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JOURNAL & MESSENGER.
S. T. CHAPMAN A S ROSE, Editors.
The Peruvians—Their Temples.
In Prescott's History of the conquest of Peru, just pub
lished by Harper A, Brothers, the author says:
“ The Peruvians, like so many other of the Indian
races, acknowledge a Supreme Bring, the Creator and
Kuler of the Universe, whom they adored under the dif
ferent names of Pachocamae and Visacochn. No tem
ple was raised to this invisible Being, save one, only in
the valley which took its name irom the deity himself,
not far from the Spanish city of Lima. Even this tem
ple had existed there before the country came under the
sway ot the Incas, and was the great resort ol Indian
pilgrims from remote parts of the land : n circumstance
which suggests the idea, that the worship of the (treat
Spirit, though countenanced, perhaps, by their accom
modating policy, did not originate with the Peruvian
princes.
The deity whose worship they especially inculcated
and which they never failed to establish wherever their
banners were known to penetrate, was the Sun. It was
he, who, in a particular manner presided over the des
tinies of man ; guve light and warmth to the nations,
and life to the \egetable world; whom they reverenced
as the father of her royal dynasty, the founder ol their
empire ; and w hose temples rose in every city and al
most every village throughout the loud, w hile his altars
smoked with burnt offerings, a form of sacrifice peculiar
to the Peruvians among the scm-civilized nations of th<
New* World.
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Rut the most renowned of the Peruvian temples, the
pride of the capitol, the won<W of the empire, was at
Cuzco, where under the munificence of successive sov
ereigns, it had become so enriched, that it received the
name of Coriaoncha, or the “ Place ol Gold.” It con
sisted of a principal building and several cluijiclh and
inferior edifices, was all constructed of stone. The
work was of the kind already d**scnbcd in the other pub
lic buildings of the country, and was so finely executed,
that a Spaniard who saw it in its glory, assures us, lie
could call to mind only two edifices in Spain, which, for
their workmanship, were at all to be compared to it.—
Yet this substantial, and in some respects, magnificent
structure, was thatched with straw ’
The interior of the temple was the most worthy of ad
miration. It was literally a mine of gold. On the
w’estem wall wth emblazoned a representation of the
deity, consisting of a human countenance, looking forth
from amidst innumerable rays of light, which emanated
from it in every direction ; in the same manner as the
.°un is often personified with us. The fignre was en
graved on a massive plate of gold of enormous dimen
sions, thickly pow’dered with emeralds and precious
stones. It w’as so situated in front of the great eastern
portal, that the rays of the morning sun fell directly up
on it at rising, lighting up the whole appnrtment with an
effulgence that seemed more than natural, and which :
was reflected back from die golden ornaments with
which the walls and ceiling were every where encrusted
Gold, in the figurative language of the people, was “the
tears wept by the sun,” and every part of the interior of j
the temple glowed with burnished plates and studs of
the precious metal. The cornices which surrounded |
the walls of statuary, were of the same costly material; .
and a broad belt or frieze of gold, let into the stone-work,
encompassed the whole interior of the edifice.
Adjoining the principal structure were several chap
.ls of smaller dimensions. One of them was consecrat
ed to the Moon, the deity next held in reverence, ns the
mother of the Incas. Her effigy was delineated in the
h line manner as that of the Pun, on a vast plate that
nearly covered one side of the apartment. But this plate,
as well as all the decorations of the building, was of sil
ver, as suited to the pale silvery light of the benuitful {
plane. There were three other chapels, one of which !
was dedicated to the hosts of Ptare, who formed the |
bright court of the Sister of the Sun : another was con- !
secrated to his dread ministers of vengeance, the Thun- ,
derand the Lightning; and a third to the Rainbow,
whose many colored arch spanned the walls of the edi- j
fice, with hues almost as radiant as its own. There
were besides several other buildings, or insulated apart
ments, for the accommodation of the numerous priests
wiio officiated in the sen ice of the temple.
All the plate, the ornaments, the utensils of every des
cription, appropriated to the use of religion, were of gold
and silver. Twelve immense vases of the latter metal
stood on the floor of the great saloon, tilled with the
gram of Indian corn ; the censers for the perfumes, the
ewers which held the waters of the sacrifice, the pipes
which conducted it through subterranean channels into ;
he buildings, the reservoirs that received it,ev n the ag
ricultural implements used in the gardens of the temple,
were all of the same rich materials. The gardens, like
those described, belonging to the royal palaces, sparkled t
with flowers of gold and silver, and various imitations
of the vegetable kingdom. Animals, also, were to be
found there,-—among which the Llama, with its golden
fleece, was most conspicuous,—which in this instance,
probably did not surpass the excellence of the material
If the reader sees in tins fairy picture only the ro
mantic coloring of some fabulous El Dorado, he must
recall what has been said before in reference to the
palaces of the Incas, and consider that these * Houses
of the Sun,” as they were styled, were the common res
ervoir into which flowed all the streams of public and
private benefaction throughout the empire. Some of
the statements,through credulity, and others in the de
sire of exciting admiration, may be greatly exaggerated ,
but, in the coincidence of contemporary testimony, it is I
not easy to determine the exact line which should mark
the measure of our skepticism. Certain it is. that the t
glowing picture I have given is warranted by those
who aaw the buildings in their pride, or shortly after they
had been despoiled by the cupidity of their countrymen
Many of the costly articles were buried by the natives,
or thrown into the waters of the rivers and the lakes ,
but enough remained to attest the unprecedented opu
lenc of these religious establishments. Such things as
were in their nature portable, were speedily removed to
gratify the craving* of the conquerors; who even tor*
away the solid cornice* and frieze of gold from the great
temple, filling the vacant places with the cheeper, but—
riuce it affords no temptation to avarice-—more durable* ,
material of plaster. Yet, even thus shorn of their splen
dor, the venerable edifices still presented an attraction
to the spoilers, who found in their delapidated walls an
inexhaustible quarry’ for the erection of other buildings
On tlie very ground once crowned by the golden Co
riaanclm rose the stately church of St. Domine, one of
tiie most magnificent structures of the New’ World.—
Fields of maize and lucerne now bloom on the spot which
glowed with the golden gardens of the temple ; am!
die friar chants his orisons within the consecrated pre
cincts once occupied by the children of the Sun.”
A IVriiwiui I’ltiudiM?.
The fcvoritr residence of the Incas was at Yncay, n
bout four leagues distant from th>’ capital lo this de
licious valley, looked up within th* friendly arms of the
sierra, which sheltered it from the rode hre, yes of die
east, and refreshed by gushing fountains and strcama ot
running water, they built tiic moat beautiful of their
palaces. Here, when wearied with the dust and toil of
the city, they loved to retreat, and solace theuiaelvea
with the society of tlieir favorite concubines—wander
ing amidst groves and airy gurdeiis, that shed around
heir soft intoxicating odors, and lulled the senses to
voluptuous repose Here, too, they loved to indulge in
the luxury of their baths, replenished by streams of erys
• and water, which were conducted thtongh subterraneous
silver channels into basins of gold. The spacious gar
dens were stocked w ith numerous varieties of plants
( ltd flowers, that grew without effort in this temperate
region of the tropics ; while parterres of a moat extraor
dinary kind were planted by their side, glowing with
the various lonns of vegetable life skilfully imitated in
gold and silver. Among them, die Indian coni—the
nrwt iieautitul of Americnn grains— is particularly com
memorated ; and the curious workmanship is noticed,
with which the golden car was half disclosed amidst
♦he broad leaves of adver.andUie light tussel of the same
material that floated gracefully from its top. If this
dazzling picture staggers die laidi of die reader, he may
•cfleet the Peruvian mountains termed with gold j tliut
die natives understood the art ol working the mines to
a considerable extent; that none of the me, as we shall
see liereafter, was convened into ruin, and that the
whole ol it passed into tlte hands of the sovereign, for
his own excluoive beneflt, whether for purposes of utili
ty or ornament. Certain it is, that no Inct is better at
tested by tlw conquerors themselves, who had smpte
means of information, and no motive for niisstatenirnt
i he Italian poets, in thsir gorgeous pictures of the gar
dens ol Ali ina and Morgana j came nerei the truth
than they imagined.— lbid.
A freak of Nntnre.
The Chaltammg a Gmttte of the S3d uit .says, “We
learn from t reliable source, that there it • phenome
non of on extraordinary character to be witnessed on
die rile of Cumberland mountain, in Grundy county,
•bout twenty-two miles from Jasper It seente thst
several days ago, a space of ground about sixty feet
square, sunk down about fifteen feet, carrying with it in
contusion the trees, rocks, Ac. After that, the earth for
about the same width, at the end of the depression
down the mountain, commenced rising, and* continued
the phenomenon in its reversed form still further down
the mountain. Those who witnessed it, an id that it rose
gradually,extending down about a foot a day, and was
continuing when they saw it. The largest trees were
tom Irom their firm foundations and throw n down or
locked and'tangled with others in terrific disorder. Large
locks, such os Cumberland mountain can produce, were
loosened from their time-honored foundations and rolled
over. Various conjectures nre afloat about this freak of
nature, and we should like to have the opinion of some
one versed in Geology, as to its caiiHc.”
Tl A C O A , Cia.
\\ EDNESDAY, lUOtTST !. 1847.
FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR.
For Governor.
GEN. 1)1 \C AN I*. FLINCH*
Whig Senatorial Nominations.
District*, Counties. Candidate*.
3d. Mclntosh and Glynn, Chas. II Hopkins
6th. Montgomery A Appling, John McArthur
Bth. Scrivcn and Effingham, Martin Marsh.
9th. Burke and Emanuel, Neill Mclwod.
loth. Laurens and Wilkinson, C. B. Guyton.
12th. Decatur ami Thomas, J)r. M // Martin.
14th Stewart A, Randolph, ‘ TV. Boynton.
15th. Lee and Sumter, I Vm. A. Maxwell
16th. Muscogee and Harris, 11. T. Mark*.
17th. Houston and Macon, E. J McGehet.
18th. Talbot and Marion, Col A. C. Sntt.
21st. Washington A Jefferson, George Stapleton.
22d. Richmond & Columbia, A. J Miller
23d. Warren & Taliaferro, Abner Darden.
24th. Hancock and Baldwin, Di\ T Vm. Terrell.
25th. Putnam and Jones, S A. Wale*.
26th. Monroe and Pike, Capt If J. Sargent
27th. Crawford and I ‘|won, h aul. Holloway.
28th. Coweta A Mcrriwcther, Dr C D Bark*,
29th. Troup and Heard, Berry D. Johnson.
3!st. Henry and Fayette, George Ware.
37th. Oglethorpe A. Madison, Dr W. Willingham
38th. Clark and Jackson, W. W. Clayton.
39tli. l>Kalb A. Gw innett, JM. Calhoun.
41st. Cobb and Cherokee, Gen D. 11 Bird.
47tii. Floyd and Chattooga, M. Montgomery.
Rain ! Ruin !!
The incessant rains of the Inst two months we fear
have greatly impaired the prospects of the planters.—
Cotton has mil almost entirely to weed and apprehen
sions exist, that both the Com and Fodder crops may
sufler unless we have a favorable change in the seasons. !
The Mountain Eagle.
We see that A. G. Ware, Em; , formerly the face
tious editor of the Snndersville Telescope, lias become
senior editor of the above paper, now published at Dal
ton, Murray county. As Dalton is the temporary
terminus of the State Road, it must necessarily become
an important position for a paper. The Eagle is a
large, well filled and well printed sheet, and under its
present management cannot fail to be worthy of a lib
eral patronage.
Col* Henry R. Jackson.
This gentleman has associated himself with W. 11.
Bulloch, Esq. in the Editorial department of the Sa
vannah Georgian. He is well known in the State, as an
adroit and forcible writer, and we feel confident he will
conduct the paper with distinguished ability and profit
to his party. We cordially extend to him the right
hand of fellowship and trust that he may find the re
wards commensurate with the labors of his new culling.
The Southern Cultivator.
The Messrs. Jones, publishers of the above work, an
nounce that they have secured ns Editor, Dr Daniel
Lee, late Editor <4 the Gennrssec Banner. Dr. L. is
said to be an eminent scientific agricultuinlist, and will
doubtless, be an important advocate of the cause in the
Southern States, as soon as he has familiarized himself
with our system of culture, and becomes otherwise ac
quainted w’ith our soil, climate and productions.
The Editorial < oiivention.
“ Our friend ol the Journal Messenger, in his pa
per of the 28th inst., recommends the 13th ol October
as a suitable time tor the Editorial Convention, to con
sider the tariff of charges oil the Southern Magnetic
Telegraph Line. Our friend must have forgotten that
we handed to him in our office on the 24th inst., our
Extra proposing the 13th of October. This Extra was
sent to all our Exchanges.”
The above inborn the Savannah Republican ofFriday j
last. Had the Editor examined the article in ours of
the 28th ult, lie would have seen that it was penned
with reference to a previous suggestion which appeared
in Ins paper naming the Bth of August. The paragraph
in fact, was written before we left for Savannah, the j
Extra of the Republican failed to reach this office and
the Journal 6; Messenger had gone to press lm* fore our
return. Hence the apparent inconsistency. We cer
tainly had no disposition to steal Ins thunder, especially,
as in this case where it is so very evidently of the
ginger-pop order.
The Republican then suggests Wednesday, the ‘
13th day of October, as the most proper time for hold- I
ing the proposed Convention, ami mentions Augus
ta G o.) or Columbia (S. C.) os the place. The sug
gestion as to time, is exceedingly proper, ami we are
perfectly satisfied us to the places named, though we
would have preferred either Charleston or Savannah, as
more easy of access to a majority of the delegates. We
sincerely trust that this matter may receive prompt at
tention from our brethren of the press. It is one of en
tirely too much importance to be neglected.
Meeting nt the Stone Moiintiiin.
The animal Fair of the Southern Central Agricultural
Association takes place at the Stone Mountain, on
Wednesday next, the 11th mst. “ All the world” will
of course be there, and we are pleased to lenm that
among the other exhibitions on the occasion, will be a
•quad of “ live Editors,” gathered from the four quarters
of the Slat**. It has been proposed that they shall meet
there for pur|MMes of conference and consultation upon ;
various matter? —among others, in regard to the tariff’’
of rates upon the Magnetic Telegraph. This, as we
understand, is intended to be a kind of preliminary
meeting to the general convention which is to In*
hebl on the 13iti of October, aud in whirl', is to Is* rep
resented the entire Editorial fraternity residing along
the line from New York to New Ot leans. Tins pre
liminary meeting wfill of course determine upon the
time and place of holding the general convention. It
is therefore, in every respect, an advisable movement,
and we trust that it may so- Mocefwfully carried out by
the gentlemen of the press
Crop* in Texas.
By an arrival nt New Orleans, with Galveston dates
to the 23d July, we lenm that “The crops of Cotton,
ffngarand Com throughout the whole State, nre in the
most promising condition. With respect to cotton,
there is no appearance of the worm ; ami the corn har
vest, if present hopes be realised, w ill Is* such as to
throw all former yenrs into the shade The price on
the latter, it is supposed, will not In* more than 15 cents
a bushel, ns in 1814 ”
Liquid Silver.
If the Messrs. Elus have not actually discovered the
philosopher's stone, they have possessed themselves of
something equally valuable, in a preparation of Liqi’iD
silver, which is an admirable article, not only for re
storing plated ware, but for plating brass knockers, door
knots*. Ar Ac. Those who doubt, need only try it to
be convinced.
Maine.
A Democratic State Convention, in Augusta, Maine,
recently, appoint'd Hannihul Hamlin and Charles
Holden Delegates at large to the Democratic Na
tional Convention, to nominate candidate* for Pres
idem and Vice President. Mr. llamlm tea* a mem
ber of the last Congress , and a supporter of the Wil
mut Proviso ! Such are tlie materials of winch a ma
jority of the National Democratic Convention will be
composed, and yet the Southern Banner recommend
ed the Democrats of Georgia to go into that body and
the late Gubernatorial Convention which nominated
George Washington Bonaparte Towns sanctioned the
recommendation! Vcaly we are failing upon anuge
t<mes.
The Wilkes County Railroad.
We learn that a project is on foot, which is likely to
‘■ terminate in the construction of a crossroad from Wash-
I igton, Wilkes county, via the Double Weils, on the
j Georgia Road and the town of Sparta, Hancock coun
| tv. to Tennille, in Washington county, on the Cen
! tral road. Meetings have been held in both Wilkes
j atul Hancock. In the former, something like Two
Hundred Thousand Dollars of the stock were subscribed
for, and in the latter, the amount has by this t ime prob
ably reached One Hundred Thousand Dollars. It
seems to be conceded that the Central Company will
aid the enterprise to the amount of anotlier Hundred
Thousand Dollars, leaving the remaining Hundred
Thousand to be raised by the citizens of Washington
county and Savannah. The road ami equipments will
probably cost about $500,000. The distance from
Washington to fo*’ Double Wells is 18 miles, and from
the Double Wells to Franklin’s 45 miles, making the
i entire length of the road 63 miles. It is estimated that
i the termination of the road at Washington willconcen
; irate there from the adjacent counties of Oglethorpe,
] Ellrert, Lincoln, Ac , about 25,000 hale* of cotton; and
! nt Sparta, from the counties of Hancock, Putnam.
• Greene, Ar. something like 15,000 hales mom, mak*
; ing altogether about 40,(XX) bales. Jt is also con
tended that tins cross road will become the great tho
roughfare of travel, not only between the North and
the West, but in part between Savannah and the up.
country. The distance from Augusta to Bnrnesville
the proposed terminus of the Muscogee road, by this
road for instance, will be only 198 miles against 232 by
tlie way of Atlanta ; while the distance from Savannah
to Atlanta, will he about the same over the Wilkes
road, ns it now is over the Macon and Western road
via Macon. According to this view of ihe subject,
Macon will be both a gainer and looser by the proposed
entrrprize. Upon a fust view of the question, we were
disposed to regard the scheme ns visionary and ns an
tagonist to the I>eßt interests of this place. However,
as the Georgia railroad interests and Augusta seem re
solved to prevent the construction of a road from that
city through Burke county to the Central road, there
seems to ho no alternative but to cross west of that line.
The people of Wilkes nnd Hancock having declared
themselves ready to invest their means, it is questiona
ble whether Savannah and the State ot large, should
throw a feather in the way of the enterprize. So faros
Macon is concerned, the average advantage will he
in her luvor. It will give her a double outlet to the At
lantic and throw her forever upon the great thorough
fare of travel between the North and New Orleans
Should the South-western road be built from this place
to Pensacola, it will make our city the common centre
, at which nearly all the travel of the South and West
, will converge. So far then ns the interests of Macon
nre concerned, nnd indeed the great interests of the
State we are inclined to believe that the proposed road
is destined to exert a beneficial influence. That it
will lea paying stock, is confidently Llieved by those
who have examined the subject, unless its construc
tion tfiould lend to an unwise and ruinous competition
between existing companies.
The South-Western Rnilmari Convention.
We have been disappointed in not receiving the offi- !
eial proceedings of tin* South-Western Railroad Con- !
vent ion, which assembled nt Americas lat week. Tt is I
enough to remark, that the committees generally failed I
to report the result of their efforts to obtain conditional {
subscriptions to the stock. Some alleged that tlie j
planters insisted upon knowing where the road would *
probably be located, before they would commit then- ’
selves in regard to it pecuniarily ; w hile others appear- j
ed anxious to see persons of more experience in Rail- j,
road matters embark in the undertaking; before they
would put down their money. In this way, it seems that
nothing was done by the planters. Mr. Ctyler, in be
half of the Central Company, assured the meeting,
that if the people of the South-West w’ould make a cor
responding effort, the sum of two hundred and fifty i
thousand dollars might be relied upon from the Central
Company. Assurances equally satisfactory were given
that a hundred, perhaps a hundred and fifty thuousand
dollars of the stock would be taken up by parties in Ma
con. Under these eiscumstnneeg, it was thought proper f
by the county delegates to make another and more de
cided effort. A proposition w’ns consequently made
and agreed to. that subscriptions should he taken for
both routes, in order that the relative ability of both sec
tions should Ik* fairly tested. From the character nnd
determination of the parties now having control of the
matter, we hope for speedy and determined action.
In regard to the route, we agree fully with Mr. Cuv-
LF.R, in the views which he is understood to have ex
pressed before the Convention. It is evident that the
shortest route, though it may be the cheapest, will not j
he either the most satisfactory to the planters or the j
most profitable to the stockholders. Mr. CTylf.r’s i
route we understand to he this, viz; From Macon via
Fort Valley ami Traveller’s Rest, to some convenient ‘
crossing place on the Flint River—thence, in a western j
direction, to some point distant forty or fifty miles from ’
the city of Columbus, and thence southerly, in a line I
nearly equidistant between the two rivers. This route,}
it was thought, might accommodate nil interests It
would penetrate the heart of the cotton region, would
draw* a large amount of trade from Alabama, and lie
sides would allow to Albany nnd Fort Gaines equal op
portunities of constructing branch roads, in case suc h a i
course might he thought desirable.
We think we have stated the views of Mr Crvntß |
correctly, nnd have the satisfaction of knowing that th ey i
are fully approved by gentlemen of intelligence residing
off the proposed line of the road. If divided, South- j
Western Georgia ran do nothing, nnd must remain t<*r- ’
ever excluded from an Atlantic market. If her oiti- }
zens will, however, unite and make unit uni sacrifices!
for the common good, they may yet avail themsr lvs of
the assistance now’ tendered,and enjoy all the advanta
ge* legitimately resulting from their position. We ic
joice to learn that the matter is now in the hands of
such men as Maj. Joel Crawford, and have every con- ,
fidenre that something may yet lie accomplished that 1
will greatly benefit the people of tlie South-West.
The Pilgrim Candidate.
The announcement that Mr. Towns hns determined ;
to canvass the State, is within itself, calculated to in- !
jure that gentleman materially with the thinking portion
of the people. Tt was perlia;* one lending cause of the •
overthrow of Mr. McAllister, in the canvass of 1815. I
The people of Georgia are olive to their own dignity as J
embodied in the Executive of their State, and they are ,
not willing to elevate any person to that station who so
far forgets himself as to wander nlmut the high-ways *
and the by-ways in search of votes. They can tolerate I
cross-road politicians in subordinate position*, hut when !
gentlemen seeking high offices “ stoop to conquer” by
such meana,they are apt to be repudiated even by the
men whose votes they seek. Thus it was in 1845, and 1
thus, if we mistake not, will it lie in 1817
It has been reserved lor Mr Towns, not only to be
come a pilgrim candidate and wander front door tr
door, from county la county: bm to her* aue a public
begger nnd solicit from the stand the votes of the peo- j
pie. How sadly does it comport with the dignity of the* ;
would lie Executive of Georgia tube proclaiming from
the mump, that “ never a poor fellow wanted votes
worse than himself!” Knowing Col Towns as we
do, we would scarcely have credited such a charge a
gainst him,had it not been sanctioned and vouched for
by our able correspondent of last week, wlio professes*
to have been present and to have heard the address to |
the people of Dooly county. The jieople of Georgia j
ought to reflect Im*tore giving their sanction to n inno. ■
vatfon which bids fair to revolutionize their entire politi- !
cal system. The Executive Chair is one of too much !
dignity to be sought after or scrambled for nernrding to
the usages of the Tammany Hall cliques We trust
that Gen Clinch, whatever may be the result of the
(lending canvass, may adhere strictly to the customs ob
served by the guls rnatorial candidates of Georgia in
i the earlier and purer day** of the Commonwealth
1 Tlie people will take this matter into their own hand*
and will in due time give in a verdict worthy of them*
selves, nnd worthy the character and set vices of the old
hero whom they delight to honor.
Mr. Towns* Letter.
Nothing could more clearly Illustrate the difference
| in the nientul qualifications of Messrs. Towns and
Clinch, than their pubtistied letters accepting their re
| spec five nominations. Gen. Clinch’s response is brief,
> comprehensive, business like. He acknowledges the
honor done him.niul expresses the wish that the lot had
fallen upon some other of Georgia’s distinguished ions
ritill h* cannot refuse the call of his follow Whigs, and
pledget himself, In conclusion, that if elected, he will
administer the affairs of the State “ fearlessly and
without favor ” I lore is no trimming, no special plead
ing, no raising of false issues, nor flint to mislead the
people. Wfiat is mid is to the point. and perfectly com
prehensible by the plainest iusr in the State. Gen
Clinch is evidently no politician by trade, and despises
all the slight of hand trick* to which political inantnv
srers are wont to resort.
How different *be rase with Mr Town* llis letter
of acceptance covers ah:uMt an entire column in the
largest sized Democratic impels. It seems really to
have been a trial of skill in the use ol words, on the
part of the author. We have read it nnd re-read it,
anxious to discover the particular views of the Demo
cratic nominee in regard to State policy, but find that
upon this point. Mr. Towns is studiously, perhaps for
himself, wisely silent. 11 seems to be aware that the
past conduct of himself mid party, in regard to the
monetary affairs of the State, is utterly inexcusable, and
therefore puts forth a ltt< r which would answer just as
well for the latitude of repudiating Mississippi, as of
redeemed and regenerated Georgia. There is not a
word about the Stats finances or the State credit—no
apology for his posit votes in favor of broken banks, and
no pledge that he will not advocate tlie revival of that
Democratic policy, which once already bankrupted the
treasury nnd brought taxation upon the people. He
speaks of hi.* hostility to a National Bank, but utters
not a word m regard to the various pigeon-roost con
cerns, which, under his legislation, were fostered and
kept in existence until the people became the sufferers.
With that peculiar facility for dodging, which he seems
to have reduced to n science, he becomes the apologist
for Mr. Polk, instead ol''explaining his own views on
Htate affans. Instead of giving some substantial rea
sons lor the war which, in times past, he waged in per
son upon a sound currency, he enters up nn approval cd
the annexation of Texas and the Mexican war. In
stead of uttering a manly rebuke to thut portion of the
Georgia delegation who, in the last Congress, voted
for the Wihnot proviso, he very innocently nfl<*cts not to
know whence that infamous measure had its origin !
Why does he no come out frankly and tell his politi
cal friends in Gcagia that the “ proviso” in question is
of Democratic origin —that it is the child of many
fathers, all of whom, however, are recognized as the
Norihem allies—us members in lull communion with
that very Democratic church to which he (Mr. Towns)
belongs? Why. then, does lie go out of his way to
give u slap at the church, by designating the “ Wihnot
Proviso” ns tlie “ amalgamation of religious fanntacism
and political knavery “ I* lie not aware that modem
abolitionism is to a great extent, an Infidel rather than a
religious movement ? —that it the boast ol tin.* lenders,
that their triumph must finally lie over the Church, tin*
Bible and the Constitution, and that the Wilmots, the
Hamlins, the Preston Kings, the Wentworths, and
others of his Democratic associates, hove seized upon
this anti-religious fanaticism <*l the North in order to
perpetuate their political power and political knavery ? i
Would it not have been more fair nnd statesmanlike in !
Mr. Towns, to have given a candid expression of Ins j
views on State matters, or to have done, ns did Gen. j
Clinch, declare that if elected, he would be the Gover-!
nor of the State and not of a party, and that he would
administer the government fearlessly and without
favor? After years of part izan government, Georgia |
hns, in the administration of Governor Crawford, had ■
an illustration td what may he expected from nn Exec
utive who goes into power unbiased by party trammels,
nnd unpledged to party discipline. Gen. Clinch is
such a man. Though u Whig, he will, like C rawford,
deal fairly nnd fearlessly with all. llis administration,
like his letter, will be frank, honest and free from mysti
fication and double dealing.
East Tennessee Improvements.
The great Internal Improvement Convention which
recently assembled at June-boro, adopted Resolutions
“ recommending an Appropriation of $250,000 by the
Legislature for the improvement of the French Broad
River ns high us practicable; and the Holston. for
steamboat navigation, from Knoxville to Kiiigsjiort;
nnd also the incorporation of a company to construct a
Railroad from Knoxville to the Virginia line.”
Congressional Elections.
The election for members of Congress takes place in
North Carolina and Tennessee, on Thursday next,
and our advices are, that the Whigs will carry two
thirds of the delegation in each State.
Death of Eclipse*
The celebrated race horse Eclipse died in Shelby
county, Ky., on the 10th ult. in the 34th year ot his age.
Ifo was never beaten in any contest on the turf.
The Army Worm.
The New Orleans Delta of the 25th ult. says that a
letter was received by a well known commercial house
in that city, from a resectable gentleman at
Providence, stating that the Army Worm had actually
made its appearance and destroyed the entire crop of
Madame Bosworth. The Delta mentions thut the an
nouncement, connected with the Britannia’s news, had
produced quite an excitement in the cotton market,
some 6,(MX) bales changing hands at full and advanced
prices. The story lias evidently something fishy in it,
but may nevertheless be true.
New Rooks*
We are indebted to Mr. Boardman for the following
valuable works, viz:
New Illustrated Joscphu. - part 2, translated by the
Rev. Dr. Trail—with notes, explanatory essays, Ac. by
the Rev. Isuac Taylor. The embellishments are by
William Tirrixo, Esq. who spent part ot two years in
Palestine, for the express purpose of obtaining illustra- j
tionsfor this work. The typography and paper are fine,’
and judging from the portions already issued, the forth
coming will be one of the most elegant editions ol Jo
sephus ever published in thi> country.
Madame Guy on and Tendon- 2 vols. pages 430 each.
These volumes are intended to give a more correct and
comprehensive idea to the general reader, ot two of
the most remarkable personages of the last century.—
They are from th‘ pen oi Thomas C. Upham , an easy
nnd graceful writer, who professes to have drawn near- (
ly uil Ins la< is und incidents from the autobiography ol
Madame Gi yon: who n the latter part of her lile is
knowri to have become intimate with, and to have ex
erted a very decided influence over, Ff.nelon, Arch- .
bishop of Cainbray. The narrative of their lives, their
associations, opinions, Ac. has very properly been re- j
garded as not an unimportant part ol ecclesiastical his
tory. Certainly it will Ik.* read with no little interest by
ibe general as well as the ecclesiastical reader.
r l lie volumes are embellished with engravings of tlie
distinguished subjects ot the narrative and liave also a
plun ol the Hostile accompanied by a minute descrip- 1
tion of that4*elebrated prison.
These volumes are from the press ol the Harpers,
and may be found as above at Mr. Bourdmaus.
PrrscottN Conquest of Peru*
It is only necessary to announce that any work from
the jeii ol Mr Pksscott is on sale m order to produc
u general rush on the part of the reading public to se
cure it. In the case of the above work, we did not
even have an opportunity of making the announcement,
for In-fore our articl- was prepared lu the press, we j
were requested by Ir. Boardman to withhold it, as’
the supply had alreudybeen exhausted, lb* hns since,
however, succeded iu procuring a few additional co- ;
pics of the work which arc daily expected. Those of
our readers therefore, who hove enjoyed the licit treat
of perusing the “Conquest •/ Mexico,” and th* “His
tory of Ferdinand end Isabella” from the same graceful
and prolific pen, will lie gratified to leant that they will
soon itafe uu opportunity of securing a work which is 1
in soini respect* superior to both. The “Conquest of j
/Viu ” though, perhnjiwHH fine a specimen of belles let-1
treo^k'dan*!up m cither ol*the other works, has a de
cub and advantage in its conciseness uitd in the rapidity
with which the most thrilling incidents are murshulled
befon* thezmttd of the render. Mr. Rrencott has al-j
way# possessed tlii-* power in a much higher degree thuu
any hisioifei of the uge, and it seems to have been
quickened and rendered more rental liable by the very
iuliituity of ye-aight* which it wnssupposed would un
fit buu lor the prosecution ol In* historical studies.—
Indeed the work new before us Ims nil t!i * interest and
unity of a perfect drams. The past is before us, nud we
almost seem to see and feel, und act as if in the per
sonal presence ol the conqueror and hi* steel clad cav
aliers. Whether the author describes tin* peaceful reign
of tin* Imam, the (Hviilur murmeiM ami custom* of their
followers, the progress of the conquest, die lends of the
conquerors, the daring adventure-* of Gonza lo or the
triumphs ol the simple and unpretending Gama, the
narrative seem** invested with U the internet which the
the genius -( holt ever imparted to the most
elaborate and highly wrought romance. And yet
when we come to analyze the style and the story w<
are astonished at ibe artlcasne** of the author—us much
ns ut hts apparent indifference in regnrd to the effect
produced u|kmi the tender. histories should
not only be read but studied by every youth in the land.
He is die model author of his age nnd is worthy to be
placed by tlie side ot titc finest writer* even of the dny
ot Queen Kliziiltf-th. The extracts from his work
which ar# to be found in our columns, can scarcely b*
regarded tm specimens o 4 Ins powers They are taken
at random and yet they are surpassingly beautiful. Tb
true merits of the author can only be learned by a p*ni
sal of the volumes spokca of They may be found nt
J M Boardmah’s
Dc Bow’s Commercial Ho view.
The number of this work for June and July, only
reached iu n few days since, whether been use ol
delay on the part of the publishers or the negligence ol
Post Masters, we pretend not to say. ‘Hie Editor, we
think, would do well to associate with himself some
competent and responsible practical printer, who would
take pride in bringing out the work not only promptly
but in a workmanlike manner. The papers in the
number before us are good,—some of thf'u possessed of
really superior merit. They are plain, common 9ens
discussions of practical subjects—each us are of’every
day importance, and as may be read with profit by all
classes. We cannot say so much of the mechanical
execution of the Review. It is deficient, in the quality
of paper and in general taste and neatness, —and
bears evident marks of being “ gotten up by thr job.” —
We regret to feel it to le our duty to make this remark,
because we believe the Editor to be a gentleman of
great personal energy and superior qualifications for the
enterprise w hich he has undertaken, and in which, he
has thus far succeeded so well. The work has been
gradually improving during the past year and, we nrr
informed, is now firmly established in the public favor.
So much the mom reason then that it should lie made
equal in its general appearance to the best publications
of tin* kind in the country.
hater From Vera Cruz.
There was an arrival at New Orleans on Friday last,
with \ era Cruz dates to the ‘23d ult. There is not a
word of news, however, from Gen. Scott, or any of the
divisions of his nrtny. This is regarded as very unfa
vorable, and leaves the impression that the communi
cations have been entirely cut off by the guerrilla pnr
tu s. Gen. T’eirce did not leave Vera Cruz with his
division until die 16th. He hud 2,500 men, and a most
valuable train, containing money, clothing and supplies
of various kinds. The Mexicans appear to be growing
more hostile, bold and desperate, and the apprehension
is not utiiou; uldi, that Gen. Scott will yet have serious
difficulties. The President and his Cabinet would cer
tnily have been much more appropriately employed
during the last ninety days in pushing forward reinforce
ment*, than in amusing themselves in pleasure excur
sions down East.
Sticking to Facts*
The Washington Union having declared that had
Gen. Scott forwarded the Trist despatches immediate
ly after the battle of Cerro Gordo, peace ere this would
have teen proclaimed, a correspondent of the Journal
of Commerce, reminds old nous zero ns that:
“That battle was fought on the 18th of April, and
thirty days before Mr. Trist arrived at Gen. Scott’s
headquarters. The letter of Mr. Buchanan, dated the
15th of April, could not have been forwarded to the city
of Mexico 4 immediately after* a battle that was fought
on the 18th. The answer of the Mexican Minister of
Foreign Affairs is doted the 22d of June.”
COMMUNICATED.
In the nomination of General Clinch, the Whigs have
done well for the country. He i9 a man of high char
acter —and is favorably known throughout the Uni
on, both as a man of high military nndqivil qualifi
cations. His election will give character to our State
abroad. His mind has been highly cultivated, and ev
ery facility for its improvement has been enjoyed and im
proved by him. He is identified with many high and
noble acts—he has ever been the soul of honor and of
generous philanthropy—he is an ardent admirer of the
financial policy as practiced by the Whigs, and will
zealously carry it out. He is a man of untiring energy
—of great business habits, and no man in Georgia can
be found, whose tastes and course of thought would be
better suited to the furtherance of the financial policy al
ready commenced and prosecuted by Governor Crnw
lrod. A great many of the Democratic party, are de
termined to support him, —they known lie is and always
has been sound on the financial jiolicy of our .State, —
they know that Mr. Towns never lias been, and they
fear never will be sound on that subject.
Some of the Democratic presses have urged as an ob
jection to him, that he cannot make a stump speech.—
Suppose he cannot—how docs that hurt him ? Fray
what speeches does a Governor have to make ?
Some now are simple enough to believe, that in a
stump speech consists all the elements of greatness. It is
an old saying, but a very true one, that an “empty wag
on makes the most noise and it is true, that an emp
ty headed babbler can make a longer, more noisy and
furious speech, than a modest, reserved, sensible man,
who has ten times the sense. The charge is too absurd
to lie listened tc—and were it not that it has been made
to cast ridicule upon an accomplished gentleman, an
honest man and gallant soldier, it would not lie noticed.
Gen. Clinch it is true, is not a lawyer—and none in
this country are public speakers, but such—and preach
ers ; but as a public man, though he possesses not
the flourish of a fop, or the fluency of a noisy lawyer
he is sensible, finable and impressive, and so far as
sound, practical sense commends a speaker, he is every
way the superior of Mr. Towns. Asa writer, Mr.
Towns is in no way to compare with him, either tor
ffatesman-like views—terseness of style, or fluency of
thought.
Gen. Clinch withal, has a big heart, and it is in the
right place, and his slanderers will find out in next Oc
tober, that the people are prepared to rebuke them. It
is a part of the policy of the Democratic press and lead
ers to degrade the candidates of die Whig party, by
tie use of odious and insulting epithets. We never have
a candidate for office who has common intelligence, or
dinary respectability, or individual worth. They are
all knaves and fools, but they hove the very beau
of perfection. They can in a lew minutes galvanize a
stupid gump into a man of genius and greatness. In
1843, they scouted the idea, that such an apology for n
man as George W. Crawford, should oppose Major
Cooper for Governor. Crawford was regarded as very
little above a common Justice of the Peace. In 1845,
as desperation increased, they became the more intol_
erant, that Gov. Crawford’s name shouldeverbo men.
tiotied incuunection with that of'Mr. McAllister, and they
s ud, that year would seal the late of the Whig party.
This year, as the hope of success grows more distant,
their denunciation increases with their desperation.—
Gen. Clinch is even stupid, while Mr. Towns, is vast
ly- the superior of Demosthenes, of Solon, of Washing
ton,and Bonaparte 1!
Be quiet gentlemen ; all your joy will be before the
election; the people understand you; they understood
you before, and as you have been served, so you will
l>e treated by them again. CHEROKEE.
COMMUNICATED.
Messrs Editors: —l seethe Editor of the Federal
Union, finding that his assault upon the farmers and
planters of Georgia, is not likely to do either him or his
legal friend Mr. Towns any good, “ has taken water.”
He is now of the opinion that there are some fanners
who would make good Governors! Wonderful con
cession ! Just such as might have been expected !
Fiist he contends that a knowledge of oonstiutiofltl law
is necessary to fit a man for the peculiar duties of the
Exec utive, and enquires upon the records of wliat Court
the evidences of Gen. Clinch’s qualifications are to be
found I And when taken to tank by a plait) clod/utp
per,he, like Mr. Towns, commences at once ins sjiecinl
; pleading. Now, Messrs. Editors, I would like to know
1 how we plain farmers are to trust these slqqiery gentle
men, these legal eels f Does any one suppose for a mo
ment that the Editor of the Union is serious when at this
late dag lie attempts to qualify and take back hi* assaults
ujmhi the cultivators of the soil? Does he suppose we j
will mistake his sawdust tor his sympathy and be fools
enough to vote tor his “facile” friend, though hewn
namesake of the great Napoleon ? No ! no! we have |
seen too mueh corn meal for that. We understand I
these lawyers too well to belkve more than half of what j
they my,eP|HCtully, when they arc pitadiug their own
cause,
1 hope Messrs. Editors that you will print this. 1 shall
not cense to call upon my fellow “ plow-boys” to come
up on tin fiist Monday and give the Old General a
strong lift. 1 see that Mr. Campbell, now attempts to
“chop logic,” and prove that old Withloooocliee is not
a farmer hut only a planter! Now thul im about us
smart as tin* fellow who when asked if he knew Math
ematics, replied that he did not, but that he and hi*
brother Bob had been old sc hool mutes! The Editor of
the Union is certainly a sage critic, and I have heard it
hinted that he will ultimately become heir to the fund
which was raised to induce the Coon killer to write
down Ciov. Crawford it) 1845. P LOW- Boy.
COMMUNICATED.
Th • violence with which the Democratic press hav<
a-wailed the nomination of General Clinch; the aims*
which they have heaped upon him, w- re intended ns h
more trick to divert the attention of their own parly
from Mr. Towns. They have entirely failed to accom
piisii their end. Tic party every where are io utu
mazt merit to know why any man of little and stim
don. as the present Democratic nominee should ha\
l 'er berq thought of in connexion with *nhighm i office?
A member of the Convention wasnsked this question,
and herrplied very promptly, “thatthe Convention hod
before them but one question, and that was, who should
lx* heat ? No man of standing and character was willing
to sacrifice himself, and they were not willing to sacri
fice such men—Towns and Johnson were the only two
who wanted the position—Johnson was too selfish to
receive even the honor of defeat, and Towns would not
be hurt by it, ns he was used to it.”
Were it not for the county elections this year, Mr.
Towns's vote would not reach twenty-five thousand;
ns it is. he probably may get thirty thousand. The
people do not know him ; his character excites no ad
miration or zeal on their behalf; his name is connected
with no act of devoted patriotism—of gnllant bearing,
nor is his character identified with any action showing
mind or intelligence. He was in the State Legislature
several years and as many more in Congress, and in
neither did he ever moke any exhibition of talents, or
acquire reputot'on, either ns a business man, or one of
intelligence. He wns in both places because his politi
cal friends bad the power, and because lie desired to go
there and was willing to promote the party.
1 lis career in the State legislature was a very unfavora
ble one—his votes show more licentiousness than those of
almost nny other public man. He was prodigal of tin
public money—the great supporter of every wild and
visionary scheme—the open enemy of every restrictive
measure to keep the banks in check, and to make them
pay specie—in a word, he was regarded ns a thought
less, reckless legislator, who looked only to the gratifi
cation of his own views, and not to the w elfare of the
State. And, as to business habits, he seemed to pos
sess none whatever.
Asa lawyer, he can make a good jury speech, but
as a man learned or able in the law, nil who ever prac
ticed w ith him, know he has no such reputation.
While in Congress, first, he added nothing to his
name ns n statesman or n man of intelligence. He was
there—voted now and then—but did no act which gave
him any distinction whatever. And while in Congress,
last, he was only heard of as a member there and rep
resenting us, semi-occasionally, but nothing more.
When he was first in Congress, he wrote out and
published a long speech on the distribution of the sur
plus revenue—alleging there would be none to divide;
and in a few months Government divided near twenty
millions of dollars ! If lie should make such mistakes
in our State finances he would soon ruin us. At the
time the speech wns published, the letter-writers charg
ed that it was never delivered !!!
The wild and silly financial part of this speech, and
the malignant attack made upon Mr. Calhoun called
forth this charge. It was regarded as unmanly that he
should publish an attack upon a gentleman, and yet
never have given an opportunity to his friends to reply
to it.
There is a great deal of distrust among the Demo
cratic party at running as their candidate, a man whose
sceptical and mischievous views of State policy are so
much at war with the interests of our State. They
feel like a patient just escaping from the jaw’s of death,
threatened by the unskilful treatment of an ignorant
nurse—they are unwilling again to risk the quackery of
the doctor. The thinking men, therefore conclude that
it i9 dangerous to risk at the head of affairs such a man
as Mr. Towns, who stands identified with all that ru
inous policy which brought our State to the very grave
of financial death. We were too near dead to risk
quackery again—we are now well, and intend to stay
so. The course of the Convention.in connecting Mr.
Towns's election with the approval of the act of the
President in returning Santa Anna to Mexico, is like
wise very much disapproved, Many Democrats are |
unwilling to vote lor Mr. Towns, since his election is
to be hailed, and is uow proclaimed, the approval of
that act. X.
communicated.
Gentlemen: —Notwithstanding, ever since “Com
mencement Day” in your city, I have been breathing ‘
pretty freely of the cool mountain air, I have yet a very
feeling recollection of the dense crowd, noise, confu
sion and stiffing air in the small chapel of the Female
College on Commencement day, & can bear testimony
to the justness of your editorial on that subject,in a pre
vious number. But allow me to remark, that among
the remedies suggested, the true one has not been pro
posed, which, in my opinion, is this—a Clrapel should
be built on the College grounds, of sufficient size to hold
the usual number of visitors comfortably, and construct-;
ed Jor such occasions, having due regard to a crowded
audience, on the one hand, and the capacity of the fe
male voice on the other, and without wholly setting at
defiance the laws of sound, as the construction of the
present chapel unquestionably does. Never did young
ladies strain more wonianfully to be heard, than did the
late graduating class, and their effort was worthy of a
better fate.
As I profess to be one of the interested, ami am wil
ling to pay in advance for future comfort, I proposq to j
be one of one hundred persons (who shall reside out of
the county of Bibb) to give twenty dollars each, for the
above purpose—-or I will be one of two hundred to give
ten dollars each, or one of four hundred to give five
dollars each. I will stand up to any one or all of these
propositions. If all ol these are taken, there will be
raised six thousand dollars, and I suppose $12,000 would
be sufficient. Surely the good citizens of Macon (the
de facto capitol of Georgia) can and ought to raise the
balance. If one could have been built with telegraphic
speed, I believe the visitors at the late commencement
would have cheerfully forked over their share of die ex
pense—and as to the balance, the College disburses an
nually in your midst, in tuition, board and other college
charges, some twenty thousand dollars, and the nett
profits on the amount spent among you by the visitors,
during this one commencement week, would go very
| far towards accomplishing the object. This fact, also,
I should he borne in mind—that if some thing of the kind
is not done, we shall not be there again ; and another,
that if attended to, the increased railroad facilities now
contemplated, will, when completed, treble our number
on such occasions.
But may I not appeal to higher considerations than
those of mere dollars and cents I It the citizens of
Macon are justly proud, as they may well be, of their
College, and of the advantages lor improvement offered
to our daughters within its halls, ought not the same
spirt to prompt them to carry out the project that will!
render those advantages more apparent,and cause them !
to be more properly appreciated ? I heard a gentle
man from the west, who is some wliat noted for his lib- \
erality, remark, on the day of the late Commencement,
that “if the Female College was located in Columbus,
and they would appoint the Rev. Mr. Evans to the
work, he would raise the necessary amount in that city
for building a convenient chapel, in one hour.” 1 know
of no reason why Macon should lie belaud her sister
| city in this enterprise, especially as the matter partakes
largely of the question of hospitality, on which the
South ore supposed to act from instinct, and conse
quently net alike. Ye Everetts of Macon, what say
you—ahull-the chapel lie built ? A Visitor.
Letter from \\ illium C* Dawson*
The Albany Courier poblishes the follow ing extract
I of a letter from this distinguished citizen to a prominent
i member cl the Whig party. We fully agree with our
friends of tin* Savannah Republican that “it contains
just such sentiments as might have been expected from
that high toned patriot nnd gentleman.” Col. Daw
’ son has done much for the Whigs, deserves well at their
| hands and will hereafter lie gratefully remembered.—ll
any thing could endear him more to hut fellow Whigs
of Georgia or exoite a livelier interest in his behalf, it
w ould be just such a trank, manly nnd magimnimous
course us he has struck out in the following extract:
“The Convention is over and our gallant, noble,!
high-minded and generous friend, General Clinch, bus
been nominated. 1 know him well, und of him 1 can
say, rh 1 have often said to you, he is all that honesty 1
or industry con require. An a man ami un u soldier* i
his gallantry is conspicuous—with Ins lienrt and his j
honor, we have the assurance, that his administration .
of the Executive Department, will command i-'spect.
lie is, indeed, a most sale, prudent an J judicious man,
nnd, withal, well-informed, and hns übdilien vastly
above the requisitions of the office to which he is nomi
nated. No man need fear that Gen. Clinch has not
powers of mind, al undaut to administer the govern
ment. Iti his hnudsjtlip honor and interests of the Btute
ore sale. With ull my heart he shall have my support.”
WM C DAWHON.
Thus. Hut ter King*
The Augusta ( hronicle nnd Sentinel says: The dis
tinguished consideration shown this worth) Represent*
tive of Georgia, in whatever section of the country he
chances to pass, must he n*urse of high gratification to
every lover of the Stab*. Ilis late visit to the Chicago
Convention has afforded the citizens of the North
w*si an opportunity to express their high appreciation
of his tafont and statesmtirwhip, which has been done oi.
numerous occasions. From amongst Ux many compli
ments w hich have been showotsd upon him, wecull tier
following from the Buffalo Express:
” 1I"N T B Kino—This gentle j nan pn sued through
town lust week ou his way v ‘* Uhiotqjo a* Q ( j ,
, the Convention from tlie Stm I °f Georgia
1“ will return home this wny, us. wa ouabl,- ‘
imy time here on his upward p !t ‘Mr J; ‘ n *H
oi the few statesmen who unite much ! ndu*try ‘"V*
business capacity to the fervid eloquence t and
ardor ,and the sunny South. He hot, been ay
Congress und acquired a high reputation for
“Otpuuty, liberality and comprehensiveness „
tm untiring devotion to the public interest
ermntivc of Georgia, With Southern affinities ,'*■
at ions. he has ever acted with refi-rence to th, • ****
of the whole count ry, und never supported a J "? 1 cl ' io *
partial or local legislation. His visit t„ the 1 ,, “
will furnish him with additional reasons f or £!!“! W, *t
large nnd liberal policy on the part of the (• lsta, “"‘g
emmet. Mr. King has been the most effi c “?
lightened advocate of the Navy in the House na ’
sentutives, and we presume he will he nl„."i r '”
head Oi the Naval Committee, as a matter ofcou^!*
The Administration ami the Arm,
“II Gen. Scop had had a sufficient f onv
IWiphan m Ins speech at St. Louis ®“ l Cot
from Vera ( ruz to Mexico, to establish a Yin “
mumeatton Is-tweeii Ins army and Vera fij *n.
hum ere tins have inarched into the citvofM h ' ; Ho M
there dictated the termsof pence.” ™‘ tt o .n4
This declaration Is not likely io he doubted n
Stead of supplying men enough, Gen T.vro.’ Ul " 1 ’
pedonns regulars and left in a perilous posi tio
Gen. Scott s force, increased by the den,,!!! ”*
laylor, was still left inadequaie. Peter u- “ U#l 1 ’
and Paul was not paid. ‘ ,eterw “ 9 fri*c t J
It was known to the Government that a larae„„ .
ol Scott s army when helandednt Vera fn,/ Nl *
ot twelve month*’ men whose period of sen.‘r'’ , ' t
soon expire. The entire aggregate of hi, f“
“ever large emngh to allow him to march three r
miles into tbeTntenor of an enetnyte l
garrisons a. every town, with troo,* sufficient'??
jh- tram, and to keep up communications J th T
f ruz nnd not only to do this, bm fig ht /’
advanced, and then at the endofhielongand *
march to assault nnd carry and occupy the ■ST*
the enemy’s country-* city of more than onehS l
and fifty thousand inhabitants.
Scott’s entire force, we say,when he landed at V..
Gmz. was not sufficient lor all this. He had sen 7
more than half enough men-taking in the account’
tachments for garrison, and escorts and the I,™
battle and by the diseases of the climate. Yet ‘
aggregate force a large portion soon left him— their * U ‘
rind of enlistment being at an end. The Union la iu J
mueh ol reinforcements which were to arrive in tb.?
supply and more than supply the places of the t-o
months’ men. By ihe last of June or the first „f
We were told that Scott would have 20,000 men Ul ,ii
his command and Taylor 10,000. The fact is no
I here are rumors that Taylor has been stripped n0,,,,,
that the reinforcements which had been sent 1,,,/J
ill reliance upon which the old hero had nrad„ ad L,
‘or an advance on San Luis Potosi, have beenvnrk
drawn from him to be added to Scott’s amry.
Whether this be so or not to the full extent, it i.
certain that the assurances of the Union ns to
20,0 k) and Taylor’s 10,000 men by the firs. o fji
not made good by (acts. The case is altogether other,
wise. At the last advices Scott was nt Paebln
ing reinforcements; nnd ns for the brave old chief,!
Monterey, he has been kept for eight or nine mom!,. „
the valley of the Rio Grande without tire power to ad
vance. 1/ he had been supplied with men and meats
the storming of Monterey, last September, would liar,
been the thundering prelude to die fell ol San Luis— th.
capture ot Zacatecas—the possession of the city of
■Mexico. But as fast as he accumulated men they were
taken from him and he has had to do garrison duty ft,
nearly a year, with one grand episode at Buena Visul I
During all this period in proportion as our gailantanl. I
drere have brought honor and glory to our amis in the I
held, the Administration has been making itself rid,™- I
lons at home. Last Fall it was announced that no mote
men were needed for the army j and companies of vol- !
unleers offering for service were rejected, inaiittle
w hite afterwards came the President’s cail for nine n ,
regiments. This was in November. The Ada. niatn
tiou had (Kissed through one of its intermittent haltuc®.
ntiims concerning negotiations and pacifications and il
that. These fits come on periodically, it would iwni,
and are followed by spasms. There was die cl.t!
Anna admission crisis, which paralysed operations on
the Rio Gramie for awhile. Why reinforceTxvluß
when peace was so surely at hand by the good offices
of Santa Anna ? Next followed the Buchonm lieso
tiation through Com. Conner, which was so confident
ly relied on lor peace that the Secretary oi War in No
veniber declared that no more men would be needed-
Afterwards came the Atocha mission—a miserable nbor
tion ; and now we have the Trwt overture, winch j
likely to be worse. I
These are the hallucinations. The spasm follow im
mediately after the patient has obtained a lucid inter
tid ; they exhibit themselves in paroxysms of martial
fury and incoherent patriotism The Union vent* col
umns oi enthusiasm and speaks of nothing but “gun,
drum, trumpet,bhunlerbuss.andthtinder ” Thesetont*
are raised with anathemas against “ Mexican WW
and eulogies upon Mr Polk, with occasional rhapso
dies about the Halls of the Montezumas.
but in truth the patience of the nation is sorely tried
by these repeated und aggravated exhibitions of irreso
lution, infatuation nnd imbecility, which arc persisted*
with an insane obstinacy which is as provoking as i:is
foolish. In the meantime the lives of our gallant men
arc w astej in Mexico ; treasures are squandered; debu
are accumulating ; the wnr drags on, and every body a
growing sick ot it, What next 1 Mr. Trist is com
ing home, the newspapers say, with ids Unger in hn
mouth. No peace; no signs of |M*ace. Ciett. Scoit,
too w eak to advance, cannot remain where he is w th
em danger of having ids communications cut off if
he laid twenty thousand men, apnrt from garrison* and
detachments,—twenty thousand fighting men in one
body, he could enter the city of Mexico as a sonqnen
should, and from the National palace he could dicute
with dignity the terms of an adjustment which Mrxito
would have to observe und in due time sanction Tbs
is what the Government should have enabled himtodo
long since.— Ball American.
General Taj lor and the Prcuidency.
The indications now apparent in the political world
seem to foretoken a remarkable event ; an election b*
the Presidency without the competition of rival candi*
dates. Geobsx Washington was so chosen; hewai
President of the whole country.
It is not to be sup|>osed that General Tayion's elec
tion , without reference to party, will operate to prevent
the existence of parties. But there arc times when the
questions dividing parties either cense to Ik* questions of
vital interest, from the predominance of one side or the
other, and lose their primary importance by the devcl
j ojwnient of other issues affecting more profoundly the
! great social and political interests of the country. In
such cases re-organizations of panic* take place. Tl*
dusty arena of conflicts, no longer possessing the inte
rest of novelty, is abandoned ; the thrice beaten chaff
ol old polemics is given to the winds ; anew field openr,
u wider urea is displayed.
The general sentiment of the country seems to be
ju t now that n crisis is at hand in which a ni&n <4
(it ii Taylor's stump is precisely the sort of tiinn d*
country needs. Having found him without the
once of a Convention, the People will probably elect
him w ithout needing the interposition nl such a body
i It is not Gen. Taylor's military successes w® l *
I which give him so strong a hold upon the popular ■
, lions One can discern something of the secret of In*
popularity from the way Col. Jkumrmin Davii
of him. He said in his speeh ut New Orieau*. tb*
Gen. Taylor had shown himself the distingu^J
soldier of the age, yet he was equally remarkable l
his kindness of h* art rind simplicity cwfTmbitw, hisstro*<■
judgment and excellent senae. He alluded to the In
that Geiiribl Taylor liad shared the hiunbleft
for mile in the campaign; tlmt he lmd in even ‘•
idenuii *d ImiiseU with Ins tioops, lie alluded tn 1
hour ol the battle o! Buena Vug*, when the du) * ‘ al *
ed, it not lost to Is* going against our
General Taylor amidst the thickest of ihc iron su •
rode upon the plateau, and calmly surveyed the
Vast as weft the consequences of that hour. • ” l
peered to (ear no danger, expect Ito harm. I' l " ,n 1 lM j
moment (noid Colonel l>avis) the volunteers felt
of victory. Tin* presence of that old man
courage that could not Ik* overcome ; and not “ 1
said lie, (pointing to the regiment ls*kre hun.) •" 1
then willing to da* rather than yield an inch.
It was not (continued Col. Davis) alone to • 1
nM*d to love G I
citemeiit of the carnage over, the sail)** soul ‘b' l11 l j
leinuin unmoved when his friends were I"! mu
leaves around him, who could look unblandw
the iiout of the thuiiJcring aitillery, beoam< I ** JJ
< *!itier's in st sympathising friend* J
atcru ui bailie wus as mild •• th; teuder-b*
r ui’s —UiltitHtH’ American