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Cnnstitutiatmliat fc JUjmliUc. j 3T JAiCSS OAF.DNEF.. | OKFrCB OX Me IN TOSH-STREET, Titan Dona Ftox tns xorth-wtbst corner of BROAD-STREET. TERMS* ™*. il £P a P* r P a “* j n advance) ....per annum. .$8 CO (’.'Paid in advance) per annum.. 5 00 paid in advance). . .per annum 2CO Search for Lieutenant Beale—Description of the Passes. \V e extract from the late California papers the following interesting intelligence: Mr. Hairy Edwards, acting Indian agent in the absence of Lieut. Beale, reached this city Sunday morning, August 13tb, six days from w a.k-rs Pass. He left the neighborhood of the Pass on the Ist of August, at. which time Lieut. Beale and his party had not arrived,Hut travel'ed post-haste to Stockton. We gather from him the following interesting particulars concerning the various passes through the mountains, about which so much interest at present is felt, and the character of the country below the Four Creeks and the Tulare Lakes, heretolore little known. Mr. Edwards lett Fort Miller on the Upper San Joaquin, on the 15th of June, and pushed rapidly down south, in the expectation of meet ing Superintendent Beale about the Ist of July, at Walker’s Pass. On bis arrival there he found no traces ot the travellers, and spent several days iu exanining the surrounding country. The pass is a gap in the Sierra Navada, leading from the Tulare Valley to the desert beyond, known as the Great Basin. It is about ten miles through, lrom plain to plain, and so gently slop ing that one is scarce concious of the rise. Af ter getting through the main chain, a hill of some height opposes itself, but there is no diffi culty in making an easy wagon road through) in fact, there is no steeper ascent to be over come than upon the highroad from Stockton to Marposa. Tne hills on either side are low, but j they giadually rise until they merge into the ; snow-capped summits of the Siera Navada. The traveller, in his journey through, proceeds ; up the banks of Kern river, which heads near ! the Pass, until he comes to the rise, following ; this, upon a gentle ascent for about ten miles, he j comes out upon the eastern side of the Siera, in i full view of the boundless desert that stretches far away to the east towards the Mohave and the Colorado. The level of ?he desert is con siderably higher than that of the Tulare Valley on the western side of the Sierra—the descent, therefore, frem the pass, is muca less than the rise from this side. The descert is an unbro ken sandy plain, extending as tar as the eye can reach without sign of vegetation, save here and there tall columns or convuited masses of the cactus. From the summit of the pass, far to the south east, a distance ot one hundred and fifty miles, may be seen the Black Moun tain, which the famous mountaineer, Godey, in formed Mr. Edwaids marked the line of the Mohave. Godey had once attempted to cross the desert from the pass to the river, but not a blade of grass nor a dropol water could be found on the route, and he was compelled to turn back and strike for the eastern slope of the mountains again, 1o save himself from perishing. No spurs shoot out from the Siera into the desert, although to the south east, far out upon the plain, may be seen isolated buttes, and occasionally a short mountain, called by tbe travellers the Lost Mountains. From the commanding point at the pass, the eye could discover no sign of w r ater or timber, north, east, or south. In the pass itself is to be found the best granite, and upon the hills on each side the finest pine and oak for building, in case the Pacific Railroad should ever come through this point. There is plenty of good water aud grass within a mile of the top of the pass. Mr. Edwards has reason to believe there are three or four other good passes in the Siera between Walker’s and the Tejon. One of the wild Indians living in the vicinity informed him there was one much better than Walker’s up the bed ot a small stream a few miles south of Kern's river, which could be passed without »«-y trouble wkutevec. It was lower, and be sides, avoided tbe hill that exists at the further side ot Walker’s. Godey, whom Ms. Edwards left behind to await the arrival of Beale, intend ed to exploie it. After visiting the Pass, Mr. Edwards retnrn ed to Kern’s river, on the Gth of July. Here he took Alexander Godey, the celebrated moun taineer, w T bo had accompanied Fremont in many of his expeditions, and went back up into the mountains high up on Kern’s river. He return ed again to Poso creek, a stream about six miles north of Kern’s river, where he encamped 2 or 3 days. Here he met Capt Aubrey, with his party of twenty men, and about thirty splendid mules, in fine condition Aubrey encamped for eight hours, to interrogate Godey, about the route he intended to pursue. Mr. Edwards, with a party of Indians, assisted him across Kern’s river, which was high and rapid. His supplies were carried over in a tuie boat made by Godey. At this point he bade his friends good-bye and struck down through the Tejon Pass, which leads from the Tulare Valley info Los Ang“les. It was his intention to travel down a short distance south of the Tejon, and then strike across the Siera, due east to the Col orado and the Rio Grande. Four days osier Aubrey departed, Mr. Ed wards went down to the Tejon. The Indians there were giving a grand feast, and Mr. Ed wards induced then to go iuto the mountains and invite the wild diggers, residing near Wal ker’s Pass, to come in. The diggers came in cautiously. They appeared as wild as deer, and ran like antelopes when they first saw Edwards and Godey. Even at the feast they wore a star tled expression, and at the least motion would jump like rabbits. Edwards engaged them to keep a sharp look out for Beale, and to keep a ► large fire constantly burning on the summit of [ the mountain near Walker’s Pass, to guide him. The Indians at the Tejon Pa«s are about three hundred in number, and among them are many Mission Indians. They are the most civilized in the country, supporting themselves by regu lar farming, in they are largely engaged. They inhabit a beautiful country, about twelve miles long by four wide, just in the lower corner of the Tulare Valley, where the coast range meets the Sierra Nevada. The country is watered by clear and sparkling streams, running out of the mountains in every direction, and so located that every foot of their land can be irrigated without any trouble.— They turn these streams at will from one patch to another. When Mr. Edwards saw them, they had splendid crops of wheat, barley, Indi an corn, watermelons, &c. They are peacea ble and live well. One of them, in fact, has a large adobe house. After staying among them some eight or ten days and interesting them in keeping a look out for Beale, Mr. Edwards re turned back to Poso Creek. He met the Uni ted States Surveying party, under Capt. Stone mari and Lieut. Williamson, at the Four Creeks, on their way to explore the passes and the des ert. The wild Indians in the mountains about Walker’s Pass live, like the rest of their race, on acorns and grass. Mr Edwards, during his tra vels, got out of provisions, and was obliged to subsist for several days on their food. He says grass weed steeped in water makes a refreshing drink. As a great delecacy they cooked him a dish of elder berries and acorns. He learned from them that the Indians who have for years been in tbe habit of stealing horses in Los Angeles and Tulare Valley, reside on the east side of the Sier ra Nevada, near Walker’s Lake. They|are rep resented as great robbers, and make up horse stealing parties at stated intervals, comedown through Walker’s Pass, carry off droves of ani mals from tbe ranches, and hurry back to the other side of the mountains. They are said to have great nijmbers of horses in their posses sion. * The Weather.—Not having said anything late'y upon this interesting subject, and fearing that our readers may not be well informed on the subject, we take the liberty of informing them that the weather, is decidedly muggy, mur ky, sloppy and disagreeable. In fact, it is just arit has been for sometime back, only a little more so Such a heavy, leaden atmosphere, such moist, muddy streets, and such dark, damp and drizzly nights, are enough to induce us to urge the serious attention of the “clerk” to this matter. The equinoctial storm will soon be along here, and really a few days of light, sunny weather might be vouchsafed to us byway of preparation. We should like to able to wear our summer clothes once or twice more.—A O. Pic ., 13/4 intt. [From the Chronicle <s■ Scnfme/. j The Agiicultural Fair. Our readers are already aware that the Eighth -Annual Fair and Cattle Show of the “ Southern Central Agricultural Society,” will be held in this city during the week commencing on the 17th of October, 1853. Ihe preparations for this grand Exhibition of the Agricultural, Mechanical and Artistical pro ductions of the South, are extensive and compre hensive—the amount of money appropriated to the payment of premiums is verv liberal, and the lull and complete success of the Fair may now be considered beyond all contingencies, if the friends of progress and improvement through out the country, will come forward in a spirit of true zeal and patriotism, and second the able efforts of the Managers of the Society. This Society, unlike many of the popular or ganizations of the day, had its origin in no selfish or sinister motives—it is not designed to advance the private or personal interests of anyone man, or set of men. It is seeking to promote and ad vance notone, but all the great interests of our State and section ; and although it cannot be de nied, that slight abuses and improprieties have crept into its management heretolore—(which abuses and improprieties are all most inseparable from the management of all such extensive en terprises)—yet the good already effected, and the marked progress which we have achieved in all departments of productive labor and industry, within the last seven or eight years, are most gratifying and encouraging, arid should spur us on to increased efforts and exertions for the fu ture. lo Planters, Farmers, Mechanics, Stock Rais ers, Nurseymen, Manufacturers, Merchants, Ar tists—to all classes of our population who toil with hand and brain for the developement of the rich resources of our country, and the comfort aud happiness of general humanity, we would say. Come to the Fair , with specimens of your respective prjuuctions, for comparison and com petition. Let there be an active, vigorous and friendly strife for the honors of the occasion ; and let the feeling be that the rewards are right fully due the most worthy and deserving, and that there is merit in aiming high, even if you fail. Ladies of Georgia and the South ! we call up on you to set forth the evidences of your taste and skill in all the departmehts of household economy and domestic arts—in Floriculture, Horticulture, and all those nameless, yet indis pensable labors which surround our “ hearths and homes 1 ’ with that comfort for which we look in vain elsewhere—in short, we look to you for the developement of whatever there is of combined beauty and usefulness in our daily lives; and crave your lair presence, as the greatest charm and most potent attraction of our assemblage. To produceis and competitors of every kind, we present the following brief synopsis of the Premium List and Regulations. The complete List of Premiums may be obtained at this office, or by addressing the Secretary, or the Editors of the Southern Cultivator. Plantation and Farm —For the best sample of Field Crops, in proportion to their importance, j premiums ranging from SSO downward are of | sered. i Domestic Animals. —For the best breeds of : Cattle and Working Oxen, Horses, Mules, Sheep, !I Swine, Poultry,&c., premiums from SSO down. ■ Home Department. —For the best articles in the Dairy line, the House Department, Southern Domestic Manufacture, Needle and Fancy Work, i and Embroideries of all kinds, premiums from ! sls, downward. Manufactures. —For the best specimens of I Southern Manufactures generally, other than ! domestic, premiums ranging downward from | $25. Orchard , Nursery, Sfc. —For the best specimens of the various kinds of Fruit, Fruit Trees, Hedge Plants, Floriculture, Horticulture, Plowing, methods of Reclaiming Land, and the Fine Arts, premiums from SSO downward. Sundries. —For the best constructed Mechan j ical Instruments, Farming Implements, Ma chinery, Clothing, Chemicals. Cement, and gen eral manufactures in wood, iron, leather. &c., ! premiums are offered as high as SSO. By the late regulations of this Society, persons > paying $2, and registering their names, become i members for one year. Persons paying $1 are I entitled to be exhibitors, and are furnished with j a ticket of admission du;ing the Fair. On i Tuesday of tb« Fair week, tlglh) thu public I will be admitted by tickets at $i each • on the j three succeeding days at 25 cents each. All 1 Editors in the Southern States and Agricultural j Editors generally, are admitted to the privilege of members, and their families to a free admis sion. Persons wishing to become exhibitors are desired to forward their entries to the Secretary i (D. W. Lewis,) at Augusta, Ga., after the Ist of : October. Previously, letters may be addressed ! to Mr. Lewis, at Sparta, Ga. Arrangements are already made with all the leading Railroad Companies, to transport pas ! sengers to and from the l-air at half the usual ! rates, and to carry all animals and articles m ! tended tor exhibition free. The rates of board . at the different Hotels, Boarding Houses, &c\, as : also Hack, Carriage, Omnibus and horse hire, i vvill be fixed at a certain standard, from which ■ there can be no deviation : and nothing will be ieifc undone on the part of the Society or Com i mittee of Arrangements to promote the comfort and enjoyment of visitors and strangers. [From the N. O. Picayune , 13x4 tncl.j Later from Mexico. By the arrival oi the steamship Texas, Capt. Place, from Vua Ciuz, are placed in pos session of full files from that place to the Bth inst, and irom the city of Mexico to the 3d. In the Grden, of the 20th uit., we find the sub joined address of Mr. Gadsden on presenting his | credentials to the President, and the reply of his ; Excellency. Mr. Gadsden sa d : Witu great satifaction I present my creden- tials as Envoy and Minister ot the United States ot North America to the Mexican Republic. Familiar to your Excellency as aie the history and structure of the Government which I have the honor to represent—federal in the relations of the sovereign States which compose it, and pop ular in the influences which confer official au thority to declare the will of the people—it is meet that I should on this occasion place at the disposition of your Excellency the inaugural ad dress of our recently elected President, who, with a unanimity cotemporeneous with that which called your Excellency to preside over the xMex ican nation, has been charged with the deep re sponsibility of the administration of the affairs I ofa sister Republic. That addresses well as the i credential letter which I present, declare, in lan guage which leaves no room for equivocation or : distrust, the friendly relations which President I Pierce desires to promote with the nations of the : earth. i “In mutual respect for the nationality of each I other, in just observance of the spirit and the I letter oi conventions and treaties, in the recip rocation of free aud progressive commerce, and in the fraternal alliances which aiways follow an enlightened interchange of civilities, the Government of the United States recognizes the surest guarantees of internal harmony and peace abroad. To maintain these relations of good will and association is particularly the interest of tbe conterminous Republics of North America, whose very proximity to each other may be an exciting cause of irregularities on the frontiers which may threaten an interruption against which it is properly the policy of both pow ers to guard. " What may be the high destinies of these two sister communities, so abundantly endowed with all the elements that comprise national liberty, with individual prosperity and national greatness, if they be animated by the affecticn fraternal affimity, or what obstacles shall obstruct their progress, no sagacity can con- JGC I. UlCi *i/ T !? e Z ?ited States of North America, through their accredited representative, avail themselves, therefore, of this opportunity of saluting the Republic of Mexico in a spiiit of friendship, justice and peace.” . The reply of Sata Anna, was as follows : 4 ' I receive with satisfaction the letter of his Excellency the President of the United States of America, in which he accredits your Excel lency as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. I see in it a proof of the de ire which animates bis Excellency to cultivate the good relations now happily existing between the two countries, and which are so valuable to this Government. Ihe address of the honored chief who now rules the destinies of a friendly republic, and which your Excellency takes this apportunity of presenting to me, cannot but be likewise very ! satisfactory to me, when in so momentous and solemn a document, sentiments of such sincere and faithful friendship are found expressed in it of such judicious policy, and of a benevolence that according to all the estimates of prudence \ ought to be of necessity a source of most fertile j consequences to the peace of the continent. This I manifestation, joined with that of the sound principles that your Excellency affirms, as well asthe becoming manner in which those prelim inaries have been conducted, will certainly have the eff’ect"of adding new bands to those which now by Divine favor so closely bind the country whicK* your Excellency represents with the MexfcSft Republic. ‘•As I recognize its principles as the only ones capable oi firmly cementing riationul relations, am convinced of their advantage to neighboring nations, which, as sprung from the soil of one and the same continent, ought to consider them selves as brothers, and am persuaded of the im mense influence which the faithful observance of such sound doctrine will exercise on her des tiny, Mexico certainly will not depart from it: and 1 likewise take pleasure in assuring your Excellency that you will find in this Govern ment all the facilities that your mission requires, together with perfect good faith, the strictest ad herence to juctree and to treaties, and the most sincere desire to guard, as tar as possihle, against leaving any loom tor differences, to the end that the relations between the two countries may become every day more intimate and advanta geous-relations which I confidently expect will be secured on immovable foundations of constant friendship, ot mutual respect ai d of reciprocal advantage, to which end my vigilance shall be unceasingly directed. ‘’ South is tne policy that my Administration professes with respect to all nations, and will with pleasure be observed towards the sister Republic which your Excellency so worthily represents, as the necessities of an immediate proximity and ihs Weil-understood interests re quire. “ Mexico then through me, takes pleasure in responding to the greeting which the United States of America makes through your Excel lency, in the same spirit of friendship, justice and peace.” AUGUSTA, GA. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPT. 13. 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. OHA.STAIN, of Gilmer. 7 THOMAS P. SAPFOLD, of Madison. 8— JOHN J. JONES, of Burke. Election Tickets. We are prepared to print Election Tickets, at short notice, at the following rates: for 100 tick ets $1; 200 tickets $1.50, and 25 cents tor every additional hundred. The money must accompa ny the order. Bth Congressional District. John J. Jones will address his fellow citi zens as follows: Louisville, Wednesday, 14th Sept. Augusta, Friday evening, 16th “ Dearmg, Satmday, 17th “ Warrenton, Monday 19th “ Sylvania, Tuesday. 27th “ HON. H. V. JOHNSON Will address the citizens of Richmond county, at the City Hall, on Saturday even ing, at 7 o’clock, on the political topics of the day. Come one, come all. J. J. Jones, Esq. This gentleman, the Democratic nominee, to represent the Bth District, in the next Congress, made his first appearance before the citizens of Richmond county on Friday evening last. We were pleased to see so large a number present, an.i «P« tiwialu ■ < t- tH'Oi >t tfadiction, that there has been no speech deliv ered in this county, within the last four or five years, that gave more general satisfaction, both to Democrats and Whigs. To the former, from the clear, manner and tbe ability with which their principles were laid open to view, and to the latter the courtesy, but still firmness with which they were maintained. We will not un dertake to give an outline of the able effort, suf fice it to say, all present were agreeably disap pointed, and our opinion is had Mr. Jones been earlier brought out, Mr. Stephens would have found in him a troublesome competitor. Hon. H. V. Johnson. The City Hall was crowded last evening to hear the Hon. H. V. Johnson, one of Georgia’s distinguished sons. He labored under indisposi tion, brought about by his ellbrts at Dearing during the day, but he acquitted himself hand somely, and the large audience present, manifest ed their deep interest in the questions discussed by him, by the silence they observed. We have not room this morning, nor time, to give an out line of the different subjects discussed by him. He took the broad Democratic platform for his guide, and nobly maintained its glorious doc trines. He gave the Webster faction a hard rub bing, but we do not think there was a Union Democrat or Scott Whig present, who did not think it was just and w"hat they deserved A few more speeches like that delivered last evening by Judge Johnson, and the evening previous by J. J. Jones, and the slender veil thrown by the Constitutional-Union-Conservative-Republican- Citizens-Party, over Whiggery will be removed, and the voters of old Richmond will come up to the polls in October next, and] sustain the ad ministration of the man, whom Messrs. Toombs and Stephens pronounced, a short year ago, one of the safest and most reliable men on the slave ry question, north of Mason aud Dixon’s line. The Barhacue at Dearing. We learn from several of our citizens, who went up yesterday morning to attend the meet ing at Dearing, that a large assemblage was on ! the ground, and that the speeches we re of the I vety best oruer. Ine meeting was composed of citizens from Columbia, Warren, and Jefle r . son counties, with a large number of ladder f- 0 grace the occasion with their presence. John J. Jones, Esq., of Burke, the l>etr .ocratic candidate for Congress in this District, led off in an able and spirited addressoi; an h<*ur and a half, after which the Hon. He/schei V. Johnson took the stand. His speech is lepresnte d to have been of a telling character, full of strr mg argu merit and striking appeal. We are assured that the effect of his able effort will be -seen on the lirst Monday in October next, at tbe ballot box. After a sumptuous Barbecue, bo which due jus tice was done on all sides, the stand was again taken by Mr. Cowart, of Cherokee, one ol°the ablest stump-orators in the State, The train leaving for Augusta shortly after the commeuee ment of his speech, prevented our informant from listening to his remarks. That hi 3 speech was full of truthful and eloquent sentirnennt, we have the best assurance, in our knowledge of the man. Everything passed off in the best manner possible and the Committee of Arrangements deserves the highest credit for their exertions to give satisfaction and pleasure to the crowda ss- ! sembled. Trout, Trout! Such a lot of fine Trout as we saw' going into | the Augusta Hotel last evening, would do an : epicure good to look at. We are sorry we are call- ' ed out of town this morning, otherwise, Captain : we assure you we would be thar, notwithstan-’ I ding they were carried through the side door. i. A Turkey Buzzard Story. 1 he last Southern Recorder gives to the public the iollowing curious certificate, which under all the circumstances, discloses a very singular misapprehension or mistake, presuming that the parties to it believe what they testify to.— Not knowing any of the parties, we have no reason to doubt their honesty and sincerity, at the same time the certificate of Col. R. W. Flournoy, contradicting their statement, has so much of intrinsic probability to sustain it, that we do not doubt that he is right and they are wrong. “ Cantos, Cherokee county, Ga.,l September 6th, 1853. J The undersigned,citizens ot Cherokee county, State of Georgia, do hereby certify, that in a speech delivered by Hon. Herschel V. Johnson, at Canton, in the month of August, 1852. he said he had no confidence in Union Democrats —that they could not be trusted —that they stunk —and that they would be dead and eat up by the buxzards before the dog days were out. Isaac Cloud, William Litteral, Jacob Stover, James O. Phillips, Thos. J. Connallt, W. A. Edwards, J. Pendkrgrast, S. Thompson, Wm. H. Mahafft, S. F. Amos, Jesse A. Ingram, Wm. J. Bennett, Wm. Wilson, Zebulon Williams, Wm. A. Dowdie. 77 There, is in addition to this, a certificate to the same effect by one A. J. Kempt, of Forsyth county. As a set off to all this, we find in the Federal Union , of the 13th inst, the following plain and conclusive certificate of Col. Flournoy, w’ho is well known as a gentleman of high character and intelligence, and who was one of the Presi dential Electors who last December cast the vote of the State of Georgia for Gen. Franklin Pierce: To the Public. Some weeks since I saw a statenjent purport ing to give some remarks matte by Judge John son at a public meeting in Canton, Cherokee county, last year. Judge Johnson and myself were invited to address the people in Cherokee. 1 was setting in five feet of Judge Johnson du ring the whole of his speech- l therefore hea d all he said on that occasion, and 1 heard no re mark similar to the one stated in the last Re corder, namely: that he Judge Johnson, “had no confidence in Union men, that he would not trust one of them so far as he could throw a ; that the buzzards would eat them before the end of dog days, &c.” There were over one thousand persons present on the occasion, and 1 appeal to that vast assemblage to say, if they heard any such remark. lam surprise*] that it has not been j contradicted before. I travelled with Judge Johnson and had fre quent and full conversations with him, and I know that we fully conctirred in the mariner we should conduct the discussion which was to con ciliate Union Democrats. More than that, I was a Union Democrat, and had Judge Johnson indulged in any such remarks under the circum stances, I should have, considered it a personal insult, offered to myself, and should have repell ed it then and there. I know that Judge Johnson was, it possible, moi*e assiduous to unite the De mocracy than myself, and nothing could have been more suicidal than to have pursued the course above imputed to him. 1 had hoped that the present canvass would have been conducted upon nigh and lofty princi ples, and I cannot for a moment suppose that the course of Mr. Jenkins’ friends in this partic ular can be agreeable to him, knowing as I do with an uninterrupted friendship of nearly twen ty years existing between us, I unhesitatingly say that he is a gentlemari of high-toned honor, and that he would scorn to gain his election by such means. And 1 ear phatically say the same of Judge Johnson. Ij tu satisfied that he would to swccHs/, through the misrepresen tations ol his friends. And as a personal and po litical friend, I rejoic e that the Democracy have been, and are. and t hope will continue to con duct the canvass io that elevated manner which has characterised their course to the present R. W. Flournoy. The idea tha t Judge Johnson, in making a speech to an assemblage of citizens composed chiefly ot Unir #n men, for the express purpose of speaking ir, kind and fraternal terms to them, should express to them such course and insult ing language of abuse is too transparently absurd for argument. That some may have mischievous ly distorted his language and its application, and at ter wards persuaded others to believe that what they heard was substantially the language at tributed to him in the above certificate, is the only reasonable construction we can place on the transaction. We leave this ornithological question to be discussed! at large by the refined theologian of the Southern Recorder. His mode of conducting the political campaign shews that it will be con genial to his taste. It is just such a theme as he will gloat and revel over. The Whig press generally have preferred to devote their columns to the most pitiful appeals, like the above, to the resentment and passions oi their readers, rather thitn to a manly discus sion ol the true issues involved in the contest be tween the Whig and the Democratic parties. But the Democracy of Georgia are composed ot dif ferent stufftrom that of 1 he other Southern States, where elections have n cently been held, if such tactics decoy them fro'm the support of their po litical principles. Talcott & Brfjth(»r, of New York, received, in accordance wp U their proposition of estimates of the crop of 3, published last fall, two hun dred and seven sealed estimates lrorn parties scattered throughout the United States These estimate were deposited on the 15th of Decem ®er > IP .52, and on the Ist of February, 1853,were opeD e d and recorded in the presence of several P ties prominent in the trade. Forty-seven ** nged 3,000,000, and under. Thirty-three from 3,000,000 to 3,100,000, inclusive. Sixty two from 3,100,000 to 3,200,000, inclusive.— Forty from 3,200,000 to 3.300,000, inclusive, and twenty-five above 3,300,000. The lowest esti mate recived was 2,146,790 : the highest 3,653,- 744 bales. The avarage of the two hundred and seven estimates was 3,119,898 bales. The crop as made up by the New York Shipping List and Price Current, and published on the 10th instant, proved to be 3,262,882 bales. The estimate which approxima ed nearest the result of the two hundred and seven received and re corded was made by F. L. Talcott, of the firm of Talcott & Brother, namely, 3,261,461 bales. Pork Prospects. —The Knoxville Statesman says : —The prospect for an abundant supply of this edible staple, the approaching season, is flat tering to sou'chern consumers. East Tennessee has a much larger crop than usual, and it is es timated that Kentucky will furnish the market w ith 200,000 head of hogs more than her usual supply j and from every quarter of pork-selling sections from which we have heard, intelligence of an abundant reaches us. Such a supply must necessarily exert material influence upon the p rice of the article.—Recent high prices have stic nulated production, and we are apprehensive tha t the farmer will be com pelled to put up with low prices. The disasters of the last season amoi ig speculators, w ill indis pose persons to venturt' upon the market, and absence of competion among purchasers must eJso contribute to the sa me result. Holders in "obis section we undersV and are asking $3,50 per hundred gross, but wi' have heard of sales in other counties at less than $3,00. V 1 Revivals. The Savannah Newsofl6th inst. says. 1 lie Methodist and Baptist denomina tions haue been very interestingly and success lu y engaged in bolding protracted meetings in tns city, during the past two weeks. We un derstand that large accessions ot church mem bers to each, are the gratifying fruits of the la bors which have been thus employed. Not the least interesting feature of these religious exer cises, is the fact, that a large proportion of those who have been thus “ lead into the way of sal vation are from the ranks of the young of both sexes of our community. A most fitting obla lation. in view of the divine blessing of contin ued and uninterrupted healthfulness which has been accorded to us, whilst plange, with pesti lent breath, sweeps from othe.crities nearly their entire population. Recent London papers give an account of some new printing machinery, which is partly new ai.d partly not. It consists of “combination typer 7 which is already in use in New York, but in ad dition to this the character to be printed is stamp ed at the bottom of the type. The objection to the use of logotypes has been the immense space required lor the boxes. To remedy this, Major Beniowski, the inventor, has devised what is termed “the author, 77 composed of 1,650 com partments rising above each other, and all placed wuthin the reach of a person sitting opposite them in a chair. Here the single and combined letters are arranged in convenient alphabetical order ; and, instead of being selected with the hand, picked out with metal tweezers. What ever difficulties may attend the practical every day working of the machinery, there can I be no doubt that the composing of the lego i types is an operation of great rapidity. It is i part of the system which females and chil | dren can soon betaught to compose, j A young lady composed five and a half lines from a newspaper, taken up at randon, within 3 minutes, which is at the rate of 110 lines per hour, a speed far above that which is attainable under the established system, and which, if the other parts of the plan correspond with it, will have the effect of immensely reducing the cost ot composition. The type is distributed by a new mechanical process, and some improvements have been made in printing by which the types are composed on the interior surface of a cylin der. It has attracted considerable attention in London. The anniversary of Perry’s victory on Lake Erie, was celebrated with great spirit at New port, R. 1., on the 10th inst. The public build ings were decorated with flags and banners, and I the steamboat Perry went on an excursion with ! a large company of people. Proffessor Agassiz’s CABiNET.—The Scien tific cabinet, collected during many years by Proffessor Agassiz, it is said, has been purchased for Harvard University, at an expense, it is said, of $12,500, the greater part of which was raised by private subscription. The New York City Comptroller has just published a statement of the financial condition of that Corporation, by which it appears that the total amount of the city debt, over and above the sums in the sinking fund for its redemption, is $9,325,841. A debt of $955,000 has been created to erect building and construct docks and slips,Jwhich is redeemable by annual taxation The sum of $332,571 has been expended tor cleaning streets during the year ; and the other street expenses amount to $194,153. Os the amount paid for cleaning the streets $208,000 has been paid during **iontl** of 1853. The Comptroller states that, notwithstanding the real and personal estate of the city has in creased $61,926,137 over the valuation of 1852, i the rate of taxation has also increased from 96 cents to $1.24 on the SIOO of valuation ! The ■ total sum levied by the Supervisors in the city i and county of New York this year is $5,069,- ■ 050 ; which is $1,688,539 more than that of , last year. The Campbell Minstrels. This popular {troupe of Etheopean Minstrels give their first entei tain merit this season, to-mor row evening, at Concert Hall. This troupe has been recently re-organized; Murphey, Peel and West, three of the original, and good ones at that, are of the number, and with them are the two Kendalls said to be masters of the instru ments on which they perform. For old acquain tance sake, we should like to see them meet with a warm reception on their opening night. Those who go will not come away dissatiiied. A Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Tiiburre havtng accused the President of dressing rather foppishly, among otder things ot having ■" his hair oiled and curled after the ‘ fashion of N. P. Willis.’” Mr. W. makes the following explanation in a note at the foot of an article in the Home Journal: “ First, the humble head which his Excellency the President' is thus authentically declared to have selected for his imitation, has hitherto known no external culture or embellishment beyond a daily souse in cold water—never, to my knowledge, having been touened by oil, po matum, curling-fluid, curling-tongs, or other un gent, art or emollient. Second , it has never knwr.even the luxury of hair dresser or bar ber, having been cut, from boyhood till now’, whenever and wherever it was inconvenient ly long, by scissors in my own hands.— Third , its dailv ofneiation as a model for the President, (though I was wholly unaware.hither to, of ever having been seen by his Excellency.) is perlorrned without crest, plume or livery, it being known to friends and neighbors by the covering of a straw hat—which straw hat, I may add, is now near the close of its wear for a second summer, and was bought in the village of Newburgh for eighteen cents. “Dear friends of The Tribune (P. S.) I should like to be believed to grow old. Willing to serve my country in any w ay, I am honored of course to have the outride of my head chronicled as a . copy for the President, though I would rather it were the inside that were a copy for the school boy. If you wttl strew my secluded path with mistaken roses , however, I must be excused for such drops oi otto -biography as the truth eompels me to distil.” An inquest was held yesterday over the body of Mary Ann O’Sullivan, aged two years and six months, who had been run over by a careless drayman the previous day, at the corner of Be don’s-Alley and Tradd-streefc. A verdict was returned in accordance with the above facts. Wetrustthe accident will actasa warning to those having children under their charge to be more cautious as to their safety.— Char. Courier llth inst. A little before four o’clock yesierday after noon, our city was visited by a most tremend ous rain storm, accompanied with considerable thunder and lightning—indeed, the latter ele ment was so violent that it struck and set fire to the shingled roof of a wooden building at the comer of Blake and America streets, Hamp stead,, and consumed the first floor.— Char Cour.. llth inst. Earthquake at Biloxi. —At about 5 o’clock on Sunday evening a violent shock of an earth quake was felt at Biloxi. It came rolling and rumbling on from the east, shaking trees, houses, and everything else which happened to be in the vicinity of its subterranean course, and, at the same time, communicated a violent palpitation to the hearts of u elderly ladies of both sexes.” It appears to have been rrore violent at Biloxi, than at any other of the Lake shore watering places. Doors flew open and trembled as if shaken by some spiritual agency; plates and platters danced in tneir cuboards, and bottles end decanters leaped from their hiding places, and ] waltzed about floors, occasionally knocking i against each other, and mingling, without stint, their spiritous contents. Some houses, even, j rocked so that it was feared that they would | tumble over, and no doubt they would have ! done so, had not the underground railroad train ; passed on 60 suddenly that the danger was over almost before it was known to exist. We await further details.— N. O. Delta, 13 th inst. Public Meeting. A portion of the citizens of Augusta, in pur suance of the proclamation of the Mayor, assem bled at the City Hall, on Friday, 2d September, 1853, for the purpose of considering the expe diency of a subscription on the part of the City of Augusta to the Savannah River Valley Rail road. His Honor, the Mayor, was called to the Chain and John K. Jackson, Esq., requested to act as Secretary. The weather being very inclement, there were but few citizens present, it was, therefore, on motion, Resolved , That the meeting adjourn until Wed nesday next, at 4 o’clock, P. M. Adjourned Meeting, \ Augusta, Wednesday, Sept. 7,1853. J The hour to which the meeting adjourned, having arrived, His Honor, the Mayor, took the Chair, and called the meeting to order. Dr. I. P. Garvin offered the following Pream ble and Resolutions, which was seconded by G. F. Parish, Esq. Whereas, it is highly expedient that the City of Augusta should aid in the construction of the Savannah River Valley Railroad, Be it therefore , Resolved , That the City Council of Augusta be requested to subscribe for •Shares of the Capital Stock of said Railroad Company, on the condition that said Railroad or a Branch thereof, shall be continued within the corporate limits of the city. Hon. A. J* Miller read a portion of a private letter to himself from a prominent citizen of South Carolina, for the information of the meet ing. He therefore moved that the foregoing Preamble and Resolution be referred to a Com mittee to report at a subsequent meeting, which motion was seconded by Col. H. H. Cumming, and then passed. Dr. Garvin moved the following additional re solutions, w’hich had been read by Hon. John P. King, which was seconded : Resolved , That the City Council of Augusta be| recommended to subscribe the sum ot one hundred thousand dollars to the Savannah River Valley Railroad on the following conditions: Ist, That the said Road, or a Branch thereof, shall be extended within the corporate limits of Augusta, and a Depot established at such point as may be hereafter designated by the City Council. 2d, That rates of freight at Augusta and Ham burg shall be the same to and from all points on said Road. 3d, That the Savannah River Valley Rail road shall make with the City Council, a con tract in due form, to secure the above objects, and to obtain the necessary amendment of the Char ter to enable said Company to make the said extention ot their Road. Rtsoved further , That if a subscription cannot be made on the terms aforesaid, the Mayor be instructed to take the necessary steps to obtain a Charter lor a Railroad from Abbeville Court House, or some point on the Jineofsaid Savannah Rivor Valley Railroad, to Augusta, by the most eligible route. These resolutions were also referred to the same committee. It was suggested that the committee consist of five, and that his Honor, the Mayor, be apjioint ed chairman thereof. The chair appointed the following persons on that committee : Col. H. H. Cumming, Hon. J. P. King, Dr. I. P. Garvin, Dr. T. B. Phinizy, Hon. W. 34. 3>cs»nn3 It was then moved, seconded and carried that the meeting adjourn, subject to the call of the i committee. Adjourned MKETiNG r ) Augusta, Friday, Bept. 16, 1853. ] Upon the call of the committee, the citizens assembled, and the Mayor took the chair. The committee made the following report: The committee appointed at a late meeting of the citizens to inquire iuto the expediency of a subscription by the City Council of Augusta, to the Capita! Stock of the Savannah River Val ley Railraod Company, report : That at the last session of the South Carolina charter was granted for a Railroad, to be known as the Savannah River Valley Railroad, to run from Hamburg, S. C., to Ander son Court House, in the same state: and that a sufficient amount has already been subscribod to secure the charter. The distance between the two termini is somewhat over one hundred miles, and with the exception of a few miles at , the lower end of the line, the country is repre sented as peculiarly favorable fora railroad. At Anderson court House, this road, will connect with the Greenville Railroad, and with the Blue Ridge or Rabun Gap Railroad. The advantages which will accrue to the city of Augusta from the completion of this road, even though it should . not be connected with any road beyond Ander son, are quite sufficient to justify a liberal sub scription on the part of Augusta, but when it is considered, that in addition to these advantages, it will connect Augusta with the Rabun Gap Railroad, and he. moreover, the nearest route to the Seabord, no one can, for a moment doubt, that the benefits to be derived by Augusta are incal culable. The Committee feel authorized, from information before them, to state tbahshould the city of Augusta tail to extend liberal aid to this great enterprise, its friends will be compelled to abandon the projector to seek aid in other quar- j ters, whose interests would require such condi- i tions as would forever cut off this community from any valuable participation in the trade of j the upper districts of South Carolina, and some of the rich valleys of the w-est. The Committee w’ould therefore recommend the passage of the following resolution. Resolved, That the City Council of Augusta be j requested, to subscribe the sum of two hundred thousand dollars to the Capita! Stock of the Sa- j vannah River Valley Railroad Company, upon such conditions as they may deem best calculated | to promote the interest of the the city. Wm. E. Dearing. Thos. B. Phinizy. I. P. Garvin. John P. King. Henry H. Cumming. Committee. The report was agreed to and the Resolution passed. On motion the meeting adjourned. Wm. E. Dearing, Chairman. John K. Jackson, Secretary. Kingston Mass Meeting. In consequence ot the heavy rain on the, evening before, and its continuance on Friday' the meeting at Kingston on that day was com paratively thinly attended. Such was the in clemency of the weather as to render it almost impossible ior any one to get there except by Railroad. The number in attendance has been variously estimated from one to two thousand. Whigs says one thousand, and Democrats, two thousand. The number must have been much greater than any reasonable man could have ex pected under the circumstances. The crowd were attended to the stand by the Calhoun Band, and the introductory address delivered by Col. J. W. H. Underwood of this place in his happiest manner. He was follow ed by Genl. Hu A. Harralson ; Hon. Herschel V. Johnson ; his Excellency, Howell Cobb; ex-Governor, Charles J. McDonald ; Hon. A. H. Chanell and Hon. M. J. Welborn. It is but seldom that we see such an array of talent as was there assembled on that occasion. It would be difficult to disciiminate between the speakers; they all spoke well and to the point. Southern Rights men and Union men were marshaled under the same banner, as they were wont to be, contending (or the principles of democray, of the people, and of the Union. If there were a democrat present wavering in the cause, we are satisfied that he went home determined to stand by his party if tedious and useless for us to undertaklT synopsis of the speeches. eto giv., The meeting was presided over bv H H. Lumpkin, President, and Dr i t» °®. J and others, Vice Presidents. The' m *. j indeed cheering to every democrat -he ** h.s princes were right, and that i and would succeed in the approaching ht * {Rome Southerner ► u - - . . 1 1 Wil Death’s Doings.—We learn that u ' Mr. Reynolds, of the Methodist Chureft V the llthinst. Mr. Reynolds was the n* o,l preacher in L.berty and Mclntosh COUn died at the house of Mr. Colder neJn s ’ Md ! .-J ames Es q iof Mclntosh, died D S at his residence, near Darien, on the Mr. Blue was a gentleman of character 3 h in * spectability and was highly esteelV? *' who knew him. Say, Rep., i 6th , *>7 a, BY TELKGKAPH^ Transmitted to the k }{< . The Vellow FeverT New Orleans, Sept. 17 inn Harry R. W. Hill, died at „ni morning. The interments during the ? hours were 47, of which 26 by Yellow At Mobile yesterday, the intement* 22 of which by Yellow Fev-sr. Eowmtrria!. SAVANNAH. Sept. , 6.-C*,, . the Bth instant, 364 bales Upland i2«V»T road, 40 from Darien, and 122 from Rai| ' landings on the river,) and 4 do Soi t.i The exports for the same period bales Upland; and 28 do. Sea Island York—leaving on hand and on skinWj cleared a stock of 27413 bales I'pland an. Pea Island; against 2,024 do. Upland, and? " Sea Island, at the same time last year Ud “' The operations in our market are still r , The sales oftbe week are hut 268 halo* «t 10 at 3 atßi; 11 at 0 J; 7at 10; 18 at it f 104; 2at Lo*; 162 at 102. and4o illi cit 1“ market closes dull, there being a verr liJ, . , on sale. The receipts per railroad have In terrupted for four davs, but the trains are no, J ning again and we expect, with the reeeiot Jr cotton next week, there will be more cnquwL more animated market. The following omuSL* indicate present rates: 4 Middling to Good Middling. . io a 1(U Middling Fair a lo : Fair... —all Sra Island.—T hero is no demand for this oua ty of Cotton, and we have no sales to report. M Rim.— The stock of this article is limited »ri the demand fair. 120 casks new it „ j 100 lbs., and 130 casks old $3,874. ° n Flour. —The stock is very limited, and price firm. We have no largo sales to report. M;’ more is retailing at $7.50. I Corn —The stock coniinnes large, with a mole rate demand ; it is selling from store in lots at io a 80c. Oats —We hear of the sales of 400 bushels at in cts- Stock light^ Baron. —There'have been no transactions of in. portanco since our last ~ Hay —There have been no arrivals for three or four weeks, and consequently the stock is reduced to a few bales for private uso. Lime —This article is selling at $1.50 per kbl We hear of the sales of 800 bbls. at this figure. Lumber. —S Sawed, refuse per ia.ft. 8 all Merchantable, 14 a 18 ; River Lumber, refust; 9a 10; Merchantable to prime, 14 a 16; Rangia* do., for export, 9: Mill Ranging, 10 a 13; White Pine, clear, 30 a 40; Merchantable, 18 a 2j; im press Shingles, 4a 4 50 Sawed Cypress Shingle; 16 ; Red Oak Staves, 12 a 16 ; White do. pipe. 35* 60 ; do. do hhd. 25 a 35'; do. do. l >bl.2oa 25. Bagging —There seems to have been some lit tle movement in this article, 100 bales of Stpoj were sold at 11 jj cents. Rope —There is a good stock in the inarkei W o hear of the sale of coils Kentucky at 8j mn Dillon’s is quoted at 10 cents j Domestic Liquors. —One hundred bbls. IMj brought 30 cents, and 25 do. 31 cents. We tea of the sale of 80 bbls, Rum at 30 cents. Freights. —There is no vessel up for Liverpooi Coastwise to New York $l for Cotton, and 81) cents a $1 for Rice. Exchange . —Sterling is quoted nominally at 9; a per et. premium Domestic.— I The Banks are selling Sight Checks on the Northern cities at) per cent, prem.; and purchasing Sight Bills at par yo <Ja ji;t cent discount: 69 day Bills, H a 14 per cent discount; 90 day Bills, 1} a 2§per cent discount. Shipping JntfUigniff. ARRIVALS ¥ROM charleston. Barque Edward Peterson, New York CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON. Barque Ohio, Hatch, at Boston. Schr. New Regulus, Dickinson, at New York. SAILED FOR CHARLESTON. Sclir. North Carolina, , from Salem. UP FOR .CHARLESTON. Barque Jasper, Bennett, at New York. CHARLESTON, 17.—Went to sea, steamship Palmetto, Varny, Baltimore. SAVANNAH, Sept. 18.—Cleared, brig Job Marshall, Clifford, Batb, Me. MAiiIVE INSURANCE. The subscriber, as Agent of tho COLUMBIA (S. C.) INSURANCE CO . takes Fire and Maria* Risks on the most favorable terms. J. n ANDERSON, Agent, au g 14 lv Mclntosh street.^ !)?- —LIL— 3 »vt*r suffer long from a tlongh.- • At this age of the world, when youca; got Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, it is a criminal m? - eot, if you do not cure it. aU ? 1 j HOUSE, Savanna^ 1 G. Fargo, Proprietor, (lato of the : R. Hotel, Augusta.' apr 15 | E*- —Lunch. —The Shades still top of me - piio. We cordially invite all who if * fond of tho good things of this life, to drop in 3i: : help themselves to Beef Stakes, Mutton Chop* Fish Bails and Soups of all kinds and a sprinkling® hospitality, coven days in the week we can ' found at our post studdying tho taste and pa'* l * 5 of our numerous customers. Plumb & Pan ton. aug 14 ts ~ VALUABLE PL ANT ATION FOK SALE Ij’Oß the purpose of a division among the & Heirs, the undersigned offers at private 3k sale, the valuablo plantation belonging to tk * Estate of Stevens Thomas, deceased, twelve ®!{ s from tho Town of Forsyth, and twenty-live a-* from tho city of Macon, Jyin - in the county ol -' lo “ roe at the confluence ol the Ocmulgee and f° ,s liga rivers-containing about fifteen hundred acre \, one half of which is woodland—which tojzetfi with the land in cultivation is unsurpassed in tility by any land in Middle Georgia. in cultivation thero is one hundred and tin? *f, 1 •f River low land in a high state of ca * tiva .j and productivemss, and near two hundred 01 - and second Bottom land yet to be cleared-, dn promises, is a good Framed Dwelling R° a ’ Framed Negro Cabins, Gin House and Pac Screw, together with all other necessary bui To persons desirous of purchasing lands 1 . older and newer settled portions of Georgia,' - dom such an opportunity is offered for maxi g desirable and vuuluable a purchase. _ , Terms accommodating and liberal to t uc sons as ruav wish to purchase on time , ■. PE NINA II W. THOMAS, Lxecutid ny- Tho Macon Journal A gfld gia Telegraph, will publish weekly until -° r • < forward account to the advertiser. , 20 Athens, July 18ch, 1853. feH - WANTED IMMEDIATELY- (( , A GOOD COOK, for a ?m 11 Famil/- sep 3 DAWSON_£SKINN^ rt 4 JOURNEYMAN SHOEMAKER oaa A steady Employment by applying NICHOLAS McE\ OJ, july 26 A LARGE ASSORTMENT. OF jO’J- ' AN CHILDREN'S CLOTHING. JUST received and for sale at WAlf -g CLAYT"N &BIGNOFb- e| scp 14 Under the Augnstau^ _ BELLVILLE AGENCX Corner of Mclntosh and THE GEORGIA STRIPES AND PLAINS, made at this Factory. Jgph so long and favorably known to i o - )*'mi chants and Planters, are now on sa o • iij| the above place, wnere ail orders >vi be promptly attended to. GEOR(JE gcßLEf jan 13 lyi* ___ FINE HATS. rfect fl /""LIN be procured at any hour and P y V_y conformatmr, tit warranted. a nd Beebe’s Fall Style just arrived, opens for public Headache, s rcß iedi^ ay a hard and badly fitted hat, is a »y the conformateur. \y. *ug 7 ts v '