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Canst rtutin na 1 rat^^xpuEUtT” BY JAMES O-jSuRDNBR. ” ■ —— V * OFFIOK ON Me IN TOSH-STREET, TIIIB3 800 l Ftßil ran SJBTH-WE3T COBVBK OF BROAD-3TRKKT. AUGUSTA, GA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19. DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY Constitutionalist and Republic. TERMS REDUCED. Daily, in advance,... $6 00. If not paid in advance 7 00. Tri-Weekly, in advance 4 00. If not paid in advance 5 00. To give a still wider circulation to the already large and wide spread circulation of this paper, the Proprietor offers the Daily at $6,00, and the Tri-weekly at $4,00 to all new subscribers, and to all the present subscribers who pay up ar rearages, if any are due, and pay one year in advance. Those Daily and Tri-weekly subscribers who have paid in advance, will be duly credited at the old rates to the Ist prox, and at the new rates after that date. The increased facilities by mail lor Daily and Tri-weekly intelligence from Augusta, in every direction, by the various Railroad lines leading to this city, encourages the proprietor to make this appeal for increased patronage. It is only by a greatly increased subscription list, he can expect to be saved prospectively from the pecuni ary loss this reduction immediately entails upon him. He confidently relies upon the friends of the paper to sustain this movement by their in fluence and kind exertions. The importance of Augusta as a leadiug com mercial centre, and Depot of Agricultural pro duce, and its facilities for disseminating intelli gence commercial, political and miscellaneous, will be conceded. The value of a commercial, political, and news Journal, properly conducted here, to those who have facilities for receiving it daily or tri weekly, it is unnecessary to argue. The claim of the Constitutionalist Sf Republic to be consider ed such a Journal, is left to the judgment ot its readers and the pu lie. The Proprietor relies upon the friends of the paper in Augusta to obtain for it an increased city circulation. Remittances by mail are at the risk of the Proprietor. The approaching Fair wiil offer a good oppor tunity to those whowrishto remit or subscribe. Senatorial Question. As the term ot the Hou. Wm. C. Dawson in the United States Senate will expire in March, 1854, the duty will devolve upon the Legisla ture about to assemble, to elect his successor.— That successor will of course be a Democrat—a supporter of the Administration of Gen. Pierce. Mr. Dawso.i has been a consistent Whig—oppo sed the election of Gen. Pierce,and advocated the election of Gen. Scott, as such, and during the present year has done all that he could to array Georgia in opposition to the Democratic party, and to the Administration. He has fought the battle and has lost it. Georgia has pronounced against him and in favor of sustaining Gen. Pierce. She has voted that she retains her con fidence in the President of her choice, and in his fidelity to the pledges of his past life—in his h nest and fearless Administration of the Gov ernment in conformity with the well established creed of the Democratic party. Mr. Dawson, therefore, as an opponent of the Administration, having toiled industriously this summer to ob tain from the people of Georgia a verdict of condemnation against Gen. Pierce, and having failed, cannot expect a Democratic Legislature to continue him in his seat in the Senate there to continue this warfare. The rebuker is him self rebuked, and must submit to the verdict of the people. He will retire, however, with the respect of his opponents, for Mr. Dawson has used no deception as to his position. He has in both the last canvases taken his ground openly, boldly, manfully. The Democrats know where to locate him, for he has met them in a fair field and without a mask. He was elected as a Whig, has continued in office as a Whig, and will go out as a Whig. With Mr. Toombs the case is different. Had Mr. Berrien, or Mr. Jenkins been elected in 1851, there could have been no ground of com plaint among Democrats had the Senator elect taken the field in opposition to the Democratic nominee for President in 1552, and for Gover nor of Georgia in 1853. They were undisguised Whigs—always have been, and no suspicion of their being at all democratized had occurred to the mind of that Legislature or to the people. Not so with Mr. Toombs. We are not cogni zant of the secret pledges, if any there were, on his part to the Democrats of the Legislature that elected him, that he would support the nominee of the Baltimore Democratic Convention, pro vided the Convention adopted resolutiuns of ac quiescence in the Compromise, and that he would be found in the United States Senate sup porting the Democratic Administration should that nominee be the successful candidate for the Presidency. That such pledges, either in ex press terms, or by the strongest implication were made, is generally believed, and was the current belief entertained at Milledgeville at and before his election. It is a subject entitled to the full est investigation, and it is to be hoped wiil come up for investigation and discussion before the Legislature just elected. It is an undeniable fact, that Mr. Toombs, by his conversations,led the Democrats at Milledge ville to believe that he was becoming democra tized —that he was in a transition state from the Whig to the Democratic party. He openly proclaimed that the Whig party at the North were net to be trusted on the slavery question which was the paramount question of the day to the South—that the Northern Democracy offer ed the only hope of a sound national oiganiza tion—that they had proved true to the Consti tution and to the South when the Northern Whigs had flinched, or proved treacherous to both. That while there were patriotic Whigs at the North who could be trusted,they were unfortunately powerless to do good, and that the great mass of their party were unchangeably wedded to sentiments and policy hostile to the South—that the path of patriotism and of duty led him in the direction of the Democratic party, and from the indications then existing pointed to that party as the one with which he expected to be found acting in the future. It was also openly declared that Mr. Buchanan was his first choice, above all others, Whigs or Democrats, for the Presidency. These were currently understood to be Mr. Toombs’ sentiments before the election. It is unquestionable that upon the faith of them he received democratic votes in the Legislative Caucus that nominated him and in the Legisla ture. 1 his was the avowed ground of their sup port of him by the Union Democrats. It is equally undeniable that the sentiments above attributed to Mr. 1 oombs before his election were expressed by him after his election. A night or two after that event he made a speech in the Representative Hall and there declared these sentiments to a crowded auditory of mem bers of the Legislature and others who came to gether in full expectation of this confession of faith. Nor were they disappointed ; and it is a significant fact that the loudest and most heart felt psaudits came on that occasion from the Union Democrats. They, in the honesty of their credulous hearts, believed that they were listening to the exhortations of a converted Whig—a Democratized Whig, and they rejoiced in the work they had done, of clothing him in senatorial robes. The visions of the future dis closed this Saul among the prophets—this neophyte of Democracy glowing in the zeal of a new found faith, championizing a Democratic administration and defending the measures of the National Democracy. But they were doomed to an utter, a total dis appointment ; and soon, ve r y soon, though per haps too late lor a remedy, came their bitter re grets for a too hasty credulity, and a misplaced confidence. 1 he winter passed, and the summer came on. The National Democracy assembled, and adopt ed resolutions on the Compromise which were all Mr. Toombs had asked,or which he as a Con stitutional Union man could require. It nomi nated a Candidate who, by Mr. Toombs’ own confession, was sound and reliable on the slavery question as any man North of Mason and Dixon’s line. But where was Mr. Toombs, with his Democratic confessions yet warm upon his lips, in the contest that ensued ? with the Union Democracy of Georgia? With Mr. Buchanan and his Northern friends? With those sound patriotic National Democrats of the North who had always stood firm by his side in Congress while the Northern Whigs were voting with those men whose fanaticism had elicited his fa mous fire-ating Hamilcar speech ? No, he was not there. He was working hard to draw away from Gen. Pierce all the votes he possibly could, to concentrate them upon an electoral ticket for Daniel Webster whose boast it was that he had ever been a consistent Free Soiler, and stood solemnly pledged to raise his voice and to strike his blows against the exten sion of the power of the Slave Holding States, whenever and wherever an opportunity offered. Mr. Toombs may or may not have been sin cere in his democratic professions in 1851. On this point we offer no conjecture. But certain it is that, if sincere, he very soon backslided and res med his position of antagonism to the Na tional Democracy. Again in 1853,we find him traversing the State of Georgia from one extremity to the other, de nouncing the President and his Administration on the most frivolous and untenable pretexts, charging him with collusion with Freesoilers to revive and restore the Freesoil party, with a be trayal of the rights of the South, and with p'acing the country in great and imminent dan ger, by reviving sectional parties and excite ments. But it was the honorable Mr. Toombs himself, and not the President, whom the people of Georgia have, by their recent vote, convicted of playing the demagogue and the agitator, and of endeavoring to revive sectional parties, and perpetuate sectional animosities on ques tions settled and disposed of by the Compro mise. The question now comes up, what should the Legislature do? Shall it quietly and silently remain, and allow Mr. Toombs to go to Wash ington, take his seat in the Senate on the oppo sition side, and there lauuch forth, unrebuked by Georgia, his slanderous denunciations of the President? Shall he continue, unchided, to hold a seat obtained in part from deceived Dem ocrats, by false promises, and delusive inuendoes. • and cozening nods and winks ? Self-respect, and a proper vindication of the declared sentiments of Democratic Georgia, alike dictate that the Legislature should pass resolu tions requesting Mr. Toombs to resign his seat in the Senate, and thus enable it to place a man in his stead who will represent , and not misre present the sentiments of the people of Geor gia. It will have a good moral effect to place the sentiments of the people of Georgia thus in direct contrast with those of the Senator, defacto LuC not de jure , who will then stand in the Senate as the organ only of a defeated and pow erless minority at home. That Mr. Toombs will yield to the request— a request which under all the circumstances would most emphatically embody the wishes of the people and be substantially their mandate, we candidly admit is more than can be expect ed from one so notoriously self-willed and defi ant of popular opinion as Mr. Toombs. If he should do so, it will be the first piece of humble deference to the people in the record of his polit ical life. But resolutions will have answered a salutary purpose even though disregarded by the honorable Senator. They will render the fire of his denunciations innocuous, or blunt the edge of his invective. They will either render him silent in the Senate, when the Whigs are war ring upon the Executive, or they will deprive his tongue of its venom and its sting. Judges of the Supreme Court. It will devolve upon the Legislature, shortly g™. to elect two Judges of the Supreme Ine qualities which are necessary to consti u_e a good Judge, of this august tribunal, are so varied that they can rarely be found united in the same individual. First of all, he must be a just man ; and this implies not only scrupulous honesty but a mind capable of making n.cest discriminations between what is rich and what is wrong. He has to follow the wrong doer in all the tortuous labirynths of in! lquity and condemn him. He must be a bold and incorruptible man His cheek must not blanch at the threats of the violent nor his palms itch for the gold of the opulent man He must be learned in all departments of the law • for he reviews the decisions of all inferior tri bunals ; and not only learned, but have the pow! er to apply his knowledge, eo instanti , it is de manded by the exigencies of the cases which come before him. By the peculiarities of our judicial system, no time is given for lengthy in vestigation of authorities, and often none even I for continuous reflection. There are not many men in Georgia who ; possess all these qualities. Where ever they can be found, they ought to be seized upon by our j Legislators and invested with the ermine of jus tice. Confident, that, at least, two gentlemen resme in Western Georgia who possess these qualities m an eminent degree, we will not be restrained by a false delicacy from presenting 1 their claims to the public. We allude, of course, | to Marshall J. Wellborn and Henry L. Benriing, JirfSCj rs. Mr. Wellborn gained an enviable reputation, ' some years ago, as Judge of the Chattahoochee Circuit, and has since extended his knowledge: by foreign travel, and a participation in the complex legislation of this great country, as Representative in Congress. Since his retire j ment from political life, he has devoted himself ' to the practice of his profession. Mr. Benning, we believe, has never filled official station, but has, fora number of years devoted himself exclusively to the practice of his profession, with eminent success. Both of these gentlemen have the entire con fidence of this community, and all attempts, here or elsewhere, to weaken their position be v. r6 |iv countr y? are laughed at, as the mere ebullitions of disappointed political hopes and aspirations, by the dispassionate and disinterest ed of both political parties. The elevation of one or' both of them to the Supreme bench would give unqualified pleasure ' o the great body of both political parties in this < part of the State.— Columbus Times 4r Sentinel. j We publish the above editorial in full as we find it in the Columbus Times of the 15th inst. We have nothing to gainsay of the compliments paid in it to the two gentlemen of the Columbus bar, therein named. They are gentlemen of ta lents, fair character and highly respectable at tainments in the legal profession. Did any general desire prevail among the people of Geor gia, the true source of power, and the consti tuency whose wishes and interests are alone to be considered, that any change should be made in the incumbency of the Supreme Court Bench, doubtless the fitness of Messrs. Wellborn and Benning tor that high position would claim a fair and impartial consideration from the Legislature. ! 1 hey are certainly among the prominent law yers of the State towards whom public atten tion would be directed; but with equal certainty we may add they do not tower so pre-eminently in the profession as to mark them out as empha tically the men lor the Supreme Court Bench. Most unquestionally they do not loom up to a magnitude ot intellectual power and attain ments sufficient to Judge Nisbet or Judge Starnes whose for con tinuance in their present positions will come before the Legislature. Indeed, we have no reason to consider Judge Nisbet inferior in fitness for his present position to either Judge i Wellborn or Mr. Benning; while Judge Starnes we consider, intellectually and in attainments, superior to them both. We have a person al regard and friendship lor both Judge Well born and Mr. Benning, and feel sensibly the invi- j diousness ol the task of making comparisons of j this character among friends. But as the friend- | ly and perhaps indiscreet zeal of the editor of the Times Sentinel has thrust these Columbus gen tlemen thus conspicuously befoie the public, and thereby challenged comparisons, we do not hesitate to speak thus freely on the subject. In regard to Judge Nisbet we have not much to added in addition to what we said on this to pic in 1847. In a letter from Miiledgevile dated Nov. 1, 1847, we thus express our sentiments. “ So far I have heard of no opponent to Judge Nisbet for his seat on the Supreme Bench. This I am pleased at, for I would dislike to see a squab ble to replace him by another of his own party —and so far as my voice could go, had 1 a word to say on the subject, I should be in favor of his remaining in preietence to any other, whig or democrat, tor one term longer. The present bench has had a most laborious and responsible duty to perform under many unfavorable circum stances, in putting this tribunal into full and suc cessful operation. They have discharged their duty so far well and ably, and i am warmly an advocate of the legislature showing those who have done the profession and the State such good service, that their exertions have been duly ap preciated. At the same time, lam not in favor ot a life tenure lor the Bench of the Supieme Court, and do not think six years too short a term.” Since then the six years have rolled by, and should he desire a re-eleation, his claims will be again before the Legislature. His labors during that period have not been less ar duous than those of his associates on the Bench, and we belreve not less satisfactory to the profession, and to the public. The Court has become strengthened in the popular esteem and its utility in accomplrshing the great objects lor which a supreme judicature in a state is needed, have been from year to year more clearly demonstrated. Important questions have been finally settled and become established law, on which, previously, conflicting decisions and practices prevailed in different circuits, which were constantly liable to reversal with every new change of circuit judges. There is now a much nearer approach than formerly to what the tenure is by which property is held, and the prin ciples on which contracts are enforced and rights vindicated. If uniformity of decision and fixedness of law and ot legal construction be desirable, the ends can not be best promoted by frequent changes in the Supreme Judiciary. When the Judges are learned, upright, impartial, possessing the attri butes specified in the editorial of the Times $■ Sentinel , the public interests are not promoted, to say the least, by removing them to try the ex periment of finding others who may do as well. We have no evidence whatever that the peo ple desire any such experiments made at this time. We do not believe any such desire exists A few aspirants for the Judicial ermine, and their personal friends, like the Editor of the Times &r Sentinel , may have a personal wish to gratify by such a movement, and we doubt not Messrs. Welborn arid Benning have, and de servedly too, as many personal friends interested in their promotion as any two other gentlemen to whom seats on the Supreme Bench is desira ble. But all these do not constitute public opinion, nor do these embody the voice of the State. One word as to the qualifications of Judge Starnes. Since comparisons are forced upon us. we do not hesitate to pronounce him the ablest man of his age in the State as a Lawyer, and in all the attributes, intellectual and moral, need ful for the high station he now adorns—he has no superior on that Bench or on any other in our State. Intellectually, Judge Starnes is highly gifted. A mind of more searching analytical power, of more comprehensive grasp, of more discriminating acumen, of more logical force, is not often found and has seldom, if ever, been called to preside in our Courts. He is not a mere case lawyer. He understands Law as a science, and tests questions upon elementary principles. He is a student and a man of letters. He was early destined uy unpropititous fortune to carve out his pathway in this world by dint of his own energies and indomitable will, without the aid of family influence or the prestige of distin i guish 'd names, whose friendship could smooth the way and make honors and success the re- ! wards less of merit than of favoritism. He early I learned to trim the midnight lamp, and to garner ! up in the immortal treasury ot the mind, those riches which diminish not with the using, but are a blessing to the public, while they enrich : and ennoble the possessor. In the kindly qualities of the heart which ; make men good citizens, and which secure : respect and confidence among his neighbors, and win on tne admiration ot his Inends, we claim for Judge Starnes a high place in the social cal- j endar. He enjoys in this community and in the Middle Circuit, over which he presided with un surpassed ability for nearly four years, the very | highest degree of confidence and popularity as a Judge—a confidence and popularity never yet reached by a Judge in this section of the State. Then, what would be agreeable to particu lar sections of the State in the composition of the Supreme Court Bench, is brought into dis cussion, let it be borne in mind that no act the ! Legislature can perform in this particular, would ! be more acceptable to this section of Georgia, ! than the election of Judge Starnes to the Su preme Bench, where he now sits by Executive appointment. Had he not been promoted to that position from the Bench of the Superior j Court, he would have been re-ejected, probably ! without opposition, by the people of the Middle Circuit this too in a Circuit where the whigs , have about fitteen hundred majority. Such a compliment was in store for him. Such is the j i estimation in which he is held here. Southern Central Agricultural Fair. ! We resume, this morning, our notice of the articles presented for exhibition at the Fair; and enter upon the pleasant task, with feelings of fear that we will not be able to properly and satisfactorily represent the multitudinous arti cles, which are spread out before our review. We wish that we could transfuse into our own bosoms and minds, the lively interest, and the thorough knowledge of its usefulness, which every person necessarily feels in relation to the article or articles which he or they have on ex hibition at the Fair. Then, indeed, it would be a pleasant task, to write “ in thoughts that breathe and words that burn,” in chronicling the contributions to the Fair. CATTLE. Devons. —Richard Peters, Atlanta, one Bull Eclipse, and one, Monarch, and one young Buil Jerry. A. S. Jones, of Whitfield county, one Bull Charles, 5 years old. Richard Peters, three Cows, Picture 14 years old 1 hrilty 4 years old—and Beauty five and ahail years old, but not entered for premiums One heifer Carley 21 years old and another Milkmaid, 2J years old. DURHAMS. i G. W. L. Twiggs, of Richmond county, one I Durham Bull, Sir William Wallace, 5 years old. *lO. 11. Lee, Richmond county, one Bull, one 1 year old. James P. Fleming, Augusta, one call 15 months old. I Wade Hampton, South Carolina, two Bull ! Calves. Roger Spain, Danburg, S. C., two Bulls 15 months old. J. M. Miller, Richmond county, 2 Durham Cow’s. Wade Hampton, S. C. two Red Heifers. John Foster, Augusta, An English breed Heifer. foster Blodget, Sen. Augusta. One calf, 6 months old, weighing 620 pounds. We feel satisfied that we may have omitted j to notice some of the contributions to the Cattle ■ department, but we had not time to critically j examine it yesterday, but we shall avail oursel | vesof the earliest opportunity to supply all de | ficiences. All the cattle were in fine condition, I and elicited much praise to their owners. MI I.C H COWS. L. D. Linton, Augusta, one Milch Cow. John H. Mann, Augusta, one Milch Cow. N. K. Butler, Augusta, one Milch Cow. WORKING OXEN. George W. L. Twiggs, 2 pair working oxen. D. Redmond, Augusta, one yoke. James Cresswell, Abbeville, S. C. one yoke. W. A Lenoir, Roane, county, Tenn. one Heifer. SHEEP AND GOATS. A. W. Carmichael, Richmond county, one j buck 2 years old. i Richard Peters, Atlanta, one buck one and half years old, and four ewes two years old. , ] J. B. Davis, of Columbia, S. C. four Cashmere ■ j Bucks, one 4 years old, one 2 years, one a year i ' old > and one, four and a half months old. Two Rams, Native crossed on Cashmere, 5 months old s ] —and one Ewe, seven months old. i j GEESE. • j Mr. D. Redmond, Augusta Ga., presents one , | pair Great Chinese or Poland Geese, one pair ; Hong Kong or African Geese—l pair White [ Java Geese —2 pair Chinese or Swan Geese. , TURKEYS. r Mrs. M. N. Leitner, ol Berzelia, Columbia i county, presents a pair of Turkeys, four months , old, which were very fine. CAfT ARIES. , J. C. Nicholson, of Morgan County, one cage of Canaries. r PIDGKON3. i A very beautifuljCage, with five floors, and i fifty three apartments, containing fifty pairs of : Pigeons, among which are Capuchin Friars, . Drummers, Carrieis, Powters, Belgian Quakers, * Moores, Bald Tumblers, Magpies, Trumpeters, > German Snellers, Calcutta, Fantails, Turbits, . Nuns, Swallows. The most of which are of Belgian and Hindostan origin, and presented by A. H. H. Dawson, Esq., of this city. GUINEA PIGS. Mr. Henry B. Hill, of Atlanta, presented [ Guinea Pigs. . CHICKENS. > Mr. Henry B. Hill, of Atlanta, presented 5 104 Shanghai and 4 Poland Chickens. Mr. W. H. Thurmond presented 102 Chick [ ens of the Shanghai breed, i Mr. V. Lalaste, of Richmond county, 21 , Cochin China, and two Brahma Fowls. Dr. Batty, of Rome, presented five Sumatra . Game Fowls, four Shanghai Fowls, with sever al coops of different varieties of Fowls. Mr. A. C. Jones, of Columbia county, three Sumatra Fowls. Mr. Twiggs, of Richmond county, two Brah ma Pootras and four Shanghai Fowls. Mrs. Dr. Ford presents five Shanghai Fowls, six Brahma and several Cochin China Fowls. Mrs. J. B. Hart, of Greene county, presents, ten Brahma Pootra Fowls and Chickens. Mr. D. Redmond, of Augusta, 4 black Shang hai Fowls, 2 Dominique, or grey Shanghai, two red Shanghai, two white Shanghai, three buff Shanghai, six Brahma Pootra Fowls, ten Brah ma Pootra Chicks, eight Chittagong Chicks and Fowls, four Georgia raised Dorkings, nine Ban tams, of different breeds, three black Polands, one pair Chinese Pheasants, three ring neck Pheasants, and 6 coops, with 50 Shanghai, J Chittagong and otbes Fowls. Rev. Mr. Johnson, ol Talbotton, Ga., present ed 12 coops of Fowls, about 100 in number, of several very beautiful varieties. DUCKS. D . Redmond, one pair Java black Ducks, two pair Aylesbury Ducks, two pair white Muscovy or Musk Ducks. Foster Blodaet, Jr., offered 8 Shanghai, 1 pair Cochin Chinas and 6 Brahma Pootra Fowls and | Chicks. Mr. Richard Peters, of Atlanta, presented 37 coops, containing 74 Chickens, all of the Ebon i Wight importation, of White Shanghai Fowls and Chickens. They are beautiful. I Mr. Jno. Woodruff, of DeKalb County, pre- i sented 2 coops, containing about 50 Fowls of: different vaiieties. LARGEST AND FATTEST HOGS. Floyd Thomas, one Hog 18 months old and Shoat six months old. D. Kirkpatrick,Sen., Augusta, Ga., one Hog raised in this county, weighing 725 lbs. Kirkpatrick & Leitner, Columbia county, 5 ! fat Hogs. I John Birdge, Cobb county, one fat Hog. Dr. Wm. E. Dearing, Augusta, one hog as the largest and fattest hog for age. SUFFOLK HOGS. Edward Parsons, Atlanta, 6 Hogs, 5 months old, Peters’ stock, Atlanta. Richard Peters, Atlanta, 1 Boar 2 years old; and 4 Boars from 1 to 1* years old. O. H. Lee, Richmond county, 1 boar under one year old. Richard Peters, Atlanta, 2 Boars, 5 months old. ] Richard Peters, Atlanta, one Sow two years, old 1 sow one year old—2 Sows 7 months old ■ ] —one of them bred in New York. i < 0. H. Lee, one sow. under one year old. ' ! Edward Paisons, of Atlanta, a lot of 5 Hogs, I fat Suffolks. BERKSHIRE HOGS. Mr. Richard Peters of Atlanta, presented a boar, 2 years old, (raised by George Patterson) Also, seven Pigs, 3 months old. GRADE SWINK. Mr. Henry B. Hill ,of Atlanta, one sow, and j six pigs, eleven weeks old, of the Grazier and j China breed. Dr. Wm. E. Dearing, one mixed breed Sow and Seven pigs. GRAZIERS. Mr. Richard Peters, one boar (bred by C. Harvey) from one to two years old—Also, 3 boars, seven months old. One Sow 2 years old (bred by C. Harvey.) One Sow, 7 months old, and a lot of seven Pigs, under three months old. Mr. O. H. Lee, Richmond county, one Boar and one Sow, six months old. We have endeavored to be accurate in our enuration of Swine, and if, perchance, we have omitted any, we will take pleasure in adding to our report. THE WORKSHOP, LABORATORY, &C. V. LaTaste, Augusta, Ga., one Moveable Mold Board, and one Patent Plow. George W. Cooper, of Lee County, one turning Plow, to fit Rooter Stock—one Cotton Planter Plow—one Sweeper Plow. Abraham Peeples, Henry County, one Cotton Cultivator. J. Rowe, Tampa Bay, Florida, one Turning Plow—one Corn and Cub Crusher. Wm. Allen, one Guage Harrow and Counter Pin. Fawcett & Son, Cobham, Columbia County? one Six Hoise Road Wagon. A. D. Brown, Opalika, Walker County, Ga.? one Wheat Fan—Two Models of Horse Powers, one Model Bookbinder’s Press—one Model Cot ton Press—one Cotton Gin. E. T. Taylor & Co., Columbus, Ga, one Straw Cutter, and two Cotton Gins. A. B. Packard, Richmond County, one model improved method for drawing Water. One mo del Cotton Press. J. S. Wright, New York, one of “Atkins Seif Raking Reaper and Mower.” A. Hulbert, Augusta, one Revolving Jaw Vice. E. L. Snow & Co., East Hampton, Mass., one Working Model Cotton Press. One five ton Press for gem: u use. N. K. Butler (Agent for S. W. Bulloch, New York.) one Patent Cotton Press. Wm. H. Goodrich, Augusta, Ga., one Cotton Gin, (short staple) Parkhurst’s Patent, and one Sea Island Cotton Gin, Paikhurst’s Patent. Wm. S. Skinner, Richmond County, one Cot ton Planter. A. B. Miller, Bibb County, one Portable Mill, (Leavett’s Patent.) H. Stevens, Greene County, one Sawing Ma chine, (Child’s Patent.) Messrs. Osmond & Gray, Augusta, one Rail- Road Car Wheel. MANUFACTURING IN THE SOUTH. George Schley, Richmond county, three pie ces Osnaburgs, 8 ounces to the yard. Three , pieces black Wool Kersey. Three pieces Geor gia Stripes, 8 ounces. , Jackson, Miller & Verderey, (Agents for Han cock Steam Mill Company.) one bale of Osna burgs. One bale \ Shirtings. One bale 4-4 ( Sheetings. One bale No. 14, Yarns. , J. Hope, from Augusta Manufacturing Com pany. One piece Cotton Osnaburg, 35 yards. One piece 5 Shirting. One piece Sheeting. One piece Woollen Georgia Plains. One piece brown Drillings. One piece blue Plains, No. 14, Cot ton Warp, Wool furnished by Hon. George M. Troup. One piece Georgia Flannel. Athens Manufacturing Company,Clarke coun ty, one bale of Kerseys. One bale of Stripes. ' One bale of Plains. One bale of Yarns. > E. H. Rogers, Augusta Ga, Two Rifles; one > Double barrel Shot Gun, in case, with other > arms. A. Pope, Washington Ga., one Spirit Level. A. D. Brown, Agent for Manufacturing Com pany, Dalton, Ga., one lot of Castings. Wm. M. D’Antignac, Augusta, one Calash. J. B. Burnett, Augusta, Ga., one Water Wheel and Case. George W. L. Twiggs, Richmond Co., two Ox Yokes, plantation make. C. A. Platt, Augusta,Ga , one Secretary. Two Bureaus. One Apatalescope. Wood & Studdard, Augusta, Ga., one ornamen tal Door, (octagon Pannels). One window Frame, sash and blinds complete. One Mantel Piece. One Tool Chest. G. P. Williams, Charleston, S. C. One lot of Horticulture and Agricultural Implements. One Show Frame. Seven Picture Frames. D. W. & I. Branch, Greensborough, Ga. One Buggy. A. N. Smith, Augusta. One B uggy. Jno. A. Addison, Edgefield. S. C. One top Buggy. Solomon Barney, Richmond county. One Iron Well Bucket. Osmond & Gray, Augusta. One set Gin Gear ing. J. Rowe,Tampa Bay. One pair Iron cart Wheels. M. W. S. S. Williams, Augusta. Nine pieces Turning Columns, Bannisters, &c. One Rose wood and one Ivory Box. Wm. Lenoir & Brother, Roane, Tenn. One Bench Screw. Jno G. Jones, Richmond Co. Two Hammers. C. R. Hanleiter, Atlanta, Ga., Specimens of Job and Fancy Printing. Bones, Gilbert & Bones, Augusta. Three cases 1 and two Cards Cutlery. F. C. Arm*, Superintendent Geo. R. Road. I One Railroad Switch. A. Philip, Augusta, Ga., Three sets Gin Gear ing, different sizes. Peter Brenner, Augusta, one Rosewood Piano, ! 7i octave. George A. Oates Brothers, Augusta, one ! Rosewood Pian° staves, made by Bacon and , Raven, New York. Edmund Schrimer, Augusta, one Steel Spring : Cotton Matrass. Roswell Manufacturing Company, Cobb coun- i ty. One Coi Cot ton Rope. R. Nastwoisky k Co., Whitfield county, Ga. two boxes Segars. Two Monacas Tobacco, (Cuba ) G. Yolger, Augusta, Gl, one small keg To bacco. Three small boxes Segars. Wm. H. Pritchard, box of fine Chewing To bacco, from > irginia, which was exhibited at the World's Fair, in London, and rec-ived a i premium there. MANUFACTURES OF LEATHER. !I A. Hatch, Augusta, one double set of Harness 1 and one single set. ; j D. Maliett & Co., Savannah, one double set I Carriage Harness. One pair single Buggy Har- \ ness and one Ladies Saddle. i George T. Allman, Ccnnerville, Tenn., one \ Males Saddle. Parr ic Smith, Augusta, Geo., one case of ? Boots, Southern make. John H. Glover, Marietta, Ga., six sides Sol Leat her, and sides ot Harness and upper Leath er. Six Skins Kip arid Calf. Six finished Deer Skir.s. John Bonner, Hancock county, one side Sole Leather, one of Upper and one of Harness Leather, and one Calf Skin. Samuel Leckie, Augusta, Ga.,one Buggy Um brella. One blue silk Umbrella. Chemical Manufactures, Oils, Cements, Minerals, fee. D. B. Plumb & Co., Augusta, one Medicine Chest. One table Chemicals, Perfumery, &c. C. H. Howard, Cass county, one sack Hydrau lic Cement. Alexander McCue, Augusta, Ga. v two Freuch Burr Mill Stones. Wm. R. Sehrimer, Augusta, Ga., one pair four feet French Burr Mill Stones. Theodore Markwalter, Augusta, Ga., one Marble Headstone. Wm. Glendening, Augusta, one Monument with carved Scroll and testoon of Flowers. One Headstone, with hand pointing upwards. Mr. Reed, Augusta, one Mantle Ornament. Dr. J. Dennis, Augusta, one dozes Georgia Sarsaparilla. Two bottles Cologne. Wm. H. DeCoin, Augusta, one gross Friction Matches. Seago & Abbott, Polk county, two specimens of Slate, one for roofing and one for ciphering. Two specimens of Fire Proof Paint, made of slate dust. Paris & Co. Dade county, one specimen of Lead Ore. Wm. B. Dorn, South Carolina, three samples es Gold Ore. Wm. M. D’Antignac, Augusta, specimens of Gold Ore fiorn Hester’s Mine, in South Caroli- HORSES. We were unable yesterday to obtain satisfac tory information in relation to the names of owners, number, and capacity of the numerous line horses, mules, Jacks and Jennies, on the Fair Grounds. We shall endeavor to “ post our selves'' to-day, and report accordingly. We shall resume our report to-morrow. That we have made some mistakes iti names, and otherwise wereadily grant, and can only trust that they are not many. Articles were received all of yesterday at the Fai"; and some of the departments were so constantly thronged by visitors, and the attend ants so much employed in placing contributions, that we were unable to enter and make any re port. We will endeavor to pay special attention to the Home department to-morrow. The Cotton Premiums. We learn that there are about forty-five com petitors for the premiums offered by the Agri cultural Central Association, and our Warehouse men. We have already noticed two or three samples left with us, but there is one lot of five bales from the plantation of W. H. Mitchell, Russell county, Ala., which comes from a new direction, and we ore mistaken if it does not carry off the first or second premium. Correction. We publish below a correction of a mistake made in yesterday's paper, in noticing Pea Hay. Augusta, Oct. 18,1853. Mr. Gardner: In your paper yesterday. I notice a mistake in the mention of bales of Pea Hay, as exhibited by me. The credit is due our mutual friend, Dr. E. R. Ware, who sent them from Athens. Respectfully, N. B. Moore. Theatre. There was a good attendance at the Theatre last evening, and all seemed highly pleased with the evening’s entertainments. Mr. and Mrs. Crisp, Mr. Buxton and Mr. Fuller appear again this evening. The Campbell’s. T. his favorite troupe have been drawing crowded audiences at the Augusta Hotel Long Room. They do not perform this evening in consequence of the Ball to be given by the wor thy proprietor. They will give an afternoon and night performance on Thursday. The Mills House. We would call attention to the advertisement of Mr. Nickerson, the Lessee of the Mills House, Charleston, in this dayV paper. This is a new house, and from what we have seen said of it in the Charleston papers, we would say it is a No. 1 establishment. We have the pleasure of an acquaintance with the worthy landlord, and w« can say of him he is “one of them” and that the Mills House could not be in better hands. Disappearance of Cast. Weeden—Proba ble Suicide.— We regret to learn that Capt. Weeden, of the schooner Major Ringgold, now in this port, disappeared on Friday night, since which he has not been heard of. For some days past he had been laboring under a depression of spirits, and imagined that some serious misfor tune would befall him. He informed his mate that if any thing should occur to him, that his papers could be found in his chest. He retired to bed at the usual hour on Friday night, and on Saturday morning his hat was on deck. It is supposed by his crew that he fell or jumped overboard, and has been drowned. Capt. Weed en was about 52 years of age, and has a wife and two children residing in Salem, Mass.— Sav. News. 11 Ih inst. Large Schooner. —Among the arrivals yes b terday iiom sea, was the splendid new schooner E. R. Bennett, Capt. Wood, from New York, in 4 days, consigned to Messrs. Brigham, Keily & Co. She is one of the finest schooners we have ’ ever seen, and beautifully finished in every re spect. Her cabin has been elegantly fitted up • for the accommod tion of passengers. She is , 332 tons burden, length of deck 130 feet, 9£ j feet hold, and 30 feet breadth of beam. She will hereafter sail between this port and New r York, in the line of vessels of which Messrs. Brigham, Kelly 6c Co., are agents in this city.— | Ib ’ I Death of Gun. Childs—A gentleman who arrived in this city by the Gaston Irom Florida on Saturday last, inlorms us that he learned ; from an authentic source, that Gen. Thomas | Childs, ofthi: U. S. Army died at Tampa Bay, I of yellow fever, on Saturday the Bth inst. i Gen. Childs was among the most distinguiahed officers of our army. He served in the Mexi can War under Gen. Scott, and received several brevets for his gallantry. He was appointed Governor of Puebla after its capture by our i troops. In the death of this gallant son of New Eng land, the army and country have sustained j loss that will not be soon supplied.— lb. Vote of Clinch —Jenkins 276 ; Johnson 75 ;B. Sirmon 184; G. Newbern 171; J. W. Statan 196 ; R. Pafford 177 ; Love 170. The above are the returns which we received ;by last evening’s mail. The letter makes no mention of the vote between Seward and Bar tow. It is reported that Seward’s majority at Waresborough, Ware County, is 180—precincts bad not been heard from. Bartow’s majority in Clinch according to rumor, varies from 60 to 190 votes —Thomasville Watchman. NEW _ BOOKS ~~ ' THE Forgod Will, by E. Bennett; the Mud j Cabin, by W. Isham; Mrs. Halo’s New Household Receipt Book, cont lining Maxims, Di rections and Specifics for promoting Health, Com- i fort and Improvement in homes of the people; 1 Notes on Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by the Rev. E. J < Stearns, A. M.; Philosophy in Sport made Science 1 in Earnest; Jane Seaton, or the King’s Advocate, i by James Grant; Fun Jottings, by N. P. Willis; Sparing to Spend, byT. S. Arthur; Second War with England, by J. T. Headly; Thoughts on the e Death of little Children, by Rev. S. J. Prime; All f is not Gold that Glitters, or the Young Californian, a by Cousin Alice. Just reeeived and for sale by g net 15 McKINNE A HALL, j o Cmnrnrrciji. Cottok.— The market i, 1'”°"' otl -H. pressed. Saies to-day 195 bales"'at <le ' cents.. a 9 i to j 0 Augusta Market, Oct la COTTON. During the pant wcefc a declining market day by day. Aft haT ® h»d of the Atlantic’s advices on Monday T ta<srece ‘Pt drew and refused to operate unless'at Witl >- fully 1 cent per pound from OUr l at > a docl ine 0 f The sales have been light, and in suJIT^ 083 " range of 9 cents for Middling Fair Ti ’ #t the are light for the season ofthey ear a 7 recei Pta ments from this point are limited ’ Th ** Shl P' in such on unsettled state that wo omp C ttarket » with the remark, that it must be a i qUOtatio a», Middling Fair to bring 9 cents ° 01 str, ctly r, , RECEIPTS OF COTTnv From Ist September, 1*52, to the £ u a „ Sr 1353 - 18i2 * New-Orleans,Oet. 7... —-<-J Mobile, Oct. 7 140^ Florida, Oct 1 13 349 13 .™ Texas, Sept 24 MM ijS Savannah, Oct. 11. .. ~324 Do Sea Island....*.* 12.431 Charleston, Oct. 12 ls ] Do Sea Islank 20 ' 1 .°3 13.5* North Carolina, Oct. 1 * Ol 4 6 { Total ~— m7x Decrease - . . . STOCK OF COT 10* 102)638 Remaining on hand at the latestd n , New-Orleans, Oct. 7 Mobile, Oct. 7 .* 38,654 Florida, Oct. 1 10.929 Texas, Sept. 34 ■J 3 ® 1,514 Savannah, Oct. 11 ’ ” . 1,263 Do Sea Island *’ 7,043 Charleston, Oct. 12 "** 102 Do Sea Islands *.*".'* ">"* 10,697 Augusta aud Hamburg, Oct 1 " - 209 Macon, Oct. 1 " 6,303 Virginia, Sept. 1 ...7 1.339 North Carolina, 5ept.24..,7” 450 New-York, Oct. 6 225 Total GROCERIES. Tho„ „ .' S »oi t " siD m the Grocery lme. The stocks of our meroha t are good, and at present there is a consider 2 quantity of goods on the river daily looked for! There has been a good business done in fin; planters orders. In the course of a week or t our market will present a bountiful supply o frl° ceries, well assorted. CORN.—There has been a good demand for thi, article, and prices are looking upward. Sales ha' been made this week at 70 cents by the quamit! sacks included, at which price holders are firm *’ BACON.-There is a better demand for a good article, and prices are stiffening. We continue to quote ribbed sides (Tennessee) at 9*. and clear at n ; Shoulders 74 a 8. Good joint meat is stiß scarce. Hams are w;;rth from 10 to 15 cents. BAGGING —Stock on the increase and most holders are asking from store, by the piece or bolt 12 j al3 coats. Bale Rope is now selling at 9j a ll) cents. There is no Jutc in market, and we leave , our quotations blank. , COFFEE.—The stock on hand is moderate, and holders are arm in thbir asking prices, say 14 ! 12 i for a g° od article of Rio, according to quanti ty. The temporary decline in the northern mar c kets has had no effect on prices here. FLOUR.—Prices have still an upwaid tendency. Superfine Augusta Mills is worth $6) in bags and ; S6J in bbls. Extra $7, and Extra Family $8 Country is selling from to 6j perbbl. MOLASSES. -Stock of Cuba good. Holden are selling from stores 24 a 25,according to quantity. Now Orleans is worth 33 a 35 cents. SUGAR.—Stock on hand good, and principal sales 5$ to 6£ for Orleans and Muscovado; Porto Rico 6£ to 7J; Clarified 7J to Bj, according to the grade. Prices are looking up. SALT.—Prices tend upwards. We have so wholesale transaction to notice this week. The article i 3 getting scarce, and holders, from store, aro asking SI.OO to $1.70 per sack. WHEAT.—Thero is a good demand for IVheat, and good Red meets with ready sale at 7a a $i and prime White at sl.lO a $1.25 per bushel. NAILS.—Have an upward tendency, and most holders aro now asking 5j to 5j cents. FEATHERS—Fair demand at 40 to43contsper lb. for a good article. BEEF AND HOGS—Shoats, weighing from 58 to 80 lbs. are in demand and will bring 6 to 6| cents nett—supply moderate. Forjarge hogs there is very little enquiry, being too early in the season. Beef is looking up, in consequence of a demand springing up in the Charleston market; and4J ai cents is the price now paid. Sheep are scarce and in demand. EXCHANGE.—Our Banks are drawing on Nee York and othe*r Northern cities at } per cent prom, for Sight Drafts. FREIGHTS.- -The river is low but stiil in boat ing order for light draft boats. The quantity of Cotton offering is on tho increase, but it is still linn ted. We quote to Savannah 50 cents per bale; to Charleston per Railroad 75 cents per bale. SAVANNAH, Oct, 15, P. M.— Cotton.—lit accounts by the Canada have stopped operations- W e here of one small sale at 9i cents. SAV ANN AH IeXPORTS-OCT. 15. Per steamship Augusta, for New York 092 baies Upland Cotton, 13 do. Sea Island do., 900 busb« Corn, 20 bales Domestics, 21 pkgs Dried Fruit, a® sundry boxes Mdze. Per brig Matanzas, for Boston— B7,ooo fts Lumber. Per schr Woodbridgc, for Baltimore—w.® feet Lurnbor, 57 bales Domestics, 11,225 feetFloW' ing Boards, 100 boxes Copper Ore, 3 boxes F et and 1 box Tobacco. Cargo of schoonor Fannie, cleared at Neff Or leans for Savannah-18G2 els rope,los hhds sag ' 246 bbls. molasses, 90 do beef, 10 tes hams, «0 C bacon, 25 kegs lard. - gripping JittcUijjfnff. ARRIVALS FROM CHARLESTON. Steam ship Palmetto, Vardy Baltimore. Vincenta, Olive, Barcelona. . Brig Mary H. Chappell, Erickson, New Bem° CLEARED FOR CHARLESTON. Ship Delia Maria, Michaels, at New iorl£. Somers, at Philadefihia. UP FOR CHARLESTON. Schr It. J. Morcer, Robinson, at. New lort Schr Mediator, Read, at Providence. Schr Aurora S. Travers, at Baltimore. CHARLESTON, Oct. 18.—An. brig Bewj Jones, New York; schr Trader, Wheeler, . Cleared, barque Dulov, Morrison, Ilavaii , - Zephyr, Byers, Bay of Mexico. Went to sea, brig Lillian, Hatch, Boston- SAVANNAH. Oct. 17—Arr., steam re'P „ Stone State, Rob’t. Hardio, 56 hours ire - delphia; bark Maria Morton, Bulkley, 2 p. brig J. Cohen, McGune, Boston; schrs' ' p or! . nett, Wood, New York; Georgia, Pot tong . land; brig Tallula, Cooper, Rockport, ’ Central America, Chase, Philadelphia; Hand, New York. - Won Cleared, brig Matanza3, Trefethen, '■ schr Woodbridge, White, for Departed, steamship Augusta. LyoQ’ - _ PARKHURST'S GI^ S ;. ]irct ',Coi- FfAIIE undersigned, inventor ot .r " affS or 1 ton Gin, which gins Cotton without ribs, bogs leave to inform Cotton * a , ~r ep »rinS others intorcstod in raising Cotton, a* maC bice it for market, that the superiority 0 " is full? over all other machines for Ginning c established. , nrodn ce3 ‘ It is operated with less power a', a#f hifl® ; letter staple of Cotton than any c jjjjty. and at the same time gins with grea l , e j' n tfc* The introduet on of the carding pr. V g ne « charring of Cotton from the seed " ■ . era in the history of this most imp t man? In preparing this important im P . mechanical difficulties have wholly ° v^f* from time to time, which have been the como, and these machines are oflereu lie in the full confidence that they with unparalled favor. g R paBKHU^-. This machine will be on JJIJj, jj eration on the Fair Grounds dug it b planters will take the trouble to bn a few pounds of Seed Cotton, from ginned, and compareit with tha o jt 14 >wn Gins.