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w- SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1850/ THE MORNING NEWS. BV JOHN HI. COOPER. WILLIAM T. THOMPSON, EDITOR T E B M S: Dally I’apor, #4,00:::::Tri weekly ♦2.00 All new Advertisements appear in both paptre. Monday Morning, August 19,1859. tar We regret to state tout Air. Alien akl Rkilly wlio toll from a scaffold on Friday morning lust, wliile working on tiro Cuotoni House, died yesterday morn ing. , Moke Locomotives.—Tho selir. Virginia, arrived yosturday from Philadelphia, has on board two new engines lor tbu Georgia Hull Hoad, OF* Wo are indebted to Hon. F. 1*. Stanton for , a copy of the interesting report ot the Navui Com- uiitluo iu favor of establishing u lino ot Mull Steam Buips to too Western Coast of Africa, und tlieueu via. the Mcdctcrrunean to Loudon. MEW Cotton.—Another halo of new Cotton was brought to Augusta on the It) lust., from theplunUition i/t Hoiiert Patterson, Lag., ot Jettcrsoii county. It wus sold liy Mr. M. 1*. Stovall, lor lei cent,, 'i’ho quality ot Uiu Cotton wus Middling Fair. lei? * 1 2 * * 'll a I ie Me on the ilitii lust, tourteeu women anu children were drowned, by Uiu upsotung ol a boat in u pond near Lyunvilio, Muss. Insurrection in Alabuiini. 1 he Columbus limes, leurus hy u lelcgrnpic d is- patch, lrom Moiitgomory, Alu, tout an iiiouneotion ill Which 400 negroes wore euguged, hud tuaeu place ni Ldwnaus county in tout Bute. Fortunately thu plot was divulgoU before too insurrectionists had time to ueeomp.isu toeir plans; toe rendezvous ol tnu no* groe» was discovered by uio wiutes, who lired upon iiiem, killing ouo und wounding twenty ot tueir num ber, wnen loo purcy dispuroeo. A uogo number ot prisoners wore uison. ’rue Tana truiy remarks— " ihuse are but links in too chain ol passing events. 1 ’ A gentleman vino arrived lrom tlio West, m the curs lustinght, cun,, mis tliis report,and informs us hut grout excitement prevailed in that auction Tim slave, had bup incited to insurrection by an aboli ftiomst, lor whoso apprehension a reward of «ti d()i) hud been Ottered. A number of persons were in pursuit ot him and it was believed ho would be ta ken. Jt was reported tout ho had taken tho roiite to Charleston by way of Augusta. The (Jlitrite County Meeting. It ia amusing to road tho labored argument of tho editor ol tho Athens Iianncr, in which he endeuvors to inuko it appear that tho meeting recently held at tliut place did not ratify the Nashville Convention, it was uutortuuutc for him that ho was obliged to publish the ollicial procuedluga'ol the meeting, in the sumo pa per with his editorial, of which the former are a most thorough refutation. Wo are at ulosowhijh toud’ miro most, the editor a portinaeliy or his ingenuity. Not content with tho distinction ol having voted “ sol itary and alone," ugainst the resolutions of Judge Douohehty, ho prefaces the report of the mootin'* Wfth iwo mortal columns of sophistry and philolog- leal disquisition, to prove that tho resolutions were notwhut the meeting who voted for them supposed them to ho. A very conclusive evidence that they werd not whut the editor wanted them to be, is in the fact that he gpposed them, according to the report in his ow,p paper,in “an qrdent and vigorous ett'ort," and that when the veto wus taken, lie unanimously votod against thorn, the balance of the meeting—com prising one of the most intelligent assemblages of gen tiemeu tout has been convened in too State on u sim ilar occasion—recording toeir votes In favor of the resolutions.. The editor is indeed valiant iu a desperate cause, but he will find it difficult to persuade tho peoplo oi Georgia that too resolutions of toe Clarke county moot ing were not of the right .tripe. They domnud of too North all that too Nushville Resolutions claim, mid no more than every true Southern man should re quire. And what will givn them additional weight with the people of all parties, is toe fact that they emanate from a geutloman noted for his moderation and Hr—nas. on the exciting question to which thev relate. J PnHsnge of the California Bill. It seems that our telegraphic neighbors were mis- taken In »tating(by telegraph) that tho California Bill hud passed the Senate with toe Southern boundary - restricted to JG 30. All flue uuu-udiuents proposed to the original bill, as it was introduced into tho Senate in March last, save one of no importance, in the 3d section, were delbntcd; and tho bill us passed, contains not'onc word about boundary, which of course gives „ thovast area of territory lying between Now Mexico V*0d t!ie Pactiio ocean, half as largo as that occupied , by ulKtho United States, to thofreo soil adventurers, , *f4 squatters now depredating upon tho public do main in those regions. The following is the* vote by s which toe bill was passed i Yeas—Messrs. Baldwin, Ball, Benton, Bradbnrv, Bright, Cass, Chase, Cooper, Davis, of Mass., Diokin, at»»» ft. 1.1 tv*. Fhi WS.S n.ohro ..('I,. I. .1 tl son, Dodge olYVis., Dodge, of town, Douglas, Ewing Feloh, Greene, Ilaie, Hamlin, Houston. Jones, Miller! Norris, 1‘helps, Seward, Shields. Sm.th, Bprunnce Sturgeon, t tiderwood, Uplinm, Wales, Walker Whit comb, Winthrop—34. Nays—Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Berrien, Butler Clemen*. Davis, of Miss., Ilawson, Foote. Hunter '•'•ng, Mason. Morton, Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, irney, Yuiee—18. This vote muy be analyzed ns follows: Yeas—.Free State Democrat«.—Messrs. Bradbury Bright. Cass, Dickinson, Dodge, of Wis., Dodge of Iowa, Douglas, Feich, Hamlin. Joucs, Norris, Shields, Sturgeon, Walker and Whitcomb—14.. Free Stale Whigs—Messrs. Baldwin, Cooper, Davis ot Musa, Ewing, Greene, Miller, Phelps, Seward, Smith,l/jiham and Winthrop—11 i Slope State DdnocraU—Messrs. Benton and Hous ton—5. Slave State. Whigs—Messrs. Bell, Spruancc, Under wood and Wales—l. Free Soilere— Messrs. Chase and Ilale—2. Total yeas, 34. Nays. Slave State Democrats—Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Blltlor, Clemens, Davis, of Miss.. Foote, Hunter, King, Mu3on,Husk, Sebastiun, Soule, Turney and Yuiee—15. .‘'lave State Wkigs—Messrs. Berrien, Dawson Mor ton aud Pratt—4. Total nays 18. Absent.—Messrs. Badger, Borland, Clarke, Clay, Dayton, Downs, Mangum, Pearce—8. I he votes of the eight absent Senators, wouldr have most probably been oqualty. dlvidedi Messrs. Clay, Clarke, Dayton, and Poarce, voting.in the aflirmative, and the other four iu tho negative. A full Vote there - fore would have given 38’yeas.and 22 nays. It will be seen that not a vote from the free States was cast in the negative, and that even had the six Southern Senators, who saw St to record their votes in a sectional contest against toe South voted in the negative, still, tho bill would have been carried by a vote of 28-ayes to 24 nays—or if the absentnsa had voted, the vote would have stood 32 ayes to 28 nays. Louisiana. The Whigs have no doubt carried the BpySjln first, second, third and fourth Congression al Districts, Whigs will be elected. The fifth District elects a democrat. So far as heard from, the Legis' d,whigs 00, Bentonisti 32, anti-Bentou g a majority in the Legislature against ins U, Benton ;.) July 22d. The N. Y, Ex i. Smith, of sciir Atlantic, that were very high and scarce, and s ottering for American ports. The market vith American produce,aud vessels leav- for toe windward Islands trying tq get The Thumb Screw applied to the South. PASSAGE OF" THE TEXAS BOUNDARY BILL BY THE HOUSE. In the House of Representatives on Monday last, Mr. Jones from too Committee on Rules made n re port recommcndiug a change in the present rules of tile House, by which members are allowed live min ute* to <ct|jlnin an amendment. Tile new rule pro posed allows a member five minutes to explain an amendment, and five minutes fora reply, extending the same privilege to an amendment to an amend ment, but requires that the debate ahull then cease, and that when an amendment has been offered, it shall not be withdrawn but by unanimous consent. Mr. Jones moved the previous question, and upon a motion to lay on the tuble, the veto stood 50 yeas to 130 nays. Mr. Inge opposed tile report,the object of which,he said, was to gag the minority and compel their, to submit to injurious, unjust, und hasty legislation.— The proposition was offensive because it accomplish ed nothing, und its object wus Insulting iu its charac ter. If Southern men allow this amendment, others will be brought forward, and they will find themselves without tile power of resistance. YVe are, ho said, assailed by u ruthless, nggreeeive majority, who are determined to carry out measures to which they know at least we are oposed. Henrico, the correspondent of the Philadelphia Bulletin, who is always well posted in regard to toe designs and iuteutiuns of too Northern majority in Congress, it very indiguaut at what lie calls the trea sonable und insolent resolutions of too Southern Caucus, lie regards toe determination of toe ma- nority to protect itself uguinst the unjust and uncon stitutional legislation of tac majority as criminal and revolutionary. It has however, in liis opinion hud one good effect. “ It has uuinoskud wliat previously was a painful supposition,and pointed out to the friends of the Republic If ! ) the only course to pursue in legis lating for its preservation.'’ Hu Buys— 1 understand that the North will not consume time iu uu attempt to umend the rules, but will unite, heart witli hand, in reversing the judgment of the speaker, even when correct, in order to ooiuin a vote upou the several propositions ponding. All outcry will ue rais ed, that tins is another feature of Northern aggression, but let it be remembered how long the Buutb liuve tampered witli a known inujority, delayed uetiun when entirely in toe wrong, und abused tne l’oruear- ance of the Free States. It is toe only resort left to the North, and how much more liberal it is than the feruciuus, unscru pulous, und unparliamentary opposition raised by this class, who now seek to revive tliose elements of trea son which prevailed to some extent in the days of tile revolution I i grunt—who will not—that the proceed ing would be unsatisfactory to tliose Status South tliut hitherto have persued a wise und conciliatory course; but what are we to dot llow else can toe questions which disturb toe country Be settled! The bitter-enders, pursuant to the plan proclaimed by their organ here, declare tout they will retard the progress of the bills by every means within their power; and if tliis) threat be observed, of which there is not tile shadow of u doubt, whut opportunity or hope cun tho majority have, but to apply tlie thumb, screw of numbers/ By continually overruling the speaker, where his judgment conflicts with the progress of busi ness, the whole slavery question may be disposed of in three weeks. I repeat, mis is the determination of toe Northern representation, and they will persevere un til there is no loueer necessity for such action. This man speaks advisedly. We have itulieiscd the lines which divulge the “determination of toe Northern representation.” From such un unscrupu lous majority, what has the South to expect. When suelt a policy ia udoptud, wo may be sure that open violonoe is not far otf. Since writing the above, wo have received tho pro ceedings of Wednesday, by which we leurn that tiro proposed amendment to too rules of the House was adupted by a vote of 112 to 47. This alteration of toe rules seems to have obviated tho necessity of putting tile thumb screw to the South, iu tho manner propos ed hy Henrico, us it uppears from a telegraphic dis patch which wo find in the Charleston Courier, tTiat the Toxas boundary bill passed the House on Thurs day, by a majority of 50 votes ! We uro constrained to doubt this report, though it is- issible tout it may be true. If such a vote has been taken, it wus undoubtedly by the application of the thumb screw ill somq shape, Hnd if toe South ern Caucus, whoso resolves we published on Friday, uro us sincere and rcsoiuto as their language would iudic.ute, we may look for exqitiug news from Wash ington shortly. If tho bill has passed without the ‘application of the principle of the Missouri com. promise, toon the South lias lost all, and all reasona ble hopes of fairness and juslieo from the north ern majority are at an end. Cuiigrcssiniial Proceedings. In the Senate on Wednesday, Mr. Hunter submit ted a protest, to be entered on the journal, against theCnUfarnlnbill, signed by Messrs. Butler and Barn well, of South Carolina; Mason and Hunter, of Virgin ia ; Morton and Yuiee, of Florida; Turney, of Ten nessee; Soldo, of Louisiana; Davis, of. Mississippi and Atchison, of Missouri. ,Mr. Davis, of Mass., objected to tho reception of tho protest. Mr. Hunter replied. Messrs. Ilale, Baldwin, Ben ton, Prutt, Badger Downs, and others opposed, und Messrs. Shields, Cass, Butler, Berrien, and Houston, supported the motion. It was then, on motion of Mr. Pratt, postponed till tomorrow. Tho bill giving n government fur New Mexico wns taken up. Aud after being amended so as to conform to toe Utah bill, it was ordered to bo engrossed for n third reading. A motion to insert the Wilmot proviso was rejected—yens 20, nays 25, as follows: Yeas—Messrs. Baldwin, Bradbury, Bright Chase. Cooper. Davis of Mass., Dodge of Wis., Feich, Greene, Hale, Hamlin, Miller, Norris. 1‘helps, Shields, Smith, Uphain, Walker, Whitcomb, Winthrop—20. Nays—Messrs. Atchison, Badger, Bell, Benton Ber rien, Cass. Davis of Miss.. Dawson, Dodgo of Iowa, Downs, Footo Houston, Hunter, Jones, King, Man- gum, Mason, Morton, Prutt, Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Sturgeon, Underwood, Wales—25. By this vote it will be seen that the Proviso was only defeated by the votes of Mr. Cass, of Mich., Messrs Jones and Dodoe, of Iowa, and Mr. Stur geon, of Pa., whoso four votes had they been cast with those of toe friends of the measure would have secured its adoption. The vote, when aualized, stands thus : aves—free State, Whigs 9 ; free State Democrats, 9; Free Soilers, 2; total ayes 20. Nays S'ave States Whig, 9 Slave State Democrats, 12 ; Free State Democrats 4. Total nays, 25. Thus it appears that ouly four Senators from the Free States were willing to stand up to tho doctrine of non intervention, so loudly professed during toe discussion of the Into Clay compromise, and which the South is called upon to mnintiuu. After such a vote—when but four men of “ iron nerves and pat riotic hearts," were to be found among nil the North ern Senators, willing to cast toeir votes again st the Wilmht Proviso, who will insult the South by con- selinghor to repose secure in the laito of Northern non intervention!! T«mpcmncn Proceedings—No. 5. The Savannah Total Abstinence Society held their fifth meeting on Friday evening the 16th of August in the (First Presbyterian Church in B rough ton-st. Tho meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. F. R. Sweat. The minutes of the previous meet ing were rend anil confirmed. Mr. Henry Law addressed the audience, whioli was one of the largest ever congregated in Savannah, to hear a temperance address. A communication from tho editors of the Repnbli. call, ottering the use of their columns to the Society, wns read and thankfully received; upon which Vice President King ottered the following reiolution, which was unanimously carried: Resolved, That the Secretary be ordered to furnish a copy of the proceedings of the meetings of this So ciety to tho Republican office for publication. The following Resolutions were ottered and unani mously adopted: By Mr. Joseph Felt: Resolved, That the thanks of this Society are here by tendered to Mr. 11. Luw for his very uble aud elo quent address. By W. Humphreys, Secretary : Resolved, That this Society, in co operation with the various Divisions of Sons of Temperance und Temperance Societies of toe State of Georgia, procure und present to tho building Committee ot the Na tional Monument, now beiug erected in the oily ot Washington, a block of Goorgia Marble, with suita ble inscriptions, us n token of respect from tho Soci eties ol thu State of Georgia. Resolved, That the President of this Society ap point a committee of hve to address the various divisions of Sons of Temperance and Temperance Societies of tho State, asKing tueir uid iu tiie en- terprizo, und to appoint committees tu collect tho ne cessary funds to have this block contracted for und shipped to Washington its early as possible. Tho President appointed the following gentlemen as tliut Committee: VV. Humphreys, Henry- Law, Joseph Felt W. King, John Caruthors. Resolved. That a copy of the above Resolution s be transmitted to euch Division of Sons of Temperance and Temperance Society of the State. Resolved, That too papers of toe State be solicited to publish the proceedings of this meeting. There being no further business before the Society, it wus closed with prayer by the Rev. M. Frasier. VV. HUMPHREYS, Sec’y. S. T. A. S. To the Editors of the various papers of the State of Georgia : Gentlemen.—At a meeting of the Savannah Total Abstinence Society held in the city of Savannah on Friday evening, tho ICtli ot August, the following Re solution was unanimously adopted : Resolved, Tliat tho papers ot the State be solicited to publish toe proceedings of this meeting. As Secretary, and in behalf of the Society, I ask a place in your columns, and your influence in pro moting tho cause of Temperance in this State, and to aid us in sending to Washington a block of Georgia Marble as a token of respect from .the Temperance Societies of the State of Georgia. By giving our proceedings a place in your columns, and sending.to me a copy of your paper, containing the same, you will muefc oblige the officers, and membersjof the Savannah Total Abstinence Society. 1 have too honor to beyottrs, See. WILLIAM HUMPHREYS. Savannah, August 19th 1850. The Late Battle in Europe. Tho news by the Pacific of n great battle between tho Danes and the Holsteinere, has awakened some curiosity ns to the nature' of tho difficulties winch have led to such u loss of life. A correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser gives a summary of the diffi culties as drawn up and published by our late minis- ter to Russia, too lamented Wheaton ; with the ad dition of tho fucts of recent occurrence. From this correspondent we learn that the duch ies of Holstein and Schleswig were once entirely independent of each other, tho first being Ger man and the second Danish. The King of Denmark acquired them at difierent times and under different titles, but never united them to his other possessions. Ho held them as tile Emperor of Austria did the kingdom of Hungary, or us tile King of England did Scotland just before the Union ; the crowns of Den mark and the duchies were on the same head. For certain purposes of administration, Schleswig nnd Holstein wore united, but the lutter was only n com ponent part of the empire of .Germany, and since 1815 of the Germanic Confederation. Nothing at tached Schleswig to Germany, except it connection with Holstein. Early ill 1848 tho Danish Ministry declared the in corporation of Schleswig with Denmark. This act was responded to by an appeal to arms in the duch ies. On the 21th of March the German colors were hoisted—the duchies declared themscl;. « independ ent of Denmark, and nominated a provisory govern ment, the seat of which was fixed at Reudsbourg On toe 29til, the King of Denmark lent troops u- gninst tho insurgents, ami the war was fairly begun. The German confederation recognized tho rights of Holstein to a union with Schleswig and supplied troops. The true cause of the war is, therefore, the destruction by the ultra national Danish party of the independence of Schleswig and its incorporation by royal ordinance with Denmark. The design of the King of Denmark is evidently to pursue toward the duchy of Schleswig the policy- pursued by Austria toward Hungary, and to incor porate finally the duchy with the rest of his domin ions. Tho intervention of Russia in his favor is the logical consequence of the intervention in Hungary. The two parties now in Europe are tho party of gov ernments and sovereigns and the party of the peo plo. OF* Juan Fernandez, the old residence of Alex Selkirk. (Robinson Crusoe,) and his man Friday, has been visited lately, nnd Uio eaves discovered. The island Is 13 mileu long and four wide; its shores are a pile of barren rocks, some of them 2,000 feet high, splintered and separated by earthquakes. Wild horses and goats of excellent eating, abound. Fish are abundant, nnd lobsters easily procured. The soil is excellent for potatoes and corn ; peaches and grapes thrive in every valley, und strawberries in their sea son. The island is resorted to for wood nnd water. Juan F. is now the Botany Bay of Chili.—A writer who was there March 11, says: “It affords n very indifferent harbor, and has only twelve inhabitants, live men anil seven woman, all Chilians, except onemmi, who snid lie was governor ot the island, that his name was Worth and that he was a native of Maine. He hnd lived on the island three years. There are five houses or huts made of poles interwoven with straw, nfiording a good tiro- teelion from the weather. ” * Ids’" Senator Clemens proposing by resolution, to confer the title of Lieut. General upon Major Gen- Winfield Scott, brings out tho N. Y. Sun ngainst. “Titles” of Nobility, aud titles of every other kind, on these grounds; “Already 'ye are spending millions of dollnrs to support Ministers, Ambassadors, mid Charges tl’ Af fairs in foreign countries (more sinecure offices too,) and tho “ pump und oirciunatanuo” by which we nl- low them to surround themselves in endeavors to out-shovy and eclipse their tioblc confret from other nations, is really sickening, to the mind of the horinst republican. How much farther this would he car-I ried hy conferring permanent titles of nuy kind, it is not difficult to perceive. If wo commence’ by giving | one an honorary title in consideration of past ser vices, wo shall tied the son claiming a continuation ! of Dio father’s honors, and alter huviiig allowed that, j tlio only final alternative would be to make the hon- j ora easy of attainuieutanii bereilitary.” , , Washington. Aug. 11th. I he case of tho runaway slaves owned b'v Messrs loombs nnd Stephens is yet the town tnlk. Mr! Stephens lias given his negro his freedom, with the remurk that ho won’t own anybody that don’t want him for a master. Mr. Toombs locks his up who’ by the way, being wounded in toe melee, returned to his master nnd surrendered himself on Saturday The Crown of England contains the follow- mg valuable jewels .-—Twenty diamonds round the circle, £1,500 each, 2130,000; two large centre dia monds. 212,000 each, 4000; tilty-four smaller diamonds placed at the angle of the former, 100; four crosses each of 25 diamonds, 12,000; four large diamonds on . . - r Y. - * , dvtciic uiuiiiunas con* turned in fleur-de-hs, 10,000; eighteen jBtnoller diamonds contained ui the same, 2,000; pearls, diamonds, Sec upon too arches and crosses, 10,000; also, 141 small diamonds. 500; twenty-six diamonds iu the upper cross, 3.1)00 ; two circles of pearls about the rim, 300 Co.toftoestonea in Crown, exclusive of toe metal, It is reported toot on Mr. Clay’s urrivnl at New port, a poor woman, who mingled in the crowd to see him, had her child knocked from her arms by a passing carriage, and killed. Mr. Clay evinced a deep sympathy in her misfortune, aud scut her, next morning, $100. Correspondence of the Daily Moaning News. Marietta, August 13th, 1850. I sit down, friend 'Thompson, armed with pen, ink and paper, to fulfil tho promise I made you on my exit from Suvummh, viz., to keep you advised of me and my whereabouts. As you inny remember, i left tliut city on tho morning of the 1 lth, lor Mucou, and was occupied during the journey, with the usual amusements, that is to say, 1 talked a little, smoked more, and slept still more, ate dinner, then smoked, slept nnd talked as before, uml voila tout, l was in Macon; the sights of which ldo not intend to describe, tor are they not all written in tile chronicles of my illustrious predecessors, in whose footsteps I do not intend to follow I Still 1 must give my mite of praise, to tlio Lanier House, which is ono of the best con ducted, handsomest aud most accommodating hotels it lias ever been my fortune to meet with in the South; nnd the gentlemanly manner and hospitable welcome of its proprietor sounds kindly to the car of tho ja ded traveller. Leaving Macon yesterday morning, wo set out for Atlanta, with about n hundred passengers, which number was increased three fold cro we reached the place of destination; the amusements of this day, were tho same us those of the day before, vuried by tlio consumption of a prodigious number of peaches, in which the passengers indulged to un incredible de gree ; baskets utter baskets full of the rosy fruit were brought tu the curs und devoured with a rapidity only equalled by the voracity of the man in the fairy-tule who ute up all the bread of u largo city ut a single meal; nor did this end until wo arrived at Griffin, twelve o’clock,M., a fine thriving town, where we were told we could liuvo half un hour in which to eat dinner. Shade of Apicious, only think; dinner at twelve o’clock! However, there being no help for it, I descends and went to the hotel(?) wuere I suw some smoking dishos set out on u circular greesy counter, the rneut actu ally swiming in fat nnd u large man calling up the passengers, «t one time rubbing his hands together with intense fej-vor, und at another swinging his arms about like an insuue weathercock. 1 couldn't stand it, und so 1 went to look at tho town, and saw u sign, on which was written “Tho Romitario ;" cun any of your learned friends enlighten me as to tlie etymology of tlio word V I have since heard that there isu much better house in Griffin than the one I have described, which is directly on tlie road. Hero Isawuu example of tliut custom wuich is peculiar to Ainoricu, uml which is carried to such a degree of absurdity hi many instunces; a young man entered tlie cars, und m n very dictatorial manner, said he wished six seuts for six young ladies, und wished to got them all together, und finUued. by requesting six old men, who occupied the wished for premises, to resign them to the ladies; which request, considering toe crowded state of the cars and the age of the besieg ed, was by no means a modest ono. However,they were very polite men and acceded. Exit young man, and enter directly with young ladies, Die oldest of whom could not have seen more than seventeen summers; they sut for five minutes ana then learning that an ex tra ear had been attached, went of, without a thought u s to the discomfort they had caused nor a word of thunks to those they hud ousted from their seats. I um generally considered as galiant as most men, but 1 do think this absurd. VV o started ngnin, nnd soon reached Atlanta, w here we found every nook and corner occupied, and nocars for Marietta, (which the advertisements in the Savannah papers, led me to suppose would be the case,) and an utter heedlessness as to whut becume of passengers. Some started for the Stone Mountain, which wns said to be as crowded as Atlunta; as for myself, as soon as 1 had seen about my baggage, an undertaking of more difficulty than you would suppose, I went to a livery stable to see if I could obtain a conveyance to Marietta, and was shown a little red cart, which toe proprietor said was all he had. I assure you it looked very mpeh a la pedlar, but “one must needs go, when &c. &c." He then showed me the horses, and in truth they were a splendid team ; but my admiration was vastly aba ted, when he checked me witli “ Yes ! them are fine entitle: but I just want to tell you that you will meet the train about two miles out, and they will be sure to run; run seven miles yesterday, before they could be stopped.” This wasn’t very pleusnnt you’ll admit, but 1 was desperate, aud told them to “ tire up;’’ and while they were sir doing, I stood ut the door and heard a political dispute between two persons, one of whom wus u stout red-faced man, dictatorial, magis terial aud pompous; the other a half drunk country man, witli a dirty face. “ But,” I heard tlie first suy, .‘if the mountain won’t come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain.” “Well,” said he of the dirty taco, with more subtlety than I gave him credit for, “ we in the South will be the mountain, nnd let the North be t’other fellow.’’ “But." said red-face, “ don’t you think that the South ought to yield u little for the general government!” Upon which, the oth er clinched ton argument by exclaiming with much vehemence— “ The general government ure a d d iool, und ought to be bio wed up. You’ve got mare dictionary than I have, nnd cun beat me talkin; but if ever it comes to this Vre,’’—(flourishing amostun, prepossessing pair of fists)—“ you’ll find me tharl” He seemed in regard to tlio federal government, to feel lully the philosophy that Rabelais puts into the mouth ot Pannage—"Let her sink or swim a' God’s name; 'tis all one to Friar John.” There is not, how ever, much talk of political subjects about here; there was much more excitement in Savannah when I left than I have found in any other pluee ia which I hove been. This place (Marietta,) is a very fine nnd flourishing little town: there is a strange jumble of various kinds of business, which shows enterprise i o. <*..1 went tliis morning to be eliuved, and found the wor- thy functionary making ice creuin, nnd surrounded by churns: herald that he was going to Atlanta to soli it. Not having seen scenery of any beauty yet, this let ter must be necessarily uninteresting, from a lack of description. I hope to do better at Tallulah. The temperature here is delightful, blankets not being un comfortable at night, and a thick coat in the morning is not by any means disagreeable. Good bye fer the present. Yours, L. Jenny Lind.—M. Benedict writes from Schlnugen hnd, that Jenny Lind's voice “has acquired, if that were possible, even additional power and ettect by a timely and well chosen repose." She wants to sing a song ot ‘Welcome to America,’ at her first concert, nnd M. Benedict asks for tlie poetry from one of bur “first rate literary men,” which he will set to music. Bar- nuin accordingly offers aprize oi’ one hundred dollars for tho best song ol that description. The compos!- tiuns are to be sent to him at New York before the 1st of September. Now for excitement among our lyric poets lrom General Morris down—or up, which is it! Paine’s Discovehy.—An article in the Scientific American headed -‘Mr. Paine's Discovery Corobora- ted by Experiment," gives the result of some experl, ments hy Mr. George Mathiot, of the Coast Survey, at \Y nshlngtou. The only fact, however, that Mr. Mathiot seems to establish is that Hydrogen gas can be enrburetted, so us to give a brillnnt light, by pass ing it through cold spirits of turpentine; and this, the Boston Transcript says, lias also been proved by Mr. E. L. Brown, of Boston. As to tlie production of the gas from water, we are as much in the dark as A eentlemnn (says the Washington Union) arrived in this city, in the last evening's southern boat who states that he ia just from Son Antonio, in Texns nnd that there are 8,000 men under arms, preparing to march to the Rio Grande, to defend the rights of Tex as. Thousands more are ready, if it should be neces sary, to rally under toe standard of tlie Stutc., By Last Night’s Northern The Texas Bill Not PasseXZa, Wn . ' nnd suspected, tlio telegraph was wrong i n a ing the passage of the Texas bill by thr ” u, JU bill has not yet come up in that body an ,i „ .„ Ttle probably be reached before the middle or i„.. 1 * “ 0| ■of this week. a ,cr part The time of the Senate on Thursday w a , • consumed in discussing the protest of tho 8<i t * Senators, tho permission to record whicl Ul lCn> journals of the Senate wns refused (the mationT ttc to lay on toe table,) by the following vote: ” C ‘ n S Yoas—Messrs. Badger, Benton, Bradburv t>_, Clioso, Cooper, Davis of Massachusetts t5,a P”, Wisconsin, Downs, Green, Hamlin, Ho ustnk of Norris, Phelps, Pratt, Smith, Underwood n i? er ' and Winthrop—22. ' U ®“«JW Nays—Messrs. Atchison, Barnwell, Berrien d Cass, Davis of Miss, Dawson, Dickinson Dod» er ’ Iowa, Hunter, Mason, Morton, Rusk ’ °f Shields, Soule, Sturgeon, Turney, and Yulee-jo^ 8 ’ The bill to provide a territorial governmTnt f New Mexico was passed by a vote of 27 to 10—M.™ Chase, Davis of Mass., Dodge of Wis., Greens !i Un, Miller, Phelps, Uphain, Walker and Winth 81 " voting in the negutive. The Senate then adlm.!^ over to Monday. J ™ e, ‘ The House consumed tho day in tho discussion tho President’s Texns Message. °' •Indiana.—The returns show that the democrat, have a majority of 20 in tho legislature, and a b oul the same in tlio convention. The legislature win elect a U. S. Senator iu tlio pluee ol Mr. Bright^ The Secretary of War.—A. correspondent of the w York Herald thus speaks of the Hon. Charles M rv. rad, the new Secretary of War. U “’ Mr. Conrad is, by birth, a Virginian, nndsomethirtr five or forty years ago, first saw tlie light in tile com, ty of Frederick, near the town of Winchester in th beautiful valley of Virginia. In early life, with te, eral brothers, he emigrated to Louisiana, studied law entered successfully into its practice, and amassed»’ handsome estate. About fifteen years ago, he married e ‘-father of his country.” a dmiJt a grand niece of the “lather ot his country,” a dauvii" ter of the late Major Lawrence Lewis, of Woodluwn near the clussic ground of Mount Vernon. Mn' Conrad, leaving two sons, died several years ago ' Mr. Conrad has been a Senator of the United States and resigns a seat in tho House in order to fill the War Department. He is n mun of good talents, doe appearance, handsome attainments, and is very'pop. ulur among the whigs of Louisiana, and the w|X party generally. He is a conservative on the slavery I question, and iu every respect we doubt not he will prove himself fully equal to tlie duties of the War Department. Peel. ny MARTIN F TUCPKR. Struck down at noon amid the startled throng, An eagle shot wliile soaring to too sun; A wounded gladiator dying, strong. As loth to leave the glories he had won, A life-long patriot witli his work half done— Of thee, great statesman, shall mourning song, A rise in dread solemnity 1—of thee, Whom the wide world, so lately and so long Thine scholyte, would crowd tohear and see ; Their intellectual Athlete, their high name For eloquence, nnd prudence, gifts, nnd powers: But low! that starry mind, a heavenly flame, Is well enfranchised from this earth of ours, Translated in the zenilh of its fume! Special Notices. ELECTION' NOTICE. The Annual Election of Officers for the Congrcga. tion “ Mickva Ishael of Savannah,” will be held at tlio Synagogue Tliis Day, the 19to August, instant, between thu hours of ten ;and two o’eloek, ac cording to too act of incorporation. By order of tho Parnos. nug 19 2t LEVI S. HART, Sec’y. PASSENGERS. Per steamer Metamorn, lrom Charleston—L GHos- nor, C A Scanlan, H YVhituker, J T Palmer, J C Wait, J K Austin, R S Gamble, J B GoberL and 7 on deck. Per steamer Ivanhoe, from Palatku—Mrs Miles, Miss Huzznrd, Rev E P Brown aud lady, Miss 'i’rca- vunt, A G Clarke aud lady, Miss Boyd, Master lloyd, Dr Randolph and son, YVakeman, C Wood, L D Dex ter, Miss C Humphrys, J T Champney, G F Lntils, J Bessent, and 8 on deck. Per achr Virginia, from Philadelphia—Mrs Terrill, Miss Terrill, Mr S Roberts. Per steamer Gen Clinch, from Cliatleston—Mrs Ayres, Miss Tucker, C S Arnold, J Henry, Gen A K Alstin, A Lewes, J B Griffin. CONSIGNEES. Per steamer Metamora, trom Charleston—Cohens & Hertz, W Rulievtson, P Wiltberger, Bolin & Fos ter, F Zogbaum & Co, and Agt C R R. Per brig Macon, fm New-York—Rowland & Wash burn, T S VVayne, I W Morrell & Co, A Welles & Co, M A Cohen, T R Mills, Brigham, Kelly u. Co, H J Gil- bert, Boston & Gunby, H A Crane & Co, J M Cooper, 5 M Pond, J E Bothwell be Co, C Hurtridge, Philbriek 6 Boll, W Warner, S Goodall, Behn & Fust* r. Per steamer Ivanhoe, from Palatka—J N Lewis, J Nevitt, Boston & Guuby, Cohens, &. Hertz, Miss 0 Humphrys, N A Hardee A Co, Mr Garainell. Per brig Gen Taylorfrum Nl-w-York—C A Greiner, Briglium, Kelly & Co, T R Mill, S M Pond, Smith & Humphreys, ii A Crime & Co, Tlios S YVuyne, and order. Per schr Virginia, from Philadelphia—S M Pond, T R Mills, P Gieblehouse, T M Turner <fc Co, M Y Co hen, Scranton, Johnston & Co, Brigham, Kelly & Co, C A Greiner, Yonge & Gammell, A Minis, T 8 Wayne, N B & II YVced, II A Crane & Co, J M Cooper, Col lins & Bul®-y, A A Solomons A Co, J A Mayer. Per brig E#cel, from New-York—Washburn, Wil der & Co, T S YVuyne, T R Mills, S M l’und, M J Reilly, Scranton, Johnston & Co, J G Falllgant, 1 YV Morrell 6c Co. 11 A Crane 6c Co, II J Gilbert, J C Brown, A YVelles & Co, YV YV Goodrich, J M Cooper,' Brigham, Kelly & Co, Wood, Claghorn Sc Co, Row land & Washburn, N B Knapp, C llartridge, Yonge it Gammell. YV II May be Co, Hamilton & Hardeuinn, H Roberts, R Habersham & Sou, Snider. Lathrup b. Nevitt. Lutilrop & Foote, Swift. Denslow Sc Webster, Cohen Sc Fosdick, J Doyle, Robinson Sc Camp, J De- Martin, Philbriek Sc Bell, A Gnlluway. Cohens be Hertz N B &1I Weed, S 6c II lloyt &Co, M’Arthor Sc Morse D L Cohen, J Schutter, A Haywood, II F Waring b. Co, Rabun &. Fulton, Pierson Sc Ileidt, YV. T Willlami, Jno F SclmU'er, F’ YV Averfeldt, Dr C P Ricbardsone. S YV Bailey, Behn & F’oster. Per steamer Gen Clinch, trom Charleston—C R “i Behn Sc Foster, P Wiltberger. CONSIGNEES PER CENTRALUA1L ROAD. August 17.—235 bales Cotton, 56 do Yarn and MdL to Smith Sc Humphreys, Washburn, Wilder Co, T 6 Wayne, Snider, Lathrop Sc Nevitt, Boston Sc Gunby, P Neyland, Allen &Ball, II A Crane Sc Co, E Reed, I YV Morrell. tYOltEIGN AN1> 'DOMESTIC LIOIJOIOL' -i- 15 half pipes Otard, Dupuy, Sc Co’s., Brandy 5 pipes Meder Swan Gin 1 puncheon Old Scotch Whiskey 2 do. do. Jamaica Rum 2 do. do. St. Croix do 50 quarter and eighth casks 4th proof Brandy 30 bbls. do 40 do. P. &. II. Connecticut River Gin 150 do. E Phelps’ do 185 do. New Orleans Rectified WhiAtey F’or sale from store, by Aug 19 SCRANTON, JOHNSTON Sc CO^ lVfOLA88ES, BACON, itoc. 30 hhds. prime’ Cuba MolaBses V 68 tierces prime Cuba Molasses 211 bbls. do. N Orleans do 38 casks Cincinnati Cured Bacon sides 20 do. do. do. do. Shoulders. 30 boxes Sperm, 35 do. Adamantine4’s&6’s Candler 75 do. Henderson’s 6's Sc 8’s Tallow “0 • 100 doz. Painted Buckets, 50 doz. Brooms, FainUa* Handles, in store, and for sale by Aug 19 SCRANTON, JOHNSTON Sc CO^ QQ() TO LOAN, on Bond and Mort' 1 LUA1V, Oil nuau -r — — 7 — — — k«u<-, in sums to suit,on improve'* unincumbered Real Estate iu this city. For iurtnet particulars apply to . Aug 19 3t X BURKE, 60Bay^_ P AILS.—dOO dozen Painted Pails, for sale b? nug 17 BRIGHAM, KELLY Sc L u “_ TVI ONONGAIIELA YVHISKKY...25 battel*’ lvA landing from Bark Vernon, nnd for sale by aug 17 IMS. A~ NOKiOS,