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STATE RIGHTS AND UNITED STATES RIGHTS. Ti( ?3 «T A’XI) A DO .’:' HM ( O IN, THF. TRUE 1!»NIE. Skill ours hr a (MFERNMENT OF THE PINKS or a GOVERNMENT Of’ THE PEOPLE? Cha.'l .toe litre n.CON<HTI’TIoy IL TREASURY, jt an UN CONSTITUTIONAL NATIONAL R4NK? Shull ue hart a CON .^TITUTIONA LCI RR ENO Fof sold a.n silvf.h or one of IR REDEEM A 111, E-PAPER ? Shall trtlirt under tk ‘lrspnlism of u MON I Est A RISTOCR ACY, or under the safeguards of a FREE CONSTITUTION ? [ \Vaahitvgton Chronicle. •PI JZ. I, «E i jLJE / TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 18, 1840. DHMOCfIATIC TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT. T 3 AKT SA■V A A B ff'R EN. FOR VICE PRESIDENT. .5 O 11 U F O R 8 Y T'H. NOMINATION FOR CONGRESS. THOMAS GL ASCOCK, of Richmond. A. IVERSON, of M uscogee. ROBERT W. POOLER, of Chatham. JUNIUS HILLY ER, of Clarke. D. C. CAMPBELL, of Bibb. JOSIAH S. PATTERSON, of Early. HOPKINS HOLSF.Y, of Clarke. JOHN W. LUMPKIN, ofFloyd. F. H. CONE, of Greene. Nomination for Electors o f President an l Vice President of the United States. Valentine Walker, of Richmond. Vr vi. r>. Wofford,- of Habersham. M M. B. Bi f,LOCH, of Chatham. John Robinson, of Jasper. John Bated, of Murray. Tfios. F. ANDERDON, of Franklin. Milner Echols, of Walton. Samuel Groves, of.Madison. Samvel Beall, of Wilkerson. AV illi.'. •f A. Tennille, Baldwin. Thomas Wootgn, of Wilkes. The ladies now enjoy a fine opportunity of obtaining many rich and rare varieties of flowers and aromatic plants, by applying to Mr. B. F. Doncin, at the Globe Hotel. The florist should be availing herst lfofthe opportunity, the season and the choice selections. • G?“ Friend Ro.\c r of the Macon Messenger, is wel come to give to the three lines, stating the number of M big temperance’men in the Massachusetts Legisla ture, whatever opinion he pleases. We mentioned the fact, as oar exchange papers brought it to ns, and left the public to attach to <t their own got»d or bad opi nion, as they might please. We published it without comment, and gave it for what it was worth, without “ extenuation, or ayght set down in malice.” GZ“ Colonel James H. Hammond, John P. Rich ardson, Esq., and Judge Johnson, are spoken of as suitable persons to succeed the present Governor of South Carolina. The Macon Messenger, of the 13th instant, states, that the notes of the Central Railroad, Haw kinsville, and Ormnlgee Banks are received on depo site at the Monroe Railroad Bank and offices, while the Commercial, and all other bank notes in Georgia, are not taken on deposite or otherwise. THE NORTHERN FRONTIER.—It is not generally known (says the New York Star,) that or ders have been transmitted by the British Govern, nient to the authorities in Upper and Lower Canada and Noya Scotia, to place the whole line in an imme diate state of defence, and fortifications and redoubts will be erected from Mackinaw to Passamaquoddy. The principal points, we have no doubt, will be on the coasts of Lake Erie and Ontario—on the St. Lawren< c and the N. Eastern Boundary. It is al ready said that extensive barracks are in progress of erectionopposite Detroit; that Fort Malden is to be repaired; two steam frigates built at Chippewa; and other works of importance in the province of New Brunswick. tt7"MR. CLAY.—'I he citizens of Richmond, Va. propose honoring this distinguished statesman with a fete on the 22:1 inst. This kind of a plaster is very good for the Ashland fever. We quess Mr. Clay’ B nose, shout this lime, “sticks out « fete." The town ofßaleigh, N. C., has been blessed with ■ n extraordinary exemption from disease during the year ending on the 21st ult. The whole number of deaths in that period was but 44,viz: II white adults and 6 children; 8 black adults and 1G children. It is stated tji the Newark Daily Advertiser that twenty-four manufacturing establishments at Patter sons, have entirely suspended their operations, and that the men, z-ornen and children who were lately employed in them, are entirely idle, and very many of them literally dependent upon charity, for their ve ry scanty allowance of daily food. The Philadelphia Inquirer says that the State debt of I ennsylvania is estimated at Siß for every man, woman and child in the Commonwealth. The tax paying population, it should be remembered, amounts to about one-fifth of the entire number of souls within its borders. An Augusta (Maine) paper, states that a man named Janus 11. II tides, claims, the merit of hav ing cut the figure-head from the frigate Constitution. < AA e have taken the following list of the names’ j ol the Sheriffs, and Clerks of the Superior and Infe- ' rior Courts, elected in January last, in the Counties of this State, from the official returns in the Secretary of State’s Office. * 'OIAI J ;<S IS. ;(’|>*tks Su. Court? ClcrksJnt. Court. Appling, \\ :llin»n Nettles, S. Ctinnuday, Sol. Cataniulay, Baker, Robert Hardee, • Seth (?. Stephens. Seth C. Stephens, Baldwin, John 8. Stephens, Win. S. Mitchell, l has. W. Choate, ILbb, James Gates, Henry G. T. j. Saulsbuy, Bn an, Peter G. Hyrne, Joshua Smith, Joshua Smith, Bullock, Krasttis Waters, l>avid Beesly, David lieesly, Burke, Isaac Mesrex, Edward Garlick, I'.dward Garlick, Butls, Jas VV . Watkins, Isaac Low, W. R. BanYslon, Camden, J.T. Goodbreud, R. Brown, R. Brown, Campbell, James I'. Nelson, Joky A. Hopkins, Rd. P. Bonner, . < arruh, John Dean, lieurv W. Davis, Wm. L.Parr, Cass; Joseph Boyle, Wm.’M. Jones, Geo. B. Russell, 1 Chatham, Elisha Wyley, Robt. W. Pooler, Robt. W. Pooler, ; Chattooga, Daniel McCray,* . Thos. T. Hopkins James M. Bibb, Cherokee, Langston Worley, James Jordan, Posey Maddoy, (dark, I* rancis Jackson, John C. Johnson, John C. Johnson,' C-cbb, Joseph Chastain, Ent *h R. Mills, Daniel Columbia, Alfred Sturges, Gabriel Jones, David Harris, Coweta, . B. |l. Mitchell, J. W. Lee, Crawford, Wm. Campbell,' Philip J. Echols, Philip J. Echols, Decatur, David Foster, Asa D. Smart, Asa D. Smart, Dekalb, John Jones. [John Glenn, E. B. Reynolds, Dade, M. C.niingham, [Josiah W. Mcßee, Isaac G. West, Dooly, Daniel McLeod, Thomas 11. Key, Thomas 11. Key, F.urly r Anson \V hidden, James Collier, James'Collier, Eftinghatji, Robt.J. Mingledof. John (-hailton, John Charlton, Elbert, Wm. 11. Adams, Ira Christian, Wm. B. Nelms, Emanuel, Henry Durden, Nt il McLeod, J. Flanders, Fayette, Andrew Mcßride, Almond Strutten, Wm. Mcßryde, Hoyd, Houston Acock, Dcnflb l Hill, \. Patterson, luirsyth, Llias Fincher, Wm. H. Ray, A. G. Hutchings, Ffnnklin, A-a York, David Dumas, Thomaa King, Gilmer, John W. Griffith, 'Joseph Pickett, Silas J. Worley, Glynn, John Franklin, jr. J<ime a Moon’, James Moore, Giccile, Jas. W. Jackson, Vincent Sanford, Vincent Sanford, Gvvinncl, Nelson Roberts, I David W. Spence I Kiley S. Barker, Habersham, Charles B. Wurd, John H. Wvley, [Thomas Mcßae, Hall, J.J. Bau-h, E. M. Johnson, J. M. McClusky, Hancock, • W. H. P.rantly, T. IL Andas, ’Henry Rogers, Harris, G. Stephens, Nath. H. Barden, I John \\. Stone, Heard, Hiram McDonald. Bailev Bledsoe, Baily Bledsoe, Henry, James L. Head, Alex.'Cr. Murray, Win. L. Ghann, Houston, Drury H.Chirk, Jas. Holderness, Stephen K. Ham, Irwin, Daniel McLuke, [John McDearmid [John McDenrmid, Jackson, N. IL Pendergrass. [John J. McCulloch' J. j. McCulloch, Jasper, Jan#s W. Morgan j R. Flemister, Robt. Kellam, Jefierson, Wm.S. Alexander,!E. Bothwell, E. Bothwell, Jones, •. Nathaniel Glover, W'm. Brewer, Chas. McCaithy, •Laurens, Thomas N.Gniton Francis Thomas, Francis Thomas, I-ea, Elijah Butts, Ashley Phillips, ’ Aslilv Phillips, Liberty, John Guardian, E. Way, E. Wav, Lincoln, Bcnj. F. Tatum, Joshua Daniel, Joshua Daniel,. Lowndes, • J. 8. Burnett, Wm. Smith, Wm. Smith, Lumpkin, VVm. Woods, M.-P. Quillain, James Kennedy, .Macon, L. D. McMillon, Wm. P. Green, Wm. P. Brooks, Madison, John A.Thompson’ J. N. Culbertson, John Sanders, Marion, Isaac Peebles, Burton M. Eowde B. W. Dowde, Mclntosh, t Thomas C. Chick, J. E. Townsend, J.-E. Townsend, M jriwethcr, S. Kogers, Levi M. Adams, A. M. Boyd, Monroe, Thomas Chipman. E. G. Cabiness, H. Collier, Montgomery, JncobC.Clements, F. Mcßae, F. Mcßae, Morgan, 'James O’Neall, John C. Rees, John C. Rees, Murray, Ge. W. Wacassur John S. Beall. Edw. Edwards, Muscogee, S. R. Bonner, A. N. Me Lester, Newton, Thomas Nelms, A. W. Evans, A. W. Evans, Oglethorpe, S. R. Maxwell, J. W. Davenport, J. W. Davenport, Paulding, Thos. M. Chisolm I James Campbell, I ike, Jos. H. Shivers, A. H. Beckham, W. E. Mangam, Pulaski, Jos. Caruthers, • John V. Mi* h >ll, John V. Mitchell, Putnam, R. V». \V light, Jus. Nicholson, Wm. B. Carter, Rabun, Mm. Russell, James Blakely, James Blakely. Randolph, Lewis Gregory,. <>. H. Griffith, Jas. Bm hanon, Richmond, William V. Kerr. James Me Laws, James McLaws, S riven, L. M. Strickland, Alex. Kemp, Stewart, RoU. Reeves, M Gresham, i.L L. Yarborough, Sumter, John IL Blount, Jacob W. Cobb, ‘ 11. 11. Nunn, ° Talbot, John C. Mauud, Chas. R. Wynn, Ilourv Jones, i alinferro, A rn. Little, Cheidev Bristeh, IChesfev Bristol] i' I attnall, it.N Caswell, R. C. Surrency, ■R. C« Surrency, Telfair, J. W. Rawlins, Jernes H. McCall, Jas IL .McCall, I Thomas, John Horst, 11. R. Seward, H. R. Seward, J'roup, jll nry Favor, Robt. T.McGehee Wiley H. Sims, , Twiggy iTiknon Denson,- L. P. Hoskins, Thus. B. Pace, Union, Thomas Bolling, E. Hiddin, Joseph Niece, y Upson, Math. Sandwich, P. R. Bowdre, Thos. F. Bethels, Walker, Peter Jackson, John Caldwell, Edley Bmvant, Walton, Win. Kilgore, John P. Lucas, John P. Lucas, Ware, David J. Miller, G. B. Williamson. .G. B. Williamson Warren, James Hall, John Moore, John Moore, Washington, Jeptba Brantly, L. A. Jernighan, H. Brookin, Wavne. Elia-* F. Stewart, Robt. R. Wi a »n, Robt. B. Wilson Wilkes. E<l w. R. Anderson I John IL Dv son, R. Beaslev, ’ I Wilkinson, Win. Cooper, | Thos. M.Tarpley, Wm. H. Wright, tt?" In reply to our remarks, on Tuesday last, up on the different statements in the Augusta papers, about the value of country bank notes, the Sentinel says : “ The explanation is simple, and we will endeavor to make it short: “ The Constitutionalist assumes specie as the par standard ; we assumed as thenar standard, the notes of those banks which pass currently in the payment of debts, and are receivable at bank—such as our citv banks, the Bank of Columbus, &c. Specie is about 5 per cent, in value above the bills of those banks—of course, the assuming specie as the par standard, the bills of those banks are 5 per cent, below par. There fore, w hen the Constitutionalist says that Mechanics’ Batik notes are at parj it means that they are equal to specie; and when we say that the same notes are 5 per cent, premium, we mean that they are worth that much more than current notes, and equal to specie. Both papers quote Mechanics’ Bank notes and specie as equal to each other. We quote. Savannah Bank notes at 1 per cent, premium ; that is four per cent, under specie. The .Constitutionalist quotes them at from three to fire per cent, under specie. Where’s the difference ? None—except that one paper fixes it at Jour, and the other at from three to fire. “We quote Milledgeville Bank notes at 2J per ct. under par ; i. e., 24 per cent, below current notes,and specie as 5 per cent, above current notes ; this, of course, will make Milledgeville notes percent, be low specie; they are quoted by the.Constitutionalist at from 7to 10 percent, below specie! Where’s the difference? None! Both papers were right, and agree with each other as nearly as could be expected, in giving the market price of any article aics as much as bank notes do at the present time. The; only discrepancy of any importance is in relation to Ocmiilgee bank notes, and that no doubt arose from the fact that each editor received different information from the other, from those of w hom they inquired in relation to the matter —or, perhaps, from some error ia type : the editor of the Sentmel, who made that re port, is now abse.it, and we aie not aware of what his information na ; . “ Friend Haynes, thou wilt not do to lecture unon the currency, banks, &tc. You, no doubt, understand Democracy, but not the currency.” Thank you 1 Our know ledge of currency, banks, kc., we admit to be very limited— vet small as it is we never assume as a standard “ any article which fluctuates ns much as bank notes do at the present time.” We know of no received standard of value except gold and silver. But, perhaps the Editor of the Sentinel, can read us some new lessens upon the subject, which may open our eyes, and make us ap< prcciate the standard value of a fluctuating currency. The Editor of the Sentinel knows well enough that his statements in relation to-the value of country bank notes in Augusta, is calculated to deceive the public. He did not, nor does he yet, in the table he publishes, state the basis upon which he establishes the value of bank notes. Whereas, on the other hand, the Editor of the Constitutionalist, with his accustom- i ed accuracy and perspicuity, represents their value in unerring terms. We were satisfied that the statement in the Constitutionalist w-as correct, and we did think that the Editor of the Sentinel was sufficiently versed in political economy,, to know what was the regulator of value, and possessed intelligence enough not to predicate the value of bank notes upon a medium i t which he states to be so subject \o fluctuation. [ - The statements which are made in any commercial i community, in reference to the value of bank bills, ‘ must be considered as based upon the specie valuation, ! or it is a statement which is calculated either to de- ! ceive, or exhibit the want of the proper attainments to give correct information upon such subjects. We' do think that the Editor of the Sentinel possesses those attainments, and that he will yet present his bank note valuations, in a practical and intelligent form. Now, we very freely admit, that when the basis of a valuation is known, correct conclusions may he drawn—whether that basis be chips, whetstones, de preciated bank bills, or specie. But when we would inquire about the weight of a certain commodity, wc could not be very satisfactory answered, when told, that a certain bulk of feathers was the weight required. The custom of all mercantile communities; and the. dictates of common understanding, declare that iheie is but one true and received basis of valuation. When banks are in good repute, and redeem their notes in specie, the courtesy of trade attaches to those bills ;• ■ par value—and wtien banks are otherwise, and fail to redeem their notes in specie, those bills depreciate, but that depreciation is regulated by the specie standard. I It is exceedingly paradoxical to assert, that specie can be at a premium— bank bills may be at a discount,' and for exchange purposes, specie, or those bills, may occasionally command a premium ; but such a trans- ' action does not affect general valuation : for in such cases, it is only a premium given in a ratio with the expense of transportation of capital front one point to another. We remember that, ou one occasion, bills of some of the country banks were receivable in the banks of Augusta on one day, and on the next, they did not receive them ; and presto, they became good again. And in a table which you would publish to-day, un der such circumstances, you might assume those dis ’ honored bank bills as your standard of valuation, and to-morrow, your standard would be antler par. Could specie be below par ? We have stated, that it was parodoxical to assert, that specie could legitimately command a premium ; and we cannot reconcile it with our superficial ideas of “ currency, banks, kc.,” although the editor of the Sentinel may, with his gifted talents, possess the ability. Hereafter, we hope the Sentinel will predicate his ’ valuation upon something ; whether it be old subscrip , tion bills, boot-jacks, modern Whiggery, depreciated bank bills, or specie. Let tls have some data—no matter what it is—in order that lie can be understood by persons who are not so peculiarly blessed as him self. THE MINT.—The branch mint in the city of New Orleans, has since it commenced its operations last December, coined 9,396 quarter eagles, 18,000 half dollars, 130,000 dimes. 160,000 half dimes, . a Making in all, 317,396 piece?. ff/” The following we take from the Brunswick Advocate, of 11th instant: “We notice in the Tallahassee papers, that a num ber of the Editors and Publishers in Florida, have re cently adopted certain rules, which are hereafter to govern them in the management of a most important part of their business, and which if carried out, will be of great utility, as it will prevent the frequent losses to which the craft is now subject, owing to the present unlimited system of credits. Hereafter all subscrip tions are to be paid in advance, and no new papers to be sent till the money is paid. Advertisements from a distance must be accompanied w ith the money, or a respectable town reference; job work to be paid for on delivery, except from regular customers. It is also agreed that a Black List shall be kept in each es tablishment, and all names of persons who stop their paper without paying up arrearages, and all persons j who gooff without paying their printing bills shall be published and mutually copied in the papers of each j other for the benefit of the craft. Some step of the i kind should be taken by the press of this State, at least so far as advance payments for subscriptions are concerned. Who will move in the matter?” That the newspaper press has suffered, is suffering, and will continue to suffer, losses and impositions, in consequence of the loose manner of conducting their ’ business, every man, connected with tire, press must admit. Many unsuccessful efforts have been made to effect a reformation of those abuses. There is but one plan in our opinion, which can succeed ; and in carrying out that principle some of our journals wiil • become matter of history. The publishers in Georgia, should become united I in their determination to .stop the credit system, in toto allow no subscription to run a day longer than its adv a nee payment is made for—no advertisement to appear unless paid for previous to publication,—and no job work undertaken without the cash in hand, or payment aiade on delivery. Black Lists are disgraceful, and more so to the publisher than the published. It is evidencing the in efficient manner of conducting business, (?) and is an exposure of others for faults which we commit our selves. What man of business habits would open an account for a stranger who may reside a hundred or two miles off, for an amount as small as three dollars? And would not such management affect the credit of any commercial man ? One by one, we notice the discontinuance of Geor gia wewspapers; and within a year past, six or eight have passed away. And to the loose manner of con ducting business may be mainly attributed the cause of their discontinuance. Aie the publishers of Georgia prepared to act effi ciently in this matter, and strike a decisive blow, at tin- very root of the evil against which all complain r A middle course never can answer. The slightest tendency to a credit system opens a door which can admit every evil which now afflicts the press, and shackles its usefulness. If the publishers in Georgia are ready for decisive action, let them proclaim it, and we will be found co-operating with them. But unless they adopt regulations which cannot admit ofcavil or doubt, let them pursue the uneven tenor of their way, Jor there is no restitution for them; and they must sub mit, to losses and impositions, and perhaps to priva tion and ruin. Fur the standard of Union. TO MY COUZIN, ETHIEL MARLIN, ON BUTLER’S CREEK, RICHMOND COUNTY". Deyr CoUZIN :—Think not that I have been re miss in not writing to you earlier : my time has been employed in unraveling or untying a great Gordian knot in the affairs of this world, arid so.duced closely and ciirionsly was wrapped the little matter, that I am ! now begiiming to breathe free after rny severe t0i1,.! and bless the stars of Fortune that my task has been so well completed. You must know, Cousin byway ! ol item, that I am a pajt of 'u\t mttm at present. Well, this is as com'n ala place as you could wi-h to see. Among the curiosities. Jet me tell you, entr'e nous, that we have but one barber sb< p : which is slightly Quotemized. Hair cutting and shaving, and oysters, at all hours; hot coffee, and fried ham and j eggs, and ladies’curls and gentlemen’s wigs, prepared lat the shortest notice. Wigs for the head, and wigs. \ for the belly. Transient persons appetites whetted, and likewise their razors. Apple tarts and plum puddings, and grand perequier, after the Morbleu style. By the way, cu passant, I admire the custom of modern barbers putting' their cup upon the hearth, in order to keep their shaving water warm : it is so handy to be used as a spitrbox. ;\nd then to know that you can afford to have your chin saponificatiousli/ salivered, is a pleasant thing. It may be true, that as the secretions of the sali vary glands contribute to form the gastric juice, (and Beaumont declares, it to lie a powerful solvent, as he proved from experiments upon St. Martin,) it may be that spittle softens the beard, and promotes easy shaving. lam anxious to make science or phi losophy ..sustain the barbers, or persons, who are not classically refined, might object to be shaved with such a preparatii n. But, our barber, although much of a Caleb Quo tum, is an accommodating and polite fellow. And, unlike the Castilian gentry, ofhis profession, he does not draw teeth, or arrange luxations of joints, lait causes operations upon you teeth in a amch more agreeable style, than is practiced by ordinary de claimers about the Ligamenttint Dentis. True, you have in his dissecting room fine opportunities for im proving y< ur own anatomical formation, by the pro per dissection of choice specimens in the comparative list. Bub lectures on practical physiology, (and his efforts are favorably received by the epicureans,) but the chirurgical business is monopolized by the doctors t/e facto. Velpeau was a blacksmith in Paris, and now he is the first surgeon of that metropolis—-there is no telling what our barber w ill come to, if he is am bitious. 1 like to see p< rseverance and versatility— they are evidences that, let Fortune wag with you as she listeth, or toss you as she pleases, like a good gtimalkin, you fall upon your feet again. By the way, there could be found c/ea/z shavers here, who are not in the regular line ofbarbers ; and in these long beard times, they afford you a tempo rary clean chin ; but they charge you such a high per centage that it is excruciating to be shaved with such soap. The ladies, in this section, are not much troubled with the “ gad-about” mania that prevails in some places—l like that—but siill “ lovies” chat in their family circles much after the fashion of Mrs. Candor, and their friends' I'—l 1 '— I like that very much— There is no better way of keeping correct habits and principles in the ascendant, than by freely disrtisMiig the most private affairs of our neighbors. We cor-, reel thereby our own imperfections. Virtue is only known by conirastiiig it with vice. And when vie expose the delinquencies 'of others, we must be pure ourselves, or we could not be so imprudent and indis erect as to set in judgment .upon all of our kind, from those who parade in carriages, down to the petite es prcc ofthe community.—Zounds, Eihiel, I delight in slander, although I have often-regarded the term as a misnomer. Anti for ladies to indulge in the luxury, oh, it is extntic ! We know the even temperament, obliging nature, spotless purity, and Ceasar’s-w ife-'like character of the lillies of the land—and you know that I always regard them “as pure as ice, and chaste as snow.” Evil never issues from such an almost beatic source—and I feel confident then, that slander is no evil bnt a blessing. I think a society for the pur pose, might improve the coin here—we are much in want of a loquacious slanderer. If you can find any on the Creek, send them up, and then the wheels of society here can be slicked. We have some silly pie. ayune slanderers, but they do not traverse the entire swine—give us those-that can go like the poet’s mus-. suhnen, “ from the snout to the tail.” The facilities for trade here are very contracted No water navigation, upon which much reliance can be placed—and no railroad advantages. We have two banks, but 1 believe they are not much en gaged in discounting. The Central bank, as now or ganized, is calculated to do good ; and I hope the people will be benefited by it. The Penitentiary is under the direction of General Nelson, and he seems to be employed in making it perforin the purposes of its institution. All the public officers of the State are at their posts. 1 he Capital is a deset ted and lonely place in com parison to what it was in November and December last. No forensic efforts—no pinder crackin" now. No lobby tact, or peeling oranges going on. Every thing seems easy, and wiil likely remain so until the State Rights Convention ; and then—it is likdy nothing very Octoberish w ill be done. The practice of fencing up is very common on our Creek, and likewise log-rolling, but here things go much further—people fence up thpir “ garden spots,” and then fence up their little parsley and onion beds and instead of log-rollings, they have “ gardenings." I had a queer invitation, a few days since, tuning thus:— “ Mr. and Mrs. Q ’s compliments to Mr. Z. Homespun, and requests the pleasure ofhis company, to-morrow and next day, to assist in gardening.” How could I refuse ? I went ; and spent a pleasant •lay, “ turning up the fresh earth”—listening, occa sionally, to a little spicy narrative of a neighbor’s ! foibles—and drank nothing stronger than molasses I ami water, which was highly recommended for its alterative properties, and the best known drink for th«‘ season. I should not forget to inform you that our old I friend, Colonel Thomas Haynes, has taken the Lafayette Hall, and is now busily engaged in making prei arations to accommodate all the good people who may visit his house. Eating of the best—rooms in fine ordr r—but why need I tell you anything? Don’t you know the man ? And what could you ex pect put accommodations of the best kind ? In about a month hence, if you should visit Milledgeville, just inquire for the Lafayette Hall, and you will find many of the lions, and “ good folk” of the day, who may sojourn in this metropolis, and put up with as po lite and merry a Boniface as can order a surloin, or prepare the “ soup, a la mode d'Astor" in all these parts. I will tell you about our churches some other time. Our recent paster is located here, and his efforts are favorable spoken of. lam not in the most regular attendance at the churches, but I understand that much piety seems to prevail among the gentler sex. My Sabbaths are principally employed in reading sermons, and as soon as l ean get myself a fashion able coat, high heel boots, and a sliver-mounted walking cane, and a pair of spectacles, then I’ll go to church like a good boy—-nothing will pass current here but fashionables, and I intend to show out shortly—l will ’pon honor—most de-ci-ded-ly. Your Couzin, in fashionable expectancy, ZEKE HOMESPUN. Fishing Creek, Baldwin, Feb. 16. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT—Four horses were returning with the Omnibus from the Railroad Depot, with five passengers: (two ladies and three gentlemen inside,) yesterday afternoon, when the hor sts, near the. store of Mr. A. Champion, Market square, became frightened and unmanageable, and we regret to state that while at speed near the store of Messrs. Hamilton & Houston, Mr. B. Childs, of Burke county, a contractor on the Railroad, in at tempting to get out, was thrown against a tree and received a very serious wound on the right temple, from tlve effects <>f w hich he died last evening, The other passengers left the Omnibus in safety. The horses proceeded with the vehicle through several streets, until approaching Judge Berrien’s residence, oue of his men servants nobly attempted to stop them, btri he was run over and seriously injured. The Om nibus was soon after upset, and the driver threw from his box, but escaped uninjured.—Some bales of cot ton, it is thought, alarmed the horses and caused them to start.— Georgian. RUNNING AWAY WITH AN HEIRESS— I lie New York Whig gives the following romantic incident : On Monday afternoon, about two o’clock, a one horse carriage, containing a lady and gentleman, was observed in Third Avenue, proceeding outwards, but at such a pace as to excite no curiosity. Scarcely, however, had the carriage time to leave Tenth-street —than a gentleman, in a high state.of excitement,and mounted on a powerful bay horse, came up, riding fu riously, and having made-a brief inquiry relative to the party in the carriage, and. learned thev were a shoit di-timce in advance of him, dashed off at full speed. Two gentlemen in surprise followed until they reached Seventeenth-street, where they found tile dismounted horseman lying on the road-side in a state ot insensibility., and a tnan and woman chafing his temple t, and rubbing his hands, in order to restore him.- 1 In* unfortunate gentleman had received a se vere wound with a heavy blunt instrument, on the side ol the head, and the thumb of his right-hand was broken—a heavy club was lying on the ground. 1 In- man anil woman was questioned, and said they had perceived the carriage driving on at a rapid rate, ami the single gentleman in pursuit, and the moment the latter came up w ith the vehicle, he struck at one ol the parties within with a club. ■ The gentleman in the carriage then snapped a pistol in the face of the rider, but it missed fire, w hereupon he jumped out of the carriage, and at the same instant, the horseman sprang to the ground, and grappled with him. The parlies struggled fiercely with each other for about half a minute, but the single rider, being by much the largest and most powerful man, flung, his opponent to the ground, and put liis knee upon his breast, and was commencing to beat him violently up on the face with clenched hands, when suddenly the lady threw herself out of the carriage—and having seized the club, which had fallen from the horseman’s hand, she dealt his horse a tremendous blow, which caused Inin to dah off’ like mad in the direction of the city. She then advanced upon the struggling parties, and struck at the head of her late pursuer, but he par red the blow with his right-hand, thereby- receiving the injury in his thumb. J n the following instant? however, the lady effected her apparent purpose, for her second blow took effect on the side of the wound- ' ed man’s head, and caused him to lose his hold, and fall over quite senseless. The heroine of the scene then assisted Iter companion, who appeared to be conr stderably hurt, into the carriage—and then drove o< as fast as the horse could carry them. When sufficiently recovered, the wounded man said that the lady, who had wounded him, was his own niece, who had lived with him from childhood-r --that they were but three weeks in this city, during