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4. Man was formed to take simple, plain, wholesome food. He eats all sorts of things, which not only do him no good, but do him harm; and drinks large quantities of beer, spirits and wine, which hurt his stomach, and take away the proper use of the brain. 5. Man ought to wash himself all over with water every day, so as to dense the pores ot the skin, else they get stopped up ; he cannot perspire rightly, and his skin cannot breathe. 0. Man shonhl wear clean clothes next his skin, because the body discharges bud Hinds. At present, many people wear the same clothes day after day lor weeks together. Definition of a Kiss. ” A kiss is thus defined in n love-letter written in the yr 1679,and translated from the German: ‘What is a kiss ? A kiss is, ns it were, a seal, expressing our sin- j cere nttacliment the pledge of future union—a dumb, but at the same time, audible language of a loving ; heart—a present, which, at the time that it is given, is taking from us the impression on on ivory coral press— a crimson balsam for a love-wounded heart—a sweet bite of the lip—an affectionate pinching of the mouth— a delicious dish which iB eaten with scarlet spoons—a sweetmeat which docs not satisfy our hunger—a fruit which is planted and gathered at the same time—the quickest exchange of questions and answers of two lovere —the fourth degree of love “ Let Children Sing. We extract the following beautiful and judicious mnnrks from “Phrenology for ChiMrcn ” It abounds in j pa-SKitf- s remarkable for their simplicity nnJ eloquence: j “All children cnnlenm to sing if they commence in | season I <lo not say all will have the same sweet voice | of the nightingale; for some have naturally sweet, mild and eoft voices, when they talk, while others sj>eak in loud, strong and masculine tones. The is true in regard to singing. 14 In Germany every child Is taught to use its voice j while young. In their sc bools all join in singing ns a regular exercise, as much they attend to the un*y , geography; and iniheir chuTche* the liQfiiiXil uot Cosn * , • mn*a rnTfvhoir. who sit apart from the others, iierhnpo in one corner of the house, but there is a vast tide of, incense going forth to God from every heart which can o’* - * ■nniwn* •*> •tiiotuigwogx Cl Villi lltc soul. “Children, sing! yes, sing with your whole hearts'; David sang be/ore the Lord, and it is meet that you should do the same ; and always, when nngry feelings rise in your breasts, curb and check them by singing sweet and cheerful songs.” Power of Earnestness. This earnest force is, in truth, the main element in the impressiveness of public speaking. It carries con viction to the minds of the heurers, with a power that nothing else enn give. Its absence is an irreparable de fect. Sincerity is not enough; n desire to he useful is not enough. Men must have that ardent impuls** which, breaking through every barrier, attests to the world their sincerity, by urging them to the most devoted elfortw in the diffusion of truth. They must be distinguished by peculiar energy, they must have moral power to compel respectful attention The thorough earnestness of such men in everything they undertake is an attribute of their character, w hich, if it were not dcvelojied in reli gious agency, would find vent in some other direction Their advocacy could not be marked with cool indiffer ence or by a suspicious sincerity. It is a part of their very nature to “ throw their whole soul into the work.” They require uo elncutimi to a •. neatness, for the natural exprt ssion of their mental emotions accompanies and enforces their deep-felt ut terance. So spake Paul and Luther, Ignatius Loyola and Whitfield, Peter the Hermit and Kuox.— TUr Pul lit and the People. Agricultnnil Implements of the Peruvians. The following description ts from Prescott’s new work, “The History of the Conquest of Peru”— * They had neither the iron ploughshare of tin* old world, nor had they animals for draught, w hich, indeed, were no where found in the new. The instrument which they used was a strong, sharp-pointed stake, traversed by a horizontal piece,ten or twelve inches from the point, on which the ploughman might set his foot and force it into the ground—Six or eight strong men were attach ed by ropes to the stake, and dragg* 1 it forcibly along— pulling together, and keeping time as they moved by chanting their national songs, in which they were ac companied by the women, who follow ed in their train to break up the sods with their rakes. The mellow soil offered slight resistance, and the laborer, by long prac tice, acquired a dexterity which enabled him to turn up the ground to the requisite depth with astonishing facil ity. This substitute for the plough was but a clumsy contrivance ; yet it is curious, as the only b-pecimen of the kind among the American aborigines, and w as per ha{ not much inferior to the w ooden instrument intro duced in its stead by the European conquerors.” Energy of Character. 44 A bold vigorous man, what a tone he gives to the company he may be in, to the society in which he lives, to the nation wherein he was bom ! Men seem inebria ted with the atmosphere around him, so completely are they overcome by his presence. He is never weary, never languid ; there is nothing enervating falls from him in action or speech. He strengthens and. arouses, he sets men of no confidence on their feet, not purposely but by his own example. They see him one of themsel ves, the boy they went to srhool with, played w ith, ex panded into a man and drawing all alter him in the vortex in which he moves. He is a perpetual reproach to the sluggard, a joy to the timid, those who want con fidence, and who fancy they arc by temperament or Pituation precluded from possessing or manifesting that daring, animating power. Energy of character is con tinually renovating *oc : ety; elevating mm to a level whence they see how easily it is, or seem to hMotnt “ itlsanimalinp ZZ [ men press on in the emulation, inspired by some noble fellow who figures in the pas!, or is present among them. The enthusiasm one mnn enn create by bold i and earnest action is astonishing—Cine jovial, free I hearted, generous stranger, coining by accident or oth- ! erwise among us will often upset and rrinvigorate a 1 clique of friends inured, completely trained in, to dull- j ness and customary quiet. The enthusiasm of the mo- j tnent overbears all our preconceived notions of order, ’ and our silent rcspectfuldeconim, our fear of giving of ! sense, pitiful hut common vice, which makes us careful, even to folly, in what we aav, is by the current of this man's spirit rolling through us and forcing up ours swept away; nnd the night, the day, the tune whenever ; it is, from thenceforth a bright spot in our history It is from this, public meetings derive their intense interest,; and public opinion its force. We are sure of meet ing sonic earnest man who will cheer us, give us keener, fuller sensations, and thus one or two brings, 1 eonneeted with the millions by mystic rlisins of sym pathy, communicate the fire of their own minds to every man, until ita powerful energy awakens the dor mant intellects of till” IJcanly. There ice many things set before us as we pass Hunubifc *u f rainuriire or more or less intrinsic value, snd pursued by us with more or less of earnest now and ettcu^y.according to circumstance and chttme ter Pome ot ihw*.', when obtained, are considerably better than others, and takers ogam disappoint us whol ly, either because they are truly nothing w orth, or be es use pougltt and found isugly, without attention to the uioial chemistry necessary lor the perfection and pres ervation ot their value, tliey turn to dust and ashes, just when we ought to find them a healing balaam for all the sorrows of life. Os all such blessings sought and Ibiuid, there laperliaps, non.- more utterly valueless, when its first eliann has passed over and faded from the imagina tion, than mere personal beauty, where there iano intel lect, no heart, no sweetness of temp -r.no cheering gsie ty of qiirit, no genuine talent, nor precious moral worth, to enclose and preserve it from wearing the tense, and (•ailing the nffcctioti. The bleakness of dktappoint inem which follows the extinction of its power ia little! leaatlum tremendous’ This is experienced often,sadly often, when a burst of genuine [laasion has been lek, wrong enough to create by ita exaggeration <if love all that is winning to make the beaulooua idol perfect; but ■till more surely dues distaste follow the evanescent pleasure of gazing on wliat is only beautiful, when ad mirauon has been simply admiration, with little or uo mixture of passion at .11. Vit lie y of the Mississippi. Mr Benton in his letter to the Chicago Convention aid“ The river navigation oi the west is the moet wonderful on the globe; and since the application of •u am power to the impulsion of resale, poarsees the sasential qualities of open navigation. Speed, distance, cheapness, magnitude of cargoes, are all there, and without the perils of the sea from storms and enemies*. fV Steamboat ts the slop of tbs river, and finds In the Mississippi and its tributaries the amplest theatre for the diffusion of its use, and the display of its power. Wonderful river: connected with seas by the head, and by the mouth—stretching ns arms towards the Atlantic and the Pacific—lying in a valley which is a valley from the Gulf of Mexico to Hudson’s Bay—drawing its first waters not from rugged mountains, but from the plateau of the Lukes in the erntre of tie* Continent, and in communication with the sources of the St Lawrence and the streams which take their course north to Hudson’s Bay—draining the largest extent of the richest land—collecting the products of every clime, even the frigid, to bear the whole to n genial market in the sunny South, and there to meet the products of the entire world.—Such is the Mississippi And who can calculate the aggregate of its advantages, anil the mag nitude of its future commercial results ? Many years ago, the late Governor Clark and my self undertook to calculate the extent of the hoatnhlc water in the valley of the !V1 iw-.ppi; we made it about 50,000 miles ! of which 30,000 were computed to unite above St. Louis, and 20,000 below. Os course we counted all the infant streams on which n flat, a keel or a battean could lx* floated,and justly; for every tribu tary of the humblest boatable character helps to swell not only the volume of the central waters, but of the commerce upon them.” JOURNAL xV MESSENGER. 8. T. CHAPMAN .V S ROSE. F.prrnus n \ C O \ , €>. WEDNESD IY, AUGUST 11. 184 T. FOR PRKSiniCNT, GEN. ZACHARY TAA LOR. For Governor* GEN. TH N( IN L. CLINCH. Whig Senatorial Nominations. Districts, Counties. Candidates 3J. Mclntosh and Glynn, ( has //. Hopkins. 6th. Montgomery & Appling. John McArthur. Bth. Bcriven and Effiingharn, Martin Marsh. 9th. Burke and Emanuel, Neill McLeod. 10th. Laurens and Wilkinson, C />. Guyton. 12th. Decatur and Thomas, Dr. M. 11. Martin. 1 Ith Stewart &. Randolph, ll’. Boynton. 15th. Lee and Sumter, JFm. A. Maxwell. 16th. Muscogee and Harris, R. T Marks 17th. Houston and Macon. E. J. McGehre. 18th. Talbot and Marion, Col A. C. Scott. 21st. Washington & Jefferson, George Stapleton. 22d. Richmond & Columbia, A. J. Miller. 23d. Warren &. Taliaferro, Ahner Darden. 21th Hancock and Baldw in, Dr. Wm. Terrell. 25th. Putnam and Jones, S. A. Wales. 2Gth Monroe and Pike, Capt. 11. .1 Sargent. 27th. Crawford and Upson, Ewd Holloway. 28th. Coweta & Merriwcther, Dr C. D. Parks , 29th. Troup and Heard, Berry I). Johnson. 31st. Henry’ and Fayette, George Ware. 31th. Morgan and Green, Aug. S. Reese. 37th. Oglethorpe A Madison, Dr. W. Willingham 33d. Newton & Walton, /. JV. Williamson. 38th. Clark and Jackson, W. W. Clayton. 39th. DeKolb & Gwinnett, J. M. Calhoun. (’iilih Mlit rimr/.1/ua. A*- JS. Hn J. 47th. Floyd and Chattooga, M. Montgomery. | To Correspondents. Contributors will please remember that “brevity is the soul of wit,” and that if a writer wishes to lie read, he must use strong arguments and few’ words. Commu nications, like sermons, speeches and editorials, ought to be brief and to the |K>int. There are cases however, where articles lone nothing on account of their length, and we may be allowed to remark that the one signed * Patsaliga ’ in this paper, belongs to that class. It is from the pen of one of the most talented whigs in Western Georgia. To our Subscribers in Crawford. We nre gratified to announce to our subscribers in Crawford, Talbot, &c. thnt the Post Master in Macon and the contractor upon the route thence to Bellvtie, have kindly consented to join the publishers of papers jn this City in a recommendation to the department at Washington to change the hours of departures so as to enable them hereafter to obtain their papers on the day after their publication. The Post Master General will of course grant so reasonable a request. They may therefore in the course of some ten days, or two weeks, expect to receive their papers at the earliast hour after their publication. The Post Master at Knoxville lias also kindly consented to aflect such arrangement with regard to the cross mails as will insure the speedy de livery of our papers to subscribers residing near tin- lat eral offices. Planters and Country Men haute. Our country friends are respectfully informed thnt the Merchants of Macon have never been more abundantly supplied with Goods of all kinds, than at the present moment. Those who wish cheap bargrins nre reques ted to call, as it is certain they may go farther and fare worse Important IS til Bond Change. We are pleased to acknowledge the receipt of a letter dated at Washington City on the 2nd inst. in which it is stated that the Post Mas ter General has agreed to a schedule by wldcii the cnis of the Macon and Western Company will,on mu! alter the 15th inst.leave Macon at 6 a m. and At’ in’a at 111 a m thus connecting both ways with both the Georgia n.ul State roads. V* e hope therefore that ail complaints in regard to the Macon AH'* “ r * **;-*•> now * * officers have made a most judicious change. It now only remains for the Central Company to make the connection coniph tr We turn the matter over to our brethem of the Savannah press, ns they are much more deeply interested than ourselves in the result. Cheap Tmvelliii". Persons wishing to visit the mountains, are informed that tickets will be sold during the present week by the Macon and Western Kailioad Company for eight dollars, which will entitle the holder to pons over the Macon and Western and State roads to Dalton, and return any time during the present month. rttarlcKton nnd Snvniinnh. A w riter in the Charleston Mercury propose* to con nect Charleston and Savannah hy a Railroad along the coast. The w riter plainly sees that hy the'complction ! of the roads at present contemplated, both the cities nam ed are likely to he thrown off’ the main line of travel 1 It is estimated that the road can he built for about SIOO,- 1 000, and that it will be of immense value to tile two cities For ourselves, we have hnd quite enough of South Carolina Railroads, and believe the sooner that Georgia is entirely divorced from her the belter Her arrogance ih becoming intolerable, nnd will at no distent day. force the people of Georgia into a united support of their own improvements and tlieir own seaport. (Jod grant that the day may come, uud that right speedily Commencement nt Athens. We deetn it wholly unnecessary to offer an apology to oar readers for the spnee allotted this week to the let ters of our Athens correspondent. The interest of the occasion loses nothing in his hands, lor he wields an able pen, and Iria productions are always characterized by great good sense and proper discrimination. Just in criticisms and playful even in hie condemnation, his let ters are always read w ith pleasure n w*ll ns profit Must happy are we to learn, that 4 ’ Old Franklin” is now more prosperous than nt any previous jieriod of her existence. Such result# were naturally to Ik* anticipa ted from the high order ol talent nnd aiuiimnmi w inch characterize the members of Irei Faculty. Wc question whether the officers ol any institution in the Southern States are possessed of an equal amount oflearning nnd i practical talent, and the recent additions to this body have been eminently judicious. The reform teems to ‘ have been general—to have commenced with th** Hoard of Trustees, thence extended to the officers, and finally I developed itaelf in a higher standard t scholarship, nnd ! an increased Humber of students r l hat there is still room for improvement is highly probable, but with such men at the head of the institution, we may fondly hope that it will at least keep pace with the pragma of the •Iff- Jiimcs Hamilton ( otipcr, Emj* We are gratified to learn through our able Athens correspondent, that the gentlemnn whose name standi* at the h*sd of tlus article has been chosen a Trustee in the Blate University, vice JamesCamak. deceased. In native power of intellect and in varied attainments, no gentleman in Ue State ia Mr. Coma’s superior; and wr are happy to And. that the Board are teatrhing nut as patrons of the institution gentlemen of his chnracter and qualifications rather than the stupid political hacks who have; generally. ns if in very mockety of education, 1 been chosen the guardians of the rising intellect of the State. • Ginger Fop. Our cotempornry of the Savannah Republican, it seems, is not willing to take a joke, and rather gruffly informs us, that “ it is hard to be w.tty but very easy to !be rude.” Now wc see no reason why he should I judge other men by himself. Had w - thought for a | moment thnt the memory of Mrs. Malaprojt and the i “ allegory upon the banks of the Nile,” were yet fresh ; in his memory, we should certainly not have shocked his refined sensibility by mentioning the name of Gin ger Pop, in his august presence. I. O. O. F. in Mississippi* j There nre twenty-two working subordinate Lodges, and four Encampment Lodges, containing a member ship ofninc hundred and fifteen,and yielding n revenue the past year,of $12,618. ‘Hie membership has beep added to, during the past year, by initiations, four hun dred ; cards, sixty-three ; from which is tube deducted, 1 one hundred and forty-four withdrawals, expulsions, &,e , leaving a net increase of three hundred and nirr- I teen members. The amounts expended for charitable purposes, for the Inst six months, are ns follows, to wit Weekly lienefits, $487; charitable donations, $389; burying the dead, $175. Magnetic Telegraph. 1 Mr Chester has again returned, and gives as the re sult of lus labors in Alabama, the completion of con tracts from Columbus, Gn., to Montgomery ; and from Montgomery one hundred miles south, towards Mobile The posts and irons to he erected on or before the 15th October,proximo. This will about meet the party how at work on the line from New Orleans north, who have extent 1 and the w ires within n short distance of Mobile. The office in Montgomery will be in the new Ex -1 change Il< tel now in progress of completion, and is a most desirable local! tv for its citizens mid for strangers visiting the place. ! The offices m this place we understand, will be in the rooms immediately over the Post-office, to lie ap proached by out side steps A more convenient ami satisfactory locality could not have been selected The ’ rooms are a portion of the Floyd House, and nre pre sented to the Company by its most worthy proprietor, .°t. Lanier, Esq The rout*- hence to Columbus is rapidly progressing, and the contracts for posts are almost all fulfilled. They are of the best descriptions of timber and well selected ; no green pine being used. This portion of the line will be ready for the wires by 15th October, proximo. The posts on the Central Railroad now extend some miles, and with the known energy of the contractors eannot be behind the balance of the work. From Augusta to the 90 Mile Station, there nre abundance of hands under goodsujierintendenc**, who are not behindhand in their labors. The South Carolina Railroad have their por tions of the line well advanced ; and from Columbia north, the posts nre almost all erected. 1 Wc look in a few days to have telegraphic coimmmi i cations from New York to Petersburg. It is now but little more than a month since Air. Chester commenced his labors, and we cannot too much commend his zeal, abilities and untiring industry in this great undertaking. To hnn we are indebted for its rapid advancement, and under his superintendence, 1 i w’e confidently look to see its successful comiL*“* ‘ The Fort Valley Meeting. We take especial pleasure in calling attention to tJie 1 proposed Railroad meeting at Fort Valley on the 25th inst., and hope that the citizens of Houston may be very [ generally present on the occasion. To the planters of that region, the road is an important one, and we hesi- i tntenot to say, that its completion would double the value of almost every acre of land in the South-western j counties. The suggestions thrown out in the published j proceedings of the preliminary meeting, are eminently 1 wise and proper. No planter ought to contribute largely . to the construction of such works, but every man ought I to give something because every man will he benefiited by the work It is n mistake to suppose that Railroads , in the South ought to lie built entirely by capitalists and those resident in cities. They are not as much henefit ted collaterally ns the planter. Railroads annihilate distance and bring the man who resides fifty miles rtf, i as near t ) the city ns he who resides ten miles distant, •’ but who is compelled to haul his produce to market j Every man knows that lands near a c ity nre worth double those more remote. These roads then practi cally bring not only the planters hut their plantations f nearer the market—they reduce the cost of transport- | tion and enable the land owner to realize larger n**tr I profits from his produce. They are therefore a benefit ‘ to the planter, ami the planter should aid pecuniarily in j their construction. It is matter of congratulation there fore to find planters of the prudence, forecast and monied means of Messrs. Everett, Hampton, mk! others, tak- ; ing the lend in the proposed enterprise. The princely liberality of the first named gentlemen, has already greatly endeared him to the people of G.-orgin, and par- ■ iteularlyof Macon. Let us now give him our cordial j assistance in his efforts to benefit the garden of the State ; Up to the present moment, we have had but little hopes j of enlisting the people of the South-west seriously and ( heartily in this great enterprise. Now we feel confident j of success. The proposed road difll-is from all others, I because the first twenty miles of it will pay a good in-; terest on the investment; so thnt if built only to Fori Valley it would bring to market 30,000 bales oi cotton ami every mile whi hit is extended Iteyond that point, will bring an additional thousand bales with the travel and other freights in proportion. It is en.phatict !ly the great w’oik of Georgia, because it is the link whic h con nects the Atlantic and the Gulf, ami wlrich se;i ires t<> out State tH* j -.i..* m becoming the empire Stnte of the South. ly*t all then pu: their shou/d<-rs to the whet 1, and the road will be completed to Pei isacola in less than three years. Tlie Effects of* M min fine tores. On our first page will be found a most enpitaf article contrasting the prosperity of South Carolina whh thnt ‘of Rhode Island It contains a mass of grave a.nd im portant forts whieh are put to a practical use. no one fail to read and refit ct carefully upon them. We nre happy to have nn opportunity of copying such an article fr im a South Carolina paper,nnd especially from one having such an extensive circulation, and so ably I edited its the Carolinian It proves that the people of j ! our sister State are coming to their senses upon the sub- ‘ j ject of the Tariff, and that they are resolved to make 1 ! the most of the present state of affairs One such nrti i cle will do more for the permanent prosperity of Caroli | ni than a score of Quattlehum resolutions or Fort Hill manifestos The truths which the article contains nre ! I equally applicable to Georgia, nnd should he deeply ini- ‘ pressed upon the minds of our people mid our law-giv- | era If wr would enjoy the prosperity of New England. t . we must learn wisdom from her experience. Rhode Island is scarcely as large ns a medium sized District in Carolina, nnd does not produce more than one fourth enough provisions to feed even her own people; nnd yet j ! the productive wealth of Rhode Island is equal to sll9 to each individual, while that of Carolina 19 only equal ‘ to $43? This difference is attributed by the Caroliman j mainly to the existence of manufactures in Rhode I Island Carolina produce* four nnd a half millions of | dollars worth of Cotton. Rhode Island—little Rhode Island, carries a sow thousand hags of this cotton to her mills, at a cost of from six to eight dollars per bale, for transportation, or 20 |>er cent, on its prime cost, and annually turns out from her mills eight nnd a half millions worth of manufactured articles The increas- ’ ed value given to our cotton, is the result of New Eng- I land labot nnd New England machinery. Surely New ! England prosperity ought to be no longer a mystery Why is it that tire people of the South do not see their own interests? Why not turn their attention tomn- I chinery nnd manufactures? Why not, like New Eng- I land, give proper encouragement to mechanics ami ! laboring men I Why not create a class of employment separate nnd distinct from that of our negroes, which * 1 willfomkb the means of respectable subsistence to n| large class of citizen* who ore now only consumers, and whose only influence upon society is, unfortunately, i deleterious. One great cuuse of the idleness, the di**i | pa tion ami the crime, so prevalent at present, is that j there isno employment for thui Hass of our white pop ulation who may be unfortunate. They cannot, will not labor by the aide of the negro, ami lienee nre too often driven to conduct which renders them amenable 10 the Inws, or threw away their lives in dissipation; and our property holders, to their own injury.and proba bly the ultimate ruin of the institution,persist in forcing their negroes ev*n into the various mechanic trades These things we dunk ought not so to be. The negro ought to he confined to tiu*r ogrieultural nnd domestic pursuits for which nature has so well adapted him ; while the (fold of competition in mechanics and manu factures, shoulu be left open to those worthy men who are doomed to “ earn their bread by the sweat of their brow.” Our large slaveholder* should encourage this policy, because it would give employment ami compe tency to hundreds who ore now waanng away their lives, or corrupting the negro property of our people j Every dollar hy them invested for the purpose of build : ing up manufactures, would ultimately 1* more than re paid in the increased value of their negro property, on ! nn increased demand for their agricultural products.— It is time for the men ol the South to take an enlarged and comprehensive view of this subject, and to invest their means in a w’ay that will add to the general us well as the individual good. The Season. For about three months past there has been scarcely \ r day (up to lost week,) but what we have been visited j w ith rain Since that time, we have lmd but one or two ! alight showers On Saturday and Sunday week, the | rain fell very heavy, particularly a few miles west of this. • Along tli*- Flint River and the adjacent streams, much I damage was done. The small creeks and branches ; rose from ten to thirty feet above their common height, and we have heard or considerable damage done to Cot ton and Cora in the low grounds. The dams ot more than half the mills in Crawford county were swept away —and some in Macon county, also, a number of bridges. We notice in the Savannah Republican, that Jenkins’ bridge on the Ogechee has been carried away, and thnt the river was four miles wide at that place. Dodging Extraordinary* Our correspondent “Oconee.” has colled the atten tion of the people of the State, to an important con sideration connected with the public life of the Demo cratic nominee. We have commenced the investiga tion by the Hook, and are greatly mistaken if the result do not present to the people of Georgia a degree of faithlessness, or of inattention to their interests, unpnr nlleltd in the history of any legislator in the State. 1 From the evidence which we have already gathered.; we would not Im* surprised if the record should prove i that Mr. Towns dodged at least half of the important ; votes taken during his last term of service in Congress ; It matters not whether he was kept away by private | business, or by a disposition to avoid responsibility If he was engaged in speculnE n, he ought to have resign ed his seat, and allowed Lis constituents to send a Rep- ‘ resentative who could afford to attend to their business, 1 especially when the people had to pay for the service at the tune of eight dollars per day. If he larked the nerve to stand up ami meet the various questions as they presented themselves, he is certainly not the man to place at the helm ot the ship of State. Our own opinion is, and we express it without intend- j ingtobe disres|>-ci iil t“ Mr.Towns.that the latter is the j true reason of his frequent nbsenee during the calling of the yeas and*nays. The truth is, we presume, he was looking forward to the very canvass in w hich he is now engaged. He had fixed his heart upon a residence in the executive niaiiHou of Georgia, and was afraid to do anything which might !>e seized upon by bis opponents He presumed that lie journals might not find their way into the state,and tiiat if they did, no one would take the trouble to search them diligently. In this he will find himself mistaken, and if we are not deceived, he will be j astonished at the long array ol his sins of omission. We ask the people however to take nothing upon our ispe ! dixit, and shall therefore at the proper time call Mr j Towns to the Hook. The proofs will overwhelm him. j Would it he wise in the people of Georgia to place in the Executive (’hair a nmn who is either so indolent or • so faithless ns Col. Towns seems to have been while in j Congress? Have th*-y any guarantee thnt he would ; not no a time server m the one place ns well ns in the j other? We want industry, energy, and above all, firmness in our Chief Executive .particularly at the pres- ‘ ent moment. A gentleman who has not independence i enough to record his vote, when called upon under the j responsibility of a paid and qualified Legislator, will i not be likely to discharge the duties of an Executive i fearlessly and without favor. He is not the man for the people, and they will have none of him. Mr. Kimraml the Central Railroad Company. The Augusta Constitutionalist, of July 28th, speak ing of the Chicago Convention remarks : “ When we made our comments on the part Savan nah had taken in this grand scheme for boundless ap propriations of the national treasury by preconcerted organization out of Congress, we were not nw-nre that its monied corporations had also embarked in this po litical adventure. We have since ascertained that the Central Rail Road and Banking Company took a stock ; in it to the amount of SSOO. This investment was made in the shape of an appropriation of that sum to pay the expenses of the Hon. Thomas Butler King to and from the Convention ” If it b** true as alleged in the above paragraph that the Central Company did iiirree to pay the expenses of Mr. Kin? to th** Chicago Convention, we unhesitatingly contend that it is alik- proper and creditable to the Company,as well ns to Mr King. In the first place the Chicago Convention was no “political adventure .” It was g >tten up hy men of all po litical parties and in itsdelif>erations all political allusions were strictly inhibited Its objects were approved of hy Silas Wright. Mr. Benton and Martin Van Buren, as well os hy prominent men of the Whig party. It was a great national convention, for great national pur poses. In so large an assemblage, where the great interests of the Mi-siaaippi valley were represented, it may have been regarded ns proper hy the Central Company, that someone should be present to protect the interest of the Southern Atlantic ports. \ majority of the Board of Directors of that Company are Democrats, and it is not likely that they would do any thing a tin inst their cherished principles. Like business men they sought to lx* represented by one w ho from his public reputation and extensive acquaintance, would be enabled to do the most good. It was not to be e*j**>*<'d thnt any gentle man would incur the expense of the trip and the loss of valuable time, without some return. It had been usual in ell such caste to defray the ex penses of the delegates. We will therefore suppose, for the sake of argument, that they did appropriate a sum of money for the use of Mr King, what harm is th**re m it. Georgia has expended something like twelve millions of doi'ars for the purpose of tapping the groat valley of the Mississippi, nnd of drawing the pro ducts and trade thereof, to her own seaport. Are her Railroad Companies to he precluded forever from mak ing any effort to conciliate the very people whose trade we seek and to facilitate the completion of their im provements ! Are w* forever to check all effort at de veloping the rensoi roes of our own State, for fear of eliciting the clamor of certain party presnes ? Had the city of Charleston been represented in the Chicago con vention hy Mr. Gadsden, or Mr. Calhoun, is it likely that the Constitutionalist would have said aught a* gainst the propriety of the Railroad Companies defray ing their expenses ? We rather think thnt all tliia de nunciation has a double purpos**, first, to injure Mr King, and second, to further Carolina interests In our opinion the Company acted both properly nnd judicious ly, nnd that the Directors consulted alike the interest of the stockholders and of the State at large, in pursuing j the course which they did. Mr. Folk mill the Untliollcs* The Rev. William L. McCalla whose brother (itn J. M McCalla is second Auditor under Mr. 1 Polk, makes some strange revelations in regard to the Catholic Chaplains, Fathers Key and McEi.roy. It will l>e recollected thnt they were appointed ostensibly to minister to the spiritual wants of their Ostholic bre thren in the army. It appear* that the Hon Paul A. Brown, of Pennsylvania, addressed Mr McCalls ft letter, os follows: “Dear Sir : I earnestly hut respectfully request you to answer truly, candidly, nnd fully, the following ques tions • “ * Were you not recently nn applicant for the situ atfou of chaplain in the American ormy now in Mex ico ? “2d Had you n personal interview with his Excel lency. James K Polk, on that subject ? “3d Did the President tell you that when he appoint ed two Catholic Priests chaplains he knew that 1. • had , no right to make any such appointment, as there was no such office within his gift ; but that he had appoint \ ed them chaplains nominally, that they might bream* Spies To these questions Mr. McCalls returned the follow ing laconic answers, nt the conclusion of a long letter reflecting severely on the Catholic church, which has nothing to do With tlte particular point under cotwide ruti >n, for which reason it is omitted; “My answer to your first question, is, I was ; to your second. 1 bad ; to your third, he did. “Respectfully, yours, **W. L McCALLA” Thus it Appears ihat while Mr Polk was | M >I lin * out the impression to the public and to the Catholics cm the nation, that he was prompted by n lignum conside rations, his real purpose was to endeavor to employ the Rev. gentlemen as spies. A c (respondent of th< National Intelligencer, who signs h.mselt Ariel, very properly rays. “Mheherthe President himself will ‘or not) wash lii character clear of so foul apiece of duplicity with the Rev. Messrs. McElroy and Rey, as the Rev. Mr. ; McCalla has charged upon him, time will tell. Vlalmuta Election. The Alnhnnin Election tor Governor, Members of Congress and Legislature, took place last week. The result thus far is quite favorable to the Whigs. We can not venture n hope that they will elect their Governor ; but they will, at least, leave the democracy “ terrified.” We have the vote for Governor from the following counties: Davis, (Whig.) Chapman , (Detn ) Autauga, 520 49*3 Butler, G 99 292 Chambers, 1268 70S Mobile, 1267 9*J7 Montgomery, 1130 821 Russell 818 681 Monroe, 567 353 Marengo, 811 518 Wilcox, 594 597 Washington, 325 310 Dallas, 859 729 Tuscaloosa. 2SO majority. With regard to the election, the Montgomery Jour nal, of the 6th, says: “ Tlv* veteran nog Dnvis is making a most gallant run, and better time than ever before made in this | State. His vote, so far as heard in South Alabama, , heads the whig vote in IH4O, and Martin's vote in j and his chance for election, unless the loco vote of the avalanch'* counties should Ik.* cast in great force is cer ! tninly promising. [ There could be no doubt of this, if there had been no apathy in whig counties, from a supposition that nil 1 efTort was useless. | Congressional. —There is no doubt of Gayle’s clec | lion in the fust district, Hilliard's in the 2d, and a fair prospect of Muriiey’s in t he 4th ; and ninny believe that if a run had been made, Harris might have been beat en in the 3,1 “wors’n a wolf,” by Mudd, or any other. We shall push the enemy closely for the Senate, and shall gain some members of the House, and shall also lose a number, owing to want of organization, harmony, and effort, in several of our counties.” More New Hooks. Verily of making many Books there seems to be no cud. If the quality were half equal to the number, and readers were industrious in proportion to the IWk-mon gers, then would mankind become wise indeed. For tunately or unfortunately, this is not the case;and floods of ink continue to be spilled apparently without any practical result. If authors however, do not despuir, why should publishers ? If such men as James and Prescott will write why should not the Huqiers print, whether the people read or whether they forbear. At present we have before us the following excellent volumes, viz: Beauties of the Bible —pages 361, duodecimo—being selections from the Old and New Testaments with brief remarks ami dissertations,designed for the use of schools and the improvement of youth, by Ezra Sampson.— This is indeed a capital work, and should be found in every well regulated family. Louis the Fourteenth, and the Court of France in the seventeenth Century, neatly emliellished with en gravings, &c. by Miss Pardoe —Part one, to be comple ted in mv pnrtw This iu realty uii elegantly written Book, full of stirring incidents and interesting narrative: and we cordially commend it to the lovers of agreeable reading. Bussell, a Tale of the reign of Charles 11, by G. P. R. Janies—No 101 library of select novels—no doubt an interesting Book—but one of a class which arc but illy calculated to improve the thinking powers of the ! reader, and which improve neither the head nor the | heart; but which are nevertheless most eagerly sought after by a large number ol literary triflers. These works are nil from the prolific press of the Harpers and may fie found at Mr. Boardman’s in Mul bery street. Thr* Mexican War. Repotrs have been in circulation during the past 1 week, that Gen. Scott entered Mexico on the 17th ult., but they are no doubt without foundation. We have i no recent news of interest from fWir armies. ! correspondence of the journal and messenger ATHENS August 2, 1817. Gentlemen : —lt is now several days since I reached this plaee, during which period on unusually great ntim- ‘ hero! visitors have been flocking in from various quar- ! ters, to witness the Commencement exercises, which j are to take place this week. I say that strangers are : ! crowding in earlie r than usual, and the reason is obvious j enough. They can now obtain, what has always been a great desideratum in Athens on such occasions— comfortable accommodations at the public houses.— During the current year, two large and commodious brick hotels have been opened, viz: the “Newton House” and the “ Franklin House.” The truth is, when jiersons are travelling for pleasure, they very naturally and reasonably expect to be furnished with all the com forts of life, in return for the expenses they incur. If they cannot obtain them in one place, they will go to another ; and hence the multitudes of our citizens who annually migrate to the Northern and Eastern States, in preference to spending their summers in the delight- I ful climate and amid the unsurpassed scenery of the mountainous districts of their native State. A good climate and beautiful prospects may do for love-sick swains and languishing lasses, who enjoy nn i existence, mil we jenrsmals require something more 1 substantial. And moreover, the fathers and mothers of the aforementioned ethereals, expect their sons and | daughters should receive something more than “ purling streams,” “ shady walks” and “ draughts of moonshine,” m return for the money they have expended ! They must have the comforts of home about them. It is needless any longer to disguise the fact, that the inoun tninous regions of Georgia rarely afford those luxuries Sl conveniences to the traveller which the Northern States do. To a great extent, this is the necessary result of the sparsencHs of the population. We hope soon to see it otherwise. The hotel at which I am hoarding is already full, al though the Railroad train has not yet arrived this morning This is very unusual, and the “knowing ones” say, that it is a strong symptom that the public houses w ill be very much crowded, notwithstanding the | enlarged accommodations. They speak of getting some twelve or fifteen more in our hotel; but if it isae j com and! is) ied, it must heeffected by application of a steam or hydrostatic “cotton press!” To avoid all poiwible I misapprehension, it may he proper to remark, by way of pa rent hesis, for the edification of your fair readers. that in the above sentence, not the slightest allusion is made to the Camelopard protuberances! These are ! pecul arly their own, and ns this is a free country, every one must he allowed to dress when she pleases, how she pleases, and where she pleases It is nobody's business how she lias seen fit to arrange the depositions of raw I cotton, or straw, or any thing else. So let us be cau i tious and silent The preliminary exercises commenced yesterday with the annual Commencement sermon. This was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Petrie, of Washington, Wilkea county, from the text—” For thou wnteat bitter things against me. and makes! nte to pore* the iniqui ties of niy youth,"—Job xiii. 26 The subject selected was peculiarly apposite to the time and to the occasion. The reverend orator dwelt with great efleet on the in fluence of early habits on tha conduct of innturcr years, and clearly demonstrated that the “ iniquities of youth” are visited upon the aged. In fact, this is an important maxim, which cannot be too strongly inculcated, wheth | er we regard it in a physical or moral point of view The discourse was unusually short—just 30 minutes; ; but we esteem this brevity as commendable rather than ! otherwise. As regards the delivery—if permitted to j Rve an opinion in matters of pulpit eloquence, I should tiy that Mr Putrie is not a pulshcj orator; hut there are an earneatnras and emphasis in his manner, which are far more impressive than mere oratorical glow, and which accined to make ins audience feel that the speak er fdt the full import of every truth that was announced The Chapel was as full ns could be comfortably accom modated. It ia nearly three days before the commence ment ilny proper arrives, and wliot w to Income of the crowds that ore pouring in from nil quartern? The * “Impel will contain about thirteen or fourteen hundred individuals, hut from prearm appearances, the visitors alone will outnumber this, iudepaudently of the citizens This afternoon the Hophomore orators eomend for the ,:iz h, and we expect to have a rich treut. FAGUH Monday Evening, Aratnvr 2 G entlemen —The Sophomorr prize fb'Hntnation took P ace this afternoon There seemed to be but one •pinion w .th regard to the character of thr exhibition, un i tliat was that it did great credit to he vmmgmrrt and to the College. I might particularize, hut this would be improper, since infinitely more competent judges were appointed for the purpose of deciding in relation to the comparative merits of the speakers. The decis ion of the umpires will not be known until to-morrow, when the prizes will be awarded. 1 should think they would find it a delicate and difficult discrimination be tween four or five of the seventeen competitors. Yiftitora are flocking in rapidly. Tiic arrival of the train this afternoon, filled every public house in the place to overflowing. In addition to this, the proverbi al hospitality of the citizens has thrown open the doors of their houses to a still grciuer number of strangers.— This afternoon I was struck with the great number of handsome Indies who were present in the Chapel.— Georgia may be justly proud ot such specimens of th “ fine arts.” You must not, however, be too sail gum < in your expectations in relation to my prospects; for really, I have so long enjoyed the privileges of a jrei bachelor, that lam now almost incorrigible. 1 must confess, however, that I experience some queer and un usual sensations in the neighborhood of the heart. You will be very much gratified to leant that Frank lin College never has been in so flourishing a condition as at the present time, and never has had more flatter ing prospects of increasing prosjierity. During the current year, she has had a greater number of students than at any previous epoch of her history. Her Alumni arc beginning to manliest greater interest in their Alma Mater, and the people are devoting more attention to the subject of education. And this feeling must con tinue to augment in intensity—for Georgia is a growing Stnte, and her sons must be educated in proportion to the increasing demands for knowledge. A number of the distinguished men of our State are here. Among them, 1 have noticed Berrien, General Clinch, Law, Dawson, Jenkins ami many others. The Hon. Joseph R. Ingersoll, of Philadelphia, is expected every hour. FAG US. Tuesday Evening, August 3. Gentlemen :—The Junior exhibition took place this morning. The throng is increasing every hour. To day the Chapel was so crowded that more than one hundred gentlemen were compelled to stand in the aisles. According to a rough estimate which I made, there must have been at least 800 ladies present. It remind ed me of a beautiful parterre; the w aving of funs and fluttering of ribbons, presenting no unapt representation of the effects of a gentle breeze on a magnificent bed of flowers. A. Munroe Nclver, Liberty county —Martial and Moral Hero. William D Williams, Harris county—“ Commerce is King.” Charles 11. Smith, Lawrenceville —mdccccxlvp. William W. Montgomery, Augusta— Voices of Prophecy concerning America. Madison D Cody, Warrenton— America's Neglect of her Great Dead. Beverly A. Thornton, Macon county, Ala.—Mar athon and Buena Vista Charles S. Henry Hardee, Savannah— “ One glorious hour of crowded life Is worth an age without a name.” Robert E. Allen, Savannah— Hopes of the South. All of the young gentlemen acquitted themselves with great credit. Their speeches were characterized with good sense and graceful style, while the delivery manifested great progress in the art of oratory. Where all have done so well, it would be invidious to particu larize. Alter the Junior exercises were closed, the interesting ceremony of the presentation of the medals to the Sophomore Prize Declaimers took place Bishop Elli ott was selected to perform this delicate duty ; and I must confess that I considered tire address as the hap piest of the happy efforts of the Bishop. It was indeed, a model of chastness and elegance in oratory. He dwelt witli pecuhar force on the idea that the external graces ot oratory were subordinate to the higher intel lectual and moral qualities, which exalt man so much above the brutes. Joseph Ganaiil, of Savannah, and Coleman B Ferrell, of LaGrange, were the success tul competitors. During these exercises, the anxiety of many was relieved by the arrival of the Hon. Jos R Isgersoi.l. Some of his friends began to fear that he would disappoint them. In the afternoon the annual oration before the Alum ni was pronounced by Col N. G. Foster. I have not time to give you even nn imperfect idea of the merits of this happy effort. The orator was peculiarly forci ble in illustrating the influence of maternal training oil the formation of character. In relation to the prejudice which exists among the masses against the learned pro fessions, he maintained thut it could only be removed by educating the people. Throughout trie address there ran a rich vein of pleasantry, which was duly appreci ated by the audience. # I have just returned from the Chapel, where your par ticular friend, the Rev. Geo. W. White,of Savannah, has been discoursing on the resources and statistics of Georgia. He has taken hold of the work in earnest, and 1 hope will be successful in the undertaking. FAGUS. Wednesday afternoon, August 4. Gentlemen : —This has been emphatically the day— the Commencement day. I have never witnessed such a concourse of people in Georgia on similar occasions. The crowd in the Chapel was almost insufferable ; the whole of the lower ffoor was monopolized by ladies, many of whom remained in a standing posture during the exercises. The galleries, every square foot of board, every window-sill, was occupied by the gentleman, n,l aftci ilie processor compression was completed, more than 400 persons were compelled to remain out of doors. The exercises of the Senior Class took place in the morning, in the following order: Lucilijus H. Briscoe. Monroe, Ga.,2d Honor— Sal utatory—Monuments of National Glory. George G Hull, Athens, 2d Honor [Excused.) Wesley P. Gaiiaoan, LaGrange— The State not a Capitalist. Joseph N. Whither, Casa de Lago, Fla., 3d Honor: “We each depend upon the other, And man must e’er call man his brother.” William B Jones, Burke Cos., Ga.— What has the Bible done for Woman f Bolling A. Stovall, Augusta, Ga.— Astronomy. Wm W. Anderson,Salem,Ga ,3d Honor— Georgia. Ira E. Dupree, TwiggsCo.Ga Be flections on the Human S/ftcies. A. C. Hanson, Lexington, Ga.— The advancement of Society through its apparent retrogade RobertJ Morgan, LaGiange, Ga— Public Opin ion and popular Clamor Henry H. Bacon, Liberty Cos. Ga.— “ Whatever nature can lavishly pour, The mind annihilates and calls lor more.” Alonio W. Church, Athens, Ga. Ist Honor— Times make Men Leonidas C. Ferrell, LaGrange, Ga., Ist Honor— Valedictory Samuel E. Kerr, Augusta, Ga., Ist Honor—Vale dictory Notwithstanding the great crowd, and the heat en gendered by surba condition of uncomfortable propin quity, the audience was remnikiddy attentive, and seem ed tot: ke a great interest in the performances of the young men. Indeed the exhibition was highly credita ble to all the parties concerned. The degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred on K> young gentlemen of the graduating class, viz: Wm W Anderson, (Alexander (’ Hanson, Henry II Bacon, George G Hull, Lucid:us II Briscoe, Win B. Jones, Alonzo W Church, {Samuel E. Kerr, Ira E Duuree, Kolw-rt J Morgan, Sylvester .1 Farmer, j Bolling A Smvull, Leonidas t’ Ferrell, Ksekiel tl Taylor, Wesley l* Galingrin, I Joseph N Whitner, The degree of Master of Arts was conferred on the following gentlemen, Alumni of the University, vi: David Finley, James Townes, Augustus K’ < se t I Benjamin Jordan, John Jones, LSitintiel Kirkpatrick, Charles B Jones, |James L Grant, John R Norton. Tile address of the President to the graduating claw, was characterized by much wholesome advice uiul af fectionate admonition. He dwelt with much emphrsie on the evils i>f running in debt —a point which Minot be too strongly impressed upon the minds of the Amer ican youth. The spirit of the age seems to urge yi ung men to plunge into reckless specula lions, and Um* gen end result is ruinous disaster. The r. v rend omt rex pirs-d th“ folly nnd inexpediency of such speculation?’ and laid down those good old rules ol virtue nnd hoium which are the true haws of pi pertly and liappin* He insisted, moreover, on the absolute necessity of soul cmployntetit or occupation to theexiMencs ol happinew, and illustrated the miseries of an idler’s life. But it in impossible for me to give even a synopsis of this excel lent and prnrih nl address To-morrow the exercises of the week are to be do* rd hy an address before the two Literary Societies, from the Hon. Joseph R. Ijmeraoll, of IVnnnylvnim. an will he gratified to loam, that yrair friend J* UlMir.TilX fVITKR, Esq the University, in the piacc of i\] , ’ ‘'' A 'UX l( > 9^® Thuim>*v Eve*., I Gentlemen .—The exercises of th( ‘ ‘ M thin inuming, by the delivery „| sere the two Literary Societies, |, y > H I.MiEK>ou„a member of the Pink'.,.’ ‘ ! ’ his arrival, Mr. Ingmuoi* line posed, no doubt from the fetiijuea J*”! I '®) through the Western States, & his in” 1 ‘"''lß prebend that he would not lie übfe J“f.’ “ meut. Hut although obviously “‘I !>• attention of a hour imd a half. Although I havef**'"® ■o addresses Horn men of nchnowltd?, /'’ ® n. nlar oeca duns, 1 must conless that 1 * in which chnateiKSß, elegance, beauty 1 ■tpprcpriiitoiu'ss, w. re so lnuuoi UW ,V?' i '*<® subject was the InJluence us touched upon the refinements of sracefsl’ K upon the refinements of taste. But [’ ‘J'*’ to give you ait analysis of tint which #l burlesqued by such attempt. The liUrn Wji the orator seemed to he inexhaustible™^, Ot Italy, ot France, of England, of g tributary to him ; and he culled fro l*"’’ *^B flowers. The classic authors wc M T” h '® as bis native longue. In many pa*”' 11 *® was touching and exquisitely beamZ were drawn from the unequalled pr0d,,.,!,, ‘""‘^B and Knpheal ; from the writings ol p, nello ; ami from the histories of almost ISut tome, e most refreshing feature taei. that throughout the whole ,lisro Ur J, # *•* a single political allusion. There was no m *^B bailie field—no military hero—no Bonaua ‘ critical protestations of patriotism—no UsT"'® * mgs respecting the ultimate triumph of fre!", , " a “ l ®l no eulogium on the liberty of the , )resa don, of conscience. It was, as ,t should fe ,1® spotless offering at the shrine of literature “"M literary banquet. As I went away/ roiJI .T",® felt that my mind was refreshed-that l man—that there was still something e xa |,rr ‘SI Wins ’ tullen man. Exalted as W ® ot Mr. Ingersoll's talents, 1 did not am,c„7 , B* rare display of exquisite refinement oftatfe gance of imagery and diction. 1, „. a#ln , K “‘■g propriate and deligHful conclusion ot the rises of the week. The address will be pay^^B 1 ’ I think you will agree with me when you retj'lßi is deserving of more than a casual notice lie lore concluding this letter, it is proper ’o.. Eat non to a somewhat novel feature in the ai„ u , Commencement week. You are aware strange perversion of the principles of lignin, tin nr lug has been, tor many years, auBB scribed in this community Heretofore, tL v ■35 dies arid gentlemen attending social parties, sit and converse, or take an occasional pron*B*3 ter a t.w hours, this became irksome, aim -v BZI either talk scandal or mope. The obvious enough . the evenings dragged heavily J young men gradually became indifferent, ai.c j J disgusted, and often sought amusement in tin M “j j Vice, But I rejoice to say, that the Athenian) gHI ginning to discover that young ladies and yu®. Vs I are physical ns well ns intellectual and moral fel , that dancing is not different in principle Irma r J'„j or w Hiking—and that any physical cxeicite....’ ol health in proportion to the attendant 1 enjoyment The fact is. we Americana pay m,'B| attention to the influence of innocent atumrunx^B , the health of the young. These principles so,, .S., ; gradually and slowly diffused, end ih.- ‘W 1 diceshave, to some extent, yielded. During the season dancing has been introduced atseveni putties. Last night, a large dancing party or given at the “ Newton House,” which wnsattemJß II great number of the most respectable citizens® J I as strangers. Every thing was conducted with ttJ I most propriety, and the evening passed off deliyuß If die miserable misanthropic prudes in virtue, have witnessed this beautiful and enlivening msß could have watched the grncelul movements oftß i fairy ones, ns they “ tripped it on the light tuaoJ ] and could have seen the joy which beamed front j countenances of the hippy throng, they might duced to relax the rigor of their cold and sclteh rifl But they shut themselves op in the contracted sphrsß their own narrow views, and denounce every one does not do likewise ; pertect wrecks of physical , intellectual humanity, they abhor the very sight ol isl j exhuberance of joy, which is tlie delight of youth I FAGCS. I correspondence or the journal & messekek. NLW YORK, August S, IST. 9 Genii emeu : —Since my last communication, we mt jjflt had numerous arrivals from Europe, mcladuii Jjfl steam*t Washington, from Bremen and rionthaiuptaH 1 the Philadelphia, the second of the new liaeof steamers, horn Cherbourg, and tiie Hibernia atbactH Tiie commercial advices, winch have been in yotH hands some days, I need not repeat. I The French news of the trial and condemnation*. ■’ M Teste and others connected with the French net, is regarded with deep interest. Our privatelettnH and newspapers from the French capitol dwell upon'* ■ developments of corruption which these trials hauH brought to light, in terms indicative of intenseexcitt-H ment. On all hands it seems to be conceded Guizot Ministry must full, and what stirring events mat H follow in the train of their overthrow, is left toaaxioaiH rniijticturr A Pans correspondent of the Genua? ■ pajier in this city, speaking of the excited state of te'm ing of the French people, says: “ The most eomnw ■ laborer, if you sjienk to him of the state of the countr m will reply. Monsieur, we are sold and betrayed! Nfrfl thing is to be hoped from the King or the Cbamben- ■ The people must come to their own rescue.” Again* ■ such a notion, after it hns become the inmost conviction m ol the people, what avail these 400,000 soldiers, tin*tl arsenals and the police ? The whole ground onwtnchl the government of France stands is undermined !k| one knows whether, or how long it can remain. A pe riod of universal distrust has commenced; lie owu thought pure, no one guiltless, and all regard lor authu: ity has disappeared. And to aggravate the populiriis quietude, the Duke dc Montjiensier chooses tins me ment for festivities on a scale of expense and grandeur unknown to the reign of the Citizen King. Os course, this ill-omened aspect of French politic? is the theme of frequent remark here, and I may add ot real solicitude ; for there is a clow* nnd growing sympa thy between us and our ancient ally, brought nearer than ever by the increasing facilities of intercom* which have been opened hy ocean stenm navigation. You will have noticed that our pet steamer, Wadi ington, had another mishap, which delayed her, by compelling her to return to Southampton to change be r coal. Such occurrence nt the commencement of 4 great enterprise like this, are vexatious, but have net availed to depreciate the Washington. On the contra ry, her first voyage, now completed, has smurfed mo* l unprejudiced persona of her superior qualities and swift vessel, and the covnjmny to whichd* WooH l an* entirely confident that ahe will make her trips idler within twelve days, extrnordinaries excepted The second of the new line of French stenmfi* l ß° in port, is a very beautiful vessel of her daw, but her engines are of very inferior power to either ouisortfe Cunard steamers. The time of sailing, 100, of tl* French ■learners, b* so near to that of the British and American packets, that we shall seldom gel ,yW * through this channel. The quantity of foreign goods now arriving nt tk* |M>rt, is very great, utmtuislly so. Mirny think th” markets will be overstocked. There is some prdh“i* ty that this wilt be the case Inter in tin* season lh* country needs and con afford to pay lor large quantity At th* prcMcni moment foreign goods s*-II more If*’ |V than is customary nt this *. nson, and ut goo I price*- lnigc quantities of domestic goods are being noM nl* but not at very satnductory prices to the uMHiuiirtnrri They wince under the rise in the raw material, thouk l the heavy eastern coiupaniea are not laying in ih< ir supplitsal present. Tiny do tins the last *l theyem t oiton ih now selling pretty lieely at full pn<*< • 4 * aMl hy renmti of the bud nc<-< nuts from the Houik, I™’ 1 * have mi upward t<*id< ey Genesee Hour is R ldfiinily at $5 0 t rj neeipUßntuiw light, Ii the pr.vWon usnket tb rs u hut little activity. Eliiu 8 Bunker, w, II known to many w kw hinder* hi Uict&uthu* the Captain >i the lint h h * boat ihnt ever ran from this port to JNtw Haven, N “ l datiee of his soil, in tins city. \\ hut an astom* b ,n 1,1 crease of this method us transportation CJapt, b | ‘"k' r lived to witness Ntiudwiaoi splenthd ffooting| ,B ‘ ,,, ’ •is they am raliad, euirynig tho i and and thoumnds < pnsn*ngei, now speed then wuy over the iou‘e, ,r * is* who hns just gone wns the ffixt to explore with rtnufhly constluctc f craft Truly, yours.