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ll Y JAMILS GARDNER, JR.
OFFICE ON MeINTOSIbSTRKKT
THIRD DOO* FROMTHK SORTR-WIST CORN'S R OF BROAD*
STRICT.
SaL'-’ of LAND by Executors, AdniiuUtrators or Guar*
diw. are by law, to Im held on the first
Tap'day in the month, between the hours of ten in
the forenoon and three in the afternoon, at the Court
House in which th» property is situate. Notice of
the>.» -tales inn-t be given m a public Gazette. SIXTY
DAYS previous to the daj of sale.
Sales of NKGKOKS must b* at Public Auction, on the
first Tuesday of the month, between the usual hours
of sale, at the place of public .sales in the countv
where the Letters Testamentary, or Administration. '
or Gu inliausliip, may have been granted, first giving I
SIXTY DkV’S notice thereof, in one of the public ■
G.atettcs of this State, and at the dour of the Court
House whore such sales are to be held.
Notice for the sales of Personal Property must be given. ,
in like manner. FORTY D KYS previous to day of sale. !
Notice to the Debtors an ! Creditors of an KsUte. must I
be published for FORTY DAYS.
Notice that application will be made to the Court of .
Ordinary for leave to sell LAND, mu-t be published
for TWO MONTHS.
Notice for leave to sell NEGROES, must be published
TWO MONTHS, before any order absolute van be I
given by the Court.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
One squai ». 12 lines. 75 cents the first insertion, and 50
cents afterwards
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Sheriff s Levies SO days, $2 50 per lew ;GO days $5. j
Executor's. Administrator's and Guarfaan's Sales. Real
Estate, (per square Inline*.) $4 75 1
/Do. do Personal Estate 3 25
Citation for Lettersef Administration 275
Do. do Dismission 4 50 1
Nn:?ceto Debtorsand Creditors 3 25 ;
Tw ■ ’Months' Notices . 4 ;
Rules Ni> . (monthly) $1 per square, each insertion. I
■" Obituary Notices over six lines, will be charged
at tae «- t me rates as advertisements.
LECAL NOTICES
S:' ' ot »ce of the sale of Land ami Negroes bv Ad
'* IMU<t publij-h-
mijrvo T & I>A > d previous to the day of sab'
to Debtor* and Creditors oi an estate
must Kt published FORTY DAY?
. will Im inn to the |
/ « "**"
ma • be ptv*x. _ «o:i I US. Wfceiuy
LT* Notice ot application for Letters of Admiuistva- .
ti ; . mn-t be vuM.xhed THIRTY DAYS; and Let- |
t>•■. of b’smis<.ou of Executors or Administrators. SIX 1
MONTHS—Dismissiuaof Guardians. FORTY DAYS
'•S.iles of per* •-.-.al property of a perishable na- j
tore. by the Act of IS’»2, by Executor* and Admiuistra* '
tors, u! the discretion of the Ordinary, upon not less ,
tl: in TEN DKY S notice. Sales by regular Admiuistra*
tors. -* under the old law. FORTY DAYS
ALL REMITTANCES PER MAIL, ark at our
risk.
*■* i u, --f - ■ win cii i——i ———
AUGUSTA, GA.
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9.
Terms of the Weekly Paper.
One year, in advance $2,00
If paid within the year 2,50
At the end of the year 3,00
CCZ*Tho above terms will be rigidly enforced.
Death by Yellow Fever.
We understand that a laboring man, who ar
rived in this city ou Saturday last from Charles- i
ton,died yesterday of Yellow Fever. This is
the only case that has occurred in our city I
from this disease, and we are prompt in ;
noticing it, to counteract any exaggerated re- j
port which may get in the country. Au
gusta was never more healthy than at the !
present time, and since the freshet, our city has
been so thoroughly cleansed that there is no j
danger of this or any other disease spreading, :
Our readers can depend onus for correct infor
mation, for should we unfortunately be visited
with any fatal disease, we pledge ourselves to
keep them well informed.
There were only thirteen deaths in the city
during the month of September, not one of
them by Fever.
Health of Augusta.
It wil! be seen by the report of the city Sex
ton that there were only twenty interments
during the month of September, and that four of i
these were brought from the country-.
Health of Savannah.
We were sorry- to find in the Charleston
C. nrier of yesterday, a communication signed
Galen, in which! the writer introduces the fol- .
lowing letter, said to have been written by a
Physician of Savannah.
Savannah. Oct. 6, 1852, 3 o’clock a. m. I
“ I hasten to inform you of the rapid increase
oi Yellow Fever in this city. Fifteen cases
and twelve deaths in tie last thirty-seven hours, :
■■ Make what use of this letter you think prop
er.” Z
This letter produced some feeling in this City, ’
■ - • 'l'r.iU'ce to its state- j
mer. A de.;>atea was immwwMiMeeiMKM
editor of the- Reptrtffiwitr?lY" Locke, making
the inquiry whether there was any truth in the
statement. Below will be found a despatch from *
Savannah in reply. This letter writer should be
found out, and Lis name published. We hope for
the credit of Savannah, that he is not connected j
with the Medical profession.
Savannah, Oct. 7,10 P. M.
The Report is false —totally false. There has
been no case of Yellow Fever and nodeaths from
Yellow Fever here for three days. See the last ,
report of the Board of Health for the whole truth. ■
Please show this to the Augusta papers.
J. L. LOCKE. I
The City Hospital.
We understand that it has become a common
practice with Railroad contractors and others,
when their hands get sick or disabled, to send
them francked to this city, for the purpose of
getting them into our city Hospital. This has
been carried on to such an extent, as to become
a serious evil to the city, and we understand ;
that the city authorities have found it necessary
to refuse permits to such persons. Patients have :
been sent, we learn, from the LaGrange and
Waynesboro Railroads, but alter this they- will
find it necessary to seek private quarters,as such :
patients will not be admitted into the Hospital.
The Slate Road.
In justice to Mr. Wadley-, we publish the fol
lowing letter received by- yesterday’s mail. In
commenting on the recent accidents on the
State Road, and its management, under Mr.
Wadley's administration, our remarks were
bared on information given ns by- different per
sons. If we have done him injustice, such was :
not our intention.
Upon some points, having reference to the
mail arrangements and tffe inconveniences suf
ered by the travelling public, we believe we
have been substantially correct. But we are
convinced by the good tempered and gentle
manly tone of .Mr. Walley, in his recent com
munications, that his character and motives
been harshly judged, and we take pleasure in
oreiu'ng up, and desire to do it handsomely, as we
look confidently to a display hereafter of an ac- :
commodating spirit in the management of the
State Road.
It has been the ill-luck, we will not sav the
tacit of Mr. Wadiy, that he had made himsell
’ unpopular with many persons, and some of them
have been eager tg catch up, and repeat rumors ■
to bis to some of which we have
given publicity, having no reason to doubt their
truth.-but only desiring to elicit the facts pre
cisely- as they were.
To our three enquiries, Mr. Wadley’s answers
are explicit, candid and to the point. He was
misrepresented in the information given us, that
he had discharged Mr. Eckman from service on
the State Road. We received it from several
persons, the names of two of whom we remem
ber and will furnish him if he desires it. They
are respectable men and were doubtless misin
formed by others.
As to the report of the guarantee of $5,000 per
annum to Mr. Wadley, we can only say that lie
has his own personal friends to thank for its
being in circulation. Our information is derived
from some of his best friends, who at the time
w-ere, and probably still are, under the impres
sion that he had this salary secured to or promis
ed him. Where the additional $2,000 was to
come from, they did not profess to know, and did
not undertake to inform in. We were, there
fore, left to conjecture the source.
It may be an impression founded on an under
standing or promise, that the Governor will te
commeml to the Legislature this increase of sal
ary. Whether this be so or not, we do not hesi
tate to say, that the officer who properly dischar
ges the duties of the position occupied by Mr.
Wadley would net be too highly paid at that sal
ary. _
Atlanta, October 1, 1852.
Janus Gardner. Jr., Esq.—
Dear Sir: —In your comments upon my letter
of the Ist instant, addressed to you, you pro
pound three questions, to which I give you cate
gorical answers.
First. “Which does Mr. Wadley think the
most dangerous upon a ilat-bar rail brakes or
cow-catchers ?”
I answer: Cow-ratchers. I have never con
sidered brakes dangerous on a flat-bar rail.
There were no brakes on any of the Cars be-
<>"ging to the Western & Atlantic Railioai
' when 1 took charge of it; and 1 gave no order:
I to have them put on until after the accidenf
caused by running over the hand-car; but di-
■ reeled them p ut on our | !a _ a .,, Cars ( . onse .
: quenee ol that accident. They have, however
| repeatedly been bioken off, owing to the pecu
• uar construction of the truck. Sometime since
, 1 gave orders to have these trucks changed, and
I brakes attached to all the Cars in our passenger
I train, which will soon be accomplished.
■ Second. -• \Vhy was .Mr. John Eckman dis
‘ hargevl from the State Road immediately after
giving this testimony ‘ Was it on account of
the accident, and his misconduct in it, or on ac
count ot Ins holding opinions adverse to those of
Mr. Wadley
I answer: Mr. Eckman was not discharged;
nor was such a tiring ever thought, or talked of,
to my knowledge. Mr. E. is now on the Road,
and has been, ever since 1 have had charge of
it. He might not consider it any disgrace to be
discharged by so inefficient an officer as you
would make me out. but I am quite sure he will
be much surprised to find himself gazetted as dis
charged. tor the faithful performance of his du
ties. 1 then, and do yet believe, that Mr. Eckman
was mistaken as to the advantage a cow-catcher
or brakes would have been, iu preventing or
changing the result of this melancholy accident.
I But this difference did not change my opinion of I
j him. for I have kuow.ii him for a long t;me,‘and <
in beating testimony to his high I
1 character as an Erigaieman.
( Third. “Does Mr. Wadley receive five thous
; and dollars per annum for his services !—or is
he guaranteed that sum—and if so, who by
I answer: I do not receive five thousand dol-
■ lars per annum, nor am I guaranteed that sum.
I would remark, in conclusion, in case you I
i should feel disposed to make any further state-
: ments affecting the interests of the Western & I
Atlantic Railroad, or myself, as Superintendant, i
; if you will inquire for the faits, they shall be '
! furnished to you. and thereby save me the time |
: of correcting misstatements.
II a regular newspaper discussion is sought, I :
would prefer to see it carried on between Ed- ■
’ itors, whose legitimate business is to conduct ,
l such controversies ; if for no other reason than
to allow me time to look after the “ brakes and ■
cow-catchers." Very respectfully, yours,
Wm. .M. Wadley. |
The Baltimore dinerican has been requested :
I to state that the report of the death of Capt. Fox- I
! well of the schooner Siisscz from Savannah, of I
| yellow fever, at the quarantine ground on Fri
! day, was incorrect. Dr. Houck, the Physician
I at the. Marine Hospital, states that Capt. Fox- ■
' well died of bilious intermittent fever.
At Louisville, Ky., on the ‘2d inst., owing to I
: some difficulty between the city authorities and I
I the ggs company, the latter took the glasses off !
i the lamps at night, and refused to light up,where- ;
upon the citizens lit the lamps themselves, bril- j
liantiy illuminating the town, and burning an
immense quantity of gas.
George Grant, second mate of the ship Pacific ;
was arrested at New Orleans on the 24th ult., at
■ the request of the Captain, on the charge of ’
j breaking open packages of merchandise during
her recent voyage from New York to that port, ;
and stealing several articles from them. He ac
knowledged the deed and was committed to
await his trial.
Hog Sr.AUGHTr.arxG at Pittsburgh,—Mr.
James Gardner, of the firm of Wm. B. Holmes
& Co., of Pittsburg, has contracted for 2000 head
of hogs in Ohio, to be delivered at the Alleghany
depot during the present season. It is estimated
that about 50,000 head will be slaughtered by I i
the packers of Alleghany and Pittsburg during
the coming winter. Some of the Pittsburg pack
ers are giving as high as $5.25, deliverable at the .
railroad depot in Alleghany.
A Fracas is a Covet Room—The Cincin- t
uati r.< ,'iibli- a-.‘.at.;; el-.at .~ J»f aA.j>,e; ti rrcd in i
befTPeen ttic Jesse*!?. t>ngM f , V.' 8. Sena- i
tor. and M. B. Garber, Esq., editor of the Madi- j
son Courier. Mr. Garber, being on the witness j
stand, it is said, insinuated that Mr. Bright was ■
no gentleman, whereupon the latter burled an ■
inkstand at his bead, which was returned by a
blow from tbe editor’s cane. The fight then be
came general, several others taking part in it,
but quiet was finally restored, and the court
fined about a dozen ot them $lO each.
Pork Trade at Louisville.—One o! the pork
packers at Louisville has informed the Courier
that the orders they have received for the past
few days for hogs are limited to S 3 50 gross and
$4 75 net. This is a decline of fully 50 cents
per 100 pounds upon the price of hogs two and
three weeks ago.
Street Fight in Maysville.—On Thursday j
last an almost fatal affray occurred in Mays
ville. Ky., between the Rev. Mr. Grundy and ;
Mr. Reid, both of that city. The two met on j
the street and commenced apolitical argument
■ at which the parties “ waxed warmer,” until 1
! they came to blows. The clergyman was bad- j
ly bruised in his face and limbs.
Return of U. States Army Officers from
Santa Fe.—Major Graham, Major Backus, Ma- :
j jor Shepherd, Capt. Johns, Capt. Buford, Lieu
tenants Tenbroek, Pleasanton and Schrreder, ;
I Surgeons Stone and McDaugal, and Mr. August
' De Marie, have arrived at St. Louis from Santa :
Fe, Major Graham and others of the party are |
accompanied by their families. They are most- I
I ly officers of the 3d I nfantry.
: The Commercial Bank of Albany, N. Y. be
: ing unable on Saturday to open their strong
room, containing all their cash, books, notes j
due, fee. could not transact any business that ■
day, the officers being compelled to telegraph :
the agent or patentee of the lock of the door, j
to up from New York, and set matters j
r?*ht.
< -
IlSh. Henry Bradly, of Penn Yan, N. k., a
well known and influential member of the abo
lition party, and who was in 184 G the candidate
of that party for Governor of the State of New
: York, has come out in favor of Scott and Gra
ham. He urges the abolitiou party to vote for '
I Scott in preference to Hale, the regular I
' of the abolition party.
His Excellency Governor Means, of South
Carolina, lias appointed Friday, the 29th inst., i
as a day to be set apart for religious services.
The Philadelphia North American, learns by a j
letter received from Mayaguez, P. R-, dated the •
10th inst., that on the sth, alter a day of inces- |
sant rain the river rose to such a height that ma- j
ny of the stores were inundated, and a good deal .
; of property destroyed. The accounts from Ponce, |
and other southern parts of the Island, state that ,
] much property and many lives have been lost in
those vicinities from the same cause : and conse- ,
| quently that the crops of corn, rice and plantains
. I have been destroyed. A scarcity of provisions
. i will, no doubt, be felt all through the Island.
, i C. C. Langdon, Esq , for many years editor of
- the Mobile Advertiser, a whig paper of great
I energy and ability—has retired, and W. G. Clark,
I reported to be gentleman of line talents, is his
successor.
I Hailroad to Indian Springs.
. ' The Legislature having granted a charter for
I a Railroad from Forsyth to the Iridian Springs,
a meeting was held at the latter place on the
2nd inst., lor the purpose of taking steps to carry
the project into effect.
The following committees were appointed to
solicit subscriptions, and to report to an adjourn
ed meeting, to be held at the Indian Springs on
the 28th inst.
Monroe Count v.—Col. Robert Mays, Wm.
Watson, N. W. Newman.
Burrs County.—Richard G. Byars. Co). Ro
bert Lawson, Dr. S. H. Saunders, 11. F. Dicken,
R. G. Duke.
r Jasper County.—Jorden Pie, A. W. Law,
James Roberts.
Gen. Gustavus Hendrick was Chairman, and
Charles F. Newton, Secretary of the meeting.
The contemplated road will be about sixteen
e ■, ,
miles Jong.
r
Advantages of Railroads. —The distance
. from Washington City to Lachine, Canada, GO7
!. miles, was recently performed by a traveller in
. twenty eight hours including all stoppages.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY M(KNING, OCTOBER 13, 1852.
id | The Factiomsts at Work—Democrats Playing into
j the Hands of the Whig Party.
A novel and ingenious inode of promoting
, the election of Pierce and King," has been hit
| upon by the cool-headed and sagacious editor of
r : the Southern Banner, and it appears by the last
j issue of that paper, tl at he and Gen. Wm. B.
; Wofford are industriously at work professedly
I ‘ to accomplish that result. From the latter we
| had hoped better things than a surrender of
| his judgment and his democratic predilections,
j to the dominion of bad temper, the indulgence
j of which, if it accomplish any thing, will be so
. ■ much contributed to give the vote of Georgia
j to a Whig instead of General Pierce. As
for Col. Holsey, we did not expect any other
> course from him than what he is now pur
j suing; for his rancorous hostility to the South
| erns Rights Democrats, and his uniformly bit
’ I ter taunts and denunciations of them, long
: since convinced us that opposition to them had
1 become the master passion ot his heart—that
I he could never become a useful ally and a co
-1 | laborer with them, in any political work. His
■ present labors, in denouncing them as tyrants
i and traitors and rebels, are more congenial to
i Iris taste and temper, than would be a straight
: forward and honest effort to give Pierce and
' King the vote of Georgia.
I The last Southern Biiiuicr gives an account of
| “ Union Democratic meetings,” as they are tace-
J tioualy styled, in Franklin and Jackson coun
j ties, at which both Col. Hopkins Holsey- and
Gen. Wm. B. Wolford harangued the people
there assembled, in behalf of the sectional ticket
nominally for Pierce and King, formed of six
Democrats and four 'Whigs selected from the
upper counties of Georgia.
We are modestly requested to publish the
proceedings of the Jackson meeting as officially
i reported. This we do very particu
larly as we happen to have an account from the ,
' scene, furnished us by a friend, which will give
| our readers a correct idea of this factious and j
I ridiculous exhibition of bad temper and hypo-
I crisy. We use the term hypocrisy, for no milder
| term will apply to the conduct of men who de
| clare, in a solemn resolution,
I “ That we earnestly desire the election of Pierce
i and King, and will use all honorable means to <
; effect that object " J
And in another resolution pledge themselves (
I to the support ol a ticket which is started for
‘ the purpose of taking votes enough away from I
j the Democratic Electoral ticket to throw the j
I election into the hands of the Legislature, where '
! the Whigs have a majority.
The following is the letter, which though
private, and marked as such by the writer, we
. take the liberty of publishing verbatim, as it
will be more satisfactory than a mere abstract:
Jefferson, Jackson Co., Ga., Oct. 5,1852.
Mr. Gardner—
Dear Sir: —On last Saturday there was a
general review at this place; and just as we
were going on parade, it was announced pub
licly, that General Wofford was in town, j
and would address the people immediately
after the regiment should be dismissed. So ac- j
cordingly we returned to the Court House, where
we found Gen. Wofford and Col. Holsey, to- I
gether with a few other “ Tugaloniansf impa- [
tiently waiting for a hearing.
A public meeting was immediate!}’ organized, j
and Gen. Wofford led off at considerable length, j
He devoted the most of his time to the abuse of :
Ex-Governors Schley and McDonald, and very |
earnestly entreated the friends of Pierce and |
King to vote an Electoral ticket composed of I
“good and faithful patriots and saviors of this j
glorious Union.” and not to vote through “ Gov. i
Schley and such as are enemies to their Govern- '
ment.”
Gen. D. M. Burns followed, in a very warm j .
manner, and stated that he was for Pierce and ;
King: and as for himself, he intended to vote I I
the Electoral ticket which he thought would be j 1
llxeito, Gen. Wolford, or any uody else,
say.
Col. Holsey (of the “Tugalo Banner and 1
Meat-axe of Freedom,”) was the next and last j
speaker, and “oh! dear! what a fizzle 1” He j
attempted to pepper Gen. Burns, by telling him
how to make a “ hasty plate of palatable soup,” .
and also expressed great fears that many of his :
Union friends were too fond of slavery, else j
they would not consent so willingly to submit I
to Southern Rights masters. He states that his I
object is to defeat the Democratic Electoral |
ticket, if possible, by throwing the election be
fore the Legislature. He declares that he does
not care what it costs the Government, so the
S. R. Democratic ticket is defeated.
The proceedings of this meeting will be sent
you for publication ; and as the Secretary will
no doubt, be assisted in making them out in a
very brilliant (not to say exaggerated) light, I
regret that engagements prevented me from
witnessing the whole of them, as I desired to
: inform you cerrectly, of what will, no doubt, be
; represented as a very large and enthusiastic
meeting. The number in attendance was suffi
’ ciently respectable ; but the enthusiasm “ wernt
thar,’ save that evinced by the Tugalo rantings
of one or two of the speakers. There was but j
a very small number of those present who took !
any part in the meeting at all. When the vote j
was taken upon the adoption of the resolutions.
I not more than about half a dozen yeas were
heard.
i It is intimated that a glowing account will be
| given of this meeting, by the “ Tugalo organ,”
j and now my object in writing this letter is, to
inform you that it was a perfect burst; and, in
| stead of doing hurt to our ticket, it will benefit I
it. If Col. Holsey and Gen. Wofford will come |
! back to Jackson county about once more before
: tbe election, it will kill the Tugalo ticket here
: as dead as a mackerel. Yours, &c.
: It seems not only from this, but from the offi
-1 cial report, in another column, that Gen. Wof
! ford’s great labors in behalf of Pierce and King,
■ were chiefly confined to showing “ in glowing
I colors,” and “in a waim and enthusiastic man-
I ner,” “ the inconsistency of the present South
; ern Rights wing of tbe party.” It seems that
I the object of Col. Holsey is to defeat the Demo
| cratic Electoral ticket, and throw the election
: into the hands of the Legislature.
In no e.<V,tnrial it, the paper rig
j proceedings, this editor of the Southern Banner
appeals to the Union men of Walton, Gwin-
I nett and Forsyth, “to rally around the common
: standard” (idest, this factious and sectional tick-
I et which is started to throw the election into
‘ the Legislature,) CL7” “as the best means of pro-
I mating the election of Pierce and King.”
5 It appears that that sterling and patriotic old
Democrat, Gen. Burns, could not be gulled by
any such absurd pretences, and like a sensible
! and an honest man, declared his purpose to vote
j in away to elect Pierce and King, and not, as
I Col. Holsey and Gen. Wofford would have him
! do, in away to give the election to a Whig Le
[ gislature.
j Such, we predict, will be the course of the
, great body of the supporters of Pierce and King
I in Cherokee Georgia and throughout the State.
s To feel uneasiness on this point, would be to
distrust the good sense of the people and their
i capacity for sell-government.
I As our readers are already fully posted up in
reference to the course of the Democratic party
and the conduct of its Executive Committee at
Atlanta, and of the conciliatory and forbearing
! spirit which lias actuated both in the midst of
the calumny and denunciation poured down
upon them for months past, we let the abuse
and misrepresentation of the Jackson meeting
preamble and resolutions go for what they are
worth. They bear the ear-marks of the South
ern Banner, and of its sympathisers, and we are
confident do not speak the sentiments of the
real friends of Pierce and King in Jackson
county.
j Census of Henry County.—We have been
’ ' furnished, (says the Griffin Union) by the cen
, siis taker of Henry county, with the following
statement ot the census of that county :
Whites, 7,124; Slaves, 4,054; Free Blacks, 7;
Total, 11,185. Representative population 9,560.
Census of Spalding County.—The taker of
: the census of Spalding county has furnished us
' with the following statement:
i Whites. 4,467; Slaves, 2,848; Free Blacks 33;
Total, 7,347. Representative population 6,195.
» Yellow Fever in Savannah.
The Savannah Courier of the sth instant, pub|
lishes the following correspondence with Ilf
editorial comments accompanying it.
It will be seen that the Yellow Fever is net
epidemic in Savannah, and past experience inj
dieates that the probabilities are altogether
against its becoming so. We hope the next re
port will announce that the disease has disap- 1
peared.
“ Yesterday there was considerable exeitementj
in consequence ol certain reports in regard to
the appearance of Yellew Fever. We met with:
one gentleman from the interior who infoimedj
us that he had just heard there were some fifty
cases in the city. In order to prevent the spread
of such exaggerated reports, and tbe better tq
protect the best interests of all concerned, wo
addressed the subjoined note to Dr. Arnold, who
was the attending physician. „ , r
“ His reply is full and explicit. He tells the
plain, simple truth, and the whole truth, and his
statement cannot fail to command the confidence
of the public, both at lioine-and abroad. Bhatt
two cases have occurred, thei.i no doubt. 1 hatt
they are the result of local causes, and that the
disease has not assumed an epidemic form is equal
ly- certain. Dr. Arnold's reputation as a gentle
man of science and ability, give additional
weight to his general remarks touching the San
atory condition of our city in past years, and
the inaptitude of our climate to epidemic dis
ease. It will be seen that he is decidedly of the
opinion that the disease is not contagious.
“ We still hope that it may not spread or
come epidemic; but should it do, so, we will not
fail to chronicle the fact. We have alw-ays
believed that the only true policy for the press
to pursue in such an emergency, is to deal open
ly, frankly and truthfully with the public. Be
sides, it is wrong, from mere motives of gain, to
conceal the existence of disease, and thus in
crease the danger to human life.
“ It wil) be better for merchants, and eventu
ally for all interests, that the facts should be
plainly stated, as is done in Dr. Arnold’s letter.
His experience of twenty-two years in his pro
fession, fifteen of which he was connected with
the hospital,-cannot fail to give weight to his
opinions, and to quiet the public mind. As the
Board of Health meet to-morrow, we respectful
ly suggest that every- member should examine
his department of the city, in order that a full
and faithful report may be made.”
Savannah Courier Office, I
Oct. 4th, 1852. I
R. D. Arnold, M. D.—
Dear Sir: —lt is currently reported that two
or three cases of Yellow Fever have occurred in
your practice. Believing that it is both impoli
tic and wrong for the press to conceal the facts
under such circumstances, I beg leave to ask of
you whether such cases have actually occurred—
and whether you regard them as sporadic or epi
| demic ? You will also oblige me by accompany
i ing the statement of facts by such comments as
you may deem proper and expedient ? I seek
the information for the purpose of giving a
proper direction to public opinion, and of cor
recting any apprehensions which may exist on
the subject. Yours, very respectfully,
S. T. Chapman.
Savannah, Oct. 4, 1852.
Dear Sir:—ln reply to your note of to-day, I
would state that since the first of the month,
two cases of undoubted Yellow Fever have oc
curred in my practice.
Entertaining the same opinion that you do,
that concealment ot such a fact was an injustice
Ito our community, as it would destroy confi
; denee, and give rise to exaggerated reports, 1
have not scrupled to speak openly of them, and
to express my determination to report them to
the Board of Health.
One case was removed to the Hospital, (not
j at my instance) and died there Saturday night
at 12” o'clock. The other case died to-day ; they
are the only cases that have occurred in my
practice this fall. I have not yet observed any
epidemic tendency to this disease. Before these
cases, I had not lost a single case in more than
three weeks. This is sufficient proof of the ab
sence of any malignancy iu our fevers.
In 1839, which, like this season, was noted
for the unusual quantity of fever all over the
country, I saw several cases of Yellow Fever in
our city, which I considered sporadic, and which
were not in sufficient numbers to entitle it to be
considered epidemic. Once in every five or six (
years, I meet with a sporadic case. |
I witnessed the slight epidemic of
a student of medicine under the late ■, f
I have been in continuous P r ‘*? t,l - e \”V
twenty-two summers. Except theyearjff.
never have f.a.l more than
“table to Yellow Fever as an
My opinion as to the ngji-cgutagiousness of I j
Yellow Fever was made ago. It coin* 1 ,
cides with that of aU.mWiclfl men who are 1
practically conveis<uJßfe#i it. Should other j ,
cases occur in my I shall deem it my
duty, as a medical iMn, to report them candidly
to the Board of Health.
Respectfully yours,
RICHARD D. ARNOLD.
S. T. Chapman, Esq.
Declination of General Wool to Receive Public
Honors while on Official Business.
While General Scott is courting and receiving
public demonstrations in his favor, in the dif
ferent towns through which he passes on his er
rand for the government, we find General Wool,
who is on precisely the same business, modestly
declining any such honors ; giving as a rea
son, that as soon as the business which called
him to Kentucky can be completed, duty awaits
his special attention at head-quarteis. We find
in the Cincinnati Citizen of the 29th ult., the
following invitation, which was forwarded to
Major General John E. Wool, a few days pre
vious, signed by eighty-two citizens of Cincin
nati, among whom were the Mayor of the city,
the Sheriff, the Judges of the a Court of Common
Pleas, a large number of the members of the
bar, and the editorial fraternity :
Cincinnati, Sept. 2t, 1852.
Major General John E. Wool, U. S. Army;
Sin—The undersigned, on behalf of the demo
cracy of this city, beg leave to proffer you a
public dinner, at such time as may be specified
by yourself. It is earnestly hoped you may be
able to accede to our request. Highly as the
important services you have rendered the coun
try are appreciated in other portions of the Union
it is believed that no community cherishes a
more lively and grateful recollection of your
distinguished public career, than the people of
I Cincinnati. We recognise in you a faithful son
of the republic, who, through a long series ot
years, has ditsharged, with consummate skill
and gallantry, the varied and important trusts
committed to his eare. In the recent war with
Mexico, especially,permit us to say,not in words
of hollow compliment, but in the language
prompted by the genuine warmth of the Wes
tern heart, that your patriotism and genius were
equal to all emergencies, and shed an enduring
halo on American arms. Trusting, sir, most
sincerely, that it may not be incompatible with
your other arrangements to accept our invi
tation, we subscribe ourselves, with high regard,
Ike.
The following reply from the gallant General
was received on the 28th ult :
Blue Lick, Ky., 25th September 1852.
Iri ..•.• received your coiiimiiuication
<>f flic ?l-f ult . In*.! evening;, l<>tuleri |>R to me,
in behalf of the democracy of Cincinnati a pub
lic dinner at such »■ —l-Li* *—....r ...,
venience. ,
For the honor thus unexpectedly tendered me.
I would present my grateful acknowledgments,
with tbe assurance that nothing could afford me
a greater pleasure than to partake of the prof
fered hospitality of the democracy of the city
ol Cincinnati whom 1 have ever found ready to
defend the honor, the interests, and the rights ot
our common country. But 1 regret, deeply re
gret, that my official duties will not allow me
that pleasure. Having already been absent long
er than I anticipated, I shall be compelled, as
soon as the business which called me to Ken
tucky is completed, to return to my head quar
ters where duty awaits my special attention.
hi reply to as uiuch of your communication as
refers to iny services in behalf of the republic,
allow me to say, that no solace is more grateful
to the feelings of a veteran soldier than the ap
proving voice of his countrymen ; and ii in forty
years devotion to the Union 1 have been so
fortunate as to command the approbation of the
people, 1 am more than compensated for all the
toil, hardships and dangers to which I may have
been exposed, for I assure you that their good
opinion is more precious to me than all else that
could be proffered.
With the hope that on my return from this
place to my head-quarters, an opportunity will
be afforded to exchange, personally, salutations
with you and other of my friends in Cincinnati,
1 have the honor to subscribe myself with con
riderations of the highest respect your obedient
servant. John E. Wool.
A New Kind of “Pocket Pistols.”—The
Portland Advertiser says that,at the camp meet
ing at Bethel last week, it was noticed that some
“New Testaments,” which were hawked about
■ near the camp-ground, sold rapidly, especially to
the unconverted; and it turned out that they
were “earthen vessels,” in the form ol books id
led with liquor. Two persons who were enga
! ged in the business were arrested and fined $lO
and costs each.
; Pimr.ic Si’kaking.—lion. Charles Murphy,
Representative from the fourth District, made
an address, during the recess of Court on Mon
day last, in support of Pierce and King. Col.
Murphy made an argumentative and able, as
! well as a fair and candid appeal to his audi
-1 ence, in advocacy of the Democratic candidates
and Democratic principles. We hope that he
will address the people frequently before the
* election as the impression he makes will do
much for our cause.— Marrietla Advocate.
ft. ■ Ge ”' Seon <>n the Stump.
J . When Gen. Scott was in the agony of catidi
tdateship tor the whig nomination for President.
Phe replied to some inquiring friend in Harris
. burg, that it his political opinions were not al-
J ready known, it w-ould be idle to attempt to
, stipply the deficiency. This was thought pretty
rbold at the time, considering that the General
’(never held any representative office in his life,
xrud had never publicly expressed any political’
except when a candidate tor the Presi
dency, in which relation, by the way, he has
‘..food to all the national conventions ever held
vby the whig party.
Again, when the Convention was balloting
Baltimore, in June last, he wrote a letter
vbirfty, of course like all his correspondence—
| conveying the important though somewhat par-
Ir.doxical declaration, that be did not mean to
1 write any letters, except t the Convention, if it
(t .‘luinated him ; and, when he got the nomina
(tian, he again, in a lette. containing thirteen
"ny s and sixteen "Fs” fell back upon his past
lite as embodying the only pledge or guaranty
’ hi- could give for the future.
After these three public declarations that he
’intended to make no public appeal to the voters
' of the country, we had presumed that a decent
' for appearances would have induced him
ife^ s P ec * : least one of the three, and to have
’ IjßTrved a decorous silence, but it seems we
mistaken. He is now traversing the
' 'wßi'y on an electioneering tour, and deliver
-1 at every railroad depot and hotel
at riich he alights, having previously announ-
willingness, which, under the circum
staijes, was equivalent to a desire, to have a
wherever the people were di«-
po.d to give him one.
V-e do not know any legal or constitutional
J.'jee*rw to a Presidential candidate letting the
people know Horn the stump that he wishes to
be elected, nor to his giving them what he
deemsgood reasons for electing him, though we
believ the country as yet has furnished Gener
al Scrt no precedent for such an exhibition, but
we inist that the candidate should do it, not as
if he ere ashamed of what be was about, nor
at thtexpense of the general government. Gen
eral Sott has done both.
Henakes a pretext of his official business as a
cominnder in the United States army, for which
he ges a regular salary, to travel from one end
of tin Union to the other, for which also he gets
an e/ra allowance from the War Department,
to mke speeches, to—and this is the woist as
pect it the exhibition—which in every literary
pointof view are beneath criticism ; which are
excelled every day at the corners of our streets
by pHpntetic venders of soap and razor strops.
It is lot right that the general government
should bt taxed for the travelling expenses of
any itiiwant politician, but it is outrageous that
such spenmens of oratory as General Scott is
daily inlicting upon the country, should emanate
from anj person professing to make them in the
discharge of an official duty, and under the indi
rectsamtion of the Executive. Such speeches
neither €ods nor men can tolerate. If. as is un
questiombly the fact, the whig party had noth
ing to sy for themselves, and selected General
Scott tosaj- it, they could not have made a bet
ter choi'e, but that is no reason why the coun
try shoild be subjected to the expense, not to say
thedisg-ace of furnishing a public functionary to
make tip empty revelation.— N. Y. Ev. Post.
[From the Savannah Georgian.]
The “ Face Slapping” of Pierce and Scott.
The nore disreputable Whig presses have
made tie country quite familiar with the charge
that Geieral Pierce had his lace slapped in Mexi
co withrut resenting the insult. The fact un
questionably is that whatever indignity (if any)
was offeed to him. was atoned for the next day
by the amplest apology. And it so happens
that wit.in a few days after the Scott men had
disgraced themselves by this dirty attack, a let
ter was pceived by Gen. Pierce, bearing the
highest testimony to his gallantry, written at
San Diego, by Col. Magruder, the very man
who, it vas alleged, had disgraced him. The
authenti'ity of that letter, which on its first ap
pearanci was called in question, is now estab
lished leyond dispute by Gen. Cooper, of the
Army, vho certifies that the “ letter and signa
ture” an in Magruder’s hand writing.
But te make the discomfiture of these Scottite
slanderers doubly humiliating, it is now made to
appear ihat the very insult alledged by them to
have been offered by Col. Magruder to Gen.
P*erce, |was offered by none other than Henry
JMa.y toGen. Scott! The Pennsylvanian, on
Authority of gentlemen of the highest respec
a,/jity, published the following statement:
car/lllt is said, '\at in the session of 1839 ’4O, at a
p '■l party in Washington, in the presence ot
any manner whatever. We have been told that
language accompanied the blow, which made it
the more aggravative.
“In publishing this statement we do it not for
the purpose of proving Gen. Scott a coward, or
as exhibiting a want of gallantry, for circum
stances may have justified him in not resenting
the insult; but we do it to show that even if
Capt. McLane’s tale about Pierce a«d Magruder
was true, which is not the case, that Gen. Pierce
is at least as brave a man as Geo. Scott, and as.
quick to resent an insult and punish the offen
der.’’
T .e Richmond Enquirer has received from
‘-gentlemen of undoubted honor, intelligence
and character,” the following version of the
same affair:
H Mr. Clay was very indignant at the course
of Gen. Scott in using his influence towards the
Harrisburg nomination of Gen. Harrison over
Mr Clay. Returning home from a dinner par
ty, and under no little excitement, Mr. Clay
was accosted by Gen. Scott and returned his ci
vility with a blow. The blow was repeated—
but the next day, Mr. Clay became aware of the
impropriety of his course, and magnanimously
made the amende honorable to Gen. Scott. This
event is very analogous to the reported accounts
of the scene between Col. Magruder, who made
the proper apology to Gen. Pierce—and, if the
accounts be true, they are very creditable to
Mr. Clay ar.d to Col. M. We haveneverde
scended so low as to charge want of courage to
Gen. Scott—we leave such miserable policy to
to the Whig press—but we contend that, if Gen.
Scott is excusable for his conduct on the occasion
referred to, Franklin Pierce is fully and equally
s? for his bearing on the occasion referred to.”
Campaign Dialogue.
Question. —Mr. Webster, were you called on
by n party of Scott whigs in Washington, one
night, soon after Gen. Scott’s nomination, and
what sort of a speech did you give them ?
Answer. —‘ I thank you gentlemen, for this
friendly and respectful call.’
Q. —The whig Convention —what did you
think of its proceedings ?
t \ —I am ven glad to see you: some of you
have been engaged in arduous public duty, at
Baltimore —the object of your meeting being to
select a fit person to be supported for tire office
ot President of the United States.
Q —ln your best opinion, did they select that
“ fit person ?”
—.<• Others of you took an interest in the re
sult of the deliberations of that assembly of
whigs.”
q—Whose names were before that whig as
sembly '!
A.—lt so happened that my name, among
others, was presented on that occasion.”
Q. —With what success ‘
A—“ Another candidate, however, was pre
ferred.”
in—But you will support the nominee—won’t
. u- “ I have only to say ,that the Convention
-■'“ill &‘‘ibt not what it best, and exer
isetetion TirnTeTWporTaritefflattcr
luittvd to it/
Q. -How do you feel about matters and things
generally ?
A.—“ The result has caused me no personal
feeling whatever, nor any change of conduct or
pun ose.”
Q.—But will you not join in one little hurra
for Scott and Graham ?”
A.—“ What I have been, I am, in principle
and character, and what I a n 1 hope to continue
to be.”
Q.—But as a whig—a Compromice whig—a
patriot and “great expounder” can't you asqui
esce!
A.—Circumstances or opponents may triumph
over my fortunes, but they will not triumph over
my temper or self respect.”
Q. —Is Gen. Scott the candidate of the Sew
ard wing of your party ?
A.—“ Gentlemen, this is a serene and beauti
ful night.”
Q.—Don't you think him a greater warrior
than General Taylor ?
A.—‘Ten thousand of the lights of Heaven il
luminate the firmanent. They rule the night.”
Q.—What will your Compromise friends in
Massachusetts do?
A.—“A few hours hence their glory will be
extinguished—
“Ye stars that glitter in the skies
And gaily dance before my eyes,
What are ye, when the sun shall rise ?”
Q.—Do you agree with Greely and others
about Gen. Scott’s being such a great “diploma
tist
A—“ Gentlemen, there is not one among you
who will sleep better to-night than 1 will.”
Q.—Do you call this whig talk ?
A—“ 11 I wake I shall learn the hour from
the constellations, and 1 shall rise in the morn
ing, God willing, with the lark.”
Q.—Speak out—are you for General Scott or
against him ?
A.—And though the lark is a better songster
than 1 am, yet he will not leave the dew am
the daisies avd spring upwards to greet the pur
pling East, with a more blithe and jocund spirit
than 1 shall possess.”
Stand aside Mr. Webster; you may still bet
very good Whig, but you are certainly not a Scotl
man.
Whales are subject to the toothache. On<
was recently found floundering about on th<
ocean in an agonizing way, ami on being taken
the teeth were found lull of worma.
[ Telegraphed for the Baltimore Sun.]
Arrival of the United States.
New York, Oct. 3.
The steamer United States has arrived, with
470 passengers and San Francisco dates to Sept
Ist. She left Aspinwall on the 23d and King-
I ston on the 2Gth. She experienced strong nor
therly winds on Sept. 28th.—Twenty mites wesi
j of the Mayaguez Islands she passed the Sierra
Nevada, and on October 2d she passed the Pro
’ metheus for New York.
J The steamer Cortez reached Panama in 49
days (!) from New York. The Winfield Scott
r arrived at Panama on the 19th. The Cortez
’ left Panama on the 21st, and took up the United
States’ passengers.
The steam propeller Pioneer, of Vanderbilt’s
( line, from San Juan for San Francisco was lost
on the 17th in St. Simon’s Bay. She experien
ced a severe gale on the 15th, and being much
’ crippled put into St. Simon’s Bay on the 16th
for shelter.—On the 17th she was run ashore to
j prevent her sinking, and subsequently bilged in
14 feet water. A part of her passengers were
k taken to San Francisco, in the Sea Bild, which
vessel subsequently returned and took the bal
ance to the same place. Os the Pioneer’s passen
gers 20 died after leaving San Juan. Among
j whom were George Gubring, of Philadelphia;
Hugh Jones and F. Northrop, of Pennsylvania.
The Wmdfield Scott left San Francisco on ths
Ist ult., with 600 passengers. Tbe mail steam
er California also left the same day, with over
300 passengers and $2,133,000 in gold. There
is great competition between these steamers, and
the prices of passage have been considerably re
duced.
'The steaiiier Ohio, with the mails and specie,
left Aspin wall three days ahead of the United
States, ansi Kingston 28 hours ahead. The lol
: lowing is her specie list; —Page, Bacon & Co.,
' $633,000; Adams & Co., $600,000; B. Davidson,
$250,000; Burgoyne & Co., $150,000; Flint &
Peabody, $70,000; Case & Heiser, $45,000; F.
Argenti, $40,000; McNally & Co., $30,000; Dre
xel & Co., $25,000.
The decision of Judge Anderson, in the fugi
tive slave case, occupies three columns of
the San Francisco papers, and fully sustains the
law and the right to remove slaves.
A few cases ot cholera had occurred at San
Francisco, but the health of the city was gene
rally good.
A destructive fire occurred at Meke on the
25th, involving a loss of $50,000.
A train of 13 wagons arrived at Meka on the
25th, bringing intelligence of the murder of 8
men, between Humboldt’s River and Meka, by
the Indians.
Politics excite great attention. Both parties
are very active.
The difficulties in Conta Costa continue. On
the 27th of August, cannon were planted in
commanding places, and signal guns fired to ral
ly the settlers in the neighborhood.
The government of California was preparing
their slabs lor Washington’s monument.
Mining news from all quarters was highly fa
vorable.
The sentence of the murderers of Col. Craig
had been sent to Washington for the approval of
the President.
The New Y r ork mail of August sth, was
hourly expected at San Francisco. The steamer
Brother Jonathan sailed from Panama for San
Francisco on the 12th.
The Winfield Scott was seized at St. Fran
cisco for carrying an excess of passengers, but
was released upon the owners giving bond in the
sum of $28,000.
Seven cases of cholera occurred at San Fran
cisco on the 31st.
San Francisco Markets.—The markets
were unusually active. Flour was stiff'at #3O,
and prices tending upwards. Butter advancing.
No Rice in market. Provisions generally firm.
Coal scarce and advancing. Prices of boots and
shoes fully sustained. The supply of bricks met
the demand. Coffee had largelj’ advanced.
The Whig says business during the last two
weeks has greatly improved.
From Oregon.—Oregon dates are to the 28th
July. The Mountain Eagle says a lump of pure
gold had been found weighing 25 lbs.
The number of overland emigrants to Califor
nia this season reached 10,000.
Gen. Pierce and his Companions in Arms.
—Captain McLane having published his “ im
pression” that an insult was offered to Gen.
Pierce in Mexico without being resented, Col.
Hebert, who was in command of the Fourteenth
Regiment, which was attached to Pierce’s Brig
ade, gives in the following note to the New Or
leans Delta, his “ impression" in relation to the
same affair, and something more than an iinpres
brigade, it is presumed, would possess a fuller
knowledge of the occutrence referred to, than a
Lieutenant in another brigade.”
The following is Colonel Hebert’s letter:
Bayou Goula, Sept. 19,1852.
My Dear Sir : — I have just received your fa
vor of the 16th instant. With regard to the dif
ficulty between Gen. Pierce and Capt. Magru
der, 1 cannot speak as an eye witness, as I was
rjot present on tbe evening it occurred. re
collection of the matter in this: There W»%.a
* smafl sfbeial party at the quarters oik one orthe
officers. In the course oT the evening. Captain
Magruder, uadcrexcitement, addressed a few words
to Gen. Pierce, in an angry tone. Gen. Pierce,
I heard, acted with great calmness and forbear
ance ; the conversation was changed, and there,
I believe, the matter dropped.
These incidents frequently occur among gen
tlemen ; and, like this, are always regretted and
seldom alluded to afterwards. 1 never heard of
any attempt at giving a blow, nor any issue of
personal courage made. My impression is, that
no one regretted the incident more than Capt.
Magruder himself, and that he and Gen. Pierce
were friends afterwards; and I think, came home
in the same train. Gen. Pierce was universally
liked in the army, was a favorite with all class
es of officers, both regular and volunteers. It
was sufficient to know him to become his warm
and personal friend. There was no one in that
gallant little army who doubted his moral cour
, age or personal bravery. He is eminently dis
tinguished for his chivalric disposition and kind
ness and generosity of heart. This is the opin
ion we all had of him, and he left us with these
impressions.
Very truly yours, &c.
P. O. HEBERT.
Alexander Walker, Esq., N. Orleans, La.
' Sthamboat Management and Racing on
[ <he North River.—The grand jury of New
York city has made a presentment in which
they state that the steamboats navigating the
North river are in the constant habit of viola-
i ting the provisions of the act of Congress, which
requires them to blow off steam at the landings
i or ot her stoppages of the boat, and also that they
find too much evidence that the practice of racing
■ —in the various forms of racing against rival
. boats, racing against the railroad, and racing
against time—has been of late very general and
t constant with many boats on the North river.—
Besides the immediate and terrible dangers of
. explosion and fire which this reckless and pro
f fligate practice directly leads, the grand jury con
sider the great hurry at landings as involving no
inconsiderable risk to life and limb, and the abuse
anil falsehood which this vehement competition
gives rise to, as evils of great magnitude. Cases
not unfrequently occur of boats passing their re
gular landings in spite ol the remonstrances of
passengers to such destinations, in order to assist
or secure a victory in the through trip. They
■ also call attention to the necessity of more caro
fUriy ' aßalnlY'aecidun'ta " Ly fireFT'and
foF the better discipline among the officers of
boats by providing them with badges so that in
cognise said officers. In conefusion they caTT
j upon the prosecuting attorney to punish every
violation ot the law in relation to steam naviga-
I t* on ‘
r Cork.—Many Persons see corks used daily
without knowing from whence come those useful
1 materials. Corks are cut from large slabs of the
cork tree, a species of oak, which grows wild in
! the southern countries of Europe. The tree is
■ stripped of its bark at about sixteen years old;
but before stripping it off, the tree is not cut down,
1 as in the case of the oak. It is taken while the
• tree is growing, and the operation may be repeat
ed every eight or nine years; the quality of the
I bark continuing each time to improve as the age
r of the tree increases. When the bark is taken off,
it is singed in the flames of a strong fire, and after
• being soaked for a considerable time in water, it
is placed under heavy weight in order to render
- it straight. Its extreme lightness, the ease with
which it can be compressed and its elasticity,
r are properties so peculiar to this substance, that
no effectual substitute for it has been discovered.
The valuable properties of cork were known to
’ the Greeks and Romans, who employed it for all
* the purposes for which it is med at present, with
the exception of stopples. The ancients mostly
e used cement for stopping the mouths of bottles or
vessels. The Egyptians are said to have made
coffins of cork, which being spread on the inside
with resinous substance, preserved dead bodies
from decay. In modern times cork was not
s generally used for stopples to bottles till about
- the seventeenth century, cement being used un
til then for that purpose.
A Bet never Called For.—Our readers will
recollect that some two or three months ago we
n inserted the proposition of a friend to bet fifty
i. dollars on oach and every state in the Union
lie betting that Pierce would carry each one—
>r and one hundred dollars on the general result.
Both bets to be taken together. These bets have
>r never been called for. Where is the faith ot
(1 whig betters. They used to banter democrats at
•- every corner and cross road. But their faith
it now is all in brag.—Knoxville Plebian.
Our Language.—The difficulty of applying
rule to the pronunciation of our language may
II be illustrated in two lines, where the combina
tion ol the letters ough is pronounced seven dis-
ie ferent ways namely, as o, us, of, up,ow, 00, ogh.
le "Though the tough cough and hiccough plough me
through,
O’er like dark lough my coarse I still pursue,”
VOL. XXXI NEW SERIES -VOL-VII. —NO. 36
Union Democratic Meeting in Jackson.
On Saturday the 2d instant, (there being a
regimental muster in Jefferson) a very large
, meeting of the Union Democratic party was held
in the Court House for the purpose of taking
some action on the Presidential question—the
difficulties about the electoral ticket, &c. &c.—
when, on motion of Jesse C. Johnson, Esq ,
, Judge Robert Espy was called to the chair, and
James H. Vandevier and George Gray, requested
to act as secretaries.
, *l'he object of the meeting was then explained
by the chairman, when, on motion of William
W. Morgan, a committee ol five weie appointed
by the chairman to report matter for the action
of the meeting. The committee named were
Wm. W. Morgan, Judge R. J. Park, Col. M
Wilson, Jessee C. Johnson, Esq. and Garrett D.
Park, Esq.
While the committee were ouCGeneral W. B
Wofford, of Habersham, who was present, was
invited to address the meeting, which he did in
a warm and enthusiastic manner, and showed, in
glowing colors, the inconsistency of the present
Southern Rights wing of the part y. The Gen
eral handled some of the young members of the
Legislature of 1849 and ’SO with gloves off, ano
showed that the movement to disorganize the
Democratic party of Georgia originated in that
body. He then charged that the secessionists did
not desire the election of Pierce and King; and
it' he had been before any jury of the sth or. 6th
Congressional District he could have convicted
them. He then proved to a demonstiation,that
the Soutern Rights wing of the party are to
blame with all the contusion in the party, by
rejecting a compromise at Atlanta.
On the conclusion of the speech of Gen. Wof
ford the committee.throu“h their chairman. Wm
W. Morgan, made the following report, to wit ;
Whereas, the Executive Committee of the
Union party of Georgia was induced, if not by
open dictation, yet implied from conduct by the
Sonthen Rights wing of the Democratic party
to believe, that the fact of keeping up the Union
Electoral Ticket was the only obstacle to a hear
ty re-union of all the supporters of Pierce and
King—and, laboring under that impression, were
induced to withdraw that ticket, and call a meet
ing of all the friends of Pierce and King at At
lanta, for the purpose of a thorough re-union of
both wings of the Democratic party, and a re
organization of the Electoral Ticket, so as to
give a fair representation of all the supporters of
Pierce and King on the Electoral Ticket.
The Union Democrats, acting in good faith,
were anxious to secure tbe election of Pierce and
King, and wishing to remove all obstacles to a
re-union, went up to Atlanta ; but, Il ! and be
hqld ! instead of finding the masses of their
Southern Rights brethren there, ready and wil
ling to co-operate with them in the good work
of re-union they found only four members of the
Executive Committee there, and they sullen and
uncompromising. And when a compromise was
offered by the Union men it was insultingly re
jected by the committee, and the Union Demo
crats were very coolly told that the committee
had no power to alter their ticket ; and further,
that if it was altered, that the ticket would lose
more votes from the Southern Rights wing than
it would gain by accessions from the Union wing
of the party —and actually treated the Union
Democrats with so much contempt that they
would not even consent to meet them in con
vention for consultation, a fact which should
teach all re-union men the utter fallacy of all
attempts to effect a cordial re-union of the op
posing wings of the party, while acting under
the counsels of such impiacticable men as now
sway the destiny of the Southern Rights wing
of the party. And yet,strange to say, our Union
friends who were then and there assembled,
agreed to submit and support the Southern
Rights Electoral Ticket, for which we shall not
quarrel with them, as they no doubt thought
they were acting for the best interest of the
party and the country. Yet, from the lights at
present before us, we are constrained to differ
with them in that movement.
Resolved, That we earnestly desire the elec
tion of Pierce and King, and will use all honora
ble means to effect that object.
Resolved, That in consequence of the rejection
of the offer of a compromise ot the electoral tick
et, by the Southern Rights wingjof the party,and
their overbearing and dictatorial conduct, we are
unwilling further to degrade ourselves by voting
for their ticket.
Resolved, That however anxious we may have
been, and still are, to secure the election of Pierce
and King before the people, and thereby save the
expense of the re-assembling of the Legislature,
yet we are not willing to become mere slaves to
the Southern Rights wing of the party to effect
that purpose, and prefer casting on the Southern
wing the responsibility and odium of
the election of Electors into the Legis
■Kure. rather than to degrade ourselves from our
Resolved. That we most cordially approve of
the action of the meeting held at Cassville, on
the 22d ult., and hereby recommend to the sup
port of the Union men of this county the electoral
ticket then and there nominated, tauntingly call
ed by some “ the Tugalo but which we
believe is the true democracy, to wit: Gen. Wm.
B. Wofford, H V. M. Miller, E. D. Chisholm
David Irwin, Allen Lawhon, Joseph J. Single
ton, Hopkins Holsey, John J. Word, M. G.
Slaughter and Thomas W. Thomas.
Resolveih That we do not wish to be under
stood as censuring, or making war upon our
Union friends for pursuing the course they did at
Atlanta,as they doubtless done what they thought
best for the party and country ; yet we must beg
leave, most respectfully, to differ with them in
the policy there adopted.
The report of the committee was accepted
unanimously.
Whereupon, Gen. D. M. Burns rose and made
a few remarks explanatory of his position and
feelings, to which Col. Holsey replied.
On motion it was ordered that the proceedings
of the meeting be published in the Banner, with
a request that the Constitutionalist & Republic
copy.
The meeting then adjourned.
ROBERT ESPY, Chairman.
jAS.H.VANDEViKR, [ Secretaries .
George Gray, )
Political Discussion.—An unusual rich dis
cussion took place at Parr’s Hall, last night, be
tween Rev. Russell Reneau, editor of the Atlan
ta Republican, and John T. Wilson, Esq., of this
city, on the political questions ot the day. Mr.
Reneau led ofi’in a speech of an hours length in
support of the whig candidate and whig princi
ples, at the completion of which Mr. Wilson
came forward and stated that he was there in
answer to numerous challenges for public dis
cussion which had recently appeared in the At
lanta Republican, from its editor—challenges to
Hon. Charles Murphy, to Mr. Ruggles, to At
torney Colquitt, and to all the little Colquitts,
generally. He appeared here, he said, as one of
the little Colquitts, without consultation with
any one and on his own responsibility. He was
already supplied with abundant weapons for the
conflict by his opponent himself. In the course
oi his speech he brought Mr. Reneau himself to
the stand as a witness, and wielding the argu
ments which had appeared in the editorial
columns of the Republican but a few months
since while the editor was bitterly opposing
Gen. Scott, he utterly demolished the glass house
in which his adversary had ensconsed himself,
and exposed its inmate to the infinite merriment
of the audience. We have never seen a man
more completely confounded than was the whig
speaker, when confronted with his own argu
ment against his own present position. He un
fortunately became highly excited under the
castigation, and permitting his passion to run off
wttUhis tudßHwnl, sank still tower in the quag
mire ol defeat and brought down continued out
bursts ot uprorious laughter at his own expense.
We have a kind of fraternal feeling tor all the
- members of the editorial iainily. and it pained
us exceedingly'To T><> TSWEFrt to see a brother
editor thus slaughtered in cold blood, and “ laid
low in the mould.”— Atlanta Intelligencer, "ith
inst.
Additional California Items by the Uni
ted States. —The China mail, received at San
Francisco, has an article on the message of Gov
ernor Bigler relative to the coolies, in which the
Governor is severely dealt with. The China
provinces were in a state ol insurrection.
The steam trade ot California numbers over
90 steamers. The number will be largely in
creased this year. The steamship Unicorn reach
ed San Francisco on the 20th of August.
1 The report of the discovery of new and valua
ble gold mines on the east range of the Sierra
Nevada mountains is confirmed. The mining
news is generally very encouraging.
The captain of the ship Racehound, from New
' York, has been discharged on an indictment of
carrying an excess of passengets.
The steamer Boston was burnt at San Anto
’ nio on the night of the 26th.
An affray had taken place between Captain
1 Harvey and Major Chase, in which the latter
was killed.
The dates from Oregon are to the 21st Au
gust. The news is unimportant. Numerous
immigrants had arrived, who reported but little
’ trouble in crossing the Cascade Mountains.
' The brig Petersburg, from Honolulu for San
Francisco, with a cargo of produce and stock,
was wrecked about a mile north of the North
Heads, going entirely to pieces. Nothing was
I saved of her freight except some 40 hogs.
, It is thought the great body of the emigrants
across the plains will not reach Carson Valley
before September. The cholera, or a disease like
it, has appeared among them. Major Campbell,
ot Missouri, one of his daughters, and eight of
j the men employed by him in driving his cattle,
I died on the Humboldt. General Morehead and
|. train had arrived at Columbia. Thomas South
j worth, formerly of Pall River, Mass., has disap
peared from Placerville, and (ears are entertain
ed ot his safety.
» A small island has been discovered in lat.
/ 24 23 N., long. 131 E. It is covered with
- green bushes, but presents a rock bound shore.
Mr. Terry, bearer of dispatches from the
Peruvian Government, came passenger in the
0 United States, as did also Captain Webster and
Lieutenant Bennett, of the U.S. Revenue Ser
vice.
Foreign News by the Steamer Atlantic.
The American Minister, Mrs. Abbot Law
rence, Colonel Lawrence, and Muis Eawrence,
left London, on the 20th, on a visit to the Earl
of Carlisle, at Castle Howard.
Baron Humboldt celebrated his eighty-third
birth-day on the 14th. The “Nestor of Science
<s in excellent health, and is engaged daily lor
some hours on a fourth volume of the Cosmos?
The latest reprint of an ‘.menran book in Eng
land is Richard lildreth’s “White Slave. It is
announced as > companion to Uncle 1 oms
Cabin,” and the “Mayflower,” by Mrs. Stowe.
England.-O Wellington's death it is offi
cially announce., that tbe obsequies shall be at
the cost of the nation, and will probably be ac
cording to the programme of Nelson. Lord
Derby has returned to London to make a rr ®“g/
ments. Secretary-at- War Beresford is pee
ing the functions of Commander-in-.
a successor be appointed. Lord Der 'X -
is thought, be elected, without ”PP os,tl °"’ \
Chancellor of the Oxford University, in room of
the late Duke. ~ , , tl.o
Hon. S. Cunard has addressed a letter to th
Times, stating that the Admiralty does. not inj
‘erfere in the construction ot the Bntish an
North American mail steamers i ar “l. furtb ,
ne adds, that his steamers are not in the habit
of kt racinH'’ across the Atlantic.
p rance —Respecting Louis Napoleons pro
gressin the south, the various towns through
which he passed were decorated with imperial
emblems, and the people received him with
cries of “Vive I’Empereur!” ‘Vive Napoleon
II!” “Vive le Sauveur de la Frantyl' «c.
The clergy and military sustain prominent parts
in these demonstrations.
The temmen and two women who were ar
restei!
non, or irtfernal
of weapon to slay the President, have been found
guilty, and are sentenced to fine and imprison
ment. This “conspiracy” was called, in deris
ion, “the gas pipe plot.”
The Paris Moniteur publishes 96 addresses
voted by as many muncipal councils of the de
partment of the Nievre, demanding the re-estab
lishment of the empire.
Great excitement has existe.dat Dieppe, ow
ing to the refusal of the girls of that town to
dance with soldiers. The affair was thought so
serious that General Gudin came to Dieppe and '
intimated to the muncipality that il these scenes
recur the government will withdraw the garri
son, which would be a severe injury to the trade
of the town.
Spaw.— Accounts from Madrid of the 15th
. state that the sale of ecclesiastical property con
r tinned with activity, particularly in the province
of Cadiz.
The Civic Guard had succeeded in complete-
■ ly destroying a band of robbers, who had long
I infested the province of Cordova. 60 civic
; guards killed 5, wounded 2, and took 21 prison
ers of the banditti.
Germany.— Letteis from Strasburg, of the
1 19th inst., state that the waters of the Rhine
, had swollen in a sudden and extraordinary man
: ner, in consequence of the copious rains which
had fallen of late in Switzerland and in Alsace.
On the 17th they had reached four and a half
feet above the water-mark; and at 6 o’clock, A.
M., on the 10th, they had risen to twelve feet
that is, a few inches lower than last year; but
the flool was increasing. On the 18th t.oops
were placed at the disposal of the chief engineer,
who occupied them the whole night ir. erecting
embankments. Another battalion left Stras
burg the same night with lighted torches to con
struct similar works on othei points. In sever
al rural districts the tocsin was ringing to call
the inhabitants to the embankments, to close
any apertures that might be made in them by
the water.
At Strasburg the authorities had also demand
ed workmen for the same purpose. The Rhine
was said to have committed extensive ravages
on the side of Huinguen. The Balse Gazette,
which did not appear on the 18th, had forward
ed the following bulletin to its subscribers:
“It is impossible for us to print our journal to
day. The wateis of the Rhine have risen to a
height they had not reached since 1817. The
town is overflowed. Our offices are filled with
water. The present notice to our subscribers
has been printed in another establishment,
which kindly placed its presses at our dispo
sal' ’
Sweden.— A letter from Stockholm, of the Bth,
states that there had been tumultuous outbreaks
there for three successive evenings, wnich, how
ever, had been suppressed by the police. The
riots were caused by an article in the journal,
Voice of the People, exciting the populace
against the Jews. Numerous arrests had taken
place, including the editor of the paper.
Prussia. — A brief and merely formal sitting
of the Zollverin Congress was held on the 15th,
at which the plenipotentiaries of the coalition
■ reply ot their governments, in answer to Prussia,
before the aoth »>■»-. To the meeting on the
18th, the Prussian plenipotentiary incited only
the representatives of Hanover, Oldenburg,
Brunswick and the Thuringian States, and an
nounced that in future Prussia will negotiate on
ly with those States who accede to the declara
tion of 30th August.
The Prussian government has again declined
to take any part in ‘ he plan proposed by Holland
to found a German colony in Surinam.
The latest reports from the districts ot Posen
where cholera prevails are still very unfavora
ble.
Russia.— Prince Wholconski, Minister of the
Imperial House, died at St. Petersburg on the
9th.
Turkey.— The Journal of Frankfort states that
the Austrian Charge de Affairs at Constantino
ple had succeeded in obtaining from the Turkish
government an order that the advantages hith
erto enjoyed by the vessels of embassies (Messa
paries Nationales) of France, shall be extended
to the ships of all other countries.
India.— Calcutta papers of August 7th, are to
hand, but no Bombay advices.
The chief event of importance that had oc
curred at the seat of war in Burmah, since the
departure of the previous mail, was the capture
of the town of Prome, by a fleet of light steam
ers under the command of Capt. Tarlton. The
river Irrawaddy, below Prome, divides into two
branches—tbe left channel being defended by
two strong forts, and the right unnavigable ex
cept during the rainy season. Capt. Tarlton
having been warned by some friend y natives
that the left channel was defended, and being
also favored by the flood, ascended the righ
branch of the river, and entering the town with
out resistance, carried off twenty-eight guns.
Having no orders to advance, he returned to
Rangoon, although there was reason to believe
that the fleet could have made its way to Ava,
the capital Under these circumstances, the
Fabian policy of the General in command had
given rise to considerable discontent.
Another account reports great loss sustained
by the enemy. In returning, the flotilla met
with a large body of Burmese troops on their
way to relieve Prome. when the steamers at
tacked and committed considerable havoc, both
on men and boats.
A postscript to the above intelligence states
that an immediate advance on and occupation of
Prome is expected, and reinforcements will at
once be sent from Madrad and Bengal.
One Month Later from the Australia Gold
Mines— Adviceshave been received in England
from Sydney to the Ist of July—four weeks later
than previous dates. They give, however, no
consecutive intelligence so as to enable an esti
mate to be formed of the general progress of af
fairs. Gold had risen at Sydney to 655. per
ounce; it had also advanced at Port Philip.
. From the Port Philip mines the accounts are fa
vorable. On Peel river and at Hanging Kock
the yield is stated to be large. Severe floods
had been experienced in many districts, and
j communication had been interrupted. The anti
i convict movement is carried on with energy ;
' i another public meeting on the subject had been
j held at Sydney.
Philadelphia, Oct. 5.
A Forgery Discovered.— A forged check for
$784, purporting to have been drawn by Corlis
• Haydock & Co., of New York, upon Conkey,
1 Jones & Co., of Baltimore, was presented nt
’ Drexell & Co’s, office,this morning, to be cashed.
! It had on it what proved to be the forged en-
1 dorsement of the president of one of our city ‘
banks, and whilst the examination of the en-
’ dorsement was going on, the person presenting
• it left the office, and has not since been heard of.
Louisville, Oct. 4.
Acquittal oj Ex-Senator Hannegan.— The case
of Hon. E. A. Hannegan, of Indiana, charged
r with the murder of his brother-in-law, Capt.
’ Duncan, while under the influence of liquor, has
, been dismissed ; the grand jury failing to find
.. an indictment.
Syracuse, N. Y. Oct. 5.
Encampment Broken Up—Fatal Accident.
The military encampment here yessterday was
broken up by unfortunate accidents. Col Van
j denburg was thrown from his horse during the
review on Friday and killed. Mr. Adam GilchJ
er was shot dead by the accidental discharge ot
the gun of Jas. Crumley, who was arrested but
’ subsequently discharged.
(Ttlegraphed for the Charleston Courier.)
1 Monigomkry, Ala., Oct. 6.
’ E.e-Governor 1 roup and the Southern Rights
1 Nomination.— Tbe Hon. George M. Troup, of
5 Georgia, has accepted the nomination of the
Alabama Southern Rights Convention for the
’ Presidency. His friends here are much elated.
T _ ........
They Have no Confidence in their Asser
’ tions. —The Whigs are boasting that Scott will
carry Pennsylvania by n large vote. $l,00(»
j have been lying at our office for some time, left
by a gentleman who wishes to bet that Pieice
" will carry the State, and no Whig has yet had
courage enough to take it up.— Pennsylvanian.
St. Louis, Oct 2.
Arrival from the Plains.— Major Sanderson
» and Capt. Claiborne,of the mounted rifles, arrived
yesterday in this city from the Plains, where
e they have been in service several months. The
e detachments of troops under command of Major
d S., returned to Fort Leavenworth in excellent
- condition. The weather on th« Plains was mild
and pleasant,