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iCanstitntinnaltst K Hqmklit. BY JAMBQ GARDNER. OFFICE ON MoINTOSH-STBKET, THIRD DOOR FROM THK SORTit-WKST CORNER OF BROAD-STREET. TERMS: Dailypaper (if paid in advance) ....per annum..sß 00 Tri-Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 5 00 Weekly (if paid in advance) per annum.. 2 00 Footsteps of Angels. BY H. W LONGFELLOW. When the hours of day are numbered, And the voices of the night Wake the better soul, that slumbered. To a holy, calm delight ; Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlor wall; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door; The beloved, the true hearted, Come to visit me once more. He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for the strife, By the roadside fell and perished, "Weary with the march of life. They, the holy ones and weakly, Who the cross of suffering bore, Folded their pale hands so meekly, Spoke with us on earth no more. And with them the being beauteous, Who unto my youth was given, More than all things else, to love me, And is now a saint in Heaven. With a slow and noiseless footstep Comes the messenger divine, Takes the vacant chair beside me, Lays her gentle hand in mine. And she sits and gazes at me With those deep and tender eyes, Like the stars so still and saint-like, Looking downward from the skies. Uttered not, yet comprehended, la the spirit’s voiceless prayer, Soft rebukes, in blessing ended, Breathing from her lips of air. 0, though oft depressed and lonely, All my fears are laid aside, If I but remember only Such as these have lived and died. European Intelligence per Atlantic. The United States corvette St. Louis sailed from Malta August 4, to the eastward. The following memorandum has been communicated by the Austrian Minister, for Foreign Affairs to the ministers of the several foreign courts: — The events of the 2d of July at Smyrna pre sent in a double point of view a serious devi ation from the rules of international law. Ist. The commander of the United States ship of-war Saint Louis threatened his Imperial Ma jesty’s brig, the Hussar, with a hostile attack, leveling his guns against the latter, and announ cing, in writing, that if a certain individual, de tained on board, and whose nationality was con tested between the two agents of the two gov ernments, was not surrendered to him at a cer tain hour, he would take him by force. 2. This act of hostility was committed in the port of a neutral power, the friend of the two nations. No doubt the threat to attack the ship of a Sovereign State, and which carries its flag, is nothing less than a menace of war. Now the right to make war is necessarily, and by the very nature ot that right, inherent in the sov ereign power. “ A right of such great impor tance, (says Vattel, Law of Nations , volume 2, book 3, chapter 1,) the right of judging whether a nation has a real subject of complaint, if it be a case to use force to take justly—if prudence per mits it—if the good of the State requires it—this right, I say, can only belong to the nation or to the sovereign which represents it. It is no donbt among the number of those rights without which a government cannot be conducted in a salutary manner, and which is called the right of majesty.” The founders of the republic of the United States of America have fully acknowl edged, from the commencement of the Union, the rights reserved for the sovereign power. The articles of confederation and perpetual union between the States of New Hampshire, Massa chusetts, &c., of the 9th of July, 1778, contain the following stipulations :—“ The Congress of the United States shall alone,and exclusively,ex ercise the right of declaring war and making peace.” This basis of the public law of North Ameri ca has been maintained and sanctioned by the constitution of the United States ot the 17th of September. 1787, which in the Bfch section ex plicitly reserves to the Congress the power of declaring war. The constitution of the United States is, in this respect, in perfect harmony with the public law ot Europe. But this right, which is reserved for the supreme power of each State, would be illusory and null, if the com manders of naval forces, or others, were author ized, either explicitly or tacitly, to undertake, either at their own suggestion, or at the com mand or with the assent of a diplomatic or con sular agent, acts of hostility or of war against the ships or *roops of another nation, without a special order from the supreme authority ot their country, notified in the terms prescribed by the law of nations. It is impossible that the regular governments of the civilized world should expose their authority, as well as the general peace, to the chance of hostilities commenced without the.r knowledge, and without the special au thority of the sovereign power, by any function ary in foreign parts. We arrive at the second of the two questions of international law precise, clear, and adopted by all nations in the world, it is the inviolability of neutral ports, the absolute prohibition to commit any acts of war or vio lence there even against an enemy against whom war bas been declared. xModern history affords but few examples of the latter case. One of those rare exmamples is the the attack of the Dutch East Indian fleet which had entered the port of Bergen, in Norway, by an enemy’s ad miral ; and, although that attack was repulsed by the cannon of the forts of the neutral port. Vattel,an authority universally acknowledged' on the law of nations, nevertheless, accuses Denmark, the neutral power, of having com pl ined too quietly of a preceding so injurious to its dignity and its rights. In order the better to establish the accord between all nations and all legists on this question, we may quote the au thority of an American statesman. The following is the opinion pronounced by Mr. Henry Wheaton: The rights of war cannot be exercised except within the territory of the belligerent powers, or out at sea. or within a territory having no own er. It follows that hostilities cannot be fairly exercised within the territorial jurisdiction of the neutral State, which is the common friend of the two parties. Not only are all captures made by belligerent crusiers within that jurisdiction ille gal and null, but the captures made by ships of war, which place themselves within bays, riv ers, at the mouth of rivers, or in the harbors of a neutral State, to exercise the rights of war from that station, are likewise null. For exam ple, when a British privateer stations herself in the river Mississippi, in the neutral territory of the United States, to exercise the right of war from that point, by going and coming, by ob taining information at Belise, and by searching ships which were descending the river—when this privateer, we repeat, effected a capture at about three English miles from the islands of sand formed at the mouth of the Mississippi, Sir W. Scott ordered the restitntion of the captured ship. On the same principle, when a belligerent i ship, being within a neutral territory, effects a capture with her boats outside of that territory, the capture is considered null. For, although the enemy’s force was employed against the vessel captured without the territory, no one can be permitted to make such use of a neutral territory in order to carry on war.” (The An na. November, 1805, Robinsn’s Admirality Re ports, vol. 5, page 373. If every act of hostility against a declared enemy within the territorial jurisdiction of a neutral State, which is on terms ot friendship with the two parties, be disloyal—if captures effected belligerent cruisers within the bays of the neutral State, or even by boats of ships with out the territory, whilst the ships remain within it, are null and illegal according to the laws of the United States, and according to the decrees of the maritime tribunals of Great Britain, the attack of a ship belonging to a friendly power in a neutral port would merit to be still more severely stigmatized. The Turkish Question.—Loiters from St. Petersburg of the 13th, state that there was n° i alteration in general business. The Turkish j question was looked on as settled, provided the i Porte would accept the proposition of the four Powers. It was added, u all unpleasantness will soon disappear, as the Russian forces move home wards.” Russia was preparing another campaign against the tributes of the Caucasus, and expected to take the field about the end of August. A flotil la was being armed on the Sea of Azof to sup port the movements of the army. The following private telegraphic dispatch was received in Paris, via Trieste: Constantinople, Aug. 13.—The council has deliberated on the note of the powers. It is dis posed to propose the acceptance of it to the Sul tan. The Constitutionel says it has been accepted conditionally on the Russians evacuating the principalities soon. A dispatch from Bucharest, 10th, states that the greatest excitement prevailed among the Boyards, in consequence of a firman from the Sultan dismissing the Hospodar for having re ceived the Russians with too much favor. This fiiman having been read to the Assembly of Boyards, they petitioned the Hospodar to retain his office, to which the Hospodar assented. Up on this the consuls of France and Britain imme diately suspended their relations with his gov ernment. The French consul has placed his countrymen under the protection of the Greek Consul, while the British Consul has declear ed to the British residents in the principali ty, that he could no longer officially protect them, since the Hospodar opposed his sovereign’s com - mands. England — Prorogation of Parliament —Par liament was prorogued by commission, on Satur day. 20th ult. The Queen’s Speech.— My Lords and Gen tlemen.— We are commanded by her Majesty to release you from your attendance in Parliament, and at the same time to express her Majesty’s cordial approbation of the zeal and assiduity with which, during a protracted and laborious session, you have applied yourselves to the con sideration of the many subjects of great impor tance to the public welfare. Her Majesty has seen with much satisfaction that by the remission and reduction of taxes which tended to cramp the operations of trade and industry, you have given fresh extension to a system of beneficent legislation, and have largely increased the means of obtaining the necessaries of life. The provision which you have made for meet ing the demands of the public service, not only in the present, but also in future years, is of a nature to give permanent stability to our finan ces, and thereby to aid in consolidating the strength and resources of the empire. The buoyant state of the revenue, and the steady progress of our foreign trade, are proof* of the wisdom of the commercial policy now firmly established ; while the prosperity which per vades the great trading and producing classes, happily, without even a partial exception, af fords continued and increasing evidence of the enlarged comforts of the people. The measure w'hich you have passed for the future government of India has been readily sanctioned by her Majesty, in the persuasion that it will prove to have been wisely framed, and that it is well calculated to promote the im provement and welfare of her Majesty’s Eas tern dominions. Her Majesty regards with peculiar satisfaction the provision you have made for the better ad ministration of charitable trusts. The obstacles which existed to the just and beneficial use of property set apart for the purposes of charity and education, has been a serious public evil, to which her Majesty is persuaded that, in your wisdom, you have now applied an efficient rem edy. Gentlemen of the House of Commons.— We are commanded by her Majesty to thank you for the supplies which you have granted for the service of the present year, and for the pro vision which you have made for the defence of the country, both by sea and land. Her Majes ; ty will apply them with a due regard to econo my, and consistently with that spirit which has : at all times made our national security the chief object of her care. My Lords and Gentlemen. —Her Majesty commands us to inform you, that she continues | to receive from her allies the assurance of their unabated desire to cultivate the most friendly j relations with this country. It is with deep interest and concern that her Majesty has viewed the serious misunderstand | ing which has recently arisen between Russia i and the Ottoman Porte. The Emperor of the French has united with ; her Majesty in earnest endeavors to reconcile | differences, the continuance of which might in | volve Europe in war. Acting in concert with her allies, and relying on the exertions of the conference now assem . bled at Vienna, her Majesty has good reason to hope that an honorable arrangement will speedi . ly be accomplished. Her Majesty rejoices in being able to announce to you the termination of the war on the fron tiers of the settlement of the Cape of Good Hope, and she trusts that the establishment of a repre sentative government in that colony may lead to the development of its resources, and enable ; it to make efficient provision for its future de fence. We are also commanded to congratulate you, that, by the united exertions of the naval "and military forces of her Majesty and of the East India Company, the war in Buimah has been brought to an honorable and successful issue. The objects of the war having been fully attain ed, and due submission made by the Burmese government, peace bas been proclaimed. Her Majesty contemplates with grateful satis faction and thankfulness to Almighty God, the j tranquility which prevails throughout her domin ions. together with that peaceful industry and obedience to thp laws which ensure the welfare j of all classes of her subjects. It is the first desire of her Majesty to promote the advance of every social improvement, and with the aid of your wisdom, still further to extend the prosperity and happiness of her people. The Chancellor then declared Parliment pro j rogued until Thursday, Oct. 27. Before closing up, in the Commons, Mr. Monkton Milnes took j occasion to ask Lord Palmerston if he was able ito give any assurance to the House as to the moral confidence which the government enter tained with respect to the evacuation of the Danubian principalities, so as to enable Parlia ment to be prorogued without anxiety. To this one point the attention of the country was main ly directed. Lord Palmerston replied—The answer as to the confidence her Majesty’s government may be given in the shortest possible space, namely : their belief that Parliament may be safely pro- I roged under present circumstances. With re gard to the evacuation of the principalities, I can i only say that I am confident that the Emperor of Russia, having that due regard for his honor and character which every sovereign of a great coun ry must always be inspired by, will take the earliest opportunity, after the settlement with Turkey, and of his own accord will make a merit of evacuating the principalities without : the slightest delay. That is my confident ex pectation and belief. After this agreeable announcement,the Speak er shook hands with Lord Palmerston, who re presented the Cabinet, and the members took their hats and went their respective ways. Remarking on the Queen’s speech, the London Times congratulates itself that the state of the country fully bears out the language used by her Majesty. It felicitates Parliament on the abun dant reform in store next session, and on the large amount of important legislation that has been accomplished during the past session. One session (it says,) has settled for good and for ever the long vexed question of free trade, abolished a heavy duty on soap, reduced one on tea, re-ar ranged trie income tax, and provided a perma nent substitute, modified the great part of the customs and excise, including those very impor tant parts which relate to the public press of the country and the public vehicles of the metropo lis ; remodelled the constitution of the Indian empire ; removed the last restrictions on naviga tion, and rescued the menagement of charitable trusts from the malversation which has diverted millions upon millions from their proper uses and rendered the very name of charity ridicu- The Morning Chronicle says the speech offers little room for criticism. The other me tropolitan papers pass it over with little remark. New Saw Mill. —Among the many substan tial signs of improvement going on in our favor ed city, we yesterday noticed a new saw mill about two hundred yards from the railroad bridge. The bui!ding,when finished, will be one hundred feet in and twenty-five feet in width. It has a portable Engine of eighteen horse power, driving a circular saw of fifty-two inches diameter, and will cut on an average 5,000 j feet of Mercantile Lumber per day. It is esti- I mated that the Saw will cut through a log 25 .' feet in length in one minute. The engine, boiler I and running gear are from the manufactory of John R. Anderson, of Richmond, Va., and the mill is owned by Messrs. C. H. & Wm. H. Mc- Leod, also of Richmond. We hail with pleas ure this accession to our industry and enterprise, and wish these men abundant success in their business.— Sav. Rep.. Bth inst. Official. List of appointments under the cognizance of he Navy Department, made subsequent to the 4th March, 1853. Samuel Hartt, of Massachusetts, chief of the bureau of construction, &c., lsi July, 1853. George H. Ritchie, of Virginia, a purser in the navy, trorn the Ist of April, 1853. Wm. G. Marcy, of California, a purser in the navy, from the 31st August, 1853. Thomas H. Looker, of Ohio, a purser in the navy, from the 3lst August, 1853. . Mason Noble, of the District of Columbia, a chaplain in the navy, from the 30th March, 1853. A. W. Lawrence, of North Carolina, a profes sor of mathematics in the navy, from the 29th of July, 1553. Nehemiah Moses, of New Hampshire, navy ageDt at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from Ist April, 1853. Conrad Swackhammer, of New York, navy agent at New York, from 30th March, 1853. Alfred Day, of Pennsylvania, navy agent at Philadelphia, from 30th March, 1853. Albert G. Allen, of the District of Columbia, navy agent at Washington, D. C., from 18th June, 1853. Geo Loyall, of Virginia, navy agent at Nor folk, Va., from 51 h May, 1853. Benjamin D. Heriot, of South-Carolina, navy agent at Charleston, S. C., from 16th March, 1853. Walker Anderson, of Florida, navy agent at Pensacola, trom the Bth April, 1853. Henry T. Hulbert. of Tennessee, navy agent at Memphis, from the 28th May, 1853. Richard P. Ashe, of Califoinia, navy agent at San Francisco, from the 20th August 1853. John R. Reding, of New Hampshire, naval storekeeper at Portsmouth, N. H., lrom the 7th May, 1853. Hugh Jameson, of Massachusetts, naval store keeper at Boston, from the 28th March, 1853. Daniel E. Delevan, ofNew-York, naval store keeper at New York, from the 31st March, 1853. Francis McNerhany, of the District ot Colum bia, naval storekeeper, from the Ist of Septem ber, 1853. Robeit M. Boykin, of Virginia, naval store keeper at Norfolk, Virginia, from the 19th April, 1853. James H. Walker, of Tennessee, naval store keeper at Memphis, from the 9th April, 1853. Joseph C. McKibbin, ot California, naval storekeeper at San Francisco, from the 18th August, 1853. John W. Wooten, of Florida, timber agent for Middle Florida, from 16th August, 1853. Neil McPherson, of Florida, timber agent, for West Florida, from 16th August, 1853. J. F. H. Claiborne, of Mississippi, timber agent for Louisiana and Mississippi, from 23d April, 1853. John A. Cuthbert, of Georgia, timber agent for Soutuern district of Alabama, from 27th Au gust, 1853. Wm. S. Turner, of Alabama, timber agent for Northern district of Alabama, from 27th August. 1853. Have They a Reason. Have the presses and stump-speakers of the Webster party, who are now waging war upon President Pierce’s administration, any good and sufficient reason for their conduct? Mr. Toombs said, only one year ago, that General Pierce had been ‘‘a very consistent man in all his Congressional career; that he had always acted with the South, and was the safest man, on the slavery question, North of Mason and Dixon’s line.” The Washington Gazette, whose language we quote, was rather shocked at such praise, and u thought that Mr. Toombs lauded the democratic candidate too highly.”— But who has changed since September last? Not President Pierce. He has indicated his pol icy and the principles which would guide him in the administration of the Government in his Inaugural address, which has met the warm ap proval of even his political enemies. Has he recommended any measures of foreign or domes tic policy to which any man of any party could object? Not a sylable has he uttered or written to which exception could be taken since the de livery of his Inaugural. He has had no oppor tunity of doing so, for he became president only the 4th of March last, six months ago. Con gres has not since been in session. No opportu nity has been afforded the President for indica ting the policy of principles ot his administra tion farther than these were contained in his In augural address. We have every confidence that when these are brought before Congress for its consideration, they will do honor to the con i sistency and statesmanship of one of the purest patriots our country has ever produced. But the pretext for outcry that has been raised bv the 1 Webster party of Georgians the appointments. Was there ever a more ridiculous humbug con cocted by men of sens= ? That a President of ' the United States should be condemned—not for the measures he recommends—not for the policy he adopts—but for the selection of his inferior agents, is preposterous;—espacially so, when,in the judgement of his accusers and revilers, nine teen twentieths of his appointments are unex ceptionable. What a pity it is that the change lit gs who tolerated so charitably Mr. Fillmoie’s freesoil appointments, could not appreciate and adopt the noble spirit of the whig who said, “ I will wait to see what measures President Pierce will recommend. I will judge him by the policy of his administration. He may select such agants as he pleases to fill the subordinate offi ces. I will not condemn him lor that, if his ad ministration shall be conducted on proper prin ciples.” Here was an example of a right spirit —of just judgement—of true honor.” How un like the causeless snarling of his traducers.—Ma rietta Advocate , Bth inst. Wiiy Mr. Buchanan never Married. —A correspondent of the New Haven Palladium, writing lrom Lancaster, Pennsylvania, briefly records the reason : “ A short distance from the city is the country residence of Hon. James Bu chanan, American Ambassador to the Court of St. James. Its general appearance at once in dicates that no fair hand is there to train the creeping vines or budding roses to their befitting place—as you are aware that the honorable gen tleman still remains in single blessedness ! The story is briefly told. Paying his addresses to a i young and beautiful lady of this city, each be- I come deeply enamored, and they were engaged. 1 On a given evening she requested his company j to a party at a friend’s, which he declined on the plea of business engagements. Circum * stances rendering it necessary, he, late in the evening, gallanted a young lady to her home, and on the way— they met. Mortified and chagrined at what she deemed unfaithfulness and desertion, and imagining the worst, she left the city early in the morning, and returned— a corpse , Such is the sad story of his early love, nor can the high places of distinction and trust make him foiget, nor the wreaths of honor that encircle his brow bury the memory of the early loved and lost!’ Hon. A. H. Chappell, addressed the citizens I of Atlanta, on Saturday night last, at the Ma- I con & Western Depot, in one of the most mas terly and eloquent speeches we have heard du- \ ring the cornpaign. His plain and lucid exposi- : tion of the subject of the Executive appoint- j meuts was a most complete vindication of the ! policy of Gen. Pierce, from the electioneering 1 abuse and misrepresentation of the Whig news- 1 papers and stump orators. He spoke with a degree of earnestness and genuine sincerity of feeling throughout his entire address, that can only come from a consciousness of being enlist ed on the side of truth and justice. “ Thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel just, And he but naked, though locked up in steel, Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.” Mr. Chappell was one of the strongest and • most efficient Union Democrats in Georgia, du-j ring the excitiug scenes of 1850 and ’sl, but I now that the issues which divided political par- J ties in those contests are definitely settled, he is 1 n °\ 1° lend the weight of his influence and his reputation for honesty and integrity, to | the promotion of the hypocritical schemes of i Messrs. Toombs and Stephens. Mr. Chappell | I r?i true consistent Democrat, and a friend 1 of the administration of President Pierce, and therefore is in the field in support of the Demo cratic candidate for Governor, Hon. Herschel V. Johnson,— Atlanta Intelligencer, Bth irut. ' « AUGUSTA, GA. SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10. FOR GOVERNOR, HON. H. V. JOHNSON, Os Baldwin County. DIST. for CONGRESS. 1— JAMES L. SEWARD, of Thomas. 2A. H. COLQUITT, of Baker. 3 DAVID J. BAILEY, of Butts. 4W. B. W. DENT, of Coweta. SE. W. CHASTAIN, of Gilmer. 7—THOMAS P. SAFFOLD, of Madison. 3—JOHN J. JONES, of Burke. Death of Mr. H. F. Watkins. The numerous friends of this gentleman, re cently an operator in the Telegraph Office in this city, will learn with regret of hi 3 death at New Orleans, on Thursday morning last, at 11 o’clock, of the prevailing epidemic. Mr. Wat kin's, we believe, was a native of Virginia. As a mark of respect to his memory, the Pre sident has ordered that all telegraph offices on the line, from New Orleans to Washington City, be closed on Sunday next. Madame Adolphe Still holds her levees at the Globe Hotel, and the number of visitors are daily increasing. She calls herself a Sympathist; but let her be Sympathist, Phrenologist or Physiognomist, she seems to be successful in describing the various characters of those who call on her. We paid her a visit yesterday, and she gave us a better history of the past and present con cerning ourself, than w T e could write out. The future, she also brought to view, and should it turn out as correct as the past was given, we shall not regret our visit. The Weather. —We understand, says the Savannah Republican, of the Bth, that the rains experienced in this neighborhood last week were very general throughout the country. A friend informs us that copious showers fell along the counties bordering on the coast south of this city, where, in many places it was much needed. Rains have been abundant, also in the central part’ of Borgia, and in South Carolina the riv ers are very full. Tbe St. Augustine Ancient City, of the3J, says that “on Thursday last the weather was cloudy, with heavy showers from the east and south-east.” For three days past we have had most delightful, bright and pleas ant weather in this city. Arrest of a Judge for a Violent Alsault. —Judge Flinn,of the Criminal Court of Cincin nati, was arrested on Friday, and held to bail on a charge of making a violent assault upon Mr. Jolliffe, a Lawyer. It appears Mr. J. took a leading part in the meeting held the previous evening, to urge the Legislature to impeach the Judge, and at an early hour on Friday morning as Mr. J. with his wife and niece, was proceed ing to market, he was struck a violent blowi which felled him to the ground. The blows were repeated several times, until Marshal Ruf fin ran up, and seized the offender, discovered him to be Judge Flinn. Several of his friends, it is alledged, were present as spectators of the assault. New Work. We have received from the publishers, Messrs. H. Long & Brothers, New York, a copy of a new work just issued from their press, entitled— “ The Lawyer’s Story,or the Orphan’s Wrongs,” written by a member of the New York Bar. It professes to be a romance founded on fact.— We have not had time to give it a perusal, but would judge from its title page, and the pains ta ken in getting it up, that it is an interesting wrork. G. P. Putnam & Co., it is stated, have been making out an application for an injunction to prevent Messrs. Harper & Brothers from selling the September number of their Magazine, con taining “ Uncle Bernard’s Story,” which origin ally appeared in the June number of Putnam’s Monthly, duly copywrighted. The fire at Augusta, Maine, on Saturday morn ing (already reported) destroyed six saw mills, machine shops, sash and blind manufactories.— the valuable grist mill (the best in the State,) built by the late Joseph D. Emery, Esq. and re cently owned by Judge Rine and the heirs of Mr. Emery—all the dry houses with their con tents—the large kianizing shop recently owned by the Kennebec and Portland Co., and which was purchased a few days since by the Water Tower Company—a large borrding house, and all the stock and tools of the whole range ot buildings. Nothing but the old saw mill owned by Hen ry Williams is left on the site. The dam and bulk bead of the canal w'ere so much injured that operations in the cotton factory will have to be suspended for the present. Among the principal sufferers are the Messrs. Williamson, Mr. Atkins, and Messrs. Harden and Lelland, who lose their all by the calamity. Some two hundred and fifty mechanics, and two hundred females are thrown out of employment until re pairs can be effected. The whole loss is variously estimated at from SIOO,OOO to $2#0,000. The Wilkes Republican. This is the title of a new Whig paper just started in Washington, Wilkes county, by J. R. 1 Sneed, Esq , the first number of which reached us yesterday. Its typography is very neat, and i its selections show much judgment. We copy from it the following enquiry con { cerning J. J. Jones, Esq., the nominee of the j Administration and Johnson party of the Bth 1 Congressional District. “Mr. Stephens’ Competitor.— The South ! ern Rights men in the lower part of this district have run up the flag of a Mr. Jones, of Burke I county, for Congress. This being the first inti ■ mation we have received of there being such a man in the District, we are unable, for the pre sent, to say aught either for or against him We hope the Constitutionalist will give us the grounds of his claims to this distinguished hon or,” For the information of the Republican, we will state, that Mr. Jones is a talented young lawyer,born and raised in the county of Burke ; | a strong friend of the present Administration,and supporter ot Judge Johnson. He has taken the stump in support of bis principles, and made and accepted several appointments to address the vo ters of the Bth District j would be pleased to meet Mr. Stephens at either,and is willing when i the first Monday in October arrives, for the peo ple to express their judgment by their votes.— He has a heavy majority to contend against, but is nothing daunted thereby. Mr. Stephens will find him a troublesome customer. Wilkes Railroad. —The Wilkes Republican ot the Bth says: We are gratified to be able to state that the cars are now running to a point on the outskirts of our town, and distant but a plea sant evening’s walk from the Public Square.— The appearance of the Iron Horse has created no little excitement among the young folk, who. together with a considerable “sprinkling” of “children of a larger growth,” congregate, in full force to greet its daily arrivals. The superstruc ture is rapidly being laid on the few hundred yards that remain, and it is estimated that the entire structure will be completed and ready for ' business during the present week. We v cu-d state for the information of planters and the tra- ! veiling public, that due notice’ will be given by the authorities of the road as soon as they are ready to receive freight and dispatch it by a re* I gular train. The Missouri River has opened for itself a new outlet into the Mississippi. On Saturday week it succeeded in cutting a new mouth, or debouch, into the Mississippi, across the point of land lying about half a mile above where it has run of late years. It now strikes the Mississip pi in a direction which is likely to prevent the washing of the Illinois or eastern shores to any injurious extent. At the last accounts two steamers had passed through the new chute, and this may now be regarded as the main channel of the Missouri. Dangerous Bank Bills. —The Boston Travel ler cautions its readers against receiving bills purporting to be the issue of a Bank called the Mechanics’Bank of Georgetown, D. C. They are of the denomination of ones and three, dated October, 1352, and signed F. W. Conch, cashier, and G. Myers, President. These bills are fraudu lent, no such bank being in existence. British seamen (says a correspondent of the London Times) speak very disrespectfully of the talents of Russian sailors in handling their ships. It seems that the greater part of the vessels are older than deal-built ships can generally be kept water-tight, and that the slightest approach to rough weather compels a very numerous and strenous attendence of hands at tho pumps.— Jack says they daren’t put out to sea even in fair weather, lor fear it should turn out foul be fore they can get back into port. The Russian sailors are admitted, however, to be good gunners. The Exports of Dry Goods from Liverpool and Glasgow to the United States, from May 1 to August 18, are stated as follows, by E. Hig gins & Co., ol Liverpool, August 19 : 1853 1852 New York 42,376 pkgs. 34.456 Boston 9.454 do 7,683 Philadelphia 11,212 do 9,774 Baltimore 915 do 603 New Orleans 3,254 do 1,888 Charleston 1,078 do 1,130 We learn from the Washington Star, that a despatch has been received from Pansacola, say ing that Commodore Tatnall, (the commander of the yard there,) whose alarming illness we have announced, was dead, and that the viru lence of the fever was such as to have compelled the remaining authorities to close the Pensacola Navy Yard, and move all hands some distance up the river. rCops in Europe. —The Excitement in the BreadstuJTs 1 Markets —The correspondent of the New York Commercial, under date of the 22d ult., thus writes of the excitement in the bread stuffs’ markst: The intelligence u’hich you received by the last packet, of the King of Naples having de creed the admittance of grain of all kinds into that country, duty "free, until December next, produced a decided effect on the London corn market, which was further greatly increased by the measure just mentioned as having been a uopted in France. It is now admitted to be unquestionable that the harvest in Italy and the Souih of France will be seriously deficient, and all the purchases of wheat, &c., in the Black Sea have lately taken place with a view to the wants of those countries, while within the last few days our market has likewise been resorted to for the same purpose. The large stocks of Odessa wheat taken by our capitalists during the past month or two, will therefore yield splendid profits. Mean while the harvest throughout Great Britain is going on much more favorable than was ever an ticipated. The improvement in this respect,how ever, has not been followed by a fall in prices. That event wou’d have occurred but it has been wholly counteracted by the continental demand. Indeed, from this latter cause the buoyancy of quotations has been remarkable, and from the recent fall ol 12 per cent, a recovery has now occurred of about 8 or 9 per cent., the advance obtained yerterday on the best qualities of Eng lish wheat being as much as 4s. sterling per quarter. To avoid being misled by this excitement, however, will be well for your merchants to bear in mind that much of the present high price arises solely from scjthearcity of freight in the Black Sea—a circumstance that will soon find its cure, and produce a re-action. According to the last advices from Odessa the rates paid so vessels to this country were 15s. per ton forr tallow, and 15s. Sd. per quarter, (equal to $3 90) f for wheat. [From the Savannah Georgian, Bth inst .] The Contrast. Whilst the Democratic press has been courte r ous in regard to the candidate of the “ Conseva -1 tives,” Mr. Jenkins, and has not denied to him r talents or patriotism, we regret to say that the “ Conservative” organs have, with hardly an exception, pursued Judge Johnson with a viru • lence and bitterness altogether discreditable.— i Without intending to palliate such conduct on 1 the part of Judge Johasori’s political foes, we , suppose the cause of their violence is easy of ex t planation. Defeated on every issue presented ! to the American people by the two parties— , Democratic an Whig—the Whigs must have , come to the reasonable conclusion that their , policy is not the one for the people, and that un der their old name constant anil continued de -1 feat must be inevitable. Hence, at the late Pre ■ sidential contest in Georgia, they were divided in counsel and divided in action. The more l partisan, if not the most consistent portion, re mained true to the national organization, and supported Gen. Scott, leading, it is true, a ‘ for lorn hope,” but leading it under the name of a national and a party fraternization. The other ■ portion, as a body, with Jenkins as their can didate for Vice President, went into the support of a policy still more doubtful of success, pro -1 mising not even the forlorn hope of the Scott men. They were designated as “ textium quids,” and as a party, or a faction, left no trace behind them by which their history could be written, except that as they were no party and had no’ particular principles, they neither helped them selves nor hurt the Democrats. Pierce was elected, Scott defeated, and the Webster men had not quite votes enough to call for a count at Washington. With these results the political campaign opened in Georgia in 1853. What were the Whigs to do? As a paity they were undone, and with no prospect of a coalition with a sufficient number of Democrats, under a “ Con stitutional Union” organization,to insure success they bodly let go the name Whig, and, as occa sion required, or convenience or necessity suited they took up the name of“ Republican Citizens,”’ “Conservatives,” “Union Conservatives,” &e. Amongst the politicians in Georgia who did most to unite the Democratic party and blast the prospect of the. Whig affiliation with any portion of them, was Judge Johnson. Hence the oppo sition of Whigs to him ; hence the cruel and ve nomous shafts which have been aimed at him by the “ Conservative presses in Georgia. Gov erned by political piincipie,Judge Johnson would not suffer tha temporary separation of portions of the Democratic party, on questions of tem porary existence, to alienate him, or those under his influence, from the mass of the Democratic party. In a coi.test with that party, Whigs know they have nothing to hope under the Whig banner. Hence their readiness to discard their name, and to brand Judge Johnson as a disunionist. Hence, we suppo e, the denial by Mr. Jenkins of being in the field as a national Whig, when recently interrogated on that point at Calhoun, as stated by the last Rome Southern er. Why is not Mr. Jenkius a national Whi« » Was he not a friend of the Fillmore administra tion ? Has he not denied that he was ever “ De mocratized ?” Does he believe less in the con stitutionality of a National Bank,orahigh tariff ll 1 ® . limitation of the veto power, or anv other Whig doctrine? Does he really believe the Union would be in danger from the election of - Johnson, or that “ Republican Citizens” « could better guide the councils of the State than a Democratic administration ? Why, then, should he be elected ? No reason has been given, | and none, we belie.ve, will be given satisfactory , to the people. We learn from a gentleman who came down from Camden yesterday, that no danger was ap prehended from freshets in the Congaree and Wateree Rivers, as they were both falling when he crossed them in the cars. The Wateree had risen within five feet of the freshet of August of last year, and a very considerable raft had collect ed above the Railroad Bridge, but a large force was at work removing it, and no interruption on that branch of the road was anticipated. A ne gro belonging to Mr. Thomas McCaw, of Cam den, whilst engaged on the raft fell into the riv er and was drowned. We understand, also, that the rains last week, above Columbia, in the north-western portion of the State, were partial and not very heavy, and the water courses not above ordinary high water mark.— Charleston Courier , B th inst. Manufactures in the United States.— The entire capital invested in the various manu factures in the United States, on the Ist of June, 1850—not to include any establishment produc ing less than the annual value of SSO0 —amunt- ed in round numbers, to $530,000,000 Value of raw materials 550,000,000 Amount paid for labor 240,000.000 Value of manufactured articles 1,020,300,000 Number of persons employed 1.050,000 The Weather and the Crops.— We re ceived by yesterday’s mail, the following letter, dated, Cartersville, Ga., Sept. 7. Ihe crops in this part of Georgia are quite fine, commencing with a most bountiful Wheat harvest. Corn is very good—a heavy crop will reward the toils of the husbandman. Cotton looks well and promises a full yield ; already are our planters picking out this valuable commodi ty and peacekeeper, and our little village has already had its “ fiist bale.”— Charleston Courier. Philadelphia. Sept. 6.— Meeting; of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. —Mayor Gilpin officially welcomed the members of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows in Independence Hall this morning, and was replied to by Deputy Grand Sire Hor ace L. Manchester, of Rhode Island, M. W. Grand Sire W. W. De Sausure being absent from sickness. Col. Seymoure, of South Car olina, also made an eloquent and appropriate ad dress. All at One Fell Swoop. —The Philadelphia Ledger mentions a singular mortality in the New Orleans associate office of the mercantile agency of Wm. Goodrich & Co., of that city. All the clerks died successively and then the agent. The doors were locked up by the porter, a colored man, who also died the day after he had telegraphed the state of things to the prin cipal office. The Plank Road t o Elberton.— We are much gratified to perceive that this important project, which was talked of a few years ago, is beginning to engage the serious attention of our citizens. We have ever looked upon it with the deepest interest, and shall most cordially lend all our aid to further the success of the cause. We believe the people on both sides of the river are ripe for the question, and there is no better time to get up and push forward the movement than now. We have not room or leisure this week for the purpose, but shall take up the subject, for a discussion of its merits, at an early day.— Wilkes Republican , Bth inst. Extract from a letter received in Charleston dated , New Orleans, Sept. 2, 1853. “In regard to the growing crop, the advices prior to the Ist of July were generally favorable, but th£ heavy rains of the last two months have caused the plant, in many sections, to shed its fruit, and we hear serious complaints from this cause, from this State and Mississippi. From Texas, Arkansas, and a portion of the Red River Country, the accounts promise a fine yield, and from Alabama the reports are encouraging.— With this report of the crop, and taking into view the increased extent of land planted, we have every reason to anticipate a yield fully equal to the last, should the fall prove propitious. The crop is, undoubtedly, more backward than last season, and will be late in coming forward. Os course the yield would be seriously cur tailed should there be an early frost, or the crop suffer from the ravages of the worm, &c„ and these are sufficient reasons for our not ventur ing any estimate at this moment.” Startling Feat. A Paris correspondent of the New York Times gives the following account of the latest amusement devised for the wonder-loving Pa risians : The feat of jumping from a balloon, the jump er sustained by an India rubber rope, was duly performed on Thursday. It was the most stu pendous exhibition of daring and address that the Parisians have yet been permitted to witness.— From one side of the car of the balloon hung the India-rubber cord, descending 150 feet, and then returning and being fastened to the other side of the car. It thus formed a strong loop. The athelete was dressed as Mercury; his body, from the neck to the small of his back, was enclosed in a frame work, which enabled him to endure the suspension without w renching or disloca tion. The rope passed through an eyelet in the middle of the back, placed so that he was held in perfect equilibrium. When the balloon had reached an altitude double that of the supposed elasticity of the cord, the voltigeur appeared on the edge of the car, looked over, shut his eyes, and dove off into space. The eyelet slipped a long the rope, so that the first 150 feet were a positive fall through the air, without any resis tance or break. The rest of the way was an elongation of the rope. It stretched four times its length, making in all a descent of 600 feet ac complished in two seconds. After having attained its lowest point, the rope contracted once, perhaps 200 feet, and then descended again. There was no further rebound, and no oscillation; the voltigeur lay calmly cra dled in midair, and probably spent the leisure he was now permitted to enjoy, in recovering his breath and contemplating the prospect. seronaut above now commenced at the windlass, and gradually wound his dangling friend up a gain. In four minutes he climbed over the side of the car, having made the fastest time that any human being ever achieved, except such as have been shot lrom a cannon, as Baron Munchausen said he was. 1 think, COO feet in two s- conds is at the rate of three miles and a half a minute.— We are waiting now to know what will be done next. This is certainly a startling feat, but not half so startling as the fact that the law of gravita tion operates differently in Paris from what it does in any other known part of the globe. Ac cording to this law, a body rails sixteen feet the first second of time, and in two seconds it will have fallen a height of sixty-four feet. How the man fell six hundred feet in two seconds, is more a subject of wonder than the feat which is so minutely described for our admiration. Per haps the French Academy of Science will take the matter into consideraiion and give a rational explanation of the “Phenomenon.” MARRIED. On Thursday the Bth inst., by Rov. E. P. Rogers, Dr. R. C. Black to Miss C. E. Anslky, daughter of Jesso Ansley, Esq , all of this city. On the 28th of August, by Harrison Walker, Esq., Mr. Levi Dodson, of Fayette county Geor gia, to Miss Eliza Yarborough of Campbell county, Georgia. DIED, SU(^On ’ * n C9Ui ty on tho Ist insfc Mr. Thomas Talbott, about 83 years of age.— lie was one of the oldost and most respectable cit lzen of \V likes county. funeral notice. Friends and Acquaintance of Mr and Mrs. Beverly Walker, are invited to attend th< Funeral of their Son, BEVERLY, at the Farndj Burial Ground, on the Sand Hills, at elever o'clock, THIS MORNING. SCp 10 BUTTER! LARD! CHEESE! FLOUR.—3O barrels No. 1, Lard. 13 kegs Prime Goshen Butter. 25 boxes Cheese. 175 bags Extra Family Flour, (Chattanooga Mills,) in store and for sale on consignment by aug 27 S. C. GRENVILLE A CO. £)/ \ UHLS, 11. Smith FLOUR, from new wheat &\) 5 packages fine Mocha COFFEE. 40 boxes French Patent CANDLES. aug 23 THAYER A BUTT. TV TEW GOODS —Just received two cases low IN Priced Muslin DeLains, to which we invite the attention of tho Ladies. aug 28 GRAY BROTHERS. SMOKED tongues^ 2 BARRELS, Extra large Smoked Tongues Just received by Steamer, and for sale by , July 16 THAYER A BUTT. ®ommrrrml. The River continues in gmi hl S ' M ' six feet water in the channel, and H last evening. ' riSlD g sto^]y CHARLESTON7iept. 9 - Cath ' has been very much neglected sin™ ~~ Thi * arti,i Ist mst., and the market has been ; n° Ur * ast ®ftL plete stagnation, and under astate Qf<W prices must be considered altog f fhe7 rCUmstail c* The sales have been limited to 450 ball Bomic aU viz: —4B bales at 9;83 at 103 i «« 8 asMu 200 bales at lie. The recolptl’oXW 5 far, rea -h some 210 bales • Hatton tj,,. last, 1,600 balds. We have no^r? ln ‘ d Bin «e oS port in Long Cotton. trans aetion s to 7 Rice. — The demand for thi« n.■ last, has about absorbed tne recehr P® , since o a , pnse 1,681 tierces. The markS whi( * cob rather in favor of buyers, and for J'°, ned at price* transactions indicate a lower ran<reT f eral da Js the sequent y however, the market «£ at about the fc prices current on thr i 7’ and el °sei a raDge ° f fi - ures extSdi" lr St T =‘ 3 15-lbths, as in quality; bu the h, * fr ,°® 3* t , rations wore within the range of U lX? f thc 4 drod. K 1 a3 I per hun Corn. Some 8000 bushels North r , ceived at the close of the previnn*k, u lina - re at 62c. ; and 2000 bushels which IS&?*** quent y, m a heated state, brought S/ u- suh * reter to our quotations, which will give, 7* rect index ot the state of the mark J «>r. Llour—There was a good demand for tv tide at the opening of the wvek v r ar. fined almost solely to timbre SS i pally at 6 a s6i per barrel Within however, holders have advanced thefr *? a6 J the latter price by the lewbarL 1 to ( > the small stock on sale, and the to cy of prices in Baltimore. Countrv i! ?Jt°Dd«a commanded most general y from g&z;! f ds ha 't ■W. but as high as 6* per to * extra brauds. Cannot our country Wa* paidfor the Flour in barrels instead of bn ll > t send us prejudice among our dealers in the * a in the latter way. article Put ap Bacon.—T he supply of both Sides and kv , ders is light, and one or two holders harl if 0 " 1 ' a decided advance in prices from this cause transactions have been at 9c. f or the form Ihe prices ranging f. om 7£ a Bc. for the latter a “ d Bagging— Gunny Cloth continues to .u. the attention of buyers, and sales have hL at prices ranging from 113 to 12c. n madc • transactions have been confined trin cip_»lly to Western, at prices ranging from 8 a 8i * agars.- - V» e note sales of upwards of “>OO Us Museovadoes, at prices ranging frem4|a 5; in quality. There is a decidedly better fe-i the market, and holders arc lockingforward 1 11; 1 letter prices, but whether their hope--will 11)1 lized A remains to be seen. The stock in fi r =t lit is very light. Slaa “ Coffee. There has been some demand for for fee, and the sales amount to about 800 baeaßi ’ at prices ranging from 9£ a lU C . These show a decided improvement on former tram tions. Molasses— We have no transactions to renart PreseHt quotations are nominal 8 Freights The only vessel loading for Livernool has completed her cargo at Id for Cottoning™ J bags. We quote to New York 50c. per baleforW ton, and 50c per tierce for Rico; and to Boston for Cotton. Rice 75c. per tierce. • ( SAVANNAH, Sept. 7, P. M.— Cotton -I, ; hear of the sale of 16 Dales new Cotton from Co j lumbus. at 11 coots. About 50 bales more soldi' I prices not made public. , ! ATLANTA, August 18—Cotton— Nothing do- I ing in this article. i Bacon —We quoto hog round at 8} to 9 cents Hams are scarce at 11 to 13 cents. Lard. —Scarce at 12J 13 cts. per pound, , Iron. —Sweeds 5£ to 6£c; English sto 5j cent. Nails have advanced to 6 a 6£c. Corn. —ls selling as 45 to 50 cents. Corn Meal. —so to 60 cents. Fork— Hog round, 6 to 8 cents, Piekeiel, 1> cents. Beef. —By the quarter, 5 to 71 cents. j SAVANNAH EXPORTS-Sopt. 7. Per steamship State of Georgia, for Phiitdflpkii —B4 casks Rice, 86 bales Cotton, 17 do. Cotm Waste, 14 do. Domestics, and sundry pckgs. Mil# gftipiiiiifl jtttfUiffliff. ARRIVALS FROIU CHARLESTON’. Steam ship James Adger, Dickinson, New York, ShipAustra, Tessier, Liverpool. Ship Amolia, McKenzie, Liverpool Ship Camden, Gadd. Liverpool. Barque Copernicus, Wieting, Bremerhaven. Brig Ciro, Estape, Barcelona. Brig Conde de Rous, Roldos, Barcelona. Tigre, Pla, Barcelona. Brig Moses, Jarvis, Now Y’ork. Schr Maryland, Foxwell, Baltimore. Schr Sally Ann, Johnson, Philadelphia. UP FOR CHARLESTON. Ship New l'ork, Edwards, at New York, Schr M. E. Wells, Terry, at New York. Schr J. H Shriver, Cain, at Philadelphia. Schr Susan, Kelly, at Philadelphia. CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON. Brig M. H. Chappell, Errickson, at Philadelphia SAILED FOR CHARLESTON. Ship Gen. Parkhill, McKown, from Liverpool. CHARLESTON, Sept. 9 —Cleared, barquoCar olina, Johnson, New York; schrs Zephyr Roby. Matanzas; Ellen Goklsborough, Palmer, Baltimor I Three Sons, DeGroot, Savannah, Ga. Wont to tea, ship Tulio, Sust, Barcelona; fcawt; j Jedo, Harding, a Northern port. SAVANNAH, Sept. 7.—Arr. barque George Henry, Pendleton,fNtw York; schr Viet.ry, Baker. Boston. _ Went to sea, steamship State of Goargia, (to vin, Philadelphia. THE LADIES’ WORK BOOK Published!! Alex. Montgomery. *’ On the word of a lady, we unhesitatingly cos-j mond this as a highly valuable and importantp ’ lication, containing full and explicit instiuction inall the mysteries of knitting, netting, crochet, embroidery and lace-making, with designs, beau tifully engraved, for innumerable edgings, colitf handkerchiefs, caps,tidies, counterpanes, bags# sos, slippers, pincushions, hand-scroens.lamp-s#' and more things besides, “ than were ever ed of in our philosophy."' We commend it to t t; attention of any one of the present day, * y “ seeketh wool and flax, and worketh willing l ! with her hands,” with a passing thought attw wonderment of “ the excellent woman"’ of olden time, could she have seen such a guidi' industry as this.” For sale or inspection by sept 7 TBOS, RICIIARI>B£SOi NEW BOOKS.— Poems by Thomas Buchanan Reid ; a new and enlarged edition. A Complete Work on Tanning. . I Kingsford, Skinner and Clarke on Plank bo» and A Whisper to a Newly-married Pair p ra cents. For sale or inspection by , sept 7 , THOS. RICHARDS paints,~oii.s7^ c - fUST landed, 2.000 lbs. BLUE STONE •J 10,000 lbs. White Lead; 1,000 gallons Linseed Oil; 250 boxes French Window Glass 10 bbls. Castor Oil; 2,000 lbs. Epsom Salts: 1,000 gallons Lamp Oil. . i j( i The above articles are* offered at extrom 2 ‘ j prices by ITM. H-f l ”' i sept 7 d&c Wholesale & Retail Druggy. BARRY’S TRICaPHEKOLS—S ceived by WM. H- TP ’ 1 sept 7 Wholesale A Retail 1 f* lillDS. of extra Baltimore BACON ID just receive .by C.E.GIKABIt -A"*. 31 _ BOXES assort. Adamantine la. lUU 25 bbls. Crushed and Powdered 5 bbls. fresh Besten Butter Cracky aug 18 THAYEI^^ FISH, CROP 1353. 3 » 6fZ PACKAGES Mackerel Nos. L M whole and half Barrels. 20 kits Mess Mackerel. 500 lbs Codfish. 25 boxes Smoked Herring. . T aa ,M 2 barrels extra Pickled Roe to-morrow for DAYfSON ASK aug 28 J 'utfOU GENTS’ FRENCH CALF PEGGED Jjd A now article of Gents 1 French Boots made to order. Received by R nYil* PERUVIAN GUANO.—A few Tons, • Cropj , uine Article, just in time tor a Ac., received and for sale by TwWist English rout bkush^* 0 nag 31 PHILIP A. MOl&gi^g^f. DR. HUNTER’S CELKBMATUB s —lt never tails For saleby D-ns* is !> .IK 81 PHILIP A. H~ SUPER’S magazine for Septeui received, and for 4 HAhB,