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«jct-U)cchln Chronicle & dentine! BY WILLIAM S. JONES Chronicle an ft Sentinel. = 1t?603T A . GA' SATURDAY HORNING,.... SKPTi SO. SAMUEL BARNETT) Associate Editor* Mr. Cobb’s Appointments. Mr. Cobb will address the people at the following places at the time designated: Villa Rica, Monday, September 22. Palmetto, Wednesday “ 24. Decatur, Thursday, “ 25. Newnan, Friday 11 26. Franklin, Saturday, “ 27. Griffin, Monday, “ 29. Forsyth, Tuesday, “ 30. We are authorized by Mr. Cobb, to say that Judge MoDonld is invited to attend these ap pointments, and to participate in the discussion* upon equal terms. Tbe Toombs Barbecue. The following gentlemen have been invited to the Barbecue to be givm to the Hon. Kobbbt Toombs in this city, on Friday the 26th instant: Hon. Robert Toombs, R. McMillan, Esq. Hon. W. C. Dawson, Hon. W. T. Colruitt, Hon. A. H. Stephens, Hon. J. M. Bbbribm, Hon. G. W. Crawford, Hon. H. A. Haralson, Hon. Garnett Andrews, Hon. C. Dougherty, T. W. Thomas, Esq., Col. John Billups. Thb Northern Mail failed last night be yond Philadelphia—the New York mail due the day before came through. These delays, we presume, are caused by the destruction of a railroad brige between Philadelphia and New York, in consequence of which they probably fail to make the connexion at Phila delphia. Mobila and Ohio Railroad . —The Mobile Tri bune states that the directors of this road will commence laying the superstructure next week, and that the whole work to Citronelle, thirty three m'les, will be finished and in oper ation within three months. That paper adds that 200 miles of the road will soon be let out for grading, aud that in Mississippi the bona fide unconditional sub scriptions amount to fully $900,000, which will be greatly increased the moment ground is broken Tbe lands granted by tbe Government are all located. The Texan Public Debt. —The following official decision in the matter of the Public Debt of Texas will be of deep interest to a large class of readers, whether interested or not in its effect: Treasury Department, ? September 15, 1851. $ Sir: The President has decided in the mat ter of the Texan Public Debt: First, that only five millions of stock can be delivered to Texas until releases, as provided in the act of Con gress of the 9th of September, 1850, are filed in the Treasury Department for all that portion of said debt which issued prior to the 14th January, 1840; as in his judgment the act of tbe Republic of Texas of the 14th January, 1840, specially pledges the duties on imports for all the public debt of Texas created prior: to the passage of that act. Second. That all the issues of Texas bonds, certificates of stock, or notes made receivable for ‘ all public dues,” are claims for which the duties on imports are pledged within the meaning of the act of Congress of the 9th of September, 1850; and releases of all such| must be filed in the Treasury Department, aa ; provided in the last-named act, before he can bejustineJ in delivering the remaining five millions of stock to the authorities of Texas, i The President has instructed me to commu nicate this decision to you, in compliance with your request made in behalf of the creditors of Texas. Very truly, your obedient servant, Tho. Corwin, Sec. of the Treasury. Gen. James Hamilton, Chairman Com. of Creditors of Texas. Madness.— As showing tbe utter lunacy which possesses Senator Rhett of Sonth Car olina, toe leader of the fire-eaters in the Sooth, as Seward is of the free soilers in the North, we copy a declaration made by him in a speech at Lancaster on the 2nd inst: "Mr. Rhett contended, that, independently of the slavery question, we had sufficient cause to seo.de. That the remedy was secession.” ”He never could submit; that he would go for seceding by himself, alone, though every other mania the State should submit.” We believe in individual secession as a peaceable right, and we hope Rhett and his satellites will exercise it, and leave “ their country for their coun-i try’s good.”— Ala. Advocate. The steamer Roanoke, the first of the new line between the cities of New York, Norfolk and Richmond, made her first trip from New York to Richmond in thirty-three and a half hours. She left the former city at A. M, on Saturday, and reached the latter at 10, P. M., on Sunday. She has double engines of 400 horse power, can accommodate 200 pas sengers, carry 500 tons freight, and is 1200 tons burthen. Horace Greely, in a late letter to the “Tri bune” gives a sketch of his joarney from Ge neva to Tnrin. Stopping at a roadside inn to get breakfast, the lanlord charged him three francs for the meal, while the othet passengers were only charged two and a half. Upon inquiry, he was told that the additional half franc was put in the bJlf for the use of a wash basin and towel. Query—Did not his fellow Travel ers wash their faces, or was Ho race’s extra dirty 7 Perhaps the others had not been keeping such familiar company with runaway negroes, and had not so much need for abiu tions.—lbid. Good News for Peach Growers.— Under this head, in a recent number of the New York Express, we find the following article. It cannot fail to be of interest not only to peach-growers, but to peach-eaters every where : “ We have seen peaoh trees in the District of Columbia thissnmmer having mnoh larger and more delicious peaches than oar more northern fruit, and the trees in the highest state of perfection, in consequence of being painted near the root by a cheap chemical paint, prepared by J. C. Lewis, Esq., of Washington city This preparation works the almost instant destruction of the grub worm, the enemy of both tree and fruit, and so great an enemy that it is a common thing for them to destroy the fruit entirely iu from three to five years. Having seen the perfection of the remedy, And the vigor of the tree and frail in I consequence of its application, we can re commend it to oar friends in New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and everywhere where peach orchards are in cultivation.” “To Constitutional Union Men*” The Constitutionalist proposes to argue before you, the loss and gain of the South by the compromise measures. Out of its own mouth let it be judged. We shail not answer it, as we most fairly might, with a solitary ar gument, not its own. 1. CALIFORNIA. “Well, it is clear that the South gained nothing by the admission of Cal ifornia, with a provision of her Constitution for ever prohibiting slavery within ber limits. — Con stitutionalist Sept. 10 th, 1850. 2. TEXAS “She gained nothing by cutting of from the •lave Slate of Texas, territory enough to make a State as large as Geor gia and South Carolina put together, and adding it to the territory of New Mexico.”— Const.. Sep. 10, 1850. 3. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. “She gained nothing by the abolition of the slave trade in the Dis trict of Columbia, with the provision declaring any slave to be a free man who shall be car ried into the District for sale, or to be transported from it for sale any where else." — Const.. Sep. 10, 1850. 4th AND sth, NSW MEXICO AND UTAH. 11 She gained nothing by the Bills establishing governments for the terri tories of Utah and New Mexico, with provisions subjecting the holders of slaves to the test, in the Courts of the territories in the first place—and the Supreme Court of the United States i n the se cond, as to their right to hold their slaves eaprop erty within their limits : we say the South gained nothing by these bills, especially, when amend ments to them to declare them open to slave hold ers as well as non-slave holders were rejected, both in the National Senate and House of Representatives."—Con stitutionalist, Sept. 10, 1851. Thß 6 rOBBOOIKO MBAStJHBB. “So far we have a right to say that the South gains nothing. Do you not agree with us iu opin ion ? Can you dispute its truth ? If you cannot, thus Jar the South has gained nothing. On her part, it has been a clear and palpable sacrifice." — Const. Sept. 10, 1860. 6**. Tbb Fugitive Slavs Law. “ These measure con stitute the entire settle ment, called a Compro mise, with a single ex ception, that of the fugi tive slave law. To that you were entitled by the Constitution. “If then the enforce ment of your bight can not be called A GAIN, what have you gained by the COMPROMISE? Nothing, nothing, noth ing.’'—Const., Sept. 10, 1850. THB BANTBB. “ Are you right or are we wrong? If you are right we will go with you; if we are right, will you go with us?” —- Const. Sept. 10, 1850. “We appeal directly to von, as men who are willing to be guided by truth.”— lbid. \ Cobb roa Distbmpbr i» Doos.—A writer in the Richmond Whig pronounces horehound and Infallible remedy for the cure of distemper in dogs, it should be boiled to a strong tea, with L a piece of lard added thereto, (say aslarge as a hen’s egg,) and given as hot as the dog can 1 bear. Phii.adbi.phia, Sept. 15th.—The railroad bridge over Hackensack river near Newark, N. J. t was totally consumed this morning. A ferry boat was stationed there to keep op the c ommnnioetion. AUGUSTA, GA. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 21. 1851, It is equally clear, if the Constitutionalist is to be believed, that the South lost nothing, for it says: “ Now it is well ascertained that no part of California, north or south of any given line, will ever be slave terri tory. It cannot be slave territory. It cannot be made so against the inter ests and wishes of the people. They have de cided not to have slave ry there as a domestic institution. The Demo cratic doctrine is that the people are to be left free to decide that question for themselves.”—Con stitutionalist, My 22, 1860. It is sufficient to re ply : “As to the Texas boundary question, it is sufficient to say, that it is a matter of free choice for Texas to decide to ac cept the terms, or not, as she pleases, which are offered by the scheme of Compromise. “She is not required— she is not to be forced to part with any portion of her territory.” — Consti tutionalist, May 2 id, 1850. Let the Constitutional ist answer what she lost : “As regards the pro posed law in relation to the slave trade in the District of Columbia, it is the same that prevails in Maryland, and did prevail in Georgia until it was repealad at the last session. It is in fact the law of Maryland, a slave state, extended to the district of Columbia by authority of Congress, which is competent for that purpose.*’—Consti tutionalist, May 22 d, 1850. “By the compromise we get Territorial gov ernments and non-inter vention on the slavery question for the territories. That is Sombthino.”— Constitutionalist, May 19th, 1850. In which of your two opinions do you desire us to agree with you? With last year’s opinions, or this year’s ? According to last year’s opinion, the 3 first measures were no tosses, and by the 2 last, tee got something. This year each measure, on the part of the South, “has been a\lear and palpable sacrifice .” Before ask ing “ can you dispute its truth?” tell us which statement you refer to. With this law, no fault is found. We need offer no answer. While ex pressing doubts as to its enforcement, the Consti tutionalist did once pro nounce the law “ some thing” towards securing our rights. This was on May 22d, 1850. We have shown, by no less evidence than your own, that by the Ist measure (California) we lost nothing, for the 2d there were sufficient reasons to satisfy von — the 3d was the mere ex ercise of a power which, 1m your opinion, Congress was competent to exert— the 4th and sth gave us our demand, and were “ something’’ on our side; the 6th, also, was “some thing” on our side. Can you tell ns what ought to be the higher evidence ol truth with you, than your own tes timony? If so, we will endeavor to offer it. If not, then we answer your questions thus —We are right, and you are bound by your pledge to go with us. For the Chronicle 8f Sentinel. Judge Colquitt’s Vision* The people of Georgia will remember that when the “Three Million Bill” was under discussion before Congress, a proposition was made to the effect that the Government of the United States did not seek or desire the dis memberment of the Republic of Mexico, or he acquisition of any portion of her territory. Whether the adoption ol that proposition and its faithful execu'ion, would have been wise, is not now open for discussion. The government pursued a different policy, and we must take things as they are. But it will not be unprofit able to refer to the opinions of those who are now so dissatisfied with their government, that they are willing to see South Carolina drag her into the whirlpool of disunion. Upon the occasion to which I refer, Judge Colquitt held a seat in the Senate of the United States, and on the 17th of February, 1847, made a speech on the “Three Million Bill,” the conclusion of which is in these words: “ I cannot think the amendment will serve a val uable purpose for the people of this country. We sought to avoid a war with Mexico, and hence this is not a war of conquest. But lam in favor of reap ing all its legitimate results, as we must suffer the evils inflicted by its progress. If the country now in possession of ourarms bad still been held by Mex ico, without a conflict, I should have been satisfied, and yet we would have waged war, at any time, to have rescued its possession from mightier powers. Having it now in our possession, I shall abide a treaty, and insist on its retention. I must confess I still more deeply regret the position assumed by my colleague in opposing the acquisition of territory for fear of the agitating question of slavery. I regret it as coming from a Southern man, and still more deeply regret it, coming from Georgia. Sir, I cannot believe it reflects either the spirit or the feeling* of the people of the State we represent. The fear of no question will induce them to retard the march of our country in fulfilling its high destiny. Ours will, in time, be an ocean-bound republic. Upon every hill will float the banner of freedom, and in every valley will be reared an altar to agriculture and to'peace' Not by war or conquest, but by the like al spirit of our free institutions, will this work be accomplished. It should be the part of wise and practical states men to guide with discretion this onward movement to its final completion. But he who hesitates and falters too long will be crushed by its progress. I have yet an abiding confidence in the of the people. The question of slavery bears now a threatening aspect, but I shall, with a patriot’s faith, discharge my duty to the country, and trust that the tempest-cloud will pass cff without harm to the re public. I will not suffer myself to believe that we shall ever want men or money to prosecute success fully this war. Without money and without clothes, the sans of revolutionary fathers will march at the bidding of their country, to battle for her honor and defend her rights. Nor will I shrink back at the frightful spectre of fanaticism, nor yield a right, to escape its foulest machinations. No, Sir, the God that guided and shielded the country, in its fearful struggle for independence, is still our God. Many a paltry, time-serving politician, who estimates bis selfish purposes higher than the Constitution of his country, will be dead, and many others will be driv en from the councils of the nation, shrouded with that black and bloody mantle with which they threatened to observe the bright prospects of their country —I shall offer every proposition by which the progress of the war may be checked, by unnecessary or mis chievous anticipation. But 1 must say to these gen tlemen who flatter themselves that now or hereafter, the South will suffer herself to be degraded to pre serve friendly relations with the North, that they make a sad miscalculation. I know the South and the feelings of her generous people. They will lay no burdens upon other sections of the Union. They will require no sacrifices—make no exactions. They love the Union, and will labor to preserve it so long asit cm be preserved consistently with honor. But with all their devotion for the Union, there is not a man, woman or child among them but w uld sooner see the bright, sunny South riven by an earthquake from the continent, and floating like an iceberg upon the oceao, than see her sons submit to outrage and degradation.” “This fair land of ours should be the peaceful pat rimony ofa band of brother.-). The South earnestly and honestly desires to preserve and strengthea the golden chain that binds us together; and when its links shall be severed by the ruthless folly of fanati cism, the blow will not be given by a southern arm, while she will receive its infliction with unflinching firmness and unfeigned regret.” It seems that Judge Colquitt did not appre hend much danger from the acquisition of Territory, and though the aspect was threaten ing he had a “patriot’s faith,” that the “tempest cloud would pass off without harm to the Republic.” The policy of the Judge and his friends was carried out, and just two days after this speech, Mr. Calhoun introduced his resolutions, upon which he asserted that the South could stand and “ever be a respectable portion ol the community.” The Territory was acquired, and the principles of Mr. Cal houn and bis friends, among whom was none more devoted than Judge Colquitt, were applied in the adjustment measures. The Wilmot proviso was abandoned, and the decla ration that no more slave States should here aAer be admitted into the Union, was not only surrendered, but the affirmative actually received Congressional sanction. Judge Col. quitt was willing, in order to carry out this favorite policy of Mr. Calhoun, the acquisi tion of more Territory, to pledge the South in advance that she would “require no sacri fices —make no exactions.” And now that every thing has been done for whioh they con tended, the Government must be broken up and the altars that were reared in every valley to agriculture and to peace must be demolish ed—the Ocean-bound Republio must be re duced to the municipality of South Carolina, and the banner of freedom that was to float upon every hill must be torn down and des troyed. But the vision of the Judge is not altogether and entirely fanciful; one ray at least seems to have the impress of prophetio inspiration: “ Many a paltry, time-serving politician, who es lima tee his selfish purposes higher than the Consti tution of his country, will be dead, and many others will be driven from the councils of the nation , shrouded with that black and bloody mantle with which they threatened to obscure the bright pros pects of their country.” It is not necessary to designate those who already, or will soon, wear the black and bloody mantle, the indignation of the people will soon eonsign them to a retiracy, which every interest demands. But there is another portion of this vision that deserves some notioe —and that is what every man, woman and child in the South would do rather than see her sons submit to outrage and degradation. If, as Judge Col quitt and his friends contend, our rights have been outraged and we, as a State, degraded, we ought to be floating like an iceburg upon the Ocean, or if we cannot get up an earth quake to rive us, we ought certainly to be marebiug “with our Coffins upon our baoks” to the field of glory or the grave. But, instead of that, the party uow seeking to be the custodian of the honor of a State they affect to believe is degraded, ask no higher exemption from this degradation, than the abstract right of South Carolina to secade from the Union—they do not olaim the right for themselves, for they avow they do not desire to see it exercised, and that they are Union men. The commentary npon all this, is plain and simple; the people of Georgia have either not been outraged and degraded, or if they have, i those men who have not the courage to resent it, are not entitled to their confidence. In every possible manner in which this contro versy can be viewed, but one conclusion irresistibly forces itself upon the public mind, and that is, the leaders of the Southern Rights party are seeking to overihrow the Govern ment by deluding the people. If they were engaged in a just cause, they would nave the manliness to assert their rights ; knowing and feeling the weakness of their position, they expect to accomplish by treachery, rather than courage, their hellish purposes. Does any man, in his senses, believe that men are sin oere m asserting that their State has been de graded and the rights of the people infringed, and yet advise them tamely to submit to such insults —ask no other remedy—seek no other sanative —and demand no other reparation, than the acknowledgment of the right of South Carolina to secede from the Union? It cannot be, and I desire no higher evidence of the baseness of their desings than the fact that they seek their accomplishment through intrigue and misrepresentation. Justice. Correspondence of the Chronicle Sentinel. Things In Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Sept. 15tb, 1851. On Saturday night the weather took a sud den turn, and the thermometer fell 30°. Over coats and blankets are in great demand. Lancaster county, the scene of the late mur der, is still iu great excitement. Yesterday the officers who had gone up from this city, re turned with eleven in custody. The officers in Lancaster have been very active in making arrests, and all implicated, with one or two exceptions, are in limbo. The citizens in some parts of the county, turned out en nuute to aid the constables dnd officers in their duties. A meeting is to be held in Independence Square on the 17th inst, to take “high and efficient action to prevent the recurrence of so terrible a scene on the soil of Pennsylvania, to ferret out and punish the murderers thus guilty of the double crime of assailing the Constitution, and of taking the lives of men in pursuit of their recognized and rightful property.” So says the call You shall have information of its termination. lam sure thousands will be there found to rally around such a standard, and oc cupy the same ground that was made sacred by the men of ’76. A woman living in the southern part of the city, gave birth, a lew days since, to female twins attached together anteriorly, from their cheßts down to the middle of their abdomens, their relative position being faoe to face. The mother is doing well. The children were still born. According to a late report, there are 42 394 Odd Fellows in the State, besides 3,642 Past Grands. Their yearly receipts were $221,- 595 75. Spectator. Philadelphia, Sept. 16, 1851. The President and Cabinet passed through this city yesterday sit route to Boston. No one saw him except a few. He was hurrying to Newport to meet his family. James Fenimore Cooper, the Novelist, died on Sunday at his residence in Coopers town, Otsego county, New York, one day less than 62 years of age. He had been in feeble health for some months, and his friends were prepared for the news. He was the pioneer in a fertile field of American Literature, and gained far himself universal admiration by his numerous works. The vacancy he has left will not be easily filled. Arrests are still reported in Lancaster county, and the people are yet in great excitement. In this city, handbills may be seen at every corner offering SI,OOO reward for the mur derers of Gorsuch, in the name of the Com monwealth. Few who participated in the outrage, will be permitted to escape. The annual exhibition of the State Horticul tural Society begins to-morrow. The public are promised a peep at the magnificent Victo ria Regia, which will be in bloom “for the oc casion.” It alone will be worth double the price of tickets. At the whig meeting last night held in Inde pendence Square, it was resolved, “tint Penn sylvauia had always been loyal to the Consti tution of the United States, does not wish it evaded or amended, and will not permit it to be resisted.” Very good as far as it goes, but rather too general. The other resolutions were “as usual,” and would not interest your readers. The Telegraph case is still wending its slow length along in the United States Circuit Court. The speeches made are as long as the wires they concern. When it will be ended, is still in the womb of time. Since the arrival of Miss Hayes, her por trait meets one in the window of every fruit shop. Am not sure the sale is better than it was two weeks ago. We are to have “the divine” Jenny next month, certain. Believe I whispered you as much some days ago, but it is, a cause of so much joy, that it will bear telling twice. Barnum is not, as was said, president of a Bank in New York, but in Connecticut. He owns more than half the stock, Spectator. From Utah Territory. The St. Louis Republican has news from the Great Salt Lake City to July 10th. An election for members of the Territorial Council was to be held on the first Monday of August. Under a census of the inhabitants, the Territory is divided into seven counties. The election for delegate to Congress was to be held on the same day as that for members of the Council. In Iron county, at a meeting of the people, Dr. John M. Bernhisel was nominated as the candidate for delegate in Congress, and as there did not seem to be much opposition, if any, it is probable that he was elected. Dr. Bernhisel has been very serviceable as an agent of the Territory, having obtained many favors for them. A. W. Babbitt, Dr. Bernhisel, Judge Snow, Secretary Harris, and Messrs. Rose and Day, sub-Indian agents, arrived at Great Salt Lake Cirir on the 19th of July. Gov. Young bad issued bis proclamation di viding the Territory under his jurisdiction into three agencies. Henry R. Day is assigned to one, and Stephen B.' Rose to the other sub agency. Rain fell in torrenta on the 13th of July, the first in sixty-three days. After that time it was cooler. The Republican publishes the following let ter: Utah Tbrhittobt, Paroan county, Jane 31, By a teamster, whom I am sending after a load* of mill fixtures, I send this letter to the nearest post of fice, two hundred and sixty miles. Our settlement is flourishing rapidly. A s there was but little snow fell on the mountain last winter, wat :r is sea* ce for irrigation; and there has been no rain this spring, yet oar crops look well. The scarcity of water ha* subjected the settlement to the necessity of making■ canal seven miles in length to bring the waters of Rail Creek on to our farms, which has been a very heavy job in this advanced season of the year. Our town contains about seventy houses, about four more in progress, a saw mill in operation, and a flouring mill in progress, to be completed by har vest. This place is situated two hundred and sixty miles from Great Salt Lake Valley, five hundred from the Calhoun Pass, on the route to Southern California. Our nearest white neighbors are two hundred miles off. Redmen are nearer, and more plenty than we like, as they make too free with our cattle and horses to suit our convenience. We have petitioned Gov ernment for a mail route and post established on Big Muddy, one hundred and eighty miles south of here, which, if done, would make the route comparatively safe to San Diego. As it now is every travelling company must have a fight with Old Ta'kquant. the Pohutah chiefs If we could get a newspaper, or a friendly letter from a distance, we should esteem it a great privilege. As it is, we are well satisfied if we can only save our hair from ornamenting some Indian lodge, without enjoying the knowledge of the changes of Cabinet, or the fluctuations of poli'ical policy in the United States. Our county has rare facilities, such as great des erts, mountains of magnetic iron ore and native load stone, salt of a fine quality, viens of stone coal, alum, saltpetre, gray marble, limestone, plaster, i arge bo dies of pine timber on the top of high and rugged mountains, a few pure mountain streams, which will serve on'y to irrigate one two-thousandth part of the land, which is all that can be cultivated. The soil is very productive, much of the land bearing grass, short and very nutritious. Two doctors have settled in our county, but as they have not had a patient, they have given up prac tice an 1 gone to farming. By a more recent arrival at St. Louis we have still later intelligence from the Great Salt Lak, (to the 3d ult.,) but there is nothing of in terest in addition to the above. - 1 From the Savannah Republican. Arrival of tire Brother Jonathan. The steamship Brother Jonathan, Capt. Mills arrived here yesterday from Chagres, which place she left on the Bth inst., stopping at Kingston, Jamaica. She brings 250 passe ngers, and $300,000 in gold dust, mostly belong ing to passeneger. The Brother Jonathan is bound to New York, and put into this port for a supply of coal, having experienced very heavy gales from the northeast, commencing on Tuesday morning, the 16th inst., and lasting from that time until she got into the vioinity of the Savannah bar. Capt. M. states that the gale which he encountered was the severest one he ever experienced. By this arrival we are in possession of Pa nama and San Francisco papers, for which Capt. Milis will accept our thanks. The steamship Illinois left Chagres for New York the same day the Brother Jonathan sailed. We learn from a passenger that Mr. M. H. McAlister & Sons, formerly of this city, are in excellent health, and are doing a fine business in San Francisco in the legal profossion. The Brother Jonathan’s passengers are most ly from California, and arrived al Panama in the California and Republic. Items from California Papers. From Sah Diego. —By the California we received a copy of t.e San Diego Herald of the 31st nit. We learn that the command of Major Heint* zelman arrived at San Diego on the 27th ult. Two companies are at present stationed at the Playa and one at New Town. The officers of this command are Major Heintzelraan, Capt. D Davidson, and Lieut. H. B. Hendershott. This command, which was ordered about a year ago to take post at the mouth of the Gila river, and in the execution of which order, more than a hundred thousand dollars had been expended, has now been compelled to return, because of the inability of the Quar ter Master’s Department to forward supplies, from the limited appropriations for such pur poses, by Congress. Capt. Hardcastle was to have left on the steamer of the Ist inst. for the Atlantic States. The Sacramento Times says that an incredi ble quantity of dr ’ baled oats is arriving from down stream daily, and nearly as much hay on scows from above. The market is pretty much overstocked for ths time being, but a large supply is needed till the next crop is ready. Several adventures in the business have* proved ratner disastrous from the low prices now ruling, those engaged not being very large capitalists, or perhaps disinclined to wait for the future rise, and wisely prefer ring to have their fingers burot now, to get ting their foot in deeper.— The Hottett Day of the Seaton. —We have cot heard for the last two years such distres sing and doleful complaints of the intense heat of the weather, as on Saturday. Our oitisens almost without exception, were completely en ervated and entirely: unable to do active busi ness. The mercury, on Front street, ran np to 110, and on J street, to 106 which places Saturday, beyond the shade of a doubt, the hottest day of the season.— Timet, Aug. 4. The splendid and fast sailing steamer North America, Capt. J. G. Bletben, arrived here on Sunday evening, in tixty seven days from Nero York, via Valparaiso in ten days and one hour, being the quickest voyage ever made. She sailed from New York on 24th June.— Panama Star, 2nd inst. Correspondence of the Savannah Republican. JxrrxßiON, Co„ Aug. 17, 1851 Messrs. Editors :—l have not written to you for aome time upon the subject of the present growing crop, and for the reason that 1 have seen many doubts expressed in the different papers that copied my letter from the Republi can, as to the correctness of my calculation of the time required for Co.ton to mature. I have, since my last letter, tested the accuracy of former experiments, and send you there suits. On the 7th of July I marked with a slip of paper, with the day of the month on each slip, five white blooms, on the Bth marked four more blooms. Two of the first day a marking shed their bolls, the one on the fourth and the other oq the sixth day after blooming. The other three bolls matured, the first open ing on the 12th of August, making thirty six days from bloom to mature Cotton, the other two, and one of the last four opened on the 16ih, and the three others on the 16, making the time a little longer. 1 have other marked plants, and intend to keep marking a s long as there are blooms. As to the otht>r part of the oaleulation of twenty six days from the first appearance of square or form to bloom, all ad mit it to be correct. Then from what I have said you see I was oorreet when I asserted that it requ red two mouths for cotton to ma ture, and that no kind of cultivation could al ter or advance this fixed time. Dry weather may and frequently does open cotton, but you are aware that a large yield oannot be made from cotton opening > D “**• w *7- To | VOLUME XV.—KO. 114. | make Any thing after this premature opening, requires a second growth of the plant, and all admit, when cotton takes a second. growth all its young fruit is oast off, and the plant is in the condition that it was in early spring, with this exception, that it is two months l«te and a large yield oannot be expected. Most all the cotton in middle Georgia is in the condi tion described above, and on the highlands the weed w : ll not average eight inches in bright In Alabama, Lousiana, Missisippi and Texas, the drought has been severer tnan it has bean in middle Georgia, and if they oould have the most favorable seasons for the future of-|he cotton season, they could not make large crops, even should the caterpillar not make its annual visit. Consequently l still adhere ie the opinion expressed in my last letter, that the crop of 1851 will be very abort. My letter would not be read did I not say some thing of polities, so in conclnsion I write you, though against the grain, that we State Rights men have soarce a corporal's guard among us; but for Constitutional Union men, why yon may stir them with a stick. Cobh is running head and tail up, and our only hope is that he may stumble and fall in some other county in the State, to enable our candidate to catah up with him — for although we are few here we have large hopes. Yours, JimBMR. P* S.—This letter has been written some two weeks, and I thought sent to you : and I sat down this morning to give you some ae count of the injury done to the Cotton orops by the last storm, and found the letter post paid and sealed, but not sent. The storm has almost destroyed all that the drought Ipft of fruit upor the cotton, and in my own neighoorhood it has fallen off hundreds of bales The rust is taking the cotton generally and opening it prematurely, and so fast that before the first o f November all the ootton win be housed and sent to market. In Hancoek, Warren, Jefferson, and a part of Washington counties, the cotton is more than half opened, and no blooms or young fruit remaining; and if the storm was extensive, this will be the smallest crop that has been made in fourteen years; and the fact of its going rapidly into market, is not as is usually Lie ease, an indioa tion of a large crop, but just the reverse. No change yet in our political hopes in thig county, but f or the worse. *' ' J. Abut Worm—After a drought of almost unparalleled severity, we are now visited with the army worm, which bids fair to consume every thing in its destructive march. Crab grass, corn blades, cabbage, turnips, pea vines, and nearly every thing green, fades suddenly before it. Well, we know no remedy, but to gather up (be fragments as best we oan and keep them with our patience. It is not too late to sow rye. —Some Courier. OBITUARY. - -ff, mpS— Obituary Notiobs, not exceeding Six Lures will be inserted in this journal without charge. US’ But when such notices exceed Six Lines, the exceas will in all cases be charged at the rate es 50 cents |rer square of 12 lines, or less. Dibd, in Tuskegee, Alabama, at the residence of Dr, Mitchell, Mrt. Elizabeth M. Boyd, in the 44th year of her agfe. She was the daughter of Holt and Catherine Clanton, and was born in Columbia County , Georgia, and attached herself to the Metho dist Episcopal Church about 21 years ago, and sus tained the character of a Christian, until she was taken to rest in the bosom of the Saviour. Possessed of a tender and benevolent heart, she was always ready toforgiva, and many are those who have re ceived at her hands such gifts as she could bestow. For the last few years of her life, she was* called to pass throughsavere affliction of body and mind, but the God in whom she trusted brought her safely through them all. When informed by har Minister that she mutt soon die, she received the intelligence with perfect composure, saying that she bad no fears, and was ready to depart { and when tho power of speech was gone, when interrogated as to her pros pects, a Heavenly smile would light up her counte nance, and she would raise her hand and bow her head in token of victory. She has left a large circle of relations and friends in Georgia and Alanama to mourn her al sence from earth, but they sorrow not as those without hope. May the Lord comfort her afflicted family, and enable them to imitate her ex ample, and meet her where parting shall be no more. COLUMBIA COUNTY, GEQ|taiA. SEPTEMBER TERM, 1851. O’ W«, the Grand Jury, chosen and sworn for the September Term of Court, have, through our Committees, examined the several sub jects according to our duty ; hud feel it our duty to call the attention of our fellow citinens to the dilapi dated condition of our Court Honae, believing ns we do that it is unsafe. The Jail we find in good keeping and well adap ted to the ends for which it was built. We would call the attention to the state of the Tr:aaury, which we have examined, and fiad a balance of 5847.01 due the County. We would also call their attention to the Bridge over Uptons or Town Creek, adjacent to Wrights boro’, and recommend imnrediate attention thereto, as the publie are endangered in crossing it. We have examined the Books of the Clerks of the Superior, Inferior and Courts of Ordinary, and find them neatly kept, reflecting credit upon the officers. We feel it to be our duty to rscommend our Sena tor and Representatives to use their best exertions for the passage of the Law prohibiting the intro duction of slaves into our State for the purpose of Traffic. We congratulate the Court and County that we have no special Presentments to render. We would return our thanks to his Honor, Judge Starnes, and the Attorney General, and other officers of the Court for their kind and courteous attention daring the Term. We would requeit the Clerk to have ths above publishe I in one of the public journals. / On motion of Attorney General, ordered te be published. y WILLIAM B. TANKERS LEY, Eeq„ Foreman. Peter B. Short, Sherwood Roberta, James Pleming. Dr. L. C, Belt, Jackson Eubanks, Hsnry P. Hampton, Joseph G. Marshall, James Burroughs, Hezekiah Boyd, Joshua B. Griffin, James Knox, Benjamin Berry, John Smith, John Doxier, Jesse Evans, Edmond Bacon, Dr. J. 8. Hamilton, John H. Beall, Dan’l S. Marshall, P. E. Mawengale, s2O 200 Bushels WHITS ORINOIVO CORN, -ALSO— -50 boxes Hall A Son’s CANDLES, 30 kegs prime Leaf LARD, 35 -‘good Goehsn BUTTER, 60 boxes B Steam Refined GANDIES, 20 bbls. Cider VINEGAR, 20 boxes TEA, and 16 bbls. No. 3 MACKEREL, Will be sold low by e!3 HUTCHINSON A THOMAS. 30 Firkins Butter. OA FIRKINS good Goshen BUTTER, just received and *or sale by a!3 , ; HUTCHINSON A THOMAS. ‘ GLASS JARS, K7IROM one quart to two gallons, suitable lor * * aal6 Balow Post Office Conisr,