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The Nominations for Governor. As soon as the name of the Hon. Herschel V. Johnson was announced as the Democratic nominee toi Governor, he was assailed coarsely and with most vindictive bitterness by many of the Whig presses. As his fine talents, and his pure and elevated character place him above the reach of such assailants, we refer to it now as merely a matter of taste for the consideration of gentlemen. As in better taste and quite as much truthfulness, we copy the following from the Sandersville Georgian, whose editor is a Democrat, and was a member of the Convention that nominated Judge Johnson : li How do the nominations take with the peo ple of your section ? This is the question now jeiug asked very generally by all parties, and we will attempt to answer for this section as well as we can. They take finely, both parties are in high spirits, and view their nominees as the very pinks of perfection, so to speak, and their maximum of political orthodoxy. Both of them are honorable,higb-mirided, talented gen tlemen, widelv esteemed for their moral worth, as exhibited in their private and public charac ters. In their histories no stain of reproach can blot the fair record of their lives. They stand without blot or blemish, and he is a madman who will attempt to charge either of them with any thing that is not perfectly consistent with truth, virtue and honor, and an honest people will frown upon every attempt to disparage their private characters. When parties claim ing to advocate great political principles, turn aside to vilify and scandalize an opposing candi date, they pay hut a poor tribute to the truthful ness or correctness of their principles, and are not entitled to the confidence and respect of the people. We have seen but one Press in the State that has intimated a willingness to enter this warfare, and that is the Savannah Republi can, which charges Judge Johnson with being a believer in u Spiritual Rappir.gs,” &c. It might have gone farther and charged him with being a believer in infant baptism, or baptism by im mersion, or any other article of dispute in Chris tian faith: does it thereby disqualify him from being a citizen of the Government, entitled to all its rights and immunities in the worship of God, or the service of his State, either as a voter, or a candidate for the suffrages of the people? Every one knows it is not, then why drag it into party strifes? The Telegraph of Macon, however, denies upon authority the tridh of the charge. We publish the foregoing in justice to Judge Johnson, whom we personally esteem, and would do as much for his respected oppo nent, Mr. Jenkins, for whom we shall ever hold the highest personal regard. “ We have saui, however, much more than we intended in commencing this article—we will add, that the nominations are received here with universal approbation by each party. They are the men of their choice. In October, Wash ington will give a full vote; every one will go to the polls when such candidates are presented.” The following is from the Savannah News, the editor of which is, in politics, a mere looker on, a gentleman as good tempered as he is in telligent, and who always shows a due regard for the proprieties of life : “ Both parties have now chosen their leaders in the political campaign which is just opening Both have chosen distinguished, honorable, and patriotic citizens, worthy to fill the high station for which they contend. It is to be hoped, for the honor of the State, that the canvass will be conducted in proper spirit of moderation and mutual forbearance, and that the deliberate judg ment, and not the prejudice- and passions of the people, will be appealed to in the decision of the question which of the two shall be invested with the dignity and authority of Chief Magistrate of our noble State. If the supporters of the respective candidates would consult their wishes and feelings, we are confident that the contest wou d be conduc ed w’ith a magnanimous spirit, free from the intemperate zeal, party rancour, and bitter personalities, which too often charac terize our popular elec* ions, greatly to the dis credit of our people and our free institutions.” The Real Agitators. We commend the following article from the Washington Union to the candid consideration of all those whigs who have nothing to make and something to lose by the agitation of the slavery question. The cap here placed on the head of the Washington Republic , is a first rate fit for the Whig presses in Georgia, now engaged in the •work of agitation: “The abolitionists can afford to rest. George Thompson tnay he at his ease in Tower Hamlets. Garrison can afford to abate his abuse of the Bi ble, and tbe fools and fanatics of Exeter Hall, London, who fulminate against our southern States, can temporarily adjourn, as the work ol agitation against the institutions of fifteen States of this Union has been taken out of their hands, and is now attended to with great unction by the whig newspapers of the United States. The Washington Republic has the lead-in this labor of love, arid is happy in doing the work which the abolitionists feel they could not do half so well—the work of arousing bitterness among the people ol the North and South preparatory to the new anti-slavery crusade. “ While the compromise measures were being discussed and adjusted, it will be remembeiei! that there was a sturdy opposition on the pari of certain political gamesters, who.desired to keep the slave dispute alive. This was the se cret of the indifference to the tneasuies of many of the whig leaders, and the opposition to General Pierce is produced by the mortification which they feel as they contemplate the happy results of those gieat acts of peace. None of this op position, however, is the distrust of Gen. Pierce himself on the question most important to the South. There is not an abolitionist in the land that does not know that the most powerful ad versary to sectionalism is tbe present Executive, and even those whigs v.-ho profess to he in favor of the principles of the Compromise do not ven ture to express the slightest doubt of the patri otic determination ol General Pierce to resist every attempt to interfere with ariv portion of these measures of justice, including the rigid en forcement of the fugitive slave law. “ The republic, with those who join in these malignities against, the administration, is mor tified that the compromise measures have pro duced tianquiiizing results; but chiefly because General Pierce has seized the happy moment to unite all upon tbe great principles which gave ns those measures. At the hazard, then, ol arousing anew the resentment always sure to result from such discussions, and with no object but that which belongs to the lowest grades of partisanship, the Republic lends itself to the abo lition leaders to agitate the slave question, and to assail an administration pledged before God and man to stand by the rights of the South whenever or however assailed. It is doubtful which is the more • egrading of tbe two—the office which the Republic has so subserviently assumed, or the object it so unscrupulously pur sues.''’ Savannah Post Ofi-'ick.— We understand (saysthe Republican.) that Mr. Cohen, recently appointed by President Pierce, will enter upon the duties of his office to-day. While we con cede to .Mr. Cohen the ability and worth which render his appointment every way acceptab'e to h;s political friends, we must express our re gret at the removal of the worthy and obliging gentleman who so recently and • faithfully dis charged the duties of the office. George A. Cuyler, Esq., was on Wednesday unanimously elected Cashier of the Central •Railroad and Banking Company, vice Solomon Cohen. E.-q.. who resigned to accept the ap pointment ol Post-Master at Savannah. Dr. Wheeler, whose drug store was destroyed by a mob in New York, last week, has sent in a bill ol $3,000 to the Counci'o. Hon. Yelverton P. King. It was not until yesterday we learned that the Honorable Yelverton P. King returned to his residence at Greensboro’, from his mission to New Grenada. He has been fer the last two years at Santa Fe de Bogota, the seat of gov ernment ol that State as Charge o’Affairs ot this Government. We understand from a friend who has had the pleasure of meeting Col. King, that he returns in fine health and spirits, and stored with a great deal of interesting informa tion relative to the Central and South American States. ' As an indication of the esteem in which this gentleman is held by his fellow citizens and neighbors of Greensboro’, we will mention that we were on the Georgia Railroad cars a night or two before his arrival, on our way to Milledg ville. On reaching the Greensboro’ station about 10 o’clock, we were surprised to see so large a collection there. It seemed as if the whole town, of every age, sex, and condition was assembled for some unusual occasion. Upon inquiring, we were told that Col. King was ex pected that night, and his friends and neighbors were out to greet him and welcome him home. It was an interesting and an eloquent scene- It spoke of one who had left such pleasing im pressions behind him, that all remembered him most kindly and were glad to welcome him warmly as he came back to the peacelul walks of village life. How much more grateful a scene like this, to the eye and to the heart of the re turning traveller from di.-tant lands, than all the hollow pageantry of courtly life? It was a still, bright, moonlight night, and in the expectant crowd we saw not masculine forms alone, but more than one fair form and lovely lace: and glowing lips were there, eager to speak the warm words of welcome—welcome home. They were destined to temporary disap pointment, however. But the scene was re newed another evening of that week, on which occasion Col. King received the unostentatious and heartfelt greetings of his rejoicing friends. Fine Wheat. We have received and examined the two heads of Australian Wheat mentioned in the following letter which we take the liberty of publishing. The Wheat comes fully up to the description, it being superior in appearance and in the size of the grain, to any we remember to have seen. The general use of this Wheat for seed will add much to the wealth of wheat growers, and if Mr. Dickson has any for sale, he can proba bly get a good price for it. Covington, June 29, 1853. Mr. Editor :—Your taking so much interest in fine headed Wheat as to copy in your paper the account of a head of Wheat sent from Alabama to the Editoi of the Banner , at Abbeville Court- House,containing 108 grains, I have concluded to send you two heads containing 132 each, as near as I can count. You will please rub the Wheat out of one of them and count the grains. You wdl observe the grains from one of the meshes (4 grains) are rubbed out, which was done by ac cident ; you had best rub out the other. This Wheat is from Australia, and bears that name. Alabama is a little behind Georgia in fine headed Wheat. • I sowed in drills of 2£ feet wide in the rows very thin, one pint of this Wheat on one-sixth of an acre of land,about the middle of November last—lt grew about 0 feet high, producing 8.738 pounds in the bundle, equal to 4.428 pounds per acre, and 3J bushels Wheat, equal to 21 bushels per acre with not more than one-fourth of a stand I have no doubt but 50 to 60 bushels per acre can be made with this Wheat. lam satisfied it will double the common Wheat on rich or poor land. I believe it will produce as much per acre as corn. It does not appear to be any more affected by the fly or rust than Barley. Yours truly, D. Dickson. The Weather and the Crops. From a large portion of Middle Georgia there are still great complaints of the effects of the drought. We have intelligence in the last day or two from several counties in the same region similar to the following from Houston county : “June 24, 1833. The drought in this county has exceeded any ever known here. Corn crops, with but few ex ceptions, almost a total failure; and Cotton not at all promising. We have not had a season in three months.” Knoxville and Charleston Railroad. The amount ot stock necessary to secure the charter has been secured in Knox and Blount counties, and the company organized by the election of a Board of Directors. W. G. Swain. Esq , has been chosen President, Charles 11. t offin Secretary, and Dr. Samuel Pride, Treas urer. The Knoxville Register of the 29th ult. says:—“ We are informed that the stock taken by citizens of Knox and Blount counties amount to one hundred and seventeen thousand dollars. The counties of Knox and Blount have already subscribed two hundred and twenty thousand dollars, and the state grants eight thousand dol lars per mile for ironing and equipping the road. This makes seven hundred thousand dollars to- wards the construction and equipment of the road. We hope the company will put the work under contract immediately, and push it forward energetically. Pavillion Hotel, Savannah. Our readers will find in our advertising col umns,the Card ol Mr. Wji P. Clark, Proprietor of the above house. We take pleasure in recom mending this house under its present ma age ment, to the travelling public. We spent a lew days in it on our last visit to Savannah, and were very much pleased with its air of gentility, and its neat and orderly arrangement. It possesses much of the quiet comfort of a private residence, and the table is supplied with all the lu uries of the market,and is served in the best style. Small Bills. The Bank of Hamburg has with accustomed liberality, authorized us to give notice to persons holding small bills issued by banks out of this State that such bills will be redeemed, or taken in by said Bank, ar d small bills ot the Bank of this State or specie given in exchange. This is most liberal and praiseworthy on the part ol the Bank, and will tend to remove all the antici paeed difficulties about change, and enable per sons holding these foreign shin plasters to con vert them into a iegal currency. —Hamburg Re publican. It is said that Mr. Dorn of South Carolina nas been offered $2,000,000 for his gold mines in that State. University of Georgia. In the May number of the University Maga zine is an interesting historical sketch of the Sta*e University. We extract the following: The original endowment of the University was 40,000 acres of public lands, granted by the Legislature during its session in Savannah, in 1784, a tew months after the ratification of the treaty of peace. The lands were located by Surveyors, in what are now Hancock, Greene. Oglethorpe, Clark, Jackson, and Franklin coun ties, and in the fork of the Tugalo and Seneca Rivers. By the Beaufort treaty, 5,000 acres be tween these rivers fell within the domain of South Carolina, and in consequence of the Trus tees not making the necessary report to the gov ernor of that State, were entirely lost. The re maining 35.000 acres, excepting a small portion sold in 1803, at very low prices, were leased out in large parcels at mere nominal rates, greatly to the injury of their productive value, until 1816, when they were sold on credit, for about $120,- 000 Ths State assumed the collection df these notes, and advanced on them the amount ol SIOO,OOO, to be vested in bank stock, as a per manent fund, and guaranteed it should yield 8 per cent. We think most, if not all of these notes, have been collected. The money realized oy the sale of the land so generously bestowed by Governor Milledge, amounted to about $30,- 000, half of which was immediately expended upon paying the debts and expenses of the Col lege. In October. 1830, a large and capacious four-story building, with rooms and dormitories appropriate for the accommodation of students, consumed by fire, which had cost upwards of 520.000 Soon after this the Legislature made a loan of SIO,OOO for the construction of another building, and also an annual appropriation of 6,000 for defraying its expenses, enlarging its library, apparatus &c., out of which, however, the Trustees, after having accomplished the above object as far as possible, were to pay back to the State, SI,OOO a year until the loan should be re turned. In 1842, the Legislature withdrew the annual appropriation entirery. In consequence of thp suspension of College exercises from 1816 till 1819, a surplus fund accumulated, by the aid ol which the debts of the institution were paid, the buildings repaired, the library increased, and the philosophical and chemical apparatus greatly enlarged. The following approximate statistics may be of interest to our readers. The value of College Property may be thus condensed : The College Buildings, Professor’s Houses, &c SIOO,OOO Appaiatus,Minerals and Botanic Gar den 25,000 Library, (including Societies’ libra ries, numbering in all about 16,000 volumes) 5,000 Lands and Lots 12,000 Total $172,000 The permanent fund consists in : State Bank Stock SIOO,OOO Amount realized from sale of land . given by Gov. Milledge invested in Bonds 15.000 Total $115,000 The income of the College is: Interest on State Bank Stock SB,OOO Rents and o'her Interests 1,550 Tuition (about) 7,000 Total $16,550 The annual expenses are : Salary of President $2,400 “ “ five Professors 8,500 “ “ two Tutors 1,700 “ “ Secretary and Treasurer.. 500 Appropriation for purchase of Books, &c 650 Garden 500 Repairs of Colleges and other Build ings 800 Other contingent expenses.T. 500 Total $15,550 The whole number of graduates of the College have been 790. Os these there are: Divines 80 Professors 16 Governors 2 Representatives to Congress 15 U. S. Senators 1 Judges of Superior Court 10 “ “ Supreme Court of State 2 “ u U. S. Supreme Court 1 . Speaker, House of Representatives.... 1 Doctors 70 Lawyers 160 Embryo A. B : s 36 From the foregoing statistics of the resources of the College, it will be perceived that the in come exceeds the expenses by about one thou sand dollars, which is a matter of sincere con gratulation, when we review the many difficul ties that have been encountered. And the above catalogue of distinguished and useful Alumni, will show that our State has just reason to be proud of her Institution. Our limits will not permit us to continue the subject any further at present, and we must therelore defer, until an other time, the remarks we intended making, relative to the support the College receives, and its claims to patronage. We may be allowed, however, to say in conclusion, that the support first given, was all the State at that time could bestow; but that since 1842, the Legislature has not done as much as the College had a right to claim. Without any design to impugn the mo tives f the actors in that scene, we must say, that the withdral of that small annual support is a stain-upon the escutcheon of Georgia legis lation ! It should forthwith be wiped out by an appropriation commensurate with the wealth, prosperity, and dignity of the Empire State of the South. Small Bills. —The Proprietor of the Adver tiser takes this occasion to give notice to all per sons who are indebted to this Office, for Sub scriptions, Advertisements or Job Work, the following intelligence, which he hopes they will heed and respond to in a satisfactory manner. Notwithstanding the present law of South Caro lina imposing a fine of u twenty dollars” upo all persons who shall pay out. or pass, or put in circulation any bank note, bill or certificate, or acknowledgment of indebtedness by any bank, person, or association of persons in any other State, ol a less amount or denomination than five dollars.” That he, tbe.said Proprietor, will accept such bills , on Georgia Banks, for debts due this Office, and that he hereby declares his pur pose to act as Agent of said Bank in despite of said Law, its aiders and abettors. We are whol ly at a loss to see why such a distinction should he made between bills above and those below tile denomination of five dollars. It is bad enough to have such an institution as the Bank of the State at all. but this odious feature in its charter, vviil deservedly be disregarded every where —Edgrjleld Mo'certiser. The above shows a spirit of independence, and what might be termed a spirit of practical nullification. It is quite probable the law against small bills will prove a dead letter, even among the proverbially law-abiding people of South Carolina. Disregard to this law will be, in many transactions, a matter almost of necessity. Army Intelligence.—lt is stated that Cap tain Casey, U. S. A., has reported Colonel Win der, also of the army, to the Secretary of War, for certain conversation reflecting upon Captain C.’s conduct in Florida, in connection with the Indians in that quarter. A court of inquiry will probably be ordered. Dividend.— The Board of Directors of the Savannah Gas Light Company, on the 24th inst. declared a dividend of seven per cent, out of the profits of the company for the last six months. Singular Cause of Death. —Nathan Holmes, Jr.,aged 22 years, died in Plymouth, Mass., a few days ago, from bleeding at the gums, in con sequence of the extraction of a tooth two years since. Reception of Americans by the Facha of Egypt, A letter from an officer of the U. S. frigate San Jacinto, dated Spezzia, May 23d, gives the following account of a recent presentation of a number of Americans to the Grand Pacha of Egypt, at Cairo: “At 1 r. m the Grand Pacha sent four of his state carriages four fine Syrian and Arab horses attached to each, for us at the hote, with a guard of Janizaries and a few mounted soldiers. We were all ready, in full dress. Our captain, the consul general, Judge Jones, our vice con sul,and a member of Congress elect from New York, Caleb Lyons, of Lyondole, were seated in the first carriage ; Lieut. Lanman, Lieut. Perry, Lieut. Queen, Lieut. Stetson, of the St. Louis, in the second ; Purser Rittenhouse, Chief Engineer Everett, Dr. Wright and Midshipman Sharpe, in the third ; in the fourth, Midshipman Smith, a Mr. Fish, of New York, Mr. Stuart, of Philadelphia, and an English gentleman— dragomans and Janizaries, with their silver mounted canes, bringing up the rear. The Pacha was at his palace outside of the city about two miles, and we had to go as far through the city. The horses did not go out of a walk through the streets. Every window and door was crowded with people staring at us outside barbarians. At the several military posts we passed, the guards presented arms, bugles soun ded and drums beat. Upon nearing the palace, a most splendid Syrian house, richly caparisoned, was led by two Arab grooms in front of the carriages, and as we found out afterward, was a present from his Highness, with a rich scime tar,to our consul general. “On entering the gates of the palace, two regiments of youths, from 12 to 16 years of age, were drawn up in military order ; a large band ot music commenced playing ; the troops pre sented arms whilst we alighted and ascended to the audience-room—a spacious one. but not so' richly furnished as the Sultan’s at Constantino ple. The Pacha rose at our entrance, and we were individually presented to him, after which he motioned us to be seated, when long pipes with jeweled mouth-pieces, similar to those of the Sultan, but some of us thought richer, were offered. After puffing awhile, coffee, in jeweled cups, was brought, and the audience ended, hav ing lasted about twenty minutes. The Pacha is ajolly-looking fellow’, about forty years ot age. and I have no doubt is as fond of the good things of this life as anybody. Our return to the hotel was in the same order, the gift horse being led in front prancing and capering about to the admiration of all. The next day we left Cairo for Alexandria, and arrived on board ship next night. Our trip down the Nile was very interesting. Knoxville and Louisville Railroad. An interesting meeting w'as held in Louisville, Ky., on the 24th of May, of parties desirous of a railroad connection between that city and Knoxville, Tennessee. The Special,Committee, appointed for the pur pose, made an able and interesting report, from which we extract the concluding portion : In conclusion, the committee have thought proper to make the subjoined statements with reference to roads commenced, under way, and completed, on Southern Atlantic slope with which the Louisville end Knoxville road, when constructed, will connect this city: The E’ st Tennessee and Georgia Railroad is completed to Loudon, which is 28 miles south of Knoxville, and cars from Augusta. Macon, and Savannah, and from the largest inland towns of Alabama, are daily arriving and departing. In 12 months this road will be completed to Knox ville. From Knoxville northeasterly to the Virginia line extends the East Tennessee and Virginia roads, 12 miles, and all of which is un der contract and in rapid progress of construc tion. At the line, Virginia will connect a road from Lynchburg 204 J miles; more than one third of this route is now in operation, and the remainder is being pushed forward to completion with great energy. From Lynchburg there is now a railway con nection provided for the Norfolk and Richmond, and to Alexandria and Washington City Wash ington City, Lynchburg. Knoxville, Dalton, and Selma, Ala., are upon nearly a direct line be tween New York and New’ Orleans, and the chain of roads passing through these points will not vary at any point over twenty-five miles from an air line. At Cleveland. Tenn.. 80 miles below' Knox ville, the East Tennesse and Georgia road branches. Easterly forks runs to Dalton, Ga„ and there connects with the Western Atlantic or State road of Georgia, leading to Atlanta. Ga. Three separate roads connect at this point the first to Montgomery, Ala. 180 miles com pleted. From Montgomery to Pensacola, on the gulf. 170 miles, a road is now under contract, the 2d, to Macon and Savannah, 292 miles com pleted and in operation ; the 3d, to Augusta, Ga., and Charleston, S. C., 306 miles. A road is projected to connect Dalton with the Alabama, and Tennessee river or Selma road, or Jackson ville, Ala., the distance is 80 miles, and the route favorable, and there is every reason to be lieve this road will be under contract within twelve months. The Westerly fork from Cleveland leads to Chattanooga. Tenn.. 30 miles. This road is not yet in operation, but being light work, it will he completed as soon as the other connecting roads. By means of this a direct connection is formed with the Nashville and Chattanooga road, and also, with the Memphis and Charles ton road, and through the Memphis and Charles ton with the Mobile and Ohio, and with the Nashville and New Orleans roads. These roads are all either completed, or in rapid progress. The distances from Louisville to the following prominent points made accessible by the con struction of the Louisville and Knoxville road, are as follows—the time is made out assuming as speed of 40 miles per hour : Louisville to Knoxville 220 miles 7 hours. Louisville to Lynchburg ... .530 miles 15 hours. Louisville to Norfolk 742 miles 25 hours. Louisville to Charleston by Rabun Gap 629 miles 21 hours. Louisville to same, via Atlan ta 737 miles 24 hours. Louisville to Savannah 712 miles 24 hours Louisville to Augusta 000 miles 20 hours. Louisville to Atlanta 430 miles 14 horns. Louisville to Montgomery. ..601 miles 20 hours. Louisville to Pensacola 762 miles 23 hours Louisville to Mobile 800 miles 27 hours. Louisville to N. Orleans 800 miles 29 hours. Louisville to Memphis 650 miles 22 hours The planetarium invented by Thomas H. Bar low, of Lexington, Ky., and intended for the exhibition at the Crystal Palace, is now at Ciri eyinati, at Greenwood's foundry. Its mechan ism, although complex, is constructed on math ematical and astronomical principles, and is in tended to show the revolutions of the earth around its axis—the revolutions of the moon, of Venus and other planets, around their centres. It is a moveable representation of the solar sys tem, illustrating the science ot astronomy by calculations derived from more than two thou sand years of observations. The Tallahassee Floridian and Journal, oflhe 28th June, says, speaking of the action of the government towards the remnant of Indians in that State, that a reliable authority in Wash ington communicates the w elcome intelligence that the President has recently expressed his determination to act promptly and energetically in the matter of the removal of the remnant of Seminoles now remaining in the Peninsula of this State. The gallant Harney, it is thought, will be dispatched to Florida, if his services else where can be dispensed with. The government could net make a better selection for the difficult and delicate service.” [communicated.] To the Voters of the Bth Congressional District. Fellow-Citizens: —Permit me to announce, that I am a candidate to represent you in the next Congress of the United States. Give me leave to state the grounds upon which I ask your suf frage. The limit and the end of our government is that our ancestors being divided and weak, uni ted under a perpetual Federal Union,and grant ed the revenues of the States to that Union, in order that they and their posterity might be per petually stronger to resist the invasions of for eign enemies. By Excess —by which I mean long sessions of Congress, an unbounded license of Congressional speech and action —excessive legislation without limits or fixed rules—discus sions of slavery, money bills, improvements, of fice-seeking, and other doubted or non-essential subjects—l say by this Excess, Congress has strayed Put of the circle or limit of Government; the end of the government, (danger and protec tion) is lost sight of ; jealousy and want of con fidence prevail; and being separated by a wide ocean from the danger that originally united us, and vainly hoping that the vanity of our great ness will protect us more fully than arms and navies—we have forgot that the sword of foreign danger is still suspended over our house —and as the sense of dangers has diminished, so has the value of the Unicn diminished, and its expensiveness been felt as a burden. And this, by the folly and cupidity, and the controversial propensities of our public men, the Union, which was formed to make the States and people stronger, has, by the forgetfulness of foreign dan gers, and the excess of its limit and its end of protection, made us weaker ; and since we have ceased to fear foreign governments on the sup position that they never will molest us, how ever weak we be, we are beginning to be afraid of our own government. America, which is shoit-sighted and rooted to the present, is more fearful that by a limited government of naval and military protection, posterity may enjoy the treasures of America, than it is fearful of the robbing hand of foreign tribes; because avarice sees not now the hand of rapine laid on its rich es. Wherefore, the nation is weak; and the sense of that weakness has prompted our admin istrations to yield under the greater strength of England, in the questions of the N. E. and N. W. Boundaries—in the case of Alexander McCleod—in respect to the searching of our ves sels on the high seas—in the disputes about the Fisheries, and other cases of oppression and in sult. By that weakness caused by excess, that made us more afraid of our own government than foreign tribes—our courage has sometimes failed because our national hopes were not sanguine. Short sessions of Congress—the prohibition of wrongful discussions, especially on the slavery subject—fixed limits to Congressional speech and action—the increase of the Navy and the or ganization of a National Militia—Wars for hon or and not lor*pelf. These are some of the re forms which, if elected, I pledge myself to try to bring out, in order that we, the States and peo ple, may be stronger as our forefathers hoped that we should be; and in order that, being stronger and feeling stronger , we and our descen dents shall have national hopes that shall make the nation live always; hope, that all peaceful reforms needed to make us stonger, may be ac complished, all excess banished from Congress and the people, and the end of the government rediscovered and plainly and always seen, and its limit preserved ; and hope, that our posterity, filled with the true immortal glory of America, no longer fearing their own government,but con scious of its Justice and its strength, will not fear to combat with the combined navies of Europe on the coasts of the four quarters of the globe and among the isles of the ocean. Speaking for the whole South, I will say to the North, brothers, descendents ol a common ancestry, the sword of foreign danger is still suspended over our house, and we know that a glorious union is our best, our only protection— the only protection if it be strong for our slave institution; help us to banish excess, that the, Union may be stronger and Juster than it is ; and if you will but do this, we will fight w’ith you and for you against the common foe. Our State legislators will take care of our local State in terests, if you will but help to toss off the excess of Congress, and attempt to do no more than protect us against foreign foes by the militia and navy. These are the only hopes of the Union, which it fullfilled, all is glory and power —if disappointed, all is blood and ruin. May these hopes not only unite us in this District with Americans every where, but may these hopes unite us with all posterity. I shall advise you in due time where and when we may meet to converse on these topics Yours, Ccyler W. Young. Halcyondnle , June 23d, 1803. [communicated.] Mr. Editor: —As the time is approaching when the Democratic party of our district will assemble to nominate a candidate (or Congress, permit me to recommend, through your paper. John J. Jones, Esq., of Burke, as our Standard Bearer in the next contest. This gentleman has for several years been a faithful and effec tive advocate of Democratic principles. Though a native of Burke, and now residing in that county, the Eighth Congressional district has been the scene of comparatively few of his po litical labors; the third district is the field on which he met the enemies of his cause, and manfully battled against them. Many demo crate of that section still remember the eloquence, the zeal, the judgment, he displayed both in the memorable, and on some accounts, ever to be deplored, campaign ol 1848, and also in sub sequent minor, but perhaps not less important, conflicts of the two parties. Mr. Jones, it is true, is still young.but his talents, integrity, and uncompromising devotion to the democratic faith, and to tfie interests of the South, would render him a valuable representative of our State on the floor of Congress. B. The Buenos Ayrean Blockade —The news from Buenos Ayres of this siege and blockade which we received some days ago, caused a fall of 4 per cent, in Buenos Ayrean stocks in Eng land. A letter from Buenos Ayres received in England says: “ she blockade is simply against this port, as Gen. Urquiza has declared open for all shipping the river Salado, Ensenada, San Yisdoro, Las Chotichas. El Tigre. San Nicolas de los Arrovos on 1 his side of the River Plate ; but this Gov ernment does not admit of their being open to foreign shipping.” A Washington letter says the Washington Monument is now 132 feet high; the workmen have been delayed on account of raising addi tional derricks. Three blocks have been re ceived this month—one from California, one from the highest peak of Mount Otter, Va., and one from the Chisophic Society of Princeton. N. [From the N. O. Crescent, June 2Ath.\ From Mexico. By the arrival of the steamship Texas, on Saturday evening, we have received files of pa pers from Vera Cruz to the 22d, and dates from the City to the 18th. The news is unim portant : The difficulties between the States of Chiapas and ()a|aea are not yet settled. The old law and duty of Atcabala has been re-established as it existed in 1846 During the month of May, the mint at Gua najuato coined in silver $452,000 in dollars $26 000 halves, $28,000 in quarters, and $9 000 in eighths. The Supreme Government has confirmed Don Fernando Nicholas Maldona as Governor of Chiapas. Santa Anna’s birthdoy, the 10th of June, was celebrated with great pomp; salutes were fired the troops paraded, and the President received’ the diplomatic corps. The newly appointed judges of the Supreme Court and Senor Aguilar, the new Secretary of Government, took the oath of office on the 15th inst. 11 is stated that the Indians are committing great ravages in Coahuila. Three bands of them traverse the State in all directions without the slightest opposition. The delivery of arms by the citizens had been suspended in the State of Durango, in order that they might be able to defend themselves against the Indians. A riot occurred on the 9th in Marfil, State of Quadalajara. caused by drunkenness, but was of short duration,and its only results the death of a few of the rioters. The Diario Oficial announces that advices have been received from the Governor of Sina loa, and also from the Governor of Guadalajara stating that the expedition of Count Boulbon against Sonora, had been dissolved in Califor nia. Active measures were being taken to strength en the Government of Yucatan against the In dians there.* The artillery had been ordered up from Tabasco, and the collector of Vera Cruz was ordered to remit to the Commissary in Yucatan the sum of SIO,OOO in cash. Importation of arms has been prohibited. The official paper in Vera Cruz announces that persons of good refute, and whom the Govern ment believes will make good use of their arms, can apply for the return of those which have been taken from them. Col. Gregorio Melendez died a few day since in Oajaca. The communication informing the Governor of the fact states that there are very mysterious circumstances attending the demise, which require a thorough investigation. The policemen and soldiery in the capital were constantly coming in collision, and, in one instance, Santa Anna has been obliged to pun ish an officer and some troops for assaulting a private house. It seems that the party injured did not dare to complain, but the police officers made the complaint to the Government against the soldiery. A letter written from Parral, on the North ern frontier, complains bitterly of the continual atrocities and depredations committed in that portion of the Republic by the Camanche In dians. About eighty of these Indians had at tacked, a short distance from Parral, the family of Don Mateo Dioz, mortally wounding that gen tleman. and killing and wounding several oth ers—destroying and carrying off a large amount of property, and taking the women and chil dren into captivity. The writer of the letter concludes : Conformably with the honorable Treaty of Peace of Guadalupe, it is the duty of the United States to prevent the incursion into our territory of these savages, and our Govern ment should exact payment or indemnification tor the robberies and depredations which they commit.” [From the Federal Union, j The new Name. The Convention that met is this place last Wednesday, and nominated Mr. Jenkins for Governor, adjourned without giving their Party a name. There was, however, much conten tion among themselves out of the Convention about the name that they should assume, for they all avoided their old name of Whig, as a murderer would shun the ghastly corpse of his victim. Our neighbor of the Recorder we un derstand. commenced by calling the Convention a Union Convention, but many of the delegates objected to that name, and~Ke~ , ifcas leave it off. Many new names weiCJVffijjiked but none of them appeared to please r! Toombs. He saw his difficulty ;he knew very well what they ought to be called, but Ait mod esly kept him from pronouncing the word. To quiet those who declared that they would not belong to a party without a name, he told them the Federal Union would give them a name. Mr. Toombs knew that we were in the habit of calling men and things by their right names. He had confidence in our judgment and taste in those matters, and we will not betray his confi dence. We shall therefore call the party that nomina ted Mr. Jenkins, the Toombs Party, and their candidate the Toombs candidate. This is cal ling men and things by their right names. Mr. Toombs ruled the Convention, or rather Mr. Toombs teas the Convention. Whatever he proposed was done, whatever he opposed, was left undone. All things that were done, were done in and through him, and. without him. was not any thing done that was done. On Tues day evening, and on Wednesday morning'before Mr. Toombs arrived, the indications were strong that Mr. Miller would be nominated In ten minutes after Mr. Toombs came, an entire change came over the delegates ; men that had been openly in favor of nominating Mr. Miller were now either in favor of Jenkins, or hung their heads in silence. Sir Oracle had spoken, and after that, no dog dared presume to wag his jaws O'e old gen tleman remarked “ if it was not for the name of the thing, it would have been better to let Mr. Toombs select candidate in the first place, and not put ns to the trouble of coming here for nothing.” Mr. Jenkins is therefore, in every sense of the word, Mr. Toombs’s candidat.-*, and the party is in every sense of the word, the Toombs party. The name is significant and proper.fand is the only name that would exactly define the party. By this name, no one will be deceived ; it designates the party , the whole par ty, and no hing but that party. Mr. Toombs from time to time tells them their principles, and selects thpir candidates, and the party says, Amen. The party is pleased to let Mr. Toombs think and act for them, and they will no doubt be pleased to take his name. Indeed it would be folly for them to assume any other name, lor, as Mr Toombs frequently says after dinner, “ they know to whom they belong.” SwAr.r.owKD a Pin —The Wilmington Repub lican states that a Miss Craig, ot Delaware city, swallowed a pin some two or three months ago, which lodged in her throat, so as to destroy the power of speech. Physicians could afford her no relief, and it was feared i f would result fatally her. A few days ago, however, she visited l)r Worrali’s drug store, and being fatigued, the elerk tendered her a glass of w-ter; while in the act ot drinking she strangled and threw up the pin. It was straight when she placed it in her mouth, but it came out bent into a half cir cle at the point, and much corroded. Yopno Mbn on Imperial Thronks. — Some of the most important empires on the globe are now ruled bv young men. The Emperor of China, Hien Fung, is now in the twenty-second year of bis agp, and the third o 1 bis reign. It will be recollected that he jg of the Tartar or Tn-tsing dynasty. Prince Chu-kisin, of the Ming dyna ty, who aspires to the throne of China, is about nineteen years old. ihe Sultan or Shah of Persia, Nasser-ad-Din, is about twen ty years of age. Ahdul-Medjid-khan, the Sul tan of Turkey, was born in 1823—0 f course he is now little over t hirty years ot age. Ihe Em peror Francis Joseph of Austria, i* nearly twen tv-three, having been boin in August, 1830 ■ lie ascended the imperial throne in December 18-18. These empires embrace rnorr than oue third of the population o! the world.