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lieutenant, and with the feelings of & gene
rous soul, said— ‘ Sir, your conduct is charac-
Jtcristic ot'tlie noble spirit? w hidiVompose our
navy, and which lias this day added lustre to
our arms, and done an incalculable service to
the commercial interests of the world. I drink
to the officer who dared to take the responsi
bility. and render society such essential ser
vice.” Long will Commodore Kearney, with
Li cut. Mclntosh, he remembered by a gate
fill people.
JOURNAL & MESSENGER.
S. T. CHAPMAN &. S. HOSE, Editors.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE !>. 1847.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR, i
For Vice President,
GEORGE W. CRAWFORD.
Contents of First ami Fourth Pages.
On the first page—Wirt's Thrilling Sketch of the
•‘Blind Preacher”—Fate of the Apostle?*—Report of the
South-western Railroad Committee—Gen. Taylor on |
the Field of Rattle—The Man on die White Horse—
Ge nerosity of a Real Hero.
On the Fourth page—Destruction of the Cotton Cat- !
terpillar—Rotation of Crops—Milk Paint—Rest of
Plant *—Turnip Fly—Alpacca Sheep—'Thoughts on Va
rious Subjects, Slc., Ac.
The Wkig Convention.
The Convention of the Whig party to nominate a
candidate for Governor of the State of Georgia, will as
semble at Milleitgeville, on Thursday the first day of
July The Whigs of the several cohnties, nre respect
fully requested to hold meetings and appoint delegates
accordingly.
To Subscriber*.
We find that some of the old sultfcribcrs to the Geor- j
gia Journal are still in the habit of Writing to Milledge
ville on business connected w ith thp Journal 2$ Mes
•fitter. Wc cannot be supposed to keep an ng- nt in
Milled* eviUe to attend to their requests. If they wish ;
to communicate with the present proprietors, they can
do so much more conveniently by addressing Journal
It Messenger, Macon, Ga.,
To Tosl-.Haslrrs
Several cases have come to our knowledge., where
Post-Masters have neglected to infirm us when papers
are not taken out of the office, &c In all such cases ;
of palpable neglect, we will hold them responsible ac
cording to law lor the subscription* *• ** ui enough
.nay urtve . (iiu.minicated with the former pro
prietors o i the Georgia Journal. The Journal 2* Mes-
Stntct't I* mw amt r.fif.'t. * r J-flUrrnt oonoerr.
M ueir, Mn-.ic.
Wr trke plc.nun- in c ulling the attention of the eiti
tena of Maoon, to the advertisement of Mr C'obvrn in
our paper to-day. He in an accomplished musician, and
the recognised inventor of (he Eolian Attachment, and
es its application to the Fitcio Forte
Tiis New Bntta’ion.
We learn from the Muscogee Democrat, that Capt
Walker, of the Baker County Company, haa united a
part of his force with the Georgia Greys, under Cap!
Nelson, while Lieut. Campbell with another portion of
the seine Company is to join Capt. Gaulden'u Company
of Stewart, thus completing the organization of botii
Companies. Another Company is bcino raised under
Capt. Kiddoo,of Randolph, which it is hoped will com
plete the Battalion. Loyniis corps ot bra
goons arc to leave for the seat of war in a few days.
Col. If. If. Jackson.
The friends of this gentleman will be pleased to learn
of his safir return to his family in Savannah, a.ter a
years faithful service of his country in Mex'eo. Tie
Col. informed „r that of the 910 men with which in
crossed the Chattahoochee, only about 150 were mus
tered regularly out of service at New Orleans, tits oth
ers having either died or been dismissed front the ser
,ce on account of sickness o: some other cause W<
have heard the d-aUts in the Regimen, stated at 145 u
fearful mortality to be sure—quite as great asthat o! th,
Americans at the battle ci Buena Vista Only a few ot
th> members ol tin- Macon Guards have thus th, reach
sd thetr homes, and they g. Orally give unerring evi
dence mi rhe hardships which they endured.
.’tfnj. Claries J. William*.
This gentleman n axVdfae reaufenae of hi* father.
™** 1 W iLUiIU, yesterday, am) was most cordtn Uy
*re.-t-,l by hfe iiutueroua friend*. He is in fine health
•nd spirits, and looks tut much improved as one of hit
portly appearance could possibly be bv a year's
potcne in Mexico.
hicutpimiit 1 lonic.
Tbit semi-man passed through Macon a few days
•ux--, on h M way to join hie family Sn Maeoo cou
It will be recollected that wlien tile call for Volunteers
was ma te last year, he immediately raised a company
consisting feouie forty or fifty men. Finding his
dT,'!rr oj b“ l '“’ lha ’ n " i,h ' r v n company nor
that of-Capt. ‘I inner was sufficiently full to be must, red
mtos. : rv,ce.he promptly consennd to an amalgams- 1
tion ol ,he two, an I a, : r. od to aoi in the eaiuonty of a
LieateiL-.nt In ail ,|,e aevere and ...hour marches ol
the Rcguneut, and all ns dangewand trials, lie is rep re
sem. .1 to us to have displayed the mo „ eheerfar co.il
n. 10. He waa universally regarded as a compel tm of
ficer and genuine 50!.!,.-, We *ere nappy to me et him
m hue health and epirna, and sincerely wish him a long
mpu. tr0.,1 the trials, annoyances, and dange.a i„c.
dentthe life of a volunteer, especially under such a
Commander-in-chief as James K Polk.
The loin ifuimc GaiauaMion.
The annual meeting ol tlie State Temperance C. n
vontion of Georgia, will bo held in Griffin, on W d
neadai the 23J June, ccinatenciog ai 41 o’clock A “1
Deieg mt from Charleston. Savannah, and all oth rr
poinis en the Central, and Macon and Western Rua ds
are aUowcd to pass m and return from the Convent!, m
at half price, and the churns of Griffin have very gen
erously proposed to throw open their houses on the -
eaaion, and a committee of highly respectable gentle
men irnve beenehosen to wait on delegntea and con
duet them from tlie depot to their respective places cf i
abode during the Convention.
tThc I'n sbyl. rinn ImnD Assembly.
At tin recent meeting of this body in Richmond, Va.,
the Rev,’Harvey F Leavitt, from the Conceal Conven
tian of Vermont, made an imeiesting atotenteut of the
condition of the church in the precincts of the Conven
tion In concluding his statement, Mr L briefly refer
led to the question of slavery, and the sentiment* withs
legatd lo it ol’ the religioua community he represented
He said that as men, audaechriatians, they were gener
ally ann-alavery in their opinion*—they had alwaya
been, and must continue so, Is cause it could not 1*
otherwise. In the very air from their mountains, they ,
inhaled the breath of freedom. Slavery could not live
there But, aa.d Mr. L., we liavc a* little aympatby as
you, air, (addrcoeing himself lo Dr Thomwell, who
cuinoa from Charle non, 8. C., ran have with the ultm-
Abohttonisl'.. who are found at the North. We all re
podiale the violent spirit they indulge Mar do we
claun.Sßid Mr. L..to interfere with State limitations,
or to disturb the rightacf our brethren of the goutli in
any respect All that we olaun is that we may, in an
oaelenaMuai and chrietian #smr,*p-ak of slavery mu
tually muting ourselves, and and we apeak wrong, we ask
ail “Ur hrejlircp to remind n. I It, snd pledge ourselves
in the Spirit ot l rellr-e to correct ounrlvist We are
•11. aaul lie, engaged tua comiiK.lt cause—all travelling
the sain, rood in tfte name hope of eternal Itappinnw in
Heaven—and we must not tail out Uy the wav God
forbid that we should
Cumberland Presbyterian*.
Beet* aud Hoeietiw are multiplying so rapidly that it
■a almost impossible to keep a record of them We
have now n* leas than four distinct class.-* of Preahyte
r.aus, via The Old School. the N-w SNmul, the Inde
pendent, (or Congregaiionslisls,) and the Cumberland
Presbyi. rians. Th* latter brxiy.whirli is ol recent ori
gin, already aymbeia 17 Kyiesle, 75 Presbyteries, HUO
Congregations, 700 Ministers, *no Licentiates, 150 can
didal.* for tlie Ministry,and liujuun nteutbeis ft bar
also five religious newspapers, and fifteen ittali.nl ion* ot
learning
Railroad from Ihunesville so Columbus.
Wc can assure our friends of the Savannah liepubli
can, that the Railroad from Bamcsville to Columbus, is
not likely to be affected by the refusal or acceptance of
the recent compromise by the Georgia Company. The
survey is now’ rapidly progressing, and w e have recently
been assured by those who ought to know, that the Road
trill be made. We are sorry to see some of our Savan
nah friends rather disposed to throw cold water on this
enterprise. They should encourage it rather than give
currency to the ill-grounded apprehensions of the- -
whose wishes are fathers to th**ir thought-. The true
policy of Savannah is to embark at once, in the South
western Railroad, and press it forward upon a common
trac k for South-western Georgia and Columbus, so that
if the upper route does tail they can accomplish th**
double purpose of reaching the Gulf, and of drawing the
whole of the cotton from the valley of the Chattahoo
chee. Columbus w’ill then be compelled either to build
a branch road or to lose her trade. It the men who
have embarked in the Bartlesville route are playing far
time. Savannah has still the game in her own hand, and
it will be her fault if she docs not play it to her own
profit.
Branch Rail road to Washington.
The citisens of f Washington, Wilkes county, are u
hout to undertake the construction of a Railroad from
that village to the Double Wells on the Georgia Road
The distance is 1H miles and the estimated cost about
SIOO,OOO. It is intended to use horse pow *r, and tli<
iron will probably be furnished by the Georgia Rail
road Company, which is about to replace a portion ol
the flat bar on its track w ith a heavy T rail.
Central Railroad C ompany.
The stockholders, ss well as the public ; nernlly, w ill
be pleased to that the. indebtedness <f the Centra.
Railroad Company has not only been extinguished, but
that tin* TV.ard of Directors have declared a dividend f
tiro dollars per share for the lasi nix moml-v Th*
plan which has thus, in a few weeks, placed the Com
pany in an independent position, was suggested to the
writer of this paragraph, during his connection with
the Bejmhlican, some two years since, by Mr. F.iavari
Padklfoed. The plan was then published in that
paper, and its adoption urged iijKin the Company ; hut
! for reasons which were doubtless satisfactory to those
| having control, was not favorably regarded. All othei
scheme* having failed, it was finally taken up and adop
ted at the last meeting of the stockholders. The result
| has fully verified the soundness of judgment which dic
| tnted the suggestion, and we Congratulate all concerned
that the Company is now placed in a position where its
! earnings can be appropriated to the payment of divi
i dends, and its means and credit so used as to greatly
increase its business and multiply its profits.
Wc have reference, of course, to the contemplated
South-Western Railroad, as well as to the Branch from
i the eighty mile station to Augusta. Both these enter
j priws are now undci consideration, and the people are
’ anxious to know’ what aid can be nflbrded to them by
that Company. In regard to the Augusta Branch, a
proposition has already been made by the Central Rail
roazl fWnjiany to troarnniee to the stockholders seven
percent, on ffielr Investment b->r uj oj itu* iri-k
alone, the Company binding itself to supply the necessary
equipment This is very well, and if the people of,
Burke county and Savannah will not build the RoaJ on
these terms, they will, of course, have to forego the ad j
vantages which would accrue from its construction
111 icgsrd to the South-Wasiem Road, we think th<* i
Central Company ought to do much, Vcause ii would j
bring to them anew bus nese—one from which they J
have hitherto realized almost nothing. It is a moder
ate calculation to say that the Sou th-West em Road
would, in three years, double the receipt* of the Central
Company, both for freights and passengers It would |
unlock a region hitherto unknown to the people of the 1
seaboard. It would bring to Savannah the produce,
not only of South-Western Georgia, but of some of the
most valuable counties of South-Eastern Alabama. It
would secure to the Central Road one half—perhaps*.wo
thirds—of the Cotton now carried to the Eastern Gulf
ports, and also a return freight of corresponding value
Under these circumstances, it w apparent that the Cen
tral Company would consult a wise economy in taking
liberally of the stock of the South-Western Road. In- !
deed, they have it in their power to give an impetus to
the enterprise which will insure its success. Let them
soy to the people of the South-West, we will raise three,
four, or five hundred thousand dollars, provided you will
put down a corresponding sum. If they were to limit
their assistance even to a quarter of a million, we be
lieve that the planters would subscribe Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars towards the construction of th*
work.
Few companies in the country “have prospects equal i
to the Central. All that is required now, it* the requisite
boldness, energy and outlay. Most sincerely do we
trust that tliey may prove themselves equal to the emer
gency. If they net at all, tliey must act soon,an the
planters generally have abundant means from the sales
of their last crops, w hich they will, of -coarse, otherwise
invest, unless they find that the South-Western Road
is about to be preened to an early completion.
Mr. W ebster mid the Sonth* western
Railtoud.
The ft iend. of the Smith-western Railroad will pe
ruse with pen liar pleasure, the extract in this paper j
from the recent sp-s'li of Mr. Webster at Savannah.
When aoch men sjeak —it thus in regard to both die
national and local bearing of die enterprise, we need i
not fear the result, of an application to Congress for aid j
in extending the road from the Chattahoochee to Pen [
saeola. But the people of Georgia must help them- ■
aelvea befue they can exited lloicnlcs to aid them. I
They must put down the money and construct from fifty
to on* hundred niilea of the Road from Macon in a
South-wrs, direction ‘The planters of die South-west i
must not only Kubeeribe, but they must be ably seconded \
by the cities of Macon and Savannah. The Road once
completed—the ports of Savannah and Pensacola once
united by a rail wny—Savannah must become a naval
depot; because she has the only harbor on the South
Atlantic Coast, which ships of heavy tonnage can. liter
with safety. She will then lie convenient to the iron,
coal, hemp, and provision regions of Georgia, Tennes
see. Alai>ama, and Kentucky, and being in the very
heart of the lieat forests of pine and live oak on the Con
tinent, abe must necessarily be selected as the she of a
Southem-Atlantic Navy Yard. No intelligent man
can examine carefully the system of Georgia improve
ment*, having their base at Savannah, wiihout agreeing
with Mr. Kino when he gave as a toaat at the lute
WehsteV dinner:
“Thf Prospliuty of Savannah. —lt if ill be com- i
meusurate with her enterprise ! I”
The man i* now living who may ace that city connected
not only with Pensacola, but with the Misstppi at three
different points,vix at Vieksbnrg. at Memph's, and at
aoine point near the mouth of th Ohio. All that the
l people of Savannah have to do is to aid liberally in the
I construction of the South-western Road, and to estab
lish a line of steam ships thence to New York. The
result of these measures sue-eessiully carried into execu
tion, would ba die establishment oi s Navy Yard at
Savannah, and the concentration then- of a large amount
of capital and business enterprino She would become
‘ the great thorough-fare of travel and the depot for tni
incalculable mas* of Southern und Western produce.
1 Instead ofbeing the fourth city in the Union lot the re-1
1 ceiptaof cotton, she would become the second—drawing
! to her wharves a vast proportion of the staple which is
now carried to the Gulf ports. Her population would
be doubled—perhaps quadrupled—b*ciusr, she would
be the base of a line of Railroad* some three thousand
! miles in extent, and w hich would bring to her the trad’
j and wealth of a country equal in area to neatly one quar
ter of tlie present Union
I Under aueh circumstane.-s, what does it become the
1 merchants, and particularly the real estate holder* us
Savannah to do T That they have the capital i appa
rent, from the fact that they recently invested half a mil
lion in the eight per cent Stock ot tile < Vntrs! Railroad
It ha* been suggv icd Ip us tliai not only the citizen*
and *he Cental Company, (now out of dc'.lj but the
city of Savannah in its corporate capacity, might usl
greatly in hastening the eomplei.on ol these enterprises,
ami that too without jeopardizing in the slightest degree
existing interests It ia behoved tliat the Hoick which
the city hoi.la in the Central Road could Is- so used a*
to make it available in the construction of tlie Smith
western Road It remains for the citizen* of Savannah
to determine whether the attempt will bemad. We
will recur to the subject hereafter, and perhaps present
other view* for the consideration of our friends on th.
■aq board.
The Ship Fever.
We have recently observed several notices of the
ahip fever and Usenet isusi through the Northern Suite*
It first appeared among the Irish and German emigrant
and the contagion ha* been spread by them through the
country. A case is Hated in the Albany Argui wh'r>
asver*! of th'"# emigrant* were kindly entertained hv
Quaker family in Schenectady county. The ship fever
made it* appearance in a few day-4, and at the latest
dates three members of the family wciv dead, and a
foutth was not expected to live.
Route of the Month-western Railroad.
The editor of the Albany Pain t **;■.u to be labor- |
ing under some singular delusion in regard to the South J
western Railroad movement. The ( invention at A- ,
meriens was not called for the purpose ol determining 1
upon the route of the Road, and even it it hadhcenthtiM
called, the members of it had no right to ex :> •** such*
powers, and their action would have hail no binding,
force upon the Company. The men who subs. nbe fut j
ih* Stock and pay the money have alone the power to j
determine where the Rond shall be located, within th* j
limits of the charter. The people of Albany or the Ed- j
itor of the Patriot, will find no difficulty in controlling j
the route of the Road, we apprehend, if they will only ,
subscribe for a sufficient amount ot tb> stock. W c haw
heard of one gentleman, who it is an id, will subscrib'*
s.*>:),ooo, provided the Road is carried through a e ;tain j
section of Houston county. The people of Albany can
subscribe upon the same condition St. too, the p opi**
of other places desirous of having the Road. We will
simply remark, however, that the South-western Rail
road enterprise was never gotten up for the purpose of
subserving any mere local interests. It waa not intend
ed simply lor the benefit of Macon, of Ferry, of Fort-
V r alley, Americus, Albany, or Fort Gaines, but for the
greut Agricultural interests of Smith-western Geor
gia. It was devised to develop the resources of the j
moat interesting and important section of the State—to ;
give an out let to the Atlantic for at least three mil
nous of dollars worth of produce. It was ini*'tided lose- t
cure to the South-west a communication with the •
mountains on the one hand, with the s< a-board on the ■
other, and finally with the gulf country, the West In-1
dies, and the Pacific. It was intended ns a grand un-1
tional thorough-hire, and it ia hardly to be “opposed that!
men will turn aside from so great a purpose to consult;
t>M mun>u of any particular section, unlesa corp s- I
ponding pecuniary inducements are held out.
It is natural enough that the editor of the Patriot. \
who is supposed to be somewhat interested in and around ;
Albany, should lx* anxious to line his own pockets. It j
is still less remarkable, that as one of tfe- proprietors of j
the defunct Oemulgee and Flint River Railroad, h.: I
should endeavor to galvanize it again into at least a
momentary vitality; but wc are inclined to think that j
the memory of certain Savon contributions and begging J
pilgrimages, is yet too fresh in the minds of the people
co allow many ol them to be led far astray in regard to
that celebrated ox-cart enterprise. If, however, our !
neighbor of the Patriot thinks that the pork-crop oi th- |
last year has been sufficient to justify the levying of ad- ‘
ditional contnbations upon certaui cit. - or individuals. !
lie is welcome to make the attempt. It will probably •
be found, however, that the building of Railroads has j
become a cash business, and that emigrants from the !
Green Isle are no longer green enough to labor for *
stock and take pay in promises.
The whole movement of our cotemporary appears I
very much like an effort to defeat entirely the South
western Railroad enterprise, or so to control it that its ,
advantages may enure to the benefit of a few, regardless ,
*'f the trreai agricultural interests involv'd. If the rout • j
by Albany be found the cheapest or best, the stork !
holders of the Road will doubtless dir. ot their Eng.- j
neers to locate the track to that point. We should !
have not the sligh*M objection to such a course, but the •
question cannot be settled by any paper resolves in a
Convention of Delegates—it must he 1. ft exclusively to
the owners of the atodk, to the nu n who contribute th*
funds.
The Ghicago Convention.
We are pleased to learn that the Hon. Thomas Bit
i.fr K fv c and R R Ccylek, Esq . hav<* consented to
attend the great Internal Improvement Convention,
which is soon to assemble at*Chicngo, Illinois. It is
exceedingly proper that (leorgia should, at this time,
be represented in that meeting, and still more so, that
she should send the very gentlemen who have consented
to go. Mr. King is very extensively known ns one
who has done more than ni y other man in the nation
for our navy and commercial marine. He was the origi
nator of the Home Squadron scheme, and more recent
ly of the hill which has given to the nation a fleet of
ocean steamers. Having done so much for the Atlantic
States, it is hutprojier that Le should prove to tb* people
of the Great West that we of the seaboard are not un- j
jiimdfu) of their interests—that, unlike South Carolina,
we do not ask for ourselves what w * deny to others.
There is a peculiar appropriateness, !*.'•* that Mr.
King should he accompanied by one so intimately con
nected, as is Mr. Guyi.ee, with that great line of South
ern improvements which is destined, hi no distant day,
to <tonuect the Southern Atlantic harbors with those of
the Lakes, by Raltroath* juiJ Steamboats. It is proper
that the people of the West should understand that they *
are indebted for this destined revolution in trade and
travel, to the thrifty, vigorous and growing State of
Georgia, and not, oh has been generally supposed, to
the proud, pompous, imperious, self-constituted sover
eignty of South Carolina. It is proper they should
understand, that while Carolina hat> been idly talking
about “the* inland seas'’ of the West, Georgia has ex
pended nearly twelve millions of dollars upon a sys
tem of internal improvements, which wilf, in a few
years, give a fjpe outlet to Western produce when the
Lakes, Canals and Railroads of the middle States are
impassable from ice and snows. It is time that the
people of the West should be induced to turn their
eyes to the South, instead of the East. The diauace
from Savannah to the mouth of the Ohio River is not
as great as that from New Yoik toCincinnatti. Four
hundred miles of the Southern Route have already lx .*n
completed, while the ‘corporation of Nashville has just
voted halt a million of dollars towards the exten
sion of the work from Chattanooga to that place.—
If die people of” Tennessee*and Kentucky will only do
half as well as Georgia has done, wc will, in a few
years, have a complete thoroughfare f trade and travel
between the South Atlantic j>ortH end th** Laki .
To this end, the presence of intelligent delegates
from Georgia in this contemplated convention, will es
sentiality contribute. It is only necessary tor the enter
prising people of that region to properly un Icrstand out
system of improvements ami the advantag'-s which
they oiler, when they jvill at once see their true inter
ests and the proper outlet which they should sock to the
Atlantic.
Snvnnnuli rind the Mitcon A Western
Railroad.
“ We have al-itsr from it friend in Cobb county, that
fully sustains the remarks, which we Imve already made,
| allowing ill die first place the disposition on the part of
| fanners and others interested, to have sent more com
I and Hour to this market during the Inst season ; and in
the second place, tlie difficulty of doing so, owing to tlie
| Railroad arrangement*.’’
The above is from the Savannah HtpuUiean of die
3d instant, and is copied for the purpose of showing our
friend that he is mistaken in regard to the influence of
the Railroad* upon the trade of Savannah. Indeed,
we are forced, by observation, figures anil tacts, to the
conclusion that the RuaJs are doing much more lor
Savannah titan Savannah i* for them. We submit a
few fact*
We have before tta the following table, shewing the
freight* received by the Western A Atlantic Road for
j good* forwarded and receive I via the Georgia and
ttacon A Western Railroad*, for seven months in
13G-7.
Ffi Down.
Ocorgi* . Varna St \ Oiinri* Mar. nK
ltaiimsd |W, It. ft. : Kaiitvstl. w. li. H.
October, *2.843 33 *332 Mil *553 051 |U3 83
November, 1,048 44 327 31 1,016 301 287 20
I December, 1.27 181 113 25. 1.361 10 1 813 72
Jill|iry, 952 8-1 |B7 II j 1,126 72 ; 562 03
February, 1,352 33 131 0311 2,1’.t6 T.‘>i 721 60
March, 3,562 22 170 in 2.122 61 835 15
April, 4,152 17 346 05! 1,003)1 718 39
*15,180 25 *1631 12 *10,05.) 9-I*llß3 78
This table exhibit* the remarkable tael, that while the
Macon Sl Western Uoud has nearly itirulfj Ihr ilinrii
frtitthtt, only about nue-fenM of the op freight. Irnve
been returned lo them hum the cities of Savannah ami
Macon, and the Ceniral Railroad. Tins 1.-utllrk.’itjle
inequality proves, that il the Macon A Western K*>nd |
has not done every thing which might hav** In*i*ii don
ng**tnt a tiitd w*l! i.miprntor, it
tiuft ftt irtitt ImH • reantmublc tdmrt 1 ot omii4i
*nn* it has only twtrft about mith in oj*nitioii
It our ol tin* Jiej/uUu >in < uiJ only •
an to im rcuai! the attraction* idr countiy tnrrrhftiits in
Havannah, we I’wl convftnc umi tin* down tmd<* wouli
L'outinu** to multiply in a cort;>omJiiiv: ratio, VVimt
vrr may be auiii ol th* pqtiipmrm of tl* M A.
Wwiterti Knud th# pftst ftrtaoii, re imve
by n |j*nilemnn porfucty eompHuiit to lutlgi*, nn I wh**
•a alike familiar with th* rftoiinv of thf country and
•lift inanaicfinrnt of neh woik, (tlioufjh hnvin# no
•nniuction with thr runl in quraikm,) tluit tin* new
freight cars will lx amply miflicirtit f*r all tin. buflitv*-
fht wil’ hx likely to offi*r tV *onini; m i-rtn
Mare Signs of the Times.
The Griffin Whig which for the lust few weeks liar
hud the narn<- of Henry Clay tor the Presidency at the
head of its column?*, has now runup the “ Hough and
Ready flag.” The Editor in a very graceful article,
gives his r'ason* for the change. Wc believe that all
the Whig papers in the State, exc pt the Chronicl eN
Sentinel and Madison Miscellany, have now taken po
sition in favor of the “Old Hero, and we have l iwon
to believe that they will cordially sustain*his nomina
tion, clmuld it be made by tin* Whig State Convention,
which is t* Qv*-mble in Millcdgeville on the Ist of Ju
ly W.• believe, th it thus far, only one county .in pri
mary meeting, lia nom mat-d Mr. Clay, nnd that one
announces him aft the particular friend ol Gen. Taylor-
The truth is. Mr. Clay doe? not wish the nomination,
and his lcst friends have rallied almost to a man, untlcr
the banner of “Old Rough and Ready.”
Tlic Whigs of Jack ho n.
At a public meeting of the Whig party of Jackson
county, Geo , on the first Tuesday of June, the follow
ing resolution waa adopted, viz:
He solved. That wc are proud of the high character
and noble bearing of ZACHARY TAYLOR ill con
ducting the war with Mexico, and that we heartily re
spond to the feeling ao generally manifested throughout
the entire extent of our country of bestowing upon him
the highest office in the gift of the people.
The Han for the Occasion*
A correspondent of the Baltimore American says
“When the news of Santa Andas advance reach* and
Saltillo, with the intelligence of the capture of Major
Bore-land r. command, the rumors which canie thronging
into the town of the great force of the enemy, filled our
little army of volunteers with alarm. Gen. Taylor, re
turning from a torn of observation, arrived at this lime,
and as he entred Salt'Jlo, nays a private letter, “every
hat was lifted, and fear aulapprehension fled from eve-*
ry countenance.” The lust remnant of distrust gave
way to confidence and buoyancy when Taylor t**v- the
memorable order to march ■* Agua Nueva, twenty
miles nearer the enemy. On would almost think that
the hern-spirit of Julias Ckrsu had prompted this. And
throughout the whole of an ordeal so terrible that those
who pruned through it so minfully cannot lookback
iqsn it now, perhaps, with calmness—the spirits ot our
men were high and confident, and when the Mexican
lines deployed upon the fit-lt! in glittering array and in
coinulc.sd numbers, a shout went tip from our little, host
that made the gorges of Buena Vista ring again.’’
Flirty Zeal.
“There never was any party, faction, sect, or cabal
whatsoever, in which the most ignorant were not the
moat violent; for a bee is rut a busier animal than n
blockhead. However, such instruments are necessary
to pnlircinns : and perhaps x may be with states as with
docks, w hich must have some dead weight hanging
at them, to rcgulute the nation of the finer and more
useful parts.”
Mr. Folk'* Major General.
The original appointment of Gen Pillow to a Brig
ndiership by Mr. Polk, p odneed general surprise nnd
disgust in Tennessee, where he wnt known as a small
beer politician. He decs not seem to have eve r had
the confidence of cither hb HRerrs or im-u. In the
nttle of Ccrro Gordo, t appears he received a slight
wound in hia arm, which caus \l him at once to
leave Tor Tennessee, in order to report his martini
dee.ls to Mrs. Grundy, nnd the other old ladies
of the State, which gave a Polk to the nation, and a ,
hero to the w ars. According to his own account of the
affair, the fire upon himself ami staff, as they advanced
at the head of his columns upon the blazing batteries
of the Mexicans, was truly terrific—nearly carrying
away his sword arm, and dealing death and destruction
on all sides. Whether on the recommendation of Lt.
General Benton, we pretend not to say, but the Presi
dent, who had totally disregarded the services of such
men os Jefferson Davis, at once made the heroic Pil
loav n Major General. But while “hi3 blushing honors
arc yet fresh upon him” the truth has been fully developed-
It appears that the wound in his sword arm was a com
parative scratch, and that the ball which did such ter
rible execution was safely lodged in his breeches pocket;
while the fierce assault which he boasted having headed,
according to the published statement of his own
officers “he neither led opr followed .” This statement
is published in the New* Orleans papere and is signed
by all the surviving officers of the 2d Tennessee Regi
ment. It seems to have clearly established these facts
1. That Gen. Pillow deceived Gen. Scott in pre
tending to have made a rrcomvrisance, w’hich he either
could not have mode at ail, or the results of which he
reported incorrectly.
2. That he represented the three Mexican batteries
as but slightly manned and containing hut one cannon
whereas they were defended hy 13 pieces and 30(H) men.
3. That instead of leading the assault as is pretend
ed. he did not even follow at a respectful distance, but
cautiously remained lik*- a prudent General, out of
harm’s way. •
4. That lie displayed the most profound ignorance and
incompotency, having changed tRe relative position
of the regiments at the moment of going into action*
and having entirely failed to support one of the advan
cing columns, which caused to it lose on*- fourth of its
number in killed and wounded.
That he neglected altogether to give orders to the
Pennsylvania Regiment to advance to the assault though
he ho had expressly ordered them not to move without
such orders.
Thins statements made as they arc, by the officers
of one of the best rcgim*ntsi|ithe # seivice,willofcours
elicit an investigation of ike whole affair, when, if the
facts should be found u> vary from the above, we will
cheerfully give place to them. The very temperate lan
guage used by the officers, is strong evidence of the
correctness of their facts; ami besides, the most respecta
ble papers in N-Orleuns openly declare that the state
ments which they make ore abundantly confirmed by
‘collateral testimony. Such i.-t the material out of which
Mr. Polk has been making Major Generals to command
such men as Wool and Doniplwn and Childs and Dun
can aud Mclntosh and scores of others who have grown
grey in the service! So much for putting a third-rate
County Court Lawyer in the Presidential Chair.
Abolitionism run Mad.
Th.’ recent ftuti-uUvvry Convention in Boston, is
p'prei*.; ltc .1 as liaving been even more disgrnr till than
tliat which was held the week previously in New York.
Intidels and preachers, men ami women, whiles and
blacks, were all huddled together, and all speaking at
once, making the place a perfect Pandemonium. The
Church and its ministry, and the Union and its adher
ent*, were unscrupulously denounced, and it wus openly
proclaimed, that the true abolition cause could only pre
vail over the Constitution an 1 the Bible. A runaway
negro abused Daniel Webeter most vooiferounly und
declared tliai—
‘‘No northern man can travel south in safety, except
as Daniel Webster is travelling th'-re at this time, I low
ing down to the feel of the slaveholders.”
A Boston paper says that amid tire hotly burly:
“A sturdy negio, who had entwined h.s anus around
the neck ofn white Indy, and was whispering soft things
in her ear, drew many admiring eyes. Some persons
thought tlie negro was not so great a fool as lie appear
ed B
While Cuinni.no wns denouncing the Ctmreh the
linll wus the seen” of aueh great noise and confusion,
tliat liie police had to mterli re lo restore order among
the outraged spectators
“All thin Garrinoh warmly Jenounc J, railing it
“scurvy treatment,’ and remarking tliai ‘whenever the
Church was denounced, or the I'tiion assailed, these
b usts of Boshan and reptile* of Sodom bellowed on l
hissed their venom. The character of the Church and
Union waa wi ll demonstrated, lie udded, when such
filth and acuin w -rc its supporters.’ ”
Horror lor SfilitMiy Heroes.
The editor of tire Cuhtmbu* Ttmot, seems to be per
fectly horrified at the idea that tile Whigs.,l Georgia
should nm up die Tayum and Cua. ii Hugs, and is anx
ious to know whether some of the small liy us hemes
cannot p t die poaitian of dour-knejs-r to die House oi
Kcprcsontitm*, or ol privutc Secretary to Guvrmor
t un. a We would simply Inform our cotempomry
that be hau not the .-lightest chance for promotion to
Cither office When either Taylor or Cuni u confer
cilice upon men who have hern m the servire, diey
w.il give it to dine ahn hare screed nut Ihrir Unit
Another voice from Kentucky.
Kentucky is evidently resolved to take th-. lead in the
I avis a movement At tile recent meeting of the p*'o
pie in the llard-towti Congressional District, e rcsolii
tint! nominating the old General for th ■ Presidency was
passed by acclamation. The lesiisville Journal says,
“we have had lire pleasure .if conversing with a highly
respectable member of the Louisville Legion, direei
Iran New Orleans He inlorni and tt*, that there is not,
m the Legnjp, a senary man, Whig or D n ocrat, but ‘
go— for f|. T v lops else* oil to the Pr- idencv “ ‘
The Church Robbers*
The Freeman's Journal, a Roman Catholic paper,
published in New York, has an able but severe article
upon the Washington Union for its atrocious proposi
tion to sequestrate the church property in Mexico, du
, ring the continuance of the present war. It says—
" The Washington Union of the 11th inst., lias broach
oil a project unwtrrthy of our cure, and still more unwor
thy of our Government, of which it is sometimes called
the organ —it is nothing more nor less than a proposal
to turn the war against the priest* and the religion of
that unfortunate country.”
A Whig Candidate in Alabama.
The Whigs of Alabama seem determined to run a
candidate of their own, instead of interfering in the
scramble which is going on between Messrs. Chapman
and Martin for the chief magistracy of the Suite. The
| candidate named is the 11on. Nicholas Davis, of
! Limestone, a gentleman of acknowledged capacity and
I of well known Whig principles.
The 13th Regiment.
Capt. Ector's Company, 100 rank and file, paved
’ through this city on Friday last, on their wny to Charles
ton, whence they will sail for the Brtwos.
We regret to mention that tin* departure of the Com
! pany recruited in tins city, has been still further delayed
I by the serious illness of both Cupt. Scott and Lieut.
1 White. They have both been seriously ill, and neither
if them will probably be tit for active service lor some
weeks to come.
Import ant from Gen* Scott.
There have been arrivals from Vera Cruz to the 30th.
! The election of Hekera as President of Mexico is re
i gardetl ns confirmed. Santa Anna vuu* busily engaged
1 fortifying the Pass at Rio Frio, and was determined to
| resist the advance of Gen. Scott. That officer was to
leave IVroic on the 29th, and enter Puebla on the 4th
inst. Had he been furnished with the requisite nun^ber
of Inen he would er now Imvu Lo.-n in tho city of Mux
ico.
Col. Doniphan Safe.
The man who in this war will stand next to General
Pay lor is Col. Doniphan. He was literally turned loose
on the prairies, and allowed to fight himself safely thro’
the heart of the North Mexican States. He left St
Louis with about 1000 men, and inarched ’.HR) miles to
Sntita Fe, ami then some 300 miles south to Chihuahua.
On the way he fought the battles of Bmcito and Sacra
mento, in which Inst engagement he defeated nearly
rive times his own number, of Mexicans killed and
wounded three hundred, and took eleven pieces of ar
tillery! From Chihuahua he made a demonstration
upon Durango, but finding that his force was inadequate
to remain longer in the heart of Th<* enemy’s country,
lie turned his face towards Old Rough and Ready, and
at the latest accounts was at Parras, 1(H) miles distant
from the battle ground of Iluena Vista. He was ex
pected to join Gen. Taylor on the 18th with 900 mount
'd men, having lost less than one hundred in his vari
ous pitched battles and a march of near 2000 miles. So
much for Doniphan and his brave Missourians.
Lieut. Hunter to Ik* Re-instated.
W ar* willing to give Santa Anna, Mr. Polk, and
bis Satanic Majesty, all their due, and therefore publish
with pleasure the following from the Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore American , hoping that it
may prove true:
“I now learn, upon good authority, that the conduct
of Com. Perry in this matter, not only meets with the
disapprobation of the Secretary of the Navy, but of the
President also, and that the resolution has been agreed
upon by them to appoint Lieut. Hunter to the command
of a vessel, directly after his arrival from Vera Cruz.
The gallant Lieutenant is expected to arrive here in a
very lew days.”
Santa Anna*
The “New Orleans Beef’ in shaking of this “invin
cible hero,” this pseudo martyr, who, in mock heroics,
swore to immolate himself upon the altar of his coun
try, says:
“Now that Santa Anna has done all the mischief
that he possibly could, we humbly suggest that lie be
allowed to quit Mexico by a similar process to that em
ployed for restoring him to the Republic. As the Pre
sident's passport let him and his officers in, it is noth
ilg but sheer justice that it should let him out. They
went to Mexico by the express will of Mr. Polk, and
remained there as long as they were of the slightest use
ii slaughtering the Americans. Their occupation is
gone now, ami they may boldly claim the right of egress
as they did that of ingress. A pennit to leave the
| Mexican territory would not be half so preposterous
and suicidal a measure as was the passport by which
•hey were allowed to re-enter it. That was the ne
plus ultra of shallow cunning and insanity. It stands
alone in unapproachable absurdity.”
Politics of the Great States.
“Since the commencement of the war against Mexi
co, by Mr. Folk, elections have been liolden for mem
l>ers of Congress in our four largest States, with the fill
lowing result, compared with that of the previous elec
tion :
IS 46. 13-ts.
Whigs. Dem. Whigs. Dem.
New York, 13 21 23 11
Pennsylvania, 12 12 17 7
Ohio, 7 14 11 10
Virginia, 1 14 6 9
33 61 57 37
Whig Delegates.
The following persons have been chosen Delegates
! to the Whig Gubernatorial Convention, to meet in
Milledgcvill on Thursday the Ist of July:
Richmond —John Skinner, W. J Rhodes, A. J.Mil
ler and C. J. Jenkins.
Butts —Britton Buttrill, O. H. McLendon arulß.
1 YV. McCune.
Tattnall —De Lamotto Sheftail and Henry Strick
j land.
I Jackson. —Giles Mitchell, B 11. Overby, Middleton
Witt and Maj. John Dawson.
| (lark —. Ja's. W. Harris, Green B. Hnygood and Col.
j J. J. Selman.
Washington. —James Gainer. Benj. Brookins, Win.
P. Hardwick and Dr. Wm. G. Mcßride.
Dr Kalb. —Col. Jas. M. Calhoun, James Loyd, Wm.
| H ('lark and S. P. Wright.
Fayette. —G. L. Warren, L. E. Cast*, John M.
Huic and Wm. Reeves.
Henry —Wm. Beck, Jacob Crow, F. F. Dodson
and John C. Si util i
Pike —John B. Reid, Win. M. Leak, J. C Free
man and Charles G. Turner.
Burke —Johh T. Brown, James M. Pepper and
Drury Corker.
Hancock —Dr. James D Mnckie, John Graybill,
j L. S. Stewart and Tho’s. Whaley
( aan —Maj. A. 8 Wooly, Col. L. Johnson and
Jam*** Milner.
Bibb - - Rollin Bivins, T. M Ellis, J. el, Gresham
and J H R. Washington.
M trios —Messrs. Crawford Morgan Kemp
and Robert Burton
Monroe —John K Simmons, Mead L stu*ur. R . P
, Tnppe, M. B Merritt and David Oglctroo.
Upson-Alien McWulker, David B. Grant and P.
I W. Alexander.
Baldwin Miller Grieve, B. T. Bethnne and Dr.
F. IV Gramlaud
Marfan —Cha’s. J. Baldwin, C. R. Hanloitrr, J.
| 11. McHenry and John K Hubbard.
! Campbell. —W. P. Menifee. R. J. Tuggle, and J.
i 11. Coryell.
Gwinnett —Z. Norton, K. T. Terrell and M. R
Mitchell.
I**s —Joseph Bond and Thomas M mglinti.
i Lownds.— V. B. Davies, John Stapler and IX. W.
Sharps.
; Xeicton —L>r W. D. Conyers, P. Reynolds L.
! Baker and L Thomas.
Ogl*thorp.e—i O. f Platt. G. H L**ter, and T. E.
j K. Harris.
Thomas —Dr. T. B. Wynn, P E. Love and J. G.
Fondrefi
j Muscogee—G. f:. Thomas, 8. W. Flournoy and
A. G Foster.
Talbot.— Doct. II P Sinead. Diet E. C. Moyer,
A O. Perryman and Wm. Holt.
Ilhtck Orators nnri Minsfie!*
Noah in Ina Messenger says: “Negro oratory, li'u-
minstrelsy, is getting to be an indlsp. neaMe
•musMiient One Mr Bibb, a runaway tduve, i* bro’t
rward ns n rival for Fred. Douglas-, and has been
‘enlightenin’ de folks oh Brooklyn.** However, it is
<ii l that Dnuglam* association w.Mi European lutlieri
and gentlemen ha* n*uJered him entirely too cl# ver to
i!
of t’letn all**—-Rice xcept#d
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE JOURNAL & MESSENGER.
MILLEDG EVILLE, June 7‘ 1317.
Gentlemen: Rumor, strengthened by repeated cx
prcts-ions of individual opinion, affords strong confirma
tion of the belief that Gen. Taylor will, nt least, be re
commended as a candidate for the Presidency by the.
Democratic Gubernatorial Convention shortly to be
held in Miledgeville. There are some half dozen or
more plausible reasons why they should adopt such n
course. To these 1 shall refer m the order of their im
portance
1. They have a most abiding confidence in “Old
Zachary's luck;” and (if on the dav f their trial he
should not “wear a spencer”) they design to save them
selves hy “clinging to the skirts” of his old drab coat.
2. “II * is no politician,” and might incidentally
sweeten their “hard cider” with a little of the compound
extract of “spoils.”
3 Zachary, as an officer in the army, although a
Whig, was so eccentric as to have voted for General
Jackson.
4, Zuchary’fi father did actually vote for Thomas Jef
ferson.
3. Zachary himself some quarter of a century ago,
(us has been conclusively shewn by Senator Cameron
in proof of Gen. T’s. political complexion) being at that
time stationed in Pennsylvania, expressed himself fa
vorably to the election of one of the “Snyder” family as
Governor of that Stale.
6. Zachary is to act the part ofHcrcule.fi, and destroy
that original Democratic bantling, ycleped the “ Wil
nutt Proviso,” but which it is suddenly feared is preco
ciously growing into an Abolition Hydra.
There arc also apologetically alleged several conve
nient suppositions in regard to Zachary’s views ol par
ticular measures, which, although their discussion is
not now necessary, contribute to swell the flood of their
patriotism, in which they are resolved to drown tin*
bantling named in reason No. 6. “ Vive la bagel, lie /”
Yours, &lc. A.
COMMUNICATED.
It lias been repeatedly stated that Gen. Clinch would
not probably consent to serve, if nominated by the
Whig Convention. I have not deemed it necessary to
communicate with Gen.HJ. on the subject ol his nom
ination, yet 1 hesitate not to say, upon w hat I consider
good authority, that although he has no aspirations lor
the office, and although his acceptance would bent |
a personal sacrifice, still, old soldier as he is, he would
not decline the call of his country, whether at the head
of our Stan* affairs or in the tented field. His friends
abroad, may therefore rest assured, that if they think
proper to call upon him with united voice, he will bo
found ever ready to answer.
Rough and Ready.
Later from Europe.
Further decline, in Cotton—great advance in grain
and provisions—pressure in the Money Market —
Mexican Privateers.
The Hibernia airived at Boston on the 3d inst., with
Liverpool and London dates to the 19th ult. The Bank
of England continued its operations in tightening the
money market, and the consequence hud been a heavy
decline in Cotton which had been further depressed
by the great advance in profusions.
The sales during the fortnight ending the 14th, was
55,360 Laics at a decline of one-eighth of a penny. Quo
tations for fair bowed Georgia 6i, Mobile 64, New Or
leans Gld. Imports of fortnight, 32.333, of the year,
472,236 bales. Stock in Liverpool on the 14th, 518,500
bales, same time last year, 780,370 —being a deficiency
of 262,370. Between the 14th and 19th prices advanced
Id., and the following are the. quotations :
Middling. Fair.
Bowed Georgia, 5Jd 61 a 61 and
Mobile, 6 and Gid
Orleans, 6f 61
On the Hth 3000 changed hands at the aLove prices
The supply of grain both in Great Britain and Europe,
was unexpectedly short, and wheat had risen Bs. to 9s
6d. per quarter of 8 bushels. Indian Com had risen
from 50s. a 51s. to 635. a 665. per quarter of 480 pounds.
The apprehension of scarcity on the Continent had
greatly increased. The prospects of n fine harvest in
France, however, are very good.
A Barcelona ‘•ate of the 30th May, states that the
Mexican privateer Unico, of Vera Cruz, carrying one
gun and 53 men, had captured in the waters of Arica
and brought into Barcelona, the American barque Car
melita, of 193 tons, Capt. Edwin Littlefield, bound from
Ponce, P. R , with Coffee to Trieste.
Mr. Webster on Georgia Improvemen’s.
In his great speech at Savannah, Daniel Webster re
marked:—“Others may value this union of confedera
ted States as a convenience, or an arrangement, or n
compromise of interests ; but I desire to see an attach
ment to the Union existing among the people, not as a*
deduction of political economy, nor ns a result of philo
sophical reasoning, but cherished as a sentiment
“I wish to see that attachment extended from one ex
tremity of this confederacy to the other, not by Tele
graphic communications, but through the medium of
American sympathies, acting upon the American heart.
Massachusetts, it is true, cannot vie with Georgia in
fertility of soil, abundance of resources, or the boundless
facilities of internal improvement, which will render ■
Georgia ut no distant day, one of th*‘ mightiest of our
confederated States. Seven States like Massachusetts
might be carved out of Georgia, and yet ahundunt room
lie left for the formation of another State. The natural
products of Massachusetts, (as a Southern Statesman
once said,) nr** granite aiui ice. Many of jhene stately
buildings that tower alove me,are I doubt not, indebted
to Massachusetts for the granite upon which they ar**
reared, but your lines of Railroads even now stretching
almost to the toot of your mountain ranges—beds of en
tire granite—will soon deprive her of that privilege ; but
| our hyperborean winters w ill long give us the monopoly
of the other article of export, and if we are not destined
to be your “hewers of wood and drawers of water,” we
yet w 11 be your “ hewers of ice and coolers of water
“Never before,” said Mr YV., “was I so forcibly im
pressed with tlu* mighty influences of that great modem
discovery, steamqx>wer, as an engine of improvement,
than when, during my journey here, 1 witnessed the
passage of the long train of cars through the dense and
gloomy pine lorests of your interior , self-moved by an
inner power which gave no visible signs oi its existence
and left no trace behind it, clearing those solitudes like
a bird, but urged by a power that could know* no weari
ness and whose energies never flagged. It was an im
pressive lesson of the might of inan in removing natural
impediments from his path of progressive improvement.
“Knowing, as 1 did, the rapid inarch of improvement
in your State ; that you had already upwards oi’ seven
hundred miles o! Railroad and much more in projection,
1 could not but reflect upon the great destinies open to
the people of Georgia, if they would but improve the op
portunities within ilieir power.
“This mighty agent, fleam, is the hand-maiden of
improvements, almost beyond contemplation, each day
developed new blessings lo be derived from it: it lessens
labor—it economises time—it gives the poor man leisure
| and ability to travel—it joins together the most remote
regions, and brings face to face their inhabitants, estab-
I halting a harmony of interest ands cling between them
i it limits all distinctions, the poor and the rich; the prince
and th** peasant enjoy now equal facilities of travel, ami
| cun procure the same comforts mid hixuri* i from it s
] tint points -u they travel, they sit side by j n
i niiik* Rail Car—the individual is sinking and the mam
j rising up in the majesty of a common manhood. For a |
j long time after the discovery and us.* of this potent
[ agent, it wm* thought only applicable t< water navign-
I ti*n, and this prejudice retarded the march of improve
ments, which it might have expedited.
“For a long serieaof years,ttooiiimuiiicatimvjictwoeri
the waters of the Atlantic an J the Gulf of Mexico,
through the Peninsula of Florida, has l* <ni thmight d*
suable, but this prejudice prevented it, as a Canal wan i
considered necessary tor that purpose, but Railroads
are now taking the place, of Canals, and the cotnpie- j
tion *t n Mouth* western Railroad from Savannah to *
Pensacola n only needed to make those two cities re- j
ape lively the most prosperous in tlie Mouth, uniting us it
would, the licst seaport on the Southern Atlantic Coast,
with inmost the only good harbour rat the Mexican
Gulf.
“Five and twenty years ago from my place in Con
grew, f prestod this matter; but the tunes were not ripe
tnoiigli for it then . now it may, an I <night lo Ik* carried
out, and I pledge to this toMcmbiy all the aid and influ
ence that 1 poeMcss tn aid in carrying it into execution
as of infinite vulncto Geoigiu and the cutira Un.on.’
Prophecy Verified.
“War,” said Mr. I lav, in hit* Raleigh letter, “ will
he the consequence of the atinexatiou of Texas at this
time in the manner |*rl>J^oe••d. ,,
“This war,” ways Mr. Benton, “i# the eoiwequenc*
of the annexation rt th* tmi'* and in the man
ne> in wh'eh It wn* “
Gun. Taylor’s Politics.
As the Democracy fvcm to be very much c
le*i the Whigs should run a Democrat thiouT^ j>
t::ke for the Presidency, and as they have striv
to prove Old Rough aud Ready one of their ov- ‘
vve leave m give them the following testimony f***
ill * Democratic Advocate, published nt Baton R
i!: * plnce of the old hero’s residence. The edit °
m dar with Gen. Taylor s views, and of course'i”
able good authority. He says: “ 10-e
-“ Our cotemporaries arc disputing about 0/-,, m
lor’s politics. There need be no difficult v or, tV *
Gmi. Taylor gave his lust vote for Gen Jru j J Sp ° in? I
would have voted for Henry Clay, at the InteTi” ‘I
because he personally esteemed and admired hfo"'*’ I
*t ie man, and because he was opposed to the n n ***
lion of ‘lYxn*, ‘in constitutional gruun.l*. £ ,a ’
I'jr says he belongs to in. party, but is c>l | e
l Jen. T thought the war with Mexico could
|to have been avoided. VVc nre satisfied it is V ° llelll
lo the old General to hear of his nomination"?” s ’^
1 residency. But, of one thing we cun nss ur( . our n thf
ocratic friends Gen. T. is no Democrat, and
sny further—we believe he would never ask n *' !l
in appointing men to office, as to their politic, bl? I
measures would not harmonize well with the I U I
present Democratic administration—save on
Here then vve have positive Deinocrtiic I
Oen. i aylor is a Whig, that his measures L,.,,. hal I
harmonise with those of either Tyler or Polk “" w
the. tariff This is satisfactory. The tWo'i/ t ’T/ l !°”
Ist rat ions have occupied both extreme. on th. T
quest,,,,, Therefore we may suppose tl,a, Gen T
lor will advocate a moderate, uniform policv—in u
words, a tariff for revenue, diacriniinatin/in J,,
Ameriean rather than Foreign labor. The T.
1846 is, to all intents and purposes, a Briti.h Tsor”
: discriminates in many eases again., tile Americas V
clianic and the American Manufacturer, and the",
could never receive the support of (Jen. T, v | ?’
tween such a Tariff and the act of 1842, W( , ar( . nn
tirisr-d, therefore, to learn that he would have ’®’
the latter. e prefe N
The question of the Tariff, however, is not
’ m Mr Plk end the Democracy h. °*
pended so much money, that even if we desired I. ‘’
ties we could not realize then, for a quarter of, Z ‘’
to eon,c. Mr. Polk was elected to reduce the CT
of a people who had no debts, and who were l
conscious that they paid any taxes’ He
the Tariff and will, by the end of his tenn of offiM."??
quenthe ,0 the nation a debt of an Hundred miZZ
dollars! Well may the Democratic presses / I
the views of Gen. Taylor do no, harmonize I
Ot such an Adnums,ration. If,hey did, even |„. * I
ed W lug principles, and his military renown wn „ *'l
commend hrm to the men who now admire and
(Jen. Taylor ,u„l the Hattie of Buena Vis.l
The New Orleans Bulletin of the 31st ult „ v H
“We are authorized to say, that Gen. Tavaor
used the expression, which has obtained such
currency tliri'iigl, the public press, thnt ‘if
been only regulars in the bailie of Buena Vista he Y ]
probably have lost the day, as the Mississippi voli.m'S
were whipped three times, without knowing j,.’ Mh
In* (*(;nsi(lcrs is doing great injustice to the regular
“Tim letter, under which we make the above H
mem, continues, and says, ‘so fur from
such a sentiment, the General lamented nmhme,,!®
strongly, than his entire want of regular infantry y9|
brigade, or even a strong battalion would have
| hlln tc can >- ‘he enemy's artillery, and to have
destroyed his army.* I
“VY> are further authorized to deny the report,tfcß
the officers next m rank, were opposed lo giving
which is entirely untrue, and is calculated to injure thH
officers if allowed to circulate iincontradicted.'’ I |
Robbing x hr Mexican Churches.
YY * find the following communication in the
a! Intelligencer, in regard to the proposition of
Ritchie to sack the Mexican Churches and *
their property, it not conclusive proof mat the v..|H
j nounccniuit was the result of a Cabinet conference.iH
I at least show?’ that the circumstances strongly
such a conclusion : I 3
Gentlemen—“l have read the editmial explanatJ
in the Union of tlie 17th and 18th instant, exhoneiJ
the President and Cabinet from any responsibility ,\
the atrocious “suggestion/* made in that paper ci m
11th, proposing to seize upon the property of the MmJ
can Chuich, to defray the expenaea of th* war I hum
also read your courteous admission of the Umrti ej
forced disclaimer. Still, although I would not wiiunJ
be outdone in politeness hy any one, I am sonv w J
compelled by circumstances, to withhold my beiitfJ
the truth oi that disclaimer.
“It must be observed that the “suggestion” appnJ
in the Union , which bears date on the 11th ot Mail
and it is notorious that that paper is neverputtoprJ
until a very late hour of the night on which it bnnkM
Therefore no person can see it, nor is it ever pat ml
circulation hrre until the morning after its dit*J
In your paper of the 17th inst., I find the followinga|
tract of a letter to the editor ol the Journal of (al
merer, in New York, written iu this ciiy, on the 111
of May:
“You will see that it Is now contemplated, or maei
suggested, to sequester the property of the M ml
I hurch, during the war. 7 have no doubt it it bl
done, as the Church influence is now the mamsupJ
cl the war.” . |
“Now, where did the letter writer get the informiul
Mat it is now contemplated,” &,(*., and whai i ; “rl
l/ed him to say so emphatically,, “7 have nodvuUii 1
to be dune,” etc. ? Certainly not from the colu.nffl
the Union, for that paper was not printed w.YfSiii’hl
ter was written. No one will believe that lie osu nl
his iulomiatiou from the editor, for 1 believe it snotal
habit of editors to babble about their editorial
they are publish**J. Is it not evident that thee.i.r.nfl
and the letter had a common origin l If the
was not made “by authority,” and thrown out ft> >1
the popular pulse, why was it suffered to run egifd
days without retraction or denial 1 Tuis is a ({.isd
1 should like to see satisfactorily answered.
“Until it is so answered, I shall continue toWiB
and the public will continue to believe, that the M
gent ion” was the result of a Cabintt Conferee .iji
that But for the prompt manifestation of the
dignatioii, tin* design o| plundering and
have been put in execution. I would her** toy*®
thing ol the Unions “soft sawder” about the
g<Mic. . “patriotism, and social virtues.” audalidwH
tiieir “Catholic brethren,” whilst thrusting • Jjlfl
“unde r th* ir filth rib,” but no doubt you an- tired offl
subject.” a catboUc or washim-^H
Lieut. Hunter’s Reception. I
Th** reception of the Hero of Alvarado in N Y<®
was just such ns might have been anticipated
rived at Norfolk iu the U. S. Ship Ohw.mul
directly to New Y ork, and Ux>k lodgings at He
ican. The Herald tmyn : B
“As soon as it was announced that Lieut
iin th* house, th-* great.*st commotion prevaiN
| n ception rooms w *re thrown opsn. and th * lati.c*
i tenet! to show how well bravery and beauty
! While yet he was enjoying flu* agreeable wpns®
such a reception, th** gallant sailor’s ears wen*
ed with three times three ns hearty cheers a*
; c<*Hs:ir>-to do bis heart good. Nothing coulJ
j rls* enthusiasm which prevailed ; cheer after
i lowed th'* regular round, and all seemed dea;rf"i | *H|
! hreinost m expressing their admiration of bravfß
I allowing reaper! t its embodiment “ B
How admirnhly does this contrast with Ak
which awaits th<* men who have conspired
this gallant officer I If Perry were tosw***p
Gull and |s*rlonn deeds equal to those
gallant brother on th* L ikes, he ootild n. v r “’PH
the* fltigun which attnrhen to Lis nam-s on
liis treatment of th* ll*,o of Alvarado
,do w* hope tlull ihr insol**iit f'oiiunoJote i"* v
■made to feel that if Lieui. Hunter was net thr ‘Tgi
lunnder of th Home Squadron nt lenrt
thy It* take tin* place of him who wa* tl*S r e"(r ,l^B
U**(rf nccotint of h (heat Vitt° r ’ J
A currer|KMulcutof tlu* N< w York Fpiritnl w Mb
says: B
“I saw n 1* tier of the old General’s, a frw
eleven prtgos l*.ng, devoted to himmiity Utd t 0
day afihira of life. It wax a window t th** ~kl B
soul, into which you could look and lead thn*
thoughts were pun*, brave, and disinterest
dnt*d tit*’ HOtli of Fcbnmry, and was evi*!*”’ 1 ’
eotiehi<l tl when the news reached him that *■
in was approuehing Th* letter hid besO B
rtly iii the |srtfolio— the listtlc of Bueno B
ftsight, a i*l ill* n, m puttarripf, dated tle jj|
w*us written: ‘Santa Anna, with twenty
men, has given us battle, and we have *** >r J
our position ’ 1m there in history fl tm* * iU *’ ‘" H
ol u;i unparalleled lmttlr-s more modest J
one of the great l ‘Nt ■v nt that will spf r * n ra
torv t” B