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BY WILLIAM S. JONES
(Hijromrle ani> Sentinel.
A U G US t aT g A r r~"~
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTi 4.
SAMUEL BARNETT, Associate Editor,
The Clayton Compromise,
What wa9 the Clayton Compromise, and
what were its provisions? are questions fre
quently asked. For the information of that
class of our readers who desire to be informed
on the subject, we will subjoin the sections
of the Bill which had reference to the question
of Slavery, premising that the other
were in the usual form of Bills for the organi
zation of Territorial Governments. Here are
the words of the Bill :
“Ssc. 26. And be it further enacted, That the
legislative power of said Territory sh*ll, until Con
gress shall otherwise provide, be vested in tho gov
ernor, secretary, and judges of tho supreme court,
who, or a majority of Uioui. shall have power to pass
any law for the admlnistrsitn t: justice in said Ter
ritory, wh'ch shall not t; : efiuguart o this net, or
inconsistent with the la -tu' 1 )r tit .on of the
United States Hu! tie ini: .aii bo pa- ed interfer
ing with the p;;uiur; ( -nosa 1 f 'he t> I. respecting
an establishment of reiig.cn, cr usojc it 0 the prohi
bition or eslabiishm ?ot o. tliicn tlarery ; and no
tax shall be Imposed op ne pi ,-perty of the United
Statei; w r shall tho Is n >r otb.’r property of n %n
--reaitients be taxed higher tl uu tha lan is or ether
prope ty A" the law. shall be submit
ted to the Congress of the United "'ra'.es, and, if dis
approved, shall be null and void.”
And in tie 31st sact on, nftar providing for
the organization of Territorial courts, the fo
lowing provision is fried :
“Writs of error and appej Is from the final deci
sions of said supreme court shall be allowed, and
may be taken to the Supre-ro Court of the United
States, in ihe same manner and under the same regu
lations as horn the circuit courtsof the United States;
except only that, in all cases involving title tosla.es,
the said writs of error or appeals shall be allowed and
decided by the said supreme court, without regard
to the value of the matter, property, or title incontro.
versy ; and expect also that a writ of error or appeal
shall l e allowed to the Supreme Court of the United
States from the decision of the supreme court created
by this act, or of any judges thereof, or of the dis
trict courts created by this act, or of any jndges
thereof, upon any wri r . of habeas corpus, involving
the question of personal freedom,” &o.
These, as before renfarked, are the only sec ■
tions affecting the question of slavery, in the
Clayton Compromise, which bill contemplated
the organiz.tion of a Terr torial Govern i.ent,
for California and New Mecico. They pro -
hibited forever the Territorial Government
from parsing any law on the subject of slavery,
and left ti e southern slaveholder, who might
go there, to test tho right to hold slave proper
ty in the courts of the Territory, in the first in
stance, and then by appeal to tho Supreme
Court of the United States.
It will be recollected that Mr. Calhoun was
one of tho Committee'that reported the Clay
ton Compromise bill to the Senate, and earnest
ly and zealously advocated its passage, assert
ing that it was all the South desired, and do
c’ared that the Mexican laws were abrogated
by the extension of the Constitution of the
Utinted States over the Territory. This posi
tion was maintained by almost the entire Dem
ocratic party of that day, and by all of the pre
sent disunion party of the South.
No man has forgotten how Mr. Stephens
was denounced by the whole of what is now
the disunion party, for opposing the Clayton
Compromise, and yet they now denounce the
Compromise acts of the last Congress because,
say they, the South is excluded from the Ter
ritories by reason of the existence of the Mex
ican laws—laws which they then declared to be
null and void, and the position of Mr- Ste
phens absurd.
Now to show how much better the present
Compromise is than the Clayton Bill wits, it is
only necessary to remind the reader, that the
Clayton bill not only settled no hing, and left
every thing in reference to slavery to be de.
cided by the courts, but prohibited forever the
Territorial legislature from passing any law in
relation to slavery. The present Compromise
leaves the question open to be decided by the
people of the State when they form their
Constitution, whether slavery should exist or
not, and it was further expressly provided that
whenever New Mexico and Utah appl ed for
admission as States, they should be admitted
T wiih or without e'ivory, as the people might
f determine This is, and has been the position
of all parties at the South, since tho foundation
of the government.
In conclusion, we remark, that we challenge
the whole disunion press of the South to con
trovert successfully a single statement of fact
in the foregoing article.
*< Tbat Suppressed Letter.”
The incident in relation to “ (hat suppress
ed letter, ’ which occurred at Cassviile, is thuß
noticed by the correspondent of the Southern
Recorder.
After premising that Mr. Cobb’s positions
were so well known that i; was unueejssary to
report his arguments, he rt’cs •
“But there iscne thing. anmeident that occurred,
I have thought it v.'dl ?r >. inn In seve
ral parts of his speech, ftir.Lob i ! ded to ihe mis
representations the '-Hot n t nio .-hoot Mas, Ac,,
and he called upon n.s ...,<ooi .ne. if un.ie .-,-rs any
thing they wished to ine* .re abt-,:, or if they had
any charges again s him, . come out, ” now is the
time,” and not wail until he * ’j-. . one, Ac., that he
had nothing to conecat-.' &c. i . ensot these in
stances, in which he caklau up-n gentlemen to come
out, &c , ho paused lor boi.-c time. Close by the
writer, there was a knot of fire enters cr Southern
Rights men, and his attention was tinected to them
by bearing “ that letter," “ th-.it suppressed letter"
—uttered by one or two voices, and shortly alter one
of the party stepped up and said he wanted to “see
that suppressed letter!'’
Mr. Cobb then turned to him and asked him if he
had “read his letter to the Macon committee” ? The
fire-eater replied “Yes.” ” Then,” replied Mr.
Obb, “ you have read that suj/presied letter, and
did’nt know it /” 1 then at the moment glancod ai
the fire-eater, and from the manner in which he held
his head, he reminded me of a man who had just
had his hat pulled over his face. Mr. Cobb then
said that with the exception ot the introduction of
the letter to his friend, Mr. Hull, which is in sub
stance as follows; “ Dear Sir i I propose to give you
my views upon the subject of secession, without en
tering Into a lengthy argument to sustain my posi
tion ’’ Thv whole of the suppressed letter, without
an alteratioh, and with the ofussing of the t s and
the dotting of the i’s as in the original, is contained
in hie letter to tho Macon Committee"
ri-fOaklg Cljvomdc & Siortiitd
The Alberti Case,
Os all the shifts to which the enemies of this
Government have beeu compelled to resort, no
case so powerfully as this illustrates the depth
and venom of their hatred. Published first in
the Richmond • Enquirer, under the caption,
“Northern Aggression— Cost of Alberti,” A
was re-published twice in this State by the
Augusta Republic. When that paper and the
Constitutionalist melted “ like two dew drops,
into one,” (he same piece, a little rectified,
was set forth in a Constitutionalist Sc Repub
lic—Extra, in flaming capitals. Thousands of
these reports were scattered broad cast over
the State, arid the question asked why the
Union papers did not p iblish this ill authenti
cated “ infernal transaction.” Unused to con
vict the accused without evidence—and to
spread as a case of “ Northern Aggression ”
on the South, that whieh, if correctly reported,
was at farthest an aggression by Pennsylva
nians on a Pennsylvanian—with eyes not ,so
blinded by hatred of the Union and of the
North, as to see what was not to be seen—the
Union papers preferred to wait for a correct
statement of the tuth of the case.
Yet even the ex parte review, published, ac
cording to its own statement, “fortho benefit
of the family of Alberti, and of course one
sided and partial in its face; even this review
could not satisfy tho grudge of the Constitution
alist Sc Republic.
It must needs convert it not only into a case
of “ Northern aggression,” but endeavor
through it to excite prejudice agaiust the fugi
tive slave law. Dissatisfied with only going
the legitimate length allowed by an ex parti
statement of tho case, it must assert that Al
berti and Price ware “ incarcerated in
gloomy dungeons,” not because convicted of
kidnapping, but “ for merely assisting in the
execution of the (fugitive slave) law in a soli
tary instance.”
At our article correcting its misrepresenta
tions of the unau heuticated report it had
spread by the thousand, it professed to be
“shocked.” Is it or not “shocked,” now that
the authentic report is furnished it, at the mis
chief it has wrought by not waiting for the
truth? Is it not “shocked ” to think that the
correction will fail to reach many already em
bittered by error, and by its own strong com
ments against the Government and the law?
Or does it glory that the mischief may be
more extensively spread than the correction
can reach ?
Wethallsee. Will it strike off “extras”
of the true as it did of the false statements of
the case ? We suppose it thought the case
fairly reported. Will it now show its fairness
by taking all the pains in its power to correct
its own hasty deeds ? Or will it prove itself
more anxious to promote discontent and
rouse hostility to the Government, than to do
sheer justice, or even repair; its own wrongs ?
It found room— made room —for the unau
thentioated and false report; will it find room
—make room—to spread the authentic and
true ?
The article in the Constitutionalist of yes
terday, which attempts to assail the authentic
report of the case published by as a few days
ago, will receive our attention at an early day.
The Proof Called for. —The following
we take from the Washington Gazette. If the
statement was made by Mr. Toombs “in his
speeches all over the country ” evidence must
be abundant, and should be forthcoming:
“He” (Mr. Toombs) “said in his speeches ail
over the country, in 1843, that if those laws ” (the
Mexican) “ were not repealed we must fight.” —
Constitutionalist 20th inst.
We take isem with the Constitutionalist on the
point of fact. We challenge it to a production of the
speech of Mr. Toombs in whieh such a declaration
was made, or oi a man, woman, or child, who will
depose, upon honor, that they heard such a senti
ment from Mr. Toombsin 1848, or at anv other time.
We need none of your arguments; you have made
the statement, bring forward your authority to prove
it.
Fashionable Hats.
Autumn is again upon us, and all nature is
rapidly undergoing the universal law of change.
Man too must yield to its influence, and old
hats give uaceto new and fashionable ones.
The very l test style is .he idea, and if you
would havo one that combines beauty, ele
gance and softness of finish, call on J. Taylor,
Jr. & Co.
The Sugar Manufacture.—The Baton
Rouge Advocate learns that a citizen of that
pace has discovered a new system for the
manufacture of sugar, by which he can, with
ordinary machinery now in use, make a sugar
perfectly white. The molasses, which will be
in less quantiea than at present, will also be
changed into the ordin«ry natural syrup.
Sentenced to be huno. —Jab. A, Johnson,
a youth, was found guilty es murder at the
late session of the Superior Court in Baldwin
county, and sentenced to be hung on the 24th
October next.
Seizure or the Letter Book or the
Spanish Consul at New Orleans.— New
Orleans Aug. 29. —The letter book of the
Spanish Consul in this city, has been seized by
the rioters ; it has been found to contaiu the
names of many proscribed American citizens,
who have been reported as such to the author
ises of Cuba ; portions of these disclosures
will probably be published.
One Thousand Men waiting roR a Con
veyance to Cuba.—Our city is at present
perfectly quiet. A fo*ce of 1,000 liberators is
collected here and await only the means of
conveyance to Cuba. General Felix Houston,
has assumed the command of their movements.
Steamer S. F. Vinton Burned. —The steam
er S. F. Vinton, Capt. Davidson, from St. Louis
for this poit, took fire yesterday morning, at 3
o’clock A. M- when at the foot of Urandeven,
Reach, forty seven miles above this city, and was
totally consumed. She had on board a full car
go of hemp, lend, tobacco, &c. The fire origi
nated in the hold aft. The boat was run ashore,
and the crew and passengers succeeded in saving
themselves, and arrived here last evening on
board the steamers Music and Naniope. The
boat and cargo are a total loss. — Pie. 28 ih inst.
AUGUSTA, GA. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1851.
Mr. Rbett--Quit man--Secession.
It will be recollected that Mr. Rhett, some
time since announced in a speech in Charles
ton that Quitman and McDonald were blow
ing a bugle blast in Mississippi and Georgia.
What the character of that blast was in the
opinion of Mr. Rhett, no impartial man
doubted; and that their conjecture was cor
rect, so far as Quitman is concerned, is made
apparent by the subjoined letter from Jas. A.
Lewis of Chester Diet. So. Ca. to his friend
Dr. 11. D. Brown, of Mississippi. Dr. Brown
is represented in Mississippi as a gentleman of
high character, and he vouches for the position
of Mr. Lewis.
Interesting Letter From South Carolina,
New Prospect, Miss,, Aug. 21, 'sl
Editors of the Flag of the Union. —Enclosed
I send you a letter just received by me from
an old friend —a planter in South Carolina—
for whose integrity and honor I can vouch.
As it reveals some important facts, you are at
liberty to publish the same.
Very Respect.ully, R. D. Brown.
Chester Grove, S. C. ?
August 2d, 1851. )
Dear Sir :— I avail myself of the privilege
of our former acquaintance to address a short
letter to you on the subject of our present
political position here and the probable bearing
coming events in your Slate may hare on the ul
tima'e action in ours. This time last year the
people of South Carolina were unied to a
man, in the opinion tbat South Carolina shoul i
unite with her sister States of the South, in
resisting a’l Northern aggressions, whether
through the Federal Government or by the
States, individually. Our unanimity whs sin
gular. But certain men who make their boast
that had they “labored continually for the last 30
years, to break up up this government; that
the Consiitution itsr If has always been an im
position on the South, and its whole administra
tion, down to the present day, has been a con
tinued series of oppression.” taking advantage
of the dissatisfaction prevailing amongst our
citizens, have thought it a proper time to carry
out their long cherished designs. Hence the
action in our last legislature, taxing our citi
zens double, and providing for the election of
m mbers to a convention for the purpose of
seceding from the Union, and perpetrating a
fraud upon the poople by ordering the election
forthwith, before any discussion of the merits
of the question could be had. By systematic
juggling, a majority of the members to this
convention are for secession and soma of
our presses declare tbat it is the intention of
the convention to secede when it convenes.
Tiers is much misgiving amongst those even
who have advocated that measure; but all
kinds of manoeuvring have been resorted to,
to quiet their fears and silence their doubts.
One of which is, that although Mississippi re
pudiates secession and is willing to acquiesce in
the compromise, yet, General Quitman writes
encouragingly to some of our secession lead
ers, urging them by all means to keep South,
Carolina up to the rack—to make her secede *
that although Mississippi is not ready for se
cession herself, and it will not do for him to
take this stand, yet if South Carolina will only
bring on the issue, he will sustain her. Now,
my dear sir, Ido most earnestly object to this
course in your candidate for Governor. It
is true we do wish most heartily to unite our
counsels with yours to devise measures for
our future protection fro n that fell spirit of
fanaticism in our Northern Brethren, that is
seeking through Congress and by all other
means to circumscribe and smother out the in
stitu’ion of slavery; but we wish it to bean
open and avowed union of sentiment and
action, in which we can say not only to oi r
own people, but to the world, that the whole
people of all the st.veholding States are de
termined to uphold that institution against the
world ; tbat on an alarm, they will unite with
all thrir force, moral and physical, to protect
themselves ; but ws do not wish to unite our
selves to a faction,even if that faction is head
ed by General Quitman. This assurance
from such a distinguished source is calculated
to do the anti-secessionists much injury; for
we take the ground that the whole South
should co-operate, and this is thrown into our
teeth, to show that secession is the only thing
that will bring about co-opsration; and so
confident are some of our rabid secessionis’s,
that they are willing to bet largely, that if Qui’-
maii of Mississippi and McDonald ot Georgia,
are elected, that South Carolina will secede.
As to the feet of Quitman’s writing letters
of the import above alluded to, Rhett in his
speech near Rossville, on the 4th of July, as
sorted that Quitmen had written thus to him
Col. Maxey Gregg, who is the man of the
most charaster in the State, who favors seces
sion, and who is one of the central committee
appointed by the Southern Righlsconvention to
correspond with distinguished persons in
other States, received a letter from him which
he has shown to several gentlemen of our
district, the purport of which is, that South
Carolina must setede, and that then Missis
sippi will whip in —and there are o’hers that
might be mentioned. We object most hearti
ly to ihe course he is taking. Independent of
its violation of good morals, it is calculated to
deceive the people of both States,—to cheat
them into a position they do not wish to occu
py, merely to gra’ify some aspiring individu
als Did you know that Quitman wns toasted
on the 4th of July by some of our chivalry as
the first President of the Southern Confedera
cy ? Straws show which way the wind
blows.
Pardon any mistakes. Skip the places you
can’t read, and if you are a secessionist, pon
der well the facts I hsve stated: but if you
think as I do on the subject, give Quitman his
dues. Write me on the receipt of this, and
let me know the state of the pojitical atmos
phere with you, and I shall be happy to cor
respond.
Very Respectfully,
Jas. A. Lewis.
Dr. Robert D. Brown.
To this letter when published in Mississippi,
Gen. Quitman made the following reply, in
which he affects to deny its truth, and we de
sire the reader to scan closely his letter, and
see how adroitly he evades a direct denial or
disavowal of the charge. He says since his
nomina ion for Governor he has no recollection
of having written a letter to Carolina, but ad
mits that before his nomination in letters to
gentlemen of South Carolina, “I endeavored
to present the issues which were involved in
our canvass, and I may have expressed the wish
that South Carolina would not recede from
the position which she had assumed, and my
hope and expectation that Mississippi would
maintain the position of resistance she had
taken."
No impartial mind can read his letter with
outooming to the conclusion that it is a virtual
admission of the truth of Mr. Lewis’ state
ment, and even more.
Summerville, Aug. 23, ’6l.
Dr. W. Q, Poindexter, Present: In my hur
ried canvass I hare had only leisure to read lustily
the “ Union Beacon. Extra,” containing a letter pur
porting to be witten by a Mr James A Lewis, of S.
Carolina, to Dr. Rob’t D. Brown, in which it is
st ted that I am urging tbs secession leaders of S.
Carolina by a’l means to keep tbat State up to the
rack, to make her secede; and that although Mis
sissippi is not ready for secession herself, and it will
not do for him (me) to take this stand, yet if South
Carolina will only bring on the issue, he (I) will
naain’ain her. This statement is not true. Since
my nomination for Governor I have no recollec
tion of having ever written a letter to Carolina.
Before my nomination , in answer to some inquiries
made by several gentlemen of that State, I endea
vored to present the issues which were involved in
our canvass, and I may have expressed the wish
that South Carolina would not recede from the
position whieh she has assumed, and my hope and
expectation that Mississippi would maintain the
position of resistance she had taken.
I bare erer said, and say now, that I maintain the
right of a sovereign State to secede; and should
South Carolina or any other State secede, I am op
posed to the use of coersire measures on the part of
the Pederal Government to force her into the Union;
and I believe that Mississippi will maintain this as
her doctrine; but I have never undertaken to speak
for her nor to pledge her to any course of aotian.
J. A. Quitman.
For the Chronicle if- Sentinel.
Thomas J. Burney, Esq., of Morgan.
Madison, Ga., Sept. 3, 1851.
Da. Jones:—As Thomas J. Burney, is now
become somewhat conspicuous in these parts as
a fire-eating oretor, and as he now belongs to
that party which believes the South to have been
defrauded and degraded by the Compromise acts
of a late Congress, I send you, for publication,
the following letter addressed by Mr. Burney to
the Macon Union celebration committee. I hope
you will put ihe last clause in italics— it will su
percede the necessity of much comment. Here
is the letter:
“Madison, Feb. 15th, 1851.
“ Gentlemen : —Yours of the 7thinst., inviting
me to join with the friends of the Union in cel
ebrating »he apDroaching anniversary of Wash
ington’s birth day in the city of Macon, has been
received. It would afford me great pleasure to
be with you on that occasion, but a previous en
gagement places it beyond my power. I was one
of those who at an early period took the position
that the Compromise bills then pending before
Congress, although they did not secure the South
all she had a right to demand, yet, under the cir
cumstances, offered the only practicable mode of
settling anrcably the vexed question of slavery.
I see much stronger reasons now, for .acquiescing
in the settlement, that the measures have be
come the laws of the land.
“ You have se l ected a suitable occasion to admin
ister a rebuke to those who are still agitating the
subject of slavery, by refusing their acquiescence
to these meisures of compromise ; thereby putting
in jeopardy the peace and harmony , if not the per
petuity of the Union. Very respectfully,
“Thomas J. Burney.
“To Messrs. A. H. Chappell, and others com
mittee.”
There, Mr. Thomas J. Burney, do not “shake
your gory lockß at me.” I did not do it. You
havo condemned yourself, and nothing now re
mains but to die as decently aB circumstances
will permit—and God in his mercy, &c.
Union.
Response of Mt. Nasworthy.
Burke County, Aug. 15.1851.
To Messrs. John Scott, Win. W. Sturges, S.
Randolph, and others.
Gentlemen : To the questions propounded
by you to the Candidates for the Legislature for
this county, I submit the following replies:
To your first question i answer:
In the compact or Constitution entered into
by the co-federate States, each State has delega
ted certain specific powers therein enumerated,
and under the nama of the General Govern
meat, legislates within these powers for the
benefit of itself and the other co-federate States
through its representatives, which sre of a two
fold character; one, the representative of the
soveieignty and equality of the State, the other
of the citizens of tho S'ato in their aggregate
cepac’ty; hence it follows that the sovereignty
of each State is not merged into that of the
General Government, but only so much delega
ted as is essentially necessary to secure the su
premacy of all a ts passed in pursuance of the
provisions of the compact, each State retaining,
in every other respect, its individual sovereign
ty.
To your second question I answer :
Under the Constitution, the Supreme Court
of the United States is the proper branch for
the adjudication of the questions of constitu
ality and unconsiitutionality ; but the Constitu
tion itself being a comp ict between sovereign
States, in which each State is one party to it;
and all its co federate States, as to itself, the
other party; from its very nature, each party
has the right to judge of its infraction, and
through a separate independent Convention of
its citizens to decide *s to ns future action.
To your first “pertinent” question I an
swer:—‘Under existing circumstances” lam
for the Union of the States.
To your second “pertinent” question, I an
swer: —I am opposed to its reversal.
To your third* “pertinent” question, I an
swer: —No.
To your fourth “pertinent” question I an
swer:—No; though in my opinion it was the
duty of Congress to acknowledge the right
of the slaveholders to enter the territory ac
quired from Mexico with his property. The
failure however to do so, does not impair the
right.
As I entertain no opinions which I am either
afraid or ashamed to avow; and cheerfully
acquiescing in the right which you claim of
knowing my sentiments; i feel no hesitation
in thus giving them a pnbiio expression.
I have the honor to be, your obedient ser
vant, William Nasworthy.
The steam ship Southerner arrived about
12 o’clock last night from New York. We
learn that the cause of her detention aro a
from the breaking on Monday, at half past 1
P. M., when about twelve miles distant from
Cape Lookout, the light bearing N. N. W., of
the iarhoard shaft, which disabled the larboard
wheel, and compelled her to proceed the rest
of the voyage under sail, with the assistance
of only the starboard wheel.
At noon yesterday she passed the schoor
Isabella Tompson, Captain Corson, from
Philadelphia for this port, laying to under
dose reefed fore and main-sails. —CA. Cout.
Yesterday shortly after one o’clock the
steamship Union, Capt Thomas 3. Budd,
from New Orleans for New York, put into
this port for coal. She has a cargo of Colton,
and fifty passengers. A continuation of strong
gales from the N. E., delayed her on her pas
sage, and consequently her supply of fuel was
exhausted.
She is to sail, however, for her destination
at eleven o’clock-precisely, this morning, af
fording an opportunity to such as may be j
bound northward of enjoying a trip in one of j
th e fastest steam ships to bo found on the At
lantic coast, and one commanded by a gentle
man long and favorably known to ourcommu
nity as C ptain of the Northerner, when she
was on the line between this and New York.
Charleston Courier.
From the Newport Wakulla limes, Aug. 25.
Terrible Storm. —O r town has been
visited by one of the moat terrible storms that
we have ever witnessed. Throughout Fri
day the wind blew moderately from about S.
S. E., with scuds flying over, the tide extraor
dinary high. At Gjj P. M. large white clouds,
followed by heavy gusts of wind, warned us
that a storm was coming.
During the night, until 12 M. Saturday, the
wind continued to blow moderately. At this
time the gale seemed to increase, and the wa
ter rose more rapidly until about 11 P. M.
when it had rose about ten feet above ordinary
spring tide—covering the town as far as the
residence of Mr. Ormond, and doing much
damage to tho goodß in the stores and ware
houses, and des roying all the wharves. We
estimate the damage in our town at sl2 030.
Somsslight damage was done by the wind to the
steam saw mill of Gao. S King & Brother.
At 11 P. M. the wind gradually veered to
the S. W. and the water rapidly receded. The
water, from marks made at the time, was from
4 to 5 feet higher than the gale of ’43, which
entirely destroyed old Port Leon.
The brdges aero s the Wakulla and St.
Marks Rivers have been carried off.
Considerable damage has been done to the
turpentine plantations near our town.
At St. Marks the water rose ten feet above
high water mark. No lives lost.
Spencer’s store anl house carried away,
loss 3000 dollars.
Hinde’s store and house carried away, loss
S3OOO.
All the dwelling houses gone, except the
hotel and house occupied by Mr. Barbour,
both of which are much injured. Railroad
washed up as far as the Hotel. Water 2 feet
deep in Ware-houses; partof the floors wash
ed up ; nearly all the salt lost, and a good deal
of damage to bagging; part of the floors of
cotton shed gone; and the cotton washed out;
wharf entiiely gone, 70 bbls. rosin with it.
Considerable injury done to the Cotton press.
At old St. Marks every houso gone, except
one inside of the parapet walls of the bomb
proof part of the walls of the old fort gone.
200 Bales cotton washed from the Cotton
shodsat St Marks.
Esrly on Sunday morning the steamer
Spray started for the Light House and James
Island. She went as far as the Light House,
but having lost her small boat, she could not
land. Two persons on board say they saw a
man standing on the walls of the break-water,
waving a white handkerchief. On account of
the heavy sea and wind, the steamer was
forced to return without proceeding to the
Island. She started again this morning ; and
we await with much solicitude her return.
On Shell Point much damage has been done
to the crops.
We feel much anxiety ta hear from the fish
eries of the Ocklockney.
Mr. Youngman’s house, at old Port Lson.
was destroyed.
The Gale, we fear, has been more seriously
felt on the coast westward of us In the inte
rior, so far as we have heard Jrom, the crops
have been seriously injured.
The Storm in Florida.—A Critical Situa
tion. —Daring the gale it was feared the St.
Marks Light House would be carried away.
The Tallahassee Sentinel says:
“We are glad to hear that all are safe at the
Light House, and that tho House and premises
have suffered no material damage. The break
water is carried away in iwo places, but the
damage is suppose t not to exceed $1,500
There were, besides the keeper’s family some
six or eight visitors at the Light House. They
had, of conrse, a most anxious and alarming
time, till about two o’clock Saturday night,
when the veering of the wind a little to the
westward permitted the water to receJe, and
they returned to the keeper’s House. Dur ng
the height of the gale and sea, the Light House
shook to its lowest stone, and the terror and
•scomfort of the fugitives was greatly increas
ed, by the forcing in of the iron door, and the
spray dashing up into the structnre.”
The same paper says:
“What damage has been done to the Cotton
crop it is impossible to say; nor can it be de
termined, until we know what sort of weather
succeeds the storm. Ifhotanddry. the soil,
will be baked into the consistency of a F.orida
brick, that is, rather toft for a brick, but hard
for soil, in cultivation. In such a case, the
plow only breaks it into lumps and clods.—
Showery weather, however, which seems just
now to he promised, will help olanters a
good deal. Os course the p ant looks miser
ably enough just now, aud planters talk des
pondingly—so and per cent, loss, are the
most moderate estimate.”
Kentucky Elections. —The Frankfort Com
monweal:!] of the 19;h inst. says that full re
turns had been received from ninety-seven
counties, which show the following aggregate
result :
Dixm. Powell.
Vote in ninety-seven counties 53,071 53,021
Reported majorities :
Pike 6
Cntiendsn 42
63,077 63,963
53,077
Powall’s majority in ninety nine counties•• 886
Letcher county was yet to be heard from.
In 1848 it gave 187 for Powell, and 71 for
Crittenden; making a majorty of 116 for the
f armer. The same majority in that county
now would swell his majority in the State to
1,002.
The Whig candidate for Lieut. Governor
was elected by 6223 majority.
The Senate consists of thirty-eight members,
Twenty Whigs and seventeen Democrats are
elected. The returns from the Thirty-seventh
District—composed of the couutics of Floyd,
Morgan, Johnson and Pike—are not yet com
plete. There is no doubt, however, of the
election of a Democrat in that district, which
will make the parties in the Senate stand twenty
Whigs and eighteen Democrats.
In the house of Representatives there are
one hundred members. By the returns so far
fifty four Whigs and forty-five Democrats are
elected. There is one yet to be heard from in
full. If tho Whig is elected, the House of
will aland fifty-seven Whigs <
and forty-five Democrats.
I
Tho President if the United States return- <
ed to the city on Saturday, aud, we are happy {
to add, in good health, from his visit to the Vir
ginia Springs.
Tne Secretary of the Interior, who has been -
with him during his journey and visit, did not
return until yesterday evening.— Nat. Intel, j
Ist inst.
Boston, Aug.3Uth.—At North Ridge, Mass., J
Yesterday, two large factories and six dwell- I
ings, belonging to Sylvanus Colebrook, were f
burnt.. The loss is $34,000. 1
VOLUME XV.—KO. 107. 42
TELEGRAPHIC HEWS.
1 4 animiued tor the Cbroalcl* & Sentinel.
LATER FRCm EUROPE!
ARRIVAL OF THE
STEAMER AMERICA.
COTTON ADVANCED 1-8 TO 1-4(L
Charleston, Sept. 3, P. M.
The American arrived at Halifax to-day.
The political news by her ie unimportant.
Liverpool Market.
COTTON—Common to Middling qualities
of Cotton had advanced during the week 4d.
The better qualities had advanced id. The
quotations are
Fair Orleans 5J
Mobile 5}
Sales 68,000 bales, of which speculators took
9,000, and importers 14,000 bales. Sales on
Saturday 6,000 bales. The market closed firm
Flour has declined 6d; Wheat 3d. Corn
advanced 6d.
Trade in the Manufacturing district* had im
proved. Consols 96} to 96}.
HAVRE MARKET.—Cotton active. Sales
of the week 55,000 bales. Sales Thursdsy up
to 2 o’clock 2,000. Very Ordinaire Orleans
fully 83f. *
Washington, Sept. 3.
The Collector of New Orleans has been
dismissed
Cuban Affairs.
Washington, Sept. 3.
Official despatches have been received by
the government announcing that Lopez still
held out on the 25th August, but with greatly
reduced force. That it does not appear that
any Creoles had joined him.
The Governor General had offered a re
ward for Lopez and pardon to his followers.
The President has dismissed the Collector
of New Orleans, and appointed a substitute.
The other officers at New Orleans have been
informed that they will be dismissed if they ne
glect their duties. Orders have been given to
intercept the steamer Pampero, and all other
vessels with invading forces for Cuba
Stringent and precise orders have been re
newed to all officers to suppress all illegal ex
peditions, and particular efforts ordered to
suppress new expeditions from New Orleans.
From the Baltimore American—by Telegraph
Providence , August 30.—Dr. Levi Wheaton,
one of the oldest and most distinguished citi
zens of Providence, died yesterday.
The deceased was formerly a surgeon in the
Revolutionary army, and at one time resided in
New York.
Philadelphia , August 30. —The steamship City
of Glasgow passed the breakwater at half past 9
this morning. She left Liverpool on Wednesday
August 13, and has occupied about 17 days in
the passage. She has upward of 200 passen
gers and a fair cargo.
Neto Orleans, August 27.—8 yan arrival to-day
we have advices from the city ot Mexico to the
2d instant. The country continued in a very
disturbed state.
Congress was in session with closed doors, dis
cussing the Tehuantepec affair.
It was tho opinion of that body that the com
pany had acted hastily in the matter, and it was
also their belief that the company intend to
seise the Isthmus.
A riot had occurred at Duranzo, owing to the
scarcity of corn, in which four persons were
killed.
St. Louis. August 29. —Accounts from Jeffer
son city, Missouri, icport the cholera as prevail
ing to considerable extent, causing much alarm
among the inhabitants.
Up to Sunday, eleven deaths had occurred.
Washington, Aug. 30.—A letter has been re
ceived here from the White Sulphur Springs
stating that the Fresideni baa had quite a severe
attack of Choiera Morbus and had abandoned
his intention of visiting Lynchburg. If he
should be well enough to travel he will reach
the city thia evening.
Washington, Aug 31.—The President and
Secre rary Smart re'urned last night at 10
o’clock in a speoical train from Richmond.
The Whig Convention at Bladensburg, yes
terday nominated Richard J. Bowie for Con
gress, from the 10th District.
A meeting of Cuban sympathisers has been
called for to-morrow night.
From the Charleston Courier —By Telegraph.
Baltimore, Sept. —The b ig Grecian, Capt.
Gilchrist, from Savannah, arrived at 'J'hemas
ten, Maine, on the 29ih alt, having lost all
her officers and erew with yellbw fever. The
captain was alone with the sick fer five days,
and had to Bteer and eook. The vessel was
also struck by lightning.
(Eummerrial.
AUGUSTA MARKET
Wednbsdat, P. M.
COTTON.—The market presents no new feature
to-day. There is very little offering, with a good
demand and full prices.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 28, P. M.— Cotton.—
Stock on band Sept. 1, 1850 bales. 16,448
Arrived since 994,329
Arrived to-day 276
1,012,062
Exported to day 210-^7^675
Stock on hand and on shipboard not cleared- 14,477
Flour. —Sales 10 J bbls. Ohio at «3 C 2! 10U St.
Louis, a favorite brand, at *4 26 and 433 extra St.
Loue at about $4 76. . ~ „.. v „ _
Corn.— Sales 2500 saoke, including 241 Yellow
at 44c. and 1260 Yellow at 46c.
Whiskey 104 bbls. Reotifiod sold at 18ial8)o.
Bacon-8 cas«. Side* -old at 12e. and 6 at life.
jkjrd, 20 bble choice were sold at 11c.
Rope".—B 0 coda were eold at 6}3.
Freights. —A Ship was taken yesterday for Liv
erpool at §d. for Colton and 3s for 1000 bbls. Flour.
Exchanges.— Demand Limited. London iOall
percent prem.; Paris 5f.05 a 6f. 15; New Ycrk 60
days U a 21 per cent disc.; do. Sight 1 per cent.
prm.
£ hipping intelligent*-
CHARLESTON, Sept 2.— New York, Sehr
Louisine—4l bales Upland Cotton.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 3 —« wived, steamship
Southerner, Dickinson, New York, steamship
Union, Budd, New Orleans ; sehr. Henry, Line,
Baltimore ; M. L. schr. S. U. King, Kent, Balti
more. Cleared, Sehr. Louisine, Smith, New York
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