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Newspaper Page TextTHE CONSTITUTIONALIST. JAMES GARDNE R, JR. TERMS. Djily. per annum ga <)0 'l'n Weekly, per mi1ium ....................6 00 II paii) in advance. .....5 1)0 Weekly, per annum, it paid in advance..-. 200 I'liese terms are ottered to new subscribers and all old subscribers who pay up all arrearages. In no case will the weekly' paper be seut at #2, unless the money accompanies the. order. In no case will it be sent at #2.00 to an old sub scriber in arrears. [I FWhen tfie year paid for at #2,00 expires, the piper, if not discontinued, or paid for in advance, will be sent on tne old terms, #2,/if) if paid at tho oltice within the year, or #3,00 if paid after the expiration of tne year. [i f Postage must be paid on all commumcafaous and letters of business. The Widow. A widow is a dangerous thing. With soft,black, shining curls, And looketh more bewitcningly, Than a host of romping girls ; Her laugh is so delicious— So knowing, clear beside, You’d never dream her thinking, Soon to become a bride. Her dress, though made of sable, Hives rouiidness to her form— A touch of something thoughtful, A witching, winning charm And when she sits beside you' With quiet, easy' grace— A tear may fall unhidden, Or a smile light up her face. Her voice is soft—melodious— And lute-like in its tone ; Hhe sometimes sighs, “ ’tis dreadful To pass through life alone." And then she’ll tell y T ou, you remind her Os the loved one, dead and gone ; Your step, your lorm, your features Thus the widow will run on. Oh, listen, but be careful, t — Her lips distil the nectar That doth enslave the heart: He guarded or she’ll win you, With sighs and smiles and tears ; 1 faith, she’ll wear the breeches too, And box your silly'ears. | From the Christian Intelligencer. | The Messenger of Love. " And they all, with one consent, began to make excuse.’’—Luke xiv. 18. The messenger ol Love Went forth with heavenly word, To call the wedding-guests To the supper ol the Lord. “ 1 cannot heed thee now!’ Said a youth of eagle eye, As he pointed to the steeps Where the shrine of Fame rose high— “ I cannot heed thee now 1 1 cannot here delay ; A voice from yonder height Is calling me away. “ It tells ol deathless wreaths, That wa>( to crown my brow Oh, yet aw idle delay, 1 cannot heed thee now And the messenger divine A pittyiu ’tear let fall, As he turn, d in other paths The wed ling-guests to call. not of heavenly' love 1 ' Said one, in tones of glee ; ’ I here’s a love of mortal growth That is dearer far to me. " 1 here is a brow of mortal mould, Whose light to me is given, And earth can otter more Than I a U or hope of heaven ! " “ 1 cannot heed thee now l” .Said the man of power and gold , “ I have many years of life— t have treasures yet untold.” '• When the heavy hand of griel Is chill upon my brow, I will call thee—then return, For 1 cannot heed thee now.'" And the messenger divine, With a glance of wonder meek, Went forth in other paths The wedding guests to .-.eel; " And hast thou come at last 1 ISaid the weeping child of sin , “ Arc mercy’s gates unclosed 1 Will Jesus let me in ?” " O wondrous power of gi ace ! For sinners such as I ; Thou hast answered to my r call— Thou hast heard my pleading cry 1 ” A i'< aside of earthly fame. And V? pomp of eaithly pride. lint he took the contrite hearts, And bore them up to heaven ; And to them lie least was served, And the wedding robes were given. Sigma. New Brunswick, March. 181!). (From the Philadelphia Bulletin ) Jenny Lind’s Marriage '■o, Mr. Harris weds the charming Jenny— The Swedish Nightingale has found a mate ; Ah, Jenny'! it was cruelty to many To step so slily in the married state. Married a week before the papers knew it Ah, what would opera directorssav to A lady, without one rehearsal to it. Playing “ II Matrimonio Segreto ! ” Well. Mrs. Harris! we had hoped to hear, Your wondr ms voice on this side the Atlantic ; Twas a vain dream, now scarcely worth a tear, All blasted by ibis marriage iinroraantic. You re married, and that 's all; at home you’ll stay', And be as tine a housekeeper as any ; You'll learn to luiil and spin, and men will say, The charming Jenny’s but a spinning Jenny. You’ll mend your husband’s trousers o’er and o’er. And darn his stockings by the evening lamp ; You’ll entertain y our gossips by the score, And utter proverbs tor poor ,'Sarey (lamp.” And, by and by . in true domestic sty le, Harris and you sit tete-a-tete, and may be, While he is smoking, every little while, You’re singing “ Casta Diva” to the baby 1 Nor need ymu e’er forget your vocal power ; At home you’ll daily dust the piano forte, Practice the scales —toyveigh a pound of flour, And try the shake —when little Jennys’ naughty. But never need you strive, upon the stage, To stir up London or astonish Paris; Critics with whom •• the Lind’’ was all ths rage, Will see small worth in Mistress Jenny Harris. Friendship. [FROM THE FRENCH OF BERANCER.| Couplets addressed to my triends the Bth Decem ber, 1822, the anniversary of my condemnation hy r the Court of Assizes. On rosy banks Love lies asleep ; But when of Life grows dark the horizon. Mild Friendship comes to watch and weep O’er him who pines yvithin a prison. Alas! the tears that flow for Love ! How gently Friendship heals their sorrow ! Love’s chains too heavy e’er would proy'e, Did we not strength from Friendship borrow. Thrown by' the tyrant hands of Law, In dungeon dark—my Muse sat pining— Scarce were closed, when I saw a. {Tiendship-afi^r[ ace with pity shining. Ah! happy he, who freed from chains, Who Hate and Envy no more heeds, Joins to the memory of his pains, Remembrances of Friendship’s deeds. What aO*h that Glory that all want '! For Honor’s babbles let fools strive— For them, the mail’le monument— To ns sound sleep shall \ ‘Hue give. My'dungeon’s gloom is cheer d by friends; We lightly laugh the hours away ; Before old Time he scarcely bends, Who, in a prison, can be gay'. On vosy r bauks Love lies asleep. But when of Life grows dark the horizon, I’ll sing of Friendship, mild and deep, That cheers the cold and dreary prison. Pipes. Women. We women have four seasons, like the year, Onr spring is in our lightsome giiiish days, When the heart laughs within us for sheer joy ; Ere y'et we know what love is, or the ill Os being loved by those whom we love not. {Summer is when wc love, and are beloved, And seems short': from its very splendor scents To pass tlie quickest; crowned with flowers it flies. Autumn, when some young things, willi tiny hands, And rosy' cheeks,, and glossy tendriled locks, Go wantoning about 1»* day’ and night. And winter is when thos.e we love have perished, For the heart ices them. tbe next spring Is in another world. l'Esrus. Distressing —Charles, a little boy, aged about four or five years, son of Mr. Joseph Ctapman, of this place, was killed on Saturday evening last, by the falling of a large mantle piece upon him. He lived several hours after the accident, but was so severely injured as to defy medical skill to save him. [ Cassville Standard. Esca.peh from Ja.il.—Robert McCarthy, ■who was committed to the Jail of Baker coun ty for the murder of Andrew Baker, escaped •n Thursday evening of last week, and has not since been taken. The Sheriff immedi ately offered one hundred dollars reward for Jiis apprehension.— Albany Patriot . Au Imprisonment under Windiacligractz. The National (Paris) publishes the follow ing communication from a citizen of the French Republic, who after having been detained a prisoner by Windischgractz at Vienna, for some weeks, was fortunate enough to effect his es cape. After stating that he was arrested on the entrance ofjWindiscligractz into Vienna, & thrown into prison, the writer thus proceeds : “ I found myself with forty-two other per sons in a place so narrow that it was impossi ble to lie down; I was therefore obliged to stand and lean in my turn against the wall for three days and three nights, without receiv ing either bread or water—a prey to the most' horrible sufferings, and in a state easily ima gined, when I tell you, that on no account could we be permitted to leave the cell. lam at a loss to know how we escaped suffocation. The fourth day arrived ; our door was opened, and we were ordered to turn out. I obeyed joyfully, in spite of the piercing cold ; but the majority of my companions in misfortune could not walk, notwithstanding the pushing from the butt-end of muskets and with bayonets, by which it was attempted to compel them. — The court martial before which we appeared was comprised of officers who beheld with manifest plearure the pitiful state we were in. Without entering into any preliminary ex planation of the causes (legitimate or not) of our arrest, the captain who seemed to preside over this court declared, collectively, he look ed upon us as so many ‘ blackguards, anar chists, communists, republicans,’ &e., and that in a few days we should not fail to be shot.— Good ! I could not help exclaiming ; and in stantly the honorable president turned to- Avards me in a rage ; < you dare to laugh at me! You miserable spy! you shall be the first shot! ’ As I had no doubt but that lie would be good as his word, I amvered, ‘ That is j ust Avhat I wish ; better be shot than your prisoner.’ We were almost immediately re-eondueted to our prison, AA'liere, for the first time, bread and Avater Avas rationed to us. I had no other food during the Avhole time I was with the Imperialists. On the sixth day of my cap tivity, (Avell loaded Avith irons,) I Avas taken before the Grand Military Tribunal. There a miserable lieutenant of chasseurs recognized me as having commanded a barricade in slrasse. He knew, besides, I was an officer and aid-de-camp to a certain general. I per ceived that I was lost, but I denied everything. There Avas a great crowd on our way back to the headquarters. Some women approached me and embraced my manacled hands, others Avept as they looked at me. Boquets were likewise thrown to me. These marks of in terest renewed my courage, and I could haA'e died Avithout regret at that moment. On my return to Hetzendoriff, I passed another three days in a dirty stable, among red-cloaked Croats—always in danger of receiving from either one or the other a sabre cut or a carbine shot. On the tenth day I Avas led into the fields to Avitness an execution, which Avas hor rible. When I had been there a few minutes twelve students Avere brought forward, al, very fine, handsome lads, their hands free their countenance undaunted; they Avere about to be shot. Arrived on the spot where they were to suffer, spades and piekaxes Avere given to them, Avith orders to dig their oavii graves. *■ ♦ * * * * As they offered some resistance, they were beaten or Avere struck Avith the points of the bayonets, AA'hich compelled obedience. During this mournful task, the officers amused themselves by taking out their Avatch es from time to time, and I heard them say, ‘ Now, gentleman, you have a but quarter of an hour more—ten minutes—five—hurry your work!’ The graves Avere dug. It was then ordered that the eyes of these young men should be bandaged, but they refused. When they were commanded to kneel, one of them cried out. ‘lt is you, miserable mercenaries, who ought to go on your kees before us. Come, executioners, do your office ! Two seconds af terwards these twelve children Avere stretched on the ground. I will not tell you Avhat my feelings were during this horrible scene. Oh ! that I had been able, even at the sacrifice of my own life, to avenge those young men! This terrible trial Avas repealed several times. Amongst others, I suav a poor woman Avith her two children shot for having said to Prince Windischgractz, Avho refused a pardon for her husband, ‘ I can neither live nor get a living for my children if you take him away from me. Murder us, then, altogether !’ They Avere executed three days after the students, I have mentioned, in the presence of the husbands, who followed them at an hour’s interval. I have seen soldiers on the frontier cut off the fingers, as a pastime, of two children of the ages of three to six months, Avhich had been found in a house in Hames. They afterwards killed them, not having, as they said, breast to give them. You will not require tne to go on with these horrible details ; I AA'ill there fore tell you hoAv I escaped. Every morning I was told that I Avas going to be executed; but the tribunal, who thought that by ques- j tioning me frequently they would obtain N revelations, delayed the tinm of mj j changea. With Row rnuci.l did I Avitness the arrival of the grana- Jdiers, (Italians !) It was my first gleam of hope. As I spoke their language, it was easy for me to pass as one of their countrymen. I obtained in this manner, the evening of their arrival, some "peasant’s clothes, gaud the next morning I A\ r as on the mountain heights.— Avoiding roads,and selecting the least practica ble passage—seeking shelter only from Avood men and shepherds—l arrived very ill on the 25th at G , where I took my bed, which I haA’e not left until this morning. Anthony’s Shoals Factory We are indebted to an intelligent friend, who is interested in this new enterprise, for tire fol lowing facts connected with its history, charac ter, and progress: The Broad River Manufacturing Company is the name of an association of gentlemen for the purpose of spinning yarns and weaving sheetings and shirtings, and is now going into operation. Their factory is a handsome brick building, 80 by dO feet, 4 stories high, including attic, and was constructed by Messrs. Demerest & Atkinson. It is capacitated to contain 2,500 spindles and 100 looms. The Company have at present only 1,584 spindles and 18 looms, but intend filling the house with additional looms and spindles as soon as advisable. The location of this Factory is on Broad Riv er, at Anthony’s Shoals, in Elbert County, five miles above its confluence with the Savannah at Petersburg. The machinery was made by the Matteawan Company N. Y. and in point of workmanship and style of finish cannot be surpassed, and more than fulfils the most san guine expectations of the Stockholders, It is propelled by an overshot wheel, and drums and belts. The wheel is 16 by 14 feet, and was constructed by Hugh Wilson, of Abbeville District, S. C. lhe head and fall of water be ing 20 feet. John Hastings, Jun, of Pa. is the sole Agent and manager of this factory. Address him at Anthony’s Shoals P. O. Elbert County, Geo. Mr. Hastings is a gentleman of great and va ried acquirements, being well versed and of long experience in the various branches of cotton manufacturies, under whose manage ment the Company confidently look for satis factory profits. Os the great and abundant water power so peculiar}' possessed by Geor gia and South Corolina, but few locations have greater advantages than Anthony’s Shoals, and none where for so small a sum, the water can be used four times. Broad River after the junction of its North and South forks, runs for 30 miles through a rich and beautiful basin, not making a fall at a single point sufficient for a mill until it reaches Anthony's Shoals at the eastern edge of the Flatwoods, where in the early throes of nature it seems to have burst its way through high hills and runs down into the Savannah, making at Anthony’s Shoals a fall of 90 feet in the distance of a mile and a half. These Shoals interrupt the navi gation of the river, but boats run from the head of the Shoals 30 miles above, and from the foot 60 miles to Augusta. The improvement of this water power has been commenced with an eye to the final pas sage of boats around the Shoals by canal and locks. The Dam that raises the water for the present factory is short but well constructed of stone and timber; the canal is 20 feet wide at bottom and 35 at top, and 450 yards long, turning water enough for 20,000 spindles, and making a fall of 20 feet and constitutes what is called the first level in the plan of the im provement. The second level is to be made by receiving a dam from the bank of the river 120 feet long to an island, forming a pond that will receive all the water of the first level, and as much more in the river between the main land and island; from this second pond the canal at lhe second level will commence and run on a tew hundred yards until a fall of 20 feet is obtain ed. There another Dam will be constructed in the river to receive the water of the second level and as much more as is desirable to be taken from the river making the third pond, from which a canal will be constructed ma king the third level, which also will run lar enough to make a fall of 20 feet-there also a dam is to be constructed, from which a canal making the 4th ie"? 1 start. ‘'I s . ‘ °‘V structing 4 short canals whose cC." 1 1116 L .f r)u is less than 1£ miles and overcoming up win os 80 feet fall by i double locks. The first level containing water enough for 20,000 spin dles, while each succeeding one below will have all the water of the one above, and as much more as need be taken from the liver, and using the water 4 times. By this method of improvement which can be entirely finished, (including looks to pass boats from level to level,) for $10,000; the water power at Anthony’s Shoals can be made to turn as many spindles as are in the State of Massachusetts. This location is on a navigable river 18 miles from Washington Georgia, yet capitalists there are talking seriously of erecting Steam Mills. - Thrift of the Yankee. — ln perfectly good humor, the Tuscaloosa Monitor, of the 14th ult., lias given the following sketch, which, in itself, is the highest encomium on the in domitable perseverance which marks our coun trymen: “A mountain of granite appears rather a tough subject to deal with, yet a Yankee will burrow into its bowels, and lo! the granite becomes gold in the vaults of the Common wealth Bank in Boston. A pond of ice pre sents a cheerless and chilly prospect to the eye, but the YTankee, nothing daunted, will have up the crystal masses, and straightway the ice glitters in diamonds upon the bosom of his rosy cheeked spouse. Wherever the Yan kee layeth down his hand; gold springeth. Into what soil soever he thrusteth his spade; gold sprouteth therefrom. In dim twilight by his chimney corner, he sitteth meditating, and thoughts chase one another through his brain, which thoughts are gold. Various they are, it may be, in form and seeming. One is but a gridiron, another a baby jumper, and a third a steam engine, but he writeth them all down in the patent office at Washington, and then putteth them in his pocket in good gol den eagles from the mint at Philadelphia. “But your genuine Y'ankee coineth not merely his own sagacious conceits; the follies, the fears, and the errors of others, are more over all gold to him. He fabricateth mermaids and sea serpents, and locketh up in his iron chest, heaps of golden credulity. He manu factureth a pill of chalk and Avheaten bread, which he Avarranted to cure asthma, hydroce phalus, epilepsy, and yellow fever, and pre sently buildeth him a great house on the banks of the Hudson. When a sudden delirium seizeth all the world, prompting them to emi grate in floods noAvhere, he quietly mustereth his fleet of transports for that destination, or buildeth a railroad in that direction, regard less of what is at the other end, and putteth the passage money in his pocket. He erecteth to himself no castles in the air, but he diligent ly aideth his neighbor to do the same, and out of the proceeds grow up to him presently cas tles upon the earth. Such is the modern Midas—the Midas Avithout the long ears—the cool, route, sagacious, calculating Yankee.” Youthful Perseverance. —A lad about 13 years of age arrived in this city, by the cars, night before last. His story, though brief, is an interesting one, and exhibits a strength of close-clinging affection which it is a pleasure to record.—His mother and sister left Ireland about a year ago for America, and the boy, being then a bound apprentice, was not per mitted to accompany them, although he de sired to do so. Some eight months after their departure, the little fellow, Avithout a penny in his pocket, ran away from his master, walk ed to Dublin city, told his story to the Cap tain of an American ship, and tearfully solicit ed his aid in taking him to his mother. The Captain told him that the United States Avas a very large country, and should he get there he might not find the object of his search ; but the little “ Japhet” was determined to “ try,” and finally got the Captain's consent to take him across the ocean in the capacity of second cook. The vessel arrived at New Y'ork, and the little fellow, all atone, searched the metropo lis throughout—inquiring of the Irish fami lies of the whereabouts of his mother, but to no purpose—no one knew her. During this search, which continued more than a week, the little fellow met his current expenses by doing chores in the streets, such as holding horses, &c.—for a lad of that kind could not be dishonest. Failing in New Yark, he worked his passage on a steamer to Albany—reached that city, and worked his way to Buffalo, thence to San dusky, and on to Cincinnati—making a jour ney, in all, of about four thousand miles, in search of his mother. Upon his arrival here, he immediately sought out the Irish residents, and, for the first time, heard of the object ol his long and singular pilgrimage. lie learned that his mother and sister had lived in Cin cinnati, but about a month since had removed to Vanceburgli, Ky. The little “Japhet,” in the fullness of his joy, was determined that an hour should not be lost, and Avent to Capt. Grace, of the Brillidnt, yesterday, and told his story. The Captain took him on board, gave him some money, and provided him comforta bly for the passage, and doubtkss ere this the little felloAV is in the arms of the loved ones of his search.—Cm. Com, Statistics of Monarch y. —The year 1848 has Avitnessed more changes among the Eu ropean sovereigns than even the year 1830. The aggregate of sovereigns have been reduced from 47 to 33. There is hut one over 70 years of age, King Ernest Augustus, of Hanover. Six monarchs haA'e either made a voluntary or forcible abdication of their poAvor, viz: Louis Phillippe, on the 24th of February; Louis, of Bavaria, on the 21st of March; Charles, Prince of Holienzollern Sigmaringen, on the 20th of April; Henri LXII, Prince of Reuss Lobens tein Eberdoff, on the Ist of October; Joseph, Duke of Saxe Altenbourg, on the 30th of and Fqrdinand.l, of Austria, on the ■ 2<A otfllccmber. ’’Tlife Dukes of Modena and Parma have been forced to abdicate by their subjects; but the first has received his power, and the Duchy of the second is governed in his name by the Austrians. Three reigning princes have died—Christian VII, of Denmark, on the 20th of January; Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse Darmstadt, on the 16th of June; and Gustav us, Landgrave of Hesse Homberg, on the Bth of September. U. B. Light Artillery. This favorite and most efficient arm of the national defence, it AA'ill be seen by the annexed Order, is about to be increased: gen’l orders, 1 War Department, > Adjutant Generel’s Office, No. 22. J Washington, April 21, 1849. 1. Under the provisions of the Act of March 3, 1847, authorizing four additional companies “to be organized and equipped as Light Artillery,” the President directs the following designated companies to be so or ganized and equipped. Ist Reg of Artillery,Comp’y (I.) Capt. Magruder. 2d “ “ “ (M ) Capt. Roland. 3d “ “ “ (B.) Capt. Sliover. 4th “ “ “ (G ) Capt. Freeman. Four pieces, and forty-four horses will lie allowed each company, and all the necessary supplies will be furnished on requisitions duly forwarded to the proper departments of the Staff agreeably to Regulation. 2. Company B. 3d Artilery, will proceed, without unnecessary delay, to take post at West Point for the purpose of aiding in the practical instruction of the Cadets in this im port and branch of the military service, under its Captain, Brevet Major Shover, the present instructor of Artillery at the Academy. The Lieutenants on extra duty will join the com pany. Bv order, R. JONES, Adj’t. Gen’l. Gerritt Smith, of Peterboro’, New Y’ork, Avho inherits large tracts in the various parts of that State, has just issued a circular stating that he Avishes to give away tracts of land to one hundred virtuous and landless poor per sons, Avho will fie selected from each county in the State except Madison, in the ratio of its population, making 1000 in all. They are to be white inhabitants of the State of New York—must be between the age of 21 and 00, and must be entirely clear of the vice of drinking intoxicating liquors. They must also in each county be taken from the sexes in equal numbers. The tracts will aver age from 30 to 60 acres each, The title deeds Avill be made out at the expense of Mr. Smith, and along with each gift will be a gift of $lO in money, which will be sufficient to pay the expenses of removal, or Avill pay all taxes for a number of years to come. In case of the Land selected not being suffi cient to supply the 1000 persons, each disap pointed person will receive S4O in money, in addition to the $lO already mentioned. This SSO will enable the possessor to purchase 40 acres of Government land.. Mr. Smith has selected five persons in New York city to select the 150 from the city.— These Judges are Isaac T. Hopper, Daniel C. Eaton, William Korneys, George 11. Evans, and John Cochrane. What does this Mean. — “ Bob," in a com munication to the Macon Telegraph, says : «Either Northern or Southern Whigs are the greatest romancers in the world. Speak ing of the Connecticut Democracy in the late election, the Lowell Courier (Whig) says— 1 It is natural that the Republican (a Democratic paper) should rejoice over the success of the Cass and slavery parly in Connecticut, for the reason that it hates the. freesoilism of the whigs.’ • The Cass and slavery parly!’ The Demoracy of old Connecticut * hates the freesoilism of the Whigs' So says one ot the leading Whig journals on the spot. Pass it round.” The Wheat Crop. —From all we can learn, and we have conversed on the subject with sev eral intelligent farmers from different counties, the wheat crop in this region had not suffered so severely from the recent frost as was at first apprehended. While the earlier varieties, (particularly when growing on low, wet lands) have suffered a great deal, it is thought that the later kinds, if the weather should continue favorable until harvest, will yield “aright smart chance." This we are glad to hear, as the gloomy prospects for wheat have already • J mice of Flour here to eight dollars raiseu ... - - whig . per barrel! — Southern .. . „ It is our painful duty to record, under the obituary head, the death of Col. George W. Whistler, Chief Engineer of the Petersburg and Moscow Railroad, and for many years past a resident of St. Petersburgh—Few persons have done more to illustrate the American charac ter for talent, skill and integrity, in a distant land, than Col. YVhistler; and from all that we have leared, from very many sources, it has been the lot of few, dying among strangers, and away from their homes, to leave behind them so many sorrowing friends.— Balt. Amer. I From the N. (J. Picayune, 'Mh imt I further Arrivals from MEXICO. Twenty Two Days Lcuer from California. We received yesterday, bv the bark Ply mouth, Captain Perkins, and' the brig Lima, Capt. Higgins from Vera Cruz, the former 30th ult., and the latter the Ist inst., files of the Monitor, the Universal and the Siglo, from the city of Mexico to the 26th ult., and the Jalapa Zempoalteca of the 27tli K inclusive. In these we find much further information from California, which we proceed to give be low, first introducing the followingbnef let ter, which also reached us yesterday, from a informed source at Mazatlan, which brings down our dates from San Francisco to the 29tli of March, or twentv-two days later than we published yesterday' ( Correspondence of the Picayune ) Mazatlan, April 9, 1849. Gentlemen.— The Peruvian bark Fanny, Capt. de Brot, arrived here on the 7th inst., direct trom San Francisco, whence she sailed on the 29th ult. A short time before the Fanny left, one of the boat’s crews belonging to the U. S. flag ship Ohio ran away with boat and aTT They were pursued, captured, and brought’back.— Shortly after the crew being called°to perform some duty, they refused to turn out or obey the orders of the officers; in consequence of which about thirty of the leaders w*re con fined in irons—a court martial was twing held on board the Ohio, and it was the opiaion that Com. Jones would hang a number of the con spirators. There was much disaffecthsi in the navy. All of the officers of the sloojl of war St. Mary’s had been tried by a court martial save two. The U. S. propeller Massachusetts amved at San Francisco on the 25th March. Sving to the immense number of people arriving at San Francisco, the country is in a yty inse cure state. A great want of an effedfive mi litary force, and the extension of the lavs of the United States over t“ territory. v Yours, &c., J, p. The Monitor of the 24th ult., statis that a file of the “Alta California,” publishei at San Francisco, had just'come to up to the 15th of March, These that several meetings had taken place tlire, at which resolutions were passed to OMnize a Legislative Assembly composed membsrs, charged with tne task of laws for the preservation of order, protection of trade and commerce district of San Francisco. It was alsovßfived that three judges should be electedffor the administration of justice. \ We saw a letter yesterday, dated tn§ 24tli ult., at Vera Cruz, from a foreign merchant, which confirms the above intimatiof given by the Siglo. It is represented that ple of California had organized a GoveJment, which disavowed the authority of Gen\ Smith as Governor, and had annulled his prohibition excluding foreigners from working the'tnines. Thinking it quite probable that Gen. tSmith had modified the order which he promulgated at Panama, we were at first inclined ** sup pose that such modification, upon a popular representation made to him, had bear con founded with a disavowal of his authority; but it would appear that something more Serious has occurred, though precisely what we do not understand. The convention which it was proposed to hold in March to organize a Government was definitively postponedto the first Tuesday in May, (May Ist,) as we had supposed, but it is possible that the necessity of an earlier organization became apparent, and that the convention proceeded to their work as first intended, and that the legisla tive Assembly above named is a part of its work. In this point we must await further news, but we are not unwilling to suppose for a moment that Gen. Smith’s authority has been suspended. It could not fail to be known to our correspondent at Mazatlan, and he would not have neglected to mention it. The Monitor, two days earlier, (tKe 22d) says Gen. Smith, has organized a good’police, and tacitly permits every one who chooses to dig at the placers; that it would be impossible for him at the present time to hinder tifrm.— This we presume is about the extent Os the difficulty. The same paper says that every successive arrival increases the exeitement about the gold region. The following is an ixtraet from a letter ad dressed te the editors of the Monitor %y a merchant at San Francisco, dated 9th March: It appears that throughout the immense ex tent 01 the placers you cannot find a foot of ground without gold, and there arc spots where from each cradle ( balea ) full of earth the ad venturer washes Jout a pound of precious ore. The activity in this part is extraodinary, and the circulation of money prodi«ons.-- Every thing is high in prices -more jflkrticu larly manual labor and the transit of Sods. The freight of a l*irge from here to land ing place of Santa Clara (three leagjjrfrom San Jose) is from S4OO to SSOO. hed hacks of horses sell for SSO; ‘Food for one man is s.r a day. From San Francisco to San Jose, by is twenty leagues; thence to the fon mines, now working by Mr. Forbes, it leagues; and to the placers sixty leagues^Bngl; The preceding winter had been exceed®”- l severe, both in California and in Oreg<^B^c e report was put in circulation that a goldpiH had been discovered in the latter territory, bu^ a party of men who went to explore the banka of Power and Burnet rivers [Powder and Bur net rivers, probably—tributaries of Lewis’s Porks,] the site of the supposed placer, but they returned without finding anything like what was reported. In the middle of January of this year the placers were covered with snow; notwithstan ding this many persons continued digging. It was, however, understood that immediately the rivers began to rise, w'hich event was short ly expected to take place, all the works would be abandoned. Several meetings had been held in San Fan cisco for the purpose ot opposing the intro duction of slavery into the country, with a view to put to greater profit the labor of the Indians. The Siglo of the 22d ult. contains a com munication by Gen. Almonte, which is of some importance to the gold-diggers and treasure holders in California. He states that, having perceived that duties had been levied at the Mexican customhouses in port on the Pacific on gold brought into the Republic for the pur pose of being coined at the mint in Culiacan, he had made a motion in the Senate, with a view to ascertain if this was not an abuse. The Minister of Finance, Senor Arrangoiz, stated that there was no law in existence authori zing the collection of such duties, and that the Government was not disposed to impose any tax thereon. If gold dust were brought into the country and coined, then, on its exporta tion, it would be subject to the duty levied on metals the produce of Mexican mines. Don Rafael Espinosa has been appointed by the President Political Chief of Lower Cali fornia. The greatest confidence is felt in his talents and energy in urging forward tlie de velopment of the mineral resources of that State. The Hegittro OJjiccal of Durango states that Donna Josefa Castanees, a Mexican lady, had been redeemed from the hands of the Indians, the price of her ransom being $52. The State of Chiapas has been divided into seven provinces, each of which has its capital city, and again subdivided into eleven minor districts, with a controlling town attaohed to each. The Senate has requested from Presklent Herrera information as to the measures h : has thought proper to adopt in the case of the sale of the Yucatan indians by Gov- Barbae' Sqno to the Habaneros. ThefUJinKar of the 22d pays that this immoral traffic should be immed ate ly prohibited or the war in the Peninsula be coming one for individual liberty, more terrible and desolating. The Sigh announces that two of the Min isters, Gen. Arista and Senor Cuevas, were about to resign. The Monitor denies the au thority of the report, The diligence whioh left Vera Cruz on the 19th ult., at night, was robbed by ten brig ands, five on horseback and five on foot. They robbed and maltreated the passengers, tore the mail bag to pieces, and extracted a portion of the correspondence. The preceding diligence was attacked between Bocca del Potrero and San Juan, wounding a passenger, (the unfor tunate Bugbee,) who afterwards died at Plan del Rio. The same week the church in the town of Las Vigas was robbed of a consider able quantity of property. The dilligence whch arrived at Vera Cruz from the interior was rob bed between Calera and the Garita of Quareta ro. By all accounts, the road from Vera Cruz to the capital is more usually infested with robbeis, hut we mentioned yesterday that the Government of the State was about to organize a police force to protect travellers on this road. From China We thank Dr. Young, the chief clerk of the Navy Department, for the Hong Kong China mail down to the 27th of February. The duty on auction sales at Hong Kong has been, abolished. Two passenger steamers ply regularly between Hong Kong and Canton. They had just received the rumor at Hong Kong that a part of the crew of the U. States ship-of-war Ohio had deserted from San Fran cisco to the mines. Captain Gedney, of the United States ship Plymouth, had received -'•Vnowledgeinent from the committee of an ...... ’ - ! >»nal services in assisting Lloyds for his ». c ! ” •» taifoougi British vessels last September, ... _ while lying at Cumsingmoon. The U. States ship Preble, which left Hong Kong on the 12th of February for Japan, had returned on the 16th of the same month, with one of her crew laboring under small-pox. -which was very prevalent at Canton. A gang of Chinese convicts transported from Hong Kong to Penang had escaped. The Mail contains an interesting account of a visit paid by the Imperial Commissioner Seu, to the United States ship Plymouth at Wham poa. The cortege consisted of thirty boats, bearing the ensigns of the Mandarins. On their approach, Commodore Geisinger sent his boat, under command of the flag Lieutenant, with his card and that of Dr. Davis, our com missioner to China —a ceremony that was re ciprocated by Seu. A Chinese salute of three guns being fired, the Chinese flag flying at the fore. Seu and his suite came on board, and were received by Dr. Davis and the U. States consuls at Canton and Hong-lvong—Dr Par ker acting as interpreter. After the usual ceremonies of reception and the shaking of Seu's left hand by the company, they pro ceeded to the cabin, where tea was served. Seu sat between Dr. Davis and Commodore Geisinger, and Dr. Parker opposite. Only four of the Mandarins sat. Seu was in fine spirits, and chatted with ease and good humor. He was dressed very plainly, wiih nothing to indicate his high rank except a button of the first class. Not so dignified as Keying, he is fully his equal in state-craft. His forehead is high and his eye hazel. He is a man of a very high order of intelligence, and a native of Horan province. He is fifty-three years old, and has a wife and four sons. On revisiting the deck, he expressed himself delighted with the ship, and on its being intimated to him that the Commodore would gladly show him the effect of a shell thrown on the opposite shore he promptly declined, on the ground that the shell, in exploding, might injure or kill some one. The Mail does not think that he is so cruel a ruler as has been represented, After witnessing the scaling of the guns and several manoeuvres on the deck, the party returned to the cabin to partake of dinner in the Ameri can style. Seu’s mode of recreating his nos trils, or, in plain English, of blowing his nose, is described by the Mail; but as this subject is one which may be more easily imagined than agreeably described, we must be excused from going into particulars. Seu met Mr. Bonham at the Bogue on the 24tli of February, in a secret conference res pecting the opening of the gates of Canton on the 6th of last month. The discussion was refAred to Pekin. The export of tea to the United States from China, fTOn».January Ist to the 18th of Febru ary, 1849, «iuj"0,137,4H0 lbs., of whi«/li quanti tv l fyz!«■*»■ lbs. were black, and 4,613,-joo ifere gyeeij Os the green tea, 3,022,600 lbs. weve .%°Jimg Hyson.— Xational IVhit 7. The Kane Letter and Gen. Taylor’s In* augural We all remember, says the Rochester Ad vertiser, the denunciation by the Whigs of Mr. Polk’s celebrated letter to Judge Kane during the Presidential campaign of 1844, and subsequently. The letter was pronounced ambiguous, non-committal—a fraud, a cheat, and a swindle. Now we wish to compare the doctrines of the Kane letter with an extract from Gen. Taylor’s Inaugural. There is cer tainly a great similarity between them, though we would not intimate even that Gen. Taylor ever read the Kane letter. The Whigs are now, or presume to be, perfectly satisfied with Gen. Taylor’s sentiments on this subject, not withstanding their denunciation of precisely the same doctrines by Mr. Polk. “ Circum stances alter cases" materially. But to the extracts. The General says : “It shall be my study to recommend such constitutional measures to Congress as may be necessary and proper, to ensure encouragement and protection to the great interests of Agricul ture, Commerce and the Manufactures." Mr. Polk, in that much abused Kane letter, uses the following language: “In my judgment it is the duty of the gov ernment to extend as far as it may be practi cable to do so, by its revenue laws, and all other means within its power, fair and just protection to the great interests of the whole Union, embracing Agriculture, Manufactures, the Mechanic Arts, Commerce and Naviga tion.” From the New Fork Evening Post. A scandalous charge having been preferred against Mr. Forrest, yesterday, in a morning paper, to the effect that the persons who were concerned in interrupting the performance of Mr. Macready on Monday evening, at the As tor Place Opera House, by the commission of various outrages and acts of violence, were instigated and paid by Mr. Forrest, we are glad to see that the party calumniated has taken the proper notice of the slander. No man who is in the least acquainted with the character of Mr. Forrest, and he has been long enough before the public to have given them some knowledge of his personal quali ties, could possibly have brought himself to believe him guilty of a course, to say nothing of it in other respects, so unmanly and cow ardly towards a professional rival. The libel in question occasioned the following letter from Mr. Forrest’s legal adviser? No. 56 Wall Street, May 8, 1849. To the Propriety - ot the Con>a- > n “ ter, Forrest, to ' j day’s date, iijmticle in your paper of this ■ j charge him with jjpfl you have seen fit to . ances tliat took plac ; £‘pating in the disturb tor Place the As- Ij^UH^Pl^^uuse. r to say, that every charge PPmstMr. Forrest, contained in the article in question, is absolutely and grossly false, and as the attack is coupled with reflections of a most improper and offensive character, I hoy e that you will see the propriety of retracting and withdrawing the accusation, in the most immediate, direct, and ample manner. The charges which you have made, are of the most serious description, and you will, I am satisfied, see the propriety and justice of this demand. I am respectfully, Your obd’t serv’t, THEODORE SEDGWICK. This morning the following paragraphs ap pear in the journal named in Mr. Sedgwick's letter: “The writer of this paragraph, who is one of the editors of this paper, witnessed the outra ges at the Astor Place Opera House on Mon day night, which he mentioned yesterday morning. In connecting the name of Mr. For rest with their perpetration, bespoke from no knowledge ot facts which would establish any such connection. His statements upon this point were entirely inferential. He had no doubt whatever that the circumstances ofMr. Forrest's controversy with Mr. Macready, and the fact that Mr. Forrest had declared in pub lic that Mr. Macready should never be per mitted to appear again upon the stage in this city, warranted the inference which he drew, that the disturbance on Monday night was of Mr. Forrest’s procurement. lie makes this explanation, heoause the paragraph was pub lished without the knowledge of the respon sible editor,do who es not deem the facts suf ficient to warrant the assertion that Mr. For rest had any thing to do with the outrage in question.—Had the writer anticipated any such difference of opinion, the paragraph of course would not have been published. R. “P. S. Since the foregoing was written, we have received the following letter from Mr. Sedgwick, to which we very cheerfully give place; and only regret that any charge against, or allusion to Mr. Forrest, in connex ion with this disgraceful riot, should have been made. It is quite certain that there is no evidence of Mr. Forrest’s being a party to the proceeding : and we are bound to assume that he was not; and it is also evident that such was our conviction previous to the re ceipt of Mr. Sedgwick’s note, from the fact that the foregoing had been already prepared for publication by our associate, and we so apprised ML Sedge wick’s messenger. \ J. W. W.” The Theatrical Excitement in New York. —Macready Backed by Friend*. —The New York letter of Tuesday evening, to the Phil apelphia Ledger, has the following in regard to the delectable denouement to the courious warfare that has been going on for some months past between Mr. Macready and Mr. Forrest:— Balt. Sun, 10/A inst. The disgraceful riot at the Astor Place Theatre last evening constitutes the staple of conversation among all classes of people to day. Os course there is but one opinion ex pressed by the decent portion of the commu nity upon the conduct of the actors in the row. Mr. Macready, undoubtedly, will be the gainer, for he has all the sympathy it is possible for any man to have on his side.— From all that I can learn, the oonduct of the police looks very suspicious. Mr. Matsell, the head of the department, was in the Thea tre at the time of the outbreak, but didn’t in interpose even a vocal remonstrance to the rowdyism that was going on before his very eyes! Mr. Macready, however, nothing daunted, will perform “Richelieu” this even ing, and if the outrage of lust night be re peated, or attempted to be repeated, you may expect to hear of desperate work going on. The Bowery on the night in question was crammed to suffocation almost. After Mac beth was over, Hamblin came forward and made a speech, in which he incidentally allu ded to the excitement elsewhere. Mrs. Shaw, too, and Mr. Ryder were called before the cur tain to receive the plaudits of one of the most irrepressibly, enthusiastic audiences I ever saw assembled within the walls of a theatre. Mr. Forrest, at the Broadway, I am sorry to say, did not have so numerous an auditory to witness his “ Macbeth,” as he should have had, S2OO being the total receipts of the night. The great attractions of the evening at the Rowery and the Astoi Place, of course were *Viin and cheerless a house, the cause ' 1 hv a large I have just seen a caru, . number of our most influential citizens, and which will appear in all the morning papers, urging Mr. Macready not to allow his engage ment to be broken up by the disgraceful de monstration of Monday night. They assure him that the good sense and respect for order prevailing in this community, will sustain him on every future night of performance. At the Bowery, this evening, Hamblin plays Othello to the lago of Mr. Ryder, and the Desdemona of Mrs. Shaw. Forrest, too, plays Richelieu, as well as Macready. THE CONSTITUTIONALIST, Augusta, ©eargia. WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 16- Whig Theories Every now and then the whigs are snubbed and their twaddle against democratic policy rebuked by a simple statement like the follow ing: Effect of the Free Trade Tariff in Draining the Country of Specie. —The amount of Specie en tered at the New York Custom House yester day, May 7th, was $902,540. The value of gold dust $2,150. We clip this from the New Yoik Journal of Commerce —a warm Taylor paper. Doubtless every such blow from that quarter provokes many a whig to exclaim, et tu Untie. The Journal of Commerce, is said to have exerted more influence on the popular mind in favor of Gen. Taylor, and contributed more to his election, than any other paper published in New York city. Its high commercial charac ter, its independence of thought and the gene ral intelligence of its editorials, gives it great weight not only in the commercial empo rium of America, but among business men throughout our country. It ably represents the opinions of the city of New York on ques tions of finance and trade. It is a gratification to the democrats to point to that great empo rium as a free trade city. It has generally sustained democratic policy’, both in reference to the tariff and the sub-treasury, as correct in principle, and in conformity to the advancing spirit of the age. Occasionally the whig party has carried the elections in that city, as in the last election, owing to transient exciteThents or divisions among the democrats. But it has not and cannot infect it permanently with whig doc trines of national policy. The Journal oj Commerce has long been an able and consistent champion of free trade, the beautiful simplicity and justice of whose laws seem impressed upon tho very face of nature itself—which speak to us from the smooth flowing river, and from the majestic ocean— which speak to us in tho vast and bound less varieties of soil, of climate and of pro ductions, inviting the whole human race to participate in the benefits of an exchange of commodities. More recently the Jour nal of Commerce has given in its adhesion to the Independent Treasury system. Al though hitherto an opponent of the much reviled sub-treasury, the admirable manner in which it has worked, for the preservation of the money and the credit of the government, ‘without inflicting any of the predicted disas ters to the mercantile or any other interests of the country, that journal is now constrained to cease its hostility and to acknowledge that it has worked well. That paper admits that it would be impolitic to disturb its main fea tures. It concedes that with a few modifica tions in its details, it is a politic and judicious system. But this is not the only sign of the contin ued triumph of democratic policy. The most rabid whig politicians and presses now content themselves with impotent diatribes against the loco-foco policy of tree trade. They nei ther threaten a repeal of the democratic tariff of 1840, nor point out its evil effects on the country—effects that exist only in the imagi nation of heated partisans. They, do not call up the predictions so gloomily paraded before the country three years ago by all the whig politicians and panic makers, among whom Mr. Abbott Lawrence was so conspicuous.— They are now ashamed of them. They were scouted as puerile and ridiculous humbugs by the democrats, at the time, and “ humbug” has since been stamped on them by expe rience. These scare-crows of the past will not be again conjured up before the public. 1 «in pMWviun oi B'lr. -■MRwrence 'was mat one year after the tariff of 1840 went into ope ration, nearly all the specie would be drained out of the country, and every Bank in the United States would suspend specie payments. But the tariff of 1840, now in operation, is inflicting no disasters c.n the country—on the contrary it is doing much to promote its pros perity. It is benefitting our own country with out injuring any other. It is demonstrating that the policy of free trade pursued.by one nation is not pursued at the expense of those nations with.which she trades, but confers a mutual benefit. This beniflcent feature marks it, and commends it to the good Will of all na tions. There must be something radically wrong in the principles of that policy whose severely restrictive measures are aimed to cripple the commerce of the country, to clog with heavy weights the intercourse of its citizens with other nations, and which achieves its crowning triumph when it totally deprives her citizens of the privilege of choosing be tween the foreign and domestic seller of the same article, by a successful war against a fair competition. Vet this is the Whig policy of restriction, and this the purpose of Protective Tariffs. Gen. McDuffie. “ On a recent visit to this distinguished pa triot, at his residence in Abbeville, we were gratified to find him improved in health. He seems at present to be entirely free from phy i sical pain—though unable to walk without as sistance. He manifests very little interest in conversation of any kind ; but, with the ex ception of defect in memory, shows that he still retains in clearness his powers of mind.” The above paragraph we clip from the Edge- I field Advertiser of the 9th inst. This account | of Gen. McDuffie's improved health will be ! very welcome intelligence to his many friends. He has but recently returned from the water cure establishment of Dr. Coyle, at Milledge ville, where he remained six months, and was decidedly benetitted by the treatment. Had that establishment all the conveniences and comforts for its patients which are possessed by Northern water-cure establishments —’that ; at Brattleboro’ for instance —it would be ca pable of much good to the afflicted in our sec tion of the country. We would be glad to see one got up on a scale commensurate with the demands of our people for it. The Hydro pathic system is gaining ground among us.— Men of the most intelligent minds, in this part of the world, are converts to it, and many of our Southern invalids go to Northern estab lishments tor treatment, who would be glad to patronize one as well-appointed and con i ducted at home, j We took occasion, more than once, to pay I our respects to Gen. McDuffie, while he was at Dr. Coyle’s, at Milledgeville, and became satisfied that the Hydropathic treatment had been beneficial to him. The paralysis of the lower [limbs was partially removed, showing a perceptible improvement. We fear that it is beyond bunion agenccs ever to place j him firmly upon his feet again. The ! distressing symptoms of dyspepsia, under 1 which lie has for so many years labored, were 1 ameliorated. He no longer suffered pain from | that cause. His nervous system, which had become utterly deranged, was quieted. The I irritability of temper,produced by protracted suffering, was soothed. His hands were no longer tremulous, and his countenance, re lieved from that convulsive twitching former ly so painful to behold, was placid and ex pressive of a mind at ease, and a body free from suffering. When he arrived at Milledge ville, life was to him hut a succession of pain ful sensations—so much so, that existence ceased to be a blessing. When he left, he was no longer the victim of distressing pains—life was comfortable nnd desirable. May his re maining days continue serene and peaceful, till the last sands in the glass of his eventful life are exhausted. We have taken the liberty to enlarge upon -- not doubting that it will be interest this case, ... * -<*♦ hn collid ing to his friends generally, anu _ dered an improper invasion of his privacy. An additional motive is to give Hydropathy the benefit of this testimony to its efficacy. St- Anthony Shoals Factory- An interesting description of this Factory will be found in our columns to-day. We call attention to it, not alone to show what is already done by our enterprising fellow-citi zens of Elbert, but to present to view the im mense prospects of manufacturing industry in that section of Georgia. With such a vast body of water as can be there commanded, and used on four levels, all within a distance of one and a half miles—equal to the water power used in all the factories of Massachu setts—it is difficult to say what may not be in time accomplished at that point. Its manu facturing achievements may rival and surpass all that is sanguinely expected of Augusta. When the contemplated canal, with suitable locks, is completed, water communication with Augusta will be easy and uninterrupted, and the advantages of location of the two places will, in this respect, approach equality. In some particulars, Augusta must continue to enjoy advantages for manufacturing, in every department yet tried or in contempla tion by our citizens, over all other locations in Georgia—advantages unsurpassed, if equal led by any other point in the South. Let a friendly rivalry spring up and move on actively between our fellow-citizens of El bert and of Augusta. It will reciprocally act and re-act to their mutual benetit in many ways. The held is inexhaustible, and but its margin is yet faintly explored. The ingenui ty ot man, seconded by industry, can find pro fitable employment for every pound of water pouring along the shoals of the Savannah and its tributaries. This can be done without in terfering with, or in any way disturbing a sin gle interest or pursuit now found to be profit able. On the contrary, the result will be in every respect beneficial. Tens of thousands will thus obtain profitable employment, and enjoy many of the blessings of social life arid ttie - —-I gion, who are now frittering away a com tort less and profitless existence,§in poverty and ignorance. We wish our fellow-citizens of Elbert every success in all their enterprises, and hope th<ey will rear up a large and flourishing city on the banks of Broad ltiver. Forest and Macready r If it be true, as alleged by tlie New York Courier $ Enquirer, that the indignities perpe trated on Mr. Macready, on the first evening of his appearance at the Astor Place Opera House, were instigated by Forrest, a heavy re sponsibility rests upon him. The terrible ri'.ut of Thursday evening last, was a continuait'ce of the same influences. We copy the 10110 lv ing just and liberal sentiments in reference to the first affair, expressed by the Savannah He publican of the llth inst. They must accord with the views of every just minded man in our country, however strong may be his anti- English prejudices. As to the fact of Foirest’s reception in Eng land, though the critics ridiculed him, .'he always drew crowded and fashionable houses. From the correspondence which we eojpy from the N. Y. Evening Post, it will be seen that Mr. Forrest, through his legal adviser, Mr. Sedgwick, denies, in the most positive manner, having in any way instigated the outruges on the night of the 7th inst. upon Mr. Macready’. It is impossible to say’ at this distance from the scene of action, whether Forrest had any part in this most disreputable affair. One thing is certain, that Macready has been treat ed with marked respect in all those cities where he has recently appeared, which were beyond the sphere of Forrest’s personal influ ence. It has only been in Philadelphia, where the latter has any number of friends, anil in New York, where he resides, that Macready has been subjected to insult. On his recent visit through the Southern States, at Rich mond, Charleston, Savannah, Now Orleans and Louisville, he was received and treated in the most hospitable manner. lie was greeted with crowded houses and public dinners, and not with indignity and “volleys of rotten eggs.” To what can tins difference be attribu ted but the absence in the Southern cities of Forrest's personal influence and those riotous hangers-on about the Philadelphia and New York Theatres, who arcs too ready to do mis chief? ’■KpAb(u‘!itd!mlers < t - !! sttft bfe.iJ.Wiby, l hi t,fte cap tious opponents of Mr. Forrest. We feel proud of Forrest as an American actor,Jand for that reason regret that his name should in anywise be connected with the unbecoming treatment of a stranger. We are the defend ers however, in our humble way of the nation al character for hospitality and decency. We 1 feel humiliated by the late disgraceful pro ceedings in New York ; and whatever may have been the conduct of the London public towards Forrest, during his visit to England, it affords no justification for him, or his friends, or any one else, to retaliate it upon Macready, who denies having been instrumental directly or indirectly in tlie matter. But if we are correctly informed, Mr. Forrest was well re ceived in England. The American public has nothing to do with the question whether wri ters there were, or were not, suborned to pre judice the public mind against him, ami for the life ol' us, we cannot see by what title or right his friends claim an expression of tlie public sympathy for a private grievance.— Suppose that he had been badly treated in England, are they entitled by resenting it, in the person of Mr. Macready, to prepare the way, of retaliatory abuse of the next American Artist of merit who visits England ? We should disdain to indulge in such petty re venge, as we feel sure the American people will. Moreover, the Republic of Letters, un like political divisions, is not marked oft' by parallels of latitude and longitude; but it is as universal as the atmosphere which encir cles the globe. Let a writer or an artist come from whatever quarter he may, and let him go wherever he may, lie should be welcome to j cOme and go without passport or enquiry ; for j his mind and his genius belong to mankind, ■ and the world, is his home. Macready's repu- ! tatiou is commensurate with the Republic of letters, and he should be allowed to travel through its domain unmolested by rivals or literary partisans. Democratic State Convention of Louis iana- This body met at Baton Rouge on the 7tli instant, and nominated by ac daiuation, the following candidates ; For Governor. — Joseph Walker, of Rapides. l.t. Governor. —John 15. Plache, of New Orleans. Also, For Auditor. —N. Ledoux, Jr., of Point Coupee. His opponent was Amass Reid. The votes stood I.edoux, 78; Reid, 45. An interesting discussion arose under the third Resolution, which was as follows: 3. Resolved, That all just government should rest upon the will of the people, and is best administered by agents selected im mediately by them ; that we are in favor of the election of all officers, State, Parish, and City, by the people; that it be recommended to the democracy throughout the State, to make the amendment of our Constitution, so as to render all officers elective by the people, an issue at every election for State officers. This brought up the question of the propri ety of the election of Judges by the people.— The resolution was finally adopted with the others, only two or three members voting against it. Gen. Felix Ilusten, and Mr. J. E. Morse, member of Congress from the 4th Hist., then addressed the Convention in favor of the Southern Address put forth at Washington city. Their speeches were received with much applause. <|'he Delta, which reports the proceedings, says: Mr. Morse denounced the course of certain Georgia democrats, who refused to sign the Southern address, because it might interfere with their prospects for the speakership, or for a foreign mission. May not ultra Calhounism on one side and ultra anti-Calhounism on the other, account for the strong ill-will towards the certain Georgia democrats manifested in the above imputation. Commissioner for Texas Wo understand that the Governor of Texas has appointed John K. Jackson, Esq., of this city, Commissioner for that State in Georgia, for the purpose of taking acknowledgements of deeds and other instruments. A letter from New York to the Philadelphia Times, states that it was rumored there that Mr. Forrest had purchased several hundred tickets, and that those tickets admitted the persons who perpetrated the disturbance on • -v* The Times doubts this, how- Monday nigui. - ‘ Kl “ ever, but thinks Mr. F. should, it po»o.~.-, exhonerate himself from even the suspicion, j Uelioi to Sir John Franklin. The followihg paragraph is going the rounds of the newspaper press, without eliciting com ment from any quarter :l A Washington letter, of the 7tli inat., says . It is understood here that the Government intends forthwith detailing two ships of wai in search of Sir John Franklin: one to go round east by Labrador and Davis’ Straits, tie other round w r est by Behring’s Straits, in search of the lost navigators.” Whether this statement be true or not, it is worth while to inquire by what authority, in the letter ot the Constitution, or by fair im plication, the Administration appropriates a poi tion ot the United States Navy to a pur pose entirely foreign to the public service. The benevolent object in view addresses itself so warmly to the kindliest sympathies of the American people, that, perhaps, no serious opposition to the expedition will be made. It is not our desire to foment, any vigorous as sault upon the measure, while, at the same time, we desire to express our opinion that it is an unwarrantable assumption of power. The world is full of objects inviting to be nevolent enterprises. The Colonization So ciety, would, no doubt, like to keep a portion of our navy constantly employed in carrying free negroes to Liberia. The American Bible Society would like to employ another portion in conveying Bibles and colporteurs to the heathen in all the benighted regions of the world. The British nation would like to en list the sympathies of the Cabinet, so as to employ another portion in transporting the unfortunate Irish to their less-unfortunate provinces in Australia and on this continent, or to our own happy country. And it woul.l doubtless be a great gratification to England if we would keep a permeneut force in the frozen seas to watch over her commercial ma ngo from dis asters. nation that could. not appeal to the benevo lent sympathies of this country, and find am ]fle use for our whole army and navy, and for all the revenues of our Government. We consider that the relief of Sir John Franklin is a national duty resting upon the British Government; ami it is creditable to that Government that it has shown itself not remiss in regard to it.. We think that it is a case calling for the best sympathies of the lo vers of science and of nautical daring, and of every human heart. But this Government is not the almoner of the popular charities. Its duties are restrained to a few simple national objects. The Whigs, in and out of Congress, poured out a copious volume of tirade and denuncia tion upon the Dead Sea Expedition ; yet this was an expedition in the pursuit of scientific objects, at. a direct expense of seven hundred dollars only, as stated by Lieut. Lvneh, and carried out during an interval when the naval force engaged would have been in a state of idleness in the Mediterranean. Humphrey’:. Collection of Reptiles, ftlina rals Shells Ac. A Savannah paper, “ A Friend of the Ft - mtli/,” makes the following suggestion, which is worthy to arrest attention : e A SeoousTioN'.— Would it not be well for a the Georgia Historical Society to purchase the splendid collection of reptiles, minerals and shells, made by the enterprise and perse > verunce of our energetic townsman, Mr. Wo. y Humphreys, jr., and have them properly ar * ranged in their new hall. It would lay the foundation for one of the finest museums in i this country, and be a source of attraction to J I persons visiting among us. For one, we are - J willing to contribute our mite to retain it in J | the city. , We have seen this interesting collection, t and think it very desirable, for the credit of ■ our State and for the benefit of science, that 8 Mr. Humphreys should find a purchaser with- I in our limits. We infer, from the above no -1 tice, that the collection is for sale. Perhaps > our medical college, or one of our literary in i' stitutions, might be induced to purchase, on s fair terms. It already embraces a considera f hie variety of specimens, well preserved— - among them some curious monsters of the sea and of the land. If the Historical Society pleased to see it secured for our own city. Dogs vs. Sheep. ; “ Upwards of fifty sheep were killed by a eouple of dogs, in Reading, Mass., one night last week. The damage assessed was SIBB, > ! which the owner of the animals promptly paid.” Tlie above facts, which we find stated in a Northern paper, suggest the inquiry—Why may we not have a law in Georgia assessing damages, in a summary manner, for all such depredations? Our rail-roads are compelled to respond very promptly to all destruction of ’ stock by their engines. Rail-roarls are of great convenience and benefit to a community—en hance the value of real property—increase ' the profits of farming—save time, and dimm ish the expense ot travel. Yet, if a rail-mad I engine destroys stock, the Company pays, and i | always a good round price; for it is remarka -1 I hie that the wheels generally select the finest Durham (kittle and Berkshire hogs to run | over. If we had a law 1i make every man whose dog, or whose negro’s dog, kills a sheep, pay the damages, by a summary process, after due proof of the fact, we should have fewer worth less dogs, and more line sheep. Machinery tor Georgia Flour Mills The Engine, boilers, and machinery oom j plete for an extensive Flour Mill, in Greene j county, arrived in our city from Fhiladelphis two days since, consigned to Messrs. Heard Sc Davison, and were forwarded by Rail Road yesterday morning. These are intended for the. Penfield Steam Flour Mill, which is to be one of the most complete and superior establishments of the kind in our State. Mi Ritchie This Napoleon of the political press of Ame rica takes the following brief notice of the in numerable assaults made upon him trom all quarters of the country. The big guns of Whiggevy are busy with their broadsides, and the little pop-guns of the same party are pop -1 ping away with equal zeal and about equal effect. They cannot silence the battery of | this tilde, tearless and indomitable republican, j who, for nearly half a century, has been a host in himself in assaulting Federalism, and pur suing it its. Protean shapes. Lopg may he yet live to wave hhTllag'TK'thebanle ; and the breeze and continue the good fight m I behalf of the great political principles to which his life has been consecrated. “ If we had no other reason for believing that we are doing our duty to the country, we j should be satisfied of the fact from the bitter and numerous attacks that are poured in upon '■ the Union and its editor. Never have wo seen |so much hot-shot flying. Every variety of I missile has been employed ; and yet we were never more indifferent to the opposition which ! besets us. But we could wish that our oppo j neuts would show some sign of consistency in the course. Why these attacks, if we were, j according to one refined editor, “ an antique I relic ?”—according to another, “ a piece of an ! tiquityr”—according to another, “ antedelu j vian ?’’ Why, we ask, then, should they care | for the babbling of a dotard ? Why attempt ' to repel his assaults if they were not effective —if it were the mere “ telum imbelle" of Priam “sine ictus" One who is two years younger than their idol statesman, Mr. Clay—who is at this very moment capable of more labor than any of their boasted champions—can only wonder that they should affect to disre gard his blows, and ytt should require so pow erful a battery to repel them. All we ask of the Whig editors is, on their own account, to show a little consistency in their wrath—either to despise our blows, or to cease their non sense about our antiquity.” Some idea of the charges made on parcels, at an English port, may be inferred from the j following printed list of them:—“Customs and bond entry, duty and entry, docket and entry, dock dues, warehousing charges, deck rent, weighing, opening for customs, exami nation, and repacking, charges paid in Lon don, carriage, bills lading, freight insurance and policy stamp, agency, &c. As Prince Metternick has not paid his tares —about 177,000 francs—on the chateau in the Duchy of Nassau, his wines have been seized "ud will be shortly soldi Some of his wine* are 200 years oia.