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torrldi) (fflifflia (fonsttjirttonaltst anir towic 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,