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JOURNAL & MESSENGER. S. T. CHAPMAN A, S. ROSE, Editors. From the Somthern Recorder. AsiatltH tipev Gem Clinch ami the Georgia Volunteer*. It ifethr policy of the Democratic papere-totraduce tprrvate character for political ends.—There i nothing t-acred from their asaaultH. The purest and brightest character is vilified, traduced and slandered. This has been their course towards that gallant old soldier Gen eral Clinch. Knowing and fearing the strong hold he Had upon the affections of the people, no sooner was he nominated than slander, detraction and falsehood, be gan to assail his reputation. His gray hairs—his glori ous services to his country—his long -life of honorable anil gallant bearing, afforded no shiHd from their as saults. They began to ridicule him—to taunt him with the enquiry if “he -rmild make a speech V* They left blank columns in their papers, and culled them hie speeches. All this done to insult him because he was a favorite among the people! Not satisfied to in sult his gray hairs, they began to slander and traduce him He was charged with having placed his note in Bank, and then refusing to pay it. The facta being shown, it appears that the plant iff after lie had taken the testimony of his own witnesses, dismissed d* suit, because he was not entitled to recover upon the fact* And yet, notwithstanding the fool charge feihlse and unfounded, they repeat it, time and again, in the hope someone may be induced to believe it, from that repe tition. The “ Federal Union” has for the last two weeks been engaged in propagating another wicked and cruel slander upon Gen. Clinch, ami while the Editor disclaims any intention to avail hie honor©? his integ *? ty, he wraps up in his charge thcgroK-esttinft the vilest imputation upon the integrity, not only of that old man. but upon every’ officer attached to the Georgia troopb serving in the Florida war. And l wilt tali-that Editor and his associates who are repeating Ins slanders, that there ip not a volunteer m that battalion,nor from Geor gia, who will not hurl back with indignation the inniii uationhe has ottered. There ire hundreds who know the charge to be false—and they will tell yon ho. The charge which the Kdkor mal.es, is no more or less, than that after Gen Clinch had poured out his pri vate stores to the suffering volunteers, lie deatanded and recived extravagant pay from the government for them Now, bir, as one ofriiose, volunteers wl>o fed at his boon ty, and partook of hia hospitality, I proncunee the state ment an unfounded slander; and I appeal to every Georgia Volunteer to bear testimony that it is not true If Gen Clinch dd this he was aided and abetted in it by every Captain from Georgia, and all combined to rob the government, and eventually to ohexfrhe soldiers.— Gen Clinch’s character, his honor and his honesty, am not alone involved in this—but every Captain in th* j sennee,from our Hiate, stands equally guilty with him f I any, then, that Gens. Clinch, upon all occasions, free ly and generously distributed to privates and officers, whatever he had to divide ; that the soldier was ever welcome to his table, and whatever of comfort or con venience he could a fiord the wounded, the sick or the weary, was voluntarily and freely ikfibrded; and he never sought nor received one cent of compensation ‘ therefor, from either soldier or government. The state- [ ment of a few facts will show thee harp-* to be utterly r false. Every one knows that if Gen. Clinch pave any thing to the volunteera, provisions and the like, they took them into possession at once and enjoyed them ; and that he did deal liberally with them, every volunteer from Georgia knows foil well—and the people, know it too, for they aU Temember how the volunteers relumed with shouts of praise to Gen. Clinch. Now if he made out an account for these things, he had to prove it; and how did he do it ? The Quarter “Master took for the use of the army such articles as it needed. He then called a borrrd of officers, and they assessed their value, and gave a cetifirate of all to the owner. Gen. Clinch then presented that to the gov ernment Now the government in turn calls upon th • Quarter Master to know what he has done with those articles To relieve himself, he must show what has become of them. If destroyed, he must prove their de struction ; if given out to the soldiers, he must prove it. “Now how must he do that ? Every ration (lay, as it is called, the Captain of each company, whether in camp or on the march, had to make out a w ritten requisition r— ly-tmr rmiouH of bread or flour, of mean, sugar and with a tile of men, went to the Quarter Master, receiv ed the provisions, receipted for them, and earned them to the company. This was the showing whidh reliev ed the Quarter Master. The orderly called up the head;* of messes, and divided out the provisions. Now every one sees; that if Gen. Clinch had given these pro visions to the men, the Quarter Master would never have had-them to divide with the men If he had never received them, he would never have given Gen. Clinch a certificate that he had, and Gen. Clinch could never get pay tor them. These plain facts tell every man thaf the charge made by the Federal ‘Union is untrue. But if it be true, then the Quarter Master combined with Gen. Clinch to give a certificate for provisions which he never received The captains and their or derlya united with both to receipt for what they never got, and thus to cheat the men to benefit the General Now I ask, who among all the volunteers from Georgia ever heard-or dreamed before of all tiu*> .fraud and vil •amy ? I answer, net a man. But who are the men concerned with Gen. ‘Clinch ui this fraud ? ‘Captains Boner and Robertson, from Rich mond . Cap*.. Campbell from Jefferaon ; Copt Maloti*- from Washington; Cgpt Nelson from Cfierokoe; Capt Bibb; <*pt. Meriwether from dNitnam . Cap;. Foster from Morgan; Capt. Black from Monroe ; Capt Brown from Hancock; aiuiQuarier Master Allen from Putnam. To the voiunters I appeal to know whotiier the ‘Federal Union has tpoken fatclv,or whether all these men arc the cheats and swindlers it line represented hcm to be Where was the Editor to learn such grave charge * a gurnet our friends and deliow-chisaas ? Did the go where th#* Indian rifles roared, or the weary and hungry soldier slept on the cold earth? No! he wae securely lodged in his law office in Macon, while hfo own fellow-citizens and towwnen, who are wsimnh in volved in his charges as Gem Clinch, were in tne field in defence of their State and country. But this Editor may attempt to back out from his charges, or seek to bolster them up by saying that Gen Clinch did get pay for some corn and same sugar. But that i not his charge It is-that he got jury for what he gave away 1 That is the insinuation—that the slander He has re ferred to the repott made by Judge Dawssn m Con gress, to show that lie received pny That very report furnished the evidence contradicting whwt he said. It Appears that aftei Gen Jesup had closed the Creek wa 1 in Alabama, he carried the Tennessee cavalry t© fieri da —took possession of Gen. Clinch's plantation, and all his com and fodder, and cut down his whole crop of su gar rnne to recruit the horses, in all about 2,000 This was tu October sad November. Gen Clinch was not in Florida at the time Gen. Jesup wan in com mand—having succeeded Hcott and Clinch— who left ui May before. Gen. Jesup testifies iliut it woaki have cost the government,o carry them there, throe dollar* A bushel for com, and f\ur dollars a hundred for hay. And the same kind of sugur was worth ten dolacsa hun dred m Savannah Now all these larts npjtc&r in the report Jie had it before hun ; lie knew tliat the ‘migar ond com’foi which Gen. Clinch was jmid, was used by different tsoqp* than those he commanded; and yet knowing nil,ho wilfully misrepresent* and all to injure u political opponent Provided lie ran defeat Gen. Clinch he mi willing v sacrifice truth, honor and justice, even if. an duing so, he has to Ida** and min forever the character of Gen Clinch, and every .fficcr voder him. It is a hard thing for a volunteer who has served un dei a gallant general, to hear his character vilified—his honor assailed. and his gone rests liberality converted into an act of sordid snd unprincipled iwaiuu* -and u* hear It all with silenor This is asking more than human ust mre can endure Gen. Clinch was railed die “ Vohin leer* ftieiid’ -and morning,noou and night, they crowded tusk* **ptahfe table. The “string of the latch” was always on ike ogiife of the door, and none were more welcome within than the “Georgia boys.’’ Often have 1 seen th* voluuleci. when broken down with tin- fatigues of the march- him gryund iiaJf starved—partaking freely of tbe the ol*i soldier's bread and meat This may sccru a (snail mat ter to the editor of the Federal Union, who has rolled in wealth and cose ail his life ; hat to the soldier who has suffered, m is the outpouring of a noble heart, which h* esteem* greater than half the world besides. The **>l diet loves a man with stag heart—and those who aym pahs*e with him, know rv>w to appreciate him A VOLUNTEER fan- Tailor mid lift Ismil), A of the New York Tribune, writing from Tratrie da Chun, Wisconsin Territory, under dan of 11th of August, says; The military atatmn here (Fort Crawford) h > bun a favorite pert among the officers of tin army, and many of the most distinguished ofthenrhave been sta tioned here first and last. Gen. Taylor was stationed here for seven yen is, from ‘3l to ‘3B, and I have made ninny inquiries of the old settlers here in relation to him Every man, woman and child, that ever knew the old hero, spenks of him in terms of absolute reverence. They all say he was so just a man, so plain and unas suming in his deportment, so industrious, ho attentive to all the wants of his soldiers, and *o kind-hearted and benevolent. Beside Gen. Taylor, Gents. Worth, Twiggs, and Kearney, and Col. Harney have been here at different times,. Col. Jeff Davis was serving here as a lieutenant when Gen. Taylor was in com mand, and fell desperatety in love with one of the Gcne mTs daughters, but his addresses were discouraged by the General, and the daughter was Hint to Louisville, Ky. Davis the n resigned his commission, went to Louisville, and married the young lady without the “knowledge or consent” of either I’a or Ma. Fhe is represented as having been a beautiful and accomplish ed young lady, but died soon after her marriage with Davis. The General had three daughters, and ht seemed determined that none of them should marry in the Army ; but the young ladies did not heed the notion of the father—the eldest married Dr. Wood of the Ar my, the second Lfaut. Davis, and the third, (on dit,) 1s to inarry Major Bliss. 11 A C O r¥ , <Sa. ~ WEDNESDAY, SEPTTH. 8, lrt47. FOll PRESIDENT, GEN. ZACIIAUY TAYLOR. For Governor. GEN. DUNCAN E. CLINCH. CANDIDATES FOR 8188 COUNTY. We an* authorized to announce JAMES A. NISBET und BOLIN BIVINS M eandidfttM for the House of Representatives, at the next election. Lee, J ml .son mid Lee* We notice that several of our cotemporarieH of the press, our publishing and calling attention to a certain advertisement headed PRINTS ONLY, and signed Lee,Jndson and Lee of New York Having received se veral applications from the aforesaid house to publish the said Advertisement upon terms which would amount to a dead shave , and believing it to be a self evi dent proposition that any men who would sAaveapoor printer (and what printer is not poor) would not scruple at taking extra profits from a southern merchant, we therefore most seriously advise our friends, when they go to New York, to avoid the house of Lee,Judson and Lee, as they would a mock auction store, lest they get as deeply shaved hh those ‘ preen ’ uns ” of the press, who arc doing their Advertising upon terms a like discreditable unprofitable and unprofessional. A Word to All. We give more than usual of our space to-day to cor respondents for the simple reason that we believe their contributions to be more instructive and more interest ing than any thing which we could write. We ask for them all, a careful perusal, hut more especially do we call attention to the very able paper headed “ Who is Dnucan L. Clinch We ask especially the conduct ors of the press to read mid copy it. We beg honest men of all parties to read it as an net of justice to one who has been vilified and slandered most grossly by a venal pnrtiznn press. That part of Gen. Clinch’s his tory connected with the Creek and Seminole wars, and with the operations upon the Chattahoochee in 1810 has, hitherto, been but little understood. A few of the incidents are now given—enough, we trust, to convince the public that however Gen. Clinch’s military quali fications may now be depreciated by upstart politicians and babbling demagogues,still they were and are such, as could be understood by that old fashioned patriot and warrior, Gen. Andrew* Jackson ! Having the testimo ny of Gen. Jackson on the one hand and of the “ Coon Killer ” and men ol like ilk on the other, the people of Georgia will be very’ apt to arrive at a proper conclusion *in regard to Old Wilhlacoochee, and to manifest it on the first Monday in October, in terms not to be mistaken. Manufacture in Mhcoii. postpone a very able and well written articYe, ort subject of establishing Manufactories in Macon. It came to hand after our own article upon the subject was in type. It a)lull certainly have a place next week, ac companied by some additional facts, which we are at present engaged in collating. We see not why men should persist in investing their means in lands and negroes, especially when the enemies of the cotton plant seem to be multiplying ho rapidly, and when the prices in a foreign market arc so fluctuating as at the present. Besides, we have a question of local independence soon to be ht tiled. II the men of the North will persist in branding us as robbers and inen-stealers, we see no reason why we should continue to patronize their woik shops, esj*e dally when we can produce precisely a* good articles, from 20 to 40 per cent, cheaper, at home The Worm—The Cotton Crop. We find oar Western exchanges filled with particular accounts ot the ravages of the Cotton Worm. In Loui wanna, Mississippi and Alabama, particularly on the rivers, the damage already has been very great, and the impression is rapidly gaining ground that the crop will be quite as short as tliat of last year. Democratic Nomination. The Democratic Party of Bibb county, yesterday nominated R. A L. Atkinson and Elisha Davis, E qr*. as their candidates for the House of Representa tives, in the next Legislature. The New Steam Ship on Fire. The fine new ship, Guadalquiver,oiaix hundred ton* burthen, and built originally tor the Went India trade was set on fire by an incendiary Uv day alter her arri val at New York, and came near being entirely destroy ©d. Some five engimw were playing into her lor about an hour, and yet the flames were not extinguished un til the cabin wp nearly consumed. A tree negro was j arn-Hted, on suspicion of having committed the act. • * • Cotton Rfccipt* at Columbia. There wore received at Columbia, South Carolina, during the year ending September Ist, of cotton Os these, 7V.707 were forwarded to Charleston by Railroad, and 30,222 by river, leaving on hand bale*-—the stock on hand Sept. 1, 1810, being 4,472 hale*. During the same period, the following good* and country produce were forwarded from the same i place to Charleston - \JjT9 bales Cloth and Yarn ; 29 hales Waste ; 7 liulch i Wool; 8,311 bbls Flour; 38 hhls. domestic Liquors; f>2 bbls. Turpentine; 17,388 bushels Com and Pens; I 10t) bushels Meal; 1,094 bushels Oats; 24 bush. Wheat, 291 bushels Rye ; 633 bushels Potatoes; 110 bushels i Groundnuts; 5 husheU Flaxseed; 115 bushels Dried ! Fruit; 75 bags Feathers; 3 barrels Indigo, 8 crates Manic*; 29 fir kind Butter; 21 lihds. Bacon; 17 casks, ! 5 hogsheads, 35 lings and 1 barrels Beeswax ; 305 bunt 1 country Iron NEW HOOKS. We are indebted to Mr Boardman for the following j works, viz: New Illustrated Josephus— Part three—w ith notes j explanatory essays, &lc. Ac Tire illustrations of this part are especially tine, the paper beautifully white, and i the typography unsurpassed. It is an elegant work, andoughllo he found m every well selected library I/iuit the A7 Vand t!u court of France in the 17 th century—- Parts three and four.—Huving already spoken |n high terms ol the Ist and 2nd parts ol this instructive* j and amusing work, we deem it unnecessary to do more than remark that their high diameter is fully sustained in the numbers now iietore us Mus Pakdok has real ly mode an admirable Book of it, mid (he mechanical execution does honor to the publishers—the Meters Harier, of New York Th<* Mounted Volunteer*. The Hatalioii have been at last organized, ami M veral of the companies had lefQor the seat ot war. Capt James Calhoun has received, the appointment of Lieut Col onel. and has selected the following officers to compo** his staff, viz. Lieut llstely, Adjutant; L.’ Ul, Berry Quarter Master, Allen Lee, Sergeant Major; John K Jones, Quarter master Sergeant The Enquirer gives the following as the list of'th* officers of the Comps nifs; let. Captain E R Gouldmg . Ist Lt B A Hoxey, 2d Linns J O T Raider and L W Chandler Ser geants—Youngs, Burnett |vry snd Duke Cojpo* rsls— I Tooraur, Robinson, Law and Logan 2d Captain II KendiU; Ist Lieutenant W A Ren fro , 2d Lieutenants, P Bootlic and C H Baker Sergeant*—-Smith,Collier, Parker and Roquemorc. Cor-1 i porals—Shipp, Poesy, Moore and Calhoun. 3d. Captain, C, 11. Nelson ; Ist. Lieutenant, Isaac Walling, 2d Lieutenant, J. C. Davis, J. W, Ander son.’ Sergeant*— Allen, (nay, Crombie. Humphries Corporals—MUes,Fletcher,Chambers and Nix. 4th. Captain, C. A. Hamilton; Ist Lieutenant, John C. I lately ; 2nd Lieuts. Belli Jenkins, Juseph Richard son. Sergeants—Forsyth, Owens, Drummonds,Jolly. Corporal*—Frost, Ragan, Luke, Frost. sth. Captain, Win. T Wofford; fat. Lieut. W W. Rich;2d Lieutenants, W. E. Curtis and Reuben Con ner. Sergeant*—Rhodes, Mann, Snrton, Evans. Corporals—Goodwin, Thompson, Sterling, Knowles. 6th. Captain, W. D. Fulton ; 1 t Lieutenant, Thom as Berry ; 2:id Lieuts , William Cooper, James 11. ILili. Sergeants—Austin, Boyle, Sumner, Burnet. Corpo rals Cown, Harlow. Still Lnter from California—Gen. Kearny at St. Louis. I The correspondent of the Baltimore Sun writes from ! Cincinnatti by Telegraph Aug. 30th, 6 p. in.: “ I just lenrn by the arrival of a boat from St. Louis* that Gen Kenrny and suite arrived in that city on \V ed day evening last. They left California on the 18th of June, and arrived |it Fort lieavenworth yesterday w -k.after n short trip jof sixty-five day*, accompanied by several discharged Morman volunteers. The entire party numbered fifty * five. Col. Fremont was under arrest, left at the same time, hut remained at Fort Leavenworth to come down in the next boat. G- n. Keurny came by the South Pass,mid encountered many obstacles, besides which the snow was very deep ! on the mountains. I The Indians were very quiet and evinced no hostility They met emigrant trains progressing finely. | When (ien. Kearny left California the prospects were very peaceful. I Col. Mason was left in command of the fleet off the coast consisting of the Columbus, Com. Biddle, frigate Congress, sloops Portsmouth, Dale, and Warren, and HtoreHhipsLexington, and Erie. The lattpr were to sail in a few days with five hundred men. The rest of the troojis were to be divided into parties and stationed indifferent part* of the country. TEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Arrival of the Steam ship Giiadalquiver. The steam ship Gaudalquiver, Capt. Ilosken,arrived rt New’ York, on the 29th, with Liverpool dates to the 14th. Her commercial news is important. There had ls*en a great panic in the money market in England and coni and provisions had still further declined. F,x tensive failure* had taken place among the corn dealers estimated at between seven and eight millions dollars ! The in Europe, were generally very prom, ising. and there had been h still further decline in com. The following table exhibits thejeomparative value of breadstufis by the last two steamers:— Aug 14. Aug 4. U. 8. Wheat, bush Sri 98(2)2 04 $1 92(2)2 20 IT. S. Flour, brl 24 $6 48 (2) C 60 Com, per quarter $6 24(3)6 72 $6 24(2)7 20 Meal, barrel $3 36 $3 36 Western canal flour at Liverpool was quoted at 26s ; at London 27 (2) 28 s per barrel. Corn was very dull at 26(S)28sp quarter: Com meal 14 s per barrel.— Wheat 66 (ft 68s jier quarter. Trade in the manu faeturiug districts was dull, ami the rate of interest had been still further advanced to 6i per cent, by the Bank of England. Consequently there had been a decline of l penny on Cotton. The sales from the 4th wore 32,500, and of the week ending 14th i 22,530 bales including 9,610 New Orleans at 6d. to Hid., I 3.500 Alabama at 6ld. to 7id. These classifications | brought last year,same time, respectively, 3ld. to 7d. | and Id. to s!d. The stock in Liverpool is 396,000bale s | against 776,1100 last year. The consumption is now ! 22,222 bales against 29,085 bales per week in 1846, and the importations to date are 183.555 bales lessthan during the corresponding period last year. The general and political news prossessed but little in. tercet. Dentil of Silas Wright. This gentleman expired on the morning of the 27th ult. of apoplexy, at his residence in Canton, St. Law rence County, New York. He was at the Post Office him to his borne, gave” !mh iff&fkVft!! l Afiu supposing him to be better. Very soon after a message reached Dr. Clark, that Mr. Wright was dying, and before he could reach the house, he was dead, j Mr. Wright was confessedly one of the most talented men in the nation, and for twenty-four years exerted nn* important influence upon state and national politics, lie was born in 1795. lie entered the profession of tlie law and early in life attained to eminence. In 1823 he was elected to the State Senate of New Y ork. Here he at once attracted attention ns enable debater, as well as a wily and skillful partisan leader. In 1829 he.was choren State Comptroller, and in 1838 was elected to the United States Senate, where he remained until his resignation in 1844. It is generally believed that lie con sented in that Year to become a candidate lor Governor expre ariy for the purpose of carrying the State of New York for Mr. Polk. In this he succeeded, and therefor** has since been generally looked upon ns the Democrat ic Cat ididhte for the succession. This position would doubtless have been yielded to him, without opposition even from the southern wing of the patty, but for his well known sentiments in regard to slavery, and his supposed agency in pressing the Wilmot proviso upon Congress. As it was, he was vastly the most prominent man of h.isparty for the Candidacy, and would doubt less hail lie lived, have been the nominee of the next Democrati c National Convention. Mr. Wright was a mild and amiable gentleman, and seldom gave offence, even to his political opponents. He was a great lover of agricultural pursuits, and has far years and uring the recess of Congress, labored |>erson ally in hit gardens and upon his farm. Having gem - rally enjoyed uninterruptedly robust health, his death has created as much surprise as regret. He was ap parently in the very prime of life, in full vigor of intel lect and approaching the zenith of his political career* when he wm thus suddenly called hence. In the lun guage of the Albany Argus, his death “ will give new phases to the movement of parties and to the inspect of events.” Its announcement caused the deepest sensa tion in ail ofri les in New York, and die flags in the har hor,as well am nt the public buildings, &c Ac. were 1 displayed at half mast, in token* of the public bereave ment. A Word to the People. The plan of canvassing the State adopted by Col. Towns is unquestionably anti Republican, and nt war with the best interest of the people. Should he succeed in carrying his point, hereafter candidates for that high office will have to be selected exclusively from uiiioug members of the bar. because, they nre the men who are most generally trained to public speaking. All farmers, all median!cm, all inhering men who are architect* tlu ir own fortune will Ik forever excluded from the Ex ecutive chair. The consequence will be that the legal profession will ultimately monopolize all the iiiqxiriaiit offices of the country—it will obtain all the power and all the influence, and liecome tip* most hatetul aristoc racy upon the lac** of the earth—worse than that of Great Britain—it will lie bawd upon flic exclusion of the poorer and agricultural classes from a |ar ticipntion in the honors snd emoluments of their govern ment It will he but the firxtstep towards a restriction of the right of suffrage. i The men who are most intmiiitcly associated with I Col. Towns in his political pilgrimage have no synipa j thy with the people. What interest does Col. Johnson feel in tlm success of popular rights l la it not uni versally known that he i a proud, haughty, aristocratic I pretender one who despises the masses, and who ap i proaches, only when he wishes to use them tor his own Hellish purposes ! How long is it since he as a member ot this same It-gul profession ul k'ulaeki Couit, insulted every inhabitant of the Southern and South western counties by delaring in übftanc* that III] hud no i(l*>n ot leaving s comfortable home to submit to miserable fare and sleep in the log house* of the Southern coun ties in die inclement month *f December? And yet this self constituted aristocrat, this *ulk stocking mem ber of the profession has been selected by Oil. Towns to aid him in enlightening the people who reside in the log cabins of Cherokeer. This man who is afraid to expose his preemu* person in .South western Georgia Ins is cii ch**s* n by Col Towns to abus** an old Hero who has spent thirty year* **f In* life in the field, oft* n without cither tent or covering, and compelled fre quently lo divide Ho* scanty sere with the p*or soldier * The only mier*s which ao<-h a man could hav** in making such sacriftoee, is to c* rablish a precedent which will insure u himself and hie friends in future, i novas •d qhances tor public *tata*n That u>'h are the views ol both Lol Town;, md Col. Johnson, will hr v* rv apparent to th* reader if h* will only reflect for a moment upon the character t some of the articles which have appeared in the Federal Union. T hat pa per lias dwelt with much earnestness upon tie: fact, that Gen. Clinch is no lawyer, col - queutly i.s not fit for the station to which he nt-pir nd hns left the reader to draw the inferrciice, that no mania competent for the Station who hus not been drilled in the “ quirks and quibbles of the law.” The Editor of that paper is a bosom friend of Col. Johnson, ‘ id has formed a part o* ihc Democratic caravan in Cherokee; therefore it is but reasonable to conclude, that they have conspired together for their mutual benefit, and for the establish ment of a precedent which will effectually cheek all competition among aspirants for office from the agri cultural, mechanic and laboring classes Will the people encourage such men in such a bold find reckless scheme to place themselves in power, and forever prevent deserving men from rising from the humbler walks of life—unless through n single avenue— the profession of the law ? It these men succeed now, the precedent will have been established, and hence forth no man can become a candidate for public station, unless he shall have first established a reputation as a speech maker. In Gen. Clinch the people have a can didate who i* bold, honest and fearless—who has spent his life in the service of his country, and in the cultiva tion of the soil. Let the plain men, the mechanics and Imrd-tisted laborers of Georgia, now uniie, with out distinction of party, to secure his election, and all w ill be well. Gen. Clinch is one of the people, and has always manifested the fnct by his kindness to the poor, ond especially the poor soldier. Let them all now rally to his standard and place him at the helm of state. An Honest Confessfon. KjF For ourself we are free to acknowledge we do not believe Gen. Clinch designed any fraud. Federal Union, 3Uf ult. Will the reader believe that the foregoing declara tion is from the very press which has been manufactur ing charges by the whosesale against General Clinch ! Such is even the fact. But this b not all. It seems to have leeii forced from the Editor merely by his convic tion of the weakness, the utter weakness of his own testimony. lie makes the charge of fraud, produces what he alledges to be the proof, makes an argument in the case and finally saves the Jury the necessity ofe acting, by bringing in a verdict against himself! No wonder the presiding Judge at Milledgeville recently found it necessary to appeal to the Tax Rook in order to ascertain whether the aforesaid Editor was serious in claiming to he a lawyer ! it is even a worse case than that stated against Mr. T jwns in which he is said to have sued the man *who employed him instead of the one he was employed to sue. The worst part of this whole matter is that the Editor of the Union did uot even wait to hear the defence which Gen. Clinch might set up. Like Gen. I tren, when he heard that old Rough and Ready was corning down from Monterey to pay him a visit, the redoubtable Colonel has “vamo sed! the ranch ” and taken to the chapparal. lie now affects to believe that the General “designed no fraud’ ’ but that he possessed no business capacity, that he was deceived and overreached by designing men. Now this is rather complicating to the charge, because it in volves the private character of many of the most re spectable Democrats in Camden, who were engaged with Gen. Clinch in the Bank. What will the Editor of the Union say when he learns that the note in ques tion was not made until mare than a year after the Bunk went into operation Jand consequently, ipse, facto, ! could not have been a stock note in any sense which ! might have led even to a suspicion of fraud on the j part of the maker ? What will ho say when he find* 1 the whole edifice of falsehood, which we are feign to be- 1 lieve others have erected for him, tumbling about his ears ? If he has said thus much already, what are we to expect from his death-bed confessions l What would lie say in case it may yet be made to appear that this very note in question was made by Gen. Clinch on his own personal responsibility to protect the credit of the Bank and the interests of the Bill holders ? We all know that in the pecuniary revulsions which as the result of Dem ocratic rule, shook the whole country from 1837 to 1843, the St. Mary’s was one of the few Banks which never did suspend specie payments while under the \ control of Gen. Clinch. It is also known that the ‘ personal character and private fortune of that gentle” man were on more than one occasion called into requi-’ sit ion to sustain the institution ; and yet we find when the Bank passed into the hands of Mr. Winter, so well i me'ins, tfiaf *l™ j | Bills in specie, not only at the counter, but at the agen-1 cy which he established in Augusta. The St. Mary's j Bank never did suspend—but always redeemed its J notes in specie so long as it was under the manage j merit of Gen. Clinch ! ! Yet strange to say, the very man who made all these sacrifices tor the institution and for the bill holders, is accused by Democratic prints with fraud. Had the aflairs of the St. Mary’s Bank been conducted as were th* se of the Darien Bank, or of the Central Bank, or the Commercial Bank of Ma con (in some of which, we believe, the Editor of the Union and Go!. Towns have had a finger) we presume Gen. Clinch would have been regarded as a marvelous proper financier, been carried into the Executive chair without Democratic opposition. As matters now stand we are happy to present our candidate as an old fash ioned financier—as a man who has never be trayed any trust, who has always sustained Isis person al credit and that of the institution over which he pre sided, ond who even in the disastrous revulsions result ing from Democratic sway, w as able to hold up the St. Mary’s Bank as one of the few institutions in the nation which continued to pay sjrecie. Taxing Tea and Coflee. A correspondent of the Savannah Republican has caught Col. Towns in the very act —not of dodging— hut of trying his best to tux tea and coffee. This vote was given on th** Revenue Bill reported by the Com mittee of Ways and Means, to the last House of Rep resentatives in accordance with the recommendation of the Democratic Secretary of the Treasury. The first section of that Bill was as follows: “ Be it enacted, That from and alter the 10th day ol March, 1817, there shall be levied, collected and paid, u duty of twenty plr cent, on Tea and Coffee, imported thereafter into die United Slates from For eign countries.” The above correspondent udds “ A substitute wa* offered to this Bill, omitting the section alx>ve quoted—and, on taking the vote, Col. Towns voted against the substitute, and in favor of the original />*// which imposed a tax of twenty plr cent, on Tea and Coffee. “Ah Col. Towns has voted to tax 8a lt, and was in favor of taxing Tea and Coffee, the indispensable requisites to the poor mail, will the voters ol Georgia support n man who is so regardless of their interests U , What will now become ot those tender hearted, peo ple loving Democrats who In 1841, declaimed so vocif- i nously against Col Dawson because of his vote upon | the Tea and Coffee tax ? Will they le honest and ( vote against Col. Towns, or will they go for party re- j gnrdles of consistency and the interests of th* masM's ! t W shall aee. Gen. Clinch Triumphantly Vindicated. , It will lie recollected that the allegations against Gen Clinch touching his connection with the Ht. Mary’s Bank, ore, 1. That he gave his note for S.IOOO to make up the 1 stock of the Bank and afterwards refused to pnv it assp- ( pcursfroin the pleas filed by his attorney, James W I Preston, Esq 2. Tlmt said note was given in violation of the char 1 * ter of the Bank, which required that all the capital should be paid ill cash. 3 That the giving of a stock note under the circum- j , stances and the refftrting of it by ( fan Clinch officially | as u part ol the stock ot th* Bunk wh* n fraud'upon the | people. | | Ths nre flic allegations Now Id us see how , plain simple ink will put them down 1 Mr. Preston in his letter already published has de | dared that (fan Clinch knew nothing of the plea in j question—that he was absent from the State and was 1 not responsible in any form or manner for saiti pfea or ! any ot the statements which it ootitsined. 2 In regard to the character of the note w*- give the following facts from the Savannah Republican. of Mon- I day lust, the Editor*of which paper have the documents in hand to prove the correctness of their statements “The Bank of St Marys, went into operation on th* 2<>th day of May 1837, as appears by the published no tice of the Cnfnmitfiotisti, dated the 19th of April, 1837 calling a meeting of (he Siockhoiders for organization and for the election of Directors, and also by the record efl result ol aid election and organization in the RE-! PUBLICAN OF THE 2Sd DAY OF MAY, 1H37 Ifr The note of On** Thousand IVdlura referred ‘’T to. was not made for more than ONE YEAR ftT AFTER THE SANK COMMENCED BU- jt.+j CL/* HIN ESS. and it bears dab , Tiff . TWKN i Orr TV-NINTH DAY OF JUNE, 1838. ux This NOTE WAS ENDORSED BY ONE OF TI!F. WEALTHIEST AND MOST RESPECTABLE GENTLEMEN” OF CAMDEN COUNTY. The Biditors in Riving the foregoing statement men lion that“ they had been informed by the former Cashier of the Bank, that tins note was a transaction subsequent to the date of the commencement of business of the .! Bank, and that the allegation that there wan any fraud in that transaction or in the proceedings relative to the amount of Stock taken and paid—waa false and slan derous,” They however declined giving the facts in the case until they could obtain the dates from the original pa pers. Now let every honest man after reading the above statement only remember that Mr. Winter the owner of l he Bank, and in whose name the suit in question was brought, dismissed the urtiun, and the defence of Gen. Clinch is complete and triumphant. What shall be said of his accusers? What shall be said of the men who insinuated that he had falsely sworn that the note in question was a part of the stock of the Bank 1 W hat shall be said of the men,who in very charity, averred that Gen. C. had committed no fraud, but had boon overreached, on account of hia simplicity, and goodness of heart, by wily and designing men? Bet one and all such hide their blushes and their confu sion while (he old hero stands forth pure and spotless be fore the people. His is indeed a character of which both the State and nation should be proud ; because it grows brighter and purer the more it is tried in “ the burning, fiery furnace” of vindictive slander. Let the people rally around his standard, and show his vipe rous defamers, that they are indeed “ gnawing a file.” Falsifying tii£ Records. Our cotemporary of the Federal Union denies that he falsified the records in regard to Gen. Clinch and the St. Mary’s Bank, and excuses himself for not publishing the whole record by declaring that it was not in his pos session at the time his paper went to press. This only shifts the onus upon some third, and perhaps, irresponsi ble party. By the falsification of the record is understood the suppression or alteration of any part which is materi* to the issue, ’l’hc Editor of the Union published a plea al which may or may not have been fictitious, and bases upon that an allegation of fraud, while he or some of his 1 friends withhold that part of the record which is most i material in the case. He cannot escape the charge by declaring that the balance of the record was not in pos session. he made the allegation and it was his duty as a conscientious, fair dealing gentleman to present that part of the record which shewed the disposition made of the case. That there was a falsification of the 1 record no one will deny. If the Editor of the Union sees proper to shift the onus by declaring that he w’as duped and deceived by bus political friends into the ri diculous position of making charges without examining or possessing the testimony to sustain them, with him lie the consequences. All we have to say is, that his party will be very apt to regard him in future as a most unsafe and unreliable leader—as a sort of Ampudia of the press. In regard to the balance of the record which the Edi tor has at last produced ; all we have to say is that it fully confirms the declaration which we previously made, viz: that” Mr. Winter abandoned or discon tinued the suit before coming to trial .” Here is the record: CAMDEN SUPERIOR COURT, ) Nov. Term, 1843. $ Abraham J. Bessent, who sues for the use of the Bank of St. Mary’s vs. Duncan L. Clinch. [The process is dated Oct. 20th, 18-13. After the dec laration and pleas the record proceeds:] VERDICT. We find for Defendant. April Bth, 1844. R. Brown, Foreman. Appeal by consent without prejudice to either party. Mc Allister & Cohen, Flf's Atty’s W m. Law tJ. W. Preston, Df’s. Atty’s. Discontinued 16th Nov'r. 1846. McAllister & Cohen. Pit's, Atty’s. Discontinuance noted on Judge's Docket, and minut ed at Nov'r. Term, 1846. Henry R. Fort, Clerk. Now every lawyer and every man of common sense must know’ that from the very form of this verdict there was no trial, that the plaintiff must have been con vinced that he could not recover if he did go to trial and therefore the verdict for defendant. If Mr. Winter had sufficient cause of action, w’ould he have been likely to allow it to be stated on the face of i the record that the appeal taken by consent teas to be ; is just as much a matter ct form as the pleas themselves. ’ The Eliitnr of the Union professes to be a lawyer—we j believe he has recently even made affidavit of the fact ‘he ought not therefore, out of pure respect to the pro fession thus to mislead the public, on a matter which in volves the character of one of the purest men in the State. We are not astonished to find him in the ar ticle in question deliberately backing out of his position and publicly declaring that for himself he is free to con fess that “ he does not believe Gen. Clinch designed any fraud! This attestation to the purity and honor of General Clinch would have come much belter from the Editor had he not made u charge against that gentleman based upon a part only of the record and thus subjected him self to the grave “ insinuations” contained in our former article in regard to “fiilsfying the record.” We are truly sorry that he has left himself in the very position ill which he vainly attempted to place Gen. Clinch— thus while the public may appreciate his motives, they must conclude that he has unwittingly “ falsified the record” owing to an excusable weakness in the head, or an over zealous anxiety to benefit his party. The Coon Killer and the Old Soldier. In IHIS Col. Herscuel V. JoiiNsoN.it waa generally understood, was regularly feed for a large sum to write Mathew llali. McAllister into the Exuctive chair. The redoubtable “ Coon Killer” labored most industri ously, but it was generally whispered in the Democratic ranks, that he did Ids candidate more harm than good. Herscuel has consequently concluded that if he can't write he ran sjieak!’ and subsequently, has been “ im pressed” (whether for pay or not we pretend not to say,) into these rvice of the “ perpetual dodger.” He has been for some time “ showing off” in Cherokee, and we are inclined to think is likely to br.ng about the same result that hesosucessfully accomplished in 1845. It appears that at a recent Barbacue on the line of Murray and Gil mer Counties, the aforesaid “ Coon Killer ” made a most terrible onslaught upon Gen. Clinch. We learn from the correspondent of the Augusta C hronicle S( Sentinel that— “He came down upon the old General without mercy- He spoke of his military career as being nothing; that he was forced into one battle and killed fifteen In dians ; that he ted his corn and sugar canc to the sol rleirs, and charged one dollar and fifty cents for his corn, and eight cents for his cane; that during his stay in Congress he reported one bill the length of his finger, said three words in its favor, and received his eight dollars per day; that the old man could not say more for it waa not there"—he had no mind, he could not speak—he had no brains, that he had no business capaci ty and was not fit for Governor.” After Col. Johnson hail closed, the same correspon dent adds: %'% % % “All old war-worn soldier mine forward and took th stand ; In* staled that he wus a Democrat, that he had always voted that ticket, but at October he should vote for General Clinch, that he knew him well, that he had 1 served with, him and under him, he knew him to be capable, patriotic, and deserving, and exhorted his Democratic triends to do likewise. He said he had seen the time when under General Clinch thnt he would liave given ten dollars torn half pint of com, and that (General Clinch generously supplied them with the Iwst h* had on hi* farm, and that ail his soldiers loved him. This old man is celebrated where fie is known tor truth and veracity, and his honest soul could not bear to hear his old General traduced and slandered, and keep quiet, and you rould see hi the crowd thmt many partook of the old soldier's feelings.” What a scathing rebuke was that, to the“ pompous gentleman in backram"! lie seems to have a mast happy fueulty of disgusting his own men, and driving them ovsrto the Wings Wonder if he will not, some of these days, prenent his bill to the party lor “a r*w HUKMF.DS for serviees rendered in this Cherokee campaign. The Ntorni Coming. The Democratic pres e* seem to have been thrown ‘ into extaeies by the increase of importations Thev f°rget thnt this was precisely the condition of affair winch preceded the great pecuniary revulsion of 1837 Judging from the signs of the tunes the days of distress are even now not very distant The Join nol of Com merer says:—That X'160,000 of sterling hills have been returned by the last packet protest* and We do not find *ht am lulls draw n in New York have been return td The Pilgrim’s Progress. Coi.s Towns and Johnson have now been engaged for nearly a month, in traversing the Cherokee coun try in search of vote*. They have thrown off the man ly attitude maintained by candidates for the Executive Chair in times past, and assumed the garb of the po litical mendicant. They are wandering from door to door begging crumbs of comfort from friends and foes We understand that at every cross road and almost every public place in Cherokee, their notices have been post ed up calling upon the people to meet them at particu lar places. The day arrived, the orators were there, but the people have not shown any willingness to coun tenance such political vagrancy. They have generally remained at home pursuing their lawful and honorable avocations, leaving these political wanderers to seek auditors elsewhere. We are credibly informed that not a single meeting has been fully attended. In Cass county for instance, where there are at least 2f>oo voters, scarcely 150 persons w f ere in attendance and nearly one third of them were Whigs. In Cobb county there was emphatically a beggarly account of “empty boxes” to listen to their harangues. So in other places. In Mur ray the conduct of the coon-killer was such, and he was so abusive of Gen. Clinch, that even an old wa r worn Democrat was constrained to take the stand pub licly and call upon his brother Democrats to rebuke such conduct by voting for Old Withlaooochee! Ev ery where these gentlemen are received w ith most ap parent indifference by the people. There is no enthu siasm—no interest manifested and yet they wander on in their ignoble pilgrimage. The more they arc rebuff ed the more piteously they beg. They seem resolved so completely to destroy the dignity of the Executive office as to prevent all gentlemen of self respect hereaf ter from seeking it, and consequently to secure to them selves a perpetual monopoly of the place. They have conspired to exclude all men from a candidacy who are unaccustomed to make public speeches, and henceforth in all time to come, no man need aspire to the Execu tive Chair who is not blessed with the gift of the gab. Will the people submit to such an innovation? Will they allow a tew aspiring lawyers and politicians thus forever to destroy the republican character of their gov ernment ? Let them answer at the polls on the first Monday in October next. Col. Towns ami the Broken Ranks. The Editor of the Federal Union makes a most un fortunate admission when in his paper of the 31st ult., he confesses that his assault upon General Clinch was “ prompted by the repented attempts to attach censure to Col. Towns, because he had happened to have voted for the charters of some of the Banks that have subse quently failed!” “ Happened” indeed ! Does the Edi tor mean to join the Whigs and charge Col. Towns with a want of firmness and independence—of voting only by accident and of avoiding responsibility ns a gen eral rule ? If so, we will he happy to furnish him with a most formidable list of offences. “ Happened” to vote for broken Banks, indeed! The Colonel must certain ly have had a most unfortunate run ofluck, for we be lieve that every Bank which he lta]q>cned to vote for “ subsequently hastened to fail” It was very unfor tunate for both himself and the country that he never did hajipen to approve of any except some “pigeon roost” concern.—The old Hawkinsville Bank, the In surance Bank of Columbus, the Commercial Bank of Macon and the celebrated North American Gold Min ing Company, were all with him very especial favorites. In those days he was not only in favor of these shin plaster corporations ; but he even in 1831 hajq/ened to vote in favor of exempting the latter monopoly from taxation! According to the Federal Union all of Mr. Towns’s misdeeds are mere accidents. Like the boy when accused of whistling in school, Mr. Towns avers that he did not whistle, but that “ it whistlof itself.” Upon the “high principle of honor,” he is in favor of a hard money currency, but for mere party oxpediency he “ happened.” to shingle the State with the promises to pay of certain Banks which, in the gingerly language of his organ, “ subsequently failed, /” Now let us con trast Col. Towns’s Banks with the St. Mary’s Bank under Old Withlacoochee, —the former swindling the people out of thousands and tens of thousands, and the latter always standing up to its obligations—always paying specie. What stronger evidence do the people want of the comparative financial ability of the two candidates ? In the very sentence quoted above from the Federal Union , the Editor virtually confesses that the conduct of his candidate is wholly indefensible and that the tire of his opponents was becoming so hot that some demonstration was necessary in order to draw off nublic attention from Col. Towns. Hence the assault upon Gen. Clinch whicn nn& tw** been so trramplmm ly repelled, as to force even the Editor himself to with draw all allegations of fraud. The smoke having thus been thoroughly cleared nway, we trust that the people may examine at their leisure, into the financial career of Col. Towns. Those who have lost money in the vari ous broken Banks for which he happened to vote, will of course be most feelingly impressed with a sense of his remarkable financial qualifications; while those; who have been safely piloted through the monitory 6torm which followed the disastrous Democratic ascendency in both the National and States Governments, cannot fail to turn to “Old Withlacoochee” with an abiding confi dence in his prudence, his economy and his wisdom in the management of money matters. We ask no more triumphant vindication of Gen. Clinch, nostronger ev idence of his capacity and honesty than has been furn ished in the very developments of the fuels toucliing the financial career of the two candidates wliich liave been forced upon us by Col. Towns and his friends. Mr. Towns opposed to the Planters. Mr. Towns every where proclaims himself'in favor ol the Democratic British Tariff of 1846. The Flam ers were told that il that tariff were passed and the du ty on Cotton Bagging reduced, that there would lie a corresponding reduction in price ? What are the facts ! In 1846, Bagging sold at from 10 to It cents. In stead of falling it has risen in price, and now sells un der the tariff for which Mr. Towns voted, at 18 to 22 cents. Now let us see how much that single vote of Mr. Towns has cost the Planters of Georgia. They ! make about 350,000 bags of cotton requiring 5 yards of j bagging, or 1,750,000 yards. That at an advance of 8 cents tier yard, is equal to SIIO,OOO. But this is not tin- j only item—Rope has also advanced so as to cost about I 30 cents per bide more than when this British Tariff* was passed by Mr. Towns and hia Democratic allies. Let us then see—3so.ooo bales at 30 cents each are equal to $105,000; therefore the Planters ol Georgia will have to |>ay tlus year lot their bagging and rope alone, $245,- 000 more than they did last year. What think you of that gentlemen ? If Mr Towns, by his advocacy of a single measure, has caused the Planters of Georgia to lose a quarter of a milium of dollars in a single year, will they trust him—can they trust him with the management of the finances cf the State 1 Niitiveisiu in it* worst Form. Some of the Democratic pspere are uwmulting Gen. Clinch, and denouncing him as an imported candi- j date—a nntive of North Carolina, Ac. We believe that Gen. Clinch whs a eitisen of Georgia, andenga- j ged in defending tire women and children of the State against the murderous savsge before muny of those who now sssail him were revelling in their diaper —hut even ! udinitting him to have recently liecome a citizen, w hat I of it ? Must a man be a native Georgian in order to he qualified for office) if such were the test in Cherokee,! we tear lliut there are but few persons qualified for official dignify in all that region. The doctrine thus broached is infinitely won*’ than Nutive Americanism—because if | applicable to States, it may with equal propriety be re- I stneted to towns mtd counties, and lienee Ire worse i than flic “alien and sedition law.” Wliut will the nu- ! rnerous citizens who have come among us from distant I and neighlsiring Stales say to tins new Democratic doctrine—especially w hat will the sons of the old North Htnte say when tliey find one of their own numtier, th” son of a Revolutionary Patriot thus proscribed ( If I they ure thus unceremoniously pronounced unfit for ot- i fine, the next step of these Democratic reformers will j Is’ to deny them the right of voting Let litem look to ( It m tunc. The < linking Policy. The Nashville Union. Mr Polk's paper, in mourning over the defeat of the party in that Slate, says m refer ence to lhe divisions in the ranks of the spoil rs: “ Tbs Democratic policy hereafter must be, where individuals, reckless from lust ol office, persist in con tinuing candidates to the injury of the caus c, to choke them off or choke them to death” This IS going s little further than even “ Old Hicko- j r> who only advlssd them to “ shoot the dee. t ters 1 it sppears, however, thnt under “young Hickory's’ reign, men sre to fie allowed neither freedom of thought nor action—that they must necessarily submit to the dictation ot cliques and rubais, ot be accused of a “reek- | less lust of office” and be l haksd off or choked to death” , just as the necessity of the ease may require ‘ Verily Democracy may well profeca to favor th’ “ largest lib crt>” of the citizen Go to, let us lluild n ( itj> We trust our readers have not yet forgot,„ n !h( . wlueh we some time since published under the , * caption. Its object was to give to the real estate i’ V' 0 ot Macon a correct impression of the influence of,, j ufactures ii] the up-building of cities. We then and,” i hasty comparison between the natural a.lvmu, ■ “ * Lowell and Macon, and contrasted the two nr * population and wealth, showing the rapid in “* .the fonner. Every bale ol cotton carried to Lo*’ n costs between seven and ten dollars for freights 1 missions, charges, interest, Sic., Sr, o. that ,t costs 20 per cent, on its value and font the eh’ o*’ 0 *’ es for returning the mamrlirctured goods is only T S ’ 5 p.-r 01. on the raw material—it follows tint .** cm manufacturer has an advantage of 25 „ . rrl , • mencc with ovr Ids Northern comp. Wl , r ‘ a , tins the difference in the price of labor and ,, roV ili : a '" l we have > tile very lowest enleulmion 20 an more in our favor To this again wc „,ny safirfoguJ 10 per et. for the advantages resulting fr„ m the .1 ,r cnee in the length, ten,pets,arc and of our seasons, nud we liave an aggregate ot 55 j over the Northern Capitalists!! ‘ per ct - This may seem strange, but it is not less st-nnee n true, and if any one should doubt it, wc will prod,, 1“ facts and figures to sustain the position Vet wirh n these advantages i„ favor of Macon, is it not sir ‘ that I.owcll should liave so far out-stripped her in u i’l I aml population f Macon we all know is ,|„. lh ! annually of 123,000 bales of cotton and has a cnT’ ponding grocery and dry goods trade • yet Macon rT (.oppressed by the_ abstraction ofn few thousand j.jZ’ !!” mxe \ LuWl ” “ th- contrary manufactures Z between 00,000 and 70,000 hales of cotton and still 1 people pay an ai.ni.al tax of *127,820,73-a| m( * I ,? : out feeling it—s, 10 738,73 on nal estate and 1 on polls. Ihe number of ratable polls in 7 392 })oi increase 0f055 over las. year. We find i„ fo e the following l.st of persons who are uli slooand upwards: a John R. Adams, sll7 70|Snml Lawn-n™ Sell, Ames. 117 00 VVtn! Lvbinqon *2* 70 Sclwin Bancroft, 107 00 G. W Mansri-n’ It* ,r>ft James Bowers, 200 10 Stephen 1 ’ ™OO Jonathan Bowers, 15.3 60’ Aaron Mansur ‘ m 2! Royal Call, 100 10l Mrs S- M VI,’ 1 ! 79 30 ( lco. H < ‘arleton, 107 85 John Nesnmb °’ s ’’ ,!£ f Stephen Castles, *3O Tims. Nesmith ££ rhos. B.( I.mms, 118 40| Harlin Pillsl, ™ SS Joshua ( (inverse, 100 65 Ransom Reed ~ Nat il. Cntchett, 159 35 Jacob Rohhiim m S Elishn D.ivis, 159 0(il( 'has. ,Vt. Short -'rim Henry Emery, 190 50|R„ y a| Southwck rs -a Isaac Famngton, 121 So iV.dd Spnnlfonu .{me h fellows, 163 20 SidneySp„ , f’ l'” v\ illiam ]< iske, 224 10 .Km Sn-mUm , ’ 5 F- Cyril french, 908 4(ll Jonathan Tyler 3- m Joshua B French, 193 3(1 Rdw. F. WWi’n fir ■fohnVV Graves iff, S **” O.Vsxcn. ’ U I 50 te n v^r <mb % sr Gilman Kimball, 103 00 Mrs Sanil. ’ i- ) J T . G. Kittredge, 100 40, Kfi Wrlghf’ m 2 John A^ Knowles, 2M ”| Natl “"“"‘ Wright,’ 316 50 How would such a list of taxable inhabitant, show the city of Macon ? But this is not all. We find the following list of payments made the past year he L,’ : of ,llosc hateful corporations whicli are so much dri ai! ed by certain wisearers at the South, viz: Lowell Bleachery, #7Bl oo|Merrimack Cos ll"(y,on Appleton Company 3.300 00 Mass Cot Mi 11s 10 an B"i.tt Cotton Mills, 0.720 on Middlesex Mfib, SSS Hamilton Cos., 0.720 no Suffolk Cos , ’ : S S Lawrence (o„ B.tm 00 Trcmom .Mills. 3360 00 Lowe ( ompany. 5,010 00, Lock a Canal Cos 8M 30 Lowell Mac. Shop, 2,800 ooj ’ ■ M Thus showing that nearly $70,000 of the shove men tioned taxes of I,„well are paid on her manufacturing property. If we adJ to this the amount paid upon tire private property ot persons connected witli the dis UlTfl, i f!f i ! Wi " b o ‘° c:,l ™ lala ‘h-tatlewt . *IOO,OOO of the taxes annually raised in the city ofLcw. ell come from her manufacturing interests. D duct iius from the whole amount and the remainder will be n about equal to the Laxable capacity of Macon. Now why this difference? It is attributable alone to her manufacturing and mechanieenterprise. Had the wine direction been given to labor and capital in Macon ten years ago that was given to Low-Hat the outset, Macon would tins day have been tire larger city of the two, be cause she would have had at least 40 per ct. a,lvan tart 011 every hale of Cotton manufactured Is it too late for us to avail ourselves of rhea, un paralleled advantages f For from it. Now w indeed a most propitious moment. We are eompnras'ielyout ot debt. Macon is beginning again to give strong evi .trace „f prosperity. The sound of the hammer, the saw and the anvil falling constantly on the rs- must convince'every one that the hands of the mecUnir are ud ol labor and the employer has the means-wherew.ih to pay. Let us not again venture our meal* m wild and uncertain cotton speculations, the success of which may depend upon a thousand contingencies orar which we have no control. Lot us not risk our means in the hands ot foreign agents, nor place them wnlrin foe new er of British speculators backed by the Bank of Ena land and the whole monetary power of Europe. On the contrary, wisdom and experience teaeli as to keep our hinds at home and to employ them so astostrength en the arm of the mechanic and the laborer, j Sume one will say that there is not enough reauy cash n -Macon to construct a smgic manufactory npona arge scale, ll not, there are hundreds ol iimmpJwyd, unproductive negroes that might he oonvertui into rad greatly to the benefit of the present own-T- md tire bal ance of tile negro population. Their al-sstve would not he felt except beneficially. They coulo be usefully employed U|H>n distant plantations, while heir places here would be supplied with an equal number of Indus- Uioas, moral, enterprising white population, vnose ac cumulated earnings would go to build up and improve our city, to render real estate more valuable and to swell tire income ofour treasury. Will not foe cuueas reflect upon these matters and act accordingly! The Northern Allies.. Those Democratic prints which arc endeavor,ag to mislead the people of Georgia on the'subject of the Wil mot proviso* ought not to conceil Run their rrsfeto I ar, '( lpfi as the following, whicli we copy foan .he j Holmes County (Ohio) Farmer. The pom.rapli, n ! will appear from its lace, is from a thdfcugh going Deni oeratic p|er. Gl nil the shnuipful ever attempted to b* pnhued upon the people, that concocted by Joha C Calhoun, and his New England tory aiUea,in regurd to acquiring no more territory, is tl,c meat ibreadtjare and contemptible. The whole scheme is one to gw ibf Federalists the the control of fie Go/erameni and eventually, when the prent excitemrntlialUve away, to admit New Mexico and Cahlorain into j this l nion with tlieeurs** of slavery hanging to them! I his is the plot, and il the south insists upon rating this bargain between Calhoun and Webster, tlie sooner the Drawn ary of the North rally upon the H’ltmol Proviso, against any more slave territory, the better ‘ I'aredet mid Atuclin. The following statement from the New Orleans Picayune, 10 said to be upon the authority of a private I letter, from a most reliable source in Vera Cruz b Hoes stroiledv to confirm ill*- sp*'culntioriN ventund m last, in rrj/fiiil to the secret of Fareiles* return. D’t J h* remembered that At*H*'in is the individual ehiwn K r Folk to represent th<* interests of the nati*n,and yr l w<* find him m I eugue with our greatest enwjb ® 1 hivoring his return ui the most critical period of the wr The Picayune says; “Froiu Vera Cruz we learn tlmt Senor Atodia <en. Faiederi uftcr the latter landed and him. Furedea is understood to have to l'"> by a sign io “keep duik,” and th* handsomemdn*'* ho lor the splice ol 101 hour or more—at ad * vein* > inli th** distinguished Mexiean had puss* and eat oi tin 1 ‘ ‘ gates. We have seen these facts written fisw ,r * Cruz hy a gentleman of amine and discretion him we learn, to, tlmt Senor Atocka held a siHA i'"’ tile customs at Vera Cruz, finu> which l*e hi if b** promptly dismissed lor connivira; at lhe nsenpe ll’ ds - Every day is further developing its- litn t “ l nor At(s*lia to act as the emu*ary of our Govef “ lloiik iiifn i to hiiHiiil toy it* ’ ‘l‘he Columbus Democrat Miya “ Henry C hi' l ini have credit lor one potriituc st miiumt, bt wlt ‘ thought of his general views, lie advised Ii ■* Fhd*d< phm Ire tids i. r memlH . - tlmt “lliis glore .* saitdbi’st* II lid land is our common country -in peat ’ i or in in weal or m war -under !*a<j ndmimst # itioO ot p* governim tit. Remember to stand by it til’ eloquent ntid appropriate language es the “i Ashlan i'’ t his friends, on the occesien •*! h<* it through the city of “ik oth* rly Love/ roCiipf *” All honor to him lor so noble a sentim*** . W” ur* inclined to think thnt Mr Poii would bf W pjr ” lentn that simiiai vh weie enter tuned hy -t thos<* ferocious Demorriits who lan 1 the w who take giKwl rare to remain at lie 1 >• Whigs fight the tiHttlr.- Their cry s S I**4 Paihtnwl !■ t ilk H htgs take care nfiheci ‘tintrv