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the Candidate of the Constitutional Union Party of the
State of Georgia for the office of Governor at the next
election. And Resolved, further, that the delegates
appointed at this meeting to the Convention at Milled ge
ville on the first Monday of June next, be and they are
hereby instructed to use in said convention all honora
ble means to secure his nomination.”
Mr. Webster’s Impromptu reception at
Springfield.
For an hour previous to his arrival, people had been
gathering at the Depot, and when the train came in,
not less than a thousand persons had gathered to get
a look at one of “the best abused men” in Christen
dom. When he made his appearance, he was greeted
with cheers upon cheers. The Springfield Republican
says he looked extremely jaded and worn, and showed
tlmt he had been and was still suffering from physical
indisposition. After dinner, however, ho made his
appearance on the balcony, and was greeted with a
spontaneous and heartfelt enthusiasm. Mr. Webster
said:
Citizen* of Springfield: —This pleasant interruption
of uiv journey from the cares of public business to the
quiet of home, affords me, I assure you. the sincerest
gratification, lam glad to see your faces here to-day.—
lam glad to meet you. 1 feel that lam in Massaehu
gcttß, thatlßtand on Massachusetts ground, that lam
among Massachusetts men. I feel that lam at home.
In other days 1 knew your thrifty town of Springfield.
I knew your public squares, your streets of shady elms.
I knew your neighbors, Mount Tom and Mount
Holyoke. They remain, but all else is changed. New
buildings and new faces are seen on your thoroughfares,
and yet, I feel that I am not changed in my feelings
towards your people, or the people of Massachusetts. —
1 have as great a desire to serve you, as strong a wish
for yonr welfare, and as warm an attachment to your
interests, as ever I had, at any period of ray public life;
in the various responsible positions in which yon have
placed me.
The cloud that lias darkened the political horizon
has passed by, and what we now want, ahd w hat all
the great interests of the country need, is peace. e
want security in the prosecution of business and enter
prise. We want protection. Ido not mean it in any
technical sense, although I should rejoice most heartily
in such an adjustment of the revenue laws as would
protect our business and our labor; hut I mean it in that
broader sense, to be found in mutual confidence, mu
tual regard for law, and a universal disposition to con
sult the highest good of the whole country. It is for
this end that I have labored, and shall labor. lam
now on my way home from some months of arduous toil
in public business. lam going to iny farm, to Marsh
field. lam going to snuff the sea-breeze, and seek for
re-invigoration and for rest; but v>efore I pass, allow
me to re-assure you of the high gratification w hich this
brief interview has afforded me. You have my best
wishes for yourselves and for your families.
The speech was greeted with hearty cheers, as were
its various sentiments during the delivery. Mr. 5\ eb
ster was conducted through the crowd to the train in
waiting, and the cars moved out of the depot amid long
and heartily given cheers
Among those engaged and mingling in the demon
stration, were men of different parties, numbering ma
ny leading Democrats of this town and the towns
around. There was nothing in the whole movement
that smacked of party at all. During Mr. Webster's
passage from the Massasoit House to the cars, a Scotch
man, slightly ‘elevated,’ seized his hand and retained it
for 6ome distance, in the meantime, gave utterance to
sundry ejaculatory comments, such as “An this is the
great Daniel“fags aud I love you Daniel,” Ac., Ac
Corrwponiiintfp.
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LETTER FROM I’OLIMBIS.
Columsus, Ga., April 28th, 1851.
Dear Doctor: —The letter of “Rodrigo” has made
its appearance in this city, and created some little ex
citement. It *vas dated 16th ultimo, and for fear he will
not write again (as he omitted last week) l will give
you an item, as the “dots” are not all rubbed out.
Rodrigo seems to have touched a sore place, from out
ward demonstrations. It has led some into such ex
cesses of feeling that they have oft'ered a reward for the
author. Whether they wish l Spargere voces in rul
gtim ambiguas'’ to ‘‘raise suspicion in the minds ol
the people” that they have plenty of money or plenty
of eourage, we do not know which. Rut having been
offered the desired information, tor a much lower sum
than stipulated by them, and then backing out, we are
pained to announce we believe they have neither mon
ey nor courage.
A. certain household among us seem to claim to
themselves the distinction conferred by the sentence, in
which “Rodrigo” says “one family is taken in for the
whole amount.” No name was mentioned, but if they
sat themselves before the operator's glass, they must
have the daguerreotype. If the cap fits them, let them
wear it, and let certain boobies beware or ice'll take a
“skylight picture” the next time. We understand al
so, that the ladies are out upon “Rodrigo” and cry
shame upon him. Yesterday they swarmed about
Hak thicker than ever, and surrounded his royal per
son with a wall of living hearts. It is natural to them.
Misfortune begets sympathy. Rut their sympathy is
no more nor less than morbid aud spasmodic. Now
<aark what I say— they will need genuine sympathy.
The com pan v they have kept of late, has been of no
serviee to them, either morally or mentally.
’ Keen will be their pangs, but keener far to feel
They nursed the pinion that impelled the steel.’
Like others, perhaps, they may live to see their er
rors, but not until it is too late. I do hope they may
stop before they become as Heathens or degenerated
Romans, or foolkh Egyptians, who worshipped mon
keys, et cetera. The ladies, I said, were mad and
blustering about the “Rodrigo’’ letter. 1 know Rodri
go will permit us to say in his name “let the gall jade
wince—my withers are unwrung.
This self-constituted Professor —this self-puffed pa
nacea—this moving elixir of life—this Philosopher s
stone of the nineteenth century —this wonder perform
ing and miracle executing benefactor —to whom our
ladies arc beneficiaries —this “toad without the jewel
in his head,” is yet here, dispensing his blessings. I
understand he intends making this his station. He will
make a nice lap Jog for ladies. Dear Doctor, who does
not mourn the pervading mania that countenances these
homeless, houseless, worthless stragglers. They come
among us, and like the frogs in Pharaoh’s time, crawl
into our beds and bed-chambers —our kneading troughs
and pantries. They are equal to one of the severe
plagues sent upon Egypt. We venture to say if mon
ey throwed away on such characters, (and we speak
of the whole fraternity of ambulating humbugs and
worthless shows) were judiciously expended in Edu
cational purposes, it might have blessed every cottage
in the land wivli the benign influences of science. It
might have given to some States the priceless boon of
re-established credit; it might have improved our riv
ers and harbors — dotted the country with railroads or
made western wilds to bloom and blossom as the rose.--
It might have sent the self-denying missionary to the
islands of the sen, and
From Greenland's icy mountain
To India’s coral strand,
spread the gospel to millious of the benighted sons and
daughters of mea. Rut no! no such doctrine as “east
thy bread upon the waters” can strike in. We leave
-these things to the history of human folly., with the per
mission from you to sav,
“The word is generally averse
To all the truth it sees and hears,
Rut swallows nonsense and a lie,
With greediness and gluttony.”
The Temperance Society or Sons of Temperance in
this place, have commenced to reform the morals and
improve the minds of our citizens, by a series of pub
lic lectures at their splendid Ilall. W o commend the
heart and the head that prompted the idea. But we
must say that so far, their selections have been injudi
eious, especially the speaker, who last mounted the
rostrum. Our officious aud affected parson, we think,
did but little good, yet he certainly is capable of doing
much. His own good sense will teach him where his
weakness ties. We. however, would especially invite
>ou to the speech of our Dr. Conger, on last Tuesday
Ul 2bi. I am mu pi ked that ’.hat the Son* being ne
qiuiaied wijji Vm) elevate the dogatype taker
on the rostrum. They will hardly do so again. lie
remarked in his learned discourse, that the young men
here were digging their graves with their teeth. That
the use of tobacco was killing them. That no man who
used the weed could have healthy progeny. His ire
was turned from liquor shops to tobacco, candy, ice
creams, soda drinks, and pork and beef, fish flesh and
fowl, generally. He laid down, among his many chi
merical notions, that what we eat is a typo of what we
are. If a man eats hog, the wise doctor says, he is hog
gish. Taking his own rule to work out our sum, we
are inclined to think his favorite dish through life, has
been long-eared Jonathans, so renowned in fable and
history. I wish I could give you a critical analysis of
his speech, but time forbids. We assert, however, that
the belief and conviction that he was right is his doc
trines, began with him alone and ended where they
began. lie certainly did the cause of Temperance harm.
Only one thing surprised me about the Doctor. It was,
that a man of so little sense could prate so long.
One thing more and I close this letter. There are
two young men who have too much “noise and confu
sion” in their room at night. One is a horologist, aud
the other a tuner of instruments. They are quite fan
cy young men—the horologist especially. Let these
gay pluinaged jays annoy their neighbors no more.—
And I think it would not be lost to read the horologist
a lesson on etiquette. The Oglethorpe House permits
its boarders to amuse themselves at night with a private
dance. This “strutting monkey’’ parades himself about
the Bar Room at evening, until he hears the music
strike up. And the strains of Orpheus’ lyre did not
have more effect on the trees of the forest, leading them
out to dance to harmony, than does “Jim Saunders’
Accordeon have on him; for immediately the music
begins, he imposes himself uninvited on the party. Let
him stay at home and read the history of Southern fash
ions.
Hoping that “Rodrigo” will not think me impudent,
and caring nothing what others think,
I am Yours,
ITIILO “RODRIGO.
LETTERS from Hie NORTH. No. 11.
New Haven, April 7, 1851.
Dear Doctor: —There are three daily papers pub
lished in this city—two Whig and one Democrat.—
There are, also, three Magazines,— The Yale College
Mgazine , the New Englander and Silliman's Jour
nal. The first is devoted to Polite Literature, the se
cond to religion ; and the last to Science, as everybody
knows, or ought to know.
The Yule College Magazine is edited by the Stu
dents of Yale College, and published by Mr. Maltby,
the publisher of The New Englander, who is a gen
tleman. When I speak of a gentleman, you may
take it for granted that I am not in New York —par-
ticularly when speaking of a publisher. The Book
sellers in New York do not invite you to take a chair
and look over their Magazines. If you do not buy
something soon after you enter their stores, they will
be very apt to do some loaferish thing in your presence
which will induce you to leave the house. llow plea
sant, then, it must be to any man to be in a civilized
laud like this. Who would ever suppose that a Book
seller would be an ignoramus ? yet, the greatest oj the
genus in New York are Booksellers; besides they
have no more politeness than a free ‘Nigger.’
I called in to sec John Wiley thcother day about im
porting some oIJ plays by the Dramatic writers of the
days of Shakspcare. He was out when I called, but
his brother was in. lie is a man of no education, and
knows but very little about any thing. After a little
conversation about Authors, I mentioned the name of
Poe, ‘Yes,’ said he, ‘Poe was a cariosity. He praised
his own books to the skies, and abused every body else,
lie was a very Nimrod of a Critic, because his hand
was against every man, and every man’s hand was
against him —of course ’ This was a perfect sample
of his Biblical knowledge. lie did not know the dif
ference between Nimrod, the Mighty Hunter, and
lshmael, the father of the Arabs—yet lie pretended to
know. So much for Mr. John Wiley's brother.
The I ale College Magazine, for March, contains
an article called Truth in Beauty , which possesses
some merits, and would possess more were it not that
it is all stolen from the old writers. It contains several
Greek words, rfnd ends with the following beautiful
sentence —‘Veritas in pulehritudine, pulchritudo in ve
ritate,” —the English of which is, Truth in Beauty ,
and Beauty in Truth.
The Editors of this Magazine delight, very much,
in dabbling in the Greek, but if l were in the present
Editor’s place, I would buy Greenleafs Grammar, and
go to work to learn the English language—for he
does not know it. I perceived this on looking over his
editorial for March I perceiveil, also, that one of his
Correspondents is a great admirer of Tennyson's In
Manoriam —from his imitation of his style in a litt’e
Poem published in that Number.
The New England Magazine appears to be well
conducted, and the March Number contains some valu
able articles.
I have just returned from examining the Rooms of
the New Haven Hotel situated on Capitol street,
fronting the Green on the South. It is a beautiful
building, both exteriorly and internally. The proprie
tor informed me that it was planned entirely by a lady.
This undoubtedly constitutes it one of the greatest eu
iosities in tne world—for a better arranged Hotel can
not be found in this country. It is situated on the high
est ground in the city, and the finest view of New Ha
ven and the adjoining country may be seen from its ob
servatory.
The proprietor is one of the most gentlemanly men
in this city, and decidedly the most reasonable in his
charges. It is the duty of the South to paironize this
man, and I am certain that she will after she has read
this letter—for some of the finest citizens in the whole
South are readers of the Georgia Citizen.
I went down to the Pavillion to-day and took din
ner with the proprietor. lie is a very polite person, but
his charges are higher than those of the proprietor of
the New Haven Hotel. From this Hotel is the most
beautiful view in the world ; and nearby is one of the
most beautiful building-Ixits in the Union. Afar off,
in the Southwest, may be seen Ilalleek’s residence;
and in the North East, above Fair Haven, the residence
of Mr. Maltby. Mr. Halleck is the proprietor of the
Journal of Commerce, and is a great triend to the
South. One of its very best contributors is a gentle
man who lives in the interior of this State. He has
lately published several valuable articles on Slavery.
The fact is, as l said in a former letter, this whole coun
try is friendly to the South.
From the top of the New Haven Hotel may be seen
East Rock, in whose caverns Wbailey and Goffe, the
Rej.cides of Charles the first, were secreted. From
this Rock they had entire view of all the Ships that en
tered the port. It is about two miles from the city, but
doqs not appear more than half a mile. A more beau
tiful locality for a city cannot be found in the world. It
looks from the top of the Hotel pretty much like Phila
delphia. The soil is silicious and the cleanest in the
Union for a large city.
One of the most striking, as well as pleasing pecu
liarities of this city, is the snowy whiteness of the hous
es, giving them a moral neatness which inspires a feel
's ing in the heart s’milar to that which filled the bosoms
.of tlie Crusaders on approaching Jerusalem. Most of
j them are built in the cottage style, which gives the city
the appearance of the country — rus in urbe.
There was a general election held here yesterday,
and, from what I could see, at a distance, there was
but very little excitement. This is truly a city of ‘steady
habits,’ although I saw yesterday evening, after dark,
two or three republicans rather too top-heavy to stand
upright. As 1 passed them in the street. I said, what
a beautiful thing in the sight of God is an upright
man. A Negro, who was standing close by, said,
‘Ah! Massah, dat's de Lawd’s troof. You see dis
Nigger doant fowl.’
‘Wawl,’ said one of the Yankees, ‘what sort of a
stand do you call that Nigger, any how ?’ ‘Why,’
said another, ‘I call him an ink stand.’ *. ,
haw!’ laughed the Nigger—‘You kotched me dat
tyme! But you is paler dan a ghoose!’ ‘And you,’
said the whitemnn, ‘are blacker than the Devil.' 1 ‘How,
in denaymeob de Lawd, you stinguish a Nigger in
de nite?’ asked the black man. ‘By his forked tongue ,’
replied the whiteman. ‘lf dare’s enny surpents in
desc parts, it aint me ,’ said the Nigger. ‘You come
close to me and say that again,’ responded the white
man. ff’me cioser now than l wawn to be. dout you
wax moor ob witmnan ,’ said the Nigger. ‘Let me go,
tint! and, by the Eternal ! as General Jackson used j
to say, I will gut him!’ shouted the nhiteman. ‘No,’
said the other man, ‘stay where you are for he might
gut you.’ ‘Yes,’ said the Nigger ‘you’d better keep
him at a specktahle distuns if you doan wawn me to
dash down wunob de Eyeduls dat de Dibil hab sot up
fur de wurshipob he fawlin Anjuls, haw, haw ! Ketch
dis Nigger ip you ken. He war dess a baytin obyou.
He got you dat tyme, au’ fur nil de suckseeding tymes
datartokum. Whuo-ee! my Lawd! frens ’ git out
o’ de way. and let dis Nigger habspayse, fur he feel
mighty extension gettin up dess roun abeut he bress
boaue 1 Wlioo-ee ! gim me air ! I feel bigger dan de
Ease Rock an’ de IFess Rock boas troane into wun.
W hoo-ee 1 kumon,you roarin lyon, ip you wawn to
taise a smawl sprinkle ob de fyrey surpon ob de Nyle !
Whoo-ce! By golly! dat Witeman’s absunts is de
oonly sing dat’s now wisible So passes awaigh sum
our wision de imcisible sings ob dis wurlc.’ The last
that I heard of this ‘Nigger,’ he was singing
‘Meat upon de goose feet,
An’ inarrow in de boaue,’
while passing up Chapel street.
I have just been to the Factory to examine the
modus operandi/ of making India Rubber Shoes. —
The gum is brought from South America in the shape
of Junk Bottles. This is cut up with n knife into
small pieces, which ar* 1 taken and submitted to the ac
tion of large hot rollers which so compress it that it is
formed into a thin sheet like paper. After it is suffi
ciently compressed, so as to be completely mixed, it is
then taken and mixed with a substance, the exact na
ture of which is unknown, except to the proprietors,
but which I believe to be a kind of litharge. After it
has been thus mixed, it is then taken and passed through
a set of hot rollers, so as, that, when it meets with a
bolt of cloth, which passes through at the same time, it
becomes firmly united to it. It is in this way that the
linings of the shoes become coated with the India Rub
ber—this rubber-coating being the medium to unite the
lining to the outside-rubber of the shoes. The same
thing is done to the cloth whioli forms the insoles of the
shoes—that being cani'ass instead of thin homespun,
because it is necessary that it should be thicker. This
is cut out by a pattern, as every other part of the
shoe is.
The rubber which is to be used for the upper part
of the shoe, is not attached to cloth —nor is that part
of this disunited-rubber which is necessary to be dis
tended by putting on the shoe, thus attached. If it were,
the shoe woulijc not stretch, but tear. Ihe lining is
first put over/a last, then the insole is put on. The up-
then put on over this, but are first
moistened with n sticky substance resembling varnish.
The shoes are then taken and submitted to a baking
process, which not only gives the rubber a greater dur
ability, but fixes this polish on them in such a manner
that it retains its lustre until the shoes are worn out.
There are eighty or ninety girls in the Factory, who
do the fine work and finishing of the shoes. Some put
on the binding; others run a little roller around the
edge of the shoe, where the binding is put on, to make
it resemble one that is stitched. One girl is always en
gaged in the lower floor, tacking the shoes together in
pairs. She can tack together fifteen hundred in a day
—the number that is turned out every day in this
Factory, except oil Sunday. T. 11. C.
LETTER FROM AJIERICTS.
Americus, Ga., April 26, 1851.
My Dear Doctor: —As you are continually pub
lishing letters from various porrions of the Slate,
and thus spreading useful information before your
readers, I have thought that a few letters from this
‘ Athens of the South. West,’ bv one who is mostly
a ‘looker on in Venice,’ and in no way connect
ed with the political world, would be acceptable to
your many readers, for in the estimation ot
its marble playing, tale bearing, and aspiring citi
zens, Americus is a right smart place, and its in
habitants rigid smart people. The truth is, those
who live at a distance snow but little of this world
renowned spot! this home of genius, where the
battles of liberty and Union have been fought and
won ! Taking the number of inhabitants iulocon
sideration I am sure there is not another town in
the Union containing as many aspiring office hun
ters as Americus,or men so ill qualified by nature
and education, and yet they talk of their chance*
tor Governor,Congress, or Judgeship with as much
‘nonchalance’ as it they were qualified to fill any
office within the gift of the people. They seem
to think they have claims that can’t be overlooked
—and I heard one not long since, say, that he veri
ly believed that it it had not have been for him, the
Union would have been dissolved! So far as po
litics is concerned the Union men are largely in
the majoriiy, yet in intellect perhaps there is no
great difference. The town numbers about S'JU
inhabitants, and like ail other small towns is divid
ed into some half dozen cliques, Moral, Religious
and politcal. We have three churches in town.
Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian, and less re
ligion or Christian charity exists among us, tiian 1
verily believe would exist had we no Churches, for
they may be truly said to he factions and not
churches. The truth is it is a burning shame, that
the Preachers of the various churches should con
tinue to fellowship men whose characters for evil
are so notorious as many of the church members
are in our place.
There is another class of men in Americus who
shall be nameless, who are the veriest humbugs
and egotists in Ihe State. There may be, nay there
are, sortie honorable exceptions, but as a body, they
are as vain as they are shallow.
Have yon heard from Hugh A. Harralson since
the publication of ‘Sumter’s’ last letter. By the
wav lest many of your readers may suppose that
letter was not a real ‘ Bona fule’ Americus produc
tion, I assure them that to the knowing ones here,
the paternity of it is well known, and that its au
thor is still alive, and has designs after his Poetical
Machine is repaired, (the boiler having bursied in
his last effort) of trying his hand on someone else,
fully believing that there is more truth than poetry
in the old song,
‘lt will never do to give it up so.’
There is a certain tire-eating Lawyer in town
quite desirous of notoriety, and unless hequitshis
eternal bragging about his skill in trading and
teaching the young idea how to shoot, especially in
Grammar, I shall be compelled to lay before vour
readers a scene that took place between him and
a certain gentleman of color, in a horse trade a
few days since, so look out!
Yours &c. MUCKELEE.
LETTER f;om PROFESSOR HA LE.
Columbus, Ga., April 18, ISSI.
Mr. Andrews,
Dear Sir: —ln your paper of the 26th of April, 1
saw a correspondence in relation to myself, and will beg
of you the following insertion.
“Rodrigo’s” correpondence has been perused with
contempt, as being too fur beneath my notice to reply at
any length, to such cminations of a Mind, diseased by
the contaminating influences of a ‘refuse crowd,’ suf
fice it. to say, that Prof. Hale is too well known among
his friends (who are, he is to say,honored among the
most respectable portion of the community) to need a
reply, but to the Public, let them see, know, and en
quire, before they pass sentence of disapprobation. As
to being * a Door keeper for a New Orleans Theatre ’
and ‘owing a poor friendless Printer Boy, twenty Dol
lars.’ is a base fabrication and falsehood, and the one
who asserts it is a Liar, and can be proven as such,
and to ‘visiting a house of no good fame ’ knowingly, is
also a base deviation from the truth ; as I defy ‘Rodrigo’
or Mortal Man to bring to light, or expose the first spot
or blemish on my character; farther words are unne
cessary ; and all farther communications on the subject,
shall be treated by tne, as they deserve, with silent con
tempt.
I Remain Sir Very Respectfully Yours,
• F. LAWRENCE IIALE,
of New Orleans.
To L. I'. W. Andrews, Esq.
A Splendid Omnibus.
“Col. John C. Winter, who is a large stockholder
in the Plank Road from here to Wetumpka and Tal
ladega, has forwarded for the use of the Company, and
to convey passengers on the road, a most beautiful
four-horse Omnibus, with the portrait on each side, of
a most beautiful lady, called the Autauga Beauty.—
M ho it means by that, we are not able to say, blit if the
eye had a little more of that soul-melting eloquence
about it, and the never to be forgotten impression that
a solitary glance fixes upon you, we ourselves, would
be natisfied of the cognomen. The Omnibus, also, has
an elegant clock in trout, which keeps good time, and
chronicles the seconds, minutes and hours.
THE GEORGIA CITIZEN.
L. F. W. ANDREWS, EDITOR.
MACON, GEO. MAY 3, 1851.
To Correspondents.
03*“Novel Reading” will probably appear in our
next.
03*“Tristram Racket, ensin to Litvin” la too late,
this week, und it won’t keep well till next week, be
cause of ivs richness!
03* “Larlv Memories” received. At present we are
too crowded with original contributions, to admit “Se
lections” by contributors, except under peculiar circum
stances.
03* If J. J. R. of Talbot eountv will send us S4J>O,
we will guarantee his getting what he wishes. It is
however a cash business, invariably, uud at cash pri
ces.
D3*“Leoni or the Orphan of Venice” a Drama in
three Acts, by a distinguished writer, is in hand, and
will he commenced in our issue ol the 17th iust.
from Columbus is also too late for this week.
If the writer will reveal himself to oui ocqi a i t:d, we may
give him a showing, in our next.
Apology.—Owing to an unexpected delay in the ar
rival of a supply of Paper, We have been compelled to
use a smaller size and inferior article for a part of this
week’s edition.
Macon Cotton Market.
The Market is depressed, and but little doing. Pri
ces range from 5 to 9 cts. extremes*
News front Europe- -Steamship Niagara ar- !
rived at Halifax on Tuesday last with one week's later
intelligence from Europe. The following item gives the
gist of her Commercial news;
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
During the week ending April 19th, .Cotton had de
clined 1-Sd., with sale!# of 25:900 bales, the market
closing dull, at nominal huotatioilp. The stock on hand
was 527,000 bales. The)depression was occasioned by
the large receipts from American ports.
May Day.
Thursday last was celebrated, to some extent in this
city. In the morning the Floyd Rifles had their usual
parade, and made a fine appearance. The Macon Vol
unteers, Lieut. James M. Bivins commanding, went
down to Savannah, where they were received, with all
the honors, by the citizen soldiery, people and authori
ties of that ancient city, a brief sketch of which will
be found in out Savannah Correspondence. In the eve
ning, Mr. Hewlett entertained the citizens with a Lec
ture on Temperance in Hewlett’s mvn inimitable style.
Today the Sunday School children are to have their an
nual gala-day, and will no doubt have a pleasant lime
of it. VYe hope they may.
Episcopal Church —This new- and splendid
edifice is in a fine state of progress, the walls of the
Church being raised and the roof partially put on.
W hen completed it will be the pride and boast of the
city, in an architectural point of view.
Consul to Havana.— The Hon. A. F. Owen, of
this State, recently appointed to the Consulship at Ha
vana, passed through this city on Monday evening on
liis way to Charleston, where he will take the steamer
Isabel on Thursday, the first proximo.— Sa r. Rep.
April 30.
The Cuban Expedition —The Savannah pa
pers give rumors as to the movements of the Cuban
Expedition and of the government of the U. S. to ar
rest the crusade. The U. S. Marshal W. H. C.
Mills left Savannah, a few days ago, on board the
Steamer XVclaka in search of the B'boys, who were
known to have crossed the Altumaha in a Southerly
direction. About 600 men have collected at Jackson
ville, Fla., and about2,ouo along the coast, near ‘ Burnt
Fort’ and the Saltilla river. Gen. O’Hara of Ken
tucky was said to be near Jacksonville. Also Gen.
Lope* and Gen. Gonzales. The latter rumor is not
correct, as these personages, Lopez and Gonzales, wen
here incog, on Thursday night, as the last rumor has
it. The (iwwral scerns/to bo wideawake
to suppress Mitionw - N,
fp n ‘ii -V
pa'Lxp'criments.—A i experiment
to that performed by Mr. Spencer in
Charleston was successfully carried out here on Wed
nesday morning last. On the evening before, Mr. S.
placed ji young gentleman of our town in a mesmeric
state, took him to the rich mines of California, where
lie dug his pile of SIOO,OO0 —exchanged the same with
him for bits of newspaper representing the amount, and
instructed him to go the next morning, to the Bank,
for the purpose of depositing the same to his own
credit. All this was done accordingly, and when the
hits of paper were pronounced counterfeit, he hastened
to find his broker, Mr. S. to compel him to refund his
gold. After some parley, Mr. S. then removed the en
chantment, and the young gentleman was entirely un
conscious of all that had passed on that subject since
the night before, thus demonstrating that there are
“more things in heaven and earth, than are dreamt of
in our philosophy.” Though laboring under many dis
advantages, Mr. Spencer has acquitted himself hand
somely as an able teacher of the new philosophy of Bi
ology.
Abolitionism Triumphant. —The election of
Sumner, the noted abolitionist, as U. S. Senator from
Massachusetts, after a severe contest, is a very significant
straw in the whirlwind of politics. Say no more of Mas
sachusetts being on the side of ‘law and order’ and the
faithful execution of the Fogitive'Slavc Law. The elec
tion of Suinncr disproves the asseveration. Through
force and principles of interest , the fugitive Sims was
restored, but there was no heartfelt devotion to the ma
jesty of right, in the whole affair. It is therefore high
time for the South to begin ihe work of retaliation a
gainst the recreant State, by such discrimination a
gaiimt her products as arc constitutional and efficient.—
Let .Boston, Lowell, Lynn, dec., bo made to suffer in
their most vital part—their pocket nerve ! This is the
only way to reach their wooden-nutmeg gizzards with
any certainty.
Powers’ Greek Slave.
We regret verv much that the owners of this piece
of statuary did not 6ee tit to tarrv a couple of days in
Macon, as advertised. The reason assigned was not
very flattering to our taste for the Finn Arts. The.
Agent complained of the unfavorable reception he met
with in Columbus—from the citv authorities in taxing
the exhibition und tincourteottslv collecting the same,
and from n want of prnperappreciation of the merits of
this e real w ork of an A merits n A rtist.on the pari of the
people. Hence, he reasoned himself into the notion
that such a small place as Macon would not extend pat
ronage. sufficient to justify his exhibiting here. Per
haps he was right, but we protest against being slight
ed in this manner, because a sister citv has failed to
do honor to American genius und worth’. Messrs. Ad
ams and Gibson shunlu have recollected that there was
a Hale Storm blowing in Col un<bus when he was there,
and not have been so hasty in their judgment that what
then and there occurred, under certain circumstances,
would certainly occur in any other city of the same
size in Georg ia.
Kidnappers.— Tlte Fire Editors, despairing of
getting a candidate for Governor, from their own ranks
have the effrontery to try and kidnap some prominent
Union Democrat from our side to pull theehesnuts out
of the fire, for them! A gentleman of this city declar
ed, the other day, that Judge Hiram Warner would
be their roan! Our neighbor, Doctor Collins, is also
looked to by some as the “forlorn hope” those whose
motto is “divide and conquer,” but we have reason to
belive, that if either of those gentlemen runs for Gov
ernor, it will not be on the side of the secessionists. No.
no, gentleman, you ain't quite stuff such men as Col
lins and Warner with the notion that they will make
good candidates for you. They are of a different stock
and stripe altogether and will not accept any honors
you might be able to offer for their acceptance.
Rich Beggar— The Republican of Savannah
(•nations the public against the imposition of a blind man
who is travelling on a begging expedition through the
country. He is said to be from Hamilton, Canada,
and to own property there as well as slaves in Mis
sissippi, whither he ia now wending his way! This
man was in Macon, a few days ago, and levied consid
erable contributions from our citizen?. A boy ia with
the man and his errand is told on a printed card. Ixiok
out for him.
Letter from lion. John U. Lumpkin.
By permission of* gentleman in this city by whom the
following letter was lately received from the Hon. John
11. Lumpkin of Floyd, we take pleasure in communi
eating the same to the public, as additional evidence, if
need be, that the Union Democrats of Georgia are im
moveable in their adherence to their long cherished
principle? of devotion to the Union of their Fathers.
Judge Lumpkin uses ‘great plainness of speech’ but it
is that of an honest man and patriot. Let democrats of
the old school‘read, mark, and inwardly digest.’
LETTER.
Rome, April 27, 1851.
My Dear Sir:—
1 was much pleased to learn that you were
still faithful to the principles that governed and
controlled the ancient Democracy, and had not
forgotten the lessons taught us by Jackson in the
days of South Carolina Nullification. The position
of some nten in Georgia, once the leaders of the
Union Democrats, i. a subject of surprise and as
tonishment, Gov. Towns, Gov. McDonald and my
old and esteemed Uncle, Gov. Lumpkin, in the days
of Nullification, were our standard bearers in the
contest that was at that time waged between the
friends arid enemies of the Union ; and Gen. Jack
son, I know reposed implicit confidence in all ol
them, in that learful crisis, brought about by Mr.
Calhoun and the personal enemies of Gen. Jack
son. And I have much reason to believe that the
disaffection in Carolina and Georgia towards the
government of the United States, which origi
nated at that time, has never ceased to this good
hour. Ar.d it has been concealed only to give its
advocates position and influence to effect, ultimate
ly, their purposes and designs. I was aware that
Messrs. Colquitt, Cooper, Black, Jones and others
who left the Whig party and joined the Demo
crats, did not. give op a single political principle,
and I have known them time and again, to main
tain their consistency at the expense of < e feel
ings and principles of their Union supporters. 1
expected that they, and all who agreed with them
that‘Nullification’was the‘rightful remedy,’ would
be eager to unite with any party, or even faction
that would raise the cry of secession or disunion.
And il you will look over the list of your acquaint
ances in Georgia, I venture to assert, the fact, that
you cannot find an old NulliSer, who united with
the Democrats in 1840, when the Whig party was
organized originally, who is not now a Soul hern
Rights man, and lor secession. I was prepared for
all this, but 1 was not prepared to see who
had grown gray in professing devotion to the
Union, at once abandon it, with all the glories ol
the past, and all the promises of the future. In
this country you may rest assured that a large ma
jority ol the people will sustain the Uuion party
and the great measures that this party organiza
tion was intended to accomplish. They will
not abandon the cause of the Union or that orga
nization tortntd at Milledgeville in November last,
ior any cause whatever. They neittier regard the
suggestions of the Columbus ‘Times,’ on the one
hand, nor the ‘Federal Union’ on the ether. The
position of the one they regard as factious, if not
fanatical, while they despise the hypocritical cant
ol the other while he seeks to cover his ill conceal
ed designs under professions of attachment to the
Democratic party. I am glad that the party in
Georgia which fostered such reptiles has been
broken up. The principles of the party suffered,
always, when confided to the keeping of sueli men.
These principles I hope and believe will still live
when such men are forgotten.
Yours Truly,
J. H. LUMPKIN.
Correspondence of tiic “ Citizen.” •
Savannah, April 30, 9, p m.
Dear Doctor: —Your fine company, the Macon Vol
unteers Lieut. Bivins, commanding, arrived here this
evening in good order, bating the dust, which made
them look like any thing but holiday Soldiers just out
ot a military band-box. They appeared more like vet
erans at the close of along and laborious march. The
Company was escorted to their quarters at P. Con
den's well known City Hotel, by the Savannah Volun
unteer Guards. Here they will have a chance to im
bibe some of Patricks ‘extra Cognac’ adulterated with
some of Ins ‘sweet sugar.’ After supper those, in the
mood inclined, took a walk about town to see the lions,
several of which are now in full swing of main and
tail in this borouli. The Theatre and Calhoun Pan
orama brought some to a bait, and some strayed still
further East to see the beat- dance and lake a peep at’
the ‘Fashions,’ while other some dropped in at Luce's.
Strouze's, Dawson's &c., to ascertain whethera certain
up country Editor had given a correct report of the
tine juleps and other condiments which are there to be
found. Several of the Savannah b’hoys were on hand
lo introduce allcomers to the full fruition of our heart
felt hospitality, among whom our friend Col Pulaski ,
of Chatham was distinguished. This gentleman is a
Republican Blue and one of those gentlemen that will do
to tie to, in any emergency. lie is anxious for your vo
lunteers to visit his plantation, and share his hospitality.
Your folks need not, therefore, be alarmed, if the sol
diers do not reach home before the middle of next week.
1 mention this that the f. ars of “anxious mothers” in
your city may not be unnecessarily excited, by their pro
tracted absence.
To morrow, we are to have a Military Parade, under
command of Capt. Richardsone, and on Friday, five of
our Volunter companies will unite in giving the Macon
volunters one Grand Pic Nic at Oglethorpe Barracks.
One thousand persons are expected to be present at this
Festival, and participate in its pleasures, which will be,
I think, of the highest order. The German volunteers
and Irish Greens had progressed so far with other ar
rangements as to make impossible to join in paying hon
or to your corps. This they regret very much, but
will make up the deficiency on a future occasion.
I understand that Capt. Conner was unable, from in
disposition, to accompany the volunteers and that he is
expected to be here to morrow night, lie will receive
that cordial welcome which is due to an accomplished
and gallant officer. His second in command and Bro
ther officers will, however, see to it that the repu
tation of his company will not suffer by his absence.
After the fete is over and the guests have departed I
will giveyou further particulars of the affair.
Yours, TIDE WATER.
Albany Patriot.—The Editor ofthis print char
ges us with “gross misrepresentation” of his language
in respect to the Mechanic’s Mass Meeting, and usks
us to correct the same. He says:—
“After exposing; the abolition tendency of the princi
pal object set forth in the call, we said :
Let our intelligent and worthy mechanics beware of
the wolves in sheep’s clothing, the political tricksters,
and Abolitionists in disguise, who have started this shal
low device to make them instruments in the ruin of
the States.
It will be seen by this, that instead of ‘insult’ and
‘aspersion,’ we gave warning to the mechanics against
those whom we believed to be their worst enemies.’’
Now we leave it to our readers to say, if the Patriot
has not here “owned up” to as much as we charged.
Knowing, as we did, that the movement in question
originated with mechanics themselves and not with
politicians, we had good cause to say that the Editor of
the Patriot when he denounced those who “ started
this shallow device (as he called it,) as “wolves,” “po
litical tricksters,” and abolitionists, did insult the Me
chanics themselves! The inference is thus stated syl
logistically :
Says the Patriot—l. The starters of the mechan
ic's Convention arc “wolves,” “tricksters,” “abolition
ists.” But 2d, the Mechanics have originated this
movement—Ergo 3dly, the Mechanics are the wolves,
al>olitionists, &c., —according to plain deduction from
the Patriots’ statement and the facts of the case. How
ever, as that Journal seems disposed to “take water,”
with an Augusta Mechanic after him with a “sharp
stick,’ we have nothing more to say on the subject, ex
cept that we will not “misrepresent’’ any one if we can
avoid it. ’Tis not our vocation.
———
mercurial. —A South Carolina Editor, is said
a'ways to write ‘‘as though he had a pen of steel,
dipped into a bottle of lightning, and with a brace
of pistols and a drawn sword on his table.” Pooh ,
that's nothing ! we know tin Editor who dips his
pen in Aqua Fnrlis, carries three six barreled re
volvers and two nine inch bladed Bowie Knives in
his pockets, besides keeping a bull dog and a whole
battery of small arms, (assorted) in his sanctum. —
Bearding the Lion in his lair would not be a cir
cnmstance, in bold daring, ta stirring up sncli a
“varmint” five minutes aftej- reading the lampoon
ing of an opponent.
State T air.— The indications are übtnistakeable that
the next Agricultural Fair will be the most brilliant
thing of the kind ever seen in the Southern Siates.—
Planters, Manufacturers, Mechanics and Merchants,
as well as other citizens have the pioper conception of
the thing and mean to do it with a will, Mr. Findlay,
one of our enterpriziHg Machinists will fbrnish a splen
did Engine for the use of those who may have machin
ery to exhibit. Mr. Levy will do likewise, and the in
genuity of all Will be taxed to the utmost to increase
the brilliancy of the show. Our cotton brokers, also,
have entered the arena and are determined to give a
chance to the Planter to drink his water out of u silver
pitcher, two of such, one to cost $ 100, and the other
$75, to be awarded as Premiums for the Ist and 2d
best 25 Rales of new crop Cotion brought to this place
and to be sold here, having been ordered.
The literati will also have a “feast of fat things” in
the way of oratory. Gov. Hammond of !Bouth Caroli
na is to deliver the annual Address and Bishop Elliot
an address on Horticulture and Floriculture. No Cir
ciisses will be allowed to exhibit during the week of the
exhibition within the corporation limits. So far, so
good. Keep the ball in motion. We hope to get the
list of premiums in time for our next.
fato and the Federal tnion.—a writer \
the Sandersville Georgian of the 22d ult., under th
signature of “Cato” has taken down his curfy-com ,
and is doing good service with it, upon the tough p
litical hide of the Federal Ruin man, at Milledgeville.—
Wore we not so pressed for room, we would publish
Cato's article entire, but as that is not convenient, we
will do the next best thing-—make some extracts there
from, hereafter, to show with what ungloved hands Ca
to does his work.
Fnblushi ng Avow al —The lion, r b. Rhett,
U. S. Senator from South Carolina delivered a speech,
April the 7th, before the “ State Rights Association’’
of Charleston, which for recklessness and daring “out
Ilerods Herod.’! lie advocates the secession of Caro
lina, alone , and “lays the flattering unction to his
soul,’’ that it can he done as easy as falling off a log,
and to the certain elevation of the power and glory of
that Commonwealth! The picture he draws of the
commercial prosperity of Charleston, in that event,
from her free trade with the Southern States and the
rest of mankind, in general,—has in it about as much
reality as Mr. Spencer’s subject enjoyed, the other day,
in thinking himself the possessor of SIOO,OOO worth of
gold dust! ’Tis a delusive enchantment which oue
wave of the magic wand of the President will dissipate
like the mists of the morning before the rising god of
day !
But we wish to call the attention of our readers to
the moral tone of this document. As if treason to the
Union was not wicked enough, Mr. Rhett very strong
ly intimates that the smuggling trade will be honora
ble means for keeping and extending the trade of
Charleston with adjacent States. Hear what this im
maculate statesman says on this point:
“We will have nothing todo with spying or fighting.
On our side of the river will have ease and peace. No
controversy with the people of Georgia—no controver
sy with the General Government, or its officers. We
have goods to sell, twenty per cent cheaper than they
can be obtained in New-York, or in any port in the
Union—that is all. We will neither force othtr peo
ple to buy them, nor enter other States to sell them.
The trade, if it exists, will be at the option of those
who think proper to come to us and buy our goods.
Relations of entire amity, and of mutual benefit, not of
hostility or injury, will thus exist, between us and the
Southern States. lam inclined to think the trade of
our merchants, under such circumstanced, will not be
come quite extinguished. lam inclined to think that
the same state of things which now exist on Our Cana
da frontier, under the skilful address of our Yankee
friends, will also prevail along the frontiers of South
Carolina. Twenty per cent will not stop goods on an
imaginary frontier. It gives immense activity to bales
and boxes, as well as to men’s wits. It will not de
stroy our merchants. It will make our trade pretty
free in going out as in entering our State.”
Blockade, by Uncle Sam, Mr. Rhett scouts with
scorn, and thinks lightly of the ability of the goverment
to protect the frontier of Palmetto down from invasion
by traders and waggoners! In conclusion, this chief
conspirator,, in the “ Grand Dramaof the Revolution,”
thus discourses:
“My counsel is, secede from the Union of these
•United Suites. “At v\*ry hazard, and to ilyrist ex’
tremity, secede.” If 1 was now about to draw my last
breath, with that breath I would exhort you to secede.
And, above all. my friends, let us be united in secession.
Our disunion alone will tempt an effiirt at coercion.
Our disunion can alone bring us defeat. Let us be
charitable to each other; and hold every man to be a
brother, who agrees with us as to the wrongs we have
endured, and is intent on redressing them. When ihe
State Convention shall determine on the mode of re
dress— when it withdraws this State from the Union,
all these will be with us ; and in their generous rival
ly for the maintenance of the honor and liberty of
South Carolina, they will perhaps surpass us all, in pa
triotic energy and usefulness. Unite—and unite in
secession, and with God’s blessing redemption is In
hand for us and ours.’’
A Sensible Man and a tree Patriot.—Dr.
Robert Collins, an eminent gentleman of Georgia, in a
letter which he wrote to the Macon convention, makes
the following impressive declaration. (Dr. Collins is
the person that owned the slave Shadraek, who is now
keeping a barber shop in Montreal.) Says he :
“And although I would not follow the example of the
great Carthagenian General, by swearing my children
to eternal war upon the opponents of the Government,
yet so important, and so sacred do I consider the cause
of the Union, that should it ever be my fortune to pre
sent a son at the altar of my Church for its Christian
rites, I should desire the font to be filled with the mixed
waters from the four quarters of the Republic, that he
might be baptised truly, in the dements of the Union, so
that in all after life, the association most deeply impress
ed upon his mind, should be the Union of this country
with the worship of God.”
Considering that Dr. Collins lost a slave worth a
thousand dollars just before this was written, it is an
admirable exhibition of good sense and true patri
otism. Men who never owned, and could not by any
possibility lose a slave, and yet are noisiest of Southern
ultras, might profitably con over the lesson Dr. Collins
gives them.— N. O. Bulletin 26 th ult.
The Bulletin is mistaken in saying that Dr. Collins
is the owner of Shadraek. He is the owner of Crafts,
who escaped to England. In all else, the above para
graph is a just tribute to the patriotism and good sense
of our fellow citizen.
Virginia Convention.
There seems to be much difficulty in this body as to
proper settlement ol the question of Representation. The
western part of the State is strongly iu favor of the
white Basis ot Representation and the Eastern opposed
to it. Very animated discussions have taken place in
Convention on this point, in which Messrs. Butts, Wise
and other distinguished Virginians have taken part.
Mr. Botts offered the subjoine 1 Resolutions, by way of
oompromisingthe difficulty and preventing the splitting
of the “ Old Dominion” into two independent States,
a result which must be deplored by every patriot and
friend of the South in the land. Such a triumph for
“Free Soil” as the carving of anew State out of \ ir
ginia would be, should not be allowed to take place, if
it be possible to prevent it. But it aeenis almost inevit
able and at no distant day. And in our judgment, the
present laws of Georgia and other Southern States
■>n the subject of slavery and the open door which has
been given by these laws to the unlimited increase of
slave property among us and its consequent proportion
al decrease in the border slave States, have contribu
ted not a little to the existing and alarming state of things
in Virginia. Mav H-aven give to our next LrgisLtun
wisdom to and rect it, how mos securely to guard our
own favnrel eon.mo ■ wealth from the san e dang. rs
which no v seem to hang in murky clouds over that
time-honored “ Mother of Presidents.” Mr. Botts’
proposition is thus stated in the “ Richmond Republi
can
COMPROMISE PROPOSED BY MR. BOTTS UPON THE BASIS
OF REPRESENTATION
“ 1. The Legislature ahull b- form id of t vo distinct
branohes, which together shall be called the General
Assembly of Virginia.
2. One of these ahull bo called the house of Delegates,
and shall consist of one hundred and fifty member*;
n™ >■ !)■*
Ridge of mountains, and the other s-. ventv i ,
Uiose counties, cities and towns lying Wt [j"*
3. The other shall be called the Senate anl
consist of members, one half of which nu„,k. ’t" 11
be chosen for and by those counties, cities a , ‘ ‘ “* 1!
iyinjr East of the Blue Ridge, and the other h j
by those counties, cities and towns !yj,,„ \ v ***
Blue Ridge, for which purpose ca<U divis*^
State lying East and West of the |y U( . ‘
shall be laid oQTitilo districts, and each dist ■ !
he entitled to one representative.
4. Tln-re shall be a uniform system of ai ] , •
taxation upon every description and species of
in the commonwealth, real, personal and mixT"*
eept such ns may be specially exempted by a
two-thirds of each branch of the Legislature’ * *** *
5. It shall not be lawful for the Legislature t 0
a public debt, without at the same time or du“
same session, providing for the payment of the J ”
increasing the raie of per ccmage of taxation
manner and to such extent as may be sufficient to ’
the payment of the debt when it becomes d Uc
appropriating a sum of money exceeding *i°/“
shall become a law, except by a vote of ln - . N
the whole number elected of both branches of tCl ’
islature.” 1 Lc S*
OFFICIAL.
PROCLAMATION OF TIIE PRESIDENT Os T t :
UNITED STATES.
Washington, April 25, 1851.
W hereas there is reason to believe tint
military expedition is about to be titled out in
the l nited States, with the intention to in\ a ,j‘
the island of Cuba, a colony of Spain, with which
this country is at peace, and whereas it i>
lieved that this expedition is iustigated and
on by foreigners, who dare to nuke our shot 1
the scene of their guilty andhostile preparation
against a friendly power, and seek bv falsehood
ar.d misrepresentation to seduce our own citi.
zens, especially the young and inconsiderate, j n .
to their wicked schemes, an ungrateful retu
for the benefits conferred upon them bv th •!
people in permitting them to make our country
an asylum for oppression, and in flagrant abu
ol the hospitality thus extended to them. And
whereas such expeditions can only be regarded
as adventures for plunder and robbery, and
must meet the condemnation of the civilized
world, whilst they are derogatory to the charac
ter of our country, in violation of the laws of na
tions, and expressly prohibited by ourown-our
statutes declare that if any person shall, within
the territory or jurisdiction of the United States
Isegin or set on foot, or provide or prepare the
means for any expedition or enterprise to be
carried on from thence against the territory or
domains of any foreign prince or state, or of any
colony, district or people with whom the United
States are at peace, every person so offending
shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor
and shall be fined not exceeding three thousand
dollars, and imprisoned not more than three
years.
Now, therefore, I have issued this my procla
mation, warning all persons who shall connect
themselves with any such enterprise or expedi
tion, in violation of our laws and national obli
gations that they will thereby subject them
selves to the heavy penalties denounced against
such offences, and will forfeit their claim to the
protection of this Government, or any interfer
ence in their behalf, no matter to what extrem
ities they may be reduced in consequence of
their illegal conduct; and therefore l exhort all
good citizens, as they regard our national repu
tation—as they respect their own laws, and the
laws of nations—as they value the blessings of
peace, and the welfare of their country, to dis
countenance, and by all lawful means prevent,
any such enterprise; and I call upou every offi
cer of this Government, Civil or Military, to use
all efforts in his power to arrest for trial anil
punishment,every such offender against the laws
of country.
Given under my hand the twenty-fifth day of
April, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and titty-one, and the seven
ty-fifth of the independence of the United
States.
MILLIARD FILLMORE
W. S. Derrick, Acting Secretary of State.
Diplomatic Affairs at Washington.—
A dispatch from Washington to the Philadelph
ia North American furnishes the following inter
esting items :
As soon as the Secretary of State returns to
Y\ asbington the Nicaragua question will be im
mediately taken up by the Cabinet. England
lias committed violations of the convention so
recently agreed upon and solemnly ratified by
her; and the British embassador succeeded in
getting Squier’s treaty with Nicaragua, with the
modifications proposed by Gen. Taylor’s ad
ministration, laid on the table in the Senate.
This lost ground must by recovered, and that
modified treaty', mi st lie confirmed, or all the
rights and interests of the United States in Cen
tral America will be sacrificed to Britain. There
lias been too much neglect or concession al
ready. Chatfield should have been sent home
when Mr. Squier was recalled.
It is stated that Mr. Walsh, late Secretary of
Legation at Mexico, who was sent to Ilavti to
unite with the British and French agents in con
centrating the government of the inland in Sou
louque,has been snubbed by 7 his sable highness.
Strange that there should have been any hesi
tation in recognising the government of Libe
ria, and yet so much willingness to follow for
eign examples in San Domingo. General Tay
lor’s policy was to encourage the Dominicians
against the Haytians—whites against blacks,
republicans against ituperialists-and make Sou
louque pay indemnity for confiscating American
property.
The awards of the Mexican commissioners
have caused much dissatisfaction, and Congres
sional inquiry is threatened by the disappoint 1
claimants. Some queer awards were mad e i
and some queerer rejections.
Pursuit of the Cuban Expedition.—Ft
several days past the city has been rife w
rutnors about the e.xj<edition against Cuba, s-* ( -
posed to be on foot, and the government offi
cials have exhibited a great amount of zeal m
their efforts to ferret out the actors in the busi
ness, and to preserve the neutrality of the na
tion. The steamer Welaka, Capt. Blankenship,
was chartered yesterday, and sailed last night
for the South with W. 11. C. Mills, Deputy l.
S. marshal, and other officials on board, in pur
suit of the expedition, which it is reported, is
concentrating somewhere on the coast.
will not now mention the rumors that are cur
rent in the city.— Savannah News,
More about the Cuba Expedition.
HUNGARIAN EXILES IMPLICATED.
Washington, April 26th.
Authentic information has been received by the c*
ernment authorities here, that large numbers and mJ
have assembled at Mobile, Apalachicola. Savannah.
other cities South, for the purpose of embarking i“ 1 ’
expedition against the Island of Cuba.
Among these persons, it is ascertained there * i! - L
siderably numbers of Hungarian refugees, rectt.tb
rived in the United States—men who have bad 30
tensive experience in war, of late, and who - u -‘ e
were expected to make first rate soldiers.
This information has created no little stir, he
the general opinion seems to be that if Cuba * a ‘ n ’
the invaders should not rendezvous upon the 801
United States, if the Administration at Waduugtc
preveut it ’ _ . e € die
Orders have been forwarded to 1 ,
immediate despatch of a Revenue C 1
along the Southern coaat.