r ! "E 1 "-”"-
Morel: low'd Mr Kara, W Montagu, H ptvn . rs 1,r
Cuman und srvt. J Davidson, 1> FhiHiua P n llnk - J
It Ruvnell. J Nillook. 18 L 0 L “Wutl c
CONSIGNEES.
“In speaking of the bill before Congress, Mr.
Mann says: ‘This bill derides the trial by jury se
cured by the Constitution. A man mny not lose his
horse without a right to this trial, but lie may his
freedom. Mr. Webster speaks for tlie South nnd
for slavery, not for the North and for freedom, when
he abandons this right.’ This personal vituperation
does not annoy me, but I lament to see a public man
of Massachusetts, so crude and confused in his legul
apprehensions, and so little acquainted with tlie Con
stitution of his country, as these opinions evince Mr.
Mann to be. His cjtanon of a supposed cose, as in
point, if it have any analogy to the matter, would
prove, that if Mr. Mann's horse stray into his neigh
bor’s field,'Ac cannot lead him back without a previous
trial bn jury to ascertain the right. Truly, if what
Mr. Mann savs of the provisions of the Constitution
in this publication be a test of his accuracy, in the
understanding of that instrument, he would do well
not to sdbk to protect his peculiar notions under its
sanction, but to appeal nt once, as others do, to that
higher authority which sits enthroned above the
Constitution and ubove tlie law."
The greatest clamor nnd outcry, says Mr. Webster,
have been raised against the cruelty and enormity of
the reclamation of slaves in quarters where no such
reclamations have ever been made, or where they
have been so few ns to escape general knowledge.—
He then comes down with the following strong lan
guage in relation to the New England Abolition pres
ses:
“New England, it is well known, is the chosen sent
of the Abolition presses and the Abolition societies.
Here it is, principally, that the former cheer the
morning, by full columns ot lamentation over the late
of human beings, free by nature, and by a law above
the constitution; but sent back, nevertheless, chained
nnd manacled, to slavery and to stripes. And the lat
ter refresh themselves from daily toil, by orgies of the
night, devoted to the same outpourings of philanthro-
py; min sling, all the while, their anathema at what
thev call‘man Catching,’ with the most horrid and
profane objurgations ot the Christian Sabbath, nnd,
indeed, of tlie whole of Divine Revelation. They
sanctify their philanthropy hy irreligion and profanity;
.they manifest their charity by contempt of God und
his commandments.”
After enumerating the very few cnseB of the re
clamation of slaves in the New England Stntes, he
says:—
“ If this be n true account of all that has happen
ed in New England, within tlie last thirty years, res
pecting the arrest of fugitive slaves, and I believe it
substantially is so, what is thereto justify the passion
ate appeals, the vehement and empty declamations,
the wild nnd fantastic conduct, of both men and wo
men, which have so long disturbed, and so much dis
graced, the commonwealth, and the country» What
is there, especially, that should induce public men to
break loose from all just restraint, fall, themselves,
into the merest vagaries, and tan, with whut they call
eloquence, the tires, ever ready to kindle, of popular
prejudice and popular excitement ? I suspect nil
this to be the effect of that wandering and vagrant
philanthropy, which disturbs and annoys all that is
present, in time or place, by heating the imagination
on subjects, distant, remote and uncertain.”
Mr. Webster then alludes to the movements in
Pennsylvania, anil especially to tlie action of the
Quakers, nnd says:
“I am misled by authority which ought not to mis
lead, if it bo not true, that that great body approves
the sentiments to -which 1 have given utterance un
the floor of the Senate."
Mr. Webster then reviews the troubles that have
taken place iu relation to the fugitive slaves between
Kentucky and Ohio, and says:
“Gentlemen, from what I know of the subject, and
of the public men, and of the people of those two
StBtes I fully believe that if leit entirely to them, a
law might be pussed, perfectly sntiaftictory to every
body, except tlioSe whose business is agitation, and
whose objects are any tiling hut the promotion ot
peace, harmony, patriotic good will, and tlie love
of union among the P topic ot the United States.
The following are tlie concluding paragraphs ot
this interesting nnd important letter, whicli breatlio a
patriotic; spirit worthy of general emulation:
a And now, gentlemen, does not every sober-mind
ed and patriotic man see the 1 necessity, and feel the
duty of rebuking that spirit of iiicfion and disunion,
that spirit of discord anil of crimination and recrinu
‘ tin,t i„ves nuary controversy, and
Tnitle of the St. John’s.
A writer in the Charleston Courier urges Hie estab
lishment of a line of steamers between thut city and
Jacksonville, on the St. John's, with a view to divert
tlie trade of that section from Savannah. He says:
Tlie trade of the St. John’s river, of which Jackson
ville is the chief depot, is on tlie increase, nnd, in all
probability will double itself inn few years. It is now
nearly monopolized by Savannah, between which port
nnd Jacksonville, a line of Steamboats Inis been for
some time plying. These vessels take the inland
route, which is attended with grout todiousnees and
uncertainty, and the people of thut section are becom
ing deeply sensible of the importance of greater fa
cilities of intercommunication.
The establishment of a liuo of steamers between
this city nnd Jacksonville, would be an enterprise,
resulting iu no small benefit to the trade of the for
mer, while there can be but little doubt that the
movement would he promptly responded to by tlie
business community nt the other end of the line. A
little enterprise oil the part of tho citizens might se
cure a large portion of the trade and travel, and per
haps the mail contract also. It is estimated that some
500 Northern invalids travelled to Florida, buckwards
and forward, last winter over the Savannah route,
and the number will, it is thought, contiuue to increase
At present, it occupies 36 hours to three days, to go.
from Savnnnah to Jacksonville. Good bouts could
mukeau outside trip from Charleston iu 24 hours.
It is very natural that the merchants of our sister
city should prick up their enrs at the success which
has attended Savannali enterprise, in opening steam
communication witli Floridu, but it is unfortunate for
them when they are driven to the necessity of dis
paraging our steamboat lines for the purpose of un
derrating our superior tacilities for the transaction of
the growing Florida trade.
Even if the outside passage were preferable to the
inland route, our own lines would be ns prompt to
avail themselves of its advantages as any that might
be organized in Charleston; in which case, Savanriuh
being considerably nearer to Jacksonville than Charles ■
ton, we would still have the advantage. But all
who know anything of tlie dangers of the coast, are
well aware that the inside route is not only the plea
santest and safest, but that it is more rclinble. In
good weather, the Outside passage would perhaps be
the moBt expeditious, but in bad weather, such is the
nature of the coast that the voyage would be attended
with great danger and uncertainty ; and sea boats
adapted for this service would not be able in cases of
emergency, to navigate the inland channels, which
require boats of light draught. Outside boats would
also have to encounter the difficulties of the St. John's
Bar, for which, owing to their deeper draught, they
would not be so well adapted as our lighter boats.
'These are advantages in the inland possnge, which
are hot less appreciated by the travelling public than
by our steamboat owners—advantages of which the
Northern invalid mustbe deeply sensible after rolling
and tossing for the best port of a day nnd night on the
boats between Wilmington and Charleston.
In regard to time, “Mercatorcs" has certainly given
our Florida boats a liberal margin. With respect to
regularity, we think the Savannah boats will lose
nothing by comparison with those of his own city.
The Savannah Companies are well managed,
their boats are of a superior class, adapted to the
trade iu which they are engaged, and are officered by
experienced and prudent men, who possess the con
fidence of the mercantile and travelling public in such
a degree, as would render tlieir displacement a diffi-
cult undertaking.
The rapidly increasing commerce which has grown
up between our city and that section of Florida which
has its commercial mart at the thriving city of Jack
sonville, has served to excite the cupidity of our
neighbours, who, we apprehend, will find that the
same enterprize and energy which has established
our Bteamboat lines, will enable them to hold their
position, and successfully to encounter uny competi
tion they muy bring.
We understand that two new boots will be placed
on the Florida route in the fall, and we doubt not, from
the disposition manifested, that by the expiration of
tlie present mail contract, a line of steamers to run
outside between this city nnd Charleston will be es.
tablished. As matters now are we are assured that
freight and travellers between Florida and Charleston
are conveyed by the Savannah boats with as much
if not greater economy to those interested than it
could be by an independent line from Charleston.
. u . lrom Charleston—c It n
stills, Luiboro & Butler, O Johnson & ; ' ' er
Eckman, R Einstein, Stratton & Doburm n !‘‘ m A
upper, Fla Boat. ' “ licr «nr,
l’cr brig Nurrnguugus, from Bouton—
Wilder* Co. M A Colon, Swift, DcmlmvT 1 ) . ur »,
ster, S M Pond, T S Wayne, and order & Wcb -
l’er steamer Oregon, from Augusta—5G h„i„ „
ton, to G W Gam.any * Co. ja: - Cot-
Per stcumer T S Metcalf, from Augusta—soc l ,
Cotton, nnd Mdze, to J II Burroughs W - b, ‘ ri '
F T Willis & Co. b ’ c O Druid, 1,
Per steamer Wm Seabrook, from Chariest.*, „ „
R, Steamer DcKolb, M A Cohen, W T Wim”~ C R
Jarrell, Brooks &, Tupper, J Davis, J g c
McCleskey &. Norton, Cohens &, Hertz ii S' 1
sham & Son. lz ’ K
(Eommcrcifll.
LATE ST DATES"
Liverpool, May 11 | Havre, May 9 | Havana, May,,
Savannah Cotton Market, May 31,
There wfre no sales reported yesterday-Om-rnt,,,
waiting their privutc advices. ' 1 tra ori
LIVERPOOL, May 18.-Of Rice, DOOO bag, fo..
gal have been sold at from 8s. 6d. to lie. 3d -,mii«
tes Carolina at 19s. 3d. to 19s. Gd. duty paid t
pontine is lower, and sales of 1000 bbls. made atfirel'
Tar has declined, and 3000 bbls. disposed ut 9a. a9s6d
AUGUSTA., May 30. Ihe market wus animated on
ucHtluv. and tlie snles were nhm.t «Lnrw» u.i ' „ “
being at hand, holders were stitf. and'ealcB ot'about
500 bales were made at 1 all prices. Holders are n
willing to sell freely at present prices. The deficiency
ill receipts now amounts to 600,000 bales.
Shipping intelligence.
PORT OF SAVANNAH. - . . MAY 30.
l’OBT CALENDAR.
MOON’8 PHASES.
Last qr. 4tli, 5h. 37m., M. 1 Fst qr. 18th, lOh. 44m. m
New Mn. 11 Oh. lm., A. | Fll Mn, 25th, 7h. 12m.|
8 U N
MOON
High Water.
May.
Rises.
Sets.
Rises.
Morn.
Even
1850.
H.
ML
H.
M.
H. M.
II.
M.
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31 Friday,
4
53
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58
11
17
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4
53
7
03
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11
37
00
16
2 Sunday, ....
4
52
7
03
0 05m
0
42
1
08
3 Monday,....
4 Tuesday ....
4
52
7
04
0 38ni
1
36
2
05
4
52
7
04
1 13m
2
38
3
12
5 Wednesday .
4
52
7
05
1 46m
3
48
4
25
6 Thursday,...
4
52
7
05
2 Elm
4
59
5
37
ARRIVED.
Brig Nnrragungus, Hinkley, from Boston, td Wash
burn, Wilder & Co.
S tenmer Oregon, Philpot, Augusta, to M A Cohen,
Steamer Jasper, Dixon, Charleston, to Brooks &
Tupper.
Steamer T S Metcalf, Postell, Augusta, to S M Pond
Steamer Wm Seabrook, Capt Peck. Charleston, to
Brooks & Tupper.
CLEARED.
Bark Jupiter, Bigley, Charleston, in ballast—Wish-
burn, Wilder & Co.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Jasper, Dixon, Charleston.
“ Ivanhoe, McNelty, Burnt Fort.
“ D L Adams, Gould, Augusta. v “
- MEMORANDA.
New-York, May 25.—Cl’d brig Osceola, Biddle, for
Savannah. Arr brig Florence, from St Marys, Ga.
DRAWS TO-MORROW.
40,000 DOLLARS!!
GREENE & PULASKI MONUMENT LOTTERY.
Extra Class No. 44 for 1850.
To be decided by dtnwingof Va. Monongalia Lottery,
Class, 61. To be drawn at Alexandria, Va., on Satur
day, June 1, 1850.
J. W. MAURY & CO. Managers.
78 Number Lottery—14 Drawn Ballots I!
SPLENDID SCHEME: . m
1 Prize oi
1 Prize of 840,000
1 20 000
1 mooo
1 5,000
l .%000
Tickets, $10—shares in proportion.
For sale Liy
Mny £1
15....
20-....
292..-4
....,500
am
F,. WITHINGT0N.
Father Mathew.—The meeting for the pecuniary
relief of Father Mathew, nt New Orleans, on the 16th
inst. wns very large nnd enthusiastic. It was stated
that Father Mathew had not $20 in the world, and
was in debt to the amount of $6,000. Several animated
speeches were made, and a resolution was adopted by
acclamation, recommending to the Councils of the
three municipalities to appropriate sums for his re
lief.
A Novel Idea. There is now going on daily from
10 to 6 o’clock at tho Coliseum, 420 Broadway, N. Y., a
sale of rich foreign garments, chiefly for ladies’ cos
tume, assigned to the Levent Merchant Company, and
sold by private treaty with them. They are purchas
able for the cost, import, nnd Compnny’s commis
sion, which altogether does not amount to more than
half the estimated value. Admission tickets are Bold
at the rooms. So says the Mirror.
LIGHTNING CONDUCTORS.
riMIE subscriber, having devoted much mm‘
1 attention to the science ot ELECTIUOITV
pecially in reference to the art of Protecting J
from the effects of Lightning; and havmg p
Improved Conductors on many thousands
lugs the New England Cities and Country,
success, now offers his services in that; Unei of
to tlie citizens of Snvunnnh and ndgbbormgcouMky
All work entrusted to my care will r p cel , ' [i
sonal attention, and be warranted to be done “
most scientific and thorough manner ever Y , , t0
All orders hy mail or otherwise, prompt y utten
LEWIS GALE, hlectncmn.
May 31 lm* Residence, No. 19 Pmc-strat
D RAWN Numbers for the Greene & R ulaskl Lllt
tery. Class 39, for 1850. .„
29 46 27 72 2 7 36 43 37 9 22
Holders of Prizes will please call for theL
E. WITHINGT0N
Lightning Rods.—The terrific display of the
electric fluid with which we have been visited du
ring tlie past two days should admonish our citi
zens of the neceaaity of having lightning conduc
tor* placed upon houses for the protection of prop
erty und iiten By the advertiyement in another col
umn, it will be 8e^n that Mr. Lewis Gale is now
in the city, prepared to supply his improved con
ductors to order. Mr* G. is highly recommended ua
a scientific electrician.
nation, that spirit that loves angry controversy, and
loves it, most especially, when evils are lmccmary
and dampers unreal, which has been so actively em
ployed in doing mischief, and which, it i« to be la-
mented has received countenance and encourage
ment in quarters whence better tilings wore looked
f °“ Wo are now nenr tlie close of the sixth month of
the session of Congress. What important measure
hnsbceu ml opted tor the advancement of the great
intervals of the country i
For one, I hardly dare expect any progress n
NOTICK, to Passengers for Steam Ship
Ohio. Tho Steam Tug Tybee, Capt. Steven
son, will leave Wnldburg’s Wharf at 12 o'clock, pre
cisely. this day, to convey Mail and Passengers to tho
above Steam Ship. Passeugers for Havana must get
heir Passports from tlie Spanish Consul.
COHENS * HERTZi
Mny 31 Agents.
JUSTICE’S OFFICE. The undersign,
ed have their Office nt Ne. 56 St. Julian-street-
between Hamilton & Symons’ Clothing Establish
ment and J. G. Falligant’s Paint Store; where as Jus
tices of the Peace, Notaries, Collectors, &c., they
will attend fidthfully and promptly to all business en
trusted to them. Office-hours, from 5 o'clock A. M. to
g p m LEVY HART, J. P.
May 24 fit LEVIS. HART, J. P.
rs= PORTRAIT PAINTING, by T. J.
Bay JACKSON, No. 121 Broughton st. Mr. J. will
also take Plaster Paris Casts of deceased persons,
from which, (far better than from Daguerreo ypos)
life-like likenesses may be painted- aprl gu tl
nr—DRAWING, MATHEMATICAL AND
Or ISOMETRIC DRAFTING.—The subscriber,
upon his return will receive a few Pupils: A Pros-
ncrtuH mav be had at tlie Book Store ot Mr. John M.
hooper. J. HON FLEUR.
u?cfoYlegisiutionTunril a Iplrit shall prevail, “both in may 8 2t w tf
renew, at
May 31
ATTENTION! CJglethcriPt',
Company, No. 1. Jheregjto^,
..
ODtblj
ie Room-
Meetnig will be heldatlheEn|W J
this Evening, at 8 o clock. Mem ^
nrrenrs will come prepared to setue tne
Piiln mill l.n oiilnrpi'fl J"
Rule will he enforced.
May 31
Secretarj-
May 31
MONONGAHELA WHISKBV’
ibis. "Old Mononguhela, in store,
ale by w. M. DAVIDSON
potf-
BLACK TEA. 20 h^AfrSnibriS
Chong Tea, 5 ounce Papers,landing
tsExcel. For salo by w M pAVlPg^
TJATCHOULLY COMPOUND,for de
Mavdf 8 ' yOraeleby LAROCIIE_&0ggg£
O^uyV' 00 * WaBh LAROOTW^
mOW.NSENIi’S, Sand’s * f"fyERi 1 ,
J- Sarsaparilla. For sale by ijaildlof.
May 17 •
Another IMS 61
S IIIRT S—S HI *T ived by
those beautiful Shirts hus becnr
May 30 __L_—————
CUMMER Business Coats A toll supply
l5 and ask but small profits on th
Store, Gibbons’ Range, by Q g n1 cH0L^.
Mny 30 - .—Y—-—
1YTOTICE. I have leit all of ^ baefi* ^
IN Sweeping for the n ii e ction, hiir-
Peter G. Thomas, J. P-,*tor oollecuon, hl g.
0 n nnrinnit indebted to call and on til*
May 30