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.1 W. & W. S. JONES. AUGUSTA, GA.,THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1845. VOLHX-NO. 105.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 3.
‘‘ Nothing is more apparent than that the last
hope ot England to defeat annexation is by ope
rating upon popular opinion in this country,
\V itn what success she may do this, we are not
left entirely to conjecture. We behold here in
our very midst, signs that this hope is not entire
ly chimerical. Look at the “Augusta Chron
icle,” the undisguised and bitter opponent of
Texas, and the revilerof its people. Look at
the “Columbus Enquirer,” another leading
Whig print, not less uncompromising in its
opposition to this great measure of national
honor. At ready ace they playing into the hands
of British sagacity, and seconding the wily
schemes ol British diplomacy. Having sought
in cveij r other imaginable way to prejudice the
question, they are now seeking to foment this
prejudice anew, by talking ol the cost ot the
war with Mexico.”
The above is an extract from the Constitu
tionalist of Saturday morning, which escaped
our notice, and we only notice it now to correct
the assertion of the editor, who seems to have
drawn largely upon his fancy in reference to
ourselves. As to our opposition to the annexa
tion of Texas, prior to the enactment of the law
for that object, and the acceptance of its provi
sions by the Texan government, it was open
and undisguised, and based upon what we then
and now regard the true interests of tiie two
countries. If it was to that period of time to
which the editor refers, he is correct in repre
senting us as opposed ; but if to any subsequent
period it is mere assertion, unsupported by the
slightest evidence. But we are charged bv the
Constitutionalist with “ reviling the people of
Texas!" We are well aware that our neigh
bor has quite a vivid imagination, one oltcn
disposed to roam in the ethereal regions of fan
yy, but we had not supposed tiiat even his fancy
would have honored such a draft as that! We
revile ike people of Texas!" —really, it is the
wildest charge that even democracy in its most
extravagant ravingsever madeagainst us. The
editor doubtless desired to round off a period,
and in the anxiety to accomplish the thing hand
somely, his fancy suggested the thought that we
iiad 11 reviled ike people o) Texas,” and forthwith
he charge was penned, with less regard to its
uuth, perhaps, than the structure of the sentence
\ concludes. So far indeed from ever having
entertained, much more expressed, any such
sentiment in reference to the people of Texas,
n i advocate ol annexation has spoken in kinder
terms of them.
1 he fling ol the Editor, about "playing into
ax hands of B r Uish sagacity, and seconding Ike
di/ schemes of British diplomacy is obnoxiois
to ihe charge of a want of good taste in more
inspects than one. It is rather a more lit ema.
from tl pot-house ” politicians and street
demagogues, than a journal which aspires to be
conducted upon elevated principles—and to our
mind it comes With very bad grace, from one
who is so zealous an advocate of British free
trade theories as the Constitutionalist.
The Editor complains of what he is pleased
to term oar 11 gibe,” in reference to the grand
democratic glorification in our paper of Thurs
day last.
In the very outset of the discussion of the
question of annexation, we protested against its
being made a party question, and besought the
people to investigate it as a great national ques
tion, paramount to the considerations of party.
This we regarded as due to their own and the na
tion’s honor. Entertaining suck feelings, we
could not but regard the miserable effort of ihe De
mocratic party, to drag it up again before the peo
ple of Georgia, after having once sacrificed it at
the shrine of party, in the shape of a glorification,
as a species of demagogueism, which deserved
just such a “ gibe” as we indulged. But yes
terday, and even now, we are told by the organs
that the question is not yet settled, and the peo
ple are warned against the alleged efforts of the
whigs to defeat its final consummation ; and yet
in the lace of these repeated and oft reiterated
declarations, the people are requested by the
very same men, to assemble and rejoice over this
great measure of “ deliverance and libertv ,”
which has been accomplished by the democracy
of the country! Can it be possible that the
leaders of the party hope to delude the people
by such s flimsy veil as that—do they expect to
conceal their demagogueism by such a frail
covering? If so, truly have thev great confi
dence in the credulity of the people of Georgia 1
But let them make the most ot their jollifica
don, say we, and then they will not be able to
draw off the attention of the intelligent voters ol
Georgia, from the true issues involved in the
present canvass in Georgia. The people under
stand the game w ich is attempted to be played,
nnd the object of the players and bottle-holders,
and unless we greatly overrate their intelligence
and patriotism, the whole scheme will prove a
miserable failure.
Comparative Safety of Railway Travel
ing.—The London Rail way Chronicle of Aug.
2, states a fact which illustrates the compara
live safety of railway and post coach travel
ling. “Mr. Wakley, the coroner, said, ‘it was
a singular fact, that during the six years he had
filled the office of coroner, although 15 miles ol
the Great Western, and 14 miles oflhc London
and Birmingham lines passed through his-dis
* r 'ct, he had not held an inquest on a single
passenger who had met his death on a railroad
During the same time he had held several in
quests on passengers by stage coaches.’ ” The
conductors and managers of railroads in Eng
land must lake greater precautions to preserve
the ijyes of their passengers, than is done upon
American railroads; for here there is scarcely
'* x ‘ ee k that we do not hear of a death upon
some one or other of the lines of railroads in
this country.
A Ew Cotton. Seventy-nine bales of the new
£i ave b f en received in this city from the
plantation of Col. T. Clanton in Columbia conn-
“‘Pet Banks’—and his Fiscalency!—The
people of Georgia could not have been other
t wise than astounded, when they read in the Fi
• nance Report, ( page Jive, of pamphlet copy,) pub
. lished in the papers of the day, that our Sta-te
t had grown so rich, as to be enabled to loan
i money to others to speculate upon. I here copy
- from the Report:
■ Deposit in Central Bank of Georgia,. $43,761 96
* “ Bank State of Georgia,
at Savannah, 1086031_
' “ Bank ot Augusta, 71,84101
’ “ Marine and Insurance
Bank, Savannah, 2.500 00
; _ $l2B 976 28
“This large amount of the people's money has
been taken front the Treasury ol our State, and
1 deposited among those banks—and for what?—
1 To be loam d out to speculators? Tnbeusedfor
corrupting our elections? lam totally at a loss
to know, lor what purpose this laige amount
of money w; s placed on deposit in those
Banks, And lam the more astonished at the
matter, when I reflect that it was AN
OPERATION DONE IN VIOLATION
OF THE LA WS OF THE STATE. What
authority of law, had the Governor to remove
this money from the Treasury? None. An
act of the legislature, (see section 6 and 7, ol
Act of 1841, page 173) authorized the Governor
to deposit in Banks, money received from the
Federal Government on account of military
claims, and all other funds paid into the’Treasu
rv, EXCEPT such as maybe received from taxes.
But Gov. Craw/ord deposited money received
from taxes, for the people had but little other in
the State Treasury,” The amount unde)'con
trol ol the Executive, $26,51226, is not included
in the above deposi's.
“The construction of law which enabled
Gov. Crawford to assume the high handed
power ol taking the people’s money from the
Treasury, and placing it in the vaults ol “ pet
Banks,” to be discounted on, would be so ex
ceedingly novel, suigeneris, that it ought, forth
with, to he given to the public. I know of no
rule for the construction of statutes which would
confer upon Gov. Crawford the power, which
he has thus arrogantly and wantonly assumed.
Is it lor condr.ct like this, that the people of
Georgia arc called upon to re-elect him ? If the
Governor can exercise the privilege, without
lav.*, of depositing the state’s money in Banks
in Augusta or Savannah, why rqay he not in
vest it in speculation in cotton or lands; or
loan it out; or open a “shaving shop” in the
Capttol, and buy up notes and sell bills of
Exchanges? If the legislature had met, in
1814, and this matter been made known, Gov.
Crawford would have been obnoxious to the
high charge ol impeachment, for this outrage
ous trampling upon the laws, and unprecedent
ed assumption ol power.”
The above is extracted Irom a commuuica
lion in the Constitutionalist of Saturday last
under the imposing signature ot “ Pincy Woods”
a writer who has recently acquired some noto
riety, it not for his truths, certainly lor some
other characteristic trail. We shall not on
this occasion attempt to define the difference
between the moral of the thing of publishing to
the world a communication, under the signa
ture of another, containing a grave charge
a.-aiasl a high functionary, unsupported and
unsupportable by testimony, or of making the
same charge Editorially. We leave this duty
to our neighbor of the Constitutionalist, who,
we apprehend, would not risk his reputation
upon a charge that Governor Crawford had
deposited money “ in violation of the laws of the
S’ate," or that he “ was obnoxious to the high
charge of impeachment ,” who nevertheless to a
certain extent countenances these charges and
aids in their dissemination, when he did know, or
should have known, that the money was de
posited under authority of law.
The writer of the article, “ Pincy Woods,” if
he had desired to publish the truth, could easily
have been informed of the objects of those de
posits, by either calling at the Bank of Angus-'
I ta,or consulting the laws of the State ; but we
presume it was no part ol his purpose togive
the people the truth, for in that event, not even
an insinuation of a charge would or could have
rested against the Governor, The Legislature
t of 1843 ordered th- payment in Augusta and
I Savannah of the interest on the State bonds, if
the Governor should deem such payment of ad
vantage to the interest or credit of the State, provi
, ded the holders of said bonds done certain things
r therein specified. The interest was therelore
. payable at Milledgeville, Savannah and Augus
. ta, and as the Governor was particularly watch
j fit! of the honor, faith and credit ot the State, he
I very prudently and wisely deposited the money
in advance, in the Banks mentioned, for the ex
i press purpose ot paying the interest. This, then,
. is a plain statementof facts, which shows that
> so far from violating the law, Governor Craw
( lord has only carried out its provisions.
. Reader, you have seen and read the charge,
. which has been paraded with such an array of
, italics and capitals, through the columns of the
, Constitutionalist, and you have read the ex
-3 planatio’’. What think you of a cause which
a requires a resort to such means to sustain it be
fore the country ? What think you oft he political
morals of men who seek to attain success bv
such a policy? Are you ready to unite inacru
’’ sade which seeks thus to defame a faithful and
honest public servant for the legal discharge of
his duties to the country ? Or will you not
s rather spurn an association with fhose who
have shown themselves capable of such deeds,
I and unite your energies with those who are
II seeking by all honorable means to elevate him
who has so faithfully labored to maintain the
e honor, dignity and faith of the Stale? These
b are not unmeaning interrogatories—and, reader,
it behooves you to reflect upon them,
e
March of Mind in Virginia.—The Post
-3 master General, not long since, abolished one
of the small offices in Virginia, and wrote a
11 tough draft ol'a letter, informing the country
y postmaster that jn consequence of his proximi
n ty to the other office, he had determined to dis
continue his office. Very soon an answer was
1 received, in which the postmaster complained
bitterly of the discontinuance of his office—not
for the sake of the salary, tor that was not more
v than 62i cents per quarter—but on account of
e the cause ot the discontinuance— proximity;
- “ for,” said he, “ I never was guilty of proximi
ty in my life.”
More Troops.— The N. Y. Tribune of the
30th ult. says;—The steamer Cleopatra brought
842 passengers yesterday morning from Nor
wich. The train out of Boston numbered 27
passenger cars, the largest we believe ever
drawn by one engine in this country, yet all
the voyagers were made comfortable on the boat
through the exerlions of the officers. Among
the number were three companies of U. S. troops,
two from Boston and one from Portsmouth;
they are ordered to Texas, and will proceed
thither in the U. S. storeship Laxington from
this port.
Mobile.— The Advertiser of the 28th ultimo t
says: With occasional showers of rain we ;
are enjoying in this vicinity wholesome, sea- !
sonable and pleasant weather. The city re- |
mains perfectly healthy. The only long faced
personages we see about the streets now-a-days
are the doctors, who are seemingly in great dis
tress, for want of employment.
The same paper says We learn from pas
sengers on the schooner Relief, arrived yester
day morning from Pensacola, that the U. States
sloop-01-war Falmouth sailed on Wednesday ;
from that station on a cruise in the gulf, 'I he
steamships Mississippi and Princeton, it was
believed, were under sailing orders.
Increase of Railway Business in England.
—By returns recently published it appears that
on 39 lines of railway in England, embracing
about 1.900 miles, the business for the six months
ending with June, amounted in round numbers
to $13,000,000, being an increase of about $2,-
000,000 over the corresponding six months ol
last year. The London and Birmirgham
toad increased $250 000, or $9,000 a week:
the Great Western, $200,000; the Grand Junc
tion, $l5O 000; Midlands, 8250,000. Taking
the value ot money at 4 per cent., wc have
thus an aggregate increase of property of about
8200,000,000, if we make no allowance ffir in
creased expenditures, of which no account is
given.
Lead.— The writer of a letter from Galena,
(111.) says he learned from the Superintendant
of the United States lead mines at that place,
that the amount of lead shipped from that dis«
tticl this year, will reach 60,000,000 pounds.
The quantity shipped last year, was 43,000,000
pounds.
“All Parties Pleased. —Facts area great
deal belter than theories. Two facts exhibited
by the statistical report of the commerce ot the
United States we. trust will be set down and
remembered, viz:
Ist. A high tariff' does not prevent excessive
importations.
2d. A high tariff does not prevent the expor
tation of specie.”
The above is from the N. Y. Journal of Com
merce. We arc glad to see such statements
in an out-and-out free trade paper.
It the high tariff—that is the tariff of 1842
does not prevent excessive importation and the
occasional exportation of specie, ot course the
tree trade people cannot complain, as they
have their way. Well, the protective tariff
people, in.-lading the manufacturers, are con
tent with the present tariff, notwithstandingthe
excessive importations ot merchandise and the
exportation of specie. Both parties can live,
and so all are satisfied. It must be that the ta
riff ot 1842 is tit e juste milieu so long sought.
We shall, then, have no alteration in the tariff.
U. S. Gazette.
From the Phila. North American,
N w York, Aug. 29—p. w.
There is little of interest in the local news of
to-day. No new criminal cases have been re
ported, and the details of the old cases are retold.
The Tea sde was largely attended, and the
whole run off in a lew minutes. The lot was
mostly low grade Young Hyson, which brought
33 rents for the same quality that sold in the J,
G. Coster sale at 30 cents.
Stocks are much firmer at an advance of k
cent on Kentucky 6s, and \\ ® 1J on some lead
ing fancies. The sales are larger than for some
time.
This being packet day for two steamers, the
sales ot Produce have been quite moderate.
The business in Sterling exchange has been
large, at 110 for the chief part of the amount.
Moderate sales ot Cotton at full prices.
Over twelve hundred steerage passengers
have arrived at this port from Europe this fore
noon.
From the Islands of the Pacific.
Advices from the Sandwich Islands to the
16 h May have been received. The death ol
Haalilio, one of the King’s envoys to the Go
vernments of France, England and the United
Slates, is announced.
The following extracts are from the Poly
nesian and the Friend of Temperance.
A late gale at Lahaina produced a great
commotion in the whaling fleet at anchor in the
roadstead. Between 30 and 40 ships put to
sea; only the Morea ol New Bedford rode out
the gale, and she came near going upon the
reef. We have heard the damage estimated at
between 30 and SIO,OOO to the' whole fleet.
At Honolulu the gale was severe, but no dam
age of consequence.
Twenty-six of the Van Dieman’s Land
prisoners had arrived at Honolulu in the whale
ship Steiglitz, seeking passage for the United
States.
There have been, up to April 30, more than
170 ships at Lahaina, of which 54 were at
anchor at one lime. As many as 700 seamen
have been ashore on liberty at once,among whom
good order has prevailed.
Tahiti.— ln Tahiti the state of public affairs i
remained unsettled. The public mind seemed j
to be in suspense, waiting the arrival of the
English admiral. The French are carrying
forward their public works and fortifications.
By the arrival ot a store ship with 200 tons of
heavy munitions of war, direct from France, to
be followed shortly by another, it would appear
that the French government designs to render
their oceanic establishment permanent.
Oregon.— By the anivalof the H. Bay Com
pany’s barque Cowelitz, we have received ad
vices from Oregon. The Legislative commit
tee of Oregon had risen from the sitting, ad
journed from June last. The town at the Wal
la rae’te Falls is incorporated; and at the elec
tion of city council much spirit was exhibited.
The parlies in politics are now Hon. H. B. men
and Americans. George Ab-rnethy, Esq. was
elected mayor. The health of the country is
remarkably good. The season thus far has
been warm and exceedingly rainy. Much
damage has been done by high water in the
country.
From the National Intelligencer.
I CAPTAIX FREMONT’S REPORT.
[CONTINUED.]
On the 7th of July, we find the following
anecdote curiously illustrative of the history
and habits of the buflalo:
| “In the course of the afternoon, dust rising
among the hills at a particular place attracted
our attention; and, riding up, we found a band
i ot eighteen or twenty buffalo bulls egaged in a
desperate fight. Though butting and gorin
j were bestowed liberally and without distmc-
I tion, yet their efforts were evidently directed
J against one—a huge old bull, very lean, while
: his adversaries were all fat and in good order
He appeared very weak, and had already re
; ceived some wounds, and while we were look
i mg on, was several times knocked down and
| badly hurt, and a very few minutes would have
j put an end to him. Os course we took the side
j of the weaker party, and attacked the herd;
j but they were so blind with rage that they
fought on, utterly tegardless of our presence
although on fool and on horseback we w ere
firing in open view within twenty yards of them.
But this did not last long. In a very r few se
conds we created a commotion amon" them.—
One or two which were knocked over by the
balls jumped up and ran off into the hills-and
they begun to retreat slowly along a broad ra
vine to the river, fighting furiously as they
went. By the lime they had reached the bottom
we had pretty well dispersed them, and the old
bull hobbled off to lie down somewhere.”
The great beauty, prolusion, and variety of
the flowers in the wilderness is often noted.—
On the 12th July “ our road lay down the valley
of the Platte, which resembled a garden in the
splendor of fields of varied flowers, which fill
ed the air with fragrance. The only timber I
noticed consisted of popular, birch, cotton
wood, and willow.”
On the 13th, when in longitude 104 degrees
39 min. 37 sec. and latitude 41 deg. 8 min. 31
sec., and at an elevation of 5,440 feet above the
sea, Captain Fremont says:
“It will be seen, by occasional remarks on
the geographical formation, that the constitu
ents ot the soil in these regions are good, and
every day served to stienglhen the impression
in my mind, confirmed by subsequent observa
tim, that the barren appearance oflhc country
is due almost entirely to the extreme dryness
of the climate.”
On the 14th, the following curious geologi
cal scene is noticed :
“The winds and rains work this formation
into a variety of singular forms. The pass
into Goshen’s hole is about two miles wide, and
the hill on the western side imitates, in an ex
traordinary manner, a massive, fortified place,
with a remarkable fullness of detail. The
rock is marl and earthy limestone, white, with
out the least appearance ot vegetation, and
much resembles masonry at a little distance ;
and here it sweeps around a level area two or
three hundred yards in diameter, and in the
form ot a half moon, terminating on either ex
tremity in enormous bastions. Along the whole
line of the parapets appear domes and slender
minarets, forty or filly feet high, giving it every
apoearance of an old fortified town. On the
waters of White river, where this formation
exists in great extent, it presents appearam es
which excite the admiration of the solitary
voyageur, and form a frequent theme of their
conversation when speaking ul the wonders of
the country. Sometimes it otters the perfect
ly illusive appearance of a large city, with
numerous streets and magnificent buildings,
among which the Canadians never fail to sec
their cabaret; and sometimes it takes the lorm
of a solitary house, with many large chambers,
into which they drive thfeir horses at night, and
sleep in these natural defences perfectly secure
from any attack of prowling savages. Before
reaching our camp at Goshen’s hole, in cross
ing the immense detritus at the loot of the
Castle rock, we were involved amidst winding
passages cut by the waters of the hill; and
where, with a breadth scarcely large enough
lor the passage ol a horse, the walls rise thir
ty and forty feet perpendicularly. This forma
tion sunplies the discoloration of the Platte,
On the 15th of July, the party reached Fort
John, or Laramie, a post of the American
Fur Company, situated near the junction of the
Laramie with the Platte. Respecting this'
post Capt. F. says :
“ It is hardly necessary to say that the object
of the establishment is to trade with tne neigh
boring tribes, who, in the course ol the year, ge
nerally make two or three visits to the fort. In
addition to this, traders, with a small outfit, are
constantly kept amongst them. The articles of
trade consist, on the one side, almost entirely of
buflalo robes; and, on the other, ol blankets,
calicoes, guns, powder and lead, with such cheap
ornaments as glass-beads, looking-glasses, rings,
Vermillion for painting, tobacco, and principal
ly, and in spite of the prohibition, of spirits,
brought into the country in the form of alcohol,
and diluted with water before sold. While
mentioning this fact, it is but justice to the
American Fur Company to state, that, through
out the country, 1 have always found them stren
uously opposed to the introduction of spirituous
liquors. But, in the present slate ol things,
when the country is supplied withalcohol, wlTen
a keg of it will purchase from an Indian every
thing he possesses—his furs, his lodge, his hors
es, and even his wife and children—and when
any vagabond who has money enough to pur
chase a mule can go into a village and trade
against them successfully, without withdrawing
entirely from the trade, it is impossible for them
to discontinue its use, lu their opposition to
this practice, the company is sustained, not only
by (heir obligation to the laws of the country
and the welfare of the Indians, but clearly, also,
on grounds of policy; for, with heavy and ex
pensive outfits, they contend at manifestly great
disadvantage against the numerous independent
and unlicensed traders, who enter the country
from various avenues, from the United States
and from Mexico, having no other stock in
trade than some kegs of liquor, which they sell
j at the modest price of thirty-six dollars per gal
-1 lon. The difierenee between the regular trader
j and the coureur dcs bois, (as the French call the
itinerant or peddling traders,) with respect to
the sale of spirits, is here, as it always has been,
fixed and permanent, and growing out of the
nature of their trade. The regular trader looks
ahead, and has an interest in the preservation
ot the Indians, and in the regular pursuit of
their business, and the preservation of their
arms, horses, and everything necessary to their
future and permanent success in hunting: the
coureur ties bois has no permanent interest, and
gets what he can, and for what he can, from ev
ery Indian he meets, even at the risk of disa
bling him from doing anything more at hunting.
“Thefort had a very cool and clean appear
ance. The great entrance in which I found the
gentlemen assembled, and which was floored,
and abou' fifteen feet long, made a pleasant,
shaded seat, through which the breeze swept
constantly; for this country is famous for high
winds.”
The unfavorable information received from
the gentlemen of the fort, respecting the temper
and position of the Indians, led to much consul
tation and deliberation ;
“ ft appeared that the country was swarming
with scattered war parties; and when I heard,
during the day, the various confadictory and
exaggerated rumors which were incessantly re
peated to them, I was not surprised that so much
alarm prevailed among my men. Carson, one
of the best and most experienced mountaineers,
lully supported the opinion given by Bridgerof
the dangerous state of the country, and openly
expressed his conviction that we could not es
cape without some sharp encounters with the
Indians, In addition to this, he made his will;
and among the circumstances which were con
stantly occurring to increase their alarm, this
was the most unfortunate; and I found that a
number of my party had become so much in
timidated that they had requested to be dis
charged at this place.”
AH things, however, being prepared for con
tinuing the route, on the evening of the 19th,
Capt. F. says—
“ 1 gathered my men around me, and told
them that 1 1 had determined to proceed the next
day. They were all well armed. I had en
gaged the services of Mr. Bissonette as interpre
ter, and had taken, in the circumstances, every
possible means to ensure our safety. In the ru
mors we had heard, I believed there was much
exaggeration, and then they were men accus
tomed to this kind of life and to the country; and
that these were the dangers of every day occur
rence, and to be expected in the ordinary course
of their service. They had heard of the unset
tled condition of the country before leaving St.
Louis, and therefore could not make it a reason
for breaking their engagements. Still, I was
unwilling to take with me, on a service of some
certain danger, men on whom 1 could not rely;
and as 1 had understood that there were among
them some who were disposed to cowardice, and
anxious to return, they had but to come forward (
at once, and state their desire, and they would '
be discharged with the amount due lo them lor
the time they had served.’ To their honor be it
said, there was but one among them who had
the face to come forward and avail himself of
the permission. 1 asked him some lew ques
tions, in order lo expose him to the ridicule of
the men, and let him go. The day after our de
parture, he engaged himself to one of the torts,
and set off with a parly for the Upper Missouri.
I did not think that the situation of the country
justified me in taking our young companions,
Messrs. Brant and Benton, along with us. In
case of misfortune, it would have been thought,
at the least, an act of great imprudence; and,
therefore, though reluctantly, I determined lo
leave them. Randolph had been the life of the
camp, and the 1 petit garcon’ was much regretted
by the m»?n, to whom his buoyant spirits had
afforded great amusement. They all, however,
agreed in the propriety of leaving him at the
fort, because, as they said, he might cost the
lives of some of the tnen in a fight with the In
dians,”
On the 22d July, the party had a “ hue view
of the gorge where the Platte issues from the
Black-hills, changing its character abruptly
from a mountain stream into a river of the
plains.” Captain F. thus describes this locality :
“In the morning, while breakfast was being
prepared, I visited this place with my favorite
man, Basil Lajeunessee, Entering so far as
there was footing for the mules, we dismounted,
and, tyihg our animals, continued our way on
foot. Like the whole country, the scenery of
the river had undergone an entire change, and
was in this piacc the most beautiful I have ever
seen. The breadth of the stream, generally near
that ol its valley, was Irom two to three hundred
feet, with a swift current, occasionally broken
by rapids, and the water perfectly clear. On
either side, rose the red precipices, vertical, and
sometimes overhanging, two to lour hundred
feet in height, crowned with green summits, on
which were scattered a few pines. At the foot
of the rocks was the usual detritus, formed ot
masses fallen from above. Among the pines
that grew here, and on the occasional banks,
were the cherry, (cerasus virginiana ,) currants,
and grains de boeuf, (shepkerdia argentea .) —
Viewed in the sunshine ot a pleasant morning,
the scenery was of a most striking and roman
tic beauty, which arose from the picturesque
dispositions of the objects, and the vivid con
rast of colors. I thought with much pleasure
of our approaching descent in the canoe through
such interesting places; and, in the expectation
of being able at that time io give to them a full
examination, did not now dwell so much as
might have been desirable upon the geological
formations along the line of the river, where they
are developed with great clearness. The upper
portion ol the red strata consists of very com
pact clay, in which are occasionally seen im
bedded large pebbles. Below was a stratum of
compact red sandstone, changing a little above
the river into a hatd siliceous limestone. There
is a small but handsome open prairie immedi
ately below this place, on the left bank of the
river, which would be a good locality for a
military post. There are some open groves o
cotton-wood on the Platte. The small stream
which comes in at this place is well timb-r-ed
with pine, and good building rock is abundant.
“ If it is in contemplation to keep open the
communications with Oregon territory, a show
of military force in this country is absolute'y
necessary; and a combination of advantages
renders the neighborhood of Fort Laramie the
most suitable place, on the line of the- Platte,
for the establishment of a military post. It is
connected with the mouth of Ihe Platte and the
Upper Missouri by excellent roads, which are
in Irequent use, and would not in any way in
terlere with the range of the buffalo, on which
the neighboring Indians mainly depend for sup
port. It would render any posts on the Lower
Platte unnecessary; the ordinary communica
tion between it and the Missouri being suffi
cient to control the intermediate Indians. It
would operate effectually to prevent any such
coalitions as are now formed among the Gros
Ventres, Sioux, Cheyennes, and other Indians,
and would keep the Oregon road through the
valley of the Sweet Water and the South Pass
of the mountains constantly open. A glance at
the map which accompanies this report will
show that it lies at the foot of a broken and
mountainous region, along which, by the estab
lishment of small posts in the neighborhood of
St. Vrain’s fort, on the south lork of the Platte,
and Beni’s fort, on the Arkansas, a line of com
munication would be formed, by good waggon
roads, with our Southern military posts, which
would entirely command the mountain passes,
hold some of the most troublesome tribes in
check, and protect and facilitate our intercourse
with the neighboring Spanish settlements. The
valleys of the rivers on which they would be
situated are fertile; the country, which supports
immense herds of buflalo, is admirably adapted
to grazing; and herds of cattle might be main
tained by the posts, or obtained from the Spanish
country, which already supplies a portion of
their provisions lo the trading posts mentioned
above.
“ With the change in the geological formation
on leaving Port Laramie, the whole face of the
country has entirely altered its appearance.—
, Eastward ofthat meridian the principal objectsi
r which strike the eye of a traveller are the ab
. sence of timber, and the immense expanse of
prairie, covered with the verdure of rich grasses,
and highly adapted tor pasturage. Wherever
1 th;y are not disturbed by the vicinity of man,
, large herds of buffalo give animation to this
I country. Westward of Laramie river the re
gion is sandy, and apparently sterile; and the
i place of the grass is usurped by the artemisia
' and other odoriferous plants, to whose growth
the sandy soil and dry air of this elevated re
gion seem highly favorable.
“ One of the prominent characteristics in the
face ol the country is the extraordinary abun
dance of the arlemisias. They grow every
where—on the hills, and over the river bottoms,
in tough, twisted, wiry clumps; and, wherever
the beaten track was left, they rendered the pro
gress ot the carts rough and slow. As the coun
try increased in elevation on our advance to the
west, they increased in size; and the whole air
is strongly impregnated and saturated with the
odor of camphor and spirits of turpentine which
belongs to this plant. This climate has been
found very favoiable to the restoration of health,
particularly in cases of consumption; and pos
sibly the respiration ol air so highly impregna
ted by aromatic plants may have some influ
ence.”
[continued to-morrow.]
The Delaware Dis turbauces—Requisi
tlous for Troops.
We learu, upon inquiry at the Adjutant
General’s office, that the Governor has ordered
into the service of the State, in Delaware
county, a company of Light Infantry from
Unadilla, Otsego county, and two companies
of Light Infantry recently formed in Delaware
county; that it is expected the companies will
be filled up to 100 men each; and that the Bat
talion thus composed is placed under the com
mand of Major Thomas Marvin of Delaware
county. Os this force, 100 men are to be mount
ed at once, with orders to mount another hun
dred in case the officer in command, and the
Sheriff, shall think the service requires it.
Two Regiments of Infantry are put under
orders to be in instant readiness to march, in
case their commanders shall receive notice
that a further force is wanted.
These steps, taken promptly upon the publi
cation of the Governor’s Proclamation, we are
assured will be followed by such others as
shall prove to be necessary to ensure the exe
cution of the law. and the service of legal pro
cess, both civil and criminal, in that county. It
is confidently believed, however, that the force
now placed under the command of Major
Marvin, will prove fully adequate to that ob
ject.—Albany Argus.
How to prevent an Ague.— The following
incident we find related in an exchange paper
without credit, and as it presents the most effi
cacious remedy for the prevention of an ague
that has met our observation we give it:
“ Well, Mr. Green,” said the judge, "you
know it is my duty to order you to be hanged.”
“Yes,” languidly replied the culprit; “yes,
judge, I ’spose so.”
“ Well, Mr. Green, when would it be most
convenient for you to be hanged!”
“Well, you see, I don’t care a—straw my
self, any time the court please.”
The court then directed the clerk to look in
the Almanac, and see if next Friday three
weeks did not come on Sunday; and having
ascertained that it did not, informed the offen
der that he would be taken out and hanged on
that day at one o’clock.
“Stop, old ieller,” said this subject of the
law, “ stop; I reckon the ager comes on about
eleven that morning, and if its all the same to
you, I’d like to be hanged afore it comes on,—
’Spose you have me strung up at ten in the
morning. It would be a mighty great accom
modation,”
The* census of Cambridge, Mass., recently
taken, exhibits a population of 12,490, which
is an increase of more than 4000 over that of
1840.
From China. —By the ship lanthe, arrived
this day, we have accounts from China. By
the overland mail we had later intelligence, in
which wag briefly mentioned the occurrence of a
serious disturbance at Amoy. By the polite
ness of a passenger in the lanthe, we have the
following particulars. On the 2d of April ac
counts were received from Hong Kong that
very serious riots had occurred at Amoy, and
that during their continuance the British consu
late had been demolished. The origin of the
trouble was not known. The frigate Acasta
and steamer Vixen had been ordered to Amoy
to look into the affair.— Com. Adv. 129th nit.
The Rahway Print Works. —We made a
brief visit, a day or two since, to the printing,
dveingand weaving establishment of the Messrs.
Frantz, in Leesville, one of the enterprising
proprietors of which politely showed us over
the extensive works. We understand the build
ing was commenced last fall, and is now in
full operation with an immense amount of ma
chinery and apparatus. The building was 115
feel by 34, and five stories high. The number
ot hands employed is 80. In addition to the
water power it derives from the Rahway river,
it has a steam engine of 24 horse power, ard
by means of pipes the steam is carried into
every part of the building, where it is used for
the various purposes of boiling the cloth,
bleaching, printing, dyeing, polishing, etc.
A large part of the business is printing and
dyeing blue cotton goods, and those we saw
ready for the market were certainly a very
handsome article. An immense amount of
ginghams are also turned out, which here go
through all the processes, dyeing the yarn, weav
ing and finishing ready lor the counter. Hand
kerchiefs and coarse pantaloon stuffs are also
manufactured, and what with coach linings,
carpet yarn, and the dyeing of every variety ot
silk and cotton goods, there are processes enough
here to require one at least a day to examine.
Although there is such a variety of business
carried on under the same roof, the whole con
cern is admirably systematised, and the enter
prising owners seem to be driving a thriving
business. The amount of business done is
about SISOO per week. The concern turns out
65 pieces of ginghams per week, and of the
blue prints SO pieces per day. Another build
ing is to be added of the same size as the pre
sent one.— Rahway Advocate.
Steamboat Planter Snagged.-— The Clerk
of the “ Meteor” arrived yesterday, reports that
the steamboat Planter, on her way down to this
city, struck a snag in Red River on Wednesday
the 20tb inst., when about four and a half miles
below Alexandria, and sunk instantly in seven
feet water. She was loaded with Government
stores, consisting of Hay, Corn and Oats, nearly
the whole of which was Idst. Boat supposed to
be a total lo«s. Most of her crew and passen
gers came down on the Meteor from the mouth
of Red River. — N. O. Tropic , August 28.
DR. ANTHON’S new Class Book
Latin Versification, in a scries of progres
sive exercises, by Charles Anthon, L.L.D., and
No. 51 and 52 Harper’s Illustrated Shakapeare
I —just received by je9 T. RICHARDS.