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sought, when every opportunity is thus giv en lor display. The Visit tothc city is tube prolonged till Tuesday. Tlie Bowery The atre is to be visited on Monday night. For the numerous accidents and deaths which occurred J uly 4th, I must commend vour attention to the newspajiers. it is re markable that not a single S.tbbntli School child ol the flotilla of 20,0!10 tint went to Staten Island was hurt. It was found im possible to feed such ati army ol children, and they suffered with hunger and thirst, tor as 50,090 people visited the Island on that day, the bread and the beef of the eh iI - ilien were taken by alt who could get them. The display, however, was oac of extraor dinary interest. The money m irket continues, to be tight. The signs are not good. The rate of ex change for the Liverpool stem ship, which leaves to-day was 1104, after the U. S Bank had sold all out at 1094. The fall in (lour has weakened the banks of Western .New York, which lid I millers’ paper; and this occasions some re-action hi the city. Our banks are about to cease to redeem the hills of the country banks, because, as is alleged, their issues are too large for them. None of these signs bode well at present. < >ur banks here move with extreme caution. All spirit of speculation, all enterprise J may say, is checked. “ T.'n Tifelin •> Cthins!.” —The men in pi ,v at W shingion, seem to have got t,rav dy over the horror of a “traveling cab insl” which so brooded over them during the Presidency of Air. Adams, as well as of the horror of “extravagance” in the pub lic expenses, and embezzlement by public officers, and sundry outer horrors with •vhi.di th*y were ivont to he afflicted. Mr. Attorney General Grundy is off to Tennes see to assist Mr Van Buren’s ‘emissary,” Mr. Speaker Polk in his efforts “to regen erate” that State, and “bring it hack into the Party fold”—in other wands to make himself Governor. Air. Secretary Forsyth, is up in Maine to see that that State does not escape fom the fold is it did. in 1837; while the political commander in chief, Mr. Van 15uren himself, has set off on “a visit to “is native State,” in which an election of some imoortance, is soon to take jpilace. Mr. Grundy once said ; “when I see an of fice holder interfering with elections, I coti clu le he is thinking more of his salary and Ins bread, til 11: of his oath of office”; but it was not Inn Buren office holders, that he meant, fur it is part of tfieii official duty to interfere in elections. ib. From the (weargin Jurnal. GSJRGE M. TROUP. Upon assuming the conduct of the* Geor gia Journal.” we expressed our favorable opiuiiu of a suggestion which appeared in the columns ol the “Columbus Enquirer” aa 1 the “Southern Recorder,” in reference to a Southern candidate for the Presidency. Whilst tiie patriotic sentiments of the able editors of the “C ilunib s Enquirer” elici te I our warmest approbation, onr impres sions w ire decided that the individual sug gested by the “Southern Recorder ’ would ha ui ire acceptable tj the State Rights Par ty of Ge rgi.i, being able to unite a greater variety of interests, than the distinguished “son of Carolina” proposed by the “Col li nbin Enquirer.” Hence cur reason for giving our preference to George M. Troup a i the Southern candidate for the Presi d nicy. We perceive th i» the press, in va r. >us sections of the Union, has given cred it to the “Journal” for being the original mover in this nomination. Jit justice to the pipers aboae alluded to, would we present this subject in its true light, and not that we wish to avoid the responsibility of an act of which we highly approve, and which we will fearlessly, if not ably, deteuil. Our atteuiiou has been particularly drawn to til s subject, in consequence ofthe follow ing, which wo extract from the “Louisville Journal.” “The M illedgeville Journal nominates Ex it averiiur Troup, of Georgia, as a c indidate tor the Presidency. If the Ex-Governor persists in being n candidate, we must cer tainly b/iiig out Gen. Gaines in opposition to him. The old General fairly overcrowed him once,and .ve presume he can do it again.” We ca i pardon the raillery contained in the above extract, because ofthe many glo rious recollections which the connection of these two names invariably brings to onr memory. The wit ofthe able editor would avail him but little, should circumstances compel him to sustain a position simi lar to that which theGove'rnruent, under the Administration of Adams, imposed upon General Gaines- particularly if, in the dis charge of his duty, he should come in con tact with Gkorok M. ’l’ roup. The firm mid manly bearing of this son of Georgia, in support ot her rights, at the period alluded to brought down upon him the opposition, not only of the Federal Government, but a host of subtle politicians, in every quarter of the Uuiiin, whose political creed was of the Adams School, and who were bitter in their dcnuncintious of the doctrines ofMad sou and Je/Fer on The opposition was a vain one. “T roup and the Trkatv,” were triumphantly sustained ! ! Who can forget that w hen the argument was exhaus ted. it was Georoe M. Tncur tiiat called upon her citizens to slam/ by their arms , in defence of the rights of Georgia ? Who can fail to remember that the doctrines of State Rights which had slubbered for a while, were aroused and resuscitated by tiiis champion of the Republican Principles "9** ? Not among the partisans of Martin Van Buren. nor es Henry Clay, do we look lor support ofour Southern candidate for the Presidency; or for a just conception or representation of that period of his life, in whir,! he defied the General G ivernmenf, in the person of General Gaines !! We look to the people for this ; and when left to consult the records of that ever meuiora hle era in the history of our State, they alone can and will appreciate the patriotism of George M. Troup, and the justice of the cause which hesoahly maintained. In giving our support to him, should he be nominated as the State Rights candidate for President, we will take occasion to show how it was that he was “fairly over-crowed” hy the “old General,” as the Louisville Journal confidently asserts. In doing so, should we unfortunately bring into notice some incidents in tltf* life of Henry Clay ■which h ive been forgotten for a time by the people ofGeorgia, in relation to the course which he pursued when our rights were as nailed, his friends must pardon our temerity We will certainly not neglect to “give unto Caesar that which is Caesar's,” and we will strive to promote the cause of State Rights by placing before the people the acts and opinions of a distinguished son of Georgia, in cint.aG with those of M irtin V an Ruren and Henry Clay. We fear not the compar ison. And that our position on the Presi dential question may not be mistindcr food, we will anticipate the action of the State Rights party of Georgia, on this i' l "portrnt subject, by placing at the head of our paper the name of Gioroe M. Troup,. We make un compromise of our pirnciplcs in pur suing this course, and ask no favors at the hands of theopposition. We bow not at the sliriue of Exit, ctive Patronage nor form connections with those who detest our principles, and who would use us for their own purposes, lfithe language of scripture •*\Ve trust not in their lite, neither respect their multitude, for oße that is just is bet ter than a thousand.” From t'te National Intrlligeneer. WITHDRAWAL OF MR. WEBSTER. to the Ptoru; or Massachusetts. It is known that my name has been pre sented to t lie Public, by a meeting of mem bers of the Legislature of tlie State, as a candidate for theoliice of Pr-sideiit o, the United States at the ensuing election. As it has been expected th it a Convention would be hidden in the autumn «if thi* year, com posed ot delegates from the several States, I have hitherto thought proper not toamici pate, in any way. the result of that Conven tion. But 1 atn now out ofthe country, not to return, probably, much earlier than the period fixed tor the Convention, and do not know what events may occur in the mean time, which, if 1 wer%at home, might de mand immediate attention from me. I de sire, more over, to act no part which may tend to prevent a cordial and effective un ion among those whoso object. I trust, is to maintain, unimpaired, the Constitution ofthe country, and to uphold all its great interests by a wise, prudent, and patriotic administra tion ofthe Guverninei t. These considerations have induced me to withdraw my name as a candidate for the office of President at the next election. DANIEL WEBSTER. From the Augusta Chronicle <y Sentinel. The Federal Union and other papers of the same party, are attempting to create the impression that Judge Dougherty will not unite the entire strength of the State Rights party in the approaching election for Gov ernor. If this be the only ground upon which t*>ey base their hopes of success, they may make v themselves perfectly easy as to the result of the election. They pretend to see the evidences of this supposed want >ff unanimity, in ihe proceedings of the Convention by which Judge Dougherty was nominated, and endevor to create the belief that some of the friends of Col. Latnar arOso dissatisfied as to r-ffttse their support to Judge D. Equally rain is tiiat hope and unfounded the inference drawn from the action of the Convention. The friends of Col. Lamar are among the staunchest and oldest friends of State Rights, and while parties are organized as at present, it is worse than folly to suppose that they are ready to sacrifice both principle and friends in a contest of such paramount impoitance as that winch is approaching. But what are the facts in relation to the nomination of Judge Dougherty? The Convention was the largest ever held by the State Rights party since its organization— two hundred and thirty ballots were cast. On the lirsi ballot .1 udge Dougherty received 117 votes, being a majority ofthe whole. On the second ballot, (and not on the third as erroneously stated by the Federal Union, and Columbus Enquirer,) lie received 178 votes, being a majority of more than two thirds of the whole Convention, tiiat being the number requsite to a nomination. But the Federal Union, whilst it strives to make the impression tiiat serious divisions existed in tlio State Rights Convention, makes some awkward admissions as to the. action of the Union Convention, by iviiich Judge McDonald was nominated. It says “ou the first ballot, Judge McDonald received within one or two votes of a majority of the whole meeting, and on the second, lie was chosen by an almost unanimous vote.” The divisions then in the Union Convention were greaterthan those of the State Rights Convention on the first ballot. On the second ballot in cacti body a nomination was effected/jy large and overwhelming majorities for the nominees of the respective parties. What is the inference? Why that the nominations of each party were made with pretty much the same unanimity of teeling. Two years ago, Judge Schley was nomina ted f>r re-election by “almost an unanimous vote.” Gov. Gilmer was nominated as his opponent by a bare majority of one on the second ballot, in the Convention assembled for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the State Rights party. Here is the vote ou the second ballot, Gilmer 91. La.nar 69, scattering ‘2o—a meagre majority of one —-not two thirds of the whole! Yet Mr, Gilmer was elected in spite of Governor Schley’s “almost unanimous ’ nomination. In the late State Rights Convention, Dougherty received two more than a ma jority of the whole on the first, ballot, and more than two thirds of the whole on the second! And yet the Federal Union pre tends to see in this the evidence of fatal di- visions in our party. It is about as good an argument as the potent one that Judge Dougherty had been defeated once; and both ogether constitute such a prodigious array of barriers to his success, that it will be an o-curence worthy of the attention of the curious, if they do not revive the falling fortunes of the Union party. Seine hints have been thrown out in the Union papers about a spe tch made in the State Rights* Convention by Col. Jones of Muscogee. They may say what they please about that speech, without any mur murming from us. if they will only tell us. and tell us true, about a certain other speech, made by a distinguished member <Jf their party in a certain other Convention held in Milledgeville last winter, about the time Judge McDonald was nominated ! The Editor of the Federal Union says he was present at the time, will he favor us with a sketch! Mr. Jaudon. —The London correspon dent of 11 10 New York Courier and F,n quirer holds the following I mguage with reference to Mr. Jaudon and his agency: “It may be important to explain the true circumstances of the closing of the Lon don agency of the United States Rank, in reply to a much dis*orted and entirely un founded statement which appeared in the city article of tne London Times, of Mon day last, and which will probably be seized upon with avidity for extract and comment, by the American editors who are hostile to the interests of the Bank. In the Times it is represented that Mr. Jaudon is about to wind up his agency and leave England, in consequence of the want of success which has attended his mission in this country ; whereas, I am enabled to assert on th- most unquestionable authority, that Mr. Jaudon is certainly about to make preparations for winding up his alfairs and returning to the United States, in the course of some six months from the present time; but the discontinuance of the special agency in England has no connection what soever, with such circumstances as are so falsely set forward by the Times for the mission of this gentleman was never inten ded to he permanent, but arose only out of the extraordinary .state of the money market succeeding the panic of 1836 ; and now the business being brought into satisf'actry train, il is intended that the permanent agency of the Bank of the United States is to return into the h inds of the eminent house ol B aring Srothors Ac Co* These are the. “lain circumstances of the case in answer to the malignant assertions of the Times against a gentleman whose ability and gen tlemanly inauners have prorured foi him an influence in the city of London, which shows how ably he has represented the Bank of the United States. THE MIRROR __ nnia)3uj!sM>a» am.« Saturday, July 90, State Itights domination. For President, GEORGE M. TROUP. For Governor. (HARMS DOIGIIISRTY FOR THE LEGISLATURE. SEX ATE. LOVEIID BRYAN. Jl EPRESEXTA T 1 FES. WILLI ARD BOYNTON, JOHN WEST, JOSEPH WOOD. Erratum. —ln publishing the toasts drank at the Lumpkin dinner on the Fourth, aa error was overlooked in that sent in by Mr. J. J. Boynton, It having been point ed out to us, ive take pleasure in making the correction, inasmuch as the word used conveyed a differnt meaning from the one intended. In the third line of the toast, therefore, for “fearfully contending” read ‘‘fearlessly contending against all evils” &c. A supposed Murderer apprehended. —We notice in an exchange paper, that a man has been apprehended in New Orleans, answer ing the description, as given in Governor Gilmer's Proclamation, of John Ray, who murdered Janies J. Dooly, some waekssince, for a'hom the Governor had offered a re ward of S2OO, and Judge Dooly, the father, S3OO. The man apprehended, not being able to give a satisfactory acSQUfft himself was detained in custody.- Mr. Calhoun and the Loco Focos. —The New Y r ork Loco Focos, invited, sometime ago, through their Committee of Arrange ments, the Hon. John C. Calhoun to deliver an Oration on the Fourth of July in that city ; which honor lie was compelled to fore go, as he states in reply, in consequence of other pressing and important engagements. We wonder how they would have relished a few sentences on Nullification from him, could he have conveniently complied with their request. There is a proneness in human natute to disregard the precepts of truth and virtue, and to engage in “all manner of evil.”— There is a propensity in the human breast, to discard the only lovely itlrlbn.es that re mained to man from the Dll, and to cultivate in their stead the darkest passions that be long to his nature. There is an indefinable and secret feeling of restlessness at his heart, which prompts him to throw off the re straints under which a due sense of grati tude to his Maker would necessarily place him, and to rush headlong, intb.the wildest and maddest scenes of disobedience and re bellion. A minister is at work in his bosom, whose dark counsels, “like a sweet morsel,*’ are devoured with greedv avidity, and whose promisesand whisperings are hugged to the soul, in false delusion of their damning ten dency. The silent appeals of the Monitor, whose “still small voice” would recall him from his waywardness, and conduct him along the path of virtue, are unheard and disregarded amidst the tumult of the pas sions ; caused by tlie false, but glittering hopes hung out in anay before them. The picture is a sad one: but it is profit able to look upon it. Our moral portraits cannot be too often drawn, nor our faults and errors too faithfully deliniated. Unless the mirror be held up to us, our most loat he sonie deformities may escape our own ob servation, whilst they are visible to the gaze of all the world beside. Burns, the poet of nature, was sensible of this when he w rote, “Oh! would some power the gillie g’ie us, To see ourselves as others sec as ” It is profitable, therefore, to have our por traits frequently presented to us, in order that the faults and blemishes that blackeu it may undergo our scrutiny, and be corrected at each subsequent sitting. Pope has writ ten, “Know then thyself, enough for man to know, Virtue alone, is happiness below and yet, the “vanity of human wishes’ would teach us to believe, that happiness can only be attained by the gratification of the mail passions that rage within us, and by the unlimited indulgences of sensual de sires. A full knowledge of ourselves and of the glorious privileges we might enjoy, would dispel this false illusion and create within us a disposition to be guided and di rected in all our duties, both towards God and man, hy the counsels of that inward ad viser that never fails to indicate the true path to happiness. The Van Buren party i n Georgia, if we may be permitted to judge from their writh ing* and contortions, are in rather a blue way; and seem to be catching at the merest straws, to keep themselves from drowning in the whirlpool into which they have been thrown by the advocacy of doctrines at once injurious to Southern interests, and destruc tive to the rights of the States. Asa proof ■nf their unfortunate plight, they, far want of better materials upon which to bestow their labor, are engaged in proclaiming to the peo ple, and consoling themselves with the rc collectiou tiiat Judge Dougherty, the pre sent State Rights candidate for Governor, was beaten in 1835 for the same office. It is a happy tiling to have a convenient moinory; but we would inform our friends, that if they would take the trouble to look into the columns of a certain “book” long time printed at Milledgeville, they would discover, what, perhaps they have forgotten, that in 1834, at an election for members to Congress, the State Rights ticket was beat eii by an average majority of about three thousand ; and that at the succeeding elec tion for Governor in’3s. Judge Dougherty was beaten by about seven hundred only. It we were to stop here in our remeniscen ces, it would appear, that either there was an accession to the Slate Rights party of twen ty-three hundred votes in one year, or tiiat Judge Dougherty’s unbounded popularity had drawn into his support tint large num ber of voters more than any other member of Ids party could have done. That the for mer was tlie fact, will be teen from the next Congressional election in 1836, at which the Van Buren ticket succeeded by only two or three hundred majority—while the vote of the State was given to Judge White. This showed a steady increase to the State Kigtits partv from the time that Governor Lumpkin beat Governor Gilmer 5000 votes. But how has it been since 1836? Has the “book” been so blotted with tears that it could not be read ? Or, lias the chronicler ceased to perforin his duty? We humbly opine that the record of political* events in Georgia since that ejxtcha were written in that famous “book” in cabalistic characters, and therefore, cannot be understood only by the initiated. “Where ignorance is bliss ’tis folly to be wise,” and perhaps it would be wroqg in us to edify or instruct our friends in relation to these particulars; but. inasmuch as we con tend that it is only a state of for artfulness in them, and that on the first Monday in Octo ber next, their recollections of these mat ters will be most vividly yet mournfully a wakened, it is but charitable, perhaps, to pre pare their minds for the shock. When, therefore, you hear it repeated tiiat Judge Dougherty was beaten in 1835, bear it in mind that the State Rights party were then Jargeiv in the minority, though in the as cending scale, but that he gained 23d1) vatcJ on the preceding general election, and that in one little year after tiiat time a knell was heard throughout the State which told of the downfall ofa party that hadsurreplitions ly applied to itseli the name of “UNION,” and attempted to gnll thc people witli the be lief tiiat Nullification was but another name for Disunion and Civil War. Since thyttinie the Van 15uren party have not gained a sin gle general election. Messrs Wm. C. Daw son and Julius C. Alford were successively elected to Congress over their opponents Messrs Sanford and Liddell. In 1837 Gov. Gilmersucceeded over Gov. Schley ; in 1833 the State Rights party elected their whole Congressional ticket, and in 1839 they will elect their Governor by an increased ma jority- So much for ths boast.that Judge Dnugh eity was beaten in 1835; really we can not help laughing at Jhe ridiculousness of tlie position. Is this fact brought against him ns an objection, and is this the only one? If so, we are afraid you wound the •Judge’s feelings by too much personality; really, it is enough to overwhelm him with disgrace. But is this all ? Oh! no: Judge Dougherty has recently had the hardihood to pay sufficient attention to the health and comfort of his family as to take tliein to the pure air of the mountains and to the chrys tal springs of that healthy region, during rlie summer heats, lie being a candidate for Governor. “Mu conscience!" Mr. Van Buren lias, we perceive, left his post, in order to take an electioneering tour through the country ; and he seems to be rushing the figure with a vengence, making political speeches, and receiving tlie hom ages of the faithful and true. He lias swel led pretty largely in New York, and cut ca pers equal to any Reynard in the whole coun try. As cute as Matty is, however, we can but think that the people must become dis gusted at such conduct from the President of the United States. It is a condesension lo which we had scarcely thought even he would have stooped so long as he held the responsible and honorable station he at pre sent occupies But why need we, or any one else, be astonished at such conduct in Martin Van Buren? Why suppose he would not condescend to any thing to ac complish his vile purposes and (dace him a gain in the Presidential Chair ! Does he wish to curry favor with the people of the South, and blind and deceive them in re gard to their better interests, to secure their suffrages ? He makes loud and boisterous professions of friendship, which arc contin ually rung in our ears, and promises to do things, which ha knows, and every unpreju diced man knows, he never intends to per forin, should occasion require it. Does he wish to “run with the hare and hold with the honnd,” when ; skedas to his opinions in re lation to the powers of Congress to abolish slavery tn the District of Columbia? He answers, that “from the lights before him he cannot say that Congress lias not that pow er,” Does he wish to secure the patronage and support of the fanatics of the North, and conciliate their feelings towards him? He does not scmple to take ioto his Cabinet as Secretary oft Tie Navy, a warm hearted and lull blooded Abolitionist, who has writ ten some of the most severe and libelous phi lippics against tlie South that have ever been penned, and who lias said that he “MET A SLAVE HOLDER WHO HAD THE IMPUDENCE TO LOOK HIM IN THE FACE WITHOUT BLUSHING.” Not only sq, but he has, of late conferred other pppoititflKuts of honor and “It. uuon these disturbers ofour peace and happiness. In short, his whole conduct has shewn him to be a corrupt and grovelling politician, ready toshifi and turn with erery breeze lo make fair weather for his political bark.— Thpn we need not have been at all surj rised to learn that lie had come down from his high and lofty station, to parade through the country in order to push liir aims and ac complish his ends. But let him do all he can—let him travel through every State in tl e Union-—yes, let him visit every palace and hamlet in the U nited States, he ca» but fail in his purpose— the fact is, the hand writing is already upon the wall—he has been weighed in the bal ance and found wanting—his days are num bered and his political glory is about to de part from itis hands. We notice an extract ftom an address de livered in Alabama by otte Mr. Rittenhouse, who claims hiunself to be a Nnfiificr, copied in tiie Globe, and going the rounds of the Union papers in the United States, in which Mr. Clay is very justly held up to public censure, aud Mr. Calhoun sustained in a ve ry able and spirited manner, because of itis adherence to tlie principles of Nullification and his independence as a politician—to all of which we are willing to subscribe a hearty amen. There is another passage, however, contained in that address, to which we can not subscribe, nor can we perceive the con sistency of tiie gentleman in holding such opinions, and endeavoring to urge them up on any poirion of the country. Wc allude to tiiat partin which the speaker attempts to hold up Martin Van Buren as a man of in dependence in politics and principle. While he calls upon State Rights tnen to adhere to Mr Calhoun, because of itis stand in de fence of Southern rights, interests and prin ciples, sustained in his advocacy of the doc trine of State Rights, he endeavors, rather traitoiously to those very principles, in which lie seems to glory so much, to induce them to hug Van Buren to their bosoms as one of their kin and kind, when he must'know, if lie knows any thing, tiiat this same man lias never beer, consistent in any tiling save his opposition to tlie-’e very doctrines for which he so highly lauds AD. Calhoun. He knows and so does every one, that he repudiates the doctrine of State Rights, as advoaated by Mr. Calhoun, as much as the friends of State Rights and State Remedies, do the doctrines of Consolodation and Federalism, as advocated hy Mr. Van Buren and his fol lowers; —that lie stood side by side with Gen .Delisou in the position he assumed a gainst one of the sovereign States of this Union, and that he has unwaveringly ad hered to the doctrines as promulgated in the celebrated Proclamation of l£js2 —yet, with these facts before them, there are a few, who. loud in favor of the doctrine of State Rights, and seeming to glory in tiie appel lation of Nullifiers, are ready and willing to avow themselves Van Buren men. O, Cun sistenry ! where is thy blush ? The Southern Literary Messenger like a faithful friend and constant visiter, is with us again, and the perusal of its con tents have afforded us another rich treat. The first article “ Catalepsy is one of exceeding interest, and “however curious and inco:. prehensible its details may ap pear to be,’ the Editor assures us that the verity of the story may be fully relied upon.” It exhibits the human mind in an extraordinary attitude, and shows most truly that, ‘There are more things in heaven and earth, Than are dreamt of in onr philosophy.” There is a well written article on “Edu cation,” which contains some excellent and sensible views. Nothing can be truer than that the pursuit of knowledge in these days is wholly misdirected, and that th*i modes of education as practised in our country, arc radically wrong. We commend the article to those who love knowledge for its own sake, as well as to all who are engaged in assisting the developemeut of mind. Tribute to the memory of 1.. E. L. is beau tiful and well deserved. With a short, but glowing sketch of her life and character ij a true history of thy melancholy case of the gifted poetess, in which the foul slanders that were promulgated against her spotless name, and that of her high souled husband, are forever set at rest, and inado to recoil with a double vengeance upon the head of their miscreant author. Judith licnsaddi is a lengthy, but li'ghly interesting story, which no one can com mence without wishing to see the end of it. We wish it had been twice as long. The author of Currcrite Cataniosilies, like Christopher North, is a true worshipper at nature’s shrine. He is a poet bin self, and has given some beautiful quotations from his “brethren of the Ivre.” There are several other excellent articles in this number, which our limits forbid us to notice as they deserve. Curious.—lt is stated in a foreign jour nal, that oats may easily be transformed into barley, in the following manner. Sow them late and cut them twice before they head; —the next season you will find them changed iotobarley. It is said also,that the change may be effected, by sowing oats in the latter part of June. We should like to know what the farmers say to this. Absence of mind. Latest case. —The St. Louis Republican says, that an office hol der in that place. lately remitted the tota) amount of Government funds in his hands to the Department at Washington, and never discovered his mistake, until he re ceived a receipt, accompanied by his dis mission from office for neglect of duty, by remitting instead, ofcmi*ratng with the spoils. FATAL RENCONTRE. The Georgia Journal of Tuesday last, says: “On Saturday afternoor. last, an indi vidual by the name ot Green B. Mussel white was shot in the street, opposite to Mr. lluson's hotel, by Joltn L. Ragsdale, anil died in a few minutes afterwards- Mr. Rags daie immediately delivcsed himself tip to the Justices of the Inferior Court who, after hearing testimony in the case, bound him ov cr to appear at Court in a bond of one thousand dollars, and two securities for the like amount. As tl.e Court is now in ses sion, we forbear rommeutirig upon the caus es winch led totbe termination of a person al difficulty between the parties concerned, botli of whom have been for several years residents of odreity. A Coroner’s Inquest was held over the body of the dt < eased, ou Sunday morning, winch returned a verdict in effect “that the deceased was killed by the discharge of a double barrelled gun, by John L. Ragsdale, in self-defence.” Ovtrapes among the Cherokee Indians near Fort G bson.—Murder of John Ridge and his Father, fe.—A letter received ib this city yesterday, from one ofour citizens at Fort Gibson, Arkansas, we are informed that about a week since the celebrated chief John llidge and his lather, twoof the most prominent persons in the nation were most brutally and savagely murdered, and that John lloss, tiie leader of theopposition par ty lias, in consequence thereof, been com pelled to take up his quarters at Fort Gib son for personal security. From the same source we learn that a Mr. Wright and four children were inhumanly murdered, about the ICth June, near Cave Hill, Washington county. Ark., for money, as it was supposed. It was generally be lieved at Fort Gibson, that the perpetrators of tiffs act have been pursued and taken with many others of notorious character, and the law will he dispensed with, and they be dis posed of very summarily by Judge Lynch. Natchez Courier. KEOKUCK MURID RED BY YOUNG BLACK HAWK, The Chicago Democrat says—. “During t he absence ofa nephew ofyonng Black Hawk, Keokuck got his wife drunk and passed the night with her. Being thus detected, it tell io Black Hawk, as the near- I est relative, to avenge his nephew’s injury which, he took the earliest oportunity, to do and stabbed Keokuck, at the entrance ofhis nephew's wigwam. Keokuck it will be re membered, was always the friend of the whites, and opposed the celebrated Black Hawk or Sacwar, and was promoted chief through the instrumentality of tiie United States Government. He was about 50 years of age, and at the time of his death was' tiiis. side ofilie Dss Moines river, about 125 miles, (four days journey, the Indians have it) west of tiie Mississippi. Young Black Hawk is now chief of the S'cs, and, at last news," was at tiie head of ”000 warriors marching for the Sioux country. 1 ’ - ‘ * Ware EBousc tonmiissioiL BUSINESS. a- ?|l HE subscribers having f 4l> -l purchased the Ware fettHMftf House lately occupied by i3®w»o J o | ln j). Pitts At Cos. have as sociated themselves together for the pur pose of transacting a genera) COMMIS SION BUSINESS, under the name and style of BEALL, HILL & LAURENCE. As onr attention will be particularly directed to the receiving and forwarding goods find' cotton, we shall make every arrangement necessary, for storing and taking care of the same. The business will be conducted by Mr. A. W. Hill, and we pledge ourselves tiiat nothing shall be wanting on our parts to give general satisfaction. With these assuran ces, wc hope to receive a libeial share of pub lic patronage. E. T. BEALL, A. W. HILL, M. J. LAURENCE. July SO 15 “DISSOLUTION. THE copartnership heretofore existing under the firm of HARVEY Ac CH 4 STAIN is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The liabilities of the concern will be settled by John P. Harvey, to whom, also the debts due the firm must be paid. JOHN P. HARVEY. MORGAN CHASTAIN. Jnlv 15 15 3t I,TOUR months aficr dale, application wilt be made to the honorable Inferior court of Burke county, when sitting for ordinary purposes, for leave to sell Francis, and her two children. Bill and Mariah, belonging to tlie estate of 11. C. Maund, deceased, for the benefit of the creditors solely. WILLIAM W. MAUND, June 26.1839 15 Adm’r. To Holders of Taxable Property. rpiIIRTY days from this date, I 6hall A proceed to collect the taxes due tire corporation, as directed by the Ordinance to that effect. M. J. LAURENCE Ass’r. tc Col. July 10. ON or before the first day of January next, we or eiiher of us promise to pay the Administrators on the estate of Turner Everett deceased or bearer the sum of thirty dollars, for value received, this the of March, 1834. RICHARD ZIPPEROE, THOMAS KEY. On or before the first day of January next, we or either of us promise to pay the Ad ministrators on the estate of Turner Everett deceased, or hearer, the sum of twenty five dollars, fbrvalue rec eived, this the ——— March, 1834. RICHARD ZIPPEROE. THOMAS KEY. GEORGIA, i Stewart County. £ Before me Wil liam Fitznatrick, a Justice of the Peace in and for said cdhnty, personally came Gran- * ville White one of the Administrators of Turner Everett deceased, and being duly sworn, deposes and says that the foregoing are true and correct copies, to the best of his recollection and belief, oftwoorigin.il notes belonging to the estate of said deceased, which were in his possession as one of the Administrators as aforesaid, and that said original notes have been destroyed by fire. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9th day of Jutv, 1839. GRANVILLE WHITE. William Fitzpatrick, i. r. July 13. 14 3t GUARDIAN SALE. TT/ILL be sold at the Court House door> It in Cos filbert Randolph county, on th# first Tuesday in October next, Lpt of. Land, No. 7, in the 19th district of former ly Lee, now Randolph county, the samo being part of the estate of Alexander Car rethers a Minor orphan, and to best Id uu- - der an order of the inferior Court of tbs county of Sumter. ELIZABETH BUCK, formerly Elizabeth Joiner, Guardian. June -25. 1839. 12 It OUR.M ONTHS after date apj licatmn will be made to the Hon. Inferior Cunrt of Sumter county, when setting for ordinary . purposes for leave to seB.AHe real estate of Alexander Currethers a minor. ELIZABETH Guardian.