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Abolition Outhaqb in Illinois.—The Cape
Girardean (Mo.) Eagle says :
A negro of Mr. Sherwood, of New Madrid
county, ran off not long since, and intelligence
was receive that he was at Sparta, in Randolph
county, 111., a little town about twenty miles
back of Chester. Mr. S. sent his son to bring
the negro home, but when he arrived near the
town, he heard of the rough treatment zome
other men had received who had gone over on a
similar business, a short time before, and he con
cluded he would return without making known
hia errand. It seems that the owner of the
slave arrested him, had started home, and gone
but a few miles, when he was overtaken by a
parcel of white men, who rescued the negro,
and then, with the aid of the slave, beat him
most cruelly, breaking several of his ribs.
They left him lying on the ground and return
ed. Mr. Sherwood and a number of others
went over some two weeks ago to obtain the
negro, but the Abolitionists at Sparta, having
heard of the object of their visit, armed them
selves, and a large crowd went out and met the
Missourians a mile or two from town, and threat
ened to shoot them if they attempted to take
the negro away. The Missourians, being too
few in numbers to contend with so large a gang
of these negro thieves, made no farther efforts
to get the negro, but returned home. We un
derstand that Mr. Sherwood intends to apply to
the U. S. Marshal of that State to enforce the
recent law passed by Congress relative to fugi
tive slaves. If, in discharging his duty, he
should be resisted by these hypocritical outlaws,
we promise he shall have assistance sufficient to
carry out the law to its fullest extent. We un
derstand that there are several negroes be
longing to persons in this part of Missouri
ha-bored in Sparta and the neigborhood by these
villains, and efforts should be made to recover
them.
Sickness and Death at Ska.— The tow
boat Phoenix, which came up yesterday morn*
ing from the Passes, brought up the brig Ori
zabo of Bath, Me. She was discovered on
the Bth inst., from the Pilot Station, at the S.
W. Pass, drifting about, outside the bar; a
towboat went out to her, and on boarding her,
found Captain Hines, the chief mate, and two
of the crew dead. The remainder of the crew
were all sick with Chagres fever, of which
disease the above mentioned fonr had died.
Capt. Brashwood, of the revenue cutter,
placed Lieut. Sands and tnree men on board
of her, who brought her up to the Point, where
she is now at anchor. The sick crew were
immediately conveyed to the Marine Hospital.
The Orizabo had sailed from Navy Bay for
Belize, Honduras, for the purpose of procuring
a cargo of logwood, and had been drifting in
the Gulf for ten days, when discovered off the
Pass.—N. O. Bulletin, lltA inst.
Thk Difference — The Error— One
false method of appealing to the passionß of
our you<h has been to liken their caae to the
case of Lafayette, De Kalb, and others in our
own revolution, and our gallant people going
abroad on former occasions to aid struggling
nations (o maintain their liberties. But there
is not one shadow of similitude between the
cases. In every instance of that kind the peo
ple themselves bad, by successful revolution,
overthrown th* legitimate Government, and
had established a government de facto, and the
only existing Government, in their respective
countries, when patriots enlisted in (he cause to
aid them iu maintaining their nationality and
liberty. They never went to excite a people
to rise against their Government upon the
hypothesis that if they were encouraged by the
presence of an armed force they would resist
That is a forlorn hope none of them ever en
gaged in. The people every where like too
much to be the architects of their own revolr,.
tiont to suffer strangers passively to make thv,m
for them. This is the difference, and the differ
ence makes the error.— Missouri Republ it an.
We learn from Mr. T. C. Charles, clerk of
the steamer Emperor, that on the stb iiastant a
foul and dastardly murder waa com milled at
Port Gibson, Miss., by one Geo. A.Brisooe;
his victim was the well known and/ highly es
teemed Jeremiah Chamberlin, President of
Oakland College. It is said that Briscoe * ent
to the College, inquired for the Rev. Mr.
Chamberlin, who came out, w'uen he was as
saulted by Briscoe, with the swc,rd from a cane,
and killed. The murderer Immediately fled,
but was so hotly pursued thru he robbed the
gallows of its just dues by (cutting his throat
from ear to ear; in this condition he was found
on the morning of the 6th on the publio road,
and died in a few minutes after (he pursuing
party reaohed him. It is said that the difficulty
originate! from political matters, by which
that State is at present so mnch excited.—AT- O.
Bui.
Mortality or Children.—The New York
Express aays—
The mortality of children in this city is a\ vful
to contemplate. In the ten weeks from J une
29th to bepte 6tfaj the number of deaths were a9
follows :
Under 1 Ito 2 2to 6 sto 10 10 to 20
1649 763 458 167 li 16
Os the deaths from July Ist to Sept. 6th. 11763
were boys and 1400 were girls. Total deaths i in
this time 45571 It will be seen that many n lore
children die under one year than betwen one
and twenty. This summer on the whole has
been comparatively a healthy one forjehildrei a.
I.tuiMuG WIV -itSD-OJ Jklwkro -i U. loss Mdii ,
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Chronicle atti> Smttnei.
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WEDNESDAY) MORNING,.. SKPTt 17.
SAMVEL BARNETT, AsiMlate Editor,
Constitutional Union Nomination.
POR GOVERNOR.
HON- HOWELL COBB
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For Representative from Btb District t
HON. ROBERT TOOMBS.
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION.
First Dist.— CHARLES H. HOPKINS,
of Mclntosh.
Second District.— J AM ES JOHNSON,
of Music get.
Third Dist.— ABSALOM H. CHAPPELL,
of Bibb.
Fourth District.— CHAßLES MURPHY,
of DeKalb.
Firth District.— E. W. CHASTAIN,
of Qilmtr.
Sixth District.— J UNIUS HIL LYER,
of Walton.
Seventh District.— A. H. STEPHENS,
of Taliaferro.
Eiohth District.— R O BERT TOOMBS,
of Wilkes.
For Senator from Richmond and Co*
lumbia. .
ANDREW J- MILLER.
For Rev resentatlves from Richmond >
JOHN MILLEDGE,
ALEXANDER C. WALKER.
DINNER IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.
O' The Constitutional Union Party will
giro the Hon. Robert Toombs a Free Barbecue at
Mt. Moriah Camp Ground, Jefferson county, on
THURSDAY, the 25th of this month.
Mesars, Cobb, Stephens, A. J. Miller, McDonald,
and McMillan, are invited to be presint.
The citizens of Jefferson, and the adjoining coun
ties, are respectfully invited.
sl6 By thb Oommittie or Invitatiom.
IGr A. J. Miller, Esq., will address his fellow
citizens of Richmond county, at Brandon’s Court
Ground, in the Tarver District, on SATURDAY
next. .
Js*The Committee appointed by the Consti
tutional Union Party of Richmond county to raise
funds, make arrangements, &c., for the BARBE
CUE to be given to the Hon. Robbbt Toombs, are
requested to meet at the City Hall, on THURSDAY
EVENING next, at 3 o’clock. sl6
Now and Then.
A strong insinuation is made in the Consti
tutionalist of the 9th inat., that there was col-
Insion between Mr. Cobb and the Freesoilere
in the appointment of the Congressional com
mittees. Although it .prefaces the insinuation
with, “we do not say that there was any col
lusion,” it endeavors to establish that there
actually was, and dots distinctly charge him
with an offence substantially equal to such col
lusion, in the following paragraph. The of
fence charged is, giving a majority of their fa
vorite committee to the Freesoilers:
“ These are the three committees upon which
Mr. Wiimoi demanded of Mr. Brown te put Abo
litionists and Free Soilers. The Judiciary is the
favorite committee of the Free Soilers, because tbs
constitutions es the new States, made of tbs territo
ries, are referred to it. Upon that Mr. Cobb gave
them a majority. But it was es but little conse
quence, for even a single one could make n counter
report. The reports of minorities are always pub
lished with those of majorities, and they are sent
abroad together.
This is the way that these Abolitionists and Free
Soilers accomplish their objects. The two mports
are sent together, throughout the land. Southern
men are forced to send both together to their constit
uents, or send none at all. If they furnish them
with these public documents, they are forced to
send the poison with the necessary means of piublic
enlightenment.”
In making the above statement, we do not
charge the Constitutionalist with a wilful per
version of thu truth, but we do charge it with
an actual fake-statement, and with a culpable
recklessness of a truth easily established.
Os the nine Committee men, there were four
Southern men. If there was a solitary .North
era man who was not a free soiler, the cal umny
is refuted. An able and conclusive vindication
of Mr. Cobr on this entire subject of the
Congressional Committee was published in
the Chronicleof July 16th, under the sigua ture
of “Nancy Hart.” It was shown by.reference
to the record that James Thompson, one mem
ber of the Judiciary Committee, voted for the
Fugitive Slave law—the strongest test ap plied
during the session. He also voted against
suspending the rules to allow the introduction
of “a bill to abolish Slavery in the District of
Columbia.” Upon the Texas and Utah bills,
be voted with the majority of the Georgia
Delegation, including Messrs. Berrien and
Dawson. For a triumphant vindicati on of
hi s whole course, see the article above rel erred
to.
The proof that either of the remainin g five
v four members from the South,) was not a free
soiler, establishes the impossibility of th • free
soilers having a majority of the Committee.'
What would be thought of the admission of (he
Constitutionalist itself, not only that tine ap
pointment of the Committees brought no ‘fdan
ger to the South,” bat that there was only one
member of the Committee a free soiler ?- -Yet
this admission we have.
Turn to the columns of the Constitu tion
aliat, January 18th, 1850. In the appoint] nent
of on* free soil member on each of the Com
mittees it then saw “ neither injustice nor
danger to the South.” We give its own com
ments, so far aa pertinent to the present point.
Mb. Cobb and thb Committees.—The fallow
ing comments on this subject are made by the
Washington correspondent of the Columbus Ti mes.
If the friends of the Speaker, by whose votes be was
elected, and their constituents, find any fault with
him as to the proportion of Whigs on the commii tees,
it will be Decause he has been too liberal. Mr. ’ Vin
throp arranged the committees iu the proportit m of
6 Whigs to 3 Democrats ; Mr. Cobb in the propor
tion of 6 Democrats to 4 Whigs.
As to the free toilers being allowed oi*B me. nber
each on three of the most important commutes s, we
see in it ncUher injustics'or danger to the Sou th:
Washington, Jan. 6, 1850. Speaker Cobb* s ar
rangement of the Standing Committees of the B luae,
was a fruitful theme for discussion duiingthe i early
part of the past week. You will perceive that ‘upon
the committees to consider slavery issues— ob the
Territories, and Judiciary and the District of Col |um
bia he has piaoed a very decided majority of So , ulh
ern men, as well as suoh a preponderance of bm ntal
1 power in favor of the guarantees of the Constitu! ion,
5 in this connection, as to completely reverse theta <.’er
3 of things in these committees, as they were arrang
ed by Mr. Winthrop. He has also done wisely in
) taking frein the Iruo-sollers the only plausible ar
gument upon which they rested to defend the: »'ro
i priety of the further agitation of the subject, vi z :
i That Congress would not give a hearing in eommi t
-5 tea to tbe views of the opponents of slavery. Tot y
3 have now one of their chief spout era on each otftbei e
i committees, and may blatherskite in the commii -
tee room horn June until doomsday, if they will- -
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what luck can they have in impressing their views
upon the ablest, most wary, indefatigable aud expe
rienced repre teniatives trom the South, tbeir fellow
committee men! —Fai'h —but he has indeed stolen a
march upon them in this matter, te the infinite amuse
ment of those Northern representatives who care
little or nothing for their ultraisma.
The Constitutionalist's arithmetic now con
siders ows Freesoiler a majority of a committee
of wins. The same appointment in which the
Democratic Constitutionalist saw “neither in
justice nor danger to the South,” now in the
opinion of the Soothern Rights Constitutional
ist “sends poison with the necessary means of
pnblio enlightenment.” We now reverse its
own qnestiona and inquiries.
“The Constitutionalist was then the eulogist
of Mr. Cobb, It is now his calumniator, in
publishing its present charges T What confi
dence can be placed iu such a paper f ”
So far as inconsistency on this point is con
cerned, we judge that the Constitutionalist and
this papsr are at least quits. But to being a
calumniator, its claims are vastly higher than
those of the Chronicle, for the latter did but
comment upon the facts as they were, and if its
comments did injustice, its statements did not.
The Constitutionalist not only reveries its
judgment on the facts, but the facts themselves.
With the records of the country easily acces
sible—and staling facts imperatively demand
ing explanations—nay, stating facts not long
since known to itself, and published in its own
columns, —it does have the gross injustice of
saying that Mr. Corb, in giving to the Free
Soilers one man out of nine Committee men,
gave them the majority of the Committee.
The Object of the Secessionists.
A correspondent of the Southern Patriot,
in a notice of a Secession Meeting in Dar
lington District, furnishes the following sketch
of a Speech made by Chancellor Dargam on
the occasion:
“I heard bat few of his remarks, and then he waa
harping upon tbe old theme that South Carolina
would, by secession, draw the oth«r Southern
States into a Southern Confederacy ; or failing to
accomplish this, and tbe General Government
should attempt coercion, that volunteers from other
States, with money in their punas, would fly to the
aid of South Carolina, and fight her battles, and she
would be triumphant, and scan become a prosperous
and happy State, and would be a rallying pint for
the other Southern States when they should see fit to
cut lcjie from tbe General Government.”
This purpose of the secessionists of that
State, has been so frequently proclaimed be
fore, that it is only worthy of comment now
as evidence that those who sympathise with
their movement in Georgia and other South
ern States, are only influenced by a desire to
involve the whole South in the mad schemes
of the agitators in South Carolina Let Geor
gians reflect upon this, and respond as be
comes freemen, who would preserve the in
stitutions of their fathers, to Alabama and Mis
sissippi in their recent overwhelming demon
strations against the Disunionists.
Correspond’.nee of the Chronicle Sentinel.
Things In Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Sept ir»ih 1851.
The accounts of the murder in Lancaster
county to which I alluded yesterday show
nothing in palliation of the crime. Mr. Ed-
Gorsucb is the name of tbe unfortunate man
who lost his life while in pursuit of his proper
ty. He procured the necessary papers in this
city and in company with two deputy Mar
shalls and two of our constables, started in pur
suit on Wednesday last. One of the consta
bles was also badly wounded. Dickinson
Gorsuch,ason of Edward, msnfnlly resisted
the attack when first made but was wounded
and sadly bsaten. He still survives according
to the latest accounts. A morning paper re
marks, “if these are the fruits of philanthropy,
the teachings of conscience, it is full time that
the authors and instigators of such diabolical
outrages were taught that the laws of the
United States, are the Supreme law iu this
country, and every citizen must either volun
tarily submit to it, or seek some other coun
try.” So feel all who think. The time has
come when those who have heretofore been
inactive must and will repel the fanatics by
force.
This week's coal trade has again been very
large. Toe aggregate tonnage has been 19,-
067 tons—for the year 397,082. The vessels
engaged in this trade from Philadelphia alone
have a tonnage nearly equal to that of the
whole foreign of New York city.
On etaousand emigrants were landed in New
York yesterday from two ships alone. The
most of them are poor, improvident creatures,
who would be in want anywhere. Their gain
is generally our loss.
The Conventions in New York and Massa
chusetts attract but little attention in this
quarter. There are too many other exciting
questions to interest the public. Politics
are old fashioned, aud must now a days, come
in “second best.”
Jenny Lind is to give concerts here in Octo
ber. The rage for tickets will be as great as
ever. Hundreds have never heard her.
A line of stsmers is to be established between
New York and Richmond. We have already
led the way, one of the few things which has
ever been here before Gotham set the example.
I have just learned that the Marines from the
Navy Yard have gone to Lancaster in compa
ny with the U. S. Marshal The State District
Attorney, W. B. Reed, Esq., has given it as
his opinion, that the members of the Marshal’s
police of Phil <delphia had authority to act as
Deputies of the U. S. Marshal. Many of
them have gone up. The greatest excitement
is said to prevail in the neighborhood. Ne
groesare fleeing in every direction.
Spectator.
To “Many Catholics.”
Mrssrs. Editors :—ln a long argument on
the political issues of the day, written by me
and signed “ Examiner,” lately published in
your paper, I referred to a well known por
tion of history, which speaks of the practice in
the Catholic Church of selling Indulgences
From an artiele in the Chronicle, of tbe 11th
inst, signed “Many Catholics,” I find that
I have given offence by this reference, and
“Many Catholics” take me to task for it. I
think these gentlemen are unnecessarily sen
sitive on the subject. No injustice, no injury,
no disrespect was intended to be done the
Catholic Church; and had history charged
the same thing upon toe Baptist, or Presby
terian, or any other Proestaut Church, refe
rence would just as readily have beau made lo
it. My object was to illustrate an argument
against political opponents, not to assail a
Church.
But while “Many Catholics” were charging
me wi.h injustice, they ought to have done
justice themselves. 1 spoke of the practice of
selling Indulgences, as one of “oldeu time
they ropreseut me as accusing the Church of it
now. I spoke of it as a mere claim on the
part of the Pope ; they represent me as attrib
uting it to tbe principltß of their religion.
“ Many Catholic# 1 ’ say that I charged “vast
ly the . looat numerous and respectable body of
Christians with dootrinea the moat unchristian.”
I did no such thing. I spoke of nobody but
one of the Popes of Rome. I wrote from
mere reeolleotion of history, and had at the
moment, that Pope in my mind, who earned
tire practice to the greatest excess. Bat I need
not have confined the reference to one Pope
only, for history charges many.
“Many Catholics” say that their Church is
vastly “the most respectable body of Chris*
tiaos I will leave it to other Churches to
join issue upon this claim of superiority over
the Christian world besides. lam a member of
no Church, aud therefore, feel np particular
interest in the question. But however respec
table the Catholic Church may be (and lam
not disposed to underrate it) that respectabili
ty is not incompatible with a freeman’s right to
refer to any portion of history concerning it,
for the purpose of illustrating an argument or
elucidating an opinion on political subjects;
and that is all that I have done.
“Many Catholics” call upon me for evi
dence. The evidence is common Ecclesiasti
cal history. These gen.lemen cannot be igno
rant, that man y writers speak of it. It is to be
found in any Biography of Martin Luther that
is to be commonly met with in libraries. But
if “Many Catholics” wish me to mention some
writer bv name, then, that they may find mul
turn in parvo, I refer them to Martindale’s Dic
tionary, where, under the word Indulgence,
they will find all that I have said, and a great
deal more ; the vary form of the Indulgence
is there, and also a tariff of fees which were
changed for Indulgencies for different crimes.
I hope ‘Many Catholics” do not think that I
am personally responsible for the troth of his
tory, because I refer to it. I have never sup
posed that this prac ice of selling Indulgencies
was in accordance with the principles of the
Catholic religion,baton the contrary, thought
the Popes who indulged in it, were wicked
men, and violated the true principles of their
religion, in days of ignorance and superstition,
by practices that would not be tolerated now.
Examiner.
For the Chronicle Sf Sentinel.
No. 7.
Signs of the Times--Compacts, Ltwi
and Obligations- -Sovereignty —Seces
sion.
I certainly do not desire to play the part of an
alarmist, I do not wish to indulge in gloomy
reflection, or to excite fearful apprehensions.
But do not the signs of the times require intense
observation 1
What is the actual state of things 7 The civi
lized world is in a transition state, the whole
world is moving or preparing to move; individ
uals and nations are commingling porsons and
opinions.
Saying nothing of the etate of things in South
America, Mexico, Canada, &c.—saying nothing
of wars and rumors of wars in foreign coun
tries, what is the state of things in this great
confederacy 7 Distrust has taken the place of
confidence, sectional antipathy has taken the
place of general concord. The ancient land
marks are thrown down, individuals and com
munities are overleaping the compromises, and
barriers of the Constitution, and madly inva
ding the prerogatives and the provinces of their
neighbors. Tumultuary assemblages and pro
ceedings, heretofore principally confined to our
Northern cities, have extended to our Southern
cities, and, unless promptly and effectually re
strained by public opinion, it is much to be fear
ed, will greatly and rapidly increase.
Looking at the indications of the day, is there
no reason to fear the visitations of war,famine and
pestilence 1 Pestilence (cholera) already pre
vails to some extent, great scarcity, not to say
actual famine, is apprehended in portions of
South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas.
War is already pievailing in Cuba, and enlisting
the sympathies of our people; and Northern fa
naticism and Southern fire might easily produce
a flame which might be productive of the most
disastrous consequences. War, famine and pes
tilence once prevailing, would act and re-act on
each other, and increase the general calamity.
I have adverted to these things, not to cause
alarm, but to induce reflection. 1 desire to in
duce such a conciliatory, friendly and fraternal
course on the part of every citizen and every
section of this great republic, as will avert the ca
lamities with which we are threatened. Is not one
of the States even now preparing for war 7 Do
not many of our citizens sympathise with her 7
Are not some inciting her to secede? Do not
some desire the spilling of blood on the soil of
Carolina, as a sure means of uniting the South 7
Have not some pledged themselves to aid her
with sword and dagger? Has not a Southern
Rights press indicated next spring as the time
beyond which she would not remain in the
Union 7 Are not other presses scarcely less in
flammatory? Are not letter writers even more
inflammatory 7 “Stand ye in the ways and see,
and ask for the old paths, where is the good way,
and walk therein, and ye shall find rest.”
But as political bodies, or moral persons, had
the States, when they adopted the Constitu
tion, the right to disregard compacts, obligations
and laws 7 I have not now time to refer fully
to authorities; but a little common sense will
go far to decide the question.
And can it be supposed that States are above
obligations? What are States? “Nations or
States are bodies politic, societies of men united
together to procure their mutual safety and ad
vantages by means of the union. Such a so
ciety has its affairs and interests, it deliberates
and takes resolutions in common, and thus be
comes a moral person, having and understanding
a will peculiar toj itself and is suscoptible of
obligations and laws.” ( Vattel .) It necessarily
follows, if States are susceptible of obligations
and laws, that they are bound by obligations and
laws.
Are individuals above obligations and laws 7
Neither are States above them, for States consist
of individuals united ; individuals united be
come political bodies and moral persons ; moral
persons and political bodies are susceptible of
obligations and laws.
’i is true that the law must proceed from
the higher authority, the obligations must rest
on a proper basis. In the exercise of the reserved
powers the States are the higher authority, in
theexerciseof the delegated powers, the United
States aro the higher. Undoubtedly, a constitu
tional law imposes an obligation, and forms a
proper basis of obligation or duty. May individ
uals disregard constitutions, laws, obligations,
or compacts 7 No one will say so.
But it is supposed that, as organized bodies
—as states—men do what they cannot do as in
dividuals ; this is true ; it is not true, however,
that even as States they can disregard obligation
or duty.
There is no charm in sovereignty which absolves
men from tbeir obligations. Os what does sove
reignty consist 7 It consists of natural right
original power; it is the aggregation of the orig
inal rights or powers of the individuals compo
sing a state. Is there anything in the mere ag
gregation which changes the original character
of rights or powers 7 I think not. The sove
reign rights of States are merely the natural
rights of the citizens brought into common
stock. It is not uncommon to apeak of the peo
ple as “the sovereignty,” or the sovereigns ;
and I apprehend high authority could be ad
duced for speaking of the sovereign rights as the
natural rights of the States. (Jeff. Draft Kent
Res.; Tayl. Ing., <f-c.
But who does not know that men, in all the
relations of life, aro susceptible of obligations
and laws? Who does not know that sovereigns
arc bound by their compacts 7 We can hardly
imagine the most exalted beings without law ;
much less can we suppose men exempt.
But are men in organized bodies-are men
united into States—liable in the same way, as
men not united into States? This inquiry
needs more attention than I can now give : It
may, however, be a subject of early research.
In the mean time, I am certainly disposed to
favor such views of compacts, laws, and obliga
“r.T' 11 ,??'" the rights of the States, the
rights of the Union, and the rights of the citizen,
and more especially the personal safety of the citi
zen.
.u F ! o . r u the . p t eßent » l cannot but believe, either
that the right of Secession is not an original
right, and therefore is not among the reserved
powers; or that, if It is an original right, and
among the reserved powers, it must be exer
cised under all the responsibilities known to
the law of nature, and nations. In no ease, as I
conceive, can it be exercised capriciously or
at will.
Sept. 10,1861. lx,vuuu.
LATER FROM. EUROPE.
ARRIVAL (jp THE
europa,
DECLINE IN COTTON Od *
- y **od,
Halifax, 8i„. 16 , h Ml
Th.tt„,.l M.il StoSip E k
med, Imaging Ibrn hler
Europe, .ad an. fcund,, J , nJ %
gers.
v Livar.rooi,
Sep,.
'■doll, .ad P..M. »„ k d(c ,
a.ulj *d.j Fair Orica a,, J(l . rf6d M
5»d.; Upland., si<l. The „i„ of lh „
are 36,500 bales, of which speculators took
3000, and exporters 5000 bales Sales on
Friday 6000 balea, of which exporters and
speculators took 1500.
Breadstnfis are in fair demand at full ratog
Sugar is active, and tea and coffee quiet. ’ I
Trade in the manufacturing districts is brisk '
Consols - Money is high in come
quence of recent heavy failures.
Havre.—The cotton market is steady. The m
sales ending the 3d. were 4000 bales. Up-1
lands 66 to 84f.; Mobile 75 to 83f.
From the Charleston Courier—Bp Telegraph
New Orleans, Sept. 15 —Tweivo hundred
bales of Cotton have been disposed of to day
but tho market has been heavy ia consequence
of the tenor of the advices brought by he
Pacific. Middling is worth Bfc. Flour jj
down; St. Louis quoted at from S3.GJ4 to
3.75. Corn is firm and Yellow commands kj,
and White 55 cents.
The ahip Mount Vernon has cleared for N,
York.
From the Baltimore American—by Telegraph,
Syracuse, New York, Sept. 13. — The fo|. >
lowing are the nominations :
For Comptroller, John C. Wright of Sclie
nectady.
For Secretary of State, Henry S. Randall
of Courtlaudt.
For Canal commissioner, Horace Wheiton,
of Onondagua.
For Attorney General, Levi S. Chatfield ol
Otsego.
For State Treasurer, Benjamin Welch, Jr.,
of Erio.
For State Engineer and Surveyor general,
William J McAlpine, of Kings.
Fot State Prison inspector, Henry S toroid,
of New York.
For Judge of the Court of Appeals. A. 3,
Johnson of New York. The convention ad
journed at 5 this A. M.
Boston, Sept. 13.—An engine, tender and
baggage car on the Eastern railroad, from
Portland for Boston, last evening were thrown
off the track at Elliott, killing George W. Pal
frey, the engineer, and Clement Pennell, the
fireman. Several of the passengers wete also
badly, but not dangerously injured.
Portland, Sept. 13.—The barque Merimac,
Hamblin (of Baltimore,J for Boston, with a
cargo of coal, sprung a leak and sunk off the
Capes of Virginia. No date given. Tne
captain and crew took to the boats and in about
half an hoar saw the boat go down. They
were picked up by an Eastern vessel and ta
ken into Tarpaulin Cove, where they took
passage for West Yarmouth, arriving there
last Thursday night.
Washington, Sept. 13.—The President
having accepted the invitation to visit Boston,
will leave on Monday, via Newport, accom
panied bv Secretary Graham, of the Navy, as
also the Secretary of the Interior.
Mr. Crittenden is expected here tho latter
part of next week.
■IJSt. Louis. Sept. 13 —Accounts from Ssn*
ta Fe to tho 22 ult. have been received. Co
lonel Sumner, with one regiment, had gone
out on an expedition against the Navajo Indiana.
He will thrash them if he gets a chance.
There ia trouble among the boundary com
missioners. Things are at a stand still. Col.
Graves claims the right to fix the initial points,
and has done it near El Paso. Mr. Bartlett,
the Surveyor, has selected another point muck
more favorable to the Mexicans, and refuses
to sign any other paper. Here there ts a lull
stop and instructions asked from Government.
Captain Barnside has arrived with despatcu
es from toe commissioners to Washington.
He is only twenty-five days from Copper
Mines to St. Louis—about 1600 miles.— Rep.
Banner.
Late from Havana and Key West.—By
the mail schooner Wil’iam &John, Captain
Parker, we are in receipt of advices from Ha
vana to 7tli inst. O.ir regular letters came
f-om Key Wtast, b>it our correspondent in Ha
vana tailed to wrt -j e-id the Havana papers
neglected to mail otj» usual exchanges, so that
we have bu • i - , ®m ov '. 'um of *he news.
Capt. Pf ko- : n <,-u us that 180 of Lopez’s
men were put ot» boar t transport bound for
Spain on tbe 7*ii t , the day he sailed, an i
the ship got ul v.-_y and followed him t
sea. Capt- P. ~av p-«t four were liberator,
and said that one was Mr. Chapman of Charles
ton. T his we presume is the Mr. Cantly pre
viously reported
The U. S. steamer Saranac urrived at Ha
vana on the sth inst.
Capt. Parker of the Willian A John, has ;
been engaged in *he Havana trade about thir- j
teen years, and he says he never saw the city I
more quiet end orderly than at the present
time, and he found all the officials with whom j
he came in contact unusually polite; and he j
expressed i‘ his opihion that Americans were
never treaud with more respect than now
There was some destruction of cigars &c., f
belonging to Spaniards at key Weston the & [
inst. but no injury to life. Three Spaniard! j
who said they were in fear of their lives, went
over to Havana in the William A John.
The recent gale was quite severely felt by
Capt. Parker, and his vessel somewhat injured.
~S»v. Rep. *
Tlie PrankUn House, Augusta, Ga,
Sept., 6, 1651.
I have been visiting Augusta regularly every
year for Us last twenty, and a considerable portion
of the,lime, from four to six times a year. On my I
last visit I stopped at tbs PK AN KLIN HOUSE, 1
kept by Mr. Ramsey, and although the other Hotel!
in tho city are very well kept, yet I cannot refrain
from giving expression to the fact, that I have nevvr
visited any Hotel in Augusta half so well caljulated
to make the traveller feel perfectly at home.
Without any thing gorgeous, or for mere disp**y» j
you find all the necessaries, and necessary !»** ■
nries of the tables eooked aud served up in tbe
very best country style, under the eye of M«-
Ramsey, whose attention to her guests, and manifest
solicitude for their osmfort and convenience is ua>
surpassed by any lady in Georgia, while Mr. Re®*
sey's exertions, early and , late, are indefatigable to
tbe same end. Added to this, thair servants seem
to partake of the same feeling and spirit, all which
renders tbe “Prankling House,” emphatically th*
traveller's rest. And last, though not least, the
ohargea are not only moderate, but very low.
*I7-dlw? Yours, Ae., A. Parmsb-
Tooth BRUSUBH.-A great variety of
just received by
•13 WM. H. TUTT.