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Cattsttetottaltat# % epnUir. BY JAMES GARDNER, JR. TERMS: Dailypaper (if paid ic advance) ....per annum. .$S 00 Tri-Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 5 00 Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 2 00 AUGUSTA, GA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 20. FOR GOVERNOR, HON. HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON. Os Baldwin County. Nicholas and the Porte. The information derived from our recent for eign accounts, in reference to the condition of Europe, though not very full and distinct, is cer tainly not of a pacific character. The Emperor of Russia seems, ostensibly, determined to pursue his overbearing and arbitrary course towards Turkey ; and continues to demand such unusu al religious privileges for his subjects, in a coun try over which he has no jurisdiction, that his conduct in this respect, has met with the disap probation of his own counsellors, and of for eign ministers. He arbitrarily insists on having his own way, and the gratification of his un reasonable desires, may not only interrupt the friendly relations that have hitherto existed with the adjacent powers, but be also the means of disturbing the peace and tranquility of those far more distant. The terms on which he was willing to adjust this difficulty, were not such as the Porte could accept. They were consequently declined, not however, in a manner evincing a bad disposition on his part. He assented to the proposal to send an Embassador Extraordinary to St. Petersburg, to open fresh negotiations on this subject; pro vided, in the meantime, the opposing forces would cease to invade his principalities.— He was desirous in any event not to act pre cipitately ; and should an invasion take place, which had not occurred up to the Ist inst., he intended to leave the management of it to the wisdom of his allies. It is at this point that hostilities are expected to cease. Nicholas will have then displayed to the world his con tempt for all opposition, and having done so, will be induced, on certain terms, to retire. This is about the substance of what we can gather from an analysis of the advices touching the hostile attitude of these two Great Powers, towards each other. Nor are we driven by it, to the conclusion that war between them is inevi table. On the contrary, ground on which to hope for reconciliation, before matters assume an ungovernable extreme, by means of intervention is clearly discoverable. This opinion is confirm ed when we take into consideration the strong and unchanged condition of the foreign market at the date of our news. Notwithstanding, as is usually the case, speculators and jobbe rs were on the alert to turn to their advantage every repor fc from the disturbed portions of the country. Trade, like the sensitive plant, quivers and yields to the slightest breath that disturbs its repose. As yet we confess to have seen none of these symptons of alarm and apprehension which al most invariably precede even the “shadow which coming events cast before them. 7 ’ The question has no doubt been,ere this, pret ty definitely settled, and the next accounts will relieve the minds of our business men of much suspense and anxiety. Should they prove adverse to our hopes and expectations, it will be a difficult matter even to conjecture how far, a war, commenced under such cir cumstances at this time in Europe, w ill ex tend, or to limit the period of its duration. Such is the inflammatory condition of almost every European State, that a spark thrown into one, may arouse the whole of them by a general ex plosion. Passing from the scenes of the present difficulties and going towards the East, we find the spirit of revolution has already invaded hitherto passive and subdued Asia. The subjects of the Chinese Empire have dared to question the authority of their ruler. And the attention of every nation is not only now' arrested, but its business disturbed by an insurrection that may eventually overthrow the form of a government that is almost coeval with the history of the world. Once Jet the fires, which seem to be ready to burst in both extremes of Europe, be fairly lit up, and no one can tell over what country they may not sweep, or by what force they can be arrested. The intelligent commercial reader, who thoroughly understands the great law’s and prin ciples of trade, its almost innumerable ramifica tion3 and relations to each other, must feel an intense interest in contemplating a subject of such magnitude. Commencing at any point on the circle he pases around the entire circum ference, and takes a general and comprcehensive 1 view of how every interest and every species of industrial pursuits will be effected by being interfered with, by such an antagonistic princi ple. To him, the effect on the whole of them, is so disastrous that he is not satisfied to know that a comparative insignificant portion of the capital of any particular country may be bene fited. But in viewing the effect of a general war in Europe, it is taking a very narrow and contract ed view of such an event, to allow the vision to be circumscribed to the fact of mere dollars and cents. He has read history to no profit, that does not see in war the utter distrac tion, for the time being, of every element that God designed to be used for the happiness and well-being of his creatures, no matter under W’hat form of government they may be associa ted. It is true, instances are recorded, where j a resort to arms was just and necessary; and I where the means essential to the end to be ! achieved—such as treasure, blood, and life have all been righteously and successfully expended. But these only go to show, that in a few cases, a curse, general in its character, has been turned into a special blessing. View ed in this light, there is scarcely any limit to the vision of the Philanthropist. To him, no argument is satisfactory that is made to prove that the peace, and quiet, and virtue, and hap piness of a people can be promoted by the use oi ev«ry instrument and means calculated in their nature to produce want and distress, wretchedness and crime, confusion and anarchy. It will not avail to discuss the point, whether or not a nation can grow in prosperity, and be come distinguished in every thing great and use ful, when its time, capital, talent and energy are exhausted, away from home and in opposite pursuits. He cannot be convinced that the way to increase population is to starve the and to kill off by wholesale slaughter, those of maturer age. No, no! these are inconsis tencies which admit of no reconciliation. — War is opposed to those laws which the all-wise Creator has established to carry out his bene ficent designs on earth. In his hands it has been I used and may be again, as a fearful instrument of punishment to those who oppress his peo ple and govern not in mercy. We hope and believe the historian will never again record the horrors of war, and describe such scenes of blood shed as was witnessed in the early part of the present century ; but that hereafter every dif i ficulty and disturbance between one nation and another, will be decided by the triumph of rea son, and the principles of justice, and not by the “ last argument of Kings.” We cannot close these remarks without ask ing the question, do we realize our situation " hen compared to that of any other people on the habitable globe ? Do we appreciate as we should, the blessings of our own free, happy prosperous and peaceful country ? Here we are on this Western Hemisphere, separated by the mighty waters of the deep, far away from the miserable half-starved, crowded and oppressed millions of the East. Ours is a new, fertile and beautiful land. Chosen by the Almighty, where on to plant a nation that should grow in honor and prosperity unequalled in the history of the race—whose inhabitants should enjoy undis turbed rational liberty, and acknowledge no oth er sovereign than He who is “ King of kings and Lord of lords.” Let us remember to follow the precepts arid examples of our fathers. Let us live in harmo ny and friendship as a band of brothers. Let us expend from generation to generation within our own borders those powers and means of advance ment with which we are favored—to the end, that disturbing none, and unmolested by any— we may go onto work out as oneunited people our great and untold destiny—the Destiny ot Peace. Public Meeting in Oarnesville. Pursuant to notice previously given, a re spectable number of the citizens of Franklin county met June 28th, at the Court House, ac cording to adjournment. Maj. John E. Caldwell was called to the Chair, and W. R. Welborn ap pointed Secretary. On motion of D. G Candler. Esq, the fol lowing committee, Daniel G. Candler, Harwell Mangum, Eli T. Wilmot, Madison H. Thomas and John Chambers, Esq’rs. were appointed by the Chair, to arrange business for the meeting, who, after a short absence returned, and offered the following report: Whereas, As the territory of Franklin coun ty is amply sufficient to make two counties as large as an average of the counties in ♦he State : And whereas, the county is now densely popula ted, and a large portion of the citizens are suf fering great inconvenience from their remote situation from the county site—many of them being compelled to travel from 20 to 28 miles to discharge their public duties—in consequence of which, the value of land in the county is great ly depressed, and a spirit of improvement in agriculture and the mechanic arts are retarded, therefore, 1. Resolved , That a committee of five be ap pointed by the chair, to lay off or otherwise des ignate a dividing line between the proposed new counties, having an “ eye to the conve nience of afl the citizens of the county,” so as to benefit the greatest number of the citizens— also, having regard to the portions of adjacent counties that may desire to be annexed to either of the new counties. 2. Resolved , That the voters of the county be requested to indorse on their tickets at the next election for members of the Legislature, new county or no new county, and should a majority of the voters vote for a new county, we will hold our Senator and Representatives bound to support the measure in the next Legislature. 3 . Resolved , That we will vote for no man for the Legislature, who will not unequivocally promise to use all honorable exertions before the next Legislature, to have a bill passed creating two counties, out of the territory of Franklin county : Provided, a majority of the voters of said county shall vote in favor of a division of the county. 4. Resolved, That the committee appointed in the Ist resolution be requested to make their report through the columns of the Athens papers, and that the Augusta Constitutionalist be re quested to copy. Accompanied with a few pertinent remarks by D. G. Candler, Esq., in favour of a division of the county, succeeded by J. N. Glenn, Esq., in opposition, followed by Col. W. Ash, and oth ers, for and and against, the report was then animously adopted. On motion, the chair then appointed the com mittee referred to in the first resolution, viz : W. F. Bowers, John J. Hendley, John Cham bers, Dr. M. Estes and W. B. Gillespie. On motion, the above committee be requested to make their report in three weeks. On motion, the editor of the Athens papers, be requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting, and the Augusta Constitutionalist be requested to copy. Signed by the Chairman and Secretary. J. E. Calpwell, Chairman. W. R. Wellborn, Secretary. Report of the Committee of Five—Division of Franklin County , Go. Pursuant to adjournment, the delegates ap pointed by the Militia Districts of Franklin county, to further consider the property of divid ing the county aforesaid, met at Carnesville, on Tuesday 28th ult., and passed a resolution author izing the Chairman and Secretary to appoint a committee of five persons, to designate the dividing line, and report through the columns of the Banner and Constitutionalist within three weeks The appointment was accordingly made so as to consist of two persons from one side the county, and three from the other side. The committee thus appointed, by virture of the re solution aforesaid, now beg leave to REPORT, That, after having had everything connected with the division duly under consideration, unanimously agree, that the most judicious and advantageous division that can possibly be made, will be to commence the diving line at the junc tion of the Hudson, Middle and North forks of Broad River, below Carnesville. and run thence up said Middle fork, to the mouth of Stephens’ Creek, thence up said Creek, to where it is crossed by the road leading from Carnesville to Clarkesville, or nearly so ; and thence, a right or straight line, to the ford of Leathenwood Creek, where the line Road betweeu Franklin and Habersham counties crosses said Creek. This is very nearly the line proposod, and stren uously urged, some two years ago, by some of our most prominent opposers at present ; and the same line urged its legal propriety with equal torce on the mind of Gen. Morris, when he was writing out his circular to the people of the county some month or two ago, for it will be observed he predicts very nearly the same line. This line will so divide the county, as to give nearly two-thirds the present territory of the county to the Eastern side, which is the I most thinly inhabited ; and about the remaining third to the Western side, which is the most densely populated ; so that we think each side I will be able to present to the next Legislature a sufficient amount of inhabitants to justify the division as aforesaid. All which we most re spectfully submit. M. Estes, Chairman. July 7th, 1853. Political Meeting in Jackson. According to previous notice, the Democratic party of Jackson county met at the Court House in Jefferson, on Tuesday, the sth inst., to make some arrangements to nominate candidates for the Legislature—on motion of J. C. Johnson, Esq, Richard W. Pentecost was appointed Chairman, and Robert White requested to act as Secretary. T I h t? b j ect of I the L meetin S w as explained by J. P. Thurmond, when, on his motion, the Chair man appointed the following committee, consist ing of thirteen, to report matter for the action of the meeting, to-wit: Gen. C. F. Hardy, Robt. Moon, Esq., Peter E. McMillian, Esq., Mai. R J. Park, S. P. Thurmond, Gen. D. M. Burns Maj. T. J. Bowen, J. C. Johnson, Esq. N.’ Rooks, Harris Sanders, D. L. Jarrett, Moses Hendrix, and H. A. Archer, Esq. The committee, after a short absence, made the following report, to-wi^: The committee to whom was referred the subject of devising some plan to nominate can didates for the Legislature, beg leave to report the following resolutions, to-wit: Resolved , That we recommend to the people to hold a primary election at the Justices’ Court ground of each District in the county, on the 4th Saturday in this month, to nominate candidates for the Legislature. Resolved , That any two Democrats are here by authorized to act as the managers, and Who shall make return of the polls to Jefferson, on the Monday following said election, when the polls from the various Districts in the county shall be consolidated, and the persons who shall have received the highest number of votes for Senate and Representatives, shall be declared the duly nominated candidates. Resolved , That as this a mere party proceed ing, to select candidates, it is the sense of this meeting, that no one shall be allowed to vote in said election but Democrats, or those Whigs who expect, in good faith, to act and vote in future with the Democratic party, or such Whigs as will pledge themselves to vote for the nominee. Ihe report was, on motion, adopted unani mously. On motion of R. Moon, it was Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Southern Banner and Con stitutionalist & Republic. The meeting then adjourned. R. W. Pentecost, Chairman. R. White. Sec’y. Democratic Convention in Walton County. In pursuance of previous notice, a large and enthusiastic meeting of the Democratic party of Walton county, convened at the Court House in Monroe, on the sth inst. for the purpose of nominating a Senator and two Representatives to be run for the next Legislature. On motion of Mr. Allen W. Brown, for the purpose of or ganizing the Convention, Lewis S. Moon and Milner Echols. Esqs., were called to the chair, and Seaborne C. Burson was requested to act as secretary. The object of the meeting have been briefly explained by the Ghair, on motion of Jesse H. Arnold, a call of the Mil itia Districts was made, whereupon the Delegations from each District enrolled their names, and took their seats. On motion of Jesse Mitchell, the Delegates to this Convention from Districts not fully repre sented, were authorized to cast the full vote to which such Districts were entitled. On motion of Jesse H. Arnold, it w r as agreed that the majority of all the votes cast by the Convention shall be requisite for the nomina tion of candidates. . On motion the Delegates then retired, and af ter consultation, returned and reported to the meeting through their secretary, John P. Ed w'ards, the name of Warren J. Hill, for Senator; and for Representatives, Leonard B. Hays, and Harrison L. Williams. On motion of Col. Allen B. Whitehead, the nominations were unanimous and by acclama tion. The nominees for Representatives, Leonard B. Hays, and Harrison L. Williams were then called upon, who came forward and addressed the meeting with some very appropriate re marks, tendering their thanks to the Democracy of Walton for the honor conferred upon them. Hon. Warren J. Hill, the nominee for Sena tor. being absent, on motion of Col. Allen B. Whitehead, a committee of three w f as appoint ed by the chair to inform him of his nomination, and solicit his acceptance. The committee ap pointed were as follow T ers,viz: A. B. Whitehead, JH. Arnold, Jesse Mitchel. During the absence of the Delegates Col. Lucillous H. Briscoe was enthusiastically called upon, who came foward amid the loud plaudits of the Assembly, and delivered a lengthy aud eloquent address, which w'asduly appreciated by the meeting. On motion of Col. A. B.]Whitehead,it was ordered, that the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Constitutionalist & Republic, of Augusta. Ga., and the Southern Banner, of Athens. On motion of John P. Edwards, the meeting then adjourned sine die. Lewis S. Moon, ) m ‘ • M„.«b Echols, j Chairmen. S. C. Burson, Secretary. Meeting in Scriven County. A meeting was recently held in Scriven coun ty for the purpose of expressing a preference for Judge of the Superior Court of this Circuit. The Hon. Wm. W. Holt was recommended for the office. We were requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting, and would have done so with pleasure, had the Secretary furnished us with a copy, at the same time he furnished other pa pers. We dislike, and must be excused from publishing such notices, second-handed. Gen. Wm. B. Wofford.— The Mountain Signal of the 15th inst. say 9 : Much speculation, and many enquiries are made, as to who Gen. Wofford will support for Governor, the Hon. H Y. Johnson, or the Hon. C. J. Jenkins. There was a time when such doubts in the minds of his friends, as well as his enemies had grounds to exist. It is well known that in the year 1850 there appeared an article in the Federal Union, making, as he and his friends considered, an uncalled for attack upon bis political charac ter, which was well calculated to offend not only the Gen’l. but his personal friends, who are numerous. The Hon. H. V. Johnson was charged (in the minds ot those who felt an in terest,) with being the author. We entertain ed that opinion ourselves, and we know that such was the opinion of Gen. Wofford. We were gratified in learning that such suspicion was unfounded. We have seen Gen. Wofford, and upon this subject we were gratified to find him in possession of evidence conclusive to his mind. We are therefore authorized in stating that Gen. Wofford will vote for and exercise his influence in behalf of the Hon. H. V. Johnson, the Democratic nominee. Success to his efforts ! Getting out Spars for the Navy is a profitable business in Alabama, and the pine forests fur nish the finest kind. They are principally ob tained for the French Navy. The lumber trade generally has become a very important one, and exportation of it from Mobile is quite extensive. Steam sawmills are found all along the two riv ers and elsewhere. The Steam Fire Engine. —The Cincinnati Gazette says that a trial of the new steam fire engine was had last week, for the commissioner from Great Britain to the World’s Fair, who re ceived special instructions before he left Europe to visit that city and examine this machine. He expressed himself highly pleased with its operations. Clark Mills, the sculptor, the Republic says has purchased a farm three miles and a half from Washington city, on the line ot the railroad, whither he has removed his elks, buffalo, and other living models, and where he intends to locate his study and erect manufacturing works required by his profession. The Missions to Mexico and Spain. —A Washington letter writer remarks :—Mr. Marcy is now engaged, it is said, in consultation with Mr. Soule, and in concluding his instructions. I have reason to believe that Gen. Gadsden has not yet received his instructions as Minister to Mexico, and probably he will not, until the Ex ecutive Government shall come to some conclu sion on the subject of the Tehuantepec ques tion. Where was the Declaration of Independ ence Written?— This is a question which has excited much discussion. A letter from Mr. Jefferson to Dr. Mease of Philadelphia, written in Sept., 1825, lately published, settles the ques tion. The house he designates is at the corner of Seventh and High (or Market) streets, Phila delphia, the lower story of which is now occu pied as a clothing store, and the upper stories as a printing office. • GS A .^ EMEDY for Biles. —As w’e are now. in the midst of the season of figs and grapes— every man sitting under his own vine and his '> ee ’ none daring to make him afraid' —it may be as well to remind our readers hat figs, according to the Scriptural record, are an excellent remedy for biles. Our readers will find in Isaiah, ch. xxvviii. v 21st, the following pfmn l lVfi F ° T a I ? a,a t' bad said ’ let take a KU P .n i la , y -t f ° r u a upon the bde, and he (Hezekiah) shall recover-”— Char. Courier , 19(/i inst. English papers describe an important innova tion in the management of the new and gigantic screw threedecker, the Duke of Wellington. The introduction of a telegraphic communica tion from the poop to the engine-room has al lowed the usual commands of “ stop her,” “ ease her,” “go ahead,” &c., to be dispensed with. An index of figures is placed on the top rail of the poop, and, being always stationed there, the master is enabled to work his orders to the en gine-room silently and effectively. This valua ble improvement originated with Captain Cris pin who has applied it to practical practices on board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. [From the Columbus Times , 1 6thinst.] “Legion.” We are pleased to observe that the “ facetious editor of the Enquirer,” as the Milledgeville Recorder terms him, has been supposed to say something very clever, when, in answer to an enquiry for the name ot its new party, it replied that it was “ Legion.” We must confess that the wit of the thing does not sparkle on the sur face, and requires some research to bring out; r and after all the digging and delving after it, w’e expect its admirers would rather have a small * lump of California gold. Now “ Legion,” is a i collective noun—very collective; and may be applied to collections of the most diverse and variegated species of individuals. The new par ty may, therefore, be a legion of patriots, or a , legion of famished seekers after the reins of the ; State Government, utterly indifferent to politi cal principles, so that the legion have that prime of quality of great numbers. There are legions of Angels, and we have heard of a legion of Devies ; and the present legion of the Enqui ; rer is the most essentially ringed, streaked and ' speckled legion of politicians, that was ever sought to be agglomerated in one body. 1 Here we have the author of the “ Georgia Platform” recommended to the people of Geor gia, on the ground that that charming piece of tasselated work, '"only saved the Union, but did not save the South !” Here w r e have Hamilcar Toombs, who swore his children so terribly on that altar, only to show his children how easily tremendous vows were broken, offering to lead Georgia to the rescue of Southern Rights ! Oh crackey ! Here we have the candidate for Vice Pre -ident on the ticket with Daniel Webster, the gentleman who said the Buffalo Free Soilers “ had certainly stolen the sentiment from she Whigs” —who quoted a joke from Swift to ridicule “ the clear case of petit larcenyP Dulce et natale Solum ; Fine words 1 I wonder where he sj,ole ’em ; here we have this gentleman, Jenkens and his friends, turning up the W’hites of their pious eyes, because Mr. Pierce has appointed some repentant Free Soilers to some small offices!— Oh hypocritical legion ! and here we have the Columbus Enquirer and the whole array of the Legionary press, pitching into Gen. Pierce for the same offence of appointing Northern men to 1 office, who have accepted the compromise of 1850, and declared their willingness to abide by it— while these same Legionaries went it tooth and nail, body and breeches, and with the perfect abandon and enthusiasm, which only legionaries can get up for “ our side,” for a man, who, in 1838, put in black and white as follows : Buffalo, Oct. 17th, 1838. Sir—Your communication of the 15th instant, as Chairman ot a committee appointed by the “ Anti-Slavery Society of the county of Erie,” 1 has just come to hand. You solicit my answer to the following interrogatories: Ist. Do you believe that petitions to Congress on the subject of slavery and the slave trade ought to be received, read and respectfully con sidered by the representatives of the people ? 2d. Are you opposed to the annexation of Tex as to this Union, under any circumstance, so long as slaves are held therein ? 3d. Are you in favor of Congress exercising all the constitutional power it possesses to abol ish the internal slave trade between the States? * 4th. Are you in favor of immediate legislation for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia ? s lam much engaged, and have no time to en -1 ter into an argument, or to explain at length my i reasons for my opinions. I shall therefore con tent myself for the present by answering all your interrogatories in the affirmative, and leave for 1 some future occasion a more extended discussion on the subject. Very respectfully, Your obedient serv’t, 1 Millard Fillmore. , W. Mills, Esq., Chairman. And here again we find this “Legion” stand ing on a platform ! Ye Gods ! and such a plat • form!—a platform, not a plank in which does 5 not rise up and denounce its Whig authors as re f negades and apostates from the Whig principles 5 of twenty years, standing; and ravishes of some . of the very best planks in the platforms of ' the Democratic and Southern Rights parties * Thus has “Legion” branded its own Whig brows , with the mark of apostacy from Whig principles . —stamped error upon its own teachings and [. preachings for years, and now having committed an enormous theft, stands on the house tops and i calls loudly on the people to admire the virtue, s the constancy, and fixedness of purpose, the fi . delity to principle of this great nameless party. Little Jack Horner, sat in the corner (. To eat a Christmas pie, He put in his thumb, and pulled out a plum ; And said, what a pretty boy am I.” 1 “Legion”! beautiful legion ! Pity that old • Falstaff were not alive to model his army after 1 it. A “legion” ot fleeces, jumping helterskel j ter over every gap, where Bell weather Toombs r takes a jump. And albeit he jumps right into ’ the bowels of Whiggery, as he did here at Tem -5 perance Hall, and rapping open its bread-basket, , exhibits to the eyes of Whiggery itself what a i horrid repertory of corruption it has been, during all this time that he has fed and they have pat s ted it—even to the unwhiggingof Whiggery— . away they go, shouting and hurraing, chucking up their hats and damning the Democrats all the same, for principles, against principles,or without • principles. Give us numbers, give us Legion, and 1 principles be hanged, say they. Did’nt Toombs make them drop Scott like a hot potatoe? And what was Scott but a whig of the first water? How was he worse than Fillmore, or Corwin, or Seward and all those other Whig Captains the “Legion” used to swear by? And now what has he done ? Why, torn up the Whig constitu tion—kicked away the old Whig platform and ' “spat upon it;” hoisted the Webster Whigs w T ith Jenkins for their candidate into the top seats of the synagogue and told the Scott Whigs to kick up at their peril. Legion by the great boot! you ought to call the party Toombs, and his cost i of arms should be adorned with the figure of a chameleon rampant—with the motto, varium et mutabile; and then when he should come to sur vey his “Legion ;” the modern Hamilcar might well exclaim : “ Fickle as a leaf on stream, Changeful as a waking dream, Thou many headed monstor thing, Oh who would wish to be thy king!” The Enquirer’s party lacks all the qualities of a Legion. A legion has discipline ; it is coment ed by a grand purpose and fixed principles ; sta bility is its highest characteristic—its own in herent strength is its reliance—its locked shields are its invulnerable panoply of defence—its stout short swords the instruments of its prowess. It never steals from the cause against which it is set to fight. It never taker nigh cuts to de ceive its foe, but marches in its strength on the highway to meet them. A Legion flies but one flag and is true to it. It never carries snares and nets to “ catch birds of every feather”—a legion in short is a power, a force, combined of the morale of its cause, and the steel and sinew’s of its physical material— and not a mob of stray and platformless politi cians, whose creed has been rudely snatched away by the very Priests w’ho taught it to them, and who even without a name , are running about and begging somebody for mercy’s sake to tell them who they belong to, and w’here they are to go. Pshaw ! Sam, try it again. Jules Rousseau, one of our respected mer- i chants, departed this life on Saturday afternoon last, in the 42d year of his age. As an honest, , enterprising citizen, he commanded the esteem of a large portion of our community. As a hus band and parent, his afflicted widow and orphans are left in the sad bereavement of a devoted and . assiduous guardian of their temporal happiness. Mr. R- had been for some time past in ill health, and recent extraordinary exertions but tended 1 to harrow his constitution, and hasten the close i of his earthly career. His remains were escort ed to the grave by the Chatham Artillery, of which corps he was a member, and by a large 1 concourse of friends.— Sav. Rep., 18th inst. BY TELEGRAPH. Reported for the Constitutionalist & Republic. Charleston, July 19—?. m. Cotton. —This has been a dull day—not a bag was sold. Philadelphia, July 16. Movements of the President. —President Pierce and suite reached here shortly afternoon to-day, en route for Washington. Richmond, July 14. From Rio. —The schooner Tennessee arrived in Hampton Roads yesterday, 29 days from Rio Janeiro. The United States frigate Congress, Com. McKeever, left Rio on the 12th for New York. Cuenos Ayres was still blockaded, and busi ness of all kinds suspended. The Aessels St. James, of Philadelphia, and W. G. Lewis, of Boston, were in the port of Rio. The markets were steady and prices unchang ed. The demand for coffee was firm. The crop will be light. Cincinnati, July 15. German Indignation Meeting —Tbe Germans held a meeting last night in reference to Dr. Junghans, some time past a resident of this city, who was supposed to be a spy of the King of Wurtemberg. Much indignation was expressed, and Junghans, W’ho had fled from the city, was burnt in effigy. New York, July 16. Steamboat Collision. —The steamer Empire, when five miles below Poughkepsie this morn ing, was run into by a sloop, and so severe ly damaged in her machinery that she took fire. Great confusion prevailed among the passengers, of whom t jvelve are known to be badly scalded, and three or four killed. It is feared others have also been lost. Among the scalded was S. S. Bwllitt, of Washington, D. C. Death of Mrs. Jackson. —A general gloom was cast over this community on Saturday morning, by the sad announcement of the death of Mrs. Jackson, wife of Judge Henry R, Jack son. The death of one so universally esteemed for her many virtues and graces of character, would, under ordinary circumstances, have been regarded as a most melancholy bereavement— but a death so sudden and expected, in the bloom and vigor of health, startled while it caused an intensely painful sensation in the minds of all Her death occurred at six o’clock in the morning—at the same hour on the previous evening, she w’as in the enjoyment of her usual excellent health, and it was not until within a few hours before her decease, that any apprehen sions were felt by her family and friends in at tendance. But, suddenly, “in the night,” she received the dread summons, and with the morning dawn, her wire and gentle spirit took its flight from earth, leaving desolate and disconsolate the home and hearts of which she was the chosen and cherished idol. While we sincerely condole w’iththe bereaved husband and family, we feel thit words cannot express nor human sympathy realize the poign ancy of their sorrow. May an inscrutable Providence give them fortitude and resignation, and teach them to say— “ thy will be done.” [Savannah News, 18 th inst. Once a Coon and now a Possum. —The Whigs seem to have doffed the skin; as well as their ienowned fondness of this famous animal of 1840, since the introduction of the Coon-kil ler upon the turf, and betray an equal attach ment for the peculiar characteristics of the pos sum. When they are treed and over-hauled by the enemy, with no apparent escape, in order to elude the adversary they affect to be dead, that they may continue to live. We caution our friends against this deception, they are neither dead, until you hear their necks crack. — Griffin Jeffersonian., 14 th inst. PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL. Called Meeting of Council,) Augusta, July 18, 1853. ) Present, Hon. Wm. E. Dearing, Mayor. Members, Messrs. Foster, Blodget, Conley Harper, Jackson. On motion, the reading of the minutes was dispensed with. His Honor, the Mayor, stated that he had con vened Council for the purpose of appointing a Committee to represent the Stock owned by the City in the “Augusta Gas Light Company,” at the meeting to be held this evening. By Mr. Conley, passed : Resolved , That a Committee of one from each Ward, be appointed to represent the stock own ed in the Augusta Gas Light Company, at the meeting to be held this evening, and that a ma jority present ol said Committee vote said stock. His Honor appointed Messrs. Conley, Jack son. Phinizy and Foster, that Committee. Messrs. Bell and Gardiner appeared and took their seats. The communication of Dr. L. A. Dugas, Pres ident Academy of Richmond County, in relation to the purchase of city lots of the Academy was read, when Mr. Harper offered the following resolution which was passed : Resolved. That all purchasers of Lot- from the City, who have not improved them, according to contract, be required to comply with their con tract, in this respect, before the first of October next, and that the lot or lots of all defaulters be sold at their risk, at such time as the City Coun cil may hereafter appoint. Mr. Thompson appeared, and took his seat. By Mr Foster, passed : Resolved, That the Committee appointed to represent the Stock owned by the City in the Gas Light Company, be instructed to use their best efforts to procure a reduction of the present price to five dollars per thousand feet. By Mr. Thompson, passed. Resolved , further, That the Committee appoint ed by this Board, be instructed to oppose the purchase, by the Gas Company, from Messrs. Perdicaris & Co., or their Agents, the stock of fered by them at 25 per cent, premium, unless the same can be purchased at the price given for same stock by the present purchasers. The yeas and nays being called for, they were Yeas Messrs. Foster, Blodget, Thompson Bell, Conley, Harper—6 ; Nays —Messrs. Jackson, Gardiner— 2. Mr. Jackson asked to be excused from serv ing on the Committee appointed to represent the Stock owned by the City in the “ Augusta Gas Light Company,” which was, on motion, j granted. His Honor appointed Mr. Harper to serve on said Committee, in lieu of Mr. Jackson. On motion, the subject in relation to the race way of Messrs. Cunningham & Linton was re feired to the Committee on Streets and Drains. On motion, the condition of the Diains on Market street, from Jackson street to the Beaver Dam, was referred to the Committee on Streets and Drains. The petition of S. C. Garmany, asking Coun cil to remit him the-surplus arising from the sale of stray hogs, after deducting expenses, was read. Mr. Jacksun moved to lay the petition on the table, w’hich was lost. On motion, the Clerk of Council was instruct ed.to issue his check in favor of S. C. Garmany! for $3.25. By Mr. Foster, passed : Resolved, That the Engine House in Broad street, below the intersection of Broad and Lin coln streets, and the blacksmith-shop in the open square, near the Presbyterian Church, be adver tised and sold to the highest bidder, on the first Tuesday in August next; with a provision that they be remo/ed within ten days thereafter. On motion, Council adjourned. L. L. Antony, Clerk Council. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. Present—Hon. Wm. E. Dearing, Mayor. Th 3 city vs. George Johnson—Violation 18th Section, July 14, 1853—Found guilty of an as sault and battery, and ordered to give bond for his appearance at the next term of the Superior Court. Bond given. The city vs. A. McMahon—Violation of the 18th Section, July 11th, 1853—Guilty and fined $5 and costs. The city vs. George Johnson—Violation of the 4th Section, July 14, 1853—Guilty and fined $lO and costs, appealed to Council, bond given. The city vs. Est. R. Tubman—Violation of the 16th Section, July 15th, 1853—Guilty and fined $5 and costs. The city vs. Jesse B. Kent —Violation of the 17th Section, July 18th, 1853 —Plead guilty and fined $1 and costs. The ciljy vs. Jesse Talliaferro—Violation of the 17th Section, July 18th, 1853—plead guilty and fined $1 and costs. The city vs. Augustus Brown—Violation of the 17th Section, July 18th, 1853—plead guilty and fined $1 and costs. The city vs. George O’Hara—Violation of the 17th Section, July 18th, 1853—plead guilty and fined $1 and costs. The city vs. Washington Glover—Violation of the 18th Section, July 15, 1853—Guilty of an assault and battery, and ordered to give bond for his appearance at the next term of the Superior Court. Bond given. A true extract from the Police Docket, July 19, 1853. L. L. Antony Clerk Council. , married. In Jefferson county, at the house of Mrs Jordan, on the 12th inst.,, by the Rev. W. L. Tucker, Mr. ! James A. Murphey to Miss Emily Jordan, eldest daughter of William Jordan, deceased. » j —————— ! FUNERAL NOTICE. j Friends and Acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. A. Nurnberger, are invited to attend the funeral of the latter, from their residence on Broad street, this morning at 10 o’clock. Likely Young Negroes at Private Sale. | AT 16 STATE-STREET, and Hamburg, S. V. > ; Consisting of i PLOUGH BOYS, . ' FELLOWS, NURSES, SEAMSTRESSES, WASHERS AND IRONERS. CHAMBER MAIDS, Ac. • We will continue to receive, throughouc the season, fresh supplies of Negroes, of every description, both at our office I in Charleston, and Ham burg. SPIRES A WILSON, Brokers and Commission Agents, No. 16 State-st, Charleston, feb 5 ts and Front-st. Hamburg, S. C. Special lloticcs. Private Boading.—A few boaders can be accommodated until the first of Oc : tober next, at Belair. Apply at the Geo. Railroad, to V. W. BOISCLAiR. july 20 tAul We have frequently heard the cele ! bra ted German Bitters, sold by Dr. C. ! M. Jackson, 120 Arch street Philadelphia, spoken of in terms of 4 the highest commendation, and we honestly believe that it is one of the best medicines : advertised for the complaints for which it is recom mended. They are pleasant to the taste, and can be taken under any circumstances by the most de licate stomach. The press far and wide, have uni ted in commending this invaluable remedy for dyspepsia, debility, Ac.; and such are the healing effects of this panacea, that wo hope it may be in troduced to every family where dyspepsia has, or isjlikely to have a victim, july 19 d6cl Augusta, July 18th, 1853—-CLAY TON A BIGNON are from this date, offering their remaining stock of Summer Cloth ing at very low prices. Persons in want will find it to their interest to give them a call, july 19 lm The Friends of the Present Adminis tration will support the following Ticket at the Coming Election in Burke county. For Senate. JAMES M. REYNOLDS. For Representatives. JAMES 11. ROYAL. JOHN J. JONES. july 17 dcfl Many Voters. A Good Comparison.—The Rev. Wil iSV--liarn Roulatt, a well-kown Methodist clergyman, residing at Naples, draws the following amusing but apt comparison, between Dr. M’Lane’s | celebrated Vermifuge and a ferret: — A ferret, when placed at the entrance of a rat hole, enters the aperture, travels along the pas sage, seizes upon the rat, exterminates his existence and draws the animal’s defunct carcass to the light. And in like manner I have found Dr. M'Lane's j American Vermifuge to operate upon worms, those dreadful and dangerous tormentors of children. This remedy, like tfie ferct, enters the aperture of the month, travels down the gullet, hunts round I the stomach, lays hold of the worms, shakes the life out of the reptiles, sweeps clean their den, and carries their carcasses clear out of the system. This, at least, has been the effect of the Vermifuge upon my children.” : i A neighbor of Mr. Roulatt, Mr. John Briggs, adopts the simile of the reverend certifier, thus both giving their most unequivocal approval of this great specific, after having witnessed its opera tion upon their own children. Let others try Jt, and be satisfied. Sold by Haviland, Risley A Co., and Wm, 11. Tutt, Augusta, Ga.; P. M. Cohen A Co., Charles ton, S. C.; Hill A Smith, Athens, Ga.; E. C. Jones. Madison; A. A. Solomons; Savannah; and by all Druggists and Dealers in Medicine throughout the South. july 15 dl2c2 The Best Hair Dye in Use —A Chem cal Wonder. Interesting to all. — Gilman’s Hair Dye has made its appearance in our city, very much to the gratification of our young beaux who wear red mustachios. Gentlemen are now seen going into our hair dressing saloons with hair, whiskers, mustachios and eyebrows of all ima -1 ginable colors, and in five minutes they will appear on the street having them entirely changed and decidedly improved by a lustrous black, obtained by using Gilman’s Dye. —Norfolk Herald. The above valuable article is for sale by D. B Plumb A Co., between U. S. Hotel and P. 0. corner; Philip A. Moiso, 195 Broad street and the Druggist, every whore. lm july 15 FIRE and MARINE INSURANCE. The subscriber, as Agent of the COLUMBIA (S. C.) INSURANCE CO . takes Fire and Marine Risks on the most favorable terms. J. H ANDERSON, Agent, Jan 14 Jy Mclntosh street. Spring Styles.—Mru E. 6. Collins has now in storo a large and fashionable assortment of Milliuery and Fancy Goods, which she offers on very l-easonable terms for cash. Among them will be found rich Paris Mantillas, Lace Shawls, Embroidered Collars, Sleeves. Chemisettos, Capes, Handkerchiefs and Veils; also, a handsome assortment of Straw, Chip, Lace, Crape and Silk Bonnets; Head-Dresses, Caps, j Flowers ; Bonnet, Cap, Sash, and Neck Ribbons, ; Hair Braids, Curls, Toilet Powder, Perfumes, Soaps, Hair Oils, Ac., Ac. 3m may 10 jjjp” —We are authorized to announce the IsSa. name of Col. A. Delapcrrierea of Jack son County, as a candidate for-Maj *r General, to ! command the Fourth Division. G. M. We cheer ; fully recommend the Col. to the voters of this divi ! sion as a tried and experienced soldier, and alto- ' j gether qualified to fill tke office of Major General, june 30 The subscriber has at last received a ! supply of Dr. Dickson’s Blackberry Cordial, for Diarrhoea and Dysentery. Philip A. Moise, Druggist. See Advertisement. july 8 R|i'~^' i Z^ a Malcom D. Jones will he supported as a candidate for the House of Repre sentatives from Burke county in the next Legisla ture by [july 3] Many Voters. h£~ A Card.—The undersigned returns thanks to his friends and the public for their past patronage, and respectfully announces that he has associated with him Mr. JOSEPH A BEALS, late of Savannah, and will conduct busi ness under the name and style of COFFIN A BEALS, in all the branches of PAINTING namely ; House, Sign and Ornamental PAINT ING, GILDING; GRAINING; GLAZING, Ac. JOHN G. COFFIN. Office in Jackson, cornerof Greenestreet. The undersigned takes this mode and time to announce to the citizens of Au gusta and vicinity, that having 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. The Bel Air Train will commence as-. running on Monday, the 27th inst.— Leaves Augusta at 6£ p. m. june 25 ts Fresh Consress Water can always be had wholesale or retail, at the Drug Store under the Augusta Hotel. Education.-A single lady, of experience, ; desires a situation as Teacher in a Se- i minary or select School. She can teach all the higher branches of English and Music, is a fine 1 performer on the Piano, and sings well ; will also < give iessons in French and on the Guitar. The best of reference given by addressing Key < Box I17 t Augusta Post Qffice. t&ctf «june 14 Summer Hats—Just received another supply of Gentio™ a ’ 9 and Youths, Swiss Sennet, Leghorn and r Straw Hats. J. - JUly 16 _ _ 236 Broad Street Augusta Gas Light Company,-./), — dead No. 2.—A dividend of iwZj ' lars and fifty cents per share will bo paid on ° cation to Robert T. Harkiss, at the of the Auguta Insurance and Banking CoLf Ce . , Henry H. Cummin? Dy President. We seldom recommend a manni*,; tured medicine, believin'* thnt • most cases, nature herself perfects a cure ™ rapidly and effectually than can be by tne vegetables and minerals of medical scien But in the matter o> dyspepsia, there are c hr? features about it, which, very often, defy all the • forts of nature to create a healthy action of ts digestive organs, and it not unfrequent’v hi* pens that thousands suffer for years, diseased bet), in body and in mind, from indigestion and its t; dred ills. To such, Hcfland’s German Bd?' prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson, are truly a Zs; valuable proparation. It is a tonic medic : ne Jv ing a healthy actiou to the stomach, and will h' found highly servicable at all seasons, but esDeoiai 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 sadm-ii ady wo would rocommend an application to th depot of Iloofland’s Geiman Bitters, 120 Arch street, Philadelphia.— Philadelphia Inquirer july 9 d6cl D/*- H. G. Farrell’s Aral)ian Lini m^t _ This celebrated medicine, skilful],, composed as it is of the most healing balsams and penetrating oils, can never fail to cure almost eve. ry affliction that could be alleviated by an exter nal remedy. Its superiority over all other Lini ments is proven by the miraculous cures it performs and by the great and constantly increasing de' mand. There has been sold within the pa»t ve-a more than THREE MILLIONS OF BOTTLES and there can be but few persons found who do not bestow upon it the highest praise for the rare virtues it presses. Nothing, perhaps, since the creation of the world, has been so successful as an external remedy for all nervous diseases, as this wonderful curative. When applied, it instanta. neously diffuses itself through the whole system sooth ng the irritated nerves, allaying the most intense pains and croating a most delightful sensa sion. Read the following remarkable cure, which can be attested to by hundreds who were fully ac . quainted with the whole circumstance. Chronic Enlargement of the Tonsils.— Mt daughter, when six months old, was taken with a swelling in the tonsils, which grow larger and lar ger, till when six years old bad 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 sad heart I returned home with her, when she became so much worse that tho doctors had to he called in again ; they decided that the tonsils must be cut off, as tho only means of giving relief. My wife would not consent "to this, and she determined to try your Liniment, which gave relief the very first application, and by a continued use she entire ly recovered. She is now ten years old and fleshy and healthy as could be desired. Your Liniment is also the best in use for sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, headache, etc., and it will remove the most severe pain in a few mutes. It also cured caked udder in my cow in a few days. George Ford. Peoria. March 20th 1849. Look out for Counterfeits. —The public are cau. tioned against another counterfeit, which has late ly inadeits appearance, called W. B. Farrell’s Ara bian Liniment, the most dangerous of all the coun terfeits, because his having the name of Farref, many will buy it in good faith, without the knov ledge that a counterfeit exists, and they will, per haps, only discover their error when the spurious mixture has wrought its evil effects. The genuine article only by H, G. Farrell, sole inventor and proprietor, and whole sale druggist, No. 17 Main street, Peoria, Illinois, to whom all applications for Agencies must be ad dressed. Be sure you get it with the letters 11. G. before Farrell’s, thus—H. G. FARRELL’S—and his siguature on the wrapper, and all others are counterfeits. Sold by HAVILAND, RISLEY A CO., t Augusta, Ga., and by regularly authorized agents throughout the United States. BJp’ Price 25 and 50 cents, and $1 per bottle. Agents Wanted in every town, village and hamlet in the United States, in which one is not already established. Address 11. G. Farrell as above, accompanied with good reference as to character, responsibility, Ac. dAc4 july 6 The Friends of Col. WM. B. BOW EX, will support him for Major Gene ral of the 4th Division, Georgia Militia, at the election to bo held on the July, of inst. The Division is composed of Wilkes, Lincoln, Elbert, Madison, Jackson and Franklin counties, july 6 dActd iTf • 7.Z—a 80. Ca. Railroal, Augusta, Gf.o., 21st May, 1853.—0 n and after Monday, 23d inst., a Passenger Train will leave Aiken, daily, (Tuesday and Sunday excepted) at 8:30 a in, and Hamburg at 5 p. m., until further notice, may 22 G. B. Lythgoe, Gen 1. Sup. Professional Notice.— Dr. Pavl P Eve, having returned to reside in Au gusta. offers his services to the community. Ser vants requiring operations, or special care, can be accommodated on his lot. 6m feb 4 j july 6 d6el Office South Carolina Railroad Com law pany, Augusta, July 9th, 1853.- Tho Passenger and Mail Trains for Charleston, will leave this Company's Local Depot, Centre street., at A. M., on and after Sunday, 10th inst. july 10 W. J. MagraTH, Agent_ | Cash Paid for WOOLLEN, LLN’EJ COTTON and SILK RAGS, by E. CAMPFIKLD, l'an 20 ts Corner River and Jackson st. g .ytf 9 ~T~ZZs Premium Daguerrean Gallery.--Tt< | firm of Tucker A Perkins having | been dissolved by limitation last February, the an- J dorsigned will continue to practico the art ofDsj]- • uerreotyping in all its various branches, and from | his long practical experience he feels confident of I his ability to please the most fastidious. The pictures now being taken at this Gallery are , pronounced by those who are judges, superior ii Jj tone and life-like expression, to any ever before produced in Augusta. Isaac Tucker. N. B. Artists purchasing Stock, will please heat in mind that materials are sold at lower rates that | at any other house this side of New York may h 1 Water.—This delightfuUt ; 1 &'—healthy beverage, with every variety 1 of the best- Syrups, will be furnished from this ’ate m at the Drug Store under the Augusta Here*. Tin 1 fountains are entirely new, and tho public mayde- j pend upon getting good Soda Water of the purest j quality. PHILIP A. MOISE. may 5 | Tip MARSHALI. HOUSE, Savannah,G| 9 G. Fargo, Proprietor, (late of the' : S. Hotel, Augusta.) apr 15 ly. I From Barnum’s Illustrated New*-' j| Acrostic. Mextcam Mustang Liniment Every land has hailed with Xtacy this proparation whoso Intrinsic merits has introduced its Curative powers to the notice of the whole American people. Rhematism oflong duration I Neuralgia, with its tortures, have yielded to its Magical influence; cancers, contorted joints, Ulcerated and swollen limbs that have Suffered for years under the weight of disease. Turn by its application to suppleness and health. J A remedy* of such general usefulness that can j store , ; j Newness of Action to the diseasod nerves, art® 1 * | and Glands of the human body, is worthy of | praise. 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 ott I Mexican Mustang Liniment to furnish a remedy, y Extraordinary in its power over diseases, No matter of how long standing—sold at Tho agents in all parts of the Union, july 6 30 ferriage Invitations and 1 BaNvJiS-i Cards written by Master Ep- ” ■ POCKET BOOK FOUND, CONTAINING a sum of MONEY. which the owner can have bv fully J J 9 identifying the same, and paying ex- H penses. Enquire at this office. PffF j j EMORY COLLEGE, OXFORD, GA- -9 ( THE Exercises of the Annual commence® : this Institution will be as follows: , ,j/ Commencement—Sermon and dedication. Jjs ■ new Colloge Chapel, by Rev. Bishop U a l * j Sunday, 17th July. ■ Sophomore prize declamation on Mono® j Junior Exhibition on Tuesday, at 9, A. ■9 An Address by tho President, Rev. G. I 91 at 4 P. M., of the same day. and by Henry j ris, before the Alumni, at night. .9 Wednesday will bo Commencement day- | j the usual exercises, the prizes will be awar I companied with an address. . ... |H At 4 P. M., tho Literary Societies wu I dressed by Hon. Robert Toombs. I I june 19 dtActJlyl7 G. J. OU> 1' ■