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Cnnatitatioaaliflt fc JUphlir. by JAMES GARDNER, JR. TERMS: Pailypaper (if paid in advance) ....per annum. .$8 00 Tri-Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 5 00 Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 200 A Child's Wish. Oh, I long to lie, dear mother, On the cold and fragrant grass, With naught but the sky abovo my head, And the shadowing clouds that pass. And I want the bright sunshine, All round about my bed, I close my eyes and God will think Your little boy is dead ! Then Christ will send an angol To take him up to him ; He will bear me slow and steadily, Far through the ether dim. He will gently, gently lay me Close to the baviour’s side, And when I’m sure that we’re in heaven, My eyes I’ll open wile. And I’ll look among the angels That stand about the throne, ’Till I find my sister Mary, For I know she must be one. And when I find her, mother, We will go away alone, And I will tell her how we’re mourned All the while she has been gone! 0! I Rhali be delighted To hear her speak again— Though I know she 11 ne'er return to us, — • To ask her would be vain. So I’ll put my arms around her, And look into her eyes, And remember all I said to her, And all her sweet replies. And then I’ll ask the angel To take me back to you— He’ll bear me slov and steadily, Down through the ether blue. And vou will think, dear mother ; I have been out to pie y, And gone to sleep beneath a tree, This sultry summer day. THE &HAI4LR ULJAGF, [Correspondence of the N. Y. Herald.] Shaker VII,LA GE. I Kkw Lebanon. June 2, 1853. ) Property of the Shakers—Their Annual Income — The S?ed and Herb Business—o ganization of Labor—Their Ideas of Marriage—Love Among the Shakers— Decrease of Population, fyc .The property of this society is all heid in com mon, the real estate being in the hands of trus tees, who are appointed by the ministry—the property being entailed to the use of the society to all future time. The real estate belonging to the new Lebanon Society is about eight thousand acres, situated in this State, and over the line in Massachusetts. The real estate and all other property must be worth nearly a million of dol lars. The property is held by the trustees un der a special act of the Legislature, which also provides that no society shall be allowed to make an annual profit of over $5,000. In 1851. an attempt was made by parties jealous of the suc cess of the Shakers to impose more stringent reg ulations, but the Legislature considering such ac tion as behind the spirit of the age, not only re fused to p ss them, but increased the allowed in come from five to twenty-five thousand dollars per annum. The Shakers neglect no opportu nity to purchase land in this vicinity, and on that account, have created some ill feeling among their immediate neighbors. I visited this morning, some of the workshops of the Society. No people in the world are more thrifty and industrious, as a body, than are the Shakers. The men are engaged in farming, gardening, and horticulture, making tubs, broom handles, &c.; while the sisters weave with hand looms most of the cloth used for making outside garments, making palmleaf hats, baskets, &c. Their shops are like their houses, models of neat ness and good order. No littei, no dirt, chips, or shavings are allowed to rest upon the floors or benches; but as fast as they are made are re moved. At the head of each branch of labor is an over seer, appointed by the deacons in each family. He has the general superintendence of that de partment, and sees that it is properly conducted. All property being in common, the members of the society, of course, buy nothing in the way of clothing ; but it is the duty of the head of the tailorine department in each family to see that none of the brethren lack for clothing, of the shoemaker that they have shoes, and so on ; and thus everything goes on harmoniously, without any confusion—the deacons in each family hav ing the general supervision. They have here a large tannery, several sawmills.and a blacksmith shop, where a great deal of work is done. The great staple products, however are seeds and medicinal roots and herbs. Several lage gardens, kept in the most beautiful order, are appropriated for raising these ; and the Shakers’ roots and herbs and seeds have acquired a world-wide re putation. The seeds are put up in little papers, and then into boxes—about S2O worth in a box. They have recently received large orders from California. All labor, from the highest to the lowest. The elders in the family where I am stopping have charge of the kitchen garden, and in pleasant weather are busy in hoeing, planting and weeding, and in rainy weather in in-door occupations Bv the report made hv the society in 1850. the fodowing statistics of property and products of labor appear, and are interesting, as they show the results of this combined labor They have not materially changed since that time. Property.- -Horses, 55 : cows, 170 ; oxen, 50; other cattle. 19i ; sheep, 1,081. Value of live stock $25,000. Products —Meal and plaster, $587 ; leather, $2,500; garden sefds, $5,500; boianical roots and herbs. $16,500; brooms. $4,850; chairs.s2so; palm hats, tubs, baskets. &c.. $1,300. This, with the sale of fruit. &c., will make the annual in come of the society about 40.000. It would seem that with the thorough organi zation of this society much more money would be made, but it must be remembered that the Shakers entirely eschew speculation of every kind, and that all their profits come from actual manual labor, by wh eb the wealth of the world is so much increased. They seem more like a community of bees than of men, and seem to delight in what others endeavor to get rid of— manual labor. They do not. however. Work very hard—about nine or ten hours per day be ing about the average. The great distinguishing feature of this sect is its anti-marriage principles, and the desire to deaden the affections which naturally spring up between the sexes, and which are considered by the Shakers as giving evidence of a carnal, •worldly nature. All the litt'e gallantries be tween the sexes are, ot course, forbid.ien, and the w >men. instead of trying to show their charms, do tbeir best to hHe them under their straight gowns, and close muslin caps. It seems very strange to witness the relations of the sex es in this community—strange that now, in this blooming spring-time, the time when the Arca dian shepherdess were most sweetly wooed by the shepherd swains, the golden season of love, when birds are carolling their sweet songs to their mates—when all nature has put on her wedding garment—here a community should exist where youths and maidens meet daily and hourly, and between whom no love-word passes, and whose breasts heave no fond sighs for each other. Why, Sure the shovel and tonga to each other belongs, * * * * * * * And the rabbits and hares together in pairs, And even the bears in sweet couples agree. While the mute little fish, though they can’t speak, they wish, Och hone widow Macree. —Strange, too, it is to see a collection like this of “ families,” in which the sweet voices of little children give no echoing welcome to the tired father as he returns from his daily toil,'*r beguile with their innocent prattle the mother’s hours of care. No fond wife sympathizes w ith the husband’s sorrows, no strong man in his strength folds to his bosom the delicate being whom he has promised at the holy altar to love and cherish through life till death. Here the children are orphaned, and the fond delights which gather around the hearthstone and the family altar are unknown. And then, too, there does seem something no ble, aomething to be praised, in this degenerate world, that men and women giving up all the world love best, home, family, wealth, and wordly prospects, should live here, free from the ftrifo and turmoil common lift — live at tha Essenes did, in accordance with their principles and faith, a pure and virgin life, dedicated to God. This would be a sterile soil one would think for the kindly, gentle affections to grow in- and yet even here the “ carnal nature” does at times assert its power, and remove from the fold some of the lambs. The glance of a bright eye does sometimes have its effect upon the congealed heart and almost deadened worldly affections.— Last spring two couple, male and female, got an opportunity to converse together, and projected a P'an for an elopement. It got wind, however, and was frustrated; but the brethern finding that the hearts of these young people were turn ed to ” worldly things,” carried them away ; and the same day they pledged their faith to each other at the altar. Only last week another case of this descrip tion orcuired. You must know that in tbeir houses the males and females have rooms oppo site each other, and that they are, to a certain extent, mated, so that each one of the sisters takes care of the clothing of some one ol the brethren. This, of course, brings them into a certain degree of contact; besides this, they have rather cool conversational meetings the breth ren sitting in their rooms on one side of the hall, and the sisters in theirs on the other. One voung damsel, about nineteen years of age, and who bad been here since she was an infant, became enamored of her mate,and during one of their con versations, expressed to him her desire to leave the society. He as readily expressed his to help her. and having left himself, soon found means to procure her release, and is about leading her to the hvmenia! altar. Nature, like murder, 4 ’ will out,” and it requires even stronger hands than those ot Shakerism to choke it entirely out. That the Shakers are honest in this matter, not even tbeir worst enemies will doubt, and in fact the very existence of tbeir society depend*- upon this honesty Were they once to break over this rule, their bond ofunion wou’d be bro ken, and they would be obliged to separate. With all this strictness and stiffness, the Shaker ’’sisters” seem mild aud ampule, and really ap pear actuated by high religious motives. The population of this village has within the last fifteen years diminished some two hundred, and it is said to be weekly decreasing The old stock is running out. and but lew adults are taken in. Nearly one-half the present population are minors, arid most of the smaller children are those of foreign parentage. Many are taken from the poor houses, and from drunken and destitute par ents. Unless the Shakers get up a revival, or receive, as they are expecting, large accessions from the ranks of the spiritual rapperites, there is a sriong probability of tbeii running out be fore long. Many of their children leave them when they arrive at years of discretion. There is among these people every cast of mind and character. The elders are generally shrewd and very superior men, and I have found among the common members some intel lects of a very high order, and well cultivated minds. G eof the elders in the family where I am stopping is a very superior man, who would do credit to any of the learned professions ; and one of the members here, a Scotchman, has just written one of Ihe best practical chemical trea tises that has ever been published in this coun try. That many join the society from disap pointments in life, and a desire to get rid of its troubles, Ido not doubt; but I believe that most of them are actuated in it by high religious prin ciple. Nearly all the civilized nations of the earth have their representatives here, and among them are several negroes, who are on a perfect equality with tbeir white brethren. There is one here, a German, who was a playmate with Prince Albert when a boy. Tney are as chari table and hospitable a people as exist in the world. They treat strangers and visiters with great kindness, and the poor wayfarer is never turned empty from their door. To-day a poor lot of straggling Germans came along about din ner time, and their bags were filled with provis ions by the good Shakers, and they were sent on their way rejoicing. In my next I shall give some account of their system of education, with other matters of interest in this vicinity. E. G. B. Bank of Charleston. At the annua! meeting of the Stockholders of the Bank of Charleston, South Carolina, held at the Hall of the Banking House, on the 6th inst.. the Annual Report of A. G. Rose, President of the institution, was submitted, and from this we gather facts of importance. to parties holding Stock, and of interest generally. The nett profits of the year, deducting current expenses, amount to ----- $318,643 Out of this have been declared two semi-annual dividends of 5 per cent, each, amounting to - - - - - 316,080 Leaving to the credit of the reserved profits - -- -- -- -- $2,563 From the Cashier’s statement, attached as an Exhibit to this Report, it appears that the ex cess of resources over liabilities is $1,430,239 This Report further states, that “ the business of the year has generally been safe and regular. With but few exceptions, all obligations held by the Bank have been punctually paid at their maturity. In the Foreign Exchange and Dis count Departments, not a bill or note lies over. The Exchanges this year have generally yielded but small returns of profit on the amount of capital employed in them ; which may mainly be attributed to the verv great competition, and consequent equalization of values, in the dif ferent markets where we are accustomed to deal. “ But, we are pleased to find, nevertheless, that our field of operations has been of sufficient mag nitude to make up for deficiences in this respect, and to enable the Bank, out of the earnings, to realize its usual income. The following sum mary may furnish some idea of our various trans actions ; and to what extent facilities have been afforded by the Bank to its customers and the community, in supplying the current demands of trade during the year just ended. Amount ot Bills and Notes discopnt ed $14,077,144 Amount of Domestic Exchange pur chased, . 11,859,436 Amount of Foreign Exchange pur chased, 3 305,249 Making $29,241,829 Amount of Exchange sold, viz : In cheecks and credit ; o \ the North and where, ) '"Franc",” EnSUn ' l ““‘f 2.903,107 Total amount of business transacted, $44,118.909 In the transaction of so large an amount of business, it will be seen that this institution has discharged the functions of a most important com mercial agent, and it is greatly to be hoped that its existence may be extended beyond the period at present allowed by its charter. It has happened to us to know that at one time almost the entire money circulation and exchanges of Florida, and the southern portions of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi were af forded by this institution to the extent of money so in circulation. These States were tributary, byway of interest, to the State ot South-Caro lina. This Bank, therefore, has been eminently serviceable. It has given a circulation and ex changes to a people who greatlv needed them, and to a great extent has extended the resources of the State, and when it is remembered with what integrity its offices have been managed, and how efficiently and well it has discharged its fiscal duties, it can scarcely be doubted but that its charter will be extended by the Legis lature. A letter from a gentleman in Rappahannock county, Ya., saysl a!n engaged in my har vest and find the quality ol the wheat excellent, and the neads much better filled than usual, but I dare say the crop of the county is shortened one-third by the fly and joint worm. We have had no rain since the 25th of May, and our corn fields are suffering much from drought”— AW folk Argus, 2d instant. 8 * Aor ‘ Rain ! Rain I—On Monday evening last about 4 o’clock, rain commenced falling at this place, and continued until near night. After night fall also some rain fell, and upon the whole we have had a very good season. We are glad to learn that the people in the lower part of the District have suffered as yet but little for want of rain.— Anderson (S. C.) Advoatc , 6th inst. Should poultry breeders continue increasing the size of their stock at the present rate, the housekeepers will have occasionally to choose between a leg of fowl and a leg of mutton ; we shall have chicken cutlets and capon steaks ; and as to the “ merry thought,” it will become so heavy as to be no joke.— Ptmch. 1 From the Federal Union.] Judge Warner’s Resignation. Greenville, Ist July, 1853. Dear Sirln the execution of a purpose, con templated for some time past, I hereby resign the office of Judge of the Supreme Court of Always fond of my profession, the last thirty years of my life have been almost exclusively devoted to it, nearly fifteen of which, have been spent in the service of the State; consequently, my private interests have been much neglected, and now absolutely require my personal atten tion. • Being well assured that in taking this step, no other apology will be required on my part, when it is considered, that the public interest will suffer no detriment, inasmuch, as my place can be readily, and much better supplied, from the distinguished members of the legal profes sion, in our State. While it has ever been my earnest endeavor, to discharge my whole official duty to the peo ple who have so repeatedly entrusted me there with : still, the infirmaries of human nature ad monish me, that it may have been imperfectly performed, and in retiring from their service, it is a sonree of regret, that my ability to serve them, has not been equal to my desire. In dissolving my official relations with the people of Georgia that have heretofore existed, and which, most piobably, will never exist again, allow me to avail myself of the occasion through you, to express to them my profound gratitude for that kind indulgence, uniform sup port, and unwavering confidence, which they have ever extended t-o me throughout the entire period of my public service. With my best wishes for the welfare and prosperity ot the whole people of our great and growing State, in all that apiertains to their moral, social and political condition, as their public servant, I M ’hem an affectionate fare well. Be pleased to accept the assurance of my regard and esteem, while I have the honor to be Most Respectfully, Your obedient servant, Hiram Warner. His Excellency, Howell Cobb, Milledgeville. Manufacturing in Clarke County. Athens and Carke county, despite the pre dictions of croakers at home and envious com petitors abroad are going ahead rapidly in the business of manufacturing and other industrial pursuits calculated to build up the country. Within the present year the Steam Manu ac turing Company, Foundry, and Machine Shop, were burnt out of “house and home,” and in six weeks their expensive buildings were rebuilt and their multifarious business going ahead more extensively than in the beginning ! For thus evincing their determination to meet promptly the expectations of their customers and the pub lic, the Company and its agents deserve great credit. Messrs. Conger, Gove & Wood have, within the present year, put in operation an extensive window sash, blind, panel doors, &c., establish ment in this place, the machinery of which is driven by steam. We are pleased to learn that it is doing well. Col. Wm. A. Carr has completed, or nearly so, his large saw and merchant mill, just over the river. We are not advised whether he is ready to commence grinding, but the saw mill has been in operation for some time. A company of capitalists are rebuilding at Mar’s Hill—we understand that they will short ly have in operation an extensive Carpet fac tory. The Messrs. Surnney and others are about putting in operation, a couple miles from town, a Bobbin Factory. We understand the buildings are up, the machinery here, and that it will be in full blast shortly. Mr. John White, proprietor of the Georgia Factory, is erecting a splendid new and exten sive Factory at or near the site of the present es tablishment—the machine for which is on hand, ready to be put into operation as soon as the buildine is finished. In addition to these, we understand an estab lishment for prints is in contemplation. The new establishments, together with the Athens Factory, the Princeton Factory, R. R. Car Factory, the Watkinsville Steam Leather Company and Flouring Mills, the Papei Mills, and other establishments which we have probab ly failed to enumerate, must give a great im petus to all kinds of business in and around Athens, and place the day far distant in the fu ture, when, according to the croakers, “Athens must go down.” The truth is, Athens is not go ing down , and the sooner the croakers go to work and assist in building it up, the better will it be for all parties. The true progress and prosperity of an inland town is not to be measured alone by the number of cotton bales and chickens, or the quantity of corn and butter bought and sold in this market, but rather by the number and extent of those industrial establishments which create wealth— such as factories and workshops. Let our man ufacturers and mechanics be encouraged then, and this will give an impetus to all kinds of business, not only in town, but throughout all the surrounding country. Although there are in this town and county, an unusually large number of manufacturing establishments, yet there is ample room lor more. Abundance of water-power and fuel, and a com paratively cheap market, offer great facilities for manufacturing, either by steamer water-power; and we trust the day is rapidly approaching when every water fall will be enlivened by the buz of machinery ; and the puffing and snorting of the steam engine will be heard on every side. We have thought, and still believe, that this town is one of the very best locations in the State—all things considered—for a first-class flouring establishment The individual or com pany who will make the experiment, if properly managed, is bound to succeed.— Athens Herald. Topping Ootton. Mr. E. Jinkens, of Horn Pen, Miss., writing in the Southern Cultivator, says : Having again tried the experiment of topping cotton. I herewith give you the result of the same lor the Cultivator. On the Ist of Au gust I measured off one acre of land of the same quality, and the stand as near the same as I could select on the plantation. I topped, this year, two rows, and skipped two throughout the acre, and the result is as follows : Toppped rows made of seed cotton, 513 lbs. Rows not topped, 462 “ In favor of topping, 51 “ You will see, Messrs. Editors, that I have made money this year by the operation, as it only took three days to top my crop, and I have made by it 36,720 ibs. of cotton. I will, for the satisfaction of others, try the experiment for three years to come, if I live ; and although the difference may not be so great every year as I it has proved to be in the year 1852, I will say t‘at topping cotton in Mississippi is advan tageous, wet or dry, and verj important in a wet season. 1 will here say to ‘ those who are fearful of causing their cotton to sucker in wet weather from topping, that I have never been able to see, in twenty years’ experience in farm ing, that toopped cotton was more subject to sucker than that not topped. Too much rain on cotton planted in rich new land, or land highly manured, will bring out suckers, and as many on that not topped as on the topped ; at least, this is the result of my observation in Missis sippi, the opinions of others to the contrary not withstanding. Rain. —On Sunday afternoon, a light shower of rain fell at this place, and in the vicinity— the heaviest that has fallen here since the 17th of April, and yet it wet the parched earth scarce an inch deep. The District has suffered an almost unprecedented drought of nearly twelve weeks duration, unrelieved by even one good rain. During the last week, the temperature of the atmosphere has been intensely hot, wilt ing and withering every form of vegetation—the thermometer the while ranging from 90 to 97 de grees in the shade. The corn crop in many sections, has been irreparably injured ; it is too far spent to be much benefitted. Cotton looks tolerably well, considering all things ; though, it is pushing its fruit on too rapidly. This is re garded by many farmers as a bad symptom. We have heard several farmers express a de termination to abandon partially the cultivation of corn, so uncertain has this crop become of late years. There can be no doubt, that the country depends too much upon this cereal. Wheat, rye and barley— a n excellent grains for horses, and other kinds of stock, and all of them more certain than corn—should be more extensively cultivated Barleyi Baveryßureproduct The only object.on to it i 8 that it requires to be pre- SEiSM* * ÜBe Ntwbery (S. C) CnnstifutinnnM K liepnliltr. AUGUSTaTgaT SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 10. FOR GOVERNOR, HON. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON. Os Baldwin County. The Western Mail, due yesterday morn ing at 3k a. m., did not reach the Post Office, until 3£ p. m. The cause of the delay was two run offs, one at Social Circle, and the other about two miles above Bell Air, No person was injured. The Next Legislature. Some important questions will be brought be fere the next Legislature for its action, and the approaching session will be one of unusual interest. We shall at present do no more than indicate what those questions are, deferring discussion of their merits to another time. It is proper, how ever, to call popular attention to them, in view of the selections to be made of candidates for the Legislature, and the ascertainment of the public sentiment in reference to them. Ist. Annual sessions of the Legislature. We are aware that this proposition is embar rassed by the unfortunate result of the election of State Printer, in 1849. For the laws passed by the Legislature of 1851-2, and the journals of its proceedings have been published only a few weeks ago, and are not even yet fully dis tributed—perhaps will not be ere another Legis lature is elected, to undo in part what the last did—to repeal or modify existing laws and make new ones. Still this does not affect the real merit= of the question. Such a delay ought never to have occurred, and cannot reasonably be expected to occur again. The necessity of annual sessions has been al most demonstrated by the operation ot the bien nial law. Since its enactment, the Legislatures have either hurried and slurred over the proper and needful business of legislation, neglecting much, and doing imperfectly much that it at tempted ; or they have prolonged their sessions to near double the time they formerly consumed. Even in the latter case haste, incompleteness and crudeness have marked their work in many in stances. The leading motive for biennial sessions was economy. This was laudable and eminently called for at the time. The finances of the Statei its liabilities, and the demands on it for large sums to complete the State Road, prompted and demanded this policy. But the experiment has not worked as was expected. The expenses of one Legislature nearly equal now what two used to be, and we have got back practically to an nual sessions. The Legislature of 1849 held over to 1850, and the Legislature of 1851 held over to 1852. The Legislature has therefore been in session in every year of the last four, and we do not doubt the legislature about to be elected, will be found in session next year. This shows that the great and growing State of Georgia, with its increasing resources, its un tiring energies, and irrepressible spirit of enter prise and improvement, has much to counsel upon, much to devise and provide for; while there are a thousand local interests and wants in her wide domain, and her diversified industry, to be looked after. 2d. Repeal or modification of the present ad valorem tax law. This is a subject that will come up for discus sion.. That there are some—perhaps a consid erable number of citizens in favor of repeal, will not be denied. That the law is defective and unequal in some of its details, and would be the better for some few amendments, we admit.— But the ad valorem principle is so indisputably just and equal, that it addresses itself at once to tfre judgment and the consciences of the people. They will not repudiate it for any other princi ple of taxation. 3d. The abolishment of the Supreme Court. We deem it unnecessary now to attempt the vindication of this tribunal from the assaults of its opponents. The opposition to it does not look formidable, though it is inveterate. The people are satisfied with the Court, and if as sailed in the Legislature, as we expect, it will be ably and successfully defended. 4th. Sale or lease of the State Road. The party in the State for the sale of the road, or a contiolling portion of it, is not large at pre sent. Nothing but bad judgement and bad management on the part of the opponents of that policy, can increase the number or strength of that party. The great mass of the people are opposed to the State’s selling her right to, or parting forever with control of that great work. But a large number—probably a large majority are in favor of a lease of the road to existing Companies, or a Company tq be chartered for the purpose, for a term of years at a specified annual rent. The only question is that of time. It- is a mooted point whether now is a suitable time to make such a bargain. sth. Disposal of the net revenues of the State Road. This could only be a pracMcal question for the present in case of a lease ol the road ; for the ne cessary improvement of the road, and its equip ment in progress and in contemplation must yet awhile consume all its net earnings. But when this question does assume a practi cal shape, additional importance will attach to the 6th Question, to which the next Legislature must give its attention. This is the education of her poor children. A liberal, thorough and well endowed system of common schools is call ed for by every dictate of justice and far seeing wisdom. What boots it, if in mere physical enterprizes, and in national wealth, Georgia at tain and preserve the name of the Empire State of the South, if the mental and moral culture of her children be neglected. No wealth is so valua ble and permanent as that which is heaped up in the minds and the hearts of a people. No State can remain permanently prosperous, ad vance in the march of true progress, and secure influence and respect among sister States, that, with abundant means, denies to her poor child ren—the future voters at her elections—the op portunite ot learning to read the constitutions of their State and country, the bible and prayer book, and to write or read the names on the tickets they are, hereafter, as citizens, to deposit in the ballot boxes. 7th. Applications for charters and extension of State aid to Railroad enterprizes. Some important questions and much interest ing discussion will arise under this head. Va rious charters for Railroads, Plank Roads, and other enterprizes to be applied for; and from one section at least, urgent appeals will be made for State aid, “to complete” as it is called “ the Railroad system of the State.” We refer to South-west Georgia, and the interests of Savan nah connected therewith ; for it is claimed that every other section of Georgia except the South west has been greatly benefitted directly or me diately by the construction, from the common funds of the whole State, of the State Road, and that equality calls tor an appropriation in that direction. We here only state the proposition. We do not aim now to affirm or argue it. Bth. Legislation on the Liquor question. This involves the whoie subject of the Atlan ta Temperance movement, on which we have hitherto expressed our views. It will certainly be one of the most interesting topics of debate which will be brought before the legislature. Ihe question as to the innate justice and pro priety of the legislation asked, its probable operation if granted, and the constitutional and legal difficlties involved, all open a wide field for discussion. There is a yet unfinished piece of business ad journed over from the last session, which it is to be hoped the next legislature will complete—that of giving elections to the people. We have long believed that official patronage could not be placed in worse hands than those of the legislature, and that no privilges of that sort, with their attend ant intrigues and bargaining, should be allowed to divert them from their only proper and legiti mate duty of legislation. They who elect the legislature are quite as competent as their agents to designate the incumbents of offices, and have quite as many motives to act judiciously and conscientiously in the master. The election of a U. S. Senator, Judges, So licitors. and State House officers, will make the party complexion of the next legislature a mat j ter of great additional interest, and cause the progress of the canvass in different counties to ; be watched with keen anxiety, j It is not improbable too, that in case the Dem : ocratic party obtain the ascendancy in both branches, it will ungerrymander the Congres sional Districts which the last legislature ar ranged in away to give the Whigs the lion’s share. Whig Nomination. The Hon. Chari.es Murphey, the defeated ! aspirant before the Democratic Convention re- I cently held in the Fourth District, we see by the Newnan Banner , has been recommended by the I Whig Convention assembled in that town, as ! the candidate of the Whig party of that District for Congress. As he will doubtless accept this recommendation, thus allowing himself to be made use of by the Whig party, he will thus forfeit all claim on the Democratic party, and must look hereaf er to the Whig party for his political friends and associates. The Mechanic. A trial 'as made yesterday afternoon of this splendid n \v Engine, built by John Agnew, Philadelphia, for the members of the Second Division, of the Augusta Independent Fire Com pany. The trial was a very satisfactory one, and although not fully manned, threw a side stream ot two hundred and sixteen feet. This engine is handsomely finished,and will no doubt prove a valuable acquisition to our spirited and energetic Fire Department. Medical College of the State of South Carolina We publish this morning the advertisement of this institution. It is among the oldest (if not the oldest) Colleges established in the South, and its Faculty will compare favorably with that of any similar institution in the Union. Railfoad Meeting in Sparta. Sparta, Ga., 4th July, 1853. A large number of the citizens of Hancock county met at the Court-house to consider the j question of aiding in the construction of a Rail | road from Macon through Millegeville and Spar ta to Warrenton, or other eligible point on the Georgia Railroad. Mr. Lane was appointed Chairman, and Mr. Lewis, Secretary. Judge Baxter stated, at the request of the Chairman, the object of the meeting, and also stated that he considered that the propositions I made to the Contention of Stockholders of the : Georgia Railroad, at their last annual meeting, | by the delegation from this county, of which he ; was a member, were favorably received. J Col. Campbell, of Milledgeville, who, with j Mr. Orme. was present, also addressed the meet ing upon the state of the existing charters under which we might proceed to work. Mr. Thomas, of Hancock, also addressed the meeting at some length, showing by most forci ble illustrations, the increased value which would be given to property in the county, particularly j real estate, by a Rail Road passing through it. Julge Baxter then offered the following reso lutions, which were unanimously adopted, viz : Resolved , That the persons incorporated by the act of 1837, as the Milledgeville Railroad Company, be requested to meet and organize at as early a day as practicable. Resolved, further, That the people of Hancock will subscribe a sufficient sum to convey the route from Macon via Milledgeville and Sparta to Warrenton, or such other point of intersection with the Georgia Railroad as the Stockholders may agree upon; and that subscriptions thus made, be taken as stock, provided the road is built; and that a committee of five be appointed by the chair to take such subscriptions and to engage the services of a competent Engineer to make the survey. j Resolved, further. That this Committee be au thorized to confer with Committees of other meetings and companies, and to call a meeting of the people of the county when they deem it proper, and to do all other acts which they may deem necessary to the accomplishment ot the object in view. The Committee appointed are, Thos. M Tur ner, Liritotj S 'tephens Thomas Whaley. Hardy IC. Culver and E. Cothern On motion, the Chairman. Mr. Lane, was added, j Letters were read from Mr. King. President of the Georgia Railroad, and from Messrs. A. J. Miller and W. M. D’Antiguac, Directors, ex pressing opinions fa orable to a Road from War renton via Spaita arid Milledgeville to Macon. On motion of Col. Turner, the proceedings were ordered to be published in the Milledgeville Macon and Augusta papers. A. J. Lane, Chairman, David W. Lewis, Sec’y. Business at Washington —lt is a fact well known and admitted at Washington, that the business in the office of the Auditor of the Post office Department was in arrears, and involved in much confusion on the accession of the pres ent administration. What its condition now is, may be inferred from the following extract of a letter from the Baltimore Sun’s correspondent, dated the 22d inst : “ By the 20th inst., ten days before the expi ration of the second quarter of the year, the ac counts of about all the postmasters in the United States, upwards of twenty thousand, were re ceived at the General Postoffice. Each return was opene*d, the balance recorded, and other ac tion had thereupon preleminary to its being sent to the Auditor for settlement. To-day one hun dred and sixty bags of valueless dead letters were destroyed by being burnt at “ Monument Place ” About nine-tenths ot all the money found in dead letters is now’ restored to its law ful owners by the department.” Murphey for Jenkins. —Mr. Murphey, (says the Newnan Banner,) is out for Mr. Jenkins, the Whig alias the Conservative candi date for Governor! This was to be expected of Mr. M. after the step taken in opposition to the Democratic nomination. With his support of Jenkins, and the whig recommendation of him for Congress, with what he can hope to make out of his budget of frauds, Mr. M. is destined to get along but poorly. He cannot expect to suc ceed—but his case being a desperate one, like the man having nothing now to lose, he is bound to make the best of it. Tlfere was a disgraceful row at Annapolis, on the 4th, between the excursionists on board the steamer Powhatan, from Baltimore, and many of the citizens of Annapolis. Several were wounded by shot, and it is feared some have been injured mortally. We understand (says the Charleston Courier) that 400 shares of the South Western Railroad Bank,were sold yesterday by Thomas M. H ume at private and public sale at from 122 J a 124 a large proportion at the former price. A law has gone into operation in Rhode Is land prescribing ten hours as a legal day’s work. It also forbids the employment of children under twelve years of age in any manufacturing estab lishment. We learn from the Knoxville Register, that Major Wallace visited Blount county on Satur day last, and through his exertions a subscription of fifty thousand dollars in the stock of the Knoxville and Charleston (Rabun Gap) rail-oad was taken by private individuals Our Co'lege goes bravely on. The seeds of a Railroad to the village are germinating in good ground, and if only carefully guarded will soon bring forth good fruit. Huzzah for Cassville ! Won’t some of our brethren of the Press encour age us by saying so too ?— Cassville Standard. The Woonsocket Patriot editor makes merry over the mistake of an old S.banghae hen of his, that had been “ setting” for five weeks upon— two round stones and a piece of brick /”— l * Her anxiety ” quoth he. is no greater than ours to know what she will hatch. If it proves a brick yard—that hen is not for sale.” We learn, (savs the Savannah News,) that Hon. R M Charlton has been appointed to deliver the ad 'ress at the commencetnen f of the Southern and Western Female College, at La Grange, Geo., on the 20fh inst. Camwrrriiil. Savannah, July B.— Cotton. Arrived, since the 30t.h ultimo 320 bales Upland (123 per Railroad, 195 from Augus’a and landings or-the river, and 2 from ftarien,) and 00 do. Sea Islands The ex ports for the same period amount to 588 oales Upland" all to New-York—leaving on hand and on sh'p-board not cleared, a stock of 6 714 bale-- Upland, and 51 do. Sea Islands, against 4 884 hales Upland, and 34 do. Sea Islands, at the same time last year. * Just at the close of our last weekly report the news by the Africa was telegraphed There had been no change in the Liverp ol Cotton market, the quotations for Fair Orloans being 61 and for Fair Up'ands 6§d. The sales of the week had been 65,000 bal s, of which speculators took 20 000 and exporters 6 000, Our market has been unusually quiet and dull. With the thermometer about 90 degrees no one feels disposed to make any active exertion and there is but a small stock upon which to operate We have been favored herewith sev eral refreshing showers, and we hoar that there have been showers in many other places. We trust the rain has extended over the entire State as it will still do much good to the Corn crop, though in many places the rain comes too late to secure a decent crop. The sales of the week amount to 399 bales, as follows: 75 atßf, 20 at9|, 2at 10, 223 at 10), 15 at 101, and 64 at 10) cents. When we made en quiry for the state of the market we were informed that no one would sell for less than last we-k’s quotations—no one would give more, and hardly any one would either buy or sell at all. We re peat the former quotations: Ordinary to Good Ordinary 8| a 9) Low Middling 10 a Good Middling lOf alo| Middling Fair II a Fair to Fully Fair 11) a Sea Tslatuls. —The stock, as will bo seen by our tables, is very light. We have no transactions to report this week. Rice —There is hut little offering. The sales are about 350 casks at $3 75. Flour. —Prices remain as before reported. The transactions have been confined to small lots’ from store. Corn. —We have heard of no large sales. The retail price from store has advanced a little. We now quote 75 aBO cents per bushel. Hay. —There io not much of this article on sale at present. We hear of the sale of 200 bundles Northern from wharf at $1.12). We quote 1.06 a $1.12c. Lime. —There is none in first hands. We hear of sales ofßockportat $1.37.) to arrive, and Rockland .$1 50—to arrive. Bacon. —We hear of the sale of 56 hhds. of Sides at 8) cents. Bagging. —There is not much on sale at this time, but enough for the demand. We quote 11) a 12 cents. Rope. —Kentucky in store is held at 8 cents Small sales have been made from wh&rf at a less price. Freights. —There is no vessel up for Liverpool To New-York sailing vessels are taking Cotton at SI.OO per bale. The steamers at )c. To Boston fc. for Cotton, and $125 per cask for Rice. To Philadelphia 87) cents a bale for Cotton. Exchange. —Sterling is quoted at 9 a 9) per ct premium. Domestic.—The Banks are selling Sight Checks on all Northern cities at ) per cent, pre mium ; and purchasing Sight Bills at par.; 30 clay Bills at | a £ per cent, discount; 60 day Bills, 1) per cent, discount; 90 day Bills, 2 a 2). percent, discount. Sljippiltfl Jittflligsm ARRIVALS FROM CHARLESTON. Steam ship Marion, Berry New York. Steam ship Palmetto, Jackson, Baltimore. Schr. Siam, Durham, Baltimore. CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON. Schr. Louisine, Smith, at New York. Charleston, July 9.—Cleared, Brem. barque Copernicus, Wieting, Bremen ; schr. Zephyr, By ers West Indies. Went to sea. M. L brig Moselle, Hancock, Bal timore ; schr Energy. Hushes, Boston ; R. L. schr. Maria Piekup. Shoe, Philadelphia. Likely Young Negroes at Private Sale. AT 16 STATE-STR E FT, and Hamburg, S. C. Consisting of PLOUGH BOYS, FELLOWS, NURSES. SEAMSTRESSES, WASHERS AND IRONERS. CHAMBER MAIDS, Ac. We will continue to receive throughou the season fresh supplies o? Negroes, of every description, both at our office in Charleston, and Ham burg. SPIRES & WILSON, Brokers and Commission Agents, No. 16 State-st, Charleston, feb 5 ts and Front-st. Hamburg, S. C. Spcciitl Uoticcs. Masonic Notice.—A Meeting , * , of Webb's Lodge No. 166, wi 1 he held on Monday Evening next, at 8 o’clook. w july 10 E. H. Rogers. Scc’y. Needle Women’s Belief Society A •& v. Called Meeti g of the Board of Mana gers of this Society will take place on Tuesday Afternoon, July 12th, at the Presbyterian Lec turo Room, at six o’clock, july 10 st 2 sty- —Office South Carolina Railroad Com pany. Augusta, July 9th, 1853.- Tho Passenger andfMail Trains for Charleston, will leave this Company’s Local Depot, Centre street, at 4) A. M., on and after Sunda-, 10th inst. july 10 W. J Magrath. Agent. fit* —Office Court Common I’leas.—Augus ta, July 6th, 1853.—During my ab sence from the city. Samuel H. Crump, Esq., will attend to the business of this office. David L. Roath, Clerk C. C. Pleas. jhly 3 , 3 The subscriber has at last received a supply of Dr. Dickson’s Blackberry Cordial, for Diarrhoea and Dysentery. Philip A. Moise, Druggist. See Advertisement. u”y 8 Paid for WOOLLEN, LINER COTTON and SILK RAGS, by " E. CAMPFIELD, jan 20 ts Corner River and Jackson at. We seldom recommend a manufac tured medicine, believing that, in most cases, nature herself perfects a cure more rapidly and effectually than can be accomplished by the vegetables and minerals of medical science. But in the matter o dyspepsia, there are chronic features about it, which, very often, defy all the ef forts of nature to create a healthy action of the digestivo organs, and it not unfrequently hap pens thatAhousands suffer for years, diseased both in body and in mind, from indigestion and its kin dred ills. To such, Holland's German B : tters. prepared by Dr C. M. Jackson, are truly a most valuable preparation. It is a tonic medic no, giv ing a healthy acfiou to the stomach, and will be found highly servicable at all seasons, but especial ly during the spring. Dyspepsia can only be cured by a patient perseverance in one course of treat ment ; and to all those suffering under this sad mal ady we would recommend an application to the depot of Hoofland’s Geiman Bitters, 120 Arch street, Philadelphia.— Philadelphia Inquirer . july 9 d6ol Farrell’s Arabian Liniment .f his celebrated medicine, skilfulK composed as it is of the most healing balsam Jand penetrating oils, can never fail to cure a)mo“t ry affliction that could be alleviated by an extlr’ nal remedy. Its superiority over all other Lin; ments is proven by the miraculous cures it perform!' and by the great and constantly increasino 1’ mand. There has boon sold within the mst" more than THREE MILLIONS OF and there can be but few persons found who dA not bestow upon it the highest praise for the rar« virtues it p ssesses. Nothing, perhaps, since the creation of the w rid, has been so i-ucccssful a.-* an external remedy for all nervous diseases as this wonderful curative. When applied, it instanta 8 neously diffuses itself through the whole sys-tem' sooth ng the irritated nerves, allaying the most intense pains and creating a most delightful sensa sion. Read the following remarkable cure, which can be attested to by hundreds who wero fully ac quainted with the whole circumstance. J Chronic Enlargement of the Tonsils —My daughter, when six months old, was taken with a swelling in the tonsils, which grew larger and lar gor, till when six years old had great difficulty in swallowing her food. Every night watch was kept fearing she would suffocate. The best doctors at! tended her but could give no relief. I took her to the most eminent doctors in the East; they said there was no help for her but to outgrow it. With a Bad heart I returned home with her, when she became so much worse that the doctors had to be called in again ; they decided that the tonsils must be cut off, as the only means of giving relief. My wife would not consent to this and she determined to try y our Liniment, winch gave relief the very first ‘ application, and by a cont nued use she entire !y recovered. She is now ten yeats old and fle-hy and healthy as could be desired Your Liniment is also the best in use for sprains, btuises. cuts burns, headache, e’e . and it w 11 remove the most severe pain in a few mutes It also cured caked adder in my cow in a few days. George Ford. Peoria, March 20th 1849. Look out for Counterfeits. —The public are can tioned against another counterfeit, which has late, ly made it appearance, called W. B. Farrell's Ara- Man Liniment, the most dangerous of all the coun terfeits. because his having the name of FarreP nany will buy it in good faith, without the knov! ledge that a counterfeit exists, and they will, per laps, only discover their error when the spurious nixture has wrought its evil effects. The genuine article is manufactured only by H. G. Farrell, sole inventor and proprietor, and whole sale druggist. No 17 Main street, Peoria, Illinois, •o whom all applications for Agencies must be ad-’ Irossed. Be sure you get it with the letters H. G. before Farrell’s, thus—H. G. FARRELL’S—and hissiguature on the wrapper, and all others aro counterfeits. Sold by HAVILAND, RISLEY A CO.. , Augusta, Ga., and by regularly authorized agents throughout the United States. ffF’ Price 25 and 50 cents, and $1 per bottle. Agents Wanted in every town, village and hamlet in tho United States, in which one is not already established. Address H G. Farrell as ibove, accompanied with good reference as to character, responsibility, Ac. d&c4 july 6 Premium Dagnerrean Gallery .--The firm of Tucker & Perkins having been dissolved by limitation last February, tho un dersigned will continue t<yjrac»ico the art ofDng uerreotyping in all its vanous branches, and from his long practical experience he feels confident of his ability to please the most fastidious. The pictures now being taken at this Gallery aro pronounced by those who are judges, superior in tone and life-like expression, to any ever before produced in Augusta. Isaac Tucker. N. B. Artists purchasing Stock, will please bear in mind that materials are sold at lower rates than at any other house this side of New York may 14 Marriage Invitations and Visiting Cards written by Master Ed. Willis From Barman’s Illustrated News.— Acrostic Mexican Mustang Liniment Every land has hailed with Xtacy this preparation whose Intrinsic merits has introduced its Curat’ ve powers to the notice of the whole American people. Rhematism oflong duration: Neuralgia, with its tortures, have yielded to its Magical influence; cancers, contorted joints, Ulcerated and swollen limbs that have Suffered for years under t e weight of disease. Turn by its application to suppleness and health. A remedy of such general usefulness that can re store Newness of Action to the diseased nerves, arteries and ' | Glands of the human body, is worthy of high praise. i Let the rheumatic, halt, lame and palsied Invalid examine its qualities, and they will Not be disappointed. Years of study and Investigation have enabled the proprietors of the Mexican Mustang Liniment to furnish a remedy, Extraordinary in its power over diseases, £ j No matter of how long standing—sold tub The agents in all parts of the Union, july 6 30 D..Gilman, Chemist and Drug. gist, Pennsylvania Avenue. City of Washington, Inventor and Sole Proprietor of Gil uan’s, Instantaneous Liquid Hair Dye, the inly instantaneous Hair Dye, which i 3 permanent. 1 Gilman’s Liquid Hair Dye is the only article now used in this city. Gentlemen who wear whis kers or moustaches of a gray or reddish hue wish ing to attend a ball or party, can appear in a suit of black, by devoting one additional minute at their toilet, in using the very celebrated article which heads this notice —Philadelphia Ledger. This valuable Hair Dye is for salo by Phil- j ip A. Moise, Druggist, 195 Broad street, under t e Augusta Hotel, apr 10 d&c3m Soda Water.—This delightful and healthy beverage, with every variety of the best Syrups, will be furnished from this date at the Drug Store under tho Augusta Hotel. Tho i fountains are entirely new, and the public may de pend upon getting good Soda Water of the purest qua ity. PHILIP A. MOISE. may 5 Druggist. Education.-A singlelady, of experience, • des res a situation as Teacher in a t*e n nary or se’ect School She can teach all the ligber branches of English ai d Music, is a fine lerformer on the Piano, and s’ngs well : will also , j give iessons in French and on the Guitar. The best of reference given by addressing Key Box 117, Angusta Post Offico tAct.f June 14 Toe Friends ol < 01. WM. ii. ROW* EN. will support-him for Major Gene ral of the 4th Division, Georgia Militia, at the ’lection to bo held on the of July, inst The Division is composed of Wilkes, Lincoln, Elbert, Madison, Jackson and Franklin counties, julv 8 dActd The Bel Air Train will commence running on Monday, the 27th inst.— Leaves Augusta at 6) p. m. juje 25 ts M ARSHALL HOUSE, Savannah, Ga. G. Fargo, Proprietor, (late of the U. 8. Hotel, Augusta.) apr 15 ly Malcorn 11. Jones will be supported | as a candidate for the House of Repre sentatives from Burke county in the next Legisla cure by fjnly 3] Many Voters. A Card.—The undersigned returns thanks to bis friends and the public for their past patronage, and respectfully announces .hat ho has associated with him Mr. JOSEPH A 3EALS, late of Savannah, and will conduct busi ness under the name and style of COFFIN <k 3EALS, in all the branches of PAINTING lamely ; House, Sign and Ornamental PAINT ING, GILDING; GRAINING; GLAZING, Ac. JOHN G. COFFIN. Office in Jackson, corner of Greene street. The undersigned takes this mode ani ‘IS-*- time to announce to the citizens of Au gusta and vicinity, that havirg received the best of tuition from good masters, they are enabled to .'|| furnish work in style equal to that obtained else" where; such as Military, Civic and Society BAN NERS ; Designing, Ornamental, Fresco, Pannel led and Marble WALLS; Plain and Ornamental SIGNS; SHADES, Ac. JOHN G. COFFIN, sept 22 ly JOSEPH A. BEALS. Fresh Congress Wat.r can always be xj- —had wholesale or retail, at the Drug Li; Store under the Augusta Hotel MARINE INSURANCE. The subscriber, as Agent of the COLUMBIA 1; (S. C.) INSURANCE CO . takes Fire and Marino Risks on the most favorable terms. J. H ANDERSON, Agent, j&n 14 ly Mclntosh street. Professional Notice. —Dr Paul F Eve, having returned to reside in Au gusta, offers his services to the community. Ser vants requiring operations, or special care, can b« accommodated on his lot. 6m eb . Ca. RaUroaL Augusta, Geo -’ 21sfc May, 1853.— 0 n and after Monday, 23d inst., a Passenger Train will l ea^ e 1 “ on ' daily, (Tuesday and Sunday excepted) at c.:3U a. m-, and Hamburg at 5 p. m.. until further notice, may 22 G. B. Lythgoe, Gen l_feup-__ > Real the Advertisement of Ajer st Cherry P octoral - ments of no ordinary interest to al as to be afflicted with the difficulties it cures.