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Cimstitutinnaliat k fttpulilit. BY JAMES GARDNER, JR. OFFICE ON McINTOSH-STREET, THIRD DOOR FROM THE NORTH-WEST CORNER OF BROAD-STREET. TERMS: Dailypaper (if paid in advance)... .per annum..sß CO Tri-Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 5 00 Weekly (if paid in advance) ....per annum.. 200 [From the Atlanta Intelligencer , Ilf h msf.] Toombs and Stephens. —Messrs. Toombs and Stephens addressed the people last night, at the new depot of the Macon and Western Railroad. The audience was large, and had evidently come together with high expectations of something unusually grand and effective from Mr. Ste phens, whose apj>ointment it was to speak. They heard a rambling discourse, embodying the same arguments which have been retailed through the columns of the Whig press, from one end ot Georgia to the other, for the last two months, without adding any new light on the subject, either in the way of argument or illus tration. There was very little enthusiasm eith er with the speaker or the audience, and the sentiment seemed very generally to prevail that Mr. Stephens was falling far short of his reputa tion as a speaker. It was a very tame affair throughout, and the speaker seemed to know it as well as anybody. Alter the conclusion of Mr. Stephens’ address, Mr. Toombs came forward, and went over the same routine of arguments pursued by his friend, enforcing them with much less lucidness, but with exceeding great strength ot lungs and gesticulation. Mr. Toombs is a Lnited States Senator, but if his speech last night is a fair specimen of his powers of oratory and gramma tical knowledge, we should hope for the honor of Georgia that he will make as few speeches as possible in the Senate. But it could not have been a fair specimen. Mr. Toombs must have been purposely endeavoring to lower the stand ard of his language to suit what he conceived to be the intelligence of his hearers, for such mur derous onslaughts upon the English language, very few, we presume, have ever before heard from the mouth of aU. S. Senator. Mr. Toombs merely mistook his crowd, and lowered himself even farther than he endeavored to lower his language. Caught a Tartar. —We publish in another column, a rich correspondence between the pre siding officer of the nameless convention that met the other day, at Decatur, and Col. Collier, ot this city. As we surmised last week, Col. Collier declines the honor of being a candidate of Mr.Toombs’ party in DeKalb. The “self-sa vers” spem to be exceedingly unlucky in the work of getting out candidates in this region. Their nominations don’t seem to stick. They first tried Col. Murphy, after he had submitted his claims to the Democratic Convention, and failed to get the nomination, but finding he was making a bad run of it—falling immeasurably behind previous calculations—the “gripe,” or some other serious indisposition, suddenly seized him, and caused a withdrawal from the course. Os course, a new convention had to be called, and a new man put upon the field, to fill the un expired time of Col. Murphy’s candidacy. In the county convention, the allurement of a seat in the Legislature was presented to Col. Collier, for the purpose of enticing Union Democrats in to the support of the Whig Algerine party. They were “ going it blind,” and unluckily for themselves, woke up the wrong man—a straight forward National Democrat, with discernment to see through theii shallow devices. The tem porary mark of Unionism was altogether too thin to hide the well known features of Whig gery. “Itis immaterial to me,” says Col. Collier, in reply to the letter informing him of his nomina tion, “by what name the party may be called, over whose convention you had the honor to preside, and which selected me as one of the candidates for the Representative branch of the Legislature; it is the party that is opposed to the administrative policy of President Pierce, as shad owed forth in his inaugural , and opposed to the car dinal principles of the Naiioual Democratic party P How is This ?—The Convention which met at Decatur on the 2d instant, to appoint delegates to nominate Col. Calhoun for Congress, did not honor either itself or the party with a name. The meeting, in the words of the published pro ceedings, was composed of—not Whigs or Dem ocrats, or Unionists, but simply “ a portion of the citizens ot DeKalb county.” In truth, however, the meeting was composed of about nineteen twentieths of whigs, and the nominating Con vention at Nevvnan contained, we understand, just three boiling Union Democrats, the balance of the Convention having been whigs. This shows something of the character of the parly in the District, notwithstanding the lack of a name. Col. Calhoun, however, declares himself to be the candidate of the “ Union” party of the Fourth District, and Gen. Sanford says amen. We are almost inclined to think the whigs and renegades went down4o Nevvnap for the same purpose that they recently went to Milledge viiie—to save not the Union, but themselves. Another^Name. —Mr. Stephens dubbed his party with still another name in his speech last night. It is the “Georgia Platform Party,” says Mr. Stephens. Verily their names are multi plying rapidly. The party now stands the Union- Whig-Conservative-Republiean-Guber natorial-Toombs-Legion-Georgia Platform Par ty. The Kosta Affair. With regard to the conduct of our fellow-cit i zen, Commander Ingraham, the Washington Union speaks in an approving tone, and adds: We maintain, that as the commander of the St. Louis, he was not only authorized to resort to “ amicable interposition,” but that it was his duty to his government to exert just as much power as ivas necessary to arrest the Austrian outrage and prevent its consummation. Os what avail would his “amicable interposition” have been ? Kosta was set upon by a band of lawless ruffians em ployed by the Austrian consul; he was over powered, put in chains, and carried to the Aus trianJvessel,to be conveyed to Austrian dungeons. Captain Ingraham was put in command of the American vessel, and intrusted with the sacred duty of guarding American citizens, and those enjoying the right of American protection, against such outrages. What was his duty in the premises ? We have no hesitation in saying that it was his duty to use all the force necessary to piotect Kosta ; and we unhesitatingly declare it as our opinion, that if he had poured a broad side into the Austrian brig and sunk her to the bottom, that, in viewofthe outrage perpetrated by the Austiian consul in kidnapping Kosta, the world would have regarded it as an act justifia* ble under the circumstances. Captain Ingra ham, how ever, determined to try a less degree of force, and ior his forbearance we are now noti fied that Austria may demand reparation. Resting our opinion upon the facts as detailed by the London 1 imes, and as they appear in the correspondence, we think the circumstances au thorize us to “give an entirely favorable con struction to the proceedings of Captain Ingra ham.” We do not see how he could have done less without incurring the risk of having been censured for want of promptness and energy, and •without producing the impression that the American flag does not furnish complete protec tion to American citizens against insult and out rage. There is one point in view in which we look upon the affair as fortunate—it has occurred un der circumstances which fix upon it the atten tion of the w'hole w r orld. Captain Ingraham has displayed the true American spirit; he has shown that he comprehends the high responsibility that rests upon the commander ot an American ship ; he has shown that he properly appreciates the high privilege of being an American citizen. The moral effect of his example will tell well upon the American name ; and we shall be greatly disappointed if the result does not prove, when Austria demands reparation, that our govern, ment will show its determination to maintain for our name an elevated standard in the estima tion of the powers of Europe. Insect Fecundity. —French insectivorous mathematicians furnish some extraordinary fig ures upon the rapidity with which certain spe cies of bugs multiply, and the services render ed to mankiud by the swallows, which feed up on them. A bug he is acquainted with produ ces nine generations in a season, and he remem bers a pair that in one summer were the happy ancestors of 550,489,000,000 descendants!— What, he asks, would become of us, were it not for swallows, each one of which consumes pOO bugs a day. [From the Marietta Advocate, llth inst.] Cherokee County Aug. Ist, 1853. Mr. Editor: It will probably be interesting to you and your readers to know the prospects of the democratic party in this county. ma^er general congratulation here that the democracy are again happily united and are acting together so far as I know with good feelings and in good faith in support of the democratic candidate for Governor. There may be a very few exceptions and those only in cases of disappointed office seek ers or men who have made up their minds to act in future with the whig party. I have not heard of ten persons in the county who were formerly known as democrats vtho will support Mr. Jenkins, while on the other hand it affords me great pleasure to state that there are many honorable, high minded men, who prefer country to party, and principles to name, who formerly acted with the whig paity, and who are now in good faith supporting the democratic nominee vyith all their influence and all their energy. They believed with Stephens and Toombs and other whig leades that the whig party North had become unsound and corrupt on the slavery question. They had the courage to abandon it, and to take po si ion upon the principles of the Baltimore dem ocratic platform and Pierce’s Inaugural. That they were honest in taking this position has been fully shown by their works. Defying th« assaults or those who were for merly their associates and who with them took position in favor of the present administration but have since abandoned their positions and gone back into federal whiggery ; they are doing good service in the democratic ranks. They deserve well at the hands of the party and will be remembered. Mr. Jenkins’ prospect here is very gloomy.— Apply his Algerine law to this county and say as he said in reference to the city of Augusta— that no man shall vote unless he owns SIOOO worth of real estate, or has paid $25 of tax with in the last year, and you would cut off probably three-fourths of the voters of this county from all privilege at the ballot box. This would be cruel injustice. It is the pride of our institutions that at the polls the poor man meets the rich man upon terms of perfect equality. May it be always the case. Suppose our coTmtry should become involved in war, and it should become necessary to draft soldeis, would a man be excused because he own ad less than SIOOO worth of real estate ? If he would not be excused from fighting, ought he to be excluded from voting? I think not. The whigs have tried to deny that Mr. Jenkins vo ted for the law, till his own letter, acknowledging that he did vote for it and that his opinions had undergone no change since he voted for it, was published in the Chronicle & Sentinel, a leading whig paper. Since that time they ‘seem confused and do not wish to talk about it. The last apol ogy that I have heard of some of the whig lead ers putting up for Mr. Jenkins is that the object of the law was to prevent gamblers and vaga bonds from voting. Question —Is it now a prin ciple of Mr. Jenkins and the federal whig party, that every man is a gambler or a vagabond who ownless than one thousand dollars with of real estate ? The people wili kqow how to treat such men, and such principles at the ballot box. Set down a large majority for Johnson in Cherokee. Democrat. Russia and Turkty. The intelligent correspondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser, under date of the 22d ult., thus reviews the present position of the Russian and Turkish difficulty: Although the conviction that Russia will ac cept the pacific alternative offered by the allied powers is obviously producing a positive effect in strengthing the tone of all transactions, the public are still disquieted not only by reports of the ponderous nature of the military demon strations of Russia in the Danubian principali ties, but also by the possibility of some outburst of fanaticism on the part of the Turkish popula tion. It is every day rendered more plain that Russia was oil the eve of carrying out a design for which she has been secretly preparing all her resources, but it is also equally certa : n that among the Turks the fanatical party, who would madly provoke a war of fierce intolerance, constitute the majority, although of late a progressive min istry have contrived for considerable periods to retain power. “ Notwithstanding these drawbacks, however, the best informed persons retain the confidence they have expressed throughout, that under no circumstances is there any prospect of an actual rupture of the peace of Europe. So long as Eng land and France remain united on the question, it seems the height of absurdity to suppose that Russia will venture to create a disturbance, and as her objects in endeavoring to break the alli ance which holds her in check are perfectly transparent, there is no danger of that event be ing brought about. She is believed to have spared nothing that instrigue or money could effect to accomplish it, and thus to have satisfied herself that for the present it cannot be done.— Her next attempt would be to gain time, but on this point also her plans have been foreseen, and it is understood that the allied powers have in sisted that her determination, whatever it may be, shall be made known and carried out at once. A more complete case of political failure is scarcely recorded in history, and it must be the more annoying to the Czar since it has involved not only the exposure and defeat of all his long prepared designs, but has also given to the Em peror of the French, whom he affects to despise as the temporary and illegal head of a revolu tionary people, a }>osition of respectability which he otherwise could not have attained. Louis Napoleon, whom it was the desire of the Em perors, both of Russia and Austria, to represent as merely biding his time for a base seizure of neighboring territories, and also as being with out any respectable connexions either in his own country or elsewhere, now appears as the upholder of treaties and the ally of Great Brit ain. The Czar on the other hand, derives ad ditional ignominy from the lustre of his previous position among the absolutists, as the self-or dained and invincible champion of the cause of order. If a Body meet a Body. If a feller catch a feller carrying off his wood, should a feller whale a feller if a feller could ? Germantown Emporium. If a body catch a body stealing his old rye , shouldn’t a boddy kick a body till a body cry ? Cincinnati Enquirer. If a body spy a body creep'ng round his lo£j shouldn’t a body treat a body to a load of shot?— Warwick News. If a body catch a body stealing his Express , shouldn’t a body seize a body and try to get re dress ?— Petersburg Express. If a body warnts a body his store to patron ize, shouldn’t a body pay a body money to adver tise ?— Lynchburg Express If a body see a body ’propriate his hat, should a body kick a body just for doing that ? Wash ington Daily Star. Isa body catch a nigger'stealing all his chick ens, shouldn’t a body lick a nigger like the very dickens ?— Center Democrat. If a body know a body that takes no paper at all, shouldn’t a body make 'a body take the State Capitol ?- -Alexandria Gazette. Isa body catch a body, who steals the Demo carat, should a body knock a body into a cocked hat ?— Louisville Democrat. If a body catch a body stealing his umbreller, should a body kick the body of the thievish fel ler ? J I h*-; Weather and Crops.— The George town, S. C., Pee Dee Times, of the 10th inst. says: We have had another rainy week, during which a quantity ot water has lalleu. The crops ot rice and corn and potatoes are fair and may be regarded as made and will yield an average haivest. Ihe pea crop is the only one now at any hazard. It the rains continue the blossoms may shed. The rivers are all full and we are not without our fears of a freshet. We have a humid atmosphere with a sickly heat from the earth—the very kind of weather to generate fevers. But we have very few subjects, and no more sickness than is common at this season of the year. Fern.— A steamboat has lately been built at Pittsburgh, named after the celebrated Fanny Fern. The Captain says that the boat is an im mense favorite—that he is satisfied there is much in a name, and that there is more in the name of lanny Fern than any other name he knows of—that each stateroom is supplied with a copy of“ Fern Leaves;” and that finally, the next new State admitted into the Union will be named Fannyierniana, AUGUST GA. SATURDAY MORNING.. v . .AUGUST 13. I'OR .GOVERNOR, yqjy , HEBSCHEL \ « JOHNS ON i Os Baldwin County. The Chronicle and Scott Men. The Chronicle fy Sentinel seems to feel the ne cessity now of being a little more cautious ar.d respectful to a large and patriotic class of our people, who last year it treated with supreme contempt. Before the canvass is over, that pa per will have to change its freesoil and secession tune and try to grind on another key. The editor may think that because the Scott men have made no threats about what they intend to do at the next election, that therefore they can be puiied and forced up to the polls, and made to vote just as he may direct, as if they were his vassels. For the humiliating reflections, the dictatorial and authoritative tone with which that paper constantly alluded to those citi zens who had determined to sustain the nomi nee of their party last year, the editor has from this time, to be a little cautious how he talks to them about “principles.” He must leave off his mask, and in brokenness of heart, and deep sor row for the injuries he so wantonly inflicted on them—he must come out and make the amende honorable like a gentleman, without any sub terfuges whatever. Nothing else will satisfy them. He talks about “cool impudence” on the part ot the Democratic papers. If there ever was an instance where it was exhibited in such a broad and disgusting manner, it can be seen in the issue of the Chronicle 4' Sentinel of yesterday. Your Scott readers saw it, and no doubt thought that you had began to realize the fact, that you were not exactly their dictator. They wiil await, however, your convenience—allow you further opportunity to show your deep regard for their principles, and give you time enough to to draft out your orders and directions in extenso, about what they should do with their principles, if they value their principles. If the Chronicle 4- Sentinel really begins to feel like treating the Scott men as equals, and that they knew their rights just well as it could tell them, we would advise that he will begin at the be ginning. Don’t commence now and work back wards—begin at the time when Gen. Scott was nominated, and labor on up to about this pe riod when you find that it will be very impor tant to have Scott men now to help in the elec tion of your then Webster candidate. The course of the Chronicle Sentinel, reminds us of a rich man who has no use for his poor kin until he gets into affliction and trouble—then he wants their sympathy and kindness—then it is he realizes who are his friends indeed. It begins now to open its eyes to the fact, that perhaps these gentlemen who voted last year for the “favorite candidate of the freesoil wing of the whig party” are our own citizens—that they may be still living in our midst, and that 4 they have not be come callous to its abuse. We wish to furnish him now with an item to begin with, and which he had better publish again for the benefit of the Scott men. It will show them with what perfect freedom he could wield his pen last year, cut and slash around regardless of whose feelings he injured, and how very humili ating and degrading to his idea of dignity and propriety, it was to assist in electing such a man as Gen. Scott for President. Publish the edito rial of Friday morning, July 30, 1852, headed “The Webster Movement,” in which paper, there is also a call by a large and respectable, and intelligent portion of our citizens for a Scott meeting, to take place on the next day. The call for this meeting is headed “first Scott gun from Richmond.” In speaking of the Webster movement in the same paper, and in the face of this call, the editor says, it gives him great plea sure to learn that the whigs are preparing to rally with a degree of unanimity rarely surpassed, &c. for Webster and Jenkins. That they would not be trammelled by the restraints of National Conventions, but would break the fet ters an i “proclaim their independence.” We ask the editor, what does he think now a bout the right any freeman has of casting his vote for whom he pleases ? The editor continues: “We look for a large meeting at Macon on the 17th of August,” a convention embodying more enthusiastic, devoted whigs— men who are whigs Jrom principle, than have assembled on any simi lar occasion in Georgia for years.” Ah, Mr. Editor, the Scott men, who were going to meet next day in your city—they were not devoted, enthusiastic, earnest enough for you ? Were they not whig* from principled because they were going to sustain Gen. Scott. But the Webster men, what were they going to do? Why, re deem the State of Georgia, at least “ from the hu miliating, not to say degrading position of casting her vote for men (one of whom was Gen. Scott) who have neither fitness nor claims for the office, to which they aspire.” Scott mea en gaged in such a humiliating act —about to “de grade' ’ their own State! Now this is beautiful language to use towards your own people. How your pride for the honor of your State, and your own personal respect, must have.been wounded, humiliated and degraded, when these Scott men, as independent and as free as your Webster party, convened in Macon on the 18th of Au gust, 1852, put forth an electoral ticket, and cast upwards of 15,009 votes for Gen. Scott. Has the editor gotten over eis humiliation? It is a wonder he can live in a community, where he meets every day with Scott men, who wanted and did all they could to humiliate and degrade the State by electing such a man as Gen. Scott. Such language as this, and such imputations on the patriotism of our people are not easily for gotten. It is deep down in their hearts—they feel that the press has been used to cover them with abuse, and that they were not allowed to discharge what they considered their duty to the country, without receiving for it the most debasing epithets—words that seemed ab solutely to have been studiously selected to make the Scott men appear as contemptible in the estimation of the country as possible. They were too feeble in numbers to do any thing but “humiliate aad degrade the State.” We say then to the Chronicle <§* Sentinel , don’t say a word now about the Scott men—let them alone; the more it undertakes to allude to them or their course hereafter, the worse it will be for his object. We again request that paper to re publish the following editorial, headed “the Webster movement.” In this hot weather it may be very refreshing to those of our citizens throughout the State who voted for Gen. Scott. [From the Chronicle Sf Sentinel, July 30th , 1852. j The Webster Movement.— li affords us sincere pleasure to learn from almost every sec tion of the State, that the Whigs are preparing to rally, with a degree of unanimity rarely sur passed in any contest, to the support of Webster and Jenkins. They are determined to be no lon ger trammeled by the restraints of National Conventions, and will certainly break the fet ters with which that organization seeks to bind them, and proclaim their independence of it and its decree. Believing themselves freemen, they think they have the right to exercise the privil eges of American citizens in conferring their suffrages upon whom they please for the Chief Magistracy. We look, therefore, lor a Convention at Ma con, on the 17th of August; a Convention em bodying more earnest, enthusiastic, devoted Whigs—men who are Whigs from principle— than have assembled on any similar occasion in Georgia for years. The Whig fires are kindling everywhere; and the People—the intelligent, reflecting voters—are putting on their armor for the conflict. They desire to redeem the State of Georgia, at least, from the humiliating, not to say degrading, position of casting her vote for men who have neither fitness or claims for the office to which they aspire. This is the proper spirit. It evinces a degree of patriotism worthy the purest days of the Re public, and in accordance with the great conser vative principles of the Whig party. There is an Americanism in such a feeling, worthy of all praise, and which we admire and love; for it augurs well for the cause of rational liberty and good government; it evinces a noble patriotism, which always looks rather to the interests of the country than to mere party triumphs. Let it go on ! It deserves to be fostered and cher ished, until it shall be thoroughly diffused throughout the Republic. In the meantime, let the friends of Webster and Jenkins, in Georgia, rally in every county ; let them assemble and appoint delegates to the Convention ; and we may yet, by a bold and manly effort, redeem the State. It is a cause worthy of our highest men tal and physical exertions, and no true lover of his country and her glorious institutions should falter or flag in its support. Health of Savanuah. The Board of Health of Savannah report the deaths of sixteen persons in that city during the week ending 9th inst,—9 white and 7 blacks. Atlanta Fair. The Atlanta Intelligence of the 10th instant, states that a large numbers of visitor were in that city in attendance upon the Agricultural Fair that opened on the 9th inst. The Great Viciorv! —The Nashville Daily Union, of the 10th inst., says : “ We have re turns but from about two-thirds of the vote of the State, yet enough to know that Andrew Johnson has been chosen Governor of Tennessee by a majority of more than three thousand! —the largest majority any candidate has received for the office in ten years. He has achieved this unparalleled victory over the most splendid orator and most popular man of his opponents, against the combined assaults of the whig press and the whig speakers, and with but a luke warm support from many of his own political associates. Never were the whigs more con fident of success, while the democracy, disheart ened by a succession of defeats, looked upon the contest as almost hopeless.” Kentucky Election. —Five democrats and five whigs are elected to Congress in Kentucky, as follows: First District—Boyd, d. Second District—Grey, w. Third District—Ewing, w. Fourth District—Chrisman, d. Fifth District—Hill, w. % Sixth District—Elliott, d. Seventh District—Preston, w. Eighth District—Breckenridge, d. Ninth District—Cox, w. Tenth District—Stanton, d. Temperance Convention. —The Virginia State Temperance Convention assembled at Charlottsville, last Wednesday. Resolutions were adopted recommending the passage by the Legislature of a prohibitory law against frhe manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor to be submirted to the people of the State for their adoption or rejection. The Methodist in England. —The Wes leyan Methodists of England are engaged in raising the munificent sum of one hundred thousand pounds sterling for the relief of some of their connexional funds, and .£60,000 have already been contributed. Health of Mobile.— A communication from Dr. Hicklin, of the Mobile Hospital, to the papers ol that city, announces the existence of four cases of yellow fever in that establish ment. The sufferers were, however, all resi dents of New Orleans. No case of fever origi nating in Mobile has yet occurred. Officers of the St. Louis.— -The Norfolk Transcript, publishes the following list of the of ficers of the United States ship St. Louis, at Smyrna : Captain—D. N. Ingraham ; Lieuten ants—Alexander Gibson, E. G. Parrot,J. S. Tay lor, J. F. Stenson ; Surgeon—J. D. Miller; As sistant Surgeon—W. F. Carrington; Marine Officer—lsrael Green ; Master—W. D. Austin ; Passed Midshipmen—Ralph Chandler, James Parker, E. B. Smith, B. Gherardi, D. L. Braine; Midshipman—R. W. Meade ; Captain’s Clerk— J. T. Stockett; Boatswain—A. Hingerty ; Gun ner—Moses A. Lane; Carpenter—Asa Poinsett: Sailmaker—Lewis Rogers. Wilkes Railroad.— The Washington Ga zette of the 11th inst., says: For the informa tion of the traveling public who may desire to avail themselves of our Branch Road, we would state that the train leaves the head of the road every day (Sundays excepted) at 7 o’clock A. M.precisely, and arrives at Double Wells in time to take the train going up or down, and returns after the arrival of the down train. Flux.—We learn from the Gallatin Tenth Legion that this disease is prevailing to a fear ful extent in the northern portion of Sumner county, the people frequently having to bury two bodies in one grave. The people of Allen and Simpson counties, and other portions of Kentucky, are also suffering from this alarming scourge. Louisville and Nashville Railroad.— The Bowling Green (Ky.) Standard under stands that Major .Seymour, who has a large contract in the neighborhood of Bell’s on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, has a strong fore in readiness to commence |work as soon as the road is located, and Mr. McGathy, who has a ten mile contract, including Barren river, has a large force ready, which will commence operations about the first of September. Purchase of Mount Vernon. —The Boston Post publishes a correspondence between Mr. Isaac F. Shepard, of that cily, and Hon. Edward Everett and Hon. Abbot Lawrence, relative to the purchase ot Mount Vernon estate. Mr. Shepard proposes to raise a fund of $350,000 by public subscriptions of one dollar each, to pur chare the property, support a superintendent, fcc. Messrs. Everett and Lawrence think the proposition well worthy of consideration, but say they “ the subject is one, in reference to which the country at large will regard with some jealousy the prominent action of indivi duals.” A gentlemen at Columbus, Ohio, pledges himself, through the National Intelligence, to be one ol two hundred persons to raise SIOOO each to make the purchase on behalf of the people of the United States. Mr. Walker and the Mission to China.— Deplorable Conclusion. —The New York Herald ■ays it learns, from a respectable source, that I Mr. R. J. Walker, considering it all-important ! to get to China before the present crisis in the 1 affairs of that Empire shall have been compro mised by British diplomacy, has determined to throw up his appointment unless he can be promptly supplied with a suitable Government steamer to carry him out. Unfortunately the Government has no steamer at command suita ble to be sent on such a voyage. Honors to Cast. Ingraham. —A correspon dent of the New York Sun suggests that a mass meeting be held to approve, on the part of New Yorkers, and the people of the United States, the conduct of Capt. Ingraham in the Kosfca affair, at Smyrna. He doubts the propriety of holding the meeting, and contends that Capt. Ingraham did no more than his duty. Hon. H. R. Jackson. —The Paris correspon. dent of the National Intelligencer takes occasion to say: u In the meantime the unlucky Costa affair at Smyrna has entered upon a new phase, and promises, from present appearances, to furnish a prompt test of the diplomatic ability of our new Charge to Vienna, Mr. H. R. Jackson.” The Savannah Georgian says : “ The friends of Judge Jackson have not the slightest fear but that he will be fount! equal to the duties of his post. He has the ability, and he ha 3 the nerve to meet any difficulties which he may be called upon to encounter. There is no man in the Union into whose hands American rights and American honor can be more safely entrusted. We look with entire confidence to the future to justify this high compliment. The Rain Storm at New York on Saturday did considerable damage in that city and vicinity. At the Crystal Palace much injury was done. The imperfect manner in which the roof is con structed suffered the water to beat in, and, in consequence, many of the wares were badly damaged. Some statuary was stained by the mixed ironrust and water, and goods of the more delicate order-were almost spoiled. At West chester, Brooklyn, Newark, Patterson and other places great damage was done by the overflow ing of embankments, submerging of railroads, &c. At Patterson the banks of the Morris canal gave way and damaged the town to the amount of SIO,OOO. The Chronicle & Sentinel. —The Chroni cle & Sentinel of last week has the following : The Georgia Platform. —As it is often desirable to recur to first principles, we deem it prudent to republish the report adopted by the State Convention in Decmber, 1850, usually de nominated the Georgia Platform. “ The Hon. Charles J. Jenkins, Chairman of the committee of thirty-three, made the tollow ing report.” We do not charge the Chronicle & Sentinel with intentionally stating what is not so. But the report which that paper publishes, is the re port as adopted by the Convention, and not as made by Mr. Jenkins. Will the Chronicle & Sentinel no v publish the fourth resolution as it was offered by Mr. Jenkins ? Its editor takes the occasion to’make a fling at Messrs, Bailey and Seward for voting against the report. It may be as well to put Mr. Jenkins’ record also before the country.— Marietta Adv. New Cotton. —The bale of new Cotton rais ed upon the plantation of Capt. W. M. Roberts, of Baker county, and purchased by N. W. Coller, of Albany, Ga., on the 27th ult., was received in this city and sold yesterday by Chas. Hart ridge, at 11c. We understand that it was classed as “strict good middling” in quality. This is the first bale of new cotton that has been re ceived at any point this season, and as it has promptly*found its way to Savannah, we hope it is only the fore-runner of thousands more which will take the same course this season from “the garden spot of Georgia.” We think if our friends in Southwestern Georgia will try the experiment, they will find that the uniform difference of price in favor of Savannah, as compared with A pulachicola will pay them for sending their crops and selling in this market.— Savannah Republican , 10 th inst. Teachers’ Convention.—According to pre vious appointment, this Convention assembled in Griffin on yesterday, and entered upon its deliberations in the Baptist Church ; and judg ing from the number and character of the dele gates present, we are led to believe that some thing good will grow out of it. Among those present from a distance, we are pleased to notice Rev. T. F. Scott and Rev. T. B. Slade, of Columbus; Prof. Bernard Mallon, ot Savannah ; Prof. J. Darby, of Culloden ; Prof. L LaTaste, of Augusta ; Rev. F. R. Goulding, Kingston ; Rev. L. L Wittich and Prof. W. D. Williams, of Madison ; Rev. John W.Reid, of Woodstock ; Prof. R. A. Houston, of Bairdstown; Rev. E. H. Myers and Rev. O. L. Smith, of Macon ; Prof. J. E. Willet and W. J. Northern, of Penfield, besides many oth ers whose names an residences are not famiiar to us.— Griffin Union , 1 Ith inst. Weldon, Aug. B.— North Carolina Election. — Dr. H. M. Shaw, Dem.,beats the Hon. David Outlaw, Whig, in thi =5 district 90 votes. The whole district has been heard from, nnd this is the result. So the Whigs lose a member in this, the first congressional district, as an offset to the one they gained in the Raleigh (Venable’s) dis trict. John Kerr, Whig, is elected in the sth district. Boston, Aug. B.— From the Fisheries.—Fish ing vessels arrived at Gloucester report that mackerel are scarce, and that several Cape Cod vessels have returned with but small fares. The British officers are represented as being more civil in their intercourse with American fisher men,but they keep a sharp lookout in all the bays and coves. The steamer Devastation had gone to Quebec to make repairs. A United States steam frigate had been seen off Cape Sable. Terrible Death.— The Cleveland (Ohio.) Plaindealer says : —Edmond Emmons, of Bidge ville, Lorain county, was bitten by a mad dog, his own, in the month of April. Last Friday evening he was taken sick about four P. M., when his hand became inflamed, and pained him much. Saturday he died in the greatest agony, leaving a wife and several children. The wound had a long time been healed up, and he had lost all fears of madness from the bite. He worked in the field till four P. M., on Friday, when the terrible malady made its appearance. Physicians and friends were sent for. His pains increased, and soon his ravings commenced. It took sev erol strong men to hold him. At last, after four days of the most intense suffering, he died sud denly by the bursting of a blood vessel, occasion ed by his violent spasms. He was a young man highly respected, and leaves a young and inter esting family. A Singular Case. —A Miss Read, of West Boylston, took chloroform a few days ago for the purpose of having a tooth extracted, and after the operation was performed, she was attacked with a severe pain in the head, became Uncon cious, and apparently died. Her friends suppo sing her dead, laid her out for burial, and began to prepare for the funeral ceremonies; but their grief was unexpectedly turned to joy and aston ishment, on finding that the supposed dead be gan to revive. She eventually recovered the full possession of her faculties; but what is still more singular in her case, we are told, she suf fers violent pains in the head as regularly as evening approaches, and at length, and about j the same hour each night falls into a swoon very similar to that which in the first instance was supposed to have been the sleep of death. This case certainly presents a most remarkable escape ! from premature burial.— Worcester Trans. t Getting Round a Law.—The circulation of ; foreign bank bills under the denomination of one i dollar having been prohibited by law in the Slate of Illinois, the Chicago Democrat says : ' Persons who owe us or want anything at our office, can leave foreign small bills with us as collateral security or for collection.” OAaHHDS. Cuba MOLASSES, swoet and in &VJ\J fine order. For sale by SCRANTON, SEYMOUR & CO., au g 9 No. 2 Warren Block. 150 bales Gunny B AG GlN OTwido^a^d SCRANTON, SEYMOUR & CO. au £ No. 2 Warren Block 50,000 *IAMf«”“«eVSACON A¥B SCRANTON, SEYMOUR & 00 au S 9 No. 2 Warren Block. 200 B “?DLEs: Adal^r Sperm SCRANTON, SEYMOUR & CO., au 8 * No. 2 Warren Block. Air WANTED lln ME DIA TEL Y, VvEl NURSE, for whom a liberal price will be paid. Apply at this office. july 21 2t K\ TKLEGKAPH Reported ior the C'onstit iGoualist Sc Republic. New York, Aug. 11, p. m. Cotton.— The sales to-day reach 1500 bales, at previous prices. Constributions for New Orleans. Charleston, Aug. 12. Nearly SB,OOO has been received in New York lor the relief of the sufferers at New Orleans. The Merchants of Baltimore, on Change, to day, subscribed SIOOO for New Orleans, and ap pointed a committee to obtain further contribu tions. Democratic Convention. The Democratic Convention of Maryland has nominated Hon. T. W. Long for Governor, and Wm. Pinckney White for Comptroller. OBITUARY. Departed this life on tho 9th inst., in Monroo, Walton county, Mrs. Martha S. Kinsey, consort of John P. Kinsey, of Warronton, (la., and eldest child of Theophilus J. and Selina Hill, of the for mer place, in the 21st year of her age. Tho nuptial garlands had scarcely withered from the brow of the deceased, ere death stamped his cold signet there, and claimed her, as his prey. A young lady, just verging on the bloom of wo manhood, a young wife, and a young mother, fil ling each of these relations, in one short year, has been suddenly snatched from every object that can render life comfortable and dear, and translated to the deathless realities ot Eternity. Such an an nouncement, in the case of any person, similarly situated, would be fraught with painful and melan choly interest, but doubly so in the present in stance, considering the uncommon merit and pros pective usefulness of the departed. A part from those high expressions of regard, which might be attributed to the partiality of relationship, the concurrent voice of this whole community, pene trated with grief and sympathy at this sad event, can verily exclaim, “ none knew her but to love her, none named.her but to praise/’ Her mind was truly the abode of all the graces, and her heart full of the richest and purest affections which belong to human nature. Os a disposition plaint and benev olent in the extreme, she accommodated herself to every class of society, and moved graceful y in the midst of each, dispensing everywhere the sweet charities of social life, and cheering all with her acts of benifieenco, and her smiles of lovo. But the destroyer has invaded the happy circle to which she belonged, and the gifted and accomplished, the the amiable and true, now sleeps in placid beauty, the long sleep of death. It is a source of consola tion, however, to surviving relatives and friends, to know, that she has left behind some reliablo as surances that “all is well.” For along time pre vious to her death or sickness, she was regular and earnest in her devotions, and manifested great con cern about her own eternal interest and that of others. The composure she manifested in her last decline, and her anxiety that no distress should be experienced on her account, give happy evidence of her willingnes to depart,jand of the consciousness she felt, that tho exchange would be for her eter nal benefit. May this dark and inscrutable dispen sation result in tho good of all concerned, and when friends and relatives are summoned by death’s inexorable calls, may there be a happy re union, with “ tho loved and lost.” L. 11. B. Comiitfrrial. CHARLESTON, Aug, 12.— Cotton. —The market during the week just brought to a close, has pre sented no new feature, if we except a material fall ing off in the demand, and our remarks must ne cessarily be very brief. The transactions, as was the case throughout the previous week, have been principally in tho better qualities, at prices fully up to those current at tho time we made up our report ot the sth instant. The operations were confined principally to the execution of orders for Spanish account. Tho sales foot up about 1500 bales, 1000 of which were sold at 11 cents The extremes were from 8$ a Hi cents. The Good Middling and Middling Fair qualities have run in to each other, and were quoted at the close of business at 11 cents. Corn. There was an arrival some days since of 4600 bushels Maryland, which had been sold to ar rive at 80c.; upwards of 19,000 bushels North Caro lina and Maryland, however, arrived yesterday ( only a portion ot which had been sold when we closed our report, and it remains to be seen wheth er our quotations, 75 a 80c., will be sustained. A strong Easterly wind has succeeded the South westerly winds that have prevailed for some time back, and as a supply adequate to tho wants of the trade, is know'n to bo on the wav, dealers prefer holding off for the present, under tho beliof that an accession to the stock will bring down prices. Bacon.— Tho market, since our report of the oth inst., has been very quiet, the transactions having been confined solely to Shoulders, of which upwards of 100 hhds. were sold at a 7c. Our quotations will give a correct criterion of the stato of the market. Bagging —Thorc has been some movement in Gunny Cloth this week. The transactions have reached probably about 100 bales, which havo changed hands at prices within the range of pres ent quotations ; the bulk of the sales, however, have been at 11 Jc. Rope. —The demand for this article is being sup plied at prices ranging from 8 a 8J for Western, and 81 a B|c. for Philadelphia. Coffee. A good deal of attention has been drawn towards this article during tho week, and upwards i of 1400 bags Rio have been sold at prices ranging from 81 to 9 4 3 c„ as in quality; and about 200 bag” Cuba, principally at 9c. Freights. —There were no vessels loading this week for either Liverpool or Havre, one however, arrived will be put up for the former port, the bfflk of whose cargo has been en gaged at ®d. for Cotton in square bags. We quote Cotton to New York 621 cents per bale, and 75 cents per tierce for Rice. There is no vessel load ng for Boston. SAVANNAH, August 10, P. M.— Cotton. —No sales to-day. . ATLANTA, August 11.— Cotton. —Nothin 0, do ing in this article. There has been some changes in other articles. Bacon —We quote hog round at 81 to 9 cents. Hams are plenty at 10 to 11 cents. Bard. Plenty at 10 al2 cts. per pound, iron. Sweeds 5> to 6 jc; English sto 5! cents; iNails advanced to 6 a Glc. Corn. —ls selling at 50 to 60 cents Corn Meal.—bQ to 70 cents. SAVANNAH IMPORTS-Aug. 10. Pes schr Plandome, from New York—6oo tons Railroad Iron, to W M.Wadley. SAVANNAH EXPORTS— 10. Per steamship State of Georgia, for Philadelphia —74 casks Rice, 10 bales Cotton, 4 do. Wool, 154 do. Domestics, 28 bags ground Peas, and sundry pckgs. Mdze. _ Sloping OnlcUigctta. ARRIVALS FROM CHARLESTON. Steam ship Palmetto, Jackson, Baltimore. Schr D. H. Baldwin, Dasbiel, Baltimore. CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON. Sehr Maria Pickup, Robinson, at Philadelphia. CHARLESTON, August 12.—Arrived, ship Su san G. Owens, Michaels, Liverpool; ship Sulli van, Mitchell, New York; brig Emily, Davis, New York; brig J. W. Buddecke, Clodius, New York schrs M. E. Wells, Teriy, New York; P. C. Pernß son, Roberts, Baltimore; Truth, Creighton Balti more; M. B. Mahony, Nichols, Philadelphia ; Pau lino, Stiles, New Orleans. Cleared, brig Argus, Soubiates, Trinidad, (Cuba.) SAVANNAH, August 11.-Arrived, brig Capt. Tom, Harren, New Y ork. b y St ° amship State of Georgia, Hardio, ey e r suffer long from a Cough.— nu thl l a S e of thc world, when you can if Gr 3 C a horry PectoraI > is a criminal neg lect, if you do not cure it. aug 5 SUGAR AND COFFEE. **B L^GEYR° C °’ Cleans Clarified 400 bags Rio, Laguira and Java COFFEE. i „ SCRANTON, SEYMOUR & CO., j aug 9 No. 2 Warren Block. i I WOOL! WOOL ! ! j WILL pay tho highest cash price for Wool de- J livered in Augusta, or at any station on the k Ra Jroad or River; or will give a yard of negro cloth, of my manufacture, for a pound of un- ? washed Wool. GEORGE SCHLEY. ICE. THE Public are informed that on and from this date the delivery of Ice will be from the Jack son street Ice House. I july 16 ts A. DEES, Agent. * - ICE ! ICE ! THE subscriber is daily receiving from Charles ton a supply of ICE. Tho citizens of Augusta r and Hamburg can be supplied by calling at the t corner of Ellis and Washington street. aug 2 dm G. JOHNSON. /Y/ Y COILS * and f inch Kentucky ROPET~ ; GUU SCRANTON, SEYMQUR & CO., a«g 9 No. 2 Warren Block. s Spwfol Jiottrts. place at tho Company's RoemonT?! ’“Mail I •> NING, 16th inst., at 8 o’clock. * 1 ESd ay M '* * John F. Mclu * _aug 13 3 c j****t, Religious Notic;- The 1 , Porter, will Preach in Vl K t m byterian Church, on next Sabbath v® fir3t Pr! M Evening. 2 ’ • Iced Soda WaieiwfhU P 5 9 - drink, together with a great* l #: 1 choree Syrups, of tho best quality, i7,v i rie '- I he Druggist and Apothecaries Store of f ° U| *U ■ - a Wm. Haines, BrU B . T£ We are authorized lo itnn *: 1 s Hon. Edmond Palmer » tt, t! ] date for the Senate, to represent BmU a 1 he next Legislature. Numbers v C(m %u I aug 11 M w ** are authorized to an,,,. - »• B. Powell, as a cajffi"* * 1 », Legislature to represent Burks count. ,Hl9 t Session. “ Independent• * n the M it aug 11 enl '°Tkr s ; i T °. the Voters of the \o7th, rti SS'CSs Circuit.—The friends of I J Garnett Andrews, respectfully I , a candidate for Judge of said Circuit IS 1 • first Monday in October. ' * • - au»ii ■ " T -° the Voters of ‘he Eighth s sional District.— The frfoni I a Hon. Henry B. Todd, of Jefferson 1 spectfuliy present him to the Voters of th S’ k 1 - Congressional District, as a candidate to 1 y them in the Congress of tho United §*«t re * >r **«t I aug 11 1 tes “** urt k requested to nun., 1 H. Whitfield, as a * “ House of Representatives, in Jasper CSUB , T ° r !l * | e— __ - Th* Citizens of ■ speetivo of old party li ne , e opposed to invoking legislative interferencT °1 q the subject of Temperance, are resnecfnliv M [[ meet at the Court House in tho town of cf fl 0 on the Ist Tuesday in September next for 111 pose of nominating candidates for the Lee i 1 p The issue has been forced upon tig— 1 a com ® all who are opposed to further Ic2w 1 t on the subject. Maw v ls " I *' m t aug 9 d&ctd XYUte^ ‘ The Citizens of AVarreu'an.l V.iT h bia, and public generally, are I e fully invited to a public dinner to be J? r , Thompson, Columbia county, on the 18th iwt !■ Distinguished speakers of both political L 1 o are invited to address the citizens on the oc’^ 5 i- aug 9 etd CllSlli: J d Mr. Editor;— You wiU' | nounce Major A. R. Wr IGHt ’ij ‘‘ Jefferson, as a candidate for Brigadier ft..' I 1 tor 2d Brigade, Ist Division G. M.,at the S I in October next, and oblige Many Voir?. 1 1 e _ aUh _ t(i iS Bnrke Countj —Pubik~MfHi,7' 1 - Each district of Burke countv »C I t- quested to send their delegates, to meet at I « d Court House in Waynesboro, on the first im 1 y DAY in September, to nominate candidates i- ‘he legislature, favorable to the present admin- i Nation- td_ July 3! M We are authorized to anaouiu. Hot, i “ R. R. Lawson, Esq., as a Brigadier General, 2nd Brigade, Ist Division tho election to take place on the Ist Mondav i!! October next. ' “ J it july 22 td '• Education,-A single lady, ofcxperienc-1 M - desires a situation as Teacher inaS» i minary or so’ect School. She can teach all4*l s higher branches of English and Music, is aSa M a performer on the Piano, and sings well; wiOsk 9 y give iessons in French and on the Guitar. " 1 r The best of reference given by addressn»- c Box 117 ( Angusta Post Office. fJtctf iunelt 9 r ■ —■ 0 ai e an ßronzed to announct Ik 1 e Szvaui.- 1 name of Col. A. Delaperriereaof Jati I j son County, as a candidate for-Major General,; 8 command tho Fourth Division. G. M. Wecw I j. fully recommend tho Col. to the voters of this fc I sion as a tried and experienced soldier, and alt I f gether qualified to tke office ot Major 6eim ij june 30 E°ugr?ssioual District.—Cliffi M ( W. Young, the Scott and Pierce®- | i lid ate for Congress in the Sth Congressional ts fj trict, will address the citizens of this District: Mj l their primarj' meetings at Waynesboro, onthchflj . Tuesday in September, and at Augusta on theiaffl } Thursday in September, and on the Saturday IB > owing at Crawfordsville. Cuyler W. Young. I i Halcyondale, August 4, 1853. td aagi ■ Editor :—You will please a® 5 nounce John F. Lawson, Esq., vfl 3 candidate to represent the Burke SenatorialiiW 1 trict in the next G eneral Assembly and oblige / r july 24 A Southern Rights Democrat. 3 —~~ m ‘ilcom D. Jones will t>e supptrtyH a as a candidate for the House of Repr *] e sentativos from Burke county in the next Legist® e tore by I july 3] Many Votwß State of Georgia, Kieluuoml <ou» || > —Clerk's office Inferrior Court-kB turn day for the Inferior Court of Richmonde»« - ty, September Term, 1853, will be on Friday, ta | , 19th August, 1853. _aug 9 ltd Os well Dr, Hooilanifs Gottaaa Hitler*,r 4 , pared by Dr. C.- M. Jackson, are us; M ’ reckoned amongst our most valuable mediciwi* In cases ot dyspepsia, it acts like magic, stretM* ening the tone of the stomach, stimulating tie® 5 gestive powers, and giving ruddy health to ’ cheek and brightness to the eye. There aretb»H sands in this community who can testify totk«®| virtues, and thousands will hereafter addtheirtc® - timony. au^H - The Bel Air Train will cofflitwH running on Monday, the 27th ini- m Leaves Augusta at 6 p. m. j june 25 ts ___ m Augusta, July istb, IN)3.—Clii H TON & BIG NON are from this 1® ' f] offering their remaining stock of Summer Cuff® ing at very low prices. Persons in want will 9 it to their interest to give them a call. ’ _july J 9 lm m To any inquiring what they sliai** i for a cough and cold, we would * | read the following certificate, which has been sir ed by ons hundred of the first Houses ofDru# '■. in this country, to lay before the public their« | mate of a good medicine They are all men of® ,4 first class and of the highest character, whose® ,| 3 perience and business leads them to know.and/ j| is their opinion:— “We the undersigned, Wholesale Dmffijj ■, l having been long acquainted with Ayer s Cm®' I t Pectoral, hereby certify our belief that it u m ■ best and most effectual remedy for Pul® | Complaints ever offered to the American F*.- K And wo would from our knowledge of its co®r I tion, and extensive usefulness, cordially coo® ”J! it to the aftlicted as worthy their best ■ and with the firm conviction that it will do for®*' 1 relief all that medicine can do.” july 26 d ua. Railroal, Augusta, 1 •<- May, 1853.—0 n and after Mos . I 23d inst., a Passenger Train will leave A' 1 1 daily, (Tuesday and Sunday excepted) at 8:/. and Hamburg at sp. m., until further notice; |J may 22 G. B. Lythgqe, Genl Office South Carolina J pany, Augusta, July 9th, 1». M The Passenger and Mail Trains for leave this Company’s Local Depot, Centre at%i A. M., on and after Sunday, 10th inst- | july io W. J. Mag rath, Age® A Card—The undersigned -1 thanks to bis friends and the pubwj their past patronage, and respoctfuHy that he has associated with him Mr. JObW . BEALS, late of Savannah, and will conduct j ness under the name and style °t GU ||j BEALS, in all the branches of M namely ; House, Sign and Ornamental • ING, GILDING; GRAINING; JOHN G. COFiH Office in Jackson, corncrof Greencstreet- 1 1 Ks- —Trr--. The undersigned takes this tj . §1 time to announce to the citizens . gusta and vicinity, that having received J of tuition from good masters, they are eD | furnish work in style equal to that I where; such as Military, Civic and Society e \. m NERS; Designing, Ornamental, Fresco, ‘ 1 led and Marble WALLS; Plain and ,jg SIGNS; SHADES, &c. JOHN G. COD 1 sept 22 ly JOSEPH - j Paid for WOOLLEN, ' COTTON and SILK RAGS, by E. m ian2o ts Corner River and ri « E 1 and MARINE INSURANCE. mr jl£P 1 The subscriber, as Agent of the ( j (S. C.) INSURANCE CO., takes Fire ana Risks on the most favorable terms. J. H. ANDERSON I jan 14 ly MclntoshJ7- | Sa' a, '“ b4 t'- j 3 G. Fargo, Proprietor, (late 1 S. Hotel, Augusta ) apr 15 ,