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THE GEORGIA TELEGRAPH
BV HA.ULKI, J. BAV,
CITY ANP COUNTY PRINTER.
TK RMS—For tho paper in advance, per enn. $3 SO,
itltornl (tosiitctirs.
Ye who wonld nave your features florid.
Little limbs, bright cyea, unwrinkled forehead.
From age's devastation (torrid.
Adopt this plan;—
'Twill make, in climate* cold or torrid,
A halo old man.
n yootl _
lleatrain the passions' lawless riot.
Devoted to domestic quiet.
Be wisely ray.
So shall ye. spite of age's fiat.
Resist decay.
Reek not in Mammon’s worship pleasure,
Rut find your richest, dearest treasure,
la books, friends, music, polish'd leisure ;
The mind, not sense,
Make the sole scale by which ye measure.
Your opulence.
This is the solace, this the science,
Lite's purest, sweetost, best appliance.
That disappoints not man's reliance,
whate'rr his state;
But challenges, with calm defiance,
Time, fortune, fate.
MACON.
TUESDAY MORXItvc;, APRIL IS, 1848.
Selection* from Punch.
Mivart’s Hotel.
[Mivart's Hotel in Loudon, is mostly resorted to
l>y refugees from tho Continent.]
mouse or call rot xx-EMrcnoits. ex-kings, ash
EX-norALTT IN GENERAL.
J. E. Mivart pre.-nta his humble respects to the
Crowned Heads ofllto Continmit, and to tho vari
ous branches of Foreign Royalty in general, anil
begs (o be allowed to inform bis Royal 1’atrous that
hi* Hotel, Brook Street, Groaveniir Square, con
tiimcsto bo thcfavoreil House of Call fur Dethron
ed I'uteiitatea in general.
Animated by the aincerest feelings of gratitude
fur all favors past, J. E. Mivart begs to assure his
Imperial and Royal Fattens that nothing shall lie
wanting on his part to coutinne to secure that pa
tronage which ha* already made his hutnhle lin
tel an historical edifice iu the anuals of the political
world.
With tkeso feelings. J. E. Mivart bas, in the
handsomest and most com modioiis manner, deco
rated. furnbhed, and generally fitted up bis estab
lishment, iu order that bis ftnperial ami Royal
Guesta may, ns completely as circumstances will
permit, continue, though exiled, to feel themselves
whilst iu bis house npun their eld thrones at home.
’J. E. Mivart ventures to believe that passing
events will justify a somewhat detailed descrip
tion of tlie peculiar domestic conveniences offered
at his Hotel to Royalty upon its travels. Am] Ibis,
tho more, ospecialfyr. ns this card is intended fur
European circulation.—(N. B. A liberal allowanco
made to allQuecii’s messengers.)
The KstrEtini; nr Austria—should events ant
necessary to be tnoro particularly alluded to, in
duce him to come to Loudon—will find Mivart’s
hotel a most delightful place to sojourn. A mag
nificent suite of rooms is furnished precisely after
tho imperial appartmenta at Vienna; and views of
tho Prater and Daimbo, See. &c., painted iu the
roost brilliant style of art by Clarkson Stanfield,
It. A. And further to carry out the illusion, Mr.
Cantelio has received orders to hntch a supply of
Doublo Headed Eagles. And that no gratification
nuy.be wanting to tho Imperial Heart, a proof
copy of tho Morning Post larrangements having
l icon made with the proprietors] will be forward
ed every morning to the Hotel, that his Imperial
Majesty may contiuue his paternal censorship of
the press, by occasionally catting it into ribbands.
His Majnsty Louis Charles of Bavaria, may also
feci assured that in the event of his quitting Mu
nich—lie will Hud himself quito at home in Brook
street; which is only a convenient distance from
tho Opera. J. E. Mivart, however—intending not
the least offence—lec!« it only due to himself, nud
to the high and spotless character of hia establish-
■rient, to inform tho King of Bavaria in proper time
that—no followers art permitted, and the bolero
danced umlor no pretext whatever.
•To hia M>oeaty King of Naples and already Ex-
King uf Sicily, J E. Mivart very confidently re
coin mend* li'is superior niacaroui. J. E. M. has
moreover given a commission to Mr. Brudwell to
produce—within a fortnight from the present time,
a very handsome model of Vesuvius (to be put in
the back yard.) wiih an eniptiun ready at a min
ute’s notice. J E M confidently hope* that the
superior quality oftho brimstone will tend to make
His Majesty frrl himself quite at home.
Her Majeity Queen Isabella of Spain mny de
pend npon the most perfect and delightful accom
modation under Mr. Mivart’* roof; inasmuch as J
E. M. pledge* himself, a* a roan and a* a Briton,,
not toroci-ivc (at any amomitof rent whatever) Don
Francisco; and further to obtain for Quceu Christi
na a sleeping room out.
Tickets for masked balls to he had nt all the
Booksellers. J. E. M’s bouse is also within acorn-
forlable ride of the Surrey Fox-hounds.
His Majesty Leopold. King of the Belgians, will,
at J. E. Mivart’*, find himself (should it bn ne
cessary for him to make the trial) on the very best
Brussels. N. B. French spoken by tbo waiters.
J.E. Mivart feels that he might extend the con
tents of this card: he thiuks, however, that he has
said enough to convince an enlightened Royalty
(delicate aud difficult as is aomelimes the task)
that hit premises in Brook Street will be foaml
admirably adapted for Majesty out of place.
* ’ ■Omnibuses (iu correspondence with the
hotel) continually running from the Dover railway.
N. B. Bid* at any konr. Porter tilt up all night.
BtWa are without our usual Letter* from
Wellington this Week,owing we presume, to somo
miscarriage oftho mails.
Democratic Hireling on Saturday.
Wo call tho attention of the Democracy of Bibb
to the notice in another colntr.n. It will bo seen
that Saturday, the 22d inst., is tho timo appointed
for the meeting. Let all go, old and yonng—if
you are Democrats go. prove yonr professions by
your readiness to act in organizing for tho ap
proaching campaign.
Flnnters’ .Tlnuulaciiirin;; Company of Butt*
County.
We take groat pleasure in calling tho attention
of planter* and other*, ts tho Yarns and Kerseys
manufactured by this company which can bo seen
at the store of Mr. A. J. White, who is tboagent
fur tho tale of these good-i in this city. The Ker-
Thc American Prru, and the t rrucli
Kevolution.
Wo claim credit for our Country, that through
out tho length and breadth of this broad land, tbo
late effort of the people of France—to throw off
tho yoke of their King and privileged classes, and
secure for themselves institutions similar toonrown,
has, with few exceptions, met with the most hearty
and enthusiastic sympathy from tho people and
Press of the United States. Foremost among these
exceptions, is the organ of the Whig party, at tho
Capital of the Union. What can its editors mean I
What new experiment do they propose in their
tampering with the forbearanco of their Country
men 7 Long ago, they bad convinced the mind of
every man, by their uuiform opposition to every
thing National in its complexion, that, bad they
lived iu the time of our Revolution, they would
have been either refugees or toriea! This, they
hare not felt it worth while to conceal, for they
teem never to bare thought the spirit anything to
be ashamed of. Bat that they should browbeat and
bully tho very genius of American Liberty—and
llnrtl Common 8fii»P. j TI»c jTITlCf of the IsXiat Ncwh.
After all, men characterized by Ibis quality of | Tho nows by the last steamers lias bad n deprea-
miud are the only great men, the judgmeut of the j s ; n „ efifoct upon the prices of all kinds of produce
acysami Yarns manufactured by this company are
decidedly superior to any that wo have ever before I almost, indeed, quite practically, avow themselves
seen offered for sale in this market, aud we are Monarchists, aud tho apologists of Tyrants,—is a
sure they require only to be known, to be gene- degree of hardihood we did not look for in any
rally aud extensively popular in every market
where there is a demand for such goods. Plant
er* in search ofa good and durable article for ne
gro clothing would do well to call on tbo agent
of this Factory and examine these goods.
Concert.
Madame Hammarakuld aud Mr. Gnilmctte will
give the fir*t of their highly popular Concert* at
the Floyd House this evening. Their performan.
cc* have elicited the highest enlogiura wherever
they have been, aud established a reputation for
them superior lo that of any similar performers in
the country.
The intelligent Editor of the Colnmbns Time*,
notice* their Concert* in that city, as follows:
“Madame Hammnrskold, the ebarmiug Swedish
Vocalist and Pianist, and Mr. C. Guilmelte, gave
:be;r first Coucertiu this city, on Saturday even
ing. We bare rarely seen au audience at a Musi
cal entertainment more delighted. Indeed, the
Programmes of these talente<l''artists comprehend
a variety to suit all tastes—from the classical cotn-
positions of the masters, to the buffo and broad
lace. The lady performs superbly on the Piano,
while Mr. Gnilmctte give* his descriptive songs
with admirable dramatic effect. We had uo idea
of the combined power of song and poetry, until
we heard Mr. Guilmettc. It adds interest to the
musical character of Madame Ilntnmnrskold, to
know that she is the to wns-woinan and school-mate
of J eimy Liud, and that they went to Paris togeth
er to complete their musical education—the one to
Garcia the other to Here. No oue who values a
pleasant evening should fail to attend their Cuu-
cert*."
For programme of the Concert this evening, see
hill* of the day.
The Second District.
The Democratic Party of the Second District,
and indeed of the whule State, will learn with re
gret, tliat the present able and faithful Represen
tative of this District, tho Hon. Allred Iverson,
has signified bit intention of retiring at tho end of
his present term. It is stated in tbo last Colum
bus Times on authority, that Judge Iverson will
not be a candidate for re-election to Congress from
the Second District. lion. Wm. Taylor, Judge
Wellbsrn, Col. II. L. Benuing, and Major James
M. Kelly are named as good men and truo from
whom to select a successor.
Central Rail Road, Ga.—The proceeds oftho
road for the month* of December, January, Feb
ruary and March, last, amount to $108,946,42.—
Tho number of bales of cotton carried down dur
ing that timo was 79,079. During the same time
last year the receipts were $182,298,11, aud tho
number of bales of cotton 65,542.
Gen. Twtoos.—Tbit distinguished son of Geot-
gia and Veteran soldier, (ays the Augusta Chroni
cle, oftho lO'.b iuat., reached this city on'Satnnlay
last, tinder the escort of a committee of citizens,
who met him at Atlanta. Ilia approach was pro
claimed by the firing of cannon, and a large num
ber of onr citizens repaired, through a pelting
shower of rain, to the Railroad Depot to greet him.
He was welcomed in a brief aud eloquent address
by bis honor, the Mayor, and was immediately
conducted to the residence of bis brother, where
he will remain daring bit brief sojourn in the city.
I’uxcn'a Maxims Moralised.
A Cat mdy look at a King.
This is a very ancient tniiiin; but, if Kings do
sot take care, it will become obsolete, for though
it mny bo nlwnys true that a vat may look at a
Kiug.’tho time may came when a cat must look
verv sharp indeed to find one. We hope,neverthe
less. that a cat may lung eqjoy the privilege of look
ing at a Queen, aud that the feline nuitnal may,
throughout the whole of its nine live* have our
own Victoria .to look upon.
Tut Worst Com* at Last.—Some idea may
be formed oftho distressing effect of the new Bud
get on-tbe public mind, by die following anecdote,
for the authenticity of which tve pledge our char
acter and onr cockod-batr. An individual who
was brooding over tho financial statement, aud-
douly started tip with aloud yell! and it frantic
exclamation that he had caught a pun. The mo
ment the poor follow’s sense* had settled down
sufficiently to allow bitn to explain bis meaning,
be declared that the tax on Income being odious,
might be called a very Income-odious Tux indeed.
The palirnt set-mod better when this weight was
taken off hit tuiiul and ho was as woll as cuuhl bo
expected when wc last inquired.
Counterfeit Coin.—It is evident that much
counterfeit money must of late have been put iu
rirculation, for during many day* the (motile at
Dover, Southampton, and other rea-sidc places,,
have been keeping n sharp look-out for nothing
but a bad sovereign.
Citizenship Made East.—The citizens of Paris
take up their freedom with—paving stones.
A bad State or Tntxos.—A London correpon-
drut of the l'liil mdelphia National Gazette make*
tho following remarks in allusion to n recent deci
sion fit -.be court of tlie Qiioeu * bepoh. He sayst
“Tlie nn.-toernev of the bind, ns well as those wbo
spe it, have bpen thrown into a state of tho great
est excitement in respect to the recent decision of
tho Court of tlie Queen’s Bench, cancelling all mar
riage* mule-with a deceased wife’s si*tcr. It has
spread dismay amongst thousands of persons, sud
denly placing retpeciiddo wives in the light of con
cubines, and onstardiziug chil-.Uren who beleived in
their own legitimacy. Hereditary rights, claims
and expectations in respect to property, have like
wise been disturbed, deranged, or totally npaef;
and a lamentable confusion ha* been introduced in
to numerous domestic circles, where peace tran
quility and happiness, bad hitherto prevailed. I
have no doubt that the decision will bo reversed-
If net—the only happy among tho unfortunates
will be those wbo have sought for divorce, but
sought bef-ire in vain."
models.
It would accm as if the late exhibition/ in New
York had produced so strong a desire for critical
investigation of the female form, that nothing will
satisfy it but an appeal from all ideal standards,
to Nature herself. Tbo various grades of the
public appelito have been so nicely and grad
ually accommodated, that these exhibitions have
been familiarized and carried down from tho
stage where blushes begin, to the extreme—
where blushing is considered quite strange,
and mawkish, without creating the least sur
prise. A late New York paper says: “a mag
nificently formed yonng lady, belonging to the
•npper ten thousand,’ delighted a choice party, at
her father’s Soiree eC Artiste, the other evening, by
exhibiting her beautiful and faultiest proportion*
denuded to thomiddlo, in the character of'Psyche.’
DxrARTCRE or Santa Anna from Mexico.—
The New Orleans Delta, of the 12th inst., says—By
an arrival this morning from Vera Cruz, we learn
that Gen. Santa Anna arrived at Antigue on the
1st inst., under escort of Tilghmnn’s Artillery from
Jalapn, and was offered a steamer by Gov. Wil
son to carry him out of the country, butcourteous-
ly declined. He was finally received aboard ofa
Spanikh brig, and, when our informant left, was
about to set sail for Jamaica, with his family and a
small escort.
There is nothing new in Mexico. Gen. Scott
was hourly expected at Vera Cruz. Tho Court or
Inquiry has, it is said, adjourned to tho United
State*.
Tbo Telegraphic-wircs between this and Mobile
arc cut.
Augcsta Charter Blcceion.—The election
for Mayor ami Aldermen of Augusta, took placo
on tho 10th inst., J. P. Garvin, Democrat was elect
ed Mayor, and of the Aldermen elected are six
Democrats and six Whigs.
Sir. Clny.
The Charleston Mercury of Saturday morning
says.
We learn from a reliable source that Mr. Clay
has addressed a letter from Ashland, dated 11th
inst. in which he avows his final determination to
permit hit name to go before tho Whig Nalioual
Convention for the nomination of n President. We
have no ilouhl of tho truth of this, ns it accords
fully with, wbnt wo had expected from one who
tins spent a loDg life iu endeavoring to-reach that
high distinction, and whoso recent movements
have so clearly indicated that oven tlie inGrmilict
of age had not lessened hit longings for tho Presi
dential chair.
Mr. Fsrml’* withdrawal iron* the Stage.
This distinguished American Tragedian took
his final leave of tlie Stage, aud his old friends, the
public, the other evening at New Orlenns. Ilcap-
A knot k on peared in lii* favouri*e character the “Melnncholly
Dane ’ on his farewell benefit and at the close was
How stranoe it is.—What a strange and mys
terious thing.is tho human frame,
the head, if it doc* not kill, often renders a man
imbecile for life. Mr. Hotchkiss, of Brooklyn, who ; ... . , ....
was so nearly murdered a few months since, has cuIIeJ ° ut . » ni1 addressed the am,lcnce ns follows,
recovered hi* tiodilv health, and-is slowly regain- | f qdkl and Gentlemen—That little bell, which
told the falling oftho curtain, also announced my
final -departure from turning you. For the last nuar-
ter ofa century you have cheered my effort.; from
tho time that I lnndej n nameless stranger among
you, until the present period—your crowning of
iny most brilliant success. I with to change tny
put-toil*—I would not lug mi pet tlous oil the stage.
I have chosen a pursuit more congenial to my feel
ings—that pursuit which the immortal Washington
pronounced one of the most noble useful ever lol 1
lowed by men—tho tilling tho soil. And now,
Indies ami gentlemen, 1 have to say thnl litzl-a
word, which is ofen said ill this sail, bright world
—Farewell!
Thirty couples wero divorced by ono billon
ing hi- meatal
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; but be seems
to have for-
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learned daring
lis life, and
has to bo
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letters as if
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■art of the Empire Club,
drented
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with white
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m, on Monday
night, nud
wrr© ill.*
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nil oUerten*.
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wivi (liniMi
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them, but a si?n
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to hear the
of 1
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.i they
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bad better »«
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proved by tbe
r bclmvior,.
as i wait ne-
af iliMinction.
men, however reckless. In our North-Eastern and
Oregon disputes, they far exceeded the Loudon
Times, and other tory journals, in their zeal fur
British right*. During Gen'l Jackson’s Adminis
tration. in our difficulty with France, no liberal
paper in that Kingdom ventured so far iu its ani
madversions against this Government, as the Iutel-
ligencer. Throughout all our present war, this
paper has led the whole Mexican Press, in its vitu
perations of tlie Country whose protection it claims;
and now, in the glorious Revolution just commen
ced iu France, the editors of the Intelligencer can
see notbiug hut the hot spirit of a besotted rabble;
and calls this eublimo demonstration of the spirit
of mauly resistance, “a revolt.” Had these men
lived at that time, they wonld have called our Rev
olution “a revolt,” and Washington a rebel!—
How do the Whigs like such a representative 7
Would it not be more sensible iu that party to at
tribute tbeirlong exclusion from power and a par
ticipation in our Administrative affairs rather to
the anti-American aud demoralising tendency of
the conduct of such a representative, than to the
oft alleged circumstance : of onr having stolen the
name of Democrat from their parly t It makes uo
difference what sort of bauoer floats over us, or
how brave, or bow steadfast and truo tho heart* iu
tho ranks, if the leader* have treason and treachery
in their souls. The course of tho Whig organ at
Washington, wonld jattify a man in the belief that
it was tho purchased property of every Foreigu
power in controversy with ns. Let any man sur
vey the whole ground occupied by the French pa
triots in their recent efforts to liberate their Coun
try, which hat bronght down upon them the vehe
ment reprobation of the Intelligencer. Was there
ever such unanimity 7 Does our own history, even,
exhibit any snch agreement 7 What people before
were ever more grossly deceived 7 Was there ever,
notwithstanding this, such moderation 7 It was sub
lime : to see these men acting by their owu impulses
—almost unguided; every one of them conducting
himself with the noble bearing of a Sovereign,—
aud acting as -bough one false step of hit would
abuso the Nation’s character. The'rabble,’(as the
Intelligencer chooses to call them,) rushing pellmell
into the Royal apartments—when they were knee-
deep in gold and silver, and diamond* flashed their
blemled splendor upon eyes that had never beheld
them before—restrained their hands with as mac'u
disdain os would a prince of the blood. One poor
fellow, who pocketed a paltry silver spoon, was
made to kneel in presence of hit follows, whose
character his conduct had disparaged, and receive
his death at their hands on the spot. Another, in
theso very rooms of more than fairy splendor,
watched, of his own accord, over these treasures
flirty-eight hours, without a morsel of bread; and
was forced at last to ask for it—after wading hi*
way out of what too many, who are pleased to call
snch men the rabble, would not so successfully
pass through. What picture in history, of the con
trol of ono mind, over the mettlesome and ungov
ernable passions of the multitude, can equal Lam
artine’s efforts to still the excited spirit of the peo
ple 7 What one cxces* did they commit 7 Let
the Intelligencer name it. Why, they Iramed an
old red easy chair, called a Throne—encrusted
with human gore; and built upon the hearts, and
bones, aud sinews of the People,—and forsooth,
Americans should withhold all sympathy from the
French people for this! Is this tho spirit of true
Americans, of Republicans, of Philanthropists 7—
It may be thought that we attach too much import
ance to this Revolution. We do not think so. This
time, France bas begun right. The scenes of blood
shed and wrong; the reckless violation, by every
class, of all the laws ofGoD and man, which marked
the Revolution of 1792, has passed away—never, let
ns hope, to return. Atheists aud Devils do not
head the resistance to Tyrants; but Philosophers
and Christian men. Before, the people were made
to enthrone and worship Reason a* a Goddess; this
time, the Natiou.in the midst of iu straggles, bailed,
nud bowed to- the imago of the only Saviour of
the world—Christ, the Redeemer. We bail aud
bleu the augury, and have fck no distrust of their
success; and have joiued onr hopes with those of the
whole world—the Intelligencer and a few of its
humble imitators, of that whole world excepted—
that this people would now afford by their example
a bright and shining light to the rest of Europe, that
man may be free, and at the snmo time, virtuous,
prosperous, aud happy. The Intelligencer will very
soon, in the light of the most indisputable proof
that tlie new Republic will endure, be constrained
to give np its hopes of miscarriage and failure iu
this Revolution; and grant, in spite of its unfriend
ly prophecy, that the French have succeeded ; and
resnmo its old congenial task of apologizing fur
tbo Russian Czar—encouraging the Mexicans—and
proving that Air. Polk is really the only genuine
tyrant and despot in Christendom.
world to tho contrary notwithstanding; which
judgment is to distinguish and exalt those men who
speak prettily, let them act never so foolishly.—
By this test of practical good, or rather of good
practice, all public men should bo judged, aud
that statesman who leaves behind him no more
substantial monument of his talents than a volume
of handsome orations, or a reputation for repartee
and good stump speaking, should take his rank
where he properly belongs, low down among tri-
flersand impractical*. The brilliant declamation
of sneb men as Chatham, and Grattan—of Sheri
dan and Burke—will be prixed, and command the
homage duo to daring thought, and pure and class
ic speech, so long as the English languago lives
among men. But tbeday has passed away, both iu
this country and England, when tho tropes and fig-
uresof a tawdry pinchback rhetoric held omnipo
tent sway. The age, if we may so speak, is palpa
ble— it is an age of realities—stern, active, and tan
gible. Tho world is governed by fac ts and figures;
aud statesmen to bo great and useful must be prac
tical. Sensible practice after all is nothing but wis
dom, and wc have not a doubt that judged by this
better criterion of a great man, that Cobdeu or
Huskisson will be remembered with lively grati
tude long after the names of Burke and Chatham
will have ceased to create au iuterest iu the public
miud ; and that Professor Morse or Robert J. Walk
er will yet enjoy superiur reputations to those of
Webster or John Quincy Adams. There are mnny
men iu the House of Representatives, as well as in'
all the States of this Uuion, who arc comparatively
unknown by the side of such little noisy wranglers
the Cliugmau's, the SteplicnsV and the Bolts’,
who have miud enough to equip and set up just a
regiment of such uieu. Not to refer to huudreds
uf examples famished by our own time, how in
significant and useles do such as wo have named
rank by the aide ofmeu liko Drumgoole, McKay,
or Rhett, wbo ate always at work on something
that has practical utility in it! To England her
practical statesmen have been a mine of wealth,
transcending the precious metal* of the Globe*
To our own practical men in other walks of life, we
oweall that we have good and grealin thecouutry.
They have built up an exteuded aud prosperous
commerce with every civilized uation on the globe.
They have keen the benevolent agents of ail oar
•octal good. They have been the originators of
in the northern markets. For tbo stato of the
markets, at tho last dates, the readet is referred to
our extracts below:
The New York Tribune or Monday last, thus al
ludes to tho effect of the late news on the monetary
affairs of that city;
“ We have seldom seen Wall street present such
au excited appcarauce as it did to-day just before
and after the advices by the steamer were received.
Groups were gathered at every door, eagerly asking
the news and repealing tiie rumors which were
current. Boon after tho steamer Telegraph readi
ed town, some private letters were exhibited iu tlie
street and read aloud lo the excited crowds, and
the promiiicut features of the news wero soon
kuowu all over the commercial portion of the city.
The suspension of tho Bank of France and the oth
er banks iu Paris created great feeling and long fa
ces ainoug the houses connected with French com
merce. it is inevitable thatalargc amount uf bills
must come back, as very few remitted by the late
steamer have been accepted, and few have paid
which were accepted. The French impoi ten who
have remitted their bills must be much emharassed
by the general bankruptcy of those upon whom
the bills wero drawu. Tho news from Frnuce is
indeed disastrous, and its iuHueuco npon this coun
try caiiuot yet be predicted. There will, at any
rate, be a cessation for a time of all trade between
the two countries, and we fear a suspension of ma
ny French houses in this country, temporarily, we
trust, ami uutif affairs become settled iu France,but
still much to bo regretted.”
Tho New York Journal of Commerce, of the
same day, says
‘‘Sterliug, there was a rash this morning fur bills
to remit, to meet delinquencies notified by the
Washington and some sales were made os high us
10 prem, but the fair quotutiau is 9 a 9j-
The only fnliure ammuced this morning is that of
Pillott & Lubardier, a house of very high standing,
but whoso currespoudeuts having suspended wiiti
other great houses iu France, they are compelled
to do the same."
The Slate of Trade.
Willmer & Smith’s Europeau Times of the 25th
alt. lias the following:
In all departments of trade aud commerce there
is, we regret to say, at the time wo write, much
depression. The political convulsions which are
still ragiug on the greater part of the European
continent, together with the outbreaks, although
of a trilling character, iu this country, tend to cre
ate a want of confidence iu the public miud ; ad
ded to this is tlie dreadful |x>*itiou of the credit and
commerce of Frnuce at tlie present moment, us
well as that of other states aud kingdoms through
out Europe. Such circumstances may well induce
all classes of traders to exercise unusual caution iu
all the great schemes of improvements mid scientific I their operations In this country moi-sy is more
enterprises, for which our country is distinguished. l,Iau “J' uu « , » ut * Still, the most gloomy feelings
cu.erpriscv, mr “ . o prevail among our merclmuts aud manufacturers,
nail the public funds and stocks of the great public
compauies have fallen nearly tea per ceut. in the
ts-
EF* Major S. Borland has been appointed Sen
ator from the State of Arkansas, to fill the vacancy
caused by tho resignation of Mr. Sevier.
FIT It is reported on the authority ofa letter rc-
ceivedat New York, that Louis Pbillippe has come
to tho determination to fix hia future residence,
with his family, in tho United States.
New York.—The Whig members of tho Legis
lature of New York, assembled in caucus at Alba
ny on the 5th inst., passed tho following resolution:
Resolved, Tlint in selecting delegates to tho Na
tional Convention, we feel it n right and duty to
express it as our opinion that Henrt Clat is the
Jirsi choice of the Whigs of the State of Nets York;
and that they ran girt and rill give to him, or any oth
er reliable Whig who may be nominated by that
Convention for tho Presidency, the thirty.six elec
toral votes of this State.
erpnscs,
They have keen the patrous of education, and in
structors of moral sentiment. They have made
this nation rich in social comforts, distinguishing
us above all other people for civil aud private hap.
pines s.
We have been led into this traiu of thought, by
quietly uotiug tho progress of business during
the present session of Congress. Fourmonths hare
already been consumed in senseless appeals to
Buncombe, which no body reads, without having
origiuated ono measure of practical utility to tho
uation. What have the people gained by all these
speeches! What principle ha* been strengthened
or what evil checked by all this waste oftho pub
lic money! What great aud good object worth so
much cost has been accomplished! Nothing, abso
lutely nothing. The truth is we have grown easy,
nay willing to be imposed upon, aud wo do more
than half the work of those who fiud their acconut
in deluding us, or this state of things would be re
formed. The resolution offered the other day iu
the House of Representatives to remove the desks-
we think.repletn with good sense. This more in
volves a radical and instant chauge of one of the
disgraces of this uation. We do protest that the
utterdisregard of the public business iu tbe squab
bling for President making.by both parties, which
it constantly going on in the House uf Represents
lives is no longer bearable. Is it possible that
twenty millious of intelligent American citizens,
weU informed of their own interests, and capable
ofself Government, must yield every other consid
eration and come to a dead stop in their onward
movement in the paths of prosperity aud wealth,
uutil it shall be ascertained by Congressional cau
cuses, whether this or that candidate will beat suit
the view* of a little knot in Congress. Tbo truth
is, that a majority of the members of both par
ties have at fast reached a point in these squab
bles, that reflect* dishonor on tlie intelligence of
the people, and we begin to fear fiir our owu rep
utation when our servants no longer feel far them
selves. We remember once to have heard this
question of expediting the public business, aud re
forming tbe manners of members discussed, by a
gentleman well acquainted with the manner of do-
ing things there,aud when it was asked what mea
sure would prove moat effectual, he answered take
away “pen aud iuk.” For be considered that a
majority of the members could not be reached by
moral suasion, and the electioneering speeches aud
appeals to Buncombe were endured, simply be
cause members could softcu the force of the inflic
tion, by readiug, writing or forming agreeable con
versational knots around tbo desks, and letting the
pests of tbe bouse finish their speeches. It was
contended, that to suppress the grievance you
mutt make it intolerable,nud to make it iutolernble
you must not leave it in their power to do any tiling
else. There are now scores of members who do
all their writing in tho Hall, and are engaged in
franking documents, while they should be attend-
ing to the discussions of the public business. There
it as much excuse for this, or as much sense iu it,
as there would bo iuan attorney’s sleeping through
au argument of bit oppouent, to prepare his miud
for a proper discharge of his duty to his client.
Wo hope this resolution for expediting the public
business—fraught with “hard common sense” as
we believe, will be pressed. Wo assure the mo
ver, it wilt be no common honor, if he succeeds iu
his treatment of tbia inveterate case. It will be
au honor, only secoud to that of tbe hero wbo
cleansed tbo Augean Stable.
td7* Pittsburg and its young sister Alleghany,
say* the Peuusylvaiiian, have a population of 150,-
000 souls—more thau 100 churches—a similar
number of Sunday Schools—125 Clergymen and
150 Lawyers. It seems tbo Law is ahead of the
Gospel, bat from tbs number of churches, it is fair
to suppose that the law and gospel go hand in hand
in thabuilding up of the good name of their peo
ple.. Those cities are remarkable for their indus
try, general quiet, morality, enterprise, religion
—and fur furnishing bravo volunteers for the bat
tle-Gcld.
Stmpatii r ron the French People.—A large
meeting was held in the city of New York last
week, to express the sympathy of the people of
New York towards the Frcuch people. From the
accounts in all tho New York papers, it roust have
been a very large and enthusiastic affair. It is
supposed that not less thau one hundred thousand
persons were present on tbe occasion. Speeches
wero delivered in French, Italian, German aqd
English languages, by several very able and elo
quent gentlemen. Many houses in the city were
illuminated in tbo cveuing, aud everything passed
off with tbo greatest good humor aud order.
When strife and danger shall begin in the Old
World, the peace and safety of tlie New, will offo
attractions lo industry and wealth, which must bur.
ry both to our hospitable shores. It cannot bo
doubted that the troubled condition of Europe is
already having its effects; and the commencement
of any tiling like a general war, or a war between
tbo fast day of aession«r the Kentucky legislature. I Franc ,, England, wonld be the signal for the
Iu Connecticut there I* a large bui-nexs dono at: “ . .
each session of the legVcturc is the way of unmar traoafareaco of millions of capital, and thousands
ryiug. . ' ' of the best kiud of emigrants to the United State*.
Quick Won-—Air—dy the French Revolution
has been dramatized for tho New York stage. At
the Bowery theatre, iu thntcity, a piece was pro
duced on the night oftho 27th ult., called “The
Insurrection of Paris.” Also, in Boston, a piece
called “The Last of tho Kings," founded on tbo
same subject, has been produced at tbe Boston I
Museum.
“It IS AN ILL WIND ac.”—Tho Philadelphia Gen. Shields.—The Union of the 8tb announces
North American, suggests that ilia slightest reffec- t h 0 departure of this gentleman from that city. It
tion will satisfy eycryono that European ct-nvul- j j, understood that ho is appointed governor aud
sions, political aud military, must operate much I commander at Tampico ; and if the war continues
tnoro advantageously ihm injuriously ou us.— j a new*road for distinction will be opened- before
course of tbe last four or five weeks—a sure indi
cation of the state of public feeling. Iu (he umiiir-
factoring districts trade is generally stagnant. The
continental orders have been to u great exteut
counterman.led aud it is feared more mills will be
closeJ, ami others compelled to work shurt time.
Foreigu and colonial pruduco is in very limited re
quest, nud most of the leading articles have been
sold on reduced terms. This is certainly a most
gloomy and discouraging state of affairs. We ven
ture to hopo that as soon as political matters ou the
coutiueut become iu some degree settled, British
commerce will uot ouly improve, but all brauches
of trade nud manufactures assume a more cheerful
and encouraging aspect:
From tho causes ussigned above, it cannot lie
expected that our Cotton markets would be active.
Ou tho coutrary, the demand continues still very
limited, speculators hardly venturing to make a
single purchase. Manufacturers, too, have been
obliged to curtail their consumption, so that hold
ers have been reluctantly obliged to yield to the
liarducssof the times, aud accept lower rates. Iu
the course of the week ending March 17, prices of
Americau declined id. to jd. per lb.; Surat*, and
all other sorts, were id. lower thunnt our last quo
tations. Again, this week, auother reduction has
been made, of from id. to jd. in American kinds,
whilst other sorts are sold at Jd less mouey. The
difference between tbe quotations, as declared by
tlie Committee of Brokers, ou Friday last, aud
those given in the European Times of tlie 19tb inst.
is id. tor Upland and Mobile, aud £d. for Orleans.
The sales of the two weeks ending March 24,
are 47,050 bales. Uutil tbo general political ex
citement which prevails iu Europe subsides, and
tlie demand for manufactured goods fur export im
prove, it is hopeless to expect auy amendment iu
tho trade, either nl regards the demand, or the pri
ces* paid for Colton.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH 24.—Gatfon—No change
for the better has taken plnce iu our market, and it
was almost impossible to aggravate the gloom and dis
trust existing during tbe whole of last week. We
therefore can scarcely make any addition to the unfa
vorable report wc were obliged to render in oar circu
lar of Friday lost. And as the same causes which
produced the disastrous state of things then in exis
tence, aud which we brought under consideration,
continue to bear upon our proceedings, wc can have
no improvement to report. So tar as prices go we arc
worse, being about [tl. lower in nearly all qualitiei of
American; long stapled ol every kiud, including Egyp
tians. Brazils, Ac., are lively offered at easy rates.
Sea Islands are perhaps somewhat more in demand
at former prices, aud East India of the better sorts
have undergone little or ao diminution in value. But
yesterday, ami this morning also, we observe less de
pression, and littlo more hope and confidence, than at
any period daring the last fortnight; and we may add
that within the last hoar or two there is altogether a
more cheerful market, and lest cotton -ou sale. COO
American have been taken on speculation, and 19u0
American, 70 Surat, 100 Pernambuco and 50 Maraa-
bam. for export. Bales of the week 34,780 bales.
LONDON, MARCH 25.—Cotton—We have to
report a dull and declining market, home buyers only
taking small lots tu supply immediate and pressing
wants; whereas exporters have refrained from pur
chasing whilst tlie Continent remains in its present
unsettled state. On the Ifitli, public sales amounting
to 513 boles Surat. 600 Madras. 183 Boweds, and 106
Babia were brought forward. The demand was very
dull, and of the Surat only 126 bales found buyers at
full (d per lb. decline outlie private contract prices,
very- ordinary seedy selling at 2{d to 2jd. and a parcel
with all faults at 2d lo 3jd ; the remainder was taken
in at 3[d for good ordinary, and 3}d to 4d for good, be
ing late rates-. of the Madras only 120sold at 4d for
good fair Tinnivelly; the rest was held for3Jd for com-
idoq Tinnivelly; the Boweds were all booght in at 4jd
for good fair, being alaiut jd to |d per lb less than at
the last auctions ; the Bahia was all withdrawn.
Since tho 16th the market has been very quiet; few
tales are reported, and holders, being anxious to real
ize. bavo accepted lower rates for all descriptions.
£3?* Tho Boston Whig edited by Charles F.
Adams, son of the Ex-presideut, contradicts the
statement, lately published, that be is preparing
for the press an edition of his father’s writings.
YxP Madame do Lamartine and Madame Ledru
Rollin, are both Irish ladies. These ladies are both
engaged iu patrouisiag balls and concerts for the
benefit of those who have suffered by the revolu
tion.
him for enlarging still more the brilliant reputation
which lie has won under the eagles of his country.
Col. John Garland, another uf the distinguished
heroes ol the war, left Washington on Monday for
Missouri, to take command of the third military de
partment, where the movements of tho Indians
will require his energies to repress them/
YfP Treasury notes outstanding on the first of
April, $12,097,519.
Vive La Humbug.—The famous Geo. Washing
ton Dixon, negro melodist, editor. General, and tail
walker, has just now turned up ngaiu at New Or
leans, characteristically editiug the “Army and
Navy Gazette."
YfPlt is said that extensive orders for American
stock, came over in tbe Caledonia. It is thought
vast sums of money will seek the United States,
for investment iu consequence of tho unsettled
state of things in Europe.
The Albany Patriot.—Thisslerling Democratic
Journal, has donned a new and beautiful dress.
Tbe Patriot, is an ublc nud efficient co-laborer iu the
good causo aud wo wish it every succcess.
Florida.—At a convention of tho Democratic
party of Florida, held at Madison C. H., on tho
20th ult., nsweienru from the Tullahassec Journal
of 27th ult., General William Bailey was nominat
ed as the Democratic candidate for Governor of
Florida. He received 81 votes out of 92 enst.
Ex-Governor Wm- P. Duvall was nominated by
tho Convention as the Democratic candidate for
Congress.
Col. Fremont.—Tho Charleston Mercury says:
“We lenrnthat the resignation of this gallant and
accomplished officer has been accepted. Maj.
Loring, of Florida, succeeds to tho vacated com
mission.”
More Light.—Charleston is now lighted with
gas. The Patriot of that city says, that the old
fashioned lamps gaiued nothing by tho contrast,
end “paled their ineffectual firca” before those of
their rnoro brilliant rivals.
Cs?* The Whigs have carried tho stato of Con
necticut. Tho election resulted iu their choice of
SOmenibers in the House, to 54 Democrats—there
bring no choice in 15 towns. Iuthe Senate, there
are seventeen Whigs to four Democrats. •
VBOH NE ff-YOKK.
[CORRESPONDENCE OF THE GEORGIA TELEGRPH.]
NEW-YORK, April 9.
The tumult created by the news of the Revolu
tion iu France has uot subsided ono whit, although
it is now full fifteen days siuco tho arrival of the
Caledouia, put us in possession of the glorious cer
tainty that republicanism had triumphed iu that
land of revolutions. There have been a good ma
ny mcetiugs and illnmiuntions, and speeches, and
salutes, and marchings, and huzzas, hut nothing
like a real demonstratio’i of popular sympathy has
yet taken place. Measures'are in train, however,
and a parade, an illumiuatiuu, a banquet, and an ad
dress worthy of the occasion, and worthy of being
repeated will soon be had. Tho effect oftho news
ou Mercantile interests has been confined entirely
to houses having connexions in France, ouly oue,
however, that of Collomh&d'Iserlin, a highly re
spectable shipping bouse,-has been compelled to
suspend payments. Tho effect on shipments to
France was shown in a very marked manuer on
Saturday last. It was the sailing day of tho Outa.
rio, tho regular Havre packet, hut as tlie only
freight which she had received, was ono half bar
rel of Crackers, her sailing was postponed. The
effect of the news has been very different on tlie
publishing business; all tbo booksellers are busily
engaged in bringing out w6rks on France; among
tho literatures who are employed in enlightening
tho public ou French affairs is Mr. Henry Wikoff,
the gentleman who acquired considerable notorie
ty as the business agent and friend of Fanny Elsler
during her visit to tho United. States; aud added
considerable to his notoriety afterwards, by get
ting into a controversy with the editor of the Her
ald. Air. Wikoff,after Funny returned to Europe,
established tho Republic, a'ttaily paper, in, New
York, in conjunction with Geuenil Duff’Green. Iu
less than a year besuuk thirty thpusand dollars by
the enterprise aud abandoned it. To retrieve his
losses in this unfortunate speculation, be estab
lished a Tea Store in Fulton street, which he calls
the Fekin Tea Compauy, and is apparently iu a
fair way to muko a fortune. Mr. W. is regarded
by those who know him slightly, as a mere daudy
and a syborite, but he has many sterling qualities,
mid isnmbitious of distinction ill political file. He
is the sole proprietor of the Democratic Review,
which he purchased of its founder. Air. O'Sullivan
for six thuusand dollars, about three yet rs since,
and contributes to it the principal part of the gos
sip of the mouth. He is a free-trader and an Old
Hunker, and it is probable will, one of these days,
be a candidate for Congress. At present ho is
hiding his time, and superintending the publica
tion of his work on Frnuce. He spent several
years iu Paris, and enjoyed great advantages for
becoming acquainted with the lending spirits of
the times, which he has turned to the best accouut
as will.be a ecu when bis hook appears. Dr. Rug-
gles, a young American, who returned from France
fast fall, alsohasa work iu press on French affairs,
which will be published by Burges, Stringer &co.
in a few days. In the mean while, the people are
staying their appetites, by readiug over again the
Dix Aits of Louis Blanc, the history of the Grion-
dists by Lamartine; the histoiy of tbe Revolution
by Thiers, aud some go to tbe extreme of readiug
Air. Headley’s fanfaronade about Napoleon and his
Marshal's. By the way, Carey & Hart of Phila
delphia, will publishuext week, huttheannounce
ment basnot yet beenmade, a rival work on Nn
poleon and his Marshals, by tho Rev. R W.G—d*
tho authorship of the work is a secret. H. T.
Tiickertnatt has a work in the press on Italy,
which, next to France, is thecouutry which occu
pies the most of the public attention. A life of
John Jacob Astor, by Washington Irving will soon
be published, but even Washington Irving, I tbiuk,
wilt be puzzled to make an entertaiuing biography
out oftho materials of Mr. Astor'siifo. There was
no romance ahont it, and theoidy wonderful tiling
to he said of him, is, that ho landed in America
Dot worth a shilling and died iu I84S worth forty
millious of dollars. He was buried on Saturday iu
the vault of bis aon ia Saint Thomas’ Church, aud
willby-aud by be re-interred hi Greenwood cerae-
try. Nothing is yet known, by the public, iu re
spect to his Will, but there is a great curiosity to
know iu wbat manner be has disposed of his im
mense wealth. He bas numerous grand children
bat his ouly surviviug children are, William B.
Airs. Langdon, a widow, aud nn idiot Son. His
Executors are W. B. Astor, John Jacob Astor
(cominouly called Jacknss-ter) James P. King,
Washington Irving and Daniel Lord. His grand
children have married rich. A son of W. B. Astor
married Mist Gibbs, dungbter of a very wealthy
merchant; one of his daughters married Samuel
Ward, Jr., of the house of Prims. Ward & Co., an
other mnrried Franklin Detatio, of the firm of
Griiiuell, Alinturn & Co.. A daughter of Airs.
Langdou married DeLaucy Kane of Albany, whose
father left him a fortune, and her only sou married
a few months siuce n Alias J ones, the daughter of
the Presideut of the Chemical Bank; Air. C. A.
Bristed, another graudaou of Air. Astor, married
hist wiuter a daughter of Heury Brevort, a million
aire. Mr. Bristed is a graduate of Cambridge U-
diversity, England, where he distinguished him
self by his classical attainments; he gaiued some
uoturiety last summer by a controversy which he
carried ou with a good deal of ability with Taylor
Lewis, Professor of Greek iu the New York Uni
versity, and Air. Felton of Hnrvsrd, whom Dick
ens called iu his “Americau Notes.” the heartiest
of Greek professors. The controversy arose out
of n rather severe criticism .which nppeared iu the
Knickerbocker Magazine, ou Professor Felton’s
edition of iEscbylus. Air. Bristed got the better
of bis antagonists iu Scholarship, hut all tbe parties
were guilty of a good deal of learned blackguard
ism.
To-day the annual exhibition of tho National A**
codemy of design is opened to the public. It was
private view day on Saturday, wheu I took a look
at the pictures; tbe collection struck me as supe
rior to auy previous exiiihition. Tho portraits by
Page are the great features of the exhibition. Ile
Tbe house, No. 81 Queen street, is „ ow ,,, „
street: 362 1’eatl
“John Jacob Astor, at No. 81 Queen sir .
doorbut one to ‘The Friends’ Meetin"£’ *?«
for sale an assortment of Piano Fortes of il’ ll ’
cat construction, made by the best • " evv -
don. which he will sell on mtsonabta t/l'" Loa ~
g'ves cash for all kinds of Furs, and 1ms , I!,>
lot of Canada Beaver and Beaver Coating rt, 0 *
Skins, Sac.” o> twcoor
I had said, that Air. Astor’s property is esti mate j
by some person*, at forty millions, but otb r .
down at hair that amount. It was not anon/hfi “
him, for ho was always getting, getting,
heap up, accumulating, screwing, schem i !’
speculating, acquiring; but he has left r ^
m °ta tha Q
soon level
is justly accounted by couuoissenrs, the greatest
Artist that America has yet produced, aud is, be
yond doubt, tho best Portrait Painter liviug. In
deed, since the time of Sir Joshua Reynolds there
have been no portraits painted, compared to those
exhibited by Mr.-Page during the past three years.
He almost is tho only American Artist of any pre
tensions who has not been to Europe. lie is truly
an American painter; and wo may take peculiar
pride in him, in as much os ho owes nothing to
foreign masters for his greatness. Next to him
stands Elliot, who, liko Page, isaualive of this
State, uud like him, 1ms never licoti abroad. El
liot’s portraits bear a great resemblance to tbo
manner of Sir Thomas Lawrence, but Page’s are
like Titians or V i dykes. In color he is the equal
to tho first and in drawing of the other. There
was a time when he was more popular than he 19
now, when ho was quite yonng and painted just
up to the popular staudard of excellence in Art,
but ho has advanced so far beyond tlmtpoiut now
that bis transceudaut merit is appreciated by only
tho discriminating few. It is a strange fact, that
high excellence in Art, notwithstanding that it
must of necessity embrace ull that can be found in
a lower order of works, is not obvious to nn un
cultivated mind. Distinctions arc more palpable
tban truths, and a half truth will always fiud more
believers than a whole qno.
A most disastrous fire occurred in this city a few
days siuce, by which two fireman lost their lives.
The property destroyed was a largo Sugar Refine
ry in Duane street, near Broadway, belonging to a
worthy man named Harris, who had by his indus
try nud good conduct raised himself from a humble
position to be a man of considerable wealth. His
loss by this firo beyond his insurance, will not fall
much short of one hundred thousand dollars. By
the by speaking of rising—here is John Jacob As
tor’s first advertisement after bo commenced bu
siness in this city, as a dealer in For* and fiddles;
it is copied from the Daily Advertiser of 1789.—j
enough for his descendants, who will
th o immense mountain of wealth, and spread it
to fertilize society, liko manure. Four Imodrrf
thousand dollars he has appropriated for th B ng.
chase of a free public library, how he has bestow
ed the balance win soon be known.
A kind of Polygraphic meeting was held fan.
Park the other day, which resembled the confabs
meetiug in the day of Pentecost, when clove
‘ongues of flame rested on the fronts of the A
ties; Italians, Frenchmen, Poles, Swiss, Genn^**
Irish, English aud Americans, and each Hatin'
was addressed iu its own language in glorification
of the French Revolution. Ou the same eveain*
there was au illumination of the City Haiiacd Firo
Work*. bboadway!”
From the Augusta Constitutionalist, 14th inst
Gen. Tnrigg*.
By the following correspondence it will „„
that this gallant officer has accepted the iIvitafion
of our citizens, to partake ofa public dinner ,!i • ?
Will be given oh Thursday next, at the M ^
Hall. It wdl be got up by f ne „d Jenuinra,~
Globe, which is a guarantee that all wiUbe ri-la.
August*, April 8,1848.
Dear Sin—In tho name of the citizens of Au-ai-
ta, desirous of tendering you some token of ffieir
personal regard, nud their respect aud gratitude
for your public services, we have the honor to fa.
rite you to partake of a public diuner, ou suchdav
iu tbe eusuiug week, as may suit your convenience..
Wo are, very respectfully, yonr ob’t, sv’ts
Wm. T. Gould. ] ’ '
John Bones, • i
Wm. M. D’Antignac, > Committee.
T. tV. Fleming, I
I). W. Dill,
To Gen. D. E. Twiggs, U. S. A.
' Augusta, April 9, 1818.
Gentlemen:—I have the honor to acknowledg*
the receipt of your note of yesterday, iuvitfao nfa
“in the name of the people of Augusta, to partake
of a public dinner.”
For this distinguished honor, so kindly offered
to me, I tender to you, and my fellow-citizcus,my
grateful acknowledgements. If agreable to my
frieuds, I would name Thursday next, as most con
venient to me.
Iam, with great respect, yonr ob’taerv’f,
D. E. TWIGGS, Br. Gen. U. S. A.
-To Messrs. J. Bones, W. T. Gould, VV. M. D’An-
ticuac, T. W. Fleming, D. W. Dill, Committee.
The Sentiment or French Workmen.—The
managing committee of the Association for the
defence of National Labor lias addressed the fol
lowing circular to the members:
Gentlemen : The gravity of tho circumstances
imposed new dntiesuu your association. Tlie Re
public is proclaimed. There is no power without
order. Aud orderis the idea which dominates the
association of which you have founded out of the ,
pale of all political opiuion. Without order, in’
fact, there is neither consumption or labor, nor
wages—no present, no future. Such must bo tho
sentiment of our associates, and therefore wo rely
on their co-operation. Eveuts render it indispen
sable. They have iuduced us to promise to the
Minister of Commerce, that to contribute to the
maintenance of order, every manufacturer, Ac..
will make it a duty iu proportion to his meant to
create employment. It ts thus that every tlinp
will become a national shop; ami as such will ha
entitled to the protectiou of all. But this situation
imposes grave duties on industry. You uobly un-.
derstood them, when, in the year which has just
passed you maintained labor, and assured tho nour
ishment of tlie working classes. The sacrifice
which humanity then inqiosed ou you, an eulight-
eued patriotism now demands. You will not lie
untrue to your former conduct, and withiu the lim
its of what is possible, you will renew the sacrifices
previously mode. Especially employ your perso
nal influence that your example may he followed
by all. It is thus, it is by these meant, that we
shall draw closer the uuiou between all citizens.—
Aud, let us uot forget it, the union of cilizeus is the ,
peace of the country ; where, to-day is the first ele
ment ot labor, the first elementary public security
aud prosperity. Accept, &c.
ODIER, President,
MI.ME it EL. Vice-President,
LOUIS LEBEUF, Sec.
JOSEPH PERIEB, Treat.
The Financial Condition of France.—
The tin luci d statement* of AI. Garnivr Pages
tells its owu tale, aud removes tbe veil from fast
abyss which threatens to swallow tbe credit, the
prosperity, pei haps the social existence, of France.
Iu spile of the flattering assuruuce contained in a
few empty expressions, the figures of the Ministry .
speak a language which eumiot be misunderstood i
uud the measure* proposed by the Government in
dicated a desperate emergency. The partial sus
pension uf payment by tlie savings banks is an art
of iusolvency. The workman who comes to with
draw his deposite is told that lie shall receive a
tenth part iu cash, four-tenths in a paper note of'
the Treasury beuriiig interest, and the other holt
iu stuck, which is at tin's moment worthless. It is
really awful to consider what effect such a blow
must produce ou tbe condition of tbe best portion
of the laboring classes in France. As lor the
means of extricating tlie state from this desperate-
situation, the priucipal proposal is that ofa volun
tary natioual loan of 100 millions of francs J but
we cannot conceive that the authors of this sugges
tion have any faith ia it. The uationul loan of1830,
under very different circnmstauees, did not produce
20 millious.
As for ths other expedients, what were the sale
of a few diamonds or the coinage of sema plate to
relieve the necessities of a nation! Webaveioug
foreseen, aud predicted mauy years ago, that tbe
administration of Louis l’liiltippe was going from
had to worse iu tlie management of thefinuncasof
the oouhtry, aud the consequence of such manage
ment must, on the first severe check to the public
cuufideuce and prosperity, prove disastrous. The
present want of confidence iuthe financial strength
of the uew Government gives the decisive blow.
The prodigality of the monarch had laid thecooo-
try under vast liabilities, and the occurrence of the
Republic renders Frnuce trouble to fulfil them.
Tlie resources of tbe country may not be altered,
but the credit of the Government fa for the pre*
sent gone.—London Times.
Lamartine ia described as having “a brow
where genius sits enthroned, and a lip quivering
with enthusiasm.” Though nearly sixty yeari ot
dy spriukled with
ears*
age, his locks tire but thinly spriukled with grey-
His features still retail! a rare beauty of expression,
His features still retuiu a rare 1
and bis form u priucely, elegance. As c poet pos*-
sessiug a fervor of soul, a richness of fancy and a-
splei ilor of versification, which fe'V have surpassed,
us a prose writer, fall of nerve, grandeur at’.u besn-
ty, ns an orator brilliant though often incohcren^
us n legislator fearless, independent and scorning
the name ofpartizan, and as a man religious snd-
disinterested, bis principles all pure, his passion
nil noble, bis insliucts all elevated, what wonder is
it that la belle France lias nut a son upen wkome sn
looks wilb fonder pride 7
He seldom takes part in tho petty questions c-
geudered in party strife, but when great P nDCI P.
are involved, when the cause of God ornumsi’ 1 ^
is concerned, he never sits silent. In tbe roan
debates on Italy, no voice rang clearer
indignantly agaiust the cold calculating
the administration than Lamaitine’s. AJJ.
warm impulses and quick sensibilities of bw
ture were thoroughly aroused mid though pc: liar
speeches were made that would tally more e.tac .
with the rhetorical rules of the schcolincu, n °
wero more llirilliug. uone pierced their wayroj*J
electrically to the very ceutre ofcff the soul. •
has been a deputy fifteen years, and has al" a .
spurned party trammels.’’
ConRurTtoN in France.—The elections of
ternber, 184G, showed the working of the n ;
etroussystem of corruption orgnnized throagifo
France. Two hundred and eighty-six muu*~n»
candidates were returned, to one hundred anil «
enty-thieo of tho opposition. In eighteen o
eighty-six departments net a single opposition c
didate was retained- And yet this was ! ‘ l 8 .-
when France was fully awakened to tbe nsWJs,
its government, and when the journals were
with indignant appeals to the spirit of the con» .
But the condition of the official influence who ,
in n still stronger Iiclit the inevitable action .
throne upon the independence of Ihe nation. .
distinctly stated that of the 240,000 electf »
France, 1G0, 000 shared among themselve £
their families no less-ban G28.000 < (Bees, 1
the plsainreof Ministers, with emoltiraeDttaro - j( .
ting to twenty two millions sterling n ye ■
tiros corruption began nt the fountain-heat ■
hesitate toTbelievu that itstained the whole
of representation: or can wc wonder at wo < c
dirdaiu Hlid alienation of the pcopre