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Agricultural. Fr--o ■ ■ S.'nH<-nt Rcrortf, r. Th:; Spauis'i Tobacco. Among tnc tlio isaml and one objects of pro fit >bl culture for the Somh, the article which Itoiuii this is ilest.n d, we believe, to he a ve ry important oik*. We know that this culture ha- been mo-t successfully tried for several V ■ it's I’U't, iu nt least one of our lower conn- tie.;, realizing to the enterprizing cultivator, at least tour or five limes as much to the hand as In co il l have realiz ;d by any other cul ture. We rejoice to learn that in an adjoining co inly, one of the most culiglitenc 1 citizens of our State, and one of our largest planters, ,b is determined to turn h:s whole agricultural o:)*rit o :.s to ih.s culture. Hu has sent, we under stand, to Cub i for see 1. and is resolved to give tho matter a fair trial at all events.— Wo predict with entire confidence, a most tri umphant and propitious result from the ex periment. Ttiat it will realize beyond meas ure. m >ro than the same forco employed in our ove -done Chiton raising, we do not'enter- taia a doubt: We njoice nt this direction of n part ol Georgia labor, and under tho auspi- c s ofonc every way competent t* make the c\j> u iment intelligently and effectually. We would remark, by the way, that an ex periment of this kind has been made in our own vicinity, on a small scale, by one of our ""U a.iterprisiug and efficient citizens, and with the most satisfactory result; sufficiently so to place the success ofahe matter in this re gion beyond doubt in the mind of every prac tical man. We tmsi that many others may follow tho good example set them; and thus (1 ."ipatu the gl oom which now overcasts our •' gricultural prospects, and cause the sunshine ol prosperity again to gild and gladden our fields. * A live. —Swallowing it -The Rescue— Tile Best Coirs. You catinnt be absolutely certain, when you purchase he fera, that you will have good cow l>ut by close mtenton you may acquire the art pretty accurately whether they will prove good The first point is the udder, if this is not ca pacious or iPit'has not the power of becomin so, she never will be a great milker. Then the col>r of the skin will be important; if you woulJ have rich milk it should bo yellow, or rather a mahogony coir; but you will want good teats to draw the milk; large teats, not standing close togthcr, are a good sign. These are the most-important points. As to the form of i he cow, you will not choose largo In ad and horns, for it costs kso much to support thorn; nor Jong legs to make you hold the pail from the ground, and to require high fenc es. Long legs require too much sup port, they arc not good even for travelling.— Chose short legged animals whenever you have the choice, whether cows, oxen, horses or hogs. Choose slenddrnecks and tapering tails; straight backs mid broad briskets, for such feed better and are less liable to disease. The cow’s bo dy should be large in comparison with head and limbs, but it, is not an object to keep very lurge cows or oxen, or horses on our farms, as a genral rule. Middle s : zed cows, and those below it, you almost always find better milk ers than large cows are. In regard to the color of the body, a red or yellow, or a yellow brindle, is as indicative as any of a good rich milker. You cannot always determine by any external marks, whether your heifor will prove a good cow*. After tryin her one summer, you can tell better, and you can turn her off .for beef if you choose. On purchasing, you will have some regard to color as a matter of f’.iricy. Nobody’ wants a black cow or a white one; and though a partly colo red cows ara endurable, no white man buys a shunk colored horse for bis own keeping. Mild and gentle cows are better than irritable animals, and will he more ready to yield their milk. J5y close scrutiny you can determine in some degree by the countenance and the mo tions of the heifer whether she is naturlly do cile, yet very much depends on her breaking— her treatment and education during the first season. Various treatment will make any aid- roul vicious; sill, there is a difference of char acter independent of education. Examine the eye and the face of tho heifer; a large mild oye, w ill a yellow circle or halo around it, is a good indication. The face should not be large, un i the bones should he small in proportion to the bn ly. A large chest is evidence of good lungs mid of a hardy animal. Tho hips should lw well spread for obvious reasons. By proper attention to selecting and breed ing we may just as well have a race of cows that will yield ten pounds, We know of no neat stock superior to our red Devon cattle— such as we meet with iu New England. Mass. Ploughman. The Statistics of Poultry.—The Goshen (Orange county) paper, gives tlie following in- jun sling information concerning the value of poultry, ns a part of the stock of n faTtn : “A tanner of that town stntcs that he has Kept from 80 to 100 bens ihe last year, and since last F eb’iy (10 months) he liasrsold 7,680 eggs! averagi -g 11 cents pier doze:’, which amounts t>) about 870—or about the same as to have fat ted 1,600 lbs. of pork. Tho question is fre- qu ally asked, which is the more profitable, eggs or chickens ? Tim general opinion in clines to the for.i.or. Those who have had ex perience in the business, inform us that 50 hens well kept, will produce from five to seven thousand eggs, annually, which, nt tho rate of a cc.nt each, will amount to from 860 to 870. /Y. u the St. Louis It. Swallowing Oystei A Sucker—11 is First Oyster A live—Terrible Situation— Disappearance. At a late, hour, the oilier night, the door of an oyster-house in our city was thrust open, and in stalked a hero from the Sucker Slate.— He was quits six feet high, square, somewhat stooped, with a hungry, anxious countenance, and his hands pushed clear down to the bot tom of his breeches pockets. Ilis outer cov ering ivashard to define; but after surveying it minutely, we came to tho conclusion that his suit bad been made in Ids boy-hood, of a din gy, yellow linsev woolsey, and that having sprouted up with astonishing rapidity, lie had been forced to piece it out with all colors, in order to keep pace with his body. In spite of his exertions, however? be had fallen in arrears about a foot of the necessary length, and con sequently, stuck that far through his inexpres sibles. His crop of hair was surmounted by the funniest little sealskin cap imaginable.— After taking a position, he indulged in a long stare at the man opening the bivalves, and slowly ejaculated—“ isters ?” *• Yes, sir,’" respended the attentive opera tor ; “ and fine ones they are, too. - ’ “ Well, I’ve hearn tell of liters afore,” says he, “ but this is the first time I’ve seed ’em, an d perhaps I’ll know what tharmade of afore I git out of town.” Having expressed this desperate intention, he cautiously nppioached a plate, and scruti- ninAcI itm tin A'loorl oltnli /IcTl U’ltll O ATTUVIfV Jlltfl Ckirnk r President's Message.—-John Ross, Esq., the principle chief of the Cherokee na- lio’., having been detained by adverse circum- Miu .ces from the seat of government, on tho opening of the National Council or Congre>s, addresses them a message on his return, com. inencing with-mi el< quent notice of the death of a groat number of valuable citizens and “public officers, by a prevailing epidemic, and tbon adds: “In referring to tie documents containing the correspondence of I lie d legation with the Secretary of War, you will perceive lhat our long tins' tiled ailairs with ibe United Stales Government, remain still open and unadjust ed. As this correspondence will be fully read for yuur i formation, I deem it unnecessary to cnii merit upon tho policy which seemed to have dictated the emirs ' purs ietl by Secretary Wil- towards the Delegation, rn conducting tho desired negotiation ; us h will appear evident that it ivas adopted merely to evade the fulfil ment of Presi lent Tyler’s written pledge of the 20th of Suptcmbi r, I'M I, fora new treaty of iudemn iieaiion, <fcc. 1 lie righteous de mands of our people upon the U>ited States G’ovei ment A>i justice, and the deep wrongs requiring it; with the reasonable assurance af- readv given, that thev shall he redre-sed, leave ik oiii\ to hope on, and to prosecute them with prude >co and p-rsevcrunce, unt.i they shall be f*:i lily otlt nised the uncased shell fish with a gravity and interest which would have done honor to the most illustrious searcher into the hidden mys teries of nature. At length he began to solilo quise on the difficulty of getting them ou», and liow queer they looked when out. “ I never seed any thin’ hold oh so—’takes an amazin’ site of sorewin’, boss, to get ’em out, and aint they slick and slip’ry when they does come ? Smooth as an eel! I’ve a good mind to give that fellow lodgins, jest to realize the effects, as uncle Jess used to say about speke- lation.” •* Well, sir,” was the reply, “ down with two bits, and you can have a dozen.” “ Two bits !” exclaimed the Sucker, “now come, that’s stickin’ it on rite strong, hoss, for isters. A dozen on ’em aint nothin’ to a chick en, and there’s no gilt in’ more’n a picayune a piece for them. I’ve only realized forty-five picayunes on my first venlur’to St. Louis.— I’ll tell you wluit, I’ll gin you two chickens for a dozen, if you’ll conclude to deal.” A wag, who was standing by indulging in a dozen, winked to the attendant to shell out and the offer was accepted. “ Now mind,” repeated the Sucker, “ all fair—two chickens for a dozen—you’re wit ness, mister,” turning at the same time to the wag ; “ none of your tricks, for I have hearn tell that your city fellows are niity slippery Coons The bargain being fairly understood, our Sucker squarred himself for the onset—delibe rately put offhis seal skin, tucked up bis sleeves, and fork in band awaited the appearance of No. 1. It came—be saw-—and quickly it was bolted ! A moment’s dreadful pause ensued The.wag dropt his knife and fork with a look of mingled amazement and horror—something akin to Shakspeare’s Hamlet on seeing his daddy’s ghost—while he burst into the excla- mation— “ Swallowed alive, as I’m a Christian ! ’ Our Sucker hero had opened his mouth with pleasure a moment before, but now it stood open. Fear—a horrid dread of he din’t know what—a consciousness that all wasn’t right, and ignorance of the extent of the wrong—the uncertainty of that moment was terrible. Urg ed to desperation he faltered out— “ What on airth’s the row ?” “ Did you swallow it alive ?” enquired the wag. “ I swallowed it jist as he gin it me ! shout ed the Sucker. “ You’re a dead man !” exclaimed his anx ious friend : the creature is alive, and will eat right through you,” added he in a moat hope less tone. “ Got a pizen pump and pump it out!” screamed the Sucker, in a frenzy, his eyes fair ly starling from their sockets, •* Oh, gracious ! what’ll I do?” It’s got hold of my innards, already, and I am dead as a chicken !—do somethin’ for me, do—don’t let the infernal sea-toad eat me before your eyes,” “ Why don’t you put some of this on it ?” enquired the wag, pointing to a bottle of strong pepper sauce.” The hint was enough-—the Sucker, upon the instant, seized the bottle and desperately wrenching out the cork, swallowed half the contents at a draught. He fairly squealed from the effects, and gasped and blowed, and pitched, and twisted as if it were coursing through him with electric effect, while at the same time his eyes ran a stream of tears. At length, becoming a little composed, liis wag gish adviser approached, almost bursting with suppressed laughter, and enquired— How arc you now, old fellow—did you kill it ?” “ Well, I did hoss,” ugh-ugh-o-o-o tny tit. nards. If that istcr critter’s dying agonies didn’t stir a ruction in me equal to a small earth quake, then ’taint no use savin’ it—it sqairmed like a sarpenl when that killing stuff touched but”—and here, with a countenance made up of suppressed agony and present determina tion, he paused as if to give force to his words, nd slowly and deliberately remarked—“ If you git two chickens from me for that live ani- mal Fm d—d !” and seizing his seal skin he vanished. The shout of laughter, and the contortions of the company at this finale, would have made a spectator believe fthat they had all been “swallowing oysters alive.” Anecdote of Ctcn. Ptitiiaui. Among the worthies who figured during the era of the were none f He shortly after mounted his ox-cart, dres sed as one of the commonest order of \ ankee farmers, and was soon at Bush’s tavern, which was in possession of tho British troops. No sooner did the officers espy him, than they be. gan to question him as to his wbere-about, and. finding him a complete simple, (as they tho’t,) they began to quiz him, and threatened to seizs the corn and fodder. “ How much do you ask for your whole con cern 1” asked thev. “ For mercy sake, gentlemen,” replied the mock clodhopper, with the most deplorable look of entreaty, “ only let me off, and you shall have my hull team and load for nothing ^ and if that won’t dew, I’ll give you my word I’ll return to-morrow, and pay you heartily for your kindness and condescension.” “ Well,” said they, “ we’ll take you at your word ; leave the team and provender with us, and wo won’t require any bail for your appear ance.” Putnam gave up the team, and sauntered about for an hour or so, gaining all the infor mation he wished; he then returned to his men, and told them of the foe and his plan of attack. The morning came, and with it sallied out the gallant band. The British were handled with rough hands, and when they surrendered to General Putnam, the clodhopper, he sarcas tically remarked, “ Gentlemen, 1 have kept my word. I told you I would call and pay you for your kindness'and condescension. French Coffee. Some twenty odd years ago, when the U. States Military Academy was in its infancy, some half dozen of the cadets—there wfere but a few more at the Point at that time—became displeased with “Black George’s” boarding— notwithstanding the charms of his youthful daughter—and manfully resolved to establish a mess on their own hook, and club together to keep bachelor’s hall in style. “Old Hamilton,” an Irishman and an inva lid soldier, who was retained in the pay of the government to compensate him for his wounds, and who acted in the capacity of waiter to the “young gentlemen,” was called upon to dis charge the important functions of “steward, cook, and bottle-washer” for the mess. Poor Hamilton ! the turf now rests upon liis head— but while ho did live and move among men, no one of the blundering sons of “Green E- rin” ever made more, or better, practical bulls. Cadet l>e R., a young French gentleman, like all of his countrymen, was particularly fond of good coffee, and in this respect, at least, he ivas determined not only to “rule the roast” but the boiling loo. “Hamilton,” said Da R. one morning at the mess-table, “when you next make coffee, in stead of putting the coffee grounds loose into the pot, as you have been accustomed to do, enclose them in a bag first, and then be sure to boil them an hour, at least. Do this always, and we shall never fail to have a good char, strong cup of coffee.” “Yes, your onor,” replied Hamilton. The next morning, however, notwithstand ing the minute directions of De R., the coffee lasted—all said—peculiar, and some almost swore that it was confoundedly bad. The presence of Hamilton was required. “Hamilton,” said Dc R., “the coffee tastes very badly this morning: was you careful to follow my directions in making it 1” “Yes, plaze your honor.” “What can make it taste so then ? Are you sure you used clear water 1” ‘•Faith an’ 1 did—just cool from Old George’s spring, your onor.” “What sort of a bag did you use to fo il the grounds in 1” “Why. plaze your onor, I could n’t find any stuff to make a very good bag, but picked up part of an old stocking, and tied it it one end, and boiled it in the coft’ce for the whole of an hour!” “The d—1 you did !” was the exclamatiou of the mess—and ive came aw$y; but-ere wo had gonefar, we heard a variery of noises, much resembling, as it appeared to us, the opera tions of the emetics of many doctors on mani fold patients; and the memory of De R’s. French coffee will remain long after the ruins of Fort Putnam will have crumbled from their original dust.—Sullivan Mercury. , Yankees, seated in pedlar’s wagons, and led by the editor of the Boston Atlas, who will gird Ol) his che-ife-knife and mount bis bob-tail po licy for the purpose, will be down upon us like a thousand ofbrick. But there is a crumb of comfort left. Mas sachusetts is graciously pleased to be satisfied with the Union as it stands. Lotos take this, ami be thapkfnl. We arc fortunate to get even so little; in these hard times ; and should seed a delegation with a white flag to the edit or of the Boston Atlas, inaplorig him to spare us the terrors of war, and not to carry off’our men, women and children into captivity, or sweep our land with a two and six penny bo som of destruction.—New York Aurora. Captain Bohadil Awake. The Boston Atlas says :—We must be rea dy to act—promptly, fearlessly, effectually.— when the time comes if come it ever d»es.— MASSACHUSETTS CANNOT-sue .MUST NOT—sue WILL NOT SUBMIT TO THE ANNEXATION OF TEXAS TO THESE UNITED STATES. Let this idea be im pressed firmly, indelibly upon the public mind. This Unionisapartnershipoftwenty sixStates. No new State can be admitted, without the consent of all the old States. MASSACHU SETTS is satisfied with the Union as it stands. She intends to abide by, adhere to, and uphold it. The grand galaxy of the twenty-six stars is sufficiently effulgent to light her or>, in the path of glory and honorand happiness. Shedesircs not a ray from the Moncfstar,’ but is willing to let that star shine alone,” Our nerves have been dreadfully unstrung since ive read the above paragraph. Blood aud gunpowder oozed out of every word, and we were bound to be terribly frightened. Massa chusetts—the great State of Massachusetts, the State-of extended territory—the sovereign cot- ton-mill member of tho confederacy—the pub- lie spirited nation which was indebted to the shanks of Fanny Elssler, and the sale of nick- nacks at a fancy fair for the completion of a I public monument—the great manufactory of I pumpkin-pies—and the puissant creator of am bassadors who poke their noses into danger and run away—Massachusetts—cradle of liberty 1 and consumer of chowder—she lias undertaken j to nullify ! What will be the consequences— what the terrible result ? Can the other poor, American Revolution, perhaps there ; miserable and despised members ofthe confed- ■ possessing more originality of char- I eracy dare to oppose their sovereign si-ter?— Of courso not. actor than General Putnam, who was eccentric and fearless, blunt in his manners, the daring | head—practically dead, soldier, without the polish of the gentleman.— j dished. Yea. lied the Marion of the Annexation is knocked on the Il is done over, and He might well hi north, though he disliked disguise, probably from the fact of bis lisping, which was very apt i overthrow any trickery he might have in civ. At the time a .strong hold, called llorse-ncck, sonic miles from New York, was in possession of the British, Putnam with a few sturdy pat- ints, was lurking in its vicinity, bent on driv ing them from the place. Tired of lying in tmfoish, the men became impatient, and im portuned the general with questions, as to when they were going to have a ‘ bout with the foe.’ One morning lie made a speech something to the fbllowing.efrt ct, which convinced them that something was in the wind. *■ Fellers—you’ve en idle too loner, and so have I. I’m eoing own to Bush’s at Horse-neck, inan’bour, with an nx team and a load of corn. If L eomu back, will let you know the particulars. If [ should let liieiii have it, by ihe liokey !” There have been individuals who have been hardy enough to express doubts, as to wheth er the puissant editor of the Boston Atlas, re presents the Old Bay Commonwealth. They have dared to insinuate that as she bad perilled so much to aid in achieving the glory of this Union, she might not desire to break up the compact. But this betrays their ignorance.— If w« mistake not, the editor of the Boston At las is or was an aid-de-camp to his excellency tho Governor of the Buy Slate, who is—the Governor, we mean—Admiral of the Naw and Captain General of the Army thereof. lie is, therefore, th© inc red ited organ of the State, the speaking trumpet of the Old Colony people. And this is evident from the fact that lie appears to be formed of bras9, and filled with wind, as all speaking trumpets are. Let no man doubt, therefore. Let all be prepared for action.— The Massachusetts men are preparing fur the war. If we dare to annex Tcsas, hosts-of the From the New York Weekly News. Commercial Consolidation of Europe. The great movement of the present century is undoubtedly the ascendancy of commercial interests over every other. War, ns a means of strength and aggrandizement to nations, ceased with Waterloo. From that hour the progress of commerce has been gradually re composing Europe into one vast empire, gov erned by mutual interests, cemented by rail roads, connecting every considerable point.— The first great step towards freedom of inter course, was taken by Prussia in 1827. That power, by the disunion of the German States, was brought to the brink of destruction under the strokes of Napoleon. Ou the promulga tion of peace in 1S15, Germany was cut up in to numerous petty sovereignties, each having its own custom house, surrounding their few acres of territory, collecting scarcely sufficient revenue to maintain their guards, and prevent smuggling under the onerous taxes imposed upon trade, ^’he grievous inconvenience and expense of such a system was so severely felt in 1826, that eleven of the small States, whose total population was 894,778, entered into a union called “ Der Mitted Verein,” for the purpose of consolidating the customs, and hav ing but one line of custom houses around their extreme frontier. This event gave direction to the enterprise of the King of Prussia, who, since the calamities of the war. had become thoughtful and laborious, and with the experi ence of the pas: before his eyes, was eagerly looking for some means of strengthening the power of Germanj’ by a union of its material interests. This was presented in the plan of the “Middle Union,” and overtures ivere made to all the powers of Germany to join in a gene ral union. It appeared, however, that former jealousies were not yet extinct. Bavaria, Wurtemoure, Saxony, and Baden determined not to enter into a union in which the weight of Prussia would give her the preponderance.— Prussia, however, with infinite skill in the use of the events of 1S-30, viz: the Polish Revolu tion—the French Revolution—and the Belgian Revolution—all the result of the growth of popular rights, succeeded in drawing all the German States into the union for mutual pro tection. By this means Prussia seized the control of affairs in the north of Europe. In fact, in a commercial form, she has succeeded iu recomposing the uncient Germanic empire of 30,000,000 souls for her own advantage, and Belgium and Holland have made overtures, which followed by the assent of Denmark, and the Hanse towns, will eventually throw the whole sea coast from Dantzic to the Scheldt, open to the interior States. This lias led to a movement in the south of Europe of equal importance. Austria did not regard without extreme jealousy this continu ous aggrandizement of a monarchy Jong her inferior, but now her equal. To counteract the movement, or partake of its advantages, was long her object. To join the League and overshadow Prussia was at first proposed.— Her agricultural aristocracy, however, prevent ed the removal of the barriers raised against tin?German States. Another project present ed itself. Austria has magnificent ports on the Adriatic, Trieste in particular ; and tho Adriatic opens to her the Mediterranean.—■ On the shores of these two seas exist a num ber of small States, the combination of which, commercially, under Austria, would form a Counterpoise to the Prussian League. The statesman at the head of the Austrian govern ment immediately seized this plan—a prelimi nary treaty has been concluded with the diffe rent Italian States, drained by the Po, ns well as the Sardinian States, the object of which is to remove the duties that obstruct the navigation of tiie river, and is to be followed by a conven tion for the establishment of a uniform tariff for the south of Europe. The opulent city of Trieste will thus become the centre of vast commerce, and of a prosperity which may in some degree restore the mercantile honors of the Adriatic. The two leagues thus formed, will embrace 60,000,000 consumers of goods. France oc cupies a central position, and her government is already preparing a closer commercial alli ance with both. She draws large agricultural supplies already from the Sardinian States, and necessity exists for removing some of the existing commercial relations. The march of events is so rapid, that, at no distant day, the intercourse between the States of Europe will be as free as between the States of North Ame rica- The war of bloodshed ceased in 1815, and the war of custom houses will also be ex tinguished in a few years ; and, with the ex piration of the latter, tho means of reviving the former will have perished. The prosperity which Europe must enjoy under the increasing liberality of her governments, will involve a great benefit to the United Stales, and seem ingly calls for a prompt response on our part. The late accounts from England state that a commercial treaty between the Prussian league and the Brazil is on the point of being conclu ded, on grounds of reciprocity, similar to these contained in our own rcjectrd treaty. The Germans offer an extensive market to the su gars and coffee of Brazils, who, in her turn, is a large consumer of those goods in which the Zbllverein is now rivalling England. Thus, while England is playing off her anti-slavery pranks, the Germans will have quietly secured the Brazilian trade, and Northern Europe will eventually command all the American markets to the exclusion of England, and will have bound Europe to American interests by the strong baud of commercial ceasolidation. Novel Club* It belongs to Belgium to erect a temple of i- dlcnessand sterility. A numerous society hav ing been got together to found tho club of the Far Nienle. The title is borrowed from Italy for the members ofthe club did not wish to take the trouble to give themselves cvch a name To he received into this society, you must furnish proots of laziness and give guarani era of con tinued indolence, and of remaining a complete inertia of imagination nml mind. The Belgi an litterateurs are admitted at once into thisclub of tho Far Nicntc—provided they bring proofs ol their being men of letters; no other guarantee | errors in the first published have been since col or form is required ot them. j rccted. Forsyth was put down at firs! as giv- From ti.c Washington Constitution. Illegal Volins in Gc«rsia. Ever since Mr. Poi.k’s election the Whigs tnfoughout the country have been trying to console themselves for their terrible defeat, by ascribing to the Democratic party all sorts of frauds and unfairness. Some roundly and un qualifiedly assert that our success was wholly caused by' what they term the foreign vote.— And, then, with the same spirit that character ized the enactment of the Alien and Sedition laws, thev proceed to heap every opprobrious and disparaging epithet, which vindictiveness or malice can suggest, upon that class of our follow citizens. Another grave charge is. that we carried the election in some of the States by illegal voting. The Georgia Journal, and other Wiiig papers of that State, lmvc put themselves to much trouble to make out a case to fasten a charge of th:s kind upon the Dem ocratic party in Georgia. To our mind, its argument is a perfect non sequitur. It thinks that the excess of votes polled over what ap pears upon the tax-books, amount to 15,000, and of this number it supposes that 9,000 were illegal votes, and that they were all cast by the Democratic parly! Considering the perfect purity of that party, in that respect; its perfect freedom from all suspicion of the use of any fraudulent or foul means in catrying an elec tion ; its exemption from pipe-laying, coloniz ing votes, and direct bribery', it is surely mod est enough to say, that the 9,000 illegal votes, which it assumes were cast in Georgia, all, every one, voted the Democratic ticket! If this were true, it would show two things—first, that the Whig party in Georgia were in a state of political purity and morality, far in advance of that party any where else in the U. States, and, secondly, that the Democratic party had treated them most ungenerously ! But the charges thus pcrseveringly made are not true. They are neither true in regard to the Demo cratic party in Georgia nor any where else. It ;S the mere raving of malicious disappoint ment. It vainly essays to fasten upon others, crimes and practices which it knows have been fully and notoriously fastened upon its own party. This is dune upon a known principle in moral depravity, that the vicious always seek to degrade the pure and upright to their own level. But the Southern Banner, published at Ath ens, Georgia, shows what reliance is to be pla ced on the charges of the Journal. In a tem perate and well-considered article, it fully and candidly explains the whole matter, so as to satisfy' every unprejudiced mind of the ground less and gratuitous nature ofthe charges allu ded to. Wo give the article of the Banner at length, so that all may see how little our par ty Tn Georgia deserve the base imputations which have been cast upon them by the Whig press of that State : “Illegal Votjxg.—The Georgia Journal, a few weeks sincef published a table, comparing the number of polls upon the tax books of the different counties in the State, with the number of votes cast at the late Presidential election. From this table it appeared that there were a- bout 15,000 more vr.tes polled than there were names upon the tax books; and the Journal la bored to prove that of this excess, upwards of 9,000 were illegal votes, also, that these illegal votes were cast by the Democratic pait.v, giv ing the vote ofthe State to Mr. Polk, while, in tho language of the Journal, ‘Henry Clay has received a majority of the legal votesof the State of Georgia-’ Such a declaration as this last, we hardly looked for, even from the most rabid Whig print; and we doubt if any respectable Whig can be found who will endorse it; but as it has been made, it may not be improper to give the subject some investigation. “We are assured that the table alluded to is incorrect in many particulars; but, even admit ting it to be substantially .correct, it does not fol low that any illegal votes were polled—much less the number claimed by the Journal; or, if they were illegal, that the Democrats only were in fault. The Journal admits that allowance ought to be made for persons over 60 years of age, who arc not subject to poll tax. This it estimates at 3 per cent., or about 6,000 of the whole number, leaving 0,000 votes to be set down as illegal. It strikes us, however, that the Journal has omitted other important ele- ments necessary to be taken into the account in making a correct calculation. Persons who come into the State, between the first of Janu ary and the fourth of May last were entitled to ifote at the November election, and yet they were not subject to poll tax. In the upper part of Georgia, this class of our population was by no means inconsiderable. Again, tlie Journal does not enumerate thethousandsof young men who attained the age of 21 years between the first of January and the November election, and who, by our laws, are not subject to poll tax the present year. It is unreasonable to es timate their number as being equal to those a- bovc sixty years of age, staled by that paper to exceed 6,000? And further, docs any one suppose that the tax receivers obtain the names of every person liable to pay taxes upon their books? Much should be allowed for omissions, with even ordinary care and vigilance. Wo think that these facts fully account for the ap parent disi^epancy between the number of votes given and the names upon the tax books; and that they ought to satisfy every candid mind that Georgia can legally give even a lar ger vote than that cast in November. “But the main object of the Journal seems to he, to prove that the largest excess was in the Democratic counties, and that, therefore, the vote of Georgia was illegally given to Messrs. Polk and Dallas. Ol the 44 counties which gave Whig majorities, there were 38 in which the excess over the tax lists amounted to 6,- 581: in the other six, there was a deficiency of 345. Two-fifths of the excess, then, was in Whig counties, most of which could not have been largely jincreescd by emigration. For instance, the excess is put down in Burke 360, Clark 216, Coweta 805, Greene 210, Gwinnet 205, Hancock 217, Lanins 115, Muscogee 54S Nowton 402, Oglethorpe ISO, Richmond 323, Stewart 440, Sumter 390, Troup 271, War ren 229, Washington 201, Wayne 147, Wilkes 159. Most of these are old settled counties, in which the population increases very slowly, and in some scarcely gains at all. Now look at the Democratic counties where the excesses are largest. They are, Baker 247, Bibb 218, Cass 294, Chatham 24S, Cobb 338, Fayette 225, Franklin GG3, Habersham 170, Hall 415, Lumpkin GI9, Murray J97, Pike313, Pulaski 244, Randolph 251, Talbot 511, Walton 229. Most of these counties have been either recen t ly settled, or, from other causes, are now rap idly acquiring new population ; and this, added to the other reasons named, will account in al most every case of the large vote. At all e- vents, everyone must admit, who examines in to the subject, that if illegal votes have been given, it is impossible to fix the charge upon one party, to the exclusion of the other. “We repeat, that materia] errors are doubt less to he found in the Journal’s table. Some ing 597 excess over the tax books—now it stated nt 39 ; Habersham in the first table was charged with 756 excess—now put down a t 1(0, and if Franklin, Hall, Lumpkin, fc Ci were carefully examined, we doubt not that similar mistalements might be found. Will the officers of those counties look into this mat ter. “It is of great importance that the ballot box should remain uncorrupted, and every good cit izen is interested in detecting frauds upon it. We cannot believe that either .party in ihia State has reached to that degree of infamy sup posed by ti.c Journal, at least as parties.— There may have been individuals on both sides, who were instrumental in procuring illegal votes, and who merit punishment. Our future safety requires that every wilful violation of the election laws should be promptly rebuked, .and every good citizen will join in measures necessary for their proper observances. “An exciting political campaign is now clo sed ; and in reviewing the scenes thro’ which we have passed, the conviction will probably be fixed upon each unprejudiced mind, that means have been used on both sides to carry the election, which cannot bo sanctioned by religion or morality. Let it be the aim of all who love their country, to prevent such things hereafter. This may be done, if all who exert an influence upon the public mind—who are regarded as party leaders—will determine to discountenance all illegality and fraud. Upon these men rests a fearful reponsibility. Let them look well to it, that in their anxiety to carry a favorable measure, or elect a political friend, they do not betray and disgrace their country.” The JPIunder JPi’IucipIc# There arc antagonizing principles and forces throughout the whole moral as well as material world. Falsehood is opposed to truth—wrong to justice—violence ar.d outrage to peace and order. And in a state of society, there are a], ways a few, whose objects and interests are ever opposed to that of the many. The whole history of our race shows that there is always a portion of society—and that invariably the smallest portion—who seek, for ambitious ag grandizement or sordid gratification, to ap propriate to themselves the rcsulis tf lab«r, and to wield, for like purposes, that power which legitimately resides in ihe body of the people. The rights and tho will ofthe many is the great Democratic principle, as develop ed in qur happy political system, and is nppo-< sed now.jjas it ever has been,?b3' the selfishness and the sinister objects of the few. The freedom of the human will, and the right to its unfettered exercise, were the object and result of our Revolution. That divine principle, worked out by the exertions and sealed by the blood of its martyrs, was appli ed in all its energy, by our forefathers, in set ting uf) our political systems. Here, in the United Slates, of all the countries which the sun in liis circuit Iboksjupon, cun man be said to be free in the enjoyment of his social, pokti ical, and religious rights. And yet lit re, even here, we see life proof and the illustration, that power is altcays stealing from the many to the ftw. We cannot always trace the man ner. nor the means, by which it is effected; but still, like the invisible but unceasing law of aggravation, the vicious principle is always drawing from the circumference to the centre. Wealth claims for itself peculiar privileges, and enforces i!s demands by the influence of its corrupting nature, it is a difficult tiling to find a man of wealth, who docs not think that his influence in thesociil and political system ought to he in proportion to liis riches. And lie continually uses his wealth to increase his wealth, and to advance his interests in the State, The rich, from a common instinct and a com mon object, invariably unite in a common league against tlie most numerous, but poorer class of society. The aristocratic in feeling, the proud and the domineering, are always attracted to to the rich, and, together, they make up that class which ever has been, and ever will be. opposed to the rights of the many. Their whole policy and purpose is to live without la bor— by artificial means ; whilst the many live according to ihe commaud of their Maker—hy the sweat of their brow. The far, here cha racterized ar.d defined, not only constitute a class, but nparti'. It is immaterial, however, what party designation they may for the lime take, they seek to live and attain their purposes by policy and plunder. Hence they are the advocates of banks, corporations with exclusive privileges, protective tariffs, and innumerable other schemes, wlfch result in the plunder of the many for the benefit of the few. Tlie unjust and pernicious influences of these principles in their practical operations, upon classes, interests, and sections, it shall be our business to show hereafter. It L our purpose to pursue this subject from time to time, when matter more urgent is not pressing upon our at- tent’on. Wo shall first endeavor to exhibit the naked deformity of the plunder principle, through tlie operations of a high protective ta riff.—Ibid. From the Charleston Mercury. r JT5ie Progress of Aggression, It is one of the expedients and resubs of cowardice to reason away the importance of all difficulties. As soon as they are yielded— their importance becomes insignificant. Thus we now bear, (after the South has been over thrown in Congress, on the 21st Rule, and Congress by this act has declared its suprema cy over the subject of slavery,(them apologi- z : »g for our defeat! “ It is the best thing after all. It will remove n false issue : and thus will put an end to abolitionism.” This is not reason. Iv ason and experience both teach, that in a great question like that of our Institu tions, ev’erv point yielded, is a point lost. Eve ry defeat, is the precursor to renewed assaults. To have expected abolitionism to be weaken ed or intimidated, after a great conquest, ob tained ufier a ten year’s war, was absurd.— New points of attack—new points of agita tion—new and more insolent pretensions and aggressions, will now be brought into opera tion. This the Southern men said in the de bates on tlie 21st Rule last year, and they ap pealed to the whole history of theso agitations to prqva it. Tlie Northern men, Democrats and Whigs, nevertheless, have joined together in overthrowing them—and what is the result? Not one month alter the repeal of this l\u!e, the Abolitionists propose to have an Abolition Convention in the City of Washington, on the 1st of March next. They will apply for tlie Hall of the House of Representatives, and if this is not granted, they are to hold their meet ing in the grounds, before the Capitol- F° r curselves we are not surprised at th is. Iftfrc subject is a legitimate one for legislative con sideration bv Congress, which the House has scdemnly determined—the whole North and West upholding the pretension, why should it not be the subject for popular assemblages ? Why should not Abolition Committees go to Washington, to examine and inform Congress, of any subject over winch they have jurisdic tion l The fatal ground of jurisdiction bein';