Newspaper Page Text
W
®rt-wtcftltt Chronicle & Sentinel
* •..*.« « >* '•
* . - *• ~ . * ' 4 , ‘ ~ >1 9 j t ••” * *
BY WILLIAM S. JONES
Chronicle anft Smttnel.
auuusta, a a.’
TUESDAY MORNING,....OCT 7, 1851.
- . , .—X. .
ELECTION RETURNS.
Oar returns of the Election yesterday are
very meagre. We give below all we received
op to 12 o’clock, when the Telegraph closed.
Our dispatches to the press of Charleston and
Savannah were not sent from the office in this
city—not being able to connect.
Macon, Oct. C, 10 P. M.
Bibb.—The State Rights ticket has been
elected in Bibb by 50 majority.
[A dispatch to the Constitutionalist reports
Southern Rights tioket elected by an average
majority of 65.]
Macon, Oot. 6, P. M.
Houston.— Fort Valley precinct, 85 Union
majority.
Cobb. —Marietta, 96 majority for Cobb.
[A dispatch to the Constitntionalist reports
a majority for McDonald ict Cobb county, and
all the Southern Rights candidates for the le
gislature elected.]
Floyd. —Rome precinct, Union 320 maj.;
Water’s precinct, Union 63 maj.
Pike.— Griffin precinct, Union 60 maj.
DeKalb. —Union 980 maj.—twj precincts
to hear from.
DeKalb.—A private dispatch to a gentleman
of this city says :
“ DeKalb gives 1,000 majority for Cobb
•‘Floyd.— 7oo majority for Cobb, and favora
ble reports in a'l tbo up country.”
The Political Contest.
Tax,great contest in Georgia will have been
closed before this meets the eyes of our rea
ders. The verdict of the paopia will have
been rendered. Wo do not entertain a doubt
that it will affirm the verdict of last year.—
Whatever it may be, it will be binding until
reversed Until the struggle of next yesr, on
a more magnificent theatre, though scarcely
more decisive In its results, the political strife
will hive ended.
We say, we doubt not the verd'ct of the
people of Ueorgia. Alabama and Mississippi
have already rendered theirs. So far as the
South is concerned, therefore, the Union is
safe. It yat remains to be seen, however,
whether its Northern foes can be controlled by
its Northern friends. In the North a final
struggle is yet to take place. In the language
of the Georgia Platform, “ There exists the
real disafiection to it, and then must the strug
gle for its preservation be made.” The South
has ever venerated the Union. Fanatical ex
citement and threats on the part of Northern
men, created a just discontent. A protracted
struggle resulted in a settlement, in which,
though not without objection, the South can
honorably acquiesce. The attempt to subvert
the Union in consequence of this settlement
has been unsuccessful at the South. We do
not believe that the masses of tho Southern
Rights party desired Disunion. The real dis
affection to the Union eiista at the North.—
Southern demagogues hive feared to avow
openly their disaffection to it, thongh they
have endeavored to weaken its bonds, and
hoped to rise on its ruins. But there has been
and is disaffection to the Union in many minds
at the North, against the Union as a league
with hell. This feeling has been fostered and
stimulated by politicians, until what may have
been in i:s origin, honest though misguided
bigotry, has become a bloody and ruthless fa
naticism. The party founded on it formed a
third estate in the country. A parasite, it drew
its sustenance from one or the other of the
two great political parties. Enmity to an in
stitution, recognized by the Constitution, w»s
easily convertible into enmity to the Constitu
tion and the Union itself.
TAers, then, is the final battle to be fought.
As we have said, we have the most unshaken
confidence that the Union party of Georgia
will triumph. If so, the party whose success
we honestly believe would have greatly endan
gered, if it did not set in motion, a train which
would have overthrown the Union, will have
been defeated, and the last hope (out of South
Carolina) of Disunion for existing causes, will
have been extinguished.
We await the consummation of the struggle
closed for the present -at the South, but to
awake with terrible energy North and Sooth
next year, not with the interest felt by tbe
spectator of a great drama, but with that feel
ing of anxious concern which watches tho
progress of a raging fever in the system of a
venerated father or friend, or rather with an
interest akin to that kiudlc d when lha contest
in his brain is betwixt madness and sanity, and
wo know not whether reason will prevail, or
our friend and father become a raving maniac.
A
.it 4
The Mobile Advertiser says that the water in
tbe Alabama rivers is unusually low, which ope
rates as an embargo to all communication with
the interior. The Bigbee river has been aban
doned, the lightest draught boats not being able
to got to Demojfolis. It is said not to hav#
been as low since 1819, The Alabama is qot
in quite so desperate a condition, the smallest
and lightest boats being able still to push over
tbe bars with great difficulty and labor.
Goob Dividebd. —The Mechanics’ Bank of
this city has declared a semi annual dividend
of twbbtt DOLLAKs per share, tbb payable
on demand, and tea after the first of Novem
ber next.
The Rev. C. B. Jennette, Pastor of the
Baptist Church of this city, who has been
apending the summer with bis friends in Vir
ginia, to recruit hia health, was, on Thursday
last, we are pained to learn, considered dan
gerously ill.
Mississippi. — Col. Jeff. Deals.—There
seems to be some doubts, says tbe N.
O. Bulletin, as to whether this gentle
man has or has net finally declined the nom
ination of the ultras for Governor of Mississip
pi. We incline to the opinion that he Acs
declined. His letter of acceptance is dated on
the 17th, and the Holmesville (Miss.) Banner
of the 25th says that, upon reconsidering the
matter, he had withdrawn his acceptance. On
the 26th, he had lain, for several days, at his
residence, near Vicksburg'dangerously ill, and
this will profiably be assigned as Ihe reason of
his declension. His letter of acceptance is a
fanny doeumant. He never says Southern
Rights f “ oppressive and fraudnlent compro
mise,” but talks the nicest humbuggory about
his being the Democratic candidate. There ii
a change of music; here is tbe letter:
■nißurißiD, Sept. 17, 1851.
A. C. Wilkitucn, Chairman, etc.:
Sir : I have the honor of acknowledging the re
ceipt of your letter of the 16th inst., informing me
that the committee, which was appointed by the Con
vention in June last, to fill any vacancy which might
occur in the Stats ticket then nominated, had met,
and found that the vacancy occasioned by the with •
drawal of Gen. Quitman had been already filled by
the people and tbe Democratic press of the whole
State having nominated myself for the vacant pas’,
and that the committee gave to that nomination their
concurrence. Your letter also informs me that the
committee were aware that the state of my health
would not permit me to engage in the canvass.
Under sueh circumstances, I have only to reply
that my whole political life has been devoted to the
Democratic cause, and the maintenance of these prin
ciples in which originated the party of strict construc
tion and faithful adherence to the Constitution. It is
not in an hour when clouds have darkened onr for
tune that I can refuse any poor service it is still in
my power to reader. That cause and those princi
ple# seem mere dear to me now than in the day ot
their triumph,
As acou as my health will enable me, 1 will pre
pare an address to the people in answer to this nom
ination, my acceptance of which has been taken £>r
granted. At present, I can only return my thanks
to the committee, and, through them, to the Democ
racy of the State, for the confidence they have thus
manifested in my willingness to meet any responsi
bility, or make any sacrifice for the principles I have
always advocated, and which I still believe to be
essential for the preservation of that constitutional
liberty we inherited from our rovolutiouary sires.
Very respectfully, vour friend,
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
TheSMisaissippiau announces that Col. Je'-
ferson Davis has resigned his position as Uni
ted States Senator.
Ihe Result of the Convention Election. —A I
the returns in Show that the Union men have
elected eighty-three members, and the Seces
sionists seventeen. This (says the N. O.* Cres
cent) is surely majority enough to settle the
matter against Quitman, Jqff. Davis, etc., now
and forever, unless they wish to win an ignob e
triumph by the trickery of a part/ shibboleth
Some of the secession candidates are fellowin.
in Quitman’s steps. Hon 1(. H. Buford, who
for the last eight years has represented Laf
yette county in the Legislature of the State, in
a well written article in the Ox'ord Constitu
tion, declines being a candidate. The same
reasons that induced Gen. Quitman te decline
the canvass appear to control Mr. Buford.
Judge Clayton has withdrawn from the canvass
for the High Court in the Northern District.
Hon. E. S. Fisher, of Coffeeville, is now
the only oiodidatefor that high office. Why
does not Jeff. Davis travel with the rest of bis
orowd ?
Maryland Congressional Election.—
The returns from some of the districts are still
incomplete,but enough is known to warrant
tho belief that the following named candidates
have been elected :— Balt. Amer.
Ist District—R l Bowie, Whig.
2d do Wm F Hamilton, Dorn.
3d do Edw Hammank, Dem.
4th do T Yates Walsh, Whig, gain.
6.h do Alexander Evans, Whig.
sth do Daniel M Henry, Whig.
Health on Mr. Clay. —The Richmond
Times says: “In a letter of recent date from
Mr. Clay himself, to a friend in this city, the
venerable statesman writes that his health has
been feeble during tbe summer, but he believes
it is improving, and be expects to go to Wash
ington once more.
Mr Macaulay’s M Emory —»We havet heard
it said that there is au anecdote current to well
informed circles of London, society, that Mr.
Macaulay, the/hUforiati, once committed to
memory, in the s'pace of twenty four hours,
and actua'ly recited,van entire number of The
Tines newspaper,.advertisementsand all. Mr.
Macaulay’s memory- was characterized by
Sidney Smith, as “a tremendous engine oT
colloquial oppression."’ *■’
The number of Jews in Paris is estimated
at 20,000 to 30,000. There is * o'ne large
synagogue and between fifteen and twenty-two
houses of prayer,—small aynagoguer, in which
regular service is held.
Mackerel Fisheries. —Meat of the large
vessels engaged in the Fisheries on the Mas
sachusetts coast, have this year resorted to
Bay Chaleur. One hundred and forty ves
sals have sailed from Gloucester alone, and
with their cargoes are valued at over foujr hun
dred thousand dollars. Their crews com
prised some fifteen hundred men. In addi’ion
to the abovo, the Boston papers inform us
that there are fqurteen vessels absent from
Annisquam, and six from Rockport. Many of
these vessels are now on their third trip to the
Bay this season ; and ali that arrive fora fort,
night or three weeks to come will leave imme
diately for another tare.
The success of the vessels has not been eqaal
in the Bay of St. Lawrence this year. At
some points the vessels have obtained hand
some faros in five or six weeks, while others
have been absent from nine to twelve weeks,
and have caught short of a hundred barrels.
The Giocealer vessels have been unusnally
successful, and vessels are arriving every day
with full fares.
, Bt. Louis, Oct 2. —Laterfrom Mexico.—
Geo. Wilkins Kendall, ot the New Orleane
Picayune, and his party, among whom is one
of the editors of the St. Lonis Republican,
who have been on a trip of recreation and
pleasure! o New Mexico, arrived here yester
day. They bring Santa Fe dates to Septern
r her 2. By these gentlemen we learn the Coll
Summers’ expedition against the Navejo Indi
ans had reached a place called Cyrabitry, in
, the very heart of the country, where they were
engaged in erecting a fort.
The Indians ware swarming in immense
numbers in their rear. The difficulty between
Gov. Bartlett and v~ 01. Graham baa not been
tattled. The survey of the country was pro
gressing nnder Prinoe. Dr. John Bamhise
nas been elected Delegate to Congress from
tho Territory of Utah.
Boston, Qei. 2. —The pressure in the taonoy mar
ket has resulted ia the failure ol several heavy firms.
A gloomy feeling prevails.
AUGUSTA, GA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBERS. 1851.
For the Chronicle 8f Sentinel.
Messbs. Editobs:—l attended, a few daya
eiace, the examination of the pupils, (under
the supervision of Misa Parsons) of Brotherr
ville Academy. The proficiency of the echo}
ars was exceedingly-creditable to all concerned,
but the prominent and moat interesting feature
in the exercises of the day, was the presents*
iou to Miss P., by her popila, of a magnificent
writing desk, with all its paraphernalia- As
an indication of a rare event, the entire har
mony and good feeling existing between schol
ar and teacher, it is, I think, worthy of record,
and I hope you will give the addresses a plaee
in your valuable Journal. Mias Parsons » t
Canadian lady, whose amiable deportment am?
fine accomplishments have won her friends
among old and yonog. She is about to take
eharge of the Female department of the Free
School in your city. The presentation was
most gracefully and appropriately made by
Miss Lixzie Anderson, daughter of James
Anderson, Esqr., of Burke County. A.
M iBB Parsons i—The second year of onr pupilage
with y<u is about to dose, and soon wa shall be
forced to utter the sad “farewell” tp one we hare
known so long and loved so well. But we cannot
permit the act of separation te be consummated,
without giving some expression to the emotions,
which on our part, the occasion engenders.
It was but natural, that on your arrival among us,
a stranger in a strange land, our only greeting should
be, the trembling apprehension of the scholar, igno
rant of the system of school-government to be pur
sued by the teacher. But eur fears were soon dis
sipated, and we learned to admire a system, under
the influence of which, we found, that firmnes-a
without severity will begat respect, and that counsel
and adaaonition will conquer error, where cruel'/
would confirm It.
('pan the younger of us, you have lavished the
care and tenderness of a mother—to the eider, ycu
have been a courteous and pleasant companies.
While ycu have instilled iuto us the learning which
gives force and vigor to the intellect, and embellish
es the fancy, you have ever endeavorod to imbue us
with that better knowledge which educates the
heart. We requite you, in the respect and affection,
which the able and faithful discharge of your duties
so richly merits. And as a memorial of the pleas
ant period of your scholastic guardianship, an 1 as a
tribute of respect to your character and accomplish
meets, permit me, as the organ of your pupils, to
your acceptance of this escrutoire It has been
ordered at the suggestion of our approving parents,
especially for the purp se to which it is now devo
ted. In conclusion, we wish you health, happjness
and success, is the more extended field of duty,
upon which you are ebeut to cn*er.
MISS PARSONS’ REPLY.
My Dear Young Friends; —I have not been so
long a time your teacher, without having become
most deeply and tenderly interested in your welfare,
and as tho day, even the hour bas arrived, when
our pleasant intercourse must be broken up, and to
the most of you I must become but a name and re
merabr’nc*, my feelings acquire that deep shade of
sadness, which strongly inclines me to silence —for
there are times when the heart seems too full C*
utterance. But silence becomes not an occasion
like this—from the abundance of the heart, gratitude
must lisp forth its praises, although it be in feeble,
faltering accents, and this opportunity of addressing
a few parting words to you, my pupils, must be im
proved.
For two years, most of you have been associated
together, and I am inclined to believe it has been to
you, a pleasant and a profitable period. You may
at times have thought me too severe in my require
ments, but I think, when you have c’lmiy surveyed
my relation to you, you will be led to acknow
ledge tbit 1 was actuated by no other motive than a
sincere desire for your improvement, and a sense of
my duty to yourselves and your parents, and a
high sense of my obligations to Him, who, when the
school of life is over, will require of me a strict
acc< ant.
Should I say I have had no trials, while steadfast
ly adhering to what I have believed to be my duty,
it would be a denial of the truth. But cars and
perplexity is the lot of all, and of none more than the
teacher, whose duty it is, to conciliate dispositions
of every variety, and develops into healthy action
minds of every degree of ability. But with much
pleasure can I say, that by your kind and obedient
attention to my wishes, you have rendered my ar
duous task comparatively light and agreeable. I
shall part from you, with nought in my heart but
kindliness and love, and if in the breast of one here,
there remains a sense of wrong or injustieo from me,
of that one, I ask forgiveness.
My sojourn with you has. been mast pleasant. In
it I have realized one of the brightest dreams of my
Me, and gratified the choriihed hope of years.
The visions which in my far-away Northern home,
lured me on to tbo sweet and sunny South, have
been mote than realized. I know full well ,in after
life, when memory shall unlock her casket of treas
ures, and unroll bar chart of vanished hours, permu
ting me to gone once mere upon the sunlight and
shadow, that the two years now closing, wilt appear
like one of those green spots in the wearisome jour
ney of lifo, upon which the mind will love to linger.
. And to this people, whose kind and polite atien
tions have rendered my stay here so pleasant, I
would eay, your kindness is appreciated, but can
never .be repaid. May the choicest blessings of
Heaven be your reward, and may your last days be
gilded with the sunniest rays ot peace and love.
> And new, my pupils, for tnis beautiful tribute of
i your regard, with which you have fevered, indeed
honored me so highly, I return you my most grateful
thanks. I cannot find wards adequately to express
i all I would say. I receive it with inexpressible
pleasure, and shall ever prize it aaa gift of love from
you, " The thought that it ia such, enhances tenfold
, tho preciousnes3 of yeur costly and splendid gift.
Oft as my eye shall rest upon it, will your 1 ,ved
forms, your pleasant faces, your acts of kindness,
your words of love, as a blessed, beauteous vision
rise before me.
But I cannot leave you without once more urging
upon you the importance of consecrating, in your
spring time of life, your best affections and the first
fruits of your intellect to the service of Him, in
whom you live and move and have your being. The
flashes of ephemeral pleasure which light up the
life of gayety and dissipation, will be darkened in
the gk>om ot satie'y and old age, but those whs
serve God in their youth, shall find their pathway
illumined at every step, and the brightest and hap
piest hour, wil. be that, in which the eye closes for
ever upon the scenes of earth.
I now bidyou, each and all, an affectiona'e fare
well. * „ -
' '* '■ 1 ‘ ' ' 1 »' "
Boston, Oct 3. —Tho continued pressure in
the money market, has resulted in the failure
of one or two heavy firms here, out it is impot
siblo at this moment to give an accurate list, so
many rumors are in circulation. The Vermont
Central Railroad Compaay, unable to con
tinue to pay the heavy rates of interest, for
Loans, have called a meeting of stockholders
for tho 13ih, to see if they will consent to allow
Mortgage Bonds for one milliou to be issued,
' and on what terms.
Doeton, Oct. 2. —There was a very novel and at
tractive race to day r over the Boston Lowell Railroad,
i in connection with the Lowell Mechanics’ Fair, be
ing a raee with locomotive enginea. Six engines
entered lor the raee, the distance being nine miles,
with a load of seventy tons. The locomotive “ Ad
. diaon Gilmore,” belonging ta the Western Railroad,
accomplished the distance ia 12 minutes 18 seconds;
the “ Nathan Hale,” belonging to the Worcester
Road, in 12 minutes 56 seconds; the others in about
14f minutes. The race was witnessed by an im
mense number of spectators. Tho draught power
lial takes place to- morrow.
Leuieville, Oct. I.—Misa Sallie Ward, late Mr%
T. Bigelow Lawrence, wai married to-day at the
residence of her father, to Dr. Robt. I. Hunt.
From the New York Express.
i “ HlgHor Law” In Syrasuae.
Syracuse, Globe Hotel, Oct 2.
Mob law is triumphant in Syracuse 1 and
the Empire State is disgraced. I arrived here
last evening about eight o’clock, and found the
city in possession of a lawless mob of negroes
and abolitionists, encouraged by those teachers
of “higher law” destinies, who always con
tinue to keep themselves unscathed amid the
violence they propagato. The fault in the
first place seems to be that Mr. Allen, the
Deputy Marsha! did not organise and arm a
sufficient force to assist him in case of attempt
to rescue. And then, after the outbreak, the
Mayer of Syracuse, Horace Wheaton, took
no sort of measure to quell the mob, while
many citizens claiming to be honeat msn,
were rejoicing openly at the success of vio
lence.
You are no doubt Rwara that Syracuse has
long been the hot bed of abolitionism, where
our country and its institutions have been
grossly slandered ty every foul mouthed
foreigner or native renegade with perfect im
punity, and now the city is beginning to reap
the fruits of its sympathy with wicked men.
Mr. Gibbs, of Washington county, presumed
the claimant of the fugitive wse armed in
Court, and went into a long tirade about hoar
hie face burnt with shame that each things were
allowed. Tho fastidious gentleman’s cheek,
however, did not at all appear to burn with
shame while the city was in possession of a dis
graceful mob and the law and ite officers were
being trampled under foot.
It is painful that ■U'-.h scenes should occur in
the great Sta e of New York. It becomes
every frieud of hiscountry, of our iuslitaiions
and of the human race, to aronse himself and
forever prevent the recurrent of suoh scenes
as were enacted here last evening.
I am told this morning that tho fugitive was
conveyed away in ihe carriage of a physician
of the town ; whether true or not lam at this
moment unable to say.
The Syracuse Star furnishes us with the
following account of the exhibition of Higher
Law in Syracuse in the Ist inst. We have
bad the main facts by telegraph, but not the
particulars of this most disgraceful occurrence.
The Star of the 2d, remarks that the whole
city was in a state of anarchy from 2 P. M.till
9 P. M., and Mob Law reigned triumphant.
Fugitive Slave Case —At 12 M. y eaterday, a
colored in in named Jerry, was arrested in this
city by Deputy Marshal Allen, by virtue of a
warrant issued by Joseph F. Sabine, U. S.
Commiasoner, on the claim of-John 51cRey
nolds of Marion county, Missouri, that said
Jerry was bis slave and a fugitive from labor.
Marshal Allen was aided in tho discharge of
this duty by the Daputy Marshal of Canan
daigua, Auburn, aud Rochester, by Amos
Gilletof this city, special Deputy Marshal, and
by a detachmont of the police of this city. No
resistance was made by the fugitive, and he was
brought from the First ward, where he was
arrest id, in a carriage to the office of the Com
missioner in-the Townsend Block.
At 1 P. M. the examination commenced.
Mr. Gibbs of Washington county volunteer
ed his services in behalf of the fugitve. He
remarked that he did not believe the Commis
sioner would do anything in viola’-iou of the
rights of the fugitive ; he stated that he did not
believe the Marshal bad any more right to place
handcuffs on the prisoner, than he had upon
the commissioner. He proceeded at some
leagth to comment upon the right of the Mar
shal to handcuff him, and asserted that the
agent of the claimant was silting in the Court
armed with revolvers. *
Mr. J. R. Lawrence, jr. of counsel for the
claiman , replied that the prisoner was in the
custody of the Marshal, and that he had a rigot to
take every precaution to prevent his ercape.
Mr. Gibbs inquired wiy a distinction should
be made in this case, and asked the commission
er to order the irons of the prisonor so be taken
off.
The Co 1 missioncr replied that he had no
authority in the matter, though he 6houlJ ad
vise the Marshal to take off the irons.
The Commissioner then read the applica
tion of Mr. Mcßeynolds, claiming Jerry as a
fugitive from service.
At this Btage of the proceedings, Gerrit
Smith, who happened to be in town attending
the Liberty Party State Convention, came into
the office and took a seat by the side of the
prisoner’* counsel
James Loar, of Missouri, agent for the claim
ent was then sworn as a witness.
Mr. Gibbs requested of the Cotnm’ssionsr
that he would disarm the witness before pro
ceeding farther.
The Commissioner replied that ho had no
right to presume that the wituess was armed,
and should taka no action in the matter, so
long as Mr. Loar made no exhibition of
weapons.
Mr. Gibbs called on the counsel for the claim
ent, to prove that slavery was au.horised by
the laws of Missouri. He spoke at some
length on this point
Mr. Lawrence thought the ques’ion irrele
vant, and requested the Commissioner to allow
him to proceed with tbe examination of the
witness.
Mr. Gibbs objected nnlil it should be first
shown that slavery was authorized by the laws
of Missouri. " . .
The Commissioner said that he regarded the
objection of Mr. Gibbs untenable, and that his
duty was to proceed with the ease-
After a protest by Mr. Loomis of counsel
for the claimant, against t’ae long winded ob
jections of Mr. Gibbs, ths examination of the
witness was commenced.
Mr. Lear stated that he was a resident of
Missouri, and had been acquainted with John
Mcßeynolds since 1820. He testified to the
signature of the Clerk of Hannibal county,
and the seal ol the Court of Common Pleas
for that county.
Mr. Giobs obj acted to witnesses competen
cy to testify as to the seal of the Court on tbe
ground that such a matter required the certi
ficate of a Judge of the Court.
After a long discussion on this poiat, Mr.
Lawrence was allowed to read the warrant on
which the fugitive was claimed.
Mr. Gibbs wished the Commissioner to take
notice that he excepted io the reading of the
warrant. ,
Mr. Lear atated that he was acquainted with
Jerry sines he was a boy—that he was ac
quainted with hia mother when she lived with
Mr. Henry, th* z forraer owner of Jerry.
At this stage of tbe proceedings tbe noise in
the office became so great on the part of the
spectators, that the Commissioner declared that
it was impossible to proceed with the examina
tion
Mr. Gibbs requested the commissioner to
adjourn, to allow him to oxamine hie authori
ties.
Whsrsupon at 2£ P. M., the Commissioner
adjourned the examination for half an hour.
After the adjournment was ordered by the
Commissioner, we left the office, and for a
report of what follows are compelled to rely ou
tbe statement of those who remained.
According to thie statement a rush was made
by several negroes and white people for the
prisoner, Marshal and other officers were
i .overpowered, and Jerry forcibly carried off
into the hall. The door of the Cotnmisaioner’s
office was then closed by ;ha rescuers to prevent
he egress of the Marshal and his assistants,
I and Jerry made his escape to the street, not,
i however, without being somewhat bruised by
i his friends in their hasty efforts to aid him. By
i them he was litt rally thrown down the stairs
i and fell prostrate at the bott >m. Recovering
his feet, be ran through Water st., to the By
i racuse House, and thence through Genesee st.
1 in to Water st. again in an easterly direction.
As he pa sed the livery stable of Mr. Dodge,
a horse and wagon were called for by bis
rescuers, but before they could be rendered
available, he was arrested by police officers
Way and Lowell, on Lock et. budge. Tbe
officers escorted him by the ronte be had just
taken te the Police, office, where he remained
for the balance of the afternoon.
A Whiteman whose name we could not learn,
was arrested by officer Ormsbee at the time of
the nrro'tof the negro, for striking officer Low
ell. He is said to be a delegate to the Abolition
Convention from Madison county and being
known to Justice House was discharged by
him, ou his own recognizance to answer to
tbe charge.
At 4 o’elock P. M., the mili’ary were or
dered out by the sheriff, bat thß order was af
terwards countermarded by Co!. Vanden
burgh !
After Jerry had been deposited in the Police
Office, a large crowd arsernbled on the steps
and in the street in front of the office, and were
addressed by an Abolition orator from Michi
gan and by Samuel R Ward, the colored cler
gyman and politician. A the concl isionof bis
harangue, Gerrit Smith offered him his arm
and they walked together to tho City
Hall, where the Abolition Convention were
in session.
At half past SP. M. tbe examination of the
Fugitive was resum’d by Comissioner Sabine,
in the Po ice Office. Bfessrs. Ilillis and Mor
gan were engaged as counsel for the fugitive.
The same question was raised by the fugi
tive’s couunsel as before, vix: that the record
of the court under which he was claimed should
have dechred that slavery was established in
Missouri. Without deciding the point, the
Commissioner adjourned tho examinatiou till
8 o’clock this morning
During the progress of the examination last
evening, the Abolitionists outside amused
themselves with throwing stonis in a<. the
windows of the room,
We have nei her the time nor tho inclina
tion at present to comment npon ho lamon'a
ble want of energy exhibitod by the Mayor
during the whole of the riot ol yesterday—or
upon the conduct of other prominent citizens
in aiding and encoaraging tho rioters. That
unpleasant duty must be reierved for another
day. wh9n all parties may rest assured that am
ple justice will bo done them.
P. B.—Athalf pa*t 8 o’clock P. M. last even
ing a mob of negroes and Abolitionists broke
into the Police Office and rescued the negro.
Two shots were fired,but by whom we ore un
able to state—And too nogro was placed in a
carriage, in frrout of Dr. Iloyt’a house, War
ren street., an driven oil by anotber-phys:-
sician of this city.
Thus ended the first fugitive slave case in
Syracus9. The whole city was in a state of
anarchy from 2 P. M. till 9 P. M. and mob law
reigned triumphant.
P. P. 8. We regret to learn that Deputy
Marshal Fitch of Rochester, in resisting the
rioters, had his arm broken in two places by
an Abolition ruffien who is well known to ths
officer. -
Chas. Woodruff, special police officer, was
also badly injured on the face and head.
From the Syracuse Journal.
Rescue of the Fugitive. —After tbe adjournment
of tbe examination, the alleged fugitive was taken
into an apartment bask of the Police office, with the
intention of waiting till the dispersion of tbe crowd,
when he was to be removed to a place of safety. But
the excitement in the crowd continues to increase,
and at half past 8 o’clock an attack was made on the
Police Office, by a number of persons with clubs,
axes, and crobars. The windows and doors wers
broken through, and the Office filled with men, but
the negro was still beyond their .reach. A plank
was used as x battering ram and an entrance forced
with it through tbe partition separiticg Ihe oiSce,
and tbe apartment in the rear of it in which tbo no
gro was. Residence was made by the officers hav
ing the negro insharge, but the*/ were ovsrpowerod,
and he was borne away by his friends. The negro
was put into a carriage near Brintnull’s Hotel, and
hurried out of the town to a place of security.
More About the Brilliant. — The wreck
of this unfortunate steamboat was brought
down to tho city last evening, wi’hthe freight
on board at tho time of the explosion, in a
damaged state. Capt. Hart also arrival in the
oily yesterday. He states that only three of
the cabin passengers were ir\jured, one of
whom was Mr Loriaon, editor of the Baton
Rouge Advocate. Mr. Cotton, the first cleik,
was badly wounded, as at first reported, but
there arostrrng hopes of his recovery. Capt.
Hart thinks that there wore forty-three of the
crew, deck hands and firemen, killed by the
explosion.
The wreck was towed down by the steamer
Cuba, Cap'. Otis, and now ties on tho opposite
side of tho river below Gretna.
We learn from Capt. Ure, of 'he steamer
Gipsy, who arrived yeaterdav, that Mr. Lori
sQO, of Baton Rouge, would, it was thought
by some, survive his injures.
* One of tho passengers injured, we are told,
was a little boy sent from Lafayette to a school
up tho coast, lie was standing above the
boilers at the lime of the explosion, and would
have fallen ia with the crumbling deck had
nat.a gentleman standing next to him, and
who escaped uninjured, caught hold of him.
Aa it was, he was slightly scalded about the
ears. — Picayune, Ist inst.
Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 2.—A fugitive slave
named Harrison, from Virginia, was arrested
near Dunkirk, and brought to this city yester
day. After a brief hearing, Commissioner
Smith decided that the boy was & fugitive
slave, and that he would make out an order
for hia return. He was ironed and taken to
jail. The Court House was crowded with
excited citizens, who made a show of resis
tance ; but, after some slight skirmishing,
within atid without tho court room, Harrison,
however, was aafoly lodged in jail. To pre
vent tho escape or rescue of the prisoner, he
was handed over to a Buffalo constable named
liamberi. The claimant of Harrison is Dr.
Birry, of Hardy county, Virginia. The ne
gro is a mulatto, and abouf 19 years of age.
When about being removed from the court
room, he siid, “1 would ra her die than return
to slavery.” The Hon. Seth C. Ilawley and
H. S. Love, Esq.,, appeared for the fugitive,
and Jas. M. Smith, Esq-.. f° r claimant.
Tho principal objection rabed in favor of the
prisoner was, that the affidavit on which the
warrant was issued did not state that Harrison
escaped from Virginia, or any other place, but
aimply'fbat he escaped. Tin* point was, of
course, overruled. Four other fugitives, for
whom warrants were issued, have escaped to
Canada.
Boston, Oot. 2.—By an arrival at this port,
a private letter has been received, dated
VOLUME XV.-KO. 122-
Singapore, August Ist. It is reported that the
Peninsula and Oriental Company’s steamer
Pacha, from Singapore for Calcutta, was
sunk 6n the22d of July, by coming in coilis
sion with the steamer Erin, of the same line,
from Calcutta. By this disaster, eighteen lives
were lost. The Erin was much damaged.
Bhe had on board a cargo consisting of 1100
chests of opium. The Pacha had on board 42
boxes of gold, 19 boxes of gold dust, and 14
boxes of dollars.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
g
l rortlitChronlcf* A Sentinel
Charleston Market.
Moa» at, Oet.6.— Cotton —1,000 bales sold to
day at extremes of 6to cents. Market depressed.
Quotations for Pair 9J cente.'
New Yorlc Market.
Momsat, Oct, 6.— Cotton closed dull and irregu
lar, with sales during the day of 400 bales. Rice
|. Plour end grain dull. Money easier.
From the Charleeton Courier—By Telegraph.
New Orlkahs, Oct. 3. — On Friday Colton
was active, and four thousand bales changed
bands. Middling was worth B£. The sales of
tho week comprise sixteen thousand, and the
receipts for the same period 39,000, sud
for the season seventy-six thousand
bales. The stock amounts to sixty five thou
sand bales. Mess Pork is beld at sls, Baoa
sides are worth 11£ cents.
IFaehington, Oct. 4 —The Promethens has
arrived at New York with SIOO,OOO in gold.
She brings San Francisco dates to the 6th ult.
The Whig majority in the city of San Frauen
co is a thousand. The returns indicate the
elestion of a Whig Governor, and Democratic
Congressmen Tho legislature is doubtful.
Another acoount says that Bagley, (Dam.) will
probably ba elected Governor.
The Pacific arrived at San Joan on the 20th
nit., with SIOO,OOO iu gold. Tbe market at
Ban Francisco was quiet. ▲ fire at Marys
ville had destroyed eighty houses, entailing, a
heavy loss.
Looisviiak, Oct. 2.—Capt. Patterson, of
tbe ill fated steamer Jackson, was arrested at
Shawnee town after the explosion, bat was
afterwards released, there baing no evidence
against Lina.
Salim, Oct. 2.—Tbs brig Louisa, from Gambria,
reports the death of tho Rev. James Moore, of tbe
Monrovia Mission, on the 261 h of August, from au ac
cident on beard the Louisa.
Toronto, Oct. 2.—News of the resignation of the
while Canadian Cabinet reached Lord Elgin at Ni
agara on Tuesday. It is universally agreed that the
Tories cannot come in.
Syracuse, Oct . 2 —J. P. Lear, agent of the claim
ant of Henry, the fugitivo slave who escaped last
night, haa been held to bail on the charge of kidnap
ping. Much excitement continues to prevail. The
ugitive is piohably now out of reach of the antbori
ties.
OBITUARY
Died in Thomastm, Goo., on the 20th of Septem
ber, iu her 29th year, Mrs. Emxa M. Rnkiht, con
sort of the Rev. John W. Knight. Sister Knight
embraced religion in 1841 and j jined tbe Methodist
Episcopal Church, cf which the was a devoted and
exemplary member up to her death. She endured
with Chiistian resignation ail the privations and toils
attendant upon the wife of an Itinerant Minister, and
just before her death, said, ‘‘lt made but little diffe
rence how wo lived in this world, if we were pre
pared to leave it," She died most triumphantly in
<be full assurance of a blissful immortality ; perfect
ly resigned to the will of Gcd. She has left an
affectionate husband and three small children, togeth
er with a large circle of friends to mourn her loss.
J.
Commercial.
AUGUSTA MARKET
Moan at, P. M,
COTTON.—-The market to day is very dull,
and prices depressed—those of Saturday eannot be
obtained.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.—Stock, ar lower.
Flour ia lower—Salts of 12,000 bbls at $3,62} a
03,81 for State, and <4,06 a <4,181 for Geneses.
Sales of Genesee Wheat at 97 cents. Sales of 40,
000 bushels mixed Corn at 62 cents.
Provisions are unchanged—Sales of 300 bbla. new
mess Pork at <15.60.
Groceries are steady—Sales of 600 hhds. Porto
Rico Sugar at 6f a 6 cts ; 60 hhds. New Orleans at
5 cents, and 100 hhds. Moscovado at 5 ets. Sales of
3,500 bags Rio Coffee at 7| a 8| cts.
Cotton is unchanged—Sales of 500 bales.
Whiakdy 22 a 23 cts.
EXPORTS.
SAYANNAH, Oct. 4.—Por Now York, steam
ship Florida—3Bs bales Cotton.
For New York, brig American—99 bales Cotton.
For Philadelphia, achr. J. H. Planner—2B3 balea
Cotton.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 4.—For New York, steam
ship Southerner—sß bales S. I. and 471 do. Upland
Cotton.
For Boston, C. L, bark Editto —499 bales Upland
Cotton.
For Baltimore, M. L. schr. John S. Gittings—
-240 bales Upland Cotton. M. L. schr. Union—l6s
bales Upland Cotton. M. L. schr. Alisa—6l bales
Upland Cotton.
Shipping intelligent*.
, ■ - - ■!
SAYANNAH, Octobers.—Arrived, brig Madison,
Clarke, Boston; schr. Joseph Henry, Morgan, Bal
timore. Cleared, steamship Florida, Lroo, New
York;. brigs American, Godfrey, Now York;
Robt. M. Charlton, Lightbourne, Havana) schr. J.
H. Planner, Van Gilder, Philadelphia.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 6.—Arrived, steamship
Osprey, Powers, Philadelphia} bark Ellen Morri
von, Gavet, Baltimore ; bark Saranac, Share, New
Orleans; brig Jefferson, Rhodes, New Yrrk; M.
L.~ brig Calvert, Riley, Baltimore) M. L. schr.
Sam’l. Butler, Boose, Baltimore; schr. C. P. A.
Colo, Myers, Havana; R. L.schr. Florida, Jaquott,
Philadelphia; brig Delaware, Harding, Philadel
phia; M.L. schr. Truth, Baker, Baltimore. Clear
ed, steamship Southerner, Diekiuscn, New York;
C. I;, bark Edisto, Kendrick, Boston; bark Fair
mount, Duling, Philadelphia; M. L. brig John S.
Gittings Owens, Baltimore; M. L. schr. Union,
Brown, Baltimore; M. L, schr. Olive, Philips, Bal
timore.
S2SRBWARD.
A-w STOLEN from the subscriber, on the 23d
a dark Bay MARE four years old, trots
and gallops Well; no notable mark recollected. She
was taken from the lot cf Wm. Jenkins, in Hsber
shain, Burke eounty, 1 will give the above reward
for the mare and thief with proof to oonviot him, or
ten dollars for the Mare alone.
Address, Caneochy Post Offioe, Emanuel county,
07-wlm JOHN. T. CHANCE.
STOVE POLISH.
THIS is a very superior preparation for impart
ing lustre to Grates, Stoves, and Ornamental
Iron Work, with half the labor required of British
Lustro and other similar compounds For eats by
0» WM. H. TUTT, Druggist,
Nkrvr and bone liniment.—a
certain cure for Infamatory, Deiatio and
Chronio Rheumatism, just receive-! by
o 5 WM. U. TUTT,